...so far it is a 4 star game. Not solid 4 stars, but it's pretty good. I really like the setting and world. I enjoy the look and the mood. Characters are OK, somewhat fleshed out (some much more than others of course) and missions etc seem good and logic. Graphics and sounds are really good, IMHO, and I enjoy both what it looks like and what it sounds like. Character voice overs are better than most similar games, really good at some places. Gameplay is interesting. Interesting places/locations, and, since I haven't played so much, it is exciting and there are lots of "new" things/places to see most all the time. But, the negative parts - and this might become better or worse after playing more: 1. There is no First Person View. Only Third Person. I didn't really expect that. It becomes really clunky at times, especially in small rooms. In battle it doesn't really matter, but running around and picking stuff up is a hit-and-miss. Someone at another forum said a First Person View would mean much more graphics - but then again: I'd rather take lower quality graphics JUST to have that view. Playability is worth much more than cool looks. 2. A bit too much menus. One-hand weapons, two-hand weapons, long-range... why not just lesser amount of weapons and one menu? Do I really need to horde all this stuff? 3. WAY too long dialogues and movies... in the beginning I thought I'd bought an animated movie and not a game... 2 and 3 doesn't matter. I'll get used to it, and you can click away... (though ESC doesn't work, you need to use enter and/or backspace, which is, again, clunky). However, the view makes it super difficult to play sometime... I REALLY HOPE I will get used to this - and if it keeps being fun, and I get used to it, then it might become a five star game (if it impresses me more, though...) But now, it has a tendency to move towards a 3 star... If you want Fallout 3 or Skyrim action, you'll get a similar world - but NOT similar controls.
This game really proves that great graphics and perfect music and SFX is NOT what makes a great game. I´ve spent countless dollars on countless games since I discovered GOG. But this is probably the most expensive game that I enjoy. Neo Scavanger is more like how I hoped Wasteland 2 to be - a realistic Fallout type of game, that is slow paced. The mood is spooky and mysterious. It feels like I´m back in the 80s with solo roleplaying books and Mars Saga on the C64. But it´s much more than that... The mechanics feels more optimized than most other games out there. And I keep coming back to this game - which I can´t say I do with most others... Neo Scavanger is interesting, controversial, dark and fun! There´s only one drawback and that´s the save system. But since even the creator of the game knows that, it´s nothing to do anything about - just live with backups. :)
The points are a bit too low on this game. It´s actually pretty nice - though the price is high, and of course, the amount of fun gameplay you can have is limited. The main problem with this game is that it becomes too easy, too fast. As soon as you start to make money, there are no real problems to tackle - and most of the city becomes a bit messy. If there just was something more at the end of play to make it more exciting, like a few more buildings, negative effects of too many mines etc - then this game would be much more fun. I enjoy the simple graphics and music, and I enjoy the simple gameplay. Though it is TOO simple, and to the regular price it is just too expensive.
Well - not as great as I thought. Don´t get me wrong - it´s a cool game! But at this price-tag, it should be more than "cool". Story, graphics, music etc., is all fine by me. I love the setting, and it´s neatly crafted. There are some major flaws though, which makes it difficult for me to play more than just small bits at a time. 1. The interface/controls are very messy. The camera (very "upwards") and crew-control is just not good. I understand that it´s a party-game with turn-based system - but controlling the camera with WASD and the crew with the mouse is simple put: totally opposite from what we´re used to today. It´s messy! 2. The skills system is kind of nice with simple points. Though the skills themselves doesn´t make any sense at all. Some skills are general to extreme - and some are split up in absurdity. It feels like the skill system is in beta-test stage, and that´s not a good thing. 3. The inventor. Oh boy... It´s so messy that I just simply shoot anything instead of using items. Who has time to figure out what all those tiny icons mean anyway? Too much, too cluttery and, again, very messy. I haven´t even come close to trading since everything has to be pooled around and - well, it gets pretty frustrating after a while. Those three major complaints make the game difficult to enjoy. And I SOO much want to enjoy this game! It´s just so sad that the developers has such a gem hidden in there - but controls, inventory and skills makes it so damn hard to find. Well... maybe Wasteland 3 is better, but frankly - it will be tough for me to pay for that...
