Incision offers an experience that demands skill and focus from its player, and rewards them with intense carnage that will paint the town red. Yours is a simple job. Cut, shoot, burn and decimate it all to stop the spread of the Growth. Mercy is weakness. Hesitation is death. Incision is designed to be merciless in its difficulty, but the player will never feel weak in the face of danger. Your arsenal is varied, powerful, loud, and will easily turn enemies into sticky red puddles, as long as they don't first do it to you. Movement is fast and responsive; story never gets in the way of the gameplay.
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(At the time of writing, the full game has yet to come out)
Incision is a boomer shooter. That’s it.
Out of all the games of this genre I’ve played, this one felt the most generic. While that is not a bad thing on its own, these days given how oversaturated the genre is, a game needs something for it to stand out from the rest. Incision unfortunately doesn’t have that.
Can I recommend it? Well, it’s not a badly made game – the weapons are good, visuals are OK – don’t come in expecting anything you haven’t seen before.
Story
As is tradition, there is no story. Perhaps there is some lore, but that’s it.
Mechanics and gameplay
Gameplay-wise wise the game is fine. It follows the standard formula for a throwback shooter and doesn’t do much else. The only non-standard part is the use of lives instead of checkpoints, which is a negative more than it is a positive.
Weapons feel good to shoot and they are some unique ones. Level design can be quite confusing at times, but is generally OK. Enemies are also just OK.
It's hard for me to say anything because it's all just fine, there is nothing particularly bad or good on display in Incision.
Graphics/Artstyle
The graphics are what is to be expected from the genre – low poly, blocky, with textures of similar quality.
The aesthetic that the game is going for is technically unique, it is a metal/blood city with plenty of body horror. However, the way it is presented reminds me a lot of hell, which is the most generic setting for a boomer shooter.
Atmosphere/Immersion
I wasn’t that immersed, mainly because I was bored. Not enough to stop playing, but enough to not care that much.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack fits perfectly into the aesthetic of the game. It’s like listening to scraping metal. Unfortunately, I don’t have a favourite part.
Final Thoughts
✧ 🎀 𝒦𝒾𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓃 :𝟥 🎀 ✧
Incision is a boomer shooter. That’s it.
Out of all the games of this genre I’ve played, this one felt the most generic. While that is not a bad thing on its own, these days given how oversaturated the genre is, a game needs something for it to stand out from the rest. Incision unfortunately doesn’t have that.
Can I recommend it? Well, it’s not a badly made game – the weapons are good, visuals are OK – don’t come in expecting anything you haven’t seen before.
Story
As is tradition, there is no story. Perhaps there is some lore, but that’s it.
Mechanics and gameplay
Gameplay-wise wise the game is fine. It follows the standard formula for a throwback shooter and doesn’t do much else. The only non-standard part is the use of lives instead of checkpoints, which is a negative more than it is a positive.
Weapons feel good to shoot and they are some unique ones. Level design can be quite confusing at times, but is generally OK. Enemies are also just OK.
It's hard for me to say anything because it's all just fine, there is nothing particularly bad or good on display in Incision.
Graphics/Artstyle
The graphics are what is to be expected from the genre – low poly, blocky, with textures of similar quality.
The aesthetic that the game is going for is technically unique, it is a metal/blood city with plenty of body horror. However, the way it is presented reminds me a lot of hell, which is the most generic setting for a boomer shooter.
Atmosphere/Immersion
I wasn’t that immersed, mainly because I was bored. Not enough to stop playing, but enough to not care that much.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack fits perfectly into the aesthetic of the game. It’s like listening to scraping metal. Unfortunately, I don’t have a favourite part.
Final Thoughts
✧ 🎀 𝒦𝒾𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓃 :𝟥 🎀 ✧
(Mostly played on Steam Deck)
Really like the Mad God/Tetsuo The Iron Man-ass world, it seems like the Strogg's light body horror taken to its logical extreme. Solid weapon selection, including a magnum that probably goes in the FPS pistol top 10. Would probably be a stronger recommend if there was a way to keep progress mid-level. The lives in lieu of checkpoints or saving is going to be a dealbreaker for many.
Really like the Mad God/Tetsuo The Iron Man-ass world, it seems like the Strogg's light body horror taken to its logical extreme. Solid weapon selection, including a magnum that probably goes in the FPS pistol top 10. Would probably be a stronger recommend if there was a way to keep progress mid-level. The lives in lieu of checkpoints or saving is going to be a dealbreaker for many.
if you love bloody flesh, rusted metal, and the color red, then you should buy this game or try out the demo. also: top 5 revolvers in an fps.
Played the demo. Another Doom Clone. Ok shooting impcat, but so so designs and boring setting.