UnderRail

For a game that's proclaimed to be a spiritual successor to the glorious Fallout series I wish they stick with original more. Some aspects of game get repetitive and boring quite soon. No fast travel, seriously? Wait what, because there was none in Fallout? I am sorry, but there was. The thrill of wandering through the fallout wastelands in hope for some special encounters will not be forgotten... And here, they didn't even bother adding a map. I like how some skills affect others, that's definitely a nice touch (say, developing one type of psionic power adds a small bonus to other types etc). However some skills feel outright redundant, being there only to add the illusion of complexity (two different lockpicking skills, I am looking at you). Same goes to armor types: OK, I could understand physical, cold and fire resistances (yeah, some magic smuggled in here), but characterizing armor protection with respect to projectile speed?!. Yep, force field emitters (basically a protective aura) have 5 different types of resistance - melee, bullets from pistol, bullets from rifles, laser and plasma projectiles... So the developers expect us to go home before every serious fight and change dresses? And don't forget - no fast travel, so it's 15 screens away - chop-chop :) Around 10 different types of fish to catch and even more animal parts to gather - nice. Most of them produce exactly the same chemical components - not so nice. I could go on forever but the idea is: a good chunk of the game's complexity feels extremely artificial. Oh, plus a restricted trading... Finally - forget about the story, for there is none. The characters are plain and boring, the quests are mostly one-step Fedex or GoKill (with some great exceptions that are few and far between) and, honestly, I didn't feel attached to any group I sided with during the gameplay. So why 4 stars? Well... It still brings back good memories and it *DOES* resemble fallout, much more than any of Bethesda attempts.

Excellent game.

I've spent around 50 hours with this so far, and it's definitely one of the best games in the past decade. Styg deserves a medal for this.

This is it! After Bethesda stole the Fallout franchise and turned it into a casual game your neighbor's tween can finish (on console!), an indie studio had to step up and deliver us the spiritual successor. Lovely isometric graphics, high difficulty, deep character development, interesting side quests, complicated map system...what else do you need? I will tell you what: you need a pen and a paper, because you will be making a lot of notes about things. And one more thing. Grab the expansion and finish it BEFORE going to the Deep Caverns. You're welcome.

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