Posted on: September 10, 2008

Lodin

Игр: 313 Отзывов: 1

How all giant robot games should be made

Hey Monolith! Remember back when you used to make fun games like this, Blood and No One Lives Forever? Games that actually had humor in them despite being about secret agents, giant robots and undead cultists. All you do these days is make new verions of FEAR and they're really missing something. It might be that you think shoving your game full of scary little girls instead of humor makes them good but it really doesn't. Anyway, Shogo is all about running around in giant mech suits and blowing stuff up or running around as the mech driver and blowng the same stuff up only in smaller areas. The game mimics Japanese manga and anime visuals very well down to even having a cheesy J-pop song during the intro. The graphics are a bit dated but they still have a distinct style and everything runs great at higher resolutions. If you're just looking for a fun little FPS that doesn't take itself very seriously but lets you blow up giant robots this is a pretty good choice.

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Posted on: July 2, 2015

jsilver42

Владелец игры

Игр: 504 Отзывов: 6

Doesn't hold up.

I wanted to like this game; I really did. Old-school FPS with giant robots, developed by the same guys who made FEAR and No One Lives Forever? Sign me the fuck up. Unfortunately, it's just not very good. Enemy AI is *terrible*, to the point where they often will not notice if you shoot their partners right next to them, and they will never see you through a window. (The latter is an issue that even a game like Duke Nukem 3D, which came out two years earlier, didn't have.) At the same time, even the grunts with pistols and other small arms can easily kill you in a couple shots, meaning that quick-saving before every encounter is practically required. There is also almost no enemy variety; you'll face recolors of the same couple of models over and over. Possibly worst of all is the presence of escort missions in a game where NPC AI barely functions. I had to go through one section half a dozen times because the character I was escorting kept glitching through an elevator that was the only way down. (I guess OSHA doesn't exist on Cronus.) To the game's credit, the mecha sections are somewhat fun, and some of the weapon designs are unique. Also, some of the dialogue is pretty funny, although I had trouble telling whether the voice acting was bad on purpose or not. Overall, though, I came away feeling that Monolith ran out of time or money or both, and just released a half-assed version of the game so that they might get *something* out of it.

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Posted on: September 21, 2008

xooiid

Владелец игры

Игр: 75 Отзывов: 2

FPS Fan Grab

I picked this up as a blind buy, hoping to find a deep and powerful FPS shooter, something along the lines of Half-Life meets Robotech. What I got was a manic, if a bit cheap, run-of-the-mill FPS. PRO: The weapons are plentiful, the combat switches from frantic shoot-em-all gameplay in the mechs to duck-and-cover while on foot, which is a nice change of pace. Some of the later puzzles start to get challenging, and there's no keycard crap to put up with. The voiceovers work quite well, and very little of it sounds forced. CON: The story starts off good, but ends up becoming a confusing mess later on. The weapon drops are so plentiful you almost never have to worry about running out of ammo and being forced to go to melee mode. The enemy A.I. can turn from brain dead to genius at the drop of a hat, which makes the difficulty curve akin to a Six Flags rollercoaster. There's not much atmosphere, and the lack of a map can make things confusing in the later levels. The vehicle mode in your mech is near-useless. And the ending is a letdown. FINAL SAY: If you're a fan of FPS games, mechs, and wants something new to sink a couple of hours into, this is the game to get. If you're new to the FPS scene, then it's best to start with something different.

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Posted on: December 14, 2008

jcangany

Владелец игры

Игр: 60 Отзывов: 3

Underrated and very fun

This one has a lot of personality. Quirky characters, engaging storyline, and lots of action, Shogo really stands out. It is obviously anime inspired, and I think that turned out to be a great decision (albeit not a popular one, if I recall correctly, sales wise). One of my favorite shooters, absolutely, even if it is very short.

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Posted on: June 2, 2020

wobblingjester

Владелец игры

Игр: 24 Отзывов: 1

Resets ClearType text settings

If you try to run this on a modern instance of Windows, you'll find that for some reason your ClearType text settings will end up undone! Odd, to be sure. After running the application, I noticed the text within my browser became particularly thin, spidery and difficult to read. This persisted through a restart. Had to look up what setting made text more clear in Windows. Confirmed it is ClearType. Re-ran the wizard and lo! text was restored to readable levels. Just a heads up.

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