game was judged too harshly

[coffeemm8]

Good game that was also free of any politics shenanigans like the "all gender" bathrooms of the Dead Space remake, and Sweet Baby nonsense of other Triple A titles

[The Phasmid]

It's better than Dead Space 3 from an ethical standpoint (DS3's insane microtransactions), and the gameplay is at least slightly fresher than that game. However, it's still nowhere near close to the quality of the recent Dead Space remake, and the masterpiece that is DS2. People need to calibrate their expectations. It's a solid 6 to 7/10 horror action game with decent voice acting. It does NOT reinvent the genre's wheels.

[biesoid]

no, that combat sucks.

[Akronys]

Originally posted by biesoid:

no, that combat sucks.

Just ditch that "dodge, dodge, shoot" mechanic as soon as you start getting plenty of ammo. Since I did that the game got so much better, from a weak 5 to a solid 6.5.

[AS9ARDIAN]

Originally posted by Akronys:

Originally posted by biesoid:

no, that combat sucks.

Just ditch that "dodge, dodge, shoot" mechanic as soon as you start getting plenty of ammo. Since I did that the game got so much better, from a weak 5 to a solid 6.5.

So basically you (like most people) just wanted it to be a Dead Space or RE clone, what makes Callisto unique instead is exactly the cambat being developed around melee.

[Frag Maniac]

I prefer not to degrade and minimize such great titles to being compared on mere side aesthetics like bathrooms, or how narratives are written. Sweet Baby may not be everyone's cup of tea, but at least they use real writers vs AI. I do agree a well assembled team of writers is best, but not all projects can afford that. That said, I DO agree the game was indeed judged too harshly, and most that do don't seem to fully recognize the differences between DS and TCP.

It's more than just the melee, it's that you can use stealth, and pick up and throw enemies, and drop them to a crawl with a couple precise shots. And they don't hand out these subtle differences like candy either. You have to strategize how you sneak up on enemies, how many batteries to carry and where you can grab and swing enemies into machinery, and how to quickly cripple enemies.

[⧏ ʜ ᴇ ʟ ɪ ᴏ ꜱ ⧐]

Originally posted by coffeemm8:

Good game that was also free of any politics shenanigans like the "all gender" bathrooms of the Dead Space remake, and Sweet Baby nonsense of other Triple A titles

Sweet Baby Inc needs to be shut down by any means necessary. I refuse to purchase games that are involved with them in any way or form. The companies that fund them also need to be wiped off the face of the planet for good.

[Fizzban]

Combat is awful. Turns the game into a slog. Pity.

[vengefulretreat]

I know it's bait, but... I can't help myself. It's bad, and you're wrong.

[coffeemm8]

Originally posted by vengefulretreat:

I know it's bait, but... I can't help myself. It's bad, and you're wrong.

Saying something positive about a game is bait now?

[vengefulretreat]

Originally posted by coffeemm8:

Originally posted by vengefulretreat:

I know it's bait, but... I can't help myself. It's bad, and you're wrong.

Saying something positive about a game is bait now?

Specifically the comment about politics. That was the bait. When in reality, the politics of the game wouldn't have mattered either way. The Callisto Protocol is absolute trash.

[Lardo]

Originally posted by vengefulretreat:

Originally posted by coffeemm8:

Saying something positive about a game is bait now?

Specifically the comment about politics. That was the bait. When in reality, the politics of the game wouldn't have mattered either way. The Callisto Protocol is absolute trash.

Yeah, especially considering the fact the TCP can also be considered "woke" by some, as its cast is fairly diverse and gender-neutral bathrooms simply don't make any sense in prison, while in DS remake they make perfect sense.

[Chrille 🎃]

Originally posted by coffeemm8:

Good game that was also free of any politics shenanigans like the "all gender" bathrooms of the Dead Space remake, and Sweet Baby nonsense of other Triple A titles

A broken mess of game that tool almost five patches and half a year to be remotely functioning... This game is still garbage disguised as digital goods.

[Frag Maniac]

Originally posted by Nerd Chotch:

stop putting perfume on a pig, the game sucked... period

Uh, maybe stop wearing perfume pig, you sound like a little girl.

[Iron|Cu!]

Its solid 7.5 out of 10 game. Not every game can or should be 10/10.

Runs smoothly, and I have 0 bugs. For 20€ its more than worth it. Esp. when you take in mind we rarely get good action packed horror games.

2hrs is refund time, which is more than enough for you to judge for yourself.

Dont belive the crybabies, they tend to cry for everything these days

[slocik]

Originally posted by coffeemm8:

Good game that was also free of any politics shenanigans like the "all gender" bathrooms of the Dead Space remake, and Sweet Baby nonsense of other Triple A titles

Its also an inferior clone of a better game, Dead Space.
And the irony is that the same guy made both, but as always its a team effort so without his old team Glen Schofield fumbled at every step from extremely generic story to very simplistic game play.

The harsh response was 100% justified, they deserved it for trying to rip off Dead Space, if you advertose your game as a spiritual successor to that series you can deliver a weird melee movie game instead.

Just how mediocre this game is really shows if you play RE4Remake and Calisto back to back.
One is brilliantly designed, other dosnt understand its own mechanics.
Its especially funny since Dead Space 1 was a response to Resident Evil 4, and now A remake of it cames out not soon after a Responsce to Dead Space, and somehow the formula got so butchered and simplified you would say its Calisto that a remake of a 20 year old game, not RE4 Remake.