Posted on: April 28, 2018

Rubberband.971

Игр: 202 Отзывов: 8

An average game, didn't finish it

I'm an old man. I started playing grid-based games on my ZX81 (3D Monster Maze) and have played every single one of them that was worth playing. Whilst I enjoyed the concepts initially, it was pretty much a cookie cutter reskin with some tweaks. Nothing really stood out, even the quite excellent graphics, so I just found myself feeling like the game was just lacking something. The microscopic movement delays made it feels like I wasn't quite in control of my character and it led to me feeling like combat was sluggish and stacked unfairly. I often felt unfairly boxed in by the enemies and the aoe attacks, whilst novel, just always seem to hit too often. The combat areas feel too tight and combined with the sluggish movement I just didn't get any joy from combat which ultimately why I enjoy these games as I love the mastery of the abilities with the movment. If I hadn't played Grimrock and Grimrock 2, I would have enjoyed this more.

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Posted on: November 21, 2024

Desjay

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Игр: 408 Отзывов: 1

Ridiculous

Some of the puzzles are just f***ing stupidly difficult, making you die and load over and over and over and over again. I like puzzles, but not to where they're absolutely frustrating.

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Posted on: April 20, 2023

seanwood7777

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Игр: 581 Отзывов: 93

Grimrock Shock

You like grid based first person dungeon crawlers like Grimrock? Well this is that, but different. Instead of having a party of 4, you are solo, and the combat is more weighty. Attacks aren't instant like they are in Grimrock, there's a slight delay to all attacks. This game is definitely harder than Grimrock, at least combat wise. Vaporum, however, introduces the Bioware Tactical Pause Time™ system where you can toggle the flow of time, and can advance it by holding LShift, moving, or taking an action while it is enabled. It can help with tougher combat scenarios, and some trickier time sensitive puzzles. Then you have your gadgets, which is essentially your magic. Gadgets you have to find throughout the levels, and have about 4 ranks each, becoming more powerful and costing more energy to cast with each rank. You can specialize as a dual wielding maniac, a gunslinger, a mage, a tanky shield knight, or a little bit of everything. (I was a blunt weapon dual wielding battlemage maniac) Like Grimrock, you have your various enemies to fight, traps to avoid, puzzles to solve, and secrets to find. The game is a bit stingy with restorative items, so make sure to make good use of the lifesteal gadget when you find it, and probably get 3 points in the school that gives you up to 25% max hp regen at the 3rd rank. Vaporum certainly has Bioshock on the mind in it's aesthetic and plot. The protagonist is an amnesiac in a Steampunk world, returns to the place where he once lived, crazy scientists discover some eldritch energy that drives everyone insane, and all that jazz. You aren't a big daddy, but you are A dad, and are wearing somewhat massive armor, and the protagonist's daughter resembles a little sister, so close enough. Plus, the shotgun and sledgehammer wielding thugs have a fair resemblance to a certain Bioshock staple. I shall nickname them.... "Massive Fathers" I like Grimrock a good deal better, but Vaporum is cool too, if a bit frustrating at times....

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Posted on: May 12, 2018

Darious

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Игр: 58 Отзывов: 3

Nothing really special

Nothing really special here. The devs understand the formula behind games like Legend of Grimrock, but they lack any real spark.

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Posted on: September 6, 2020

TheStaremaster

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Игр: 401 Отзывов: 2

Pretty good modern Dungeon Crawler

Pretty good game, I'd say about on par with Grimrock 1. The game is not too long, but about the perfect length for the content. While the game is very fun in the beginning, it does start to become a bit stale as the environment does not change much and you are only controlling one character. While the art style is nice, it doesn't really sell the idea of a giant tower as you are always confined to insides without windows or anything to sell you the idea. The story is okay, but the voice actors are a bit hit and miss. This may sound a bit more negative than it is: The game is a fun dungeon crawling experience which you kinda don't get otherwise. Everything works and the puzzles and combat are fun. So overall, definitly recommended if you have played Grimrock and/or like a nifty Steampunk aesthetic.

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