Wow, this game was incredibly lackluster. Gas Powered had a huge opportunity with this game and they blew it big time. The gameplay is so simplistic and repetitive I found myself just tuning out and not even really being "in the game".
The controls are total ass. Not being able to shoot while moving is ridiculous (as many have pointed out already). Dodging is poorly implemented as you need to move the mouse cursor in the direction you want to dodge, taking your cursor away from the action. Melee attacks can be unresponsive. Overall just feels very clunky. The story lacked substance and was extremely generic.
No loot? What the hell were they thinking. Getting new weapons at set points in the game just blows. The upgrade system is extremely basic and you never really feel that much "more powerful".
Sure, the explosions are fun and the physics effects are nice, but even they could have been better with more variety.
The graphics are passable but nothing that hasn't been done before and the environments are all so similar it looks like they just slapped everything together from a tileset library.
People expecting a Dungeon Siege in space romp will be sorely disappointed. I really enjoyed Dungeon Siege II and this game isnt even close to being in the same league.
With the very few pluses this game offers (some nice animations, mindlessly blasting things can be fun for a while), I could not recommend this game to anyone while there are so many other games out there that do things so much better (think Shadowgrounds: Survivor).
/end rant
The controls are total ass. Not being able to shoot while moving is ridiculous (as many have pointed out already). Dodging is poorly implemented as you need to move the mouse cursor in the direction you want to dodge, taking your cursor away from the action. Melee attacks can be unresponsive. Overall just feels very clunky. The story lacked substance and was extremely generic.
No loot? What the hell were they thinking. Getting new weapons at set points in the game just blows. The upgrade system is extremely basic and you never really feel that much "more powerful".
Sure, the explosions are fun and the physics effects are nice, but even they could have been better with more variety.
The graphics are passable but nothing that hasn't been done before and the environments are all so similar it looks like they just slapped everything together from a tileset library.
People expecting a Dungeon Siege in space romp will be sorely disappointed. I really enjoyed Dungeon Siege II and this game isnt even close to being in the same league.
With the very few pluses this game offers (some nice animations, mindlessly blasting things can be fun for a while), I could not recommend this game to anyone while there are so many other games out there that do things so much better (think Shadowgrounds: Survivor).
/end rant