Posted on: December 19, 2017
synthohol
Zweryfikowany użytkownikGry: 127 Opinie: 6
Overrated and not as 6 DOF as expected
I bought the game after reading many comments praising it as THE part of the Aqua series. While I can see its potential, it is actually a weak game. In its vanilla state, some missions are unbeatable due to hidden timers which run out before you actually reach your destination and unbalanced weapons and hit points. The AD augmented mod by spekkio-kun fixes A LOT of bad mission design, balance issues and bugs and makes the game what it supposedly should have been. But even then it is average at best. While most missions of the first third of the game are a nice mixture of fast-paced shooting, strategic action and even a little bit of management simulation, it instantly becomes tedious after that which is a solid mood killer. About the 6 DOF: You can actually do unterwater loopings and go in all six directions but to make it a true 6 DOF game, I expect strafing and up/down movement to be part of controls instead of being limited to forward and backward movement with pitching and yawing. Sounds and graphics are outdated but still have their charm, no complaint about that. Positive things about the game: Music and especially the narrative. Music hits you with space type 1990's techno during missions, as catchy as it can get. Narrative was always interesting up to the point where I left the game once and for all. Luckily syncing was not a thing 20 years ago so there is no terrible voice acting runining the atmosphere. In contrast to successor games, AD appears to requires you to use all present game mechanics continuously, e.g. switching off your engine or using EMP weapons to fight certain enemies. This is actually satisfying as it improves gameplay. Given it is the oldest game of thee series and laid the foundation, I rate this as the second best in the Aqua series after AquaNox and before AquaNox2. Nevertheless I do not recommend Archimedean Dynasty as it requires heavy modifications to be in a playable state and even then is not very enjoyable.
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