Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG

I stumbled over this game some time ago, followed how it progressed, and though it appealed to me the moment i first learned about it, i admit i was more and more hyped with every piece of info that was released. Buying this game the moment it went live is something i rarely do, but i did, and being in this game for some time now, i can't express enough how excited i am to see that the hopes i had in this game was more than justified: the developers just delivered! In my opinion, this game - so far - is in one league with D:OS and AtomRPG, so if you liked these games, you're not doing anything wrong here. Keep in mind that if you're, like me, preferring playing games with a controller, there is no gamepad support at the moment, but according to the developers will be added soon in an upcoming patch. In short: This is a masterpiece. Side note: Reading these reviews from people complaining about the dlc offered before the final release was published is more than frustrating...the developers clarified that several times in the forums that this was related to Kickstarter, so downvoting the game because of this is a shame. Furthermore, this has nothing to do with the quality of the game, so complain in the forums if you must. I strongly suggest ignoring these reviews.

This game is clearly a love letter to Fallout 2, but with an interesting original retro/futuristic setting. The writing is the game's greatest strength, at times laugh out loud funny or compelling and I had to pause to think about some of the tougher decisions. The mechanics are solid but the combat can be a bit too easy. However, there are usually multiple viable solutions to each challenge. Overall I'd recommend to any RPG fan.

I must admit it took me some time to find pleasure playing this game. But after some time I've experienced moderate plot in very detailed world. There is a lot of text to read but it creates the aura of living under the Dome. The concept of mixing together Fallout with the STALKER is really amazing. Easter eggs are really funny and nostalgic. The great advantage of this game is equipment, the weapons, the armours and the process of creating and upgrading your gear. I understand that some people don't like this game - it is really oldschool idea, but if you have a time to find a true gem - try Encased.

Gameplay is like your average turn based tactical game like Wasteland, but unlike that game, this one is incomplete. Both the developer and the publisher folded before the final update could be released. From the rumor mills on a certain other site's forums, the final patch was to add a lot of fixes to known issues but it will never see the light of day now.

Tried a few different Wings and the game is pretty much the same every time. Dialogue options don't really change things that much, and the story was unclear. Tons of abilities for guns and melee moves, but they all do similar things... the game is based on HP and fatigue. You can lay a guy out doing fatigue burning moves or take way longer trying to kill them. I was playing on tactics mode (hardest difficulty) and this heavily armored robot/stone crab with tons of HP walked repeatedly into an electric anomaly killing itself while I watched. Honestly, I keep getting very bored playing it because the system is "fake deep," with a superficial crafting system and giant inventory of useless junk. The story also drops off hard after the first big mission. Just feels like a big waste of time really.