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After a long while (25 hours) of playtime to get all achievements, I can finally review this game.
I've honestly never been a large fan of survival horror games, or horror games in general, although footage of the game and its art style dragged me in.


The games environment is themed around retro futurism, for example, you will see space ships in one scene, then in another part of the game you will see floppy disks. The weapons also take a part in this, while a few are cult icons (Shotgun being a SPAS 12, 10mm Pistol being a CZ75) there are a few relatively unknown weapons (Chiappa Rhino 20DS as the Revolver and the HK SMG II as an SMG). In the lore, there is a war going on between the Eusan Empire and the Eusan Nation (that has a flag that is eerily similar to the flag of East Germany) this war is more like a minor note to the story as its is mostly unimportant. It is revealed that the Gestalt for the main character Elster is a war veteran on a planet named Vineta, there is also a segment in the lore where it mentions the reason why the planet is flooded is due to a bomb/nuke going off . The Eusan Nation, that is most likely to win the war, is a producer of the Replika's seen in the game. Basically imagine Robots but instead of AI they use Humans (or Gestalts), and turn their personality into template to be placed inside of more robots of the same model. Certain models of Replika's and people have Bioresonant powers, Magic abilities that can depend from person to person ( The most powerful Bioresonant is the founder of the Eusan Empire, The Grand Empress ) but Bioresonants are few and far between.
And as for the story, you are unit LSTR-512, an engineer Replika on board a Penrose vessel (Basically the Nation just launches space ships into space in order to find new planets) when it suddenly crashes and you have to find your Captain. You exit the ship and find an entrance to a Re-education facility
Mining colony on the planet of Leng (i wont say the rest just buy the game already man).


I've beaten the game thrice, twice on Normal and once on Survival, Survival playthrough was the hardest, cause i had to also play with the original inventory (6 slots and your flashlight takes up a slot) so trips to the saferoom were quite common. Not to mention healing items and ammo being few and far between on Survival, although quite manageable if you are familiar with games like this.
Puzzles are great, with a few exceptions (water pump puzzle being quite famous in the community for NOBODY getting it right first try) but besides that they are quite engaging.
The aiming mechanic is certainly quite interesting, having to wait for the square to slowly decrease in size so you can one shot an enemy is a really intense moment if theres multiple of them. Although on Survival it can sometimes seem like your wasting ammo (I've had times where i unload 4 revolver rounds into a fodder enemy only for them to still be standing). I've also found the notes and posters scattered around the game quite interesting, especially a certain one near the endgame depicting large cannons on Vineta (shooting at enemy space ships in orbit, which is quite strange), the way that they are scattered makes it feel realistic and it does give you enough info to conclude some stuff and for others to be left to speculation.


While i don't really like writing about the communities of games in reviews, I feel like a footnote about the community for this game deserves being included in this review. I haven't really dabbled in the discords (which are all unofficial btw) I have lurked on other places, I've seen lots of great fan art/animations of this game. Memes are hit or miss, I do find some quite funny but some miss the mark.
There is a lot of people who are queer (to be expected when one of the creators is trans) and they are quite friendly.


It's an awesome game, definitely one of the better games out there. I recommend this to anyone that likes games like this.
10/10 Wish I could play it for the first time again.

♥♥♥♥ game, doesnt need a length review. Nuff said

If you've been around certain circles you have heard of RoN, a realistic tactical shooter made by VOID Interactive. It is inspired by certain games (ex. SWAT4) and films. It certainly a successor to SWAT 4 and it certainly pulls it off with some elements.
First of all, the gun models are LOVELY and modeled correctly and are pleasing to look at. There's a good amount of attachments for customizing and making your own build. Second, the main HQ is amazing, although i did like the grime of the old one (and the shoothouse) this one blows it out of the water with the details. Same for the maps, very detailed and most of them have a story behind them (and eastereggs). Third, the outfit customization. Being able to play barbie with my guy after a mission is so fun, you do have a wide array of outfits so you can look cool and play cool at the same time. Fourth, the modding community is large and you can find mods for anything you want, maps, skins etc.

Originally posted by YOU:

So why the negative review?

Because THEY CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF THEM BUILD AN AI THAT IS REALISTIC. When a game from the 90s (SWAT 3) has better AI, you have to reflect a little on your development decisions. Also the ABSOLUTE GLAZING of the story is HIGH, every second mission is either about swatting pedophiles or drug dealers and the briefings being misleading (for example in the Mindjot mission, the guards for a failing company are said to be compliant, WELL GUESS WHAT ♥♥♥♥♥ YOU GET SHOT IN THE HEAD WHEN YOU ENTER THE FRONT DOOR), i mean sure briefings ARE usually a ROUGH estimate but if you are gonna lie to me then say it.
And to be real, the details in SWAT4 and the briefings MAKE SENSE. Crackheads (actually Oxycodone addicts but potato potato) robbed a store and realized the police is coming? They took hostages. Reports of a Death Cult buying large amounts of fertilizer and other components that can be used for bomb making? When you roll up they have a entire cooking operation like its a Breaking Bad episode. And im not even gonna start talking about the DETAILS IN THE UNIT, your team in SWAT4 ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE PEOPLE (can you believe it?) they comment on certain areas and even your team lead can comment on suspects whining after you cuff them! BTW im not even going to mention the streamer room in the 2nd mission of RoN, like guys HOW MANY PEOPLE BOUGHT EARLY ACCESS AND THE PREMIUM UPGRADE, IS IT SO HARD TO COMMISSION AN ARTIST TO DRAW THOSE POSTERS? DID YOU REALLY HAVE TO USE AI?

Originally posted by YOU:

Buh... Buh what about mods!!

SWAT4 SEF add more gear, more features, more ways to ♥♥♥♥ up and Less-Lethal is actually Less-Lethal, and EVEN IN THE BASE GAME the AI is more stable compared to RoN.

I would give this game a positive review but im so sick of the community praising something that isnt EVEN CLOSE to SWAT4.

DONT PLAY THIS GAME!!!
If you even dare to play anything other than germany you will get stomped!
Constant uptiers (its a gayjin game no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ wonder) which make my PTRD-41 uses against Tanks that have addon armor that were meant to stop the guns caliber. On some maps Tanks can camp outside your accessible zone and shoot at everyone!

This game is AIDS DO NOT PLAY!

better than COD

After 7 years in development and a kickstarter we finally have the finished product!
Now, there are two modes:
-Story
-Arena
I would like to focus more on Arena for this review due to the... ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ headache of a story
Arena mode, I actually started playing it before Story mode cause... idk? ,anyways, lets talk about the classes first:
So... After choosing your name, now you need to pick a origin.
We have
-Noob
-Agent (nobody plays this)
-Ronin Mercenary
-Experiment
-Patient
-Disquieted One (1 imprint required)
-The Offering (1 imprint required)
-Massive (2 imprints required)
-Tinkerer (imo the most OP class, 2 imprints required)
-Magitaturge (2 imprints required, weak as ♥♥♥♥ imo)

So how i would play,
first i would choose Noob, then Noob again and then Tinkerer.
[https://madnesscombat.fandom.com/wiki/Origins] Here (link provided). is a more in depth description about the origins listed.
Now you may be asking, "What are Imprints?"
You get 1 Imprint after completing a Arena run and they buff all of the origins stats by +1 for each Imprint, and they unlock origins.
For arena mode there is a home base area with a training center, shooting range, medical, barracks and a shop. Plus a Black Market after completing the mission with those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ vamps. You can also recruit Hirelings to fight for you and backup that can be upgraded somewhere about 5+ times.
There is also a in depth modding feature where you can change barrels, add sights, lasers, barrel extentions, silencers etc. It Isn't like EFT but its much more special than some games.
There around 9 maps maybe less or more. The most notable one is Hard Sell (♥♥♥♥ that map).
The Story Actually, nevermind.

That was my review for this Awesome game.
TL;DR
Pros:
+very good lighting and models
+nice enemy design
+fun mechanics
+many cosmetics in arena mode
And many more. (too lazy to write all of the pros)
Cons:
-Hard Sell exists
-The Vampires in Fickle Friends
-THE VAMPIRES
- THE VAMPIRES
-THE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ VVVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-
And much, much, more less.
Overall I rate this game 9 bestgore .fun's out of... 100 Tricky plushies.

epic

help theres a big spider with a ballsack im hiding in a hole and im out of ammo for all my guns send help plz

bad

its fun for a short while but it becomes stale