Dex

I got Dex free from GoG. I never installed it until recently. A really great side scrolling action game. I wish the developers made more similar games.

Had this game for a few years now, thought it was about time I left a review. A side scrolling light RPG with lots of that oh-so-good Cyberpunk charm. The controls become intuitive very quickly and the combat is pretty simple but satisfying. I love exploring the areas, I enjoyed the dialogue and the refreshingly straightforward story is executed very well. There is absolutely NO reason not to try this one. At it's full price, it's still a good investment and definitely worth your time checking out if you're a fan of side scrollers or cyberpunk in general.

Basically a deus ex like game in 2D. None of the games mechanics are revolutionary, neither is the storyline. If you are okay with playing a copy cat then go with it. I definitely enjoyed finishing it! @Linux Users: Please be aware that the difficulty of black hole traps in cyberspace depends on you machine's performance. It's nearly impossible to avoid them on slower machines and thus makes some things inaccessible. Even though it was very annoying I was able to finish the game.

When I bought the game, I half expected it to be similar to like Deus Ex considering the setting and the main character. Now that I finished playing it, I can say it's not exactly the same and it shouldn't be. It's a fine game on it's own. I had a lot of fun playing the game. Seeing the awesome locations and the interesting characters you meet is nice. Especially the side-quests, it gave me that witcher 3 vibe. Not a 'get me x amount of that', but a story behind every side quest. That's what makes a game interesting. Also nice that in some side-quests you get to make different choices how a quest turns out. Really cool. A downsider point is the character building. I noticed that during my playthrough I had to become something of everything, a hacker foremost, an assassin and with some types of enemies a straightforward fighter. But perhaps it's because of my gameplay. Another point that I didn't like but is constructive feedback is that the main character only speaks during the cutscenes. Perhaps because of budget reasons, but it would be even better to have the main character's portrait pop up and with her speaking out the lines you select. To make you bond some more with the main character. Looking back I can say this is a must have for every gamer that likes 2D action games and making meaningful choices. From an indie game developer I didn't expect this amount of quality.

----- ENGLISH REVIEW ----- I rarely play side scrolling games, I’ve got Dex because it is cyberpunk and it was discounted, but I’ll buy it even if not now that I played it. This game it’s a pearl, great voice acting for the characters, a good number of implants to upgrade the character, a good choice of weapons and 3 extra armors (love them all). I found the hacking mini game very interesting and fun (for example I didn’t like the Deus Ex games hacking). It also have great music, and a good number of side quests. It took me 15 hours to finish it, I didn’t found everything but I did almost all side quests, so it is not a short game. ----- RECENSIONE ITALIANA ----- Gioco raramente a giochi a scorrimento laterale, ho acquistato Dex perché ha ambientazione cyberpunk ed era in sconto, ma lo comprerei anche a prezzo pieno ora che l’ho giocato. Questo titolo è una perla, ottimo doppiaggio (inglese), un buon numero di impianti per potenziare il personaggio, una buona scelta di armi e 3 armature extra (le amo tutte). Ho trovato il mini gioco dell’hacking interessante e divertente (per esempio non mi è piaciuto quello nei giochi di Deus Ex). Ha anche una bella colonna sonora e un buon numero di quest secondarie. Ho impiegato 15 ore per finirlo, non trovato tutto ma ho fatto quasi tutte le quest secondarie, quindi non è un gioco corto.