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I think the developers played Hotline Miami once and then decided to make a game without understanding how the environment or controls worked in that game.

This is the 9/11 of aRPGs.

The compass has north on it, so it's definitely better than Destiny 2, at least.

Not much that can be said about this one without ruining the experience. It's definitely interesting, and for the price it's worth checking out with nothing else said.

MORE LIKE WAITFRAME.

No, but seriously, it's good.

IF YOU LIKE WAITING 84 HOURS TO BUILD A THING.

Although that thing is an unstoppable death machine that you cobbled together with bits of scrap.

BUT THE THING LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A CHUNK OF CLAY AND GAVE IT RANDOM PROPORTIONS AND THEN DROPPED A RANDOM BLOB OF COLOR ON IT AND SAID '♥♥♥♥ IT, ON TO THE NEXT ONE.'

But you can modify its appearance and how its abilities work in a variety of ways that suit your tastes and playstyle.

IF BY THAT YOU MEAN YOU GET LIKE TEN COLORS TO PICK FROM FOR FREE AND EVERYONE ALWAYS USES THE SAME CORRUPTED MODS AND ONE OF MAYBE THREE AURAS.

At least there's plenty of different missions, equipment and frames to choose from.

THAT DON'T MEAN ♥♥♥♥ BECAUSE EVERYONE ALWAYS BRINGS THE SAME FRAMES TO EVERYTHING. DEFENSE? FROST. SURVIVAL? NEKROS. LITERALLY EVERYTHING? EV TRIN.

That's a bit unfair. Most missions offer a decent amount of variety and you get to see a lot of different people play many different combinations of weapons, frames, and use different abi-

UNTIL YOU GET THAT ONE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ IN YOUR SQUAD PLAYING LIMBO WHO DEMANDS EVERYONE ELSE BRING THE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ DREAM TEAM TO YOUR ODD MISSION LIKE 20 WAVES IS ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ HARD IN THE FIRST PLACE. "OH, I'M SORRY, I HAVE A FANCY TOP HAT, I REFUSE TO ENTER THIS MISSION UNLESS THE SQUAD HAS A TRIN, A FROST, AND A SPEED NOVA. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO PLAY ANY OF THOSE."

Granted, the community has some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, but for the most part you run into some really nice peo-

LIKE THE GUY THAT JOINS YOUR KEYSHARE GROUP, AND THEN LEAVES WHEN IT'S HIS TURN TO USE A KEY.

It's a risk you accept given that it's not officially supported by the game, and in most cases you still get at least another one or two runs so-

CAN'T HEAR YOU, DISCONNECTED FROM SERVER.

Tons of paid DLC and now they add microtransactions? That seems a little... overkill.

If you do a search for 'dating sim,' sort by user review and go to the last page you'll find The Slaughtering Grounds.

It is definitely, hands down, no contest, THE worst dating sim I have ever played. I didn't get to ♥♥♥♥ ANY zombies.

The gameplay is fun. That being said, it's constantly interrupted by the 'story.' At first, it seems to parody the generic save-the-world jRPG formula, but nearing the end it feels like they genuinely wanted a serious story and just couldn't decide so they went half-way on both.

The quests take about 30 seconds to 2 minutes to complete, which gives the game a nice fast-paced feel. But, again, there's at least 2 minutes of pre-quest talk, and another 2-5 after it ends. It really breaks the flow of the game.

Still, fun enough.

Short but good.

The room puzzles are great as a whole, and the difficulty builds up very well. Not only do the puzzles get more complex, but your jumping and dashing needs to become more precise the more you progress through the game.

The game is a mix of Assassin's Creed and Arkham games, but it follows the definitive action adventure formula very well. The game's unique feature is the Nemesis system, where Uruks fight your character and each other to become more powerful and rise through the ranks. They also remember your actions and their actions during combat and will make comments based on what happened during your previous encounter.

This game is a great example of how to make games that are similar to other games stand on their own two feet. They need to have something that makes it unique, but more importantly, it needs to be fun. This game is definitely that. This is in contrast to games like Destiny which is like Borderlands, but taking away the good writing, the silly over-the-top loot, and the fun.