It's clear to see that Guard Duty is a passion project by a small group of talented individuals. The game is short but oozes passion. It can be completed in about 3 to 4 hours, at times I had to look at a walkthrough as some bits were difficult to find but on the whole, it's an enjoyable game. There are two timelines as advertised however this should have been expanded upon, the last act was good but did feel a wee bit rushed. Overall, I'd recommend Guard Duty to anyone who is into Point and Click adventure games. The game isn't too serious but has a good blend of humour mixed in with a decent, but short story.
Being a fan of Star Control and The Ur-Quan Masters, I was delighted to see this game on Steam, as a preorder. The moment it came on Steam, I preordered it... What a mistake! Ignoring all the background drama with Stardock, this game is unbelievable bland! It's like they took the story of SC2 and remixed it. It's kinda like a poor man's mobile version of SC2. Music and artwork are fantastic. Most of the aliens are voice, most of the minor aliens are not. The game becomes a huge grind after a few hours, the map is a mess. Even though this game went through a beta, they only tested the ship battles in Beta. They could have corrected most of the bugs and flaws from the single player campaign if they allowed for the first few missions to be tested in Beta. Lots of minor bugs, bad designs, and unpolishedness bring this game down. The game is memory intensive and buggy. I have 16gb of memory and it uses 9gb, as well as a massive swapfile. It crashes when on planets.. I am hopeful that this will be patched but it should have been picked up in Beta. After being on GoG for many years, this is the first review that I felt that I had to write! As difficult as it is for me, I recommend that you avoid this game for now. As much as I wanted to buy this game, it's just too underdeveloped, buggy, and boring! Instead, download The Ur-Quan Masters and have a blast!
