Recent reviews by Insane

20.07.24 UPD: 54 updates, new mechanics, balancing and new content along with 5 Major updates introducing whole new gameplay and new class. That's the amount of updates this game got since the last time i wrote this.

Impressive core and world setting. You are supposed to run missions in which you will sneak into a high security facilities, prisons, gang hideouts and all sortst of environments in what seems like a heist run where you even get a moment to prepare routes and leverage before starting mission. Game have the most unique stealth combat gameplay i've ever seen. And it would be suffice to say that there isn't many to take from.. The only game that tried something similar - was XCOM-2. Dev's took some inspiration from XCOM-2 stealth phase, but went far ahead to explore the turn based stealth combat tactical gameplay in it's full glory. They absolutely nailed it. Essentially game achieves a lot of what XCOM-2 tried to achieve (in stealth combat) but never managed to. I won't get into details, because this gameplay is way to deep to explain it in words. This game requires smart play to win. But no, that doesn't mean stealth is mandatory or the only way to play. Because it's a turn based stealth combat tactical game. Is that a new thing..? Cause it does sounds like something very new..

Despite that, Dev's are very clear to set appart XCOM and CKF and resembles between the two are minimal. In fact there is a lot of resembles with the other game known as Star Traders Frontiers. And all you need to know about this game, is that it's from the same Dev team that is working on CKF, so project is in best hands possible.

I played substantial amount of time to say that potential of this game is unlimited in what it does. The amound of content after release will be hard to swallow for most players, because there will be a lot of things to play with (speaking from experience with Star Traders Frontiers). Unique missions, story lines, character progressions, RPG aspects. All of it can be seen as is in the current version, but only as a glimpse of what to come. As they like to say - "game is so deep, players need to learn how to swim.

Current content is enough just to understand the core, the gameplay, the world building and story with it's characters. It provides a lot of unique situations which you've never seen before even if you are veteran of XCOM series like me. But unfortunately it won't last for long before you can finish current game content and will only be left with proc generated missions.

I rate this game as 7/10 because it's still EA. The potential of this game is immense and can not be understated. I think this will be a unique game in cyberpunk genre with a very unusual gameplay. I mean, if you see Hacking in this game, you know how far they can go. Because even Hacking is not a mini game like in most interpretations of Hacking. It's a completely unique gameplay loop with it's own rules. Still, it might be worth to mention that it was clearly inspired by Deus Ex HR and MD hacking. But as everything in this game - even hacking is deep enough to drown.

I think with this game it is very important to join Trese Brothers Games (Discord channel). In order to be in touch with development and also to leave some valuable feedback or read how others enjoying game. They really need feedback from your playtrough.

Devs haven't let me down with any of their previous games, so I'm confident the game's in good hands and everything that's promised and more will be delivered. I highly recommend to at least keep in touch with game via Discord, and wait for some big updates.

Exceptionaly good:

Reference to "Spoiler" - you know what i am talking about
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Good:

Gameplay 9/10

Karma system 9/10 - This is actually a much better version of karma system in comparison to everything i've seen previosly in titles like Fable and others. I addore the fact that it's not about what is good or evil, but about what little Yaga actually believe is good or evil. It's a nice touch when she started to believe to her own ideas and replaced them with good or evil karma. It also makes gameplay unique, fresh and organic.

Combat 8/10 - It's dynamic, it can be challenging, boss fights were good.

Story 8/10 - It's fine, but characters doing the heavy lifting for actual plot. And i understand that it's a nature of a folklore to have some questions unanswered and left them to our interpretation.

Additional quests 8/10 - only 2 of them were boring, good job.

Characters 8/10 - I didn't expected to have them in this game, very welcome surprise.

Voice acting 10/10 - It can't be better.

Music 10/10 - It can't be better.

Graphics 8/10 - It's looking good, just as any fairy tale should.

Optimization 7/10 - There is much to improve, but it didn't break my experience. No crashes.

World 9/10 - There is always a thing or two to improve, i can smell DLC, are you cooking it as we speak?

Level design 9/10 - There is always a thing or two to improve

UI 10/10 - very nice looking, with cool icons, animations, aesthetic to it, don't think it can be improved except the UX part..

Collectibles - 8/10 additional point for having them at all, that's very nice
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Average:

UX - 6/10 - i wasted a lot of time by just checking my inventory, when in fact it would make sense to put resource statistics on a screen by pressing TAB. Please?

Replayability 7/10 not gonna lie.. I expected more from NG+. Yes, the karma system does add to the game more ways to enjoy game and new gameplay, but NG+ still can do a heavy lifting much better if properly designed. Try it. Please?

Progression 6/10 - NG+ could've potentially fixed it, but for now it seems i was progressing way faster than actual world could keep up with me. Something is with balance.

Balance of progression 6/10 - during my playtrough it was clear to me that i have too much tooths, and it's been that way since the mid game (about 30 tooths). 70 is overkill, isn't it? Something is definetly not right in that regard. Worth a balancing check? There is certainly more tooths than things to use them for. Seems unbalanced.
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Bad:

Nothing
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Conclusion:

It's a very solid 9/10 game which i can recommend to virtually anyone. My Congrats to Dev team and best wishes in new year. And thank you for a game. I am expecting DLC from you.

Well.. I don't like this game, but i can't say that it will be the same experience for everyone else. The first Everspace was about resource and time management, it was unforgivable to player and all loot in game was appropriate and it was amazing when you get it. In new game.. it's just grind. No new mechanics, same gameplay, but different genre. There is no resource or time management anymore. It's open, but not really so - world. As a looter shooter space arcade game - it's bad. Loot is very generic and nothing here really make you care about loot at all. Because the second moment you will level up, all your equipment will be obsolete and you need to craft or find new one. Rinse and repeat every level up. Do i need to say how much it downplays entire progression in a game? I prefer the first game as it is more fun, more balanced, where resources, craft and loot matter. Funny thing, but first game is so much better at everything this game try so hard to be. But again, i am not telling that game is bad. I am telling that this game is not Everspace 2 to me. It's a very different game. Freelancer? No, it's way to shalow (for now) to be anything like it.

So, i played a bit more. And it turns out, that there is only 14 levels of actual progression. 14 out of 30 that are planned. 6 perks out of 24. Well.. that's not good. Not even for early access.

Verdict - 6/10 (better than average comparing to early access games) - some people may like this game, but some will be disappointed with lack of actual content.

Update on 18/08/2022: It's definetely getting better. The story is getting better, dialogs are still mediocre, gameplay have more variants thanks to new variations of ships, there are some good quest in last updates. Game is close to be finished, and now you can get up to a level 25. Lot's of new very interesting locations and secrets.

That's a 7/10. I believe on release it will be a much better game overall.

Sorry, but i can't recommend this. After all these lies from CDPR, after targetted marketing practices and BS from every single contentmaker for which they are absolutely responsible (they forced NDA for a reason).. No, just no. The game in itself is a 6.5/10 after 1.06 patch. Mind you, that 6.5/10 doesn't mean it's bad - it mean that it's better than average. It's not even a RolePlay game. There is no role to play. You are V.

So.. what is really good in this game? Pretty much nothing except art and new experience. Nothing is really good, everything is mediocre. Yes, even quests at most are mediocre, but there are few very good one. Do you remember old Preston Garvey meme? There are like 10 of such Preston Garvey's and they will assaulting your phone 24/7, so be ready for that too. Decisions? No, we don't do that here.

CDPR tried really hard at creating game that can be everything, and unsurprisingly failed at everything and more. Even at the most basic parts, even at the core of gameplay, even and especially at game gesign. The balance is atrocious to put it very lightly. The game design issues will take me quite some time to even describe them properly, so i will try to describe it as short as possible - it's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mess.

The story.. Well, it depends on your perception of this world. But.. there are a lot of very serious issues with story and storytelling. If you can think critically or think at all - you will have some problems.

And to top it off.. you will have some tough time to justify flat uninspired VA delivery from Keanu. I mean.. we all knew that Keanu is not a very good actor when it comes to roles where you have to actually speak instead of showing martial art and choreography.. But.. that's not an excuse i am willing to take lightly. His entire VA is really bad. And it's getting even worse, because CDPR ruined Silverhand character by inviting him (it's not even type of role Keanu will ever be able to pull of), and apparently ruined entire game to justify this decision in the end. Silverhand as a character is another big topic.. This is one of the worst and unispired characters i've seen in a while. The writing around Silverhand is so bad, that i actually hate this character. And it's really funny, because players were supposed to love him.. for some reason. I guess that works on people that doesn't have brain or simply ignoring it's existence.

So, in the end we have a very ambitious game that failed on everything that it was trying to accomplish. A meme game. Well, they promised that this game will be a meme, so they deliver it. At least something was true, right?

Don't buy it before they will fix it. Don't ruin your experience. It's a very early access game.

Speachless. Trully a one of a kind unique game, with a story that you never saw before, a game that connects us all, a game that will affect you in a ways you would never expected from a game, game that is not rated E for everyone, as most of people will probably believe it's pretencious whatever the f*ck they believe it is.

A game that was created on consoles, but turns out to be so far away from console community to even understand it and play it, as console players was never ready for anything like it, and simply can't even bare a few hours of this game.

We as PC community should be really thankful to Kojima because of this. This game does not deserve consoles, and it is a reason why it was tanked by bad reviews there.

Good news: 9 out of 10 game. There is always a room for improvement.

Bad news: you will want a game sequel (even if story is finished), but you will never get it. Reasons above.

Stay out

Пожалуй, настало время оставить отзыв. Но сделаю я его в формате вопрос - ответ.

В: Для кого делали Will To live?

О: Не для всех. Но возможно для тех, кто соскучился по такому сеттингу или СНГ комьюнити.

В: Что из себя представляет игра?

О: Это крайне редкий на сегодняшний день жанр - mmofps от первого лица

В: Есть ли тут сюжет?

О: Да. Убийца дворецкий.

В: Что с игровой экономикой?

О: На сегодняшний день я насчитал около 3 десятков самых разных способов зарабатывать деньги или ресурсы. Но думаю, их намного больше, если учитывать не только ендгейм способы, но и более ранние подходы. Начиная от примитивной продажи лута с монстров, заканчивая более продвинутой торговлей/спекуляцией на рынке самыми востребованными всеми кланами ресурсами, которые добываются самыми разными способами внутри игрового мира.

В: У нас тут фритуплей. Что же по донату?

О: Есть возможность купить валюту (цены очень большие), различные косметические улучшения, смена ника, смена класса с сохранением уровня и навыков. Чуть позже будет внутриигровой магазин и внутриигровая валюта для покупки всего вышеперечисленного.

В: То есть без доната никак?

О: Ну как это водится во всех играх с фритуплеем, донат нужен для выживания в игре. Вот только не в этой игре. В этой игре донат нужен для выживания самой игры, а не тех кто в нее играет. Потому что хоть в это и сложно поверить, но игра по честному относится к своему игроку, и предлагает ему невероятное множество способов хорошего заработка. Спросите кого угодно в игре. Потому что деньги даже не находятся в списке проблем. Вас ими завалят уже на квестах. Проблемой в какой то момент станет их трата.

В: С экономикой разобрались, а что с миром?

О: Мир все еще развивается. Локаций очень много, и есть две локации, которые не хотелось бы спойлерить. Перечислять все локации я тоже не стану, ибо это спойлер - исследование мира очень большая и важная часть игрового процесса, которая будет награждать подготовленного, умного и внимательного игрока с лихвой. Могу только сказать сеттинги локаций - Болотистая/лесистая местность; песчаная/скальная местность; подземные локации; технические локации; скрытые локации; не очень очевидные локации; локации с совершенно иным геймплеем; и многое другое.

В: Что по контенту?

О: Его много (часов 50 минимум, а дальше как затянет), игра обновляется довольно часто. Впрочем, надо отметить, что с режимом F2P ожидается некоторая задержка в апдейтах на ближайшее время.

В: В какой момент игра полностью раскрывает себя?

О: У разных игроков всегда по разному, но в основном это происходит на 18/20/25 уровнях

В: Что со сложностью?

О: У игры есть зубы. Мир весьма враждебен, но там где есть опасность - вас ждет хорошая награда. Враждебность мира со временем будет только расти.

В: Что по endgame PvP?

О: Есть целая локация, которую дизайнили под PvP активности (в данный момент захват блокпостов). На этой локации вы никогда не просядете по деньгам. PvP активности забирают много денег, а потому в мобах на этой локации содержится самый ценный лут в игре, а сделано это для того, чтобы игроки могли спокойно жить в цикле - потратил деньги на пвп/вернул деньги на пве. Но учтите, если вы не относитесь ни к одной из воюющих сторон, то вас скорее всего убьют сразу как увидят на фарме этих мобов. И это будет справедливо.

В: Как можно описать разработчиков этой игры?

О: Хорошие люди, которые хотят продолжить развивать проект, имея при этом четкое понимание того, что они делают и для кого.

В: Что по бичу всея СНГ комьюнити - шкальникам?

О: Из за того, что игра перешла в режим F2P, их поток неизбежен. Однако, как показывает время, ни один такой индивидуум не доживает до ендгейма, а большая их часть сливаются уже на старте.

В: Что по читам?

О: Вас будут долго и упорно провоцировать на их использование, это я вам могу обещать. И если вы начнете что то использовать, то бан вашего аккаунта станет неизбежным результатом. А тот кто вас провоцировал, с этого знатно оторвется, потому что он на самом деле ничего не использовал. Это ловушка для нуба, который еще не догадывается как именно здесь ловят настоящего читера. И да, они будут. Но как и те ребята вопросом выше (особенно если это они), сольются очень быстро. В ендгейм пвп читы использовать не выйдет. Большой Брат все видит.

В: Почему я играю?

О: Наверно потому что игра хорошая и нуждается в поддержке и качественном фидбеке.

Этот марафон можно было бы продолжать бесконечно долго, так как сказать хочется много, но на первое время этого все же хватит.

I started to play this gem of a game on my tablet. I never seen game on mobile device being deeper than anything on PC market. Turns out game origin is coming from PC (which is not a surprise). However the quality of this game on mobile devices is something else.. never seen anything like it. Everything is just over the top. Starting with quests and storyline, ending with worldbuilding and gamedesign choices. The bad thing is - this game is not for everyone, and even worse - not many russian players will be able to play it since english only version is available so far.. Well i am lucky that i know english.. But feel bad for everyone else. I bought it on steam just to support devs, but i will continue to play on tablet since it's much better for me in this way. Now, if this is your kind of game, what are you waiting for? Go buy it!

Я начал знакомство с этой игрой на планшете. Никогда не видел ничего столь глубокого на рынке PC игр. В итоге оказалось, что игра на самом деле пришла с PC рынка (что не особо удивительно). И меньше всего ты ожидаешь от подобной игры такой глубины, такой проработки квестов, сюжетной линии, персонажей, строение мира, и невероятно удачных геймдизайнерских решений. Плохо то, что игра не для всех, и что еще хуже - не многие русскоязычные игроки смогут оценить ее в полной мере или вообще смогут в нее играть. К сожалению, русскоязычная версия игры - маловероятное событие в ближайший год, а то и более. А любительские переводы никто делать не станет, так как игра обновляется слишком часто и зачастую довольно масштабно. Купил игру в стиме, чтобы поддержать братьев (разработчики - двое братьев) и выразить благодарность за их работу. А сам буду продолжать играть на планшете, так как на мой взгляд это удобнее. Если вы знаете английский, и игра вам подходит, то берите ее прямо сейчас. И обратите внимание на мобильную версию (они абсолютно идентичны по части содержания). Она очень хороша.

Лучшая часть трилогии становления мисс Крофт.

70% игры - атмосферные исследования гробниц, склепов, тайн, загадок переплетающиеся с сюжетом
15% - простенькие, но местами хорошие даже интересные квесты
15% - боевые сцены

+ невероятная, просто потрясающая атмосфера исследования мира
+ огромное кол-во запоминающихся надолго гробниц, склепов, загадок, пазлов
+ дизайн уровней (это просто невероятная работа)
- некоторые ошибки в гейм дизайне (например: невозможность включить и выключить фонарь когда это нужно игроку)
- боевка по прежнему простенькая, но благо в игре ее минимальная концентрация

10/10 атмосфера и исследование мира
9/10 звук и эмбиенты
7/10 стелс геймплей
7/10 квесты
6/10 стрельба

Общая оценка 8.7/10

Строго рекомендуется к покупке.

Все лучшее из лучших игр старого и нынешнего поколения в одном флаконе. Каждый найдет для себя свой геймплей и стиль прохождения. Очень редкая игра для современного рынка. Проходить мимо крайне не рекомендуется.