Recent reviews by Guntrigger

Tried this due to the free weekend. Abundant problems. Crash a few seconds into the first cutscene. Second try, there are missing textures in UI elements and the character creator, then the skip button doesn't work for the cutscene, then my character is invisible and I can't move anywhere following the instructions in the movement tutorial.

I guess it won't be getting any updates anymore due to studio closure by the publisher (Nacon) right after release. All 71 members fired in what their union describes as "a premeditated and deliberate choice". STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME AND PUBLISHER AT ALL COSTS.

Interesting concept, but some odd design decisions here. Unable to access the options in the main menu at all, but can be accessed after joining a game. Starting a new game just pops you in to an existing world with no explanation. It gives a very minimal "tutorial" of what to do to set up, but only if you choose the first of 3 maps, otherwise you just have no guidance whatsoever. The wiki has a huge FAQ section with a ton of information that is not conveyed in any way at all ingame. Can't save until you sleep and end the day which is also frustrating.

The killer here is that AI assets have been used in development and were originally present in the game (as admitted by a dev in a discussion post on the topic). They are still all over the official wiki, which is both linked in the ingame pause menu, and is the only way to learn about the game mechanics and items. There is no disclaimer on the store page about any of this, which I will never not find scummy. This kind of behaviour will always be a no from me.

I really want to like this game, it seems like it should be exactly my bag. However, I cannot recommend it currently and due to the 2-4 year time frame on Early Access, I will check back in a couple of years instead.

It's just not very fun to play in its current state. Looting is kind of weird (10 empty cupboards, then one full of random things), then loot randomises instantly by going in and out of a shelter, but containers themselves, like bandit corpses, are fixed locations (and usually empty). AI is horrendous and just silently walks around in random places, so you either walk right up to one from behind, or one sees you from 100m and starts popping you like a laser turret. If you have no weapon you can't fight at all and melee weapons seem very rare, so if you die in the first area, or run out of ammo when an enemy is locked on to you, you are screwed.

In general it feels quite aimless. Your final aim is to go to Vostok, where if you die, your save will get wiped. But I'm not really sure what the motivation is...

I'm really conflicted about leaving a negative review here, because I want to support a solo developer making an interesting project like this. On the other hand, I don't want to recommend a game which I don't find fun, has a very long way to go and is from an unknown developer. With that said, I genuinely wish him and the project all the best.

This might be my first review prompted by seeing other reviews containing some odd misunderstandings and weird complaints. TLDR: this is for fans of SI's Football Manager who wants a quick easy management game to bash through seasons with. The card battling aspect is not really the main thing about it at all. It has a solid take on the 90s office interface like Football Manager 3 on the ZX Spectrum, but actually has enough depth to grab you like both of those games.

Some of the concepts and mechanics are rather under explained, or left obscure, which I see as the only real failing. The tutorial is helpful but still overwhelming, as are the help prompts, and leave some things unexplained (like scouting/headhunting).

Those complaining you can't play every match without simulating some: you can absolutely do this if you play one full season first. Just select "Hardcore" mode, which is visible and explains itself, but is greyed out on your initial season.

Those saying that player attributes mean nothing: if you actually improve your team you will notice a big difference. The players do "pop up randomly in game", but it is those player vs. player battles where the stats matter and adjust the percentages greatly in the favour of the higher stat player. There's also training on specific situations and fitness (which decreases more as you interject more cards in a situation) that will affect these battles. Additionally, it is very noticable when you have a better team that the simulated games will go your way much more smoothly.

Those complaining about the RNG and percentages not going their way: this is kind of the point of the game. Unless something is certain, it is not certain. 80% chance of goal doesn't mean you've been cheated if you don't score. For those of you still confused by this, I would recommend the game Unfair Flips for a crash course in probability.

Got 9 in a row shortly after my 100th flip and almost won the game at 30% heads probability. Took 728 flips in the end, but think of the odds of that first 9 in a row. I should definitely gamble. That's the message right?

I loved Monu's previous games and at less than $2 there was no reason not to jump on this right away. Does not disappoint so far, nice chill idle game.

Use of AI assets is bad enough, but undisclosed use of AI is the worst.

Also, "Full release" yet 3/4 game modes locked and unplayable in Solo mode with a "Coming Soon" tag is a bit odd.

EDIT: I appreciate the developer responding to this. However, use of genAI during development should ALWAYS be disclosed on the Store page, even if assets have been purged. Other developers use the AI disclosure section even when they have used AI for storyboarding or concept art only. These are in-game assets in a released version. Secondly, there is nothing indicating the single-player experience is an in-progress post-release feature on the store page. It states only that there is single-player and that there are 4 game modes.

My original comments are still valid. Update the store page.

Terminal based hacking gameplay is decently fun, at least for an hour. However, I made the mistake of not checking the AI disclaimer before purchase and found that it's riddled with slop.

The kicker here is there are some anti-AI themes present in the storyline and the last straw was finding the nudes of "Elan Mask" to be a 0% body fat hunk, with no suggestion in the game's narrative that THESE images might be AI. C'mon, we've all seen the CyberTorso pics.

Maybe it's just nostalgia for me, but personally I keep coming back to role-play a drunken lout in 80's England.

People saying there is no more than 4 hours of content either don't like that whole setting, or don't actually like the free form building where, yes, there's a small chance something will glitch a bit and smash some portion of what you were busy building, which can indeed be frustrating.

However, I don't know of any other game where you can let off steam in-game by going for an 8 pint pub lunch, get kicked out for vomiting on the barmaid, then go back to the worksite and use your boozy piss to make the mortar to repair your dream home (or whatever decrepit rental coffin you have decided to construct).

Short Asteroids style game with some idle and progression tree mechanics. Absolutely worth the tiny price.