Cyber Hook is fucking awesome! This is a 3D, first-person platformer all about gaining and maintaining speed. Your hook pulls you toward platforms. You can swing and convert your direction while maintaining momentum, but it's hard, and the game is mostly about moving forward very fast. Cyber Hook only scores players based on game time. It's very minimalist. I dunno. Whatever. It's great.
this game has insanely fucking fun movement but i really hate when games require you to obtain a certain amount of collectables before letting you play the rest of the game
You know exactly what the entire game will be after the first level, and for a game like this that's a strength.
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This game has a very fun movement system that has had me sit in the lobby of this game for hours on end talking to my friends. DLC is eh tho as it's required to play the final boss in this game. Ending kinda doo doo but in the end I am fine
Was very surprised by this little gem. Mechanics are nuanced, but intelligently so and not for its own sake, feels great.
Fun arcade type movement game, nothing to phone home about but still some mindless fun
This is one of my favourite games. One of three games I've given five stars and for what the game is, I've spent far too many hours swinging around on here and speedrunning on PC over the past two years.
So, I figured I'd buy the recently released PS4 version so I could play it in bed while also supporting the developers but this version lacks a lot of polish.
As a trophy hunter, I thought this would be the easiest Platinum Trophy I would ever get but nope! One trophy is literally impossible to get as either you can't watch other people's replays or no-one has the game to be able to make them so you can watch them.
Although Marathon Mode isn't in this version, you still have the bit where the lil robot says "you unlocked Marathon Mode" and the camera pans over to where the purple crystal would be and it's just not there haha.
But then there's just a lot of screen-tearing and visual glitches too. Platforms not spawning in or randomly placed invisible blocks that kill you that aren't there in the PC version. Plus, some stuttering and very frequent game crashes.
Probably most annoying though is the "aim assist" (?). I turned motion controls off but after that, it would randomly snap to nothing or the camera would just move around without me doing anything. (EDIT: I've since realised this could've been me just holding the controller in my weird way and accidentally touching the touchpad of the DualSense controller which also moves the camera, but you can't disable this future so it's still dumb and not good for people who hold controllers like I do)
As someone who adores this game, I think it sucks that a lot of people's only exposure to this game is kind of broken. On PC, it's perfect. But this PS4 version being played on PS5, while maintaining that addicting fluid movement with great levels, is under this mess which I hope is resolved.
So, I figured I'd buy the recently released PS4 version so I could play it in bed while also supporting the developers but this version lacks a lot of polish.
As a trophy hunter, I thought this would be the easiest Platinum Trophy I would ever get but nope! One trophy is literally impossible to get as either you can't watch other people's replays or no-one has the game to be able to make them so you can watch them.
Although Marathon Mode isn't in this version, you still have the bit where the lil robot says "you unlocked Marathon Mode" and the camera pans over to where the purple crystal would be and it's just not there haha.
But then there's just a lot of screen-tearing and visual glitches too. Platforms not spawning in or randomly placed invisible blocks that kill you that aren't there in the PC version. Plus, some stuttering and very frequent game crashes.
Probably most annoying though is the "aim assist" (?). I turned motion controls off but after that, it would randomly snap to nothing or the camera would just move around without me doing anything. (EDIT: I've since realised this could've been me just holding the controller in my weird way and accidentally touching the touchpad of the DualSense controller which also moves the camera, but you can't disable this future so it's still dumb and not good for people who hold controllers like I do)
As someone who adores this game, I think it sucks that a lot of people's only exposure to this game is kind of broken. On PC, it's perfect. But this PS4 version being played on PS5, while maintaining that addicting fluid movement with great levels, is under this mess which I hope is resolved.
Dives into the complicated genre of first-person platformers and succeeds. But I'm not sure why I never thought about it again since.
hidden gem first person platformer.
one of the most fun platformers(?) ive played in a while, i have 3 stared all levels
solid movement game.
Give me a vr game with these physics i swear to god
Shmoovement and Groovement
Pretty good speedrunning-style game. Does one thing and does it well. Not too interested in replaying levels for higher scores though.
fuck this game i hated every second of it
HARDCORE PARKOUR
Cyber Hook is a very cool speedrunner game. Seeing all the cool ways that people clear these levels as fast as possible is really something to see. It's also very simple. You hook, you clear level, the end. Using the hook and other abilities and trying to do them as fast as possible is really fun. Despite having those BS levels where you either do-or-die and having very few songs, this is a great time and I can safely recommend this!
Pros
-Gameplay is fast and easy to grasp
-The graphics are very Tron-like
-Competing for your and other's fastest times is exhilarating.
Cons
-Very few songs
-Do-or-die levels can die. I didn't like stuff like Hover or Urban Jungle or any level where if you mess up, you die.
Cyber Hook is a very cool speedrunner game. Seeing all the cool ways that people clear these levels as fast as possible is really something to see. It's also very simple. You hook, you clear level, the end. Using the hook and other abilities and trying to do them as fast as possible is really fun. Despite having those BS levels where you either do-or-die and having very few songs, this is a great time and I can safely recommend this!
Pros
-Gameplay is fast and easy to grasp
-The graphics are very Tron-like
-Competing for your and other's fastest times is exhilarating.
Cons
-Very few songs
-Do-or-die levels can die. I didn't like stuff like Hover or Urban Jungle or any level where if you mess up, you die.
Very fun movement but little else
Incredibly addicting and fun due to the fluid movement.
Lost Numbers DLC was too easy.
Lost Numbers DLC was too easy.
So far pretty good
The game is dead and the devs have never responding back to me if they were going to fix the workshop. If you want to play this game expect to just play the single player maps. It's fun if you buy it for like 5 or 10 dollars...
Who needs a good story when hook swing go weeee (the story is decent tho)
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Cyber Hook is a very fun first person platformer. The movement is very solid, allowing both tight and free platforming, and the levels are well designed around this.
It can get pretty hard, but it includes a time slow mechanic which helps make it more approachable.
Visually leans into a synthwave aesthetic, and pulls it off excellently. The levels are super readable and everything is beautifully neon.
There's a hub world of sorts, but all of the levels are accessed through a level select. I think this is a missed opportunity, the game could gain from having "worlds" split up around the hub area.
It can get pretty hard, but it includes a time slow mechanic which helps make it more approachable.
Visually leans into a synthwave aesthetic, and pulls it off excellently. The levels are super readable and everything is beautifully neon.
There's a hub world of sorts, but all of the levels are accessed through a level select. I think this is a missed opportunity, the game could gain from having "worlds" split up around the hub area.
Played the demo and watched my friend play a few games. Incredible platforming that I'll be buying VERY soon
Very fun movement time trial platformer with a grappling hook as the main mehcanic
This game feels amazing to play, the speed you can gain through momentum is exhilarating. It doesn't have area or music variety like other games do, but the core gameplay is very strong. I didn't like how it just ends in an anti-climactic way though, and the difficulty curve was a mess.
Cool fast and fun. Probably didn't it enough time but its fun to play if nothing else it catching my attention.
really charming mechanics but thats all i can really say
It's fucking cool.
Cyber Hook has a very cool looking art style, complimented by fun, fast gameplay that feels unique with every level, as the game tests you with many different scenarios. Theres more than just a grapple hook though. Including things like: Cuphead-style shooting & slow-motion.
Once you have finished the game, you can unlock a marathon mode which allows you to play every one after the after to get the best time. For a game that priced around £12, this game packs a lot in. In the end, this game makes you fell like a badass.
Once you have finished the game, you can unlock a marathon mode which allows you to play every one after the after to get the best time. For a game that priced around £12, this game packs a lot in. In the end, this game makes you fell like a badass.