Neon Struct

Neon Struct

released on Apr 03, 2015

Neon Struct

released on Apr 03, 2015

You are Jillian Cleary: an ex-spy on the run, framed for treason and hunted by your former agency. You must move in secret, survive off the grid, and find a way to clear your name. Old friends and new allies will lend their support; but with the eyes of the world upon you, who can you trust?


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cyberpunk lo-fi Thief. really excellent. transcendental soundtrack and super open level editor also

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Feels like a disappointingly hollow version of something like Deus Ex. The game spells out every individual part of each objective to you, which feels frustrating and stifling. The easiest example that comes to mind is in the first mission, you're instructed to read the guest log to see where a dead drop location will be for a USB drive. You read it, and the only entry with a location is the final entry, specifying a nightstand in Suite One. I made a mental note of this, and then closed the book, which resulted in my character specifically reading that passage out loud and saying she should check it out. I rolled my eyes so hard I nearly sprained something. Jus play Deus Ex or System Shock 2 or Prey or something, this isn't really worth your time unfortunately.

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First person stealth as simple as it can be. Sneak, knock people out and use a hand full of gadgets. It works and is pretty fun.

The story is kinda Deus Ex-ish (if this is a word). You work as a special agent for an agency known as the agency.
On your third mission your target tells you something about a tracking program and you soon get suspended for asking to many questions. Later you find out, that a company called NEON is behind it. No more twists

During some intermissions, where you can explore some parts of a hand full of cities you can complete some optional tasks. They might change some things that happen a bit, but not the entire game to much.

In the end you will make some final choices and after the credits you will visit a museum where you can read what happend to some characters in the 15 years after the game events.
You can load the last section again and make different choices to see how it will change the future.

NEON STRUCT is not that long long, about four hours for one playthrough. I finished it in one session. In the main menu you can choose every level and revisit it and find every collectible.

Pick it up on sale.

Stealth gameplay is pretty alright. Music is good. Aesthetic is decent. Level design is hit and miss. Storytelling sucks so I lost interest in the story.