Yeah... Look, I just don't like cover-based shooters, ok? If you are used to high-skill PC shooters of the 90s you know what I'm talking about. But at least Spec Ops the Line offers some fantastic visuals and an engaging narrative which explores the old Hear of Darkness story with its own twist. I'd say if you are going to play just one cover-based shooter, make it Spec Ops. It is far from perfect but it is enjoyable. The best the most 'meh' genre has to offer
Nox is often overlooked by RPG fans ... and rightfully so :) It wouldn't be fair to say that Nox doesn't have any historical value. It's a great case to study "what makes an RPG?" as it hits so many points on the RPG-elements checklist but is never makes it to be considered an RPG at the slightest. It just feels that the developers treated RPG mechanics as an actual checklist pushed down by management and never intended for gameplay to revolve around said mechanics. The only character development choice you make is when you pick the starting class. Leveling up raises the stats in a pre-determined way. The story is there but it serves as little purpose as it does in classic DooM games. Once you start the chapter you can forget about the short briefing entirely. Going down the RPG checklist there are even NPC interactions and dialogs... well monologues. Interacting with some NPCs will give you a couple of sentences of poorly voiced text and that's it. Well sometimes you will run into a shop. That's an RPG thing, right? Balance and core mechanics are all over the place. You never feel like your character is really progressing. Spells cost a lot of mana and have a warmup delay (animation is somewhat cool I must admit) and one would expect that magic should wreck havoc but it is actually nothing to write home about (apart from fireball spell) - it's faster to just beat most enemies with a stick. There is a wide variety of utility spells but a lot of them are close to useless or are not worth the effort to switch to in combat that is a little bit too fast for such decisions. As a final word, expect a top-down arcade (yes, there is even plenty of platforming!) instead of an action-RPG and you might feel less disappointed. If you are going in for the later, it's best to skip this title for something better. Unless you feel like locating secrets hidden behind destructible walls as a core gameplay mechanic is your thing.
even though unbalanced is the name of the game this is going to be a fun and unique experience even if you don't have the patience to beat the game
repetitive gameplay loops great mood and characters
It's surprising to see such low overall ratings. It's a solid 4 at the very least.
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What is there to say? It's ADoM! It is the must-play for any RPG fan. True that it focuses on combat and survival like a true rouge-like should, but it also provides a very unique adventuring experience. Discovering new things both perilous and beneficial is what will make you love venturing into Drakalor Chain valley again and again.
