The sexy villain and the ridiculous story and writing can be charming for a while, but the game has a lot of issues, like: - unsatisfying gunplay, - frustrating controls, especially ladder climbing, jumping, opening doors and containers can all suffer from jank, - you can get killed by furniture doors or get stuck in the environment quite often. - The enemy AI and animations are really bad and fighting some of the faster enemies can be very frustrating, although I got better at killing the enemies I never felt any satisfaction from the fights, which is a major issue for a game of this genre. - There are some really boring parts where I had no fun at all (all the underwater parts). - Lackluster final boss fight (very easy to cheese). Some levels had interesting elements, like using computers to disable security systems or infiltrating an area in disguise, but they are interrupted with cheap nonsense that is thrown your way, like a part where you control a vehicle, that has really awful controls or enemies spawning around you endlessly. Overall I do not recommend this game unless you really need an FPS and you have played all the better ones already. That being said some people really seem to have enjoyed the game, so maybe it is just not my gem.
This is a nice and short (cca 4 hours) game with good environmental story telling. There are some light puzzles and platforming elements, I wished the controls were a bit more polished, the jumping felt a bit stiff, but served the purpose. There is a great locomotion mechanism where you can turn into a bird and fly, which felt good and made the open world exploration quick and fun. The main selling point is the atmosphere and writing. The game relies a lot on written text to explain the purpose of your journey. I really liked the short story and the way it was presented. There is no voice acting in this game. The sound and music fit well and support the atmosphere. I also liked the environment and overall visual design. The game is not long enough for the scenery to become repetitive and some welcomed variety is actually present. I just wished that the one still human populated part of the map would have more human NPCs. As it is now, the humans seem a bit out of place in this world, not really forming a believable functional social environment, even for a post-apocalyptic magical world like this, which was a bit immersion breaking for me. I hit zero bugs, glitches or technical issues. The game seem to be well polished. At least for AMD GPUs. I played on Linux (Fedora 35). I do not like numbered ratings, so I gave this 4/5, but it does not really mean anything other then "I liked it". If you have played the game Journey before and liked it and do not mind reading some text then this is likely a game for you. If you want something relaxing with a bit of world exploration this could also be a game for you. However if you are looking for a good platformer with tight controls and interesting puzzles then look somewhere else.
If you liked Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 1 and 2 then you will absolutely love this game. It is improvement in basically every aspect. Levels are still very big and interesting to play through and provide good variety of environments. Sound effects and visuals are as Star Wars as possible: blasters, light sabers, stormtroopers, ships... everything looks and sounds "starwarsish". The level design can be a bit confusing at times and may require backtracking to look for that one "switch" that you missed somewhere and given how big the levels are this can be a bit frustrating. Levels also contain environmental puzzles and secrets that are fun to solve and search for. There is also a lot of platforming (make sure to save/quicksave a lot). Guns are all good and fun to shoot but the lightsaber is the absolute highlight of the game. It feels extremely satisfying to use and if accompanied by special powers that you gain as you play the game it makes you feel like a true Jedi. Battles in this game are so much fun and make the game very re-playable. The story and characters are not bad at all and provide good context for all the action and platforming that is happening on the screen. It looks like they worked on the script more than in the previous entries and I really liked the main character. However, do not expect the story to be perfect, it still has some of the B movie vibe the previous entries had, but the voice acting and overall story telling is better in this one. The game has more difficulty levels including those suitable for new players, but the platforming may be a bit challenging if you do not have much experience with 3d action games (and even if you do :) ). Still, I would recommend this game to anyone who likes Star Wars and/or 3d action games. Pros: - interesting level design - sound and music - very satisfying combat - highly re-playable Cos: - backtracking in some levels
It was fun for some time. I played it in several cca 20-30 min sessions over longer period of time until I finished all 10 levels of the game and the final boss. Then I played it some more (it has new game+) to unlock everything in the game. However the game got really repetitive, especially after I defeated the final boss once. The randomized nature of the levels does not mix things up enough and the levels feel almost the same every time you play them. Co-op multi-player is a great addition and recommended way to play. I would score it 3/5 if you have someone to play it with and 2/5 if not. Pros: - co-op multi-player - single player is somewhat enjoyable too - different unlockable abilities and character traits to keep you motivated even after you die again and again (some abilities are very fun to use) - beating the game for the first time is satisfying Cons: - after you kill the main boss for the first time the game becomes much less interesting and trying to unlock everything makes the game overstay it's welcome - I could only play it in shorter sessions because the game becomes repetitive quickly (I can imagine that most people will loose patience with the game before they finish it for the first time) - basic attacks lack impact and the battles are not very satisfying
