I only play this game for the action. The story and 'horror' do nothing for me. The ai is great, weapons are varied, the melee attack is very useful, and the slow-mo is glorious. I often quicksave just before firefights and then replay them over and over trying different tactics. It never gets old. WIth a mod to disable the hud, it's just about perfect. 4/5 because it has some performance hiccups here and there despite a computer that's more than powerful enough. Overall, it's one of the best fps games in my collection. I enjoy the expansions just as much as the main game. Again, I just care about the action. I still have no clue what the story is about.
It's not what I expected. It's not what I wanted. I would have done a lot differently, but never-the-less, I like it. This game has the most gorgious landscapes I've ever seen. If you can embrace that it isn't really a shooter, but more of a linear swordplay adventure with some shooting (the guns are weak), then it can be enjoyable. I do however recommend using a gamepad and enabling autoaim to avoid a lot of frustration when shooting. I love that you can disable the hud and customize the crosshair. It's not similar to the original game and is more of a reimagining than a remake. I'm ok with that.
Influx is the video game equivalent of walking on the beach and collecting seashells. It's simple and relaxing. Other reviews explain the point of the game. If you're in the mood for excitement, this will bore you. However, I was in the mood for a peaceful game, so I'm glad I bought this. Why 3/5 stars then? It's a resource hog. The game is pretty, but it doesn't merit how sluggish my system ran. I can run other newer Unreal engine games just fine at 1080p. I had to drop this game down to 720p and even then there were intermitent pauses in gameplay and audio while things loaded. So, in short, the game is relaxing and nice, but the slow downs and pauses can get annoying (and my PC far exceeds the minimum system reqs).
I don't like this game. I wish I hadn't bought it. I knew there was no violence in this game and that's fine. I don't need violence to enjoy a game, but this game feels built around a weak concept. A little fighting would have made this game more enjoyable, but only if the controls worked better. Your character doesn't feel responsive. It's just not fun. There's a lot of dialogue and it all sounds off. I honestly can't think of one thing I like about this game. I endured it for half an hour and then uninstalled it. Some people seem to like this game. I honestly don't understand why.
The Ball annoyed me. While the enemies are a nice touch, the game is too buggy. The ball sometimes doesn't kill enemies it's launched at, or will obliterate others while barely moving. Sometimes the ball gets caught on walls. When I get injured, my screen turns red and I have to kill myself and respawn for it to go away. There's no way to manually save. The hud is useless and you can't disable it, which really bugs me. Overall, I'm not sure if I'd want this game even if it were free. Don't get me wrong, the game looks nice, the concept is good and it does have it's moments. It's not very challenging though. I always knew what I needed to do, but the game often doesn't register things correctly making the game incredibly frustrating. Unless you're incredibly patient and bored, your money is probably best spent elsewhere.
Playing this game, you'll experience deja vu. That's because you've played games like this before. There's nothing new or particularly good here. You've played better games. The slo-mo isn't as fun as Max Payne 2 or Fear, mostly due to the lack of ragdoll physics. Every criticism people have is completely valid. However, I still kind of like it. I play this when I need a diversion and don't want to think about tactics. I play it with a mod that removes the hud, which makes it more enjoyable.
This was made by the same company that made Trine (Frozenbyte). That's how I found it. Honestly, the game is only a 3/5 if you play it as is. I modded it to remove the hud and altered the camera to make it more of a 3rd person shooter than a top down shooter. After that, I liked it much more.
Shogo is from a time when games were good. It doesn't have spectacular graphics or physics, but it's fun and even challenging. Avoid frustration though and remember to quick save. I like to play without a hud. Press the "+" key until it goes away. I'm only giving it a 4/5 because it wouldn't start correctly even in Win XP until I downloaded a program called CPU-Control which let me set it to only one processor and kept it stable. Then it worked fine.
