Posted on: July 2, 2018

pwny_express

Игр: 411 Отзывов: 6

Isometric RPG goodness - with caveats

While I love this game as much as the next person, there are some glaring issues that crop up. Chiefly, the biggest problem is that you'll be going at this alone the whole way; there is no party system in the game, making some sections INSANELY difficult when they really shouldn't be (seriously, I'm being killed by STRAY DOGS over here?!), and restricting how much you can carry (which is half the fun in games like this -- unloading a ton of shit onto a hapless shopkeeper after a good long dungeon run). As well, it feels like there are way too many skills used exclusively (or mostly) for crafting things; this could have been circumvented with party members that had crafting skills of their own, but again, no party system was implemented AFAIK. I'm not asking for the world here, just a buddy or two. Even the Fallout games had that much. On the technical side, you cannot move the camera around, meaning that if something is around a corner you'll never see it until you step over it or it comes after you. Also, the mines in this game are SO overpowered; most games are forgiving in at least giving you a few chances for stepping onto explosive traps, but in this game they pretty much obliterate your poor soul if you aren't a walking tank (maybe even then as well). And spotting them apparently takes an eagle eye (which I guess is realistic, outside at least), because you have to be practically on top of them or invest everything into your perception to see them from more than a few feet away. Speaking of traps, the bear trap and net are completely useless. Have the devs ever SEEN a real bear trap?! Those things can snap leg bones and cripple people when they go off, but in here they just take a few health off and hold you in place. And the net misses so often it might as well just be a bed sheet. Overall I do like this game for what it is -- someone's first commercial game -- but there are a lot of glaring issues that really show the amateur hour production.

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Posted on: January 4, 2023

X1l3

Владелец игры

Игр: 501 Отзывов: 6

Old school isometric rpg done right...

I played this ages ago on an old panasonic toughbook CF19, before expedition was released. I loved it and got quite along way into it. It was about as close as i could hope to get to the likes of fallout 1/2, but with a lot of improvements. Fast forward to more recent times and i've re-installed it on a 51M with the expedition expansion added. I haven't got that far, but in the short time i've been back i've noticed various changes and improvements to the whole thing. The UI has been improved, a fair number of new things have been added that enhance the game, and the whole thing feels somehow more balanced and fluid than those earlier days of playing it. The devs clearly cared about what they were doing with this one, and i look forward to reaching the point where expedition opens up. The graphics and sound are decent for the genre. Once you move past the opening phase of the game and the first few missions that let you get a feel for the whole thing, the world branches out into a massive network of locatons and secrets. It rewards the strategic use of items and weapons in combat, where a seemingly impossible encounter will reveal itself to be quite easily beaten with a bit of thought beyond just trying to pile on the rounds with the biggest gun. Bring on underrail infusion. On the strength of this and the expedition pack i'm about to get to know, i can't wait for infusion to arrive. I'll definitely be be picking it up on release when it does. Props to the devs for puttign in the work on these games. From an old dog like me, it's very much appreciated :) If you love old school isometric in the style of FA1/2, then you'll pretty much guaranteed to enjoy this. Both the main game and the expansion at full price are a steal for the amount of game you get. On sale it's a no brainer to snap them up.

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Posted on: December 19, 2015

Diggfinger

Владелец игры

Игр: 282 Отзывов: 2

Return of the golden RPG-era

Until I discovered Underrail on RPGCodex.net, I had two holy rules: a) I did not play indie-games and 2) I DID NOT play early access (alpha) games. So how did this game manage to break the most sacred pillars to my fragile existence? Simple: it's awesome. It features everything I miss from an RPG-era long gone by: - Isometric, old-school, hardcore, 2D goodness - Tons of satisfying (turn-based) combat, were clever use of skills and abilities can turn the tide of battle - Classless, skill-based character development system with ENDLESS customization ability and replay value: use traps, psi-abilities, stealth, melee/ranged/laser weapons and much more to get ahead - Freedom to explore the dark, dangerous world of Underrail at your own leisure. But be aware: humanity is struggling to survive in this post-apocalyptic nightmare, so don't expect too many hugs - Deep crafting system with tons of options to get new gear In short, if you liked Fallout 1&2, Arcanum or System Shock you basically can't go wrong. So if you are on the fence about getting this masterpiece, and is still reading this far, my advice would be: get it! You won't regret it! And considering the low price and abundant content it's practically a steal. Enjoy. You thieving bastard.

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Posted on: July 17, 2022

AGlezB

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Игр: Отзывов: 20

Not for everyone

This game will never be popular in a world where players have the attention span of a squirrell, every dialog has to voiced and answers have to be crearly labeled GOOD or BAD before you can select them. UnderRail is a true RPG experience with tons of choices to make, locations to explore and enemies to kill or sneak by. You are going to make mistakes and you are going to die... a lot. You'll also wonder a lot if you made the right choice. All part of the fun. This game doesn't do all the handholding common in "modern RPGs" so here's my advice for new players: - Play at the lowest difficulty setting. - Create a new save when entering an area. - Quicksave before starting a conversation. - NPCs have personalities and circumstances. Do not expect a junkyard thug and a lone survivalist badass to react the same way to a threatening remark. - Think before you act... or save and load. The game isn't perfect but nearly 7 years after release it's still getting updates and bugfixes more or less regularly, which is more than you can say for most AAA titles with large companies behind them.

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Posted on: May 8, 2024

EwigWandernd

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Игр: 738 Отзывов: 263

For masochistic CRPG fans

Maybe I'm just bad, but I had a tough time with this game; it really made me savescum, try a hundred different approaches to an encounter and also wonder occassionally if I had fucked up my skilling 25 hours earlier. I love it. Of particular joy to me is the overall world and atmosphere, crawling through old caves, subway tunnels or bunkers/vaults and discovering what mysteries lie there is pure joy to me. (The sierra military bunker in Fallout 2 is one of my most favourite locations) The writing is solid and never caught me as much as some other CRPGs, but was still compelling enough to enjoy going through the dialogs, wonder what the different people have to tell and so on. Oh and the dry and/or absurd humour sometimes is just splendid

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