So I grabbed Star Renegades and man, first impressions were pretty sweet. The visuals hit hard - you boot it up and you're like "damn, this looks nice." The cutscenes are clean, and when you get into the actual game, it's this cool mix of pixel art with modern stuff. The lighting especially looks really good.

But then you start reading the dialogue and... oof. Like, it's just bad. I mean, with all the AI stuff we have nowadays, they could've at least made it more interesting. It's just not up to what you'd expect in 2024, you know?

The game plays okay I guess, but the interface is a mess. You've got numbers all over each other, stats blocking other stats, and half the time you can't even read what's going on. It's just not well thought out.

Then you finish your first run and die, and that's where it kind of falls apart. Yeah, it's a roguelike so dying is part of the deal, but there's no hook to keep you going. You lose all your stuff, go back to level one, and all you get are some points that... don't really do much? There's no real progression - no abilities that carry over, no meaningful upgrades that stick with you.

I put in a few hours but just couldn't get into it. The mechanics aren't explained well, and when you die, it feels like you're just throwing away your time. There's nothing making me want to start over, you know what I mean? It's one of those games that could've been good but just misses the mark.

Not recommended. Save your cash for something else.

So much variety of team combination. Great theme and soundtrack. And the best thing is you can what enemy action that you want to delay or stop it.