Playtime: 4.5 Hours
Score: 7/10
A fun but short shooter. I always wanted to play this game with its very Bioshock inspired feel but always read how short it was so I could never justify buying it. But it was recently free on the Epic Games store so I finally dove in.
Gameplay wise, while there aren't any powers like in Bioshock, it's got some solid shooting mechanics. You get a pickaxe, pistol, shotgun, SMG and sniper rifle and they all work well enough. Enemies can kill you pretty quickly so you need to be on your toes and you can't carry that much reload, so you have to be strategic with when you fight. It's functional but I feel like a sequel would need to flesh this all out more. Also some of the enemy types are annoying like the suicide bomber droids, which I just hate seeing in an FPS.
The story I found to be quite interesting with some good dialogue and voice acting. The only issue is the story doesn't really resolve properly by the end, and it's pretty much sequel bait for the already announced, Industria 2. Because of that this game can feel like a tech demo and the second game will probably be what the devs wanted to make in the first place. Still an enjoyable game. I would recommend grabbing it while it's still free or get it when it's on sale.
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Score: 7/10
A fun but short shooter. I always wanted to play this game with its very Bioshock inspired feel but always read how short it was so I could never justify buying it. But it was recently free on the Epic Games store so I finally dove in.
Gameplay wise, while there aren't any powers like in Bioshock, it's got some solid shooting mechanics. You get a pickaxe, pistol, shotgun, SMG and sniper rifle and they all work well enough. Enemies can kill you pretty quickly so you need to be on your toes and you can't carry that much reload, so you have to be strategic with when you fight. It's functional but I feel like a sequel would need to flesh this all out more. Also some of the enemy types are annoying like the suicide bomber droids, which I just hate seeing in an FPS.
The story I found to be quite interesting with some good dialogue and voice acting. The only issue is the story doesn't really resolve properly by the end, and it's pretty much sequel bait for the already announced, Industria 2. Because of that this game can feel like a tech demo and the second game will probably be what the devs wanted to make in the first place. Still an enjoyable game. I would recommend grabbing it while it's still free or get it when it's on sale.
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5 Comments
Disregard, this is what I get for going straight to gameplay.
Yeah, tech demo seems to be an appropriate description based on the footage I saw. It's a great accomplishment by the devs though and I hope they use the money to do something well.
Yeah, tech demo seems to be an appropriate description based on the footage I saw. It's a great accomplishment by the devs though and I hope they use the money to do something well.
@RedBackLoggd Ya definitely man! I enjoyed my time with the game and I think the devs made a cool world and story, they just need to flesh it all out more in the sequel.
The one thing I will ask is why were you expecting BioShock-type powers when the game appeared to be relatively grounded minus the time travel mechanic?
@RedBackLoggd I wasn't expecting any powers at all really from the gameplay I had seen. I only mentioned it in the review to set peoples expectations when I compared it to Bioshock. What I was expecting was just similar shooting and that feel of a once great city now turned into a dystopia, which is exactly what the game delivered on so I was happy with that aspect.
Ah okay that makes sense.
RedBackLoggd
14 days ago