RumCoke
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2023
Elements of jank but feels so true to the Robocop atmosphere and the gory violence is nailed perfectly
I thought this was a really nice game, shorter story than recent entries and although I wasn't going for a completionist run I was able to grab the vast majority of collectibles just through gameplay anyway. The story was OK although because I didn't finish Valhalla I had to do some post-game research. Great world environment though, felt more compact like one of the cities in the Ezio series but with enough going on that I never felt like I was seeing the same place too often.
My only real annoyances are:
Parkour was annoying at times and a bit unpredictable as well as some stealth kills where sometimes it would do an animation that would keep you hidden and other times would just kill the guy on the spot leaving him revealed to all.
My only real annoyances are:
Parkour was annoying at times and a bit unpredictable as well as some stealth kills where sometimes it would do an animation that would keep you hidden and other times would just kill the guy on the spot leaving him revealed to all.
TBD
I like this, it's oddly addictive, works similar to a match game but I enjoy matching the different icons to create new items and try to clear the dungeon, sadly I am terrible at it.
2022
Pretty naff gameplay loop, made for idling but doesn't really add much other than clothing for your character you have a birds eye view of anyway
2011
Not really a fan of the overbearing number of match 3 games on the app store but I do like fishdom for what it adds, a collectathon aquarium builder, and it does act as a good time waster. Having said that some levels seem designed around using your power ups which you have to pay for if you run out unless you wish to wait for long periods of time which shows it isn't that different from the rest of the swarm of these games.
2011
While still a very cute and easy going game this game is infested with transactions, way more than i recall there being when I last tried this in probably 2012 which clutters the limited viewspace and puts me off wanting to load it up.
2010
This game still holds up, with its short but gory presence offering a combination of western duels and tests of feat with the assistant throwing various, and increasingly dangerous props at you. It is somehow quite rewarding to reach the end while your poor cowboy stands there riddled with bullets, broken glass and knives.
2006
I hold a decent amount of love for this game, I remember playing this back in school and naming the stickmen after my friends and school crushes and seeing how many of us would survive the onslaught against the CPU or each other.
Today, the game holds up as rather fun although it is incredibly simple, there are notably issues with the CPU stickmen, namely the amount of times they get stuck in a loop of shooting the floor or their comrades without moving. The music in the game is certainly of its time but I can't really fault it. Very simple art style but I like that.
Today, the game holds up as rather fun although it is incredibly simple, there are notably issues with the CPU stickmen, namely the amount of times they get stuck in a loop of shooting the floor or their comrades without moving. The music in the game is certainly of its time but I can't really fault it. Very simple art style but I like that.
2023
This review contains spoilers
While the game does have fun moments and offers a massive world, I cannot help but feel it is often quite shallow. I enjoy exploring the handcrafted locations whilst the generated planets become background filler very, very fast. My favourite part of any RPG is the interesting stories, worlds and lore than can stem from the side quests and while I think the faction questlines have some decent moments, sadly the majority of side quests are purely fetch quests or filler and feel like a massive step back from previous games.
I think the weapons in the game are great, I have had a blast using the Magstorm and silenced pistols depending on heavy or stealthy approaches, I have found the weapon play to be one of the strong points of this game.
The factions themselves are pretty cool unfortunately I wish we could have a deeper dive into a few of them such as house varu'un, the ecliptics etc and there were times it seemed like we would get deeper insights to factions only to be misled, one short questline has you join a street gang but just as things start going, they abruptly end and the gang is no more. The space exploration is ok, and as mentioned I do think the hand crafted locations are enjoyable, I very quickly stopped visiting the generated locations however as they repeat very regularly.
While it is true most of the planets are barren, there are more than enough planets if you are wanting to scan flora and fauna like in no mans sky. On that point, there are a couple lifeforms hyped up as super dangerous and unfortunately I was disappointed when I actually met them, however I do think the overall creature designs are pretty neat looking.
Overall there is some of the appeal I find from Fallout 4 and 76 which while not perfect games at all, have fun moments and sometimes it's just nice to explore the provided world for a while, sadly with this title I have not had the same connection as I have with previous games and at times especially with quests/stories and 'dungeons' there are times where they feel like they have taken steps backward. This is all just my opinion though and I am still playing 70 hours later which is telling that all in all there is fun to be had, you just have to make your own fun with it.
POST 100% UPDATE - Gone up by half a star as while I was finishing up I did find some much better quests which were more like what I was expecting, a shame there wasn't more of that but nonetheless I enjoyed it
I think the weapons in the game are great, I have had a blast using the Magstorm and silenced pistols depending on heavy or stealthy approaches, I have found the weapon play to be one of the strong points of this game.
The factions themselves are pretty cool unfortunately I wish we could have a deeper dive into a few of them such as house varu'un, the ecliptics etc and there were times it seemed like we would get deeper insights to factions only to be misled, one short questline has you join a street gang but just as things start going, they abruptly end and the gang is no more. The space exploration is ok, and as mentioned I do think the hand crafted locations are enjoyable, I very quickly stopped visiting the generated locations however as they repeat very regularly.
While it is true most of the planets are barren, there are more than enough planets if you are wanting to scan flora and fauna like in no mans sky. On that point, there are a couple lifeforms hyped up as super dangerous and unfortunately I was disappointed when I actually met them, however I do think the overall creature designs are pretty neat looking.
Overall there is some of the appeal I find from Fallout 4 and 76 which while not perfect games at all, have fun moments and sometimes it's just nice to explore the provided world for a while, sadly with this title I have not had the same connection as I have with previous games and at times especially with quests/stories and 'dungeons' there are times where they feel like they have taken steps backward. This is all just my opinion though and I am still playing 70 hours later which is telling that all in all there is fun to be had, you just have to make your own fun with it.
POST 100% UPDATE - Gone up by half a star as while I was finishing up I did find some much better quests which were more like what I was expecting, a shame there wasn't more of that but nonetheless I enjoyed it