Dex

I really like this game, a game about choice and consequences. You can feel the dev put their best efforts doing it. The world is well made, the voice acting is one of the strong side of this game. The actor are great and, without them you will not have the same experience for sure. The other strong side is the story, expecially the end. But i won't say a word, i don't want to spoil it. The gameplay is good, a mix between platform and old school beat-them-up. You can punch, jump, cover and protect, shoot, hack camera and stuff. You have different kind of weapons and three armor you can get by exploring the world. I liked the DA of the game and the main character is endearing. Dialogue are written with humour when needed. Exploring the city is essential, you will learn more about the world, and gain xp by doing side quests. Side quests that a all really good. Not the fedex type, but story driven. And, your choice in dialogue and how you abord the quest will impact the end. Took me less than 10 hours to finish. Some blackspot : the IA have some issues. The shooting system could be better. I feel like there is missing something to be satisfying. In conclusion : If you like old school game, cyberpunk with a good story and a solid world, go for it.

While the combat and the hacking become very repetitive after a while, the writing and the well designed world make Dex a great experience. Thanks to the interesting sidequests and the many secrets, I'd say the game is even worth to re-visit after one playthrough.

I think this is the first time I review a game, so bear with me. I've been gaming very rarely for the last 10 years, for lack of time. I have lately got a Steam Deck, which has allowed me to attempt to catch up. I have 1000s of games to try; most don't hold my attention more than 20mn. I found myself going back to Dex, and I did finish it, something rare for me. No individual part of Dex is good, but the different aspects mesh into a game that holds itself together better than most. The best parts which drag it out of the mud and into the greats: the artistic direction and the story. Neither will stand out immediately, but the artistic direction has this Eu-sci-fi touch, and lived feeling. The story has some original touches and is neat, the characters memorable, and their individual stories are touching enough to provoke emotion. The voice acting is really way better than anything you can expect from a small studio. The worst parts: Hacking sequences are no better than gamejams. Unimaginative levels, difficulty all over the place, very basic mechanics and run-of-the-mill graphics and sound effects. It completely feels like those sequences were an afterthought, and I often found myself thinking, "this isn't fun!" while playing. It's telling that I was willing to put myself through those to continue the story, though! Outside of hacking, action sequences are also barely passable. Combat works by cheese, which isn't very fun. Running and jumping animations have great keyframes that are very dynamic, but the movement itself is stiff. It's not _bad_, but there is room for improvement. I'll be looking at the next game by this studio/people. If they can keep the same level of polish for the story and the graphics, and upgrade the action (or make a turn-based game without action), then I'll be incredibly interested. If not, I'll still be interested! I enjoyed Dex better than a hundred others. Thank you for concocting this neat game!

Action adventure 2D platforming with RPG elements, you could say is a mix of Castlevania with Shadowrun,, maps are small, your arsenal is limited and your fists are your most trusted weapon, , but don't let the small scale deceive you, the game is very well crafted, the zones are packed full with secrets to find and characters to meet, and your interactions can have varying degrees of results on sidequests, there's a hacking minigame that is literally that, you hack into thinks and traverse the "cyberspace" gathering intel and resources while fighting security systems with twin stick shooting mechanics, these sections are rarely hard, and they all serve a mission purpose, if the game just wants you to read flavor text you won't have to suffer through a minigame like in Deus ex. The art style is gorgeos and the music doesn't lag behind, with really nice voice acting, Overall the game is fantastic, only encountered a bug and it solved by reloading a previous save file. can't recommend it hard enough to fans of the genre.

If you love pixelated graphics and cyberpunk vibes, this game is for you. Everything's is perfect, from the soundtrack to the story. It's one of the few games where I tried to complete EVERY achievement.