Recent reviews by Redwaters

The game is good

I played Dom4 and skiped 5. For someone who though the change from 4 to 5 was not worth the purchase i can say the game changes from 4 to 6 are worth the full asking price.

As of version 0.5.2
This game is in a good state

Things it does well:
The core combat loop feels great to master.
Doors and corners are where they will get you.

Looting is complex.
There is no perfect answer to what you should bring out of raid.
Most items have both combat value and trade value.

This that need work:
Crafting is missing depth.
You only have 3 crafting slots to work with, and it takes game days to craft most items.
Unless it is for trade there is little reason to bring completed gear back to the ship.
A ship upgrade to get 100% disassembly rates, or a way to target componets like lenses or ceramic plates is needed.

The AI is missing complex interactions to both the enviorment, and other NPCs.
NPCs do not run away when hurt or set off alarms.
Melee NPCs do not flank or stay in cover.
Ranged NPCs always chase PC around corners even if it has a sniper.
Radio chatter could announce patrols, reinforcements, and alarms to clue in the player to avoid confusion with the AI.

You can pay for skins, tanks, loot boxes, premium time, gaijin coins,and battle passes.
They ask for more money, and provide less content.

EDIT: changed to positive since they are making QOL changes to the game that have made it feel better. the golden eagle value is still bad

Game play is basic, but functional.
Paid for Gundam are not easy to get with out spending money.
Beginner task list is your only source of money.
Playing matches will not earn you money.
The monetization system is Loot Boxes, paid for skins, paid Gundam, and a battle pass.
I do not expect a long life shelf life; So enjoy it before the servers get killed off.

Servers are back up

Minute to minute game play is great. be it jumping, shooting, or using your ninja powers all of it feels fun to use. That said the end game is a mess as it spreads it's self thin, and never gets that deep. but to get to said end game will be around 400 hours. the amount of "rep" grinds is starting to get out of control as well.
Over all there is a lot to be had in this game. just don't expect it to turn new tricks after your 400+ hour.

it's like dark souls with guns

This game is like the love child of "I want to be the guy" and "super meat boy".
The idea is solid but it dose not execute it well, for instance There is a white slide material. It will not allow you stop at all.
and the main problem with it is when you do a small jump it will make you fly in that direction. which was a game breaker for me. The fact the game teaches you to kick punch, and slide dash means that it should work all the way through in this game right? Well this white goo makes it so you cant dash and you have to stop controlling your direction to kick so your left with punch most of the way. The game was fine in the beginning, but it decides to break its own rules and change it from a hard but fair game to a game you can barely control. In the end this game takes more stuff from games like "I want to be the guy" then fair platformers. If your looking for a super meat boy alike game you have not found it.