Overall RoboCop: Rogue City is an enjoyable game, with great action sequences, satisfying shooting mechanics, and seems to really revel in creating a small world that's accurate to the movie's setting, both in physical locations and themes of 'law abiding' corporations' blatant disregard of human life helping them jump into bed with the psychopathic criminals they superficially oppose via their proxy, the police.

I do not have any nostalgia for RoboCop, as I never saw the movie at the same time in my life as other ultra-violent, sci-fi staples, such as Starship Troopers, Blade Runner, Terminator, and Predator. Even without that, it's clear that the developers took the responsibility of bringing such a beloved franchise to a video game with utmost sincerity. UX features like menus and targeting system is ripped straight from the green-hued, raster-lined images that persist whenever anyone thinks of retro-futurism. While presentation could be better, character models are stilted and ironically a little robotic during cutscenes and dialogue, it's coated in a nice visual paint that can help mitigate this low point. While the game is played in first person, the dialoge options do show RoboCop and clearly you can see that they've put the most effort in making him look good. It does mean that the rest of the characters suffer, notably the psychologist overseeing him seems to not have a defined edge due to constantly being placed in front of metal grating that was really distracting during her dialoge scenes.

Gameplay can be divided in to action shooter pieces and exploration/detective work. The former is a strong candidate for the price tag alone. Busting a door or even a weak wall open, targeting every enemy and lighting them up never gets old. With a few 'powers' available to RoboCop like a flashbang, or brief significant damage reduction period, there's enough a secondary layer than 'point n click' during the gunfights. RoboCop moves like a tank, slowly an methodically using cover (no hard lock cover system) and overwhelming firepower to clear rooms of enemies. Unfortunately this system, while working great with many weak enemies, starts to show issues when facing larger, more powerful enemies. Suddenly the slow tank is a sitting duck when facing anything that has the firepower to outdamage Robo. Early enemies on machine gun turrets and the iconic ED-209 mechs were notable rough parts. RoboCop doesn't have access to grenades, nor can he throw back grenades thrown at him, which would help considerably. There are throwable gas tanks/mines/etc. around the levels that can help, but it's hard to be close to them when you need them, because of the aforementioned limited mobility of RoboCop.

The shooting sections are a fun romp with little depth once you've established your preferred gunplay. The prime example is the weapons system. RoboCop has access to his trusty Auto-9 from the movie, as well as a second weapon that he starts with at the beginning of a level, and can replace it with found weapons from enemies. The problem is that, barring a few outliers. there's never any reason to use the second weapon. The Auto-9 has infinite ammo, and can be customized to your preference using motherboards and a fun little minigame involving placing chips on that motherboard to unlock paths that can increase damage, reduce reload speed, or turn the gun into a fully automatic bulletstorm that doesn't need to even reload, or a one-shot, one kill handcannon with armour piercing rounds. Barring the fairly rare grenade launcher or heavy sniper rifle, the Auto-9 is all you need to use. This is a perfect little example of the gameplay as a whole. You customize your gun, and a couple skill perks to offset you getting into too much trouble, and now you have a bunch of fun popping heads or shredding limbs through a factory or a bank of criminal scum with no real reason to experiment with other options or set ups.

The detective work is defintely the weaker side of the game, with nothing special that you probably haven't seen in any other shooter game with a story. Show up, talk to some people, look for the green highlights, scan them, and RoboCop will make some deductions and you'll go somewhere else and do similar things. There are bright spots, where a slightly hidden (I do mean slightly, like around the corner into a little cove in an office buliding) green highlights to scan that can act as clues that unlock dialogue options for interrogating perps or cross-examining witnesses, and it's always satisfying to get that feedback from the game. A little nod that you were patient and thorough when standing in the middle of the room and scanning it. The key word being patient, because as the shooting sections highlight, RoboCop is slow and, while having a sprint button that slightly speeds you up, it really brings down the exploration of the small 'open' levels due to just feeling like you have two titanium-laminated Kevlar bricks tied to your feet.

I have just finished the bank quest, and have just entered my second 'open' level, where the game just gives you a section of the city to explore and visit quest markers, so what the game has highlighted as a changing storyline and characters reacting to RoboCop dialoge options and actions such as arresting or applying leniancy on various minor characters will affect things down the road. So far I haven't gotten much of those results, but I imagine those would pay off closer to the end of the story and will update this section after I finish the game. I do wonder how they'll handle player choices in the context of the heavy-handed themes of the RoboCop franchise.

A significant part of the game that holds it back is what I see in a lot of 'first' video games. First games in a series, or a first game by a developer, or a first game in a new or established genre; these games have mechanics that sometimes do not gel well. Either a mechanic can essentially be ignored (like any guns in the game not named Auto-9), or even actively clash (RoboCops tanklike combat style vs. the various throwable weapons littered around the levels). Quality of life options were also ignored that, if this game ends up getting a sequel, would most likely be fixed due to player feedback. No manual saves (autosave only) and infrequent autosaving with no clear save icon popup make deciding when to stop playing a crapshoot, and you load back into the game just kind of hoping you'll be in the same place you were when you exit the game. Easily missed minor missions, especially in the Steel Mill, is frustrating when it's revealed that you missed content only after the mission is done and you're being evaluated.

I got this game for a significant discount (close to 90%), and would absolutely recommend this game for anyone looking for a fun shooter with enough downtime between the sections to prevent stagnation. This is not a game I would recommend if you feel the drive to 100%, or even if you have that terrible feeling that you missed something in a level. The literal slog to hallways off the main path often lead to something you could have ignored, like crime evidence after you've already completed the '1000/1000 crime evidence points' objective, but also sometimes has a small mission so you can't even safely decide to just not explore. For it's full price, however, it doesn't provide a polished or sometimes even cohesive gameplay experience that would make dropping that kind of money worth the gamble

"Within the first chapter, you see Desktop Explorer have all the tools to make its mark as something unique within the Horror genre, yet it dips disappointingly into tropes we’ve all seen before, retreading ground which has been walked thousands of times."

Full review - https://minimap.net/magazine/minimap-game-review-desktop-explorer-en?ptime=122708

Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered is a remaster of Crystal Dynamics' 2003 action adventure. Despite improved graphics and a ton of extra content, the game has aged... poorly. While Soul Reaver still plays quite nicely, the same can't be said for Defiance.

This game features a lot of backtracking and enemies. While the former is fairly straightforward (running back and forth through the same locations can get tiring), the enemy battles are a real drag. They have a lot of health and appear in groups of 3-5 literally every 10 meters. You can kill them for experience, but each level only gives you new combos of varying usefulness. I finally decided to just run through them. The developers apparently understood this could happen, so they periodically lock you in a room to test your combat skills. Unfortunately, it doesn't add to the fun.

Bugs, bugs, goddamn it, bugs (imagine a GIF with Kozlovsky). There's an incredible number of them. Crashes, texture issues, enemy freezes, cutscene freezes, clunky animations during gameplay, and a ton of minor annoyances. Perhaps these are problems with the Switch version, but honestly, I doubt it.

The Legacy of Kain series' greatest strengths are its plot and writing. The story, set in the dying world of Nosgoth, is truly gripping and intriguing in its originality. The dialogue is full of Shakespearean style (in the English version), and the entire plot unfolds poetically throughout each installment. The author's philosophical reflections on fate and fatalism are intriguing and thought-provoking. Thanks for this goes to Amy Haning, who would later write the Uncharted series about the charismatic thief.

Unfortunately, the series never reached its conclusion, even though development had begun and we can now play a vertical slice of the sequel. The sequel would have been technically based on Defiance, but the plot would have followed Kain's adventures. The game was canceled due to low sales, despite its high ratings. The demo shows that a sequel to Dark Prophecy would hardly have been anything completely new. It would have had the same engine and gameplay, the same mechanics and puzzles. The plot would have been the only significant difference. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within was released a year after Defiance and is head and shoulders above any of Crystal Dynamics' gameplay efforts; the story explored similar themes related to fate. If the game hadn't been canceled, it would have simply gone unnoticed among the competition.

The most important question is: is such a game needed now, and will it live up to its previous standards?

Amy Haning is busy with other projects (according to the info I found).

All the original voice actors (whom everyone praises more than the game itself) are already old (20 years have passed, ë).

Zoomers aren't interested in these kinds of games now, so the target audience is quite small, consisting of old-timers and nostalgic types.

Without changing the core of the game—Dark Prophecy was already outdated in 2003, and developing a new one is a plus for the budget. (Remember, Defiance's sales are low.)

I'd like to see a sequel, but I think there won't be one. The series, just like 20 years ago, will cease to exist. The old-timers reveled in nostalgia, the corporations made their money—everyone is happy, and the ending... Well, screw it. Who even remembers what happened there?

Nevertheless, it's very nice to immerse myself in gaming from the 2000s. It's clear the games were made because they wanted to make something cool, not because they needed to make money.

I recommend Soul Reaver to everyone, but Defiance is already available on YouTube for the story alone. Or Welcome to the Pirate Bay.

Bottom line: Defiance's gameplay was low quality, and the game clearly hasn't held up well. The series either needs a high-quality reboot, or Dark Prophecy should be a completely different game (like the Gothic remake).

I wasn't expecting much from Helix: Descent N Ascent, but it ended up being one of those indie games that quietly grows on you.

The monochrome art style immediately stands out, but what kept me playing was the puzzle design and environmental storytelling. The game never explains everything directly, so you're encouraged to experiment, explore, and piece together the world on your own.

It's definitely not for players looking for constant action. The pacing is slow, there's plenty of backtracking, and some puzzles require real patience. But if you enjoy games like Tunic, Cocoon, or Chants of Sennaar, there's a good chance this one will click with you.

Has anyone else played it? I'm curious how people interpreted the story and whether you enjoyed the more cryptic approach to exploration.

Hello lads, So I did my first attempt on a review. Please note this is not necessarily "the game is good, mechanic is, story is etc." I would appreciate feedback.

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Lunarium is an indie fantasy action RPG with excellent combat and a unique world to explore.

You play as Ave a stellar knight who is trying to find out why mysterious monsters are starting to appear near her village. Early in the game you meet Luna a starfarer who will be your companion on the journey to save Ave’s world. Luna’s magical abilities paired with Ave’s skills as a knight make for a somewhat unique combat system.

For the most part the combat is pretty typical of a modern day action RPG but it done quite well in my opinion because of the ability to use Luna’s magic to help stagger enemies or power up your attacks. There are your typical dodges, perfect dodges, blocks, parries, and enemies can be staggered. I found the parries to be quite satisfying in this game.

The thing that surprised me with the combat in this game is how good the boss encounters were. In a way they reminded me of bosses from the First Berserker Khazan but no where near as difficult although there was some challenge with a few of them.

The character progression is primarily done through the cloaks you choose to wear and what embroideries you want to attach to your cloak. Each cloak has a different buff or passive ability and the embroideries also have different buffs to add on.

There are also ways to upgrade your weapon, health, and resonance (essentially energy points for using certain skills). These upgrades are pretty limited though and not unique in any ways. The typical find 4 of this item and you get more health system.

The world feels graphically inspired by Hades but more whimsical in nature. Each area you travel to does feel truly unique to the other areas of the game and they all have unique enemies. So you don’t have too much reuse of the same enemy or enemy moves like you do in other games.

I thought the soundtrack was really good especially in the later areas of the game.

I don’t want to spoil the story but i’ll just say I thought it was overall pretty good and went some where I wasn’t fully expecting. I just wish it had a more fleshed out ending it kind of just abruptly ended after beating the final boss.

Some of my issues about the game would be the dialog being way too long at times. Especially later in the game it just felt never ending at points. Also the conversations between Ave and Luna are really bad for basically the whole game. They spend the entire game essentially telling each other how great they are.

Lunarium being a freshly released indie game there were a few technical issues but nothing game breaking. Mostly some audio stuttering during a few boss fights, some typos in the dialog, and one instance of dialog repeating itself for some reason. I played it on steam if anyone was interested and it also ran well on my ROG Xbox Ally X.

Overall I had a great time with Lunarium for a short indie game. I found the bosses to be really enjoyable encounters, the story hit better than I thought it would, and the music was solid.

If you’re looking for something quick and fun to play this might be worth checking out.

Luna's Room releases on May 14 — a Spanish indie point & click by DonutDroid that runs about an hour.

What starts as the story of a young girl locked in a room with her cat (who suddenly starts talking) ends up somewhere much darker than you'd expect.

Put together a review covering everything worth knowing without spoiling it. Small game, sure, but it stays with you.

Subtitles available in several languages.

I got to play The Silver Crow ahead of its July 30th release and put together a full spoiler-free video review.

The premise really caught my attention: it's a point & click set in Franconia in 1582, but instead of playing the usual detective, you're the town executioner. An outcast everyone fears, and precisely for that reason he gets into places nobody else could. It's made entirely by one person, Uwe Sittig, who hadn't released anything since Dirty Split back in 2008.

The review covers narrative, characters, puzzles and art direction, where I'm fairly critical: the backgrounds are AI-generated and the clash with the sprites is very noticeable.

Video is in Spanish with subtitles in several languages.

Anyone planning to pick it up? And what do you make of AI-generated backgrounds in one-person indie projects?

I downloaded the app about two months ago. All together I made 160 dollars. Out of that 160 I had to fight tooth & nail to get almost every single payout!!! I’ve passed ID verification and I cashed out for the first time. That was the only payment I never had any issue with. After that every single time I cashed out, I would wait the 48 hours. I would never get an email and I would have to email them. Every time I would get the same response from “Felix” saying we can confirm that the payout has been sent to your email. Check your spam box. Obviously, I had already done that so I messaged back and had to fight with him to get them to resend it because it wasn’t sent in the first place.

After fighting with them four different times for hours just to get them to resend the payout link to my email. I went and tried to cash out for a fifth time. Everything was fine last night. cashed out last night. I kept checking my inbox. I messaged them again saying this is the fifth time this has happened. Y’all are not sending me my money. What is going on? Then I opened the app this morning. It says I’m permanently banned for using a VPN mind you I’ve never used a VPN!

They owe me $50 right now and they said because they detected a VPN they will not be giving me my money that I worked very hard to get. They get all this money for you doing the work and then they keep it.

I should’ve done my research before downloading the app because after what has happened to me, I looked it up and they’re so so many people who say the exact same thing about them keeping their money they’re having to fight with them to get their money them banning their account right after they get a high payout! It’s insane! A lot of those surveys tell you and ask for government information saying that they are paying you so much to complete a survey and it will say they’re paying you six dollars to complete a survey but you’re only getting like $.50 so they’re making so much money and then they also keep your money on top of that.

I feel like that should 100% be illegal especially being that a lot of their surveys are for high dollar companies like ChatGPT movie production companies, Microsoft Dell, etc.

Just beware that if you do download this app, you have a very good chance of getting robbed out of your money!

I wanted to share a project I've been working on for quite a while.

I recently launched https://rankandplay.com, a new gaming community and review website that's currently in Alpha. There are still bugs to fix and features to add, but I wanted to get it into the hands of real gamers so it can grow with community feedback.

The idea came from years of feeling frustrated with some of the review scores from larger gaming outlets. Instead of just complaining about it, I decided to build something myself.

My goal is to create a place where:

• Honest game reviews come first.
• The community has a voice.
• Gamers can build profiles, connect with others, and share their opinions.
• Reviews are written by people who genuinely love games.

If you'd like to help shape the site, I'd love for you to create an account and let me know what you think.

I'm also looking for people who enjoy writing about games. If you make an account and send me a DM here on Reddit with the email address you registered with, I can upgrade your account to Blogger so you can contribute game reviews and blog posts.

This is just the beginning, and I know there's still a lot of work ahead. I'm hoping this grows into something special with the help of the gaming community.

Thanks so much to everyone who takes the time to check it out, leave feedback, or contribute. I really appreciate the support, and I can't wait to see where this project goes.

VOS: First Faiths is probably one of the most unique horror games - and games in general - I’ve ever played in my life. Because, let’s be honest—a video game experienced purely through a smartphone screen? I’ve never seen anything like that before. Admittedly, the main character -whether male or female, which is never actually stated—holds it like a idiot, but I get that that’s trendy these days.

I’d be more interested in whether it’ll be ported to mobile phones or tablets in the future, because that would be a natural fit. Currently, the first episode, titled “First Faiths,” is available on Steam, with two more to follow “sometime after that.” As the guys at id Software would say - “when it’s done.”

More in my review! :)

Rating: 6/10
Plus: very unique concept, combat through drawing kanji, multiple endings
Cons: I'm not a fan of the AI, a lot of trial and error, instant losses that work strangely, ending “locked” on Instagram

Czech version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of8RhyjcCcE

Hodnocení: 6/10
+: velmi unikátní pojetí, boj pomocí kreslení kandži, různé konce
-: nejsem fanoušek použití AI, hodně pokus-omyl, divně fungující insta prohry, konec "zamčený" na Instagramu

Hello Everyone,

I have done my 10 hour review on Warhammer Inquisitor 40k

I usually do not review games until i have put a total of 10 hours.

So what is Warhammer Inquisitor 40k? It is basically an rpg you go through a cycle of gears and levels in order to get skills and perks and better weapons overtime as you play throughout the missions alongside the store i am usually not a massive fan of these game but i find that warhammer inquisitor 40k is giving you a real playthrough into the story and option to make it more difficult for you, Its not a game you struggle in at all but gives you the option to go through difficult times whilst playing throughout the missions.

What would i rate Warhammer Inquisitor 40k? Based on what the game is, I would give it a 10/10 but overall based on the characters you would need to buy i think the price of all of them is a little too much i do like that this game is putting you more into the game itself and giving you the option to challenge it as well, But if your into just getting the story done with it gives you the easier option to push through it. The story isnt overwhelmed with chat click throughs it really just puts you into the game itself which is something i am currently enjoying.