ArcRunner is solidly mid, but one of the better indie roguelites. Quite shallow, feels like something is lacking. The strengths of the game shine through quite well however, it's graphically stylish. Gameplay is frantic, fast, has an addictive progression loop and is as a whole quite fun, especially with friends. Ran smoothly the whole way through, and had no major bugs or glitches. That being said, it has some flaws. The AI is lacking. Variety could be a bit better, campaign does not have quite enough level or enemy design or real length for that matter. Having to play through the same areas multiple times gets annoying fast, and feels like an absolute drag to prolong the game. It is a roguelite however, I don't mind it being that, but the basic gameplay loop has to be compelling enough to justify dying, trying again, upgrading and improving. Here it doesn't do that too well. Story is weak and pretty straightforward as well. Some later areas were so damn bright, it was hard to see enemy projectiles, I get the whole cool cyberpunk esthetic, but it was too much. All in all, the game will definitely appeal to some. As an indie roguelite it's up there, as a third person sci-fi shooter it's quite mid.
It is a very linear game made to feel like your choices matter. The atmosphere is nice, the visuals are great, the music and dialogue are immersive, but it is very short and the ending is a bit underwhelming. On a sale you'll have a great experience for like 4 hours as there is not much replay value. It's a great intoduction to newer gamers and it is especially fun to play with kids, tho there is strong language. Also a pet turtle, what else could u want?
As the title implies. They probably couldn't have made it better than they have. It's not a game, it's something that pretty much everyone should experience at their own pace. Now that it is this cheap you cannot, I repeat, cannot scroll past it. Buy it and enjoy every single minute of this wonderful actionpacked open world rpg.
