Finally finished it. It's great. The story and the mechanics both work wonderfully. My only complaint would be that during the middle of the game, the fights can get a bit too hectic since your options of Functions (spells) out of Turn are a bit too limited. It also has a great NewGame+ mode.
For me, the changes in this sequel are right up my alley. The masks have a big impact now, they make characters very different. This gives levels more replay value. I enjoy the way the game throws some "gimmick" levels at you to keep it fresh.
This game is certainly the most polished of the franchise. I personally enjoyed it the most out of the three. It is a lot more open and feels really great - but I think the part that most amazed me (and makes me STILL play it) is the emergent gameplay. Every once in a while, a wave of anomalous energy will hit the region. You HAVE to get into cover during that, or you will die - but so does every human NPC. In the middle of a battle with mercenaries when the air-raid siren anounces the wave? You will ALL have to get into cover. It makes for such great stories. For added fun, look to modding. I personally don't mod my games much, but there is one for this game that makes these anomaly waves even more interestint - it makes it so that every human NPC caught in the wave gets turned into a mindless zombie. So, overall: this is just plain great. The feel of scavenging, of surviving, of becoming more badass not through leveling up, but through getting better gear and making better decisions is very strong in this one.
This is pretty fun. I've sunk about two hours into it, so I can't quite talk about longevity, but from what I can see it does have a lot of replay-value even once you unlocked everything. The upgrades are well-thought out. The art-style is to my liking, the music is appropriate (if a bit to "loopy") and the combat itself is suitably tactical. All in all, a fun addition to the roguelight genre. The only real problem I can find is the fact you can't rebind the keys at all, which is problematic. Especially since you can't rebind it to not use the mouse, making it hard to play on a laptop in a train, for example. Also, the resolution options are a bit lacking. So yeah, a fun, well-designed rougelight 2D beat'em-up only held back by its lack of options.
Title says it all, really - it's a lot of fun, has some really fun gameplay mechanics considering the gun-as-a-turret idea, but it is a bit too short for my taste. Definitely worth the money, though.
This is seriously great. The characters all feel very different, and you will find one that feels right to you. My only real complaint is that it can drag on a bit at times and the interface isn't as informative as it could be.
This is a hard one! The sidemissions are horribly boring and to many things feel copypasted. Weapon degradation is way overdone, to the point that you can watch some guns rust while you fire them. The story isn't exactly great, and unless you use some crazy weapon combination, combat feels by the numbers. So why is this such a good game? Because when you do use that crazy weapon combo, it feels great. It probably has the best videogame flamethrower of all time! It has some poignant things to say about the nature of war and, like a few other games, was inspired by Heart of Darkness. In the end, though, it's because of emergent gameplay. Your malaria striking in the middle of a firefight, forcing you to dodge into an alleyway to recover. Your RPG malfunctioning, sending the rocket spinning at your feet. It's great, and it's horrible.
Sure, the idea is neat, especially having different liquids. But the atrocious camera makes it almost impossible to actually know what's going on before it happens. Devolves quickly into trial and error gameplay. Also runs like crap - I know liquid physics are hard to do, but that kind of framerate drop makes this an even harder sell.
