THE QUIET MAN™
I honestly didn’t think there would be a game that I’d hate more than Crying is not Enough , but The Quiet Man did it. It broke me. It broke me as a gamer and as a human being. I just…I can’t even understand how a game this bad got made. Who greenlit this? How did thousands of dollars get poured into something so incredibly insulting to deaf people and gamers alike? Almost every single design decision that went into this absolute dumpster fire of a brawler was BAD. There’s absolutely nothing redeeming about any of it. ANY OF IT!!
– Real player with 10.4 hrs in game
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I get what they were trying to do but it’s… not quite there.
The game is essentially a late night B-movie with some playable scenes. Then they want you to experience the feeling of being deaf while this goes on because the main character is deaf. The thing is: these two things aren’t mixed very well. First off, the main character (Dane) seems capable of communicating, so he can at least hear a little or read lips. In fact, he even speaks and the other characters understand him. Several times already I watched him have a back and forth dialogue. However, we are not given subtitles even during these scenes. Everyone that knows him talks to him casually and he seems to be picking it all up, so we’re not experiencing the world through him… he’s doing a much better job than we are. Also, there are cut scenes we are given to watch without Dane around, so why can’t we even hear those? So it’s not so much experiencing a deaf main character but more so that we as the observing audience are deaf and trying to watch a movie not intended for deaf people. If such was actually the case, we’d do what I imagine any deaf person watching a movie would do… turn the subtitles on. I tried to do this and was even prompted at the beginning that they would provide subtitles when necessary, but I haven’t seen a single one since the first guy ranting in the first scene and no combination of making little neon signs light up in the settings menu has changed that. So apparently the only dialogue I needed to hear was some lowlife describing how a non-story female was once catcalled.
– Real player with 7.2 hrs in game
Ninja Specialist
Ninja Specialist is a classic brawler created out of love of all things 80s. In the game, you take the role of the titular Ninja Specialist, Joe Kage, who had retired as the world’s deadliest assassin following the death of his comrades under mysterious circumstances. As the ghosts of the pasts return to haunt him, Joe will be forced to once again step into the spotlight and regain his ninja skills in order to unravel the secrets of the shadowy Ninja Empire. It is up to you to face these ruthless opponents in the only way ninja from back in the day knew how—head on!
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Stay Dead Evolution
Suprisingly good for a dragon’s lair type fmv fighting game. I’ve played prize fighter for sega cd and this game is so much better than that. The controls give a bit of freedom to your timing which is nice. Basically the fights work in certain patterns and you need to learn your opponents attacks before you can really win fights. There are different levels of difficulty as you advance so there is a challenge even after you finish the game once. It’s an fmv game so the problem comes in with every fmv game. Once you’ve seen every scene then you’ve pretty much seen the entire game, but like I said there are different difficulties if you want to challange yourself more.
– Real player with 4.0 hrs in game
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I like that they put in some effort doing something different and reviving the full motion video (FMV), quick-time events (QTE) genre of game.
Unfortunately it doesn’t work. The video quality isn’t stellar, now that we’re in the hidef era, the video should probably try to match the modern day standard.
The gameplay is pretty woeful, there’s more gameplay in Dance Dance Revolution etc. You’re just tapping a couple of keys every now and then to throw a punch or dodge or whatever.
I feel bad that I have to give this a thumbs down, because they put in some effort with the FMV, and at least it’s not another terribad 2D retro pixel platformer. But ultimately it’s not any fun, either.
– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game
Ninja Lexx
This is a game about an ordinary guy with a guitar, whose life changed after meeting with bandits.
Fight various enemies, use various combo attacks, avenge your insult.
Various bosses and levels.
it is classic 2,5d Beat’em’up with elements of Slasher
The game has a simple but interesting storyline and cinematics.
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Nice graphics
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Great music
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Convenient and simple control
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Various opponents
Streets of Fury EX
This is the most fun I’ve ever had with a beat ‘em up.
Streets of Fury EX certainly doesn’t have the ambiance of Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara, or the soundtrack of Streets of Rage, or the visuals of Capcom’s Alien vs Predator.
But what the game lacks in artistic and technical prowess, it makes up for with its zany humour, large cast of playable characters, and awesome gameplay depth.
Each character feels very unique, and though a few can feel underpowered, they’re still interesting in their own right. The combo system is super flexible - way more than I ever expected! Chain combos, special moves, dash and jump cancels, juggles, OTGs, and the coming update even adds parries to the mix. Hell we’re still finding new ways to do amazing, super damaging combos!
– Real player with 333.0 hrs in game
I sunk a huge amount of time into the original Xbox 360 version of the game, and Streets of Fury is one of my favourite indie games from last gen. I was pretty amped to discover that they were planning on doing a PC version of this, so I’ve been patiently waiting…
Streets of Fury is a throwback to late 80’s - early 90’s arcade style beat-em ups done in the style of games like old-skool Mortal Kombat using digitized sprites. Streets of Fury sports a very competent and deep combo system that is simple and pick-up-and-playable for beginners, while more experienced players can string together ridiculously long combos that look like something out of a high level MvC2 or Skullgirls match…
– Real player with 26.4 hrs in game
Gazmatera: Return Of The Generals
Greetings, folks!
We came from MOWAS1/2 mods to create something more cool!
In the years between 1988 and 1994, somewhere in Europe a squadron of the best fighters from crime, called “generals”, was blacklisted for liquidation. Take control of four survivors, Jeff, Kayla, Helga and Emilia, and exterminate the leader of the enemy gang!
-all 10 levels are made in different genres
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4 playable characters
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soundtrack from famous musican Ilya Vodyanoi
Abfense
The peace and quiet of everyday life will be dispelled like an illusion after the appearance of a mysterious stranger on the tail with an enemy army.
Unpredictable circumstances, interesting puzzles and situations that can change the course of events in a split second, go through a difficult path in this struggle for your own home and freedom.
Key Features:
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Not only build, but take part directly in battles.
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Defend the castle, complete the puzzles to move on.
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Easy gameplay that will keep you busy for a couple of hours.
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Nice graphics.