DIVINATION
This game disturbs me a little bit and I love it for that. I guess I should call it a visual novel because the only real thing you do is decide how to arrange the runes your patrons select, but even that little act can be a quite an experience depending on how into it you can get. What could this rune mean, what order do they actually go in, can I actually reverse the fortune by moving this one?
It’s very short (like 20 minutes tops) to go through a single time and the English text could use a bit touching up in a few spots, but for the cost of a soda or candy bar I’d definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys the genre.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
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This is a very short game with only 4 characters but each divination change the outcome whoch makes the story very interesting. After the first round, you can use the flowchart to pick the options you decide and see the result, I do encourage you to not necessarily focus on the 100% chaos but to try to see how each result has an impact with the ending.
The 100% Chaos ending is really interesting, it reminded me a LOT of Chobits (not the animated version) as the plots turns a lot around the fact the robots don’t have the choice to live or to die.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
Murder
Most of these are just my opinions.
I bought the Murder + Stranded bundle on Winter sale just for their graphics appeal, also points for plausible soundtracks. I did read a few reviews too, and visited the Discussion section in its Community. Seeing how this game is, I guess it does deserve to get a lot of negative feedback. Savant Ascent is just $1.99 yet it still offered more than its price, but I’m not gonna compare any more games with this.
This game also deserves some praise too. I’ll start with a few simple questions.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Since I know a lot of folks don’t read entire reviews, I’ll give a short version first:
Don’t buy this if you’re hoping for actual story or gameplay that lasts more than 20 minutes.
Now I’ll get into a bit more detail here, regarding this interesting little concept of a game. I love the cyberpunk theme - the I, Robot-esque machine evolution and I’m thrilled to find a new point-and-click adventure game. I’m even willing to let the overused pixel art style slide for the sake of gameplay, but alas, this “game” fails on essentially every front.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Loading Story
The short story that stopped abruptly, when it ended, I was still expecting something, laughing and crying. The content of the dialogue is easy to understand, the mini-games are simple and interesting, the characters are also very cute, and the gangsters who can fight and trade in a fair and just way are really unsatisfactory. When I looked at the name of the game, it made me smile again.
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
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A little nice simple game, nothing more to say. I think a continue with more lore would be aprreciated but not necessary.
I wanted to report a bug tho:
If you fast forward the dialogues the text clouds will disappear and you may remain stuck in a dialogue forever because of not seeing the option to close it.
Thats because i tried to speedrun it to see if it had more ending, but no. So don’t waste your time trying to find it-
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
DreamBreak
If you take the alternate history idea of a modern USSR, mix it with some Blade Runner influences and throw in the gameplay of Another World, then you would have some impression of what DreamBreak is about. While that does seem interesting, there are some design choices that sour the experience.
– Real player with 6.1 hrs in game
DreamBreak is a Short and Minimalist game but a wonderful unique single player artistic adventure experience that for sure i cant miss in my videoludic life experience.
The enviroments atmosphere is very immersive and nostalgic feeling and the pixel graphics and animation is lovely the Music is very good too.
Sadly There is not much Storytelling,Not much things to do too and gameplay is very limited but anyway the different minigames i encounter during the gameplay help me to forget this lack limits in the game, you can explore different places with point and click commands by use the mouse cursor click left/right for walk/run, click up head character for jump,click up near obstacles for climb etc
– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
Why Neon Lights Again?
Why Neon Lights Again? is a nostalgic cyberpunk shooting gallery to play with a friend or on your own. Shoot bad guys and level bosses with different weapons, fly on cars, see how story is revealed in a comic book style
In the distant future citizens of Asgard witness strange series of events. Something is in the air and it’s not just neon lights and rain (it often rains here actually). Frey(r) finds himself in an unknown street. It’s raining (of course!) but what is more troubling is a group of street gangs pointing guns at Frey!
What is going to happen? Would this involve flying cars? For Sure!
Key features:
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retro/nostalgic cuberpunk feel and a lot of easter eggs, throwback to 80-90’s (would be interesting to play with friend or family)
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hot seat mode: play with a friend like back in the days, combine various weapons and skills, compete who gets the best high score
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interesting story mode (with plot shown in comic book style) and fun survival mode (get the highest score!)
Lux Ex - Legacy
Destroy bugs and glitches in your astral body to recover data from the source of the light of your soul.
Lux Ex brings back the classic arcade expierence with no save games and limmited chances om a vertical scrolling shooter. Can you beat it?
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Procedurally Generated Waves
Every playthrough is different. Memorizing the levels are not enough, you have to really LEARN how to play;
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Play it your own way -
A wide assortment of weapons and powers that allows you to express yourself through playstyle;
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Dynamic difficulty -
The game adapts to your skill level, so as you become a better player, the game gets more challenging;
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SiN Episodes: Emergence
After rushing 24 hours total with this. I´m done. I´ve played all the maps(story i mean), fanmade, Sin 1 Source maps, EVERYTHING. (those all i could find and download). I examined every place in all maps totally. So the fun would not end.
Positive things about this game:
-AI, so much better than in any other source game, enemies can get wounded, and can´t move, just noticed that in last map i played, they kick things at you, shoots exploding barrels (and maybe kick them towards you after that), they can melee better, using head example, they throw your grenades back to you(i think, i´m not sure about this one) and they can get health from healthstations example. So it´s more challangening to fight them.
– Real player with 24.4 hrs in game
A wise woman once said “born to stink, forced to smell”. In an age where the games industry was still finding its footing, smaller studios that once battled the giants for a foothold in the mainstream had to resort to workflows and content delivery methods that were less than conventional in an attempt to secure funding. Ritual Entertainment, one such company, found themselves in this precise predicament after their generally unrewarded work on SiN and Counter-Strike left them seeking a new source of income.
– Real player with 12.3 hrs in game
Deus Ex: The Fall
Deus Ex: The Fall should be taken for what it is. A mobile entry into the Deus Ex Universe. Admittedly, I’m a fan of the universe and getting another chance to play in this world, is something I am always looking forward to. So there may be some bias.
One thing that must first be noted, is that this game is a direct port from Mobile. If you look at what the game offers from a mobile perspective, it’s pretty amazing. I wouldn’t actually want to play it on mobile, as I can’t imagine pulling off some of the stuff I do with just gestures, but hey, more power to those who want to.
– Real player with 14.6 hrs in game
After completing a masterpiece Human Revolution and writing review on it, it seemed that there was only Mankind Divided left on the horizon and that’s all, the series is complete! But no! There was one more game that is rarely talked about (like with Invisible War) – Deus Ex: The Fall. Many told me that this is crap, but it is the direct sequel to the Deus Ex: Icarus Effect book, which I liked. So, like with Invisible War, I decided to check myself, what this game is, and… things turned to be no so simple…
– Real player with 11.5 hrs in game
Eves Drop
PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING
_New Year’s Eve, 1999.
You are the head of an elite underground hacking ring, Project EVE.
Your goal: Stopping the world’s largest surveillance corporation, Big Brother, from turning into a deep-state puppet master.
You’ve spent months setting up this operation.
Tonight, at midnight, you’ll have your chance._
Physics based destruction - Launch data nodes and cybersecurity to crash them in a blaze of cyber explosions.
Upgrade your system on the fly - Crash special nodes to unlock unique powerups, anything from giant drills to bullet time.
Breach their protocols and corrupt their mainframe - Break through a series of gates to gain access to their mainframe, then find a way to destroy it.
Short and sweet runs - Random generation ensures no two runs are the same, and each one takes no more than 5 minutes to complete.
Old school techno soundtrack
Playable with 1 hand
This game is inspired by the over the top hacking sequences in movies like Hackers and Johnny Mnemonic.
You will NOT be solving puzzles
You WILL be using physics to destroy data nodes and cybersecurity, and flying around cyberspace at rapid speeds.
Made by Drew Dunaj & Jacob Mercer-Pontier
Art by Kyle Templeton
Music by Rupert Cole
Guns of Midnight
Fun game, just can’t get past that DAMN ship part. :(((
– Real player with 10.5 hrs in game
Great game. Tons of fun. I love the art style. The game play is intense and very enjoyable. Definitely worth the price.
We were given a copy of this game for review however all views are my own based on game play experience.
Full review can be found https://youtu.be/3bRWle_H6Bc
– Real player with 2.8 hrs in game