Akimbot

Начал я на самом деле играть из-за того, что друг очень сильно сгорел на последних миссиях, и мне стало любопытно, что же там такое. Акимбот на деле недооцененная игра. Если бы не друзья, я бы о ней даже и не узнал. Сюжет расскажет историю робота наемника Экзе и его напарника Чипсета, которые после побега из тюрьмы оказываются втянуты в межгалактический конфликт. Достаточно забавный и интересный сюжет, будто я посмотрел какой-то классный мультик) Геймплейно игра предлагает много. Мне проще сказать, что они не впихнули в игру. Если сначала это разнообразие меня радовало, то ближе к концу уже устаешь. Механик много: полеты на шаттлах, езда на танках, машинах и т.п. Ну реально ведь круто, когда столько всего! Но многие из них недоделаны, где-то не нужны, а где-то будто бы чего-то не хватает. Как по мне, больше всего раздражают полеты на шаттлах. Если первые пару раз это было нормально, то в последующих миссиях я просто плакать хотел, как оно меня за*бало. Эти миссии по ощущениям бесконечны, и лучше бы они вообще выпилили их и сделали классные сегменты с паркуром вместо того, что сделали. Ганплей тоже странный. Его вроде и много, но большая часть оружия бесполезна. Изначально я думал, что всеми особыми пушками смогу пользоваться, но на деле нет, только один слот. Так ладно это, у них еще есть система прокачки, но вам за одно ПОЛНОЕ прохождение дай бог хватит ресурсов собрать на два полностью прокачанных оружия. Игру правда есть за что поругать, но она сделана с душой, с реально кайфовой графикой и классными персонажами. По скидке это считайте даром. Однозначно рекомендую!

The game overall felt whelming in its okayness, some good and some bad. At 20 euros or equivalent thereof I'd find it just a little hard to justify purchase, but I got it for 3 euro so in that regard I got away like a bandit. As someone that grew up playing Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank on the PS2, this game is pure nostalgiabomb straight into the veins in the way it switches up into minigames/gamemodes. Can you believe it? In the year of our lord, 2026, TURRET SECTIONS?! Shipset proved a bit grating in his over-yappiness, and I feel at times the game threw too much enemies all at once that it was basically impossible to go by without taking some damage. But it is quite generous in repairbots and in health regeneration after not taking damage for a few seconds, so it wasn't so bad. Another weakness of the game is probably the Non-Special Weapons, when I saw there was a weapon shop I thought all of those would end up being part of my usual weapon selection as I went through the game. But no, you can only have one of them selected at a time, and the regular weapons are extremely plain and disappointingly can't get any upgrades slapped onto them. That and I lucked out picking the funny blue energy rifle as my special weapon, and that thing carried me pretty hard throughout the game in the spots where it got a bit rough. Might as well have called it "Problem Dissolverizer 3000" or something. Another disappointment of mine was in the hidden dataslates, I was kinda hoping to find more lore about the setting itself, like what the deal was with the Algorithm, Exe's past, or the like. The little random stories are cute and all, but I honestly stopped bothering to find them after a while because they just weren't interesting things to be on the lookout for for me. I got 9 hours of okay gameplay, a ton of straight nostalgia injected in me, and for 3 euros that was absolutely a steal. I might gift the game to a few friends if I see it on sale again, and kinda regret I only had time to gift it to one buddy this time around. I'd definitely look forward to a sequel, as this game felt like a solid start of something that could be great one day, as this game felt just a little undercooked in gameplay and worldbuilding elements.

(¯`·._)♣ ♤ ♥♠ villanueva-9 ♣ ♤ ♥♠(¯`·._) Ejércitos de metal, propulsores cuánticos y el homenaje a los 128 bits definitivo Si buscas una aventura tridimensional de acción pura, velocidad y saltos que capture a la perfección el carisma, el humor gamberro y la pirotecnia de la era dorada de las consolas de 128 bits, te sumerja en un vibrante universo de ciencia ficción habitado exclusivamente por androides y convierta cada enfrentamiento en un despiadado festival de tiroteos balísticos, persecuciones intergalácticas y piruetas en el aire, esta propuesta es una opción espectacular. Lanzada oficialmente en la plataforma de Steam el 29 de agosto de 2024, lleva la querida fórmula del plataformeo con armas al más puro estilo de clásicos inmortales como Ratchet & Clank o Jak and Daxter a su propio exponente de modernidad técnica y dinamismo jugable, cumpliendo con creces el propósito de ofrecer un viaje directo, sumamente divertido y muy reconfortante. • Premisa robótica y una ambientación de galaxias soberbias: La historia arranca con una accidentada fuga de una nave prisión galáctica. Perderse por su guion te invita a encarnar a Exe, un robot forajido testarudo y curtido en batalla, junto a su imprevisto e interactivo compañero Shipset, un parlanchín droide flotante; una tripulación que deberá unir fuerzas contrarreloj para evitar que un tirano cuántico controle un artefacto del tiempo y destruya el universo, logrando una atmósfera visual repleta de detalles y cinemáticas excelentes. • Habilidades cinéticas y mecánicas de propulsión fluidas: El sistema de juego ofrece una propuesta mecánica comodísima y de ritmo hiperactivo que se controla al milímetro con el teclado o el mando. Controlar a Exe te exige dominar la inercia espacial en tiempo real en la arena de bloques: combinar tus carreras a fondo con saltos dobles utilizando tu mochila propulsora, impulsos (dashes) direccionales en el aire y la capacidad de correr de forma síncrona por los muros se siente increíblemente responsivo, ágil y muy vistoso. • Tiroteos frenéticos y un arsenal de armas evolutivo: El título te permite romper con la monotonía de los runners planos al incluir un profundo e inteligente sistema de combate a distancia. El software pone a tu disposición un arma principal versátil complementada por un arsenal avanzado de armas especiales de inventario (como ametralladoras de neón, rifles de riel o cañones láser pesados) que puedes adquirir y mejorar acumulando burbujas de energía en las salas, obligándote a gestionar de forma lógica el sobrecalentamiento de tus cañones contrarreloj. • Variedad radical de géneros y minijuegos secundarios: El planteamiento de la campaña destaca por encima de otros arcades planos al romper constantemente las leyes lógicas del plataformeo básico mediante un inteligente diseño arquitectónico de las salas. El transcurso lineal de las pantallas te da la libertad absoluta de pilotar veloces naves espaciales esquivando asteroides, conducir vehículos blindados por la playa o hackear sistemas informáticos avanzados mediante divertidos e interactivos rompecabezas lógicos inspirados en clásicos arcade de la vieja escuela. • Secretos de explorador y un lote de medallas virtuales: El planteamiento de tus incursiones se vuelve súper adictivo para los coleccionistas y cazadores de trofeos de la plataforma. Explorar minuciosamente los rincones de los distritos y limpiar las estancias de la metrópolis te otorga la libertad de desenterrar archivos ocultos de historia y coleccionables místicas muy bien estructurados en el mapa, todo coronado por un gran soporte de logros integrados para lucir tus estadísticas en tu monitor. • Puntos a mejorar (Humor polarizado): Debido a su intencionada naturaleza que busca rescatar las interacciones cómicas continuas entre la pareja protagonista durante las aproximadamente 8 horas de campaña total, el guion abusa de bromas, quejas literarias e hileras de chistes del estilo millennial. Este constante parloteo de Shipset avanzados por los altavoces de tu monitor puede resultar un tanto soso, repetitivo o molesto para los usuarios que prefieran un suspenso más silencioso u oscuro en pantalla. • Combate espacial un tanto plano frente a los picos de dificultad: Aunque la versatilidad de sus géneros es excelente, las fases de pilotaje de naves espaciales sufren algún pequeño bache de ritmo debido a que sus mecánicas se sienten un tanto simples y automatizadas. Asimismo, la intensidad del asedio mecánico sufre picos de velocidad salvajes en los tiroteos avanzados de la arena, introduciendo hileras de enemigos síncronos con escudos y teleteletransportes que saturan tus reflejos visuales y exigen ensayo y error rígidos. Quizás exija tolerar cierta tosquedad en el sistema de fijado de blancos en las dificultades más altas y requiera una paciencia de hierro para superar sus tramos de piruetas avanzadas sobre el vacío, pero a nivel de ritmo técnico, colorida dirección artística retrofúturista y fidelidad a la diversión arcade clásica es, por mucho, un juego redondo y muy reconfortante del catálogo de Evil Raptor. ¡Muchas horas de robots desintegrados, propulsores cuánticos quemados al vuelo, hackeos de neón resueltos y pura adrenalina de los 128 bits aseguradas! _____________8__88_____8 ____________88_8__8_____8 ___________888_____88___88888 __________8888______88_8____88 _________8888_______88______8_8 _________8888_______88______8_8 _________8888_______8_______8 _________8888_____8_______8 __________88888____8______8 ___________8888888______8 __888_________88888_8 8888888________88_____ _8888888_______8_____ __888888_______88_____ ___88_____8_____8_____ ____8______8____8_____8_88 _______8888_8__88_8_88888 _____888888_8_88__8888888 ____8888888__88______88888 ____88888_____8_________888 ____88_________8__________8 _____8_________8_____ _______________8_____ ____________8_8_____ _____________88_8_____ ______________88_____ ______________8_____

A wonderful game that feels reminiscent of gen-7 titles like Jak & Daxter. The gameplay is decently fun and challenging with each level offering something unique and different along with a steadily building arsenal and a number of different gameplay types to spice things up. One thing that's VERY different from other action-platformers is how this is the most linear game that I have ever played. There is no redoing a level, there are no hub worlds, there is only FORWARD. Not a complaint, as this plays to the game's strengths, it's just very unique. Overall, I can't wait to see what else these devs come up with! I'm in a dire need of more platformer-shooters like Akimbot

It's insane how little attention this game has gotten, at least from Ratchet and Clank (R&C) fans or fans of any similiar adventure games. You could not get a closer game on PC to R&C than this except the one R&C game that is on Steam. However this game is way cheaper and gets bigger discounts. Obviously it's made by a smaller studio and therefore not at to the same standard as R&C but it's not too far behind, at least if you compare this as a first game to earlier R&C games and even possibly the latest ones. Plays really well, has the buddy adventure game energy, setting and enemies, game play variety with vehicle combat, spaceship combat, short, often one-off mini games, etc. The voice acting is good. The dialogue can be a bit cringe, millenial humor but it can also be funny or self-aware at times. The are very faults I can give it and they are mostly small. First is that the space combat is pretty bland and you can only engage with some mechanics of it when the game lets you, kinda like QTE's. Secondly is you get special weapons you purchase and upgrade beyond the ones given through the story but can only equip one at a time and the opportunities to swap between are very few so you will probably find one you like and stick to it. Lastly, some areas have big performance drops but these are usually short lived. All-in-all a great R&C like game and generally very fun adventure game!

TLDR: couldn't even pass the 1 hour mark, not for me I never leave reviews but I will since this is a pretty small game -------------------------------------------------------- good things: graphics are great, love it weapon design + sound effects are great too -------------------------------------------------------- but many things were unbearable to *me*: 1. characters: - a. Exe sounds too much like he's a condescending anime main character, saying "Tch" every two seconds gets annoying and he sounds way too cocky - b. Shipset's voice reminds me of someone trying to mimic Claptrap, even if it's a big inspiration for him, it's just not fun to listen to - c. what seems to be the big villain of the game seems too niche -------------------------------------------------------- gameplay: - a. yes this is a platformer game, but the game doesn't seem to offer much to explore or grind for (maybe platformer games are just like that, I don't really know) - b. small thing, but the crosshair not being in the middle of the screen is kind of not fun -c. the shop has little to nothing to look forward to or make you grind for anything again, this could just be the genre of the game, but the gameplay loop is just not fun. I'm trying hard to not use the word "boring", but it just is 🙁 but I'm looking forward to playing the other two games from this studio 👍

This game is a bit tough to recommend. It is not perfect, has flaws, it might not be everyone's cup of tea... so I will go into some non-spoiler details and you decide for yourself. - Writing: Definitely not getting any awards for that here, the writing is incredibly cliche, to the point that I was left and right predicting everything about the game. But it's serviceable and does its job of giving us an excuse fo game to happen - Dialogue/voice acting: Quite easily the WORST part about the game in my opinion. Dialogue is quite corny, Exe (the main char) is so edgy I was calling him "Shadow the Hedgehog from Wish", Shipset (your companion) and Evilware (antagonist) have extremely irritating high-pitched strident voices that are pretty annoying, but it gets even worse for Shipset because he's always with you making "haha funny" quips... it is grating, to say the least. - Gameplay (SHOOTING): It is quite fun, actually! At the start I thought the game was gonna be pretty casual with its difficulty and super easy and boring because of that, but as you keep going and get more weapons and stuff to do, things start getting more frenetic and quite enjoyable to play. Is it something really difficult? No, not really, but it does get fun. - Gameplay (EXPLORATION): I was very disappointed with this part of the game. The maps are quite linear, there's not much mystery to them. Yeah, there are hidden collectibles in the levels but like... you don't really get anything special from collecting them besides achievements. They could have given the player cosmetics or extra money for exploring, there's not much incentive to explore - Pacing: It is... weird. At the start of the game, it feels quite slow, but as things ramp up towards the middle-to-end segments, things keep changing often enough to not feel boring. However, at the same time, some segments go on for a bit too long? It feels like some bits go on for a bit too long, especially the driving sections. Like, there's just too many autoscroller segments, and if you're not a fan of that, then you're gonna be quite irritated by this game. I was curious enough to play through them and see what the game had in store since I loved the devs' other two games, though. - Graphics: The game, just like its predecessor (Pumpkin Jack) is quite beautiful and has some gorgeous sceneries. Some of the areas in the game are quite generic, but some of them - especially towards the end of the game - are quite inspired and I wish I could see more games have moments like that. - Soundtrack: Well... Pumpkin Jack had an amazing soundtrack, so this game was bound to have one as well. Not much to comment about it, it is quite fun - Verdict: Based on everything I've said, if I were to give it a grade from 0 (really bad) to 10 (really good), I think this would be a 6 at most. It's above average, you can very much see the effort put in by the devs... and despite its many flaws, it was a fun game to play through with some very fun setpieces to traverse. Is it going to be good for everyone? No, and maybe wait on a sale for it if you feel unsure about getting it but still wanna give it a try and support indie devs. But the fun factor is definitely in here, and I think this is what this dev team is really good at: Being completely honest and earnest about their endeavor of just making a plain fun game, flawed or not. This was the case with Pumpkin Jack, this is the case for this one, and it's the same for Far Far West (their third and most current game... which Akimbot feels at times like it was a tech demo for that, you can see that they took what worked in here and used it in that game).

[h1]☆_Review in deutsch & english!_☆[/h1] [h1] Akimbot ist ein Meisterwerk![/h1] In Akimbot rettet man als Roboter gemeinsam mit seinem Partner das Universum vor dem Untergang. Die Charaktere sind alle authentisch und perfekt vertont. Die Drohne könnte auch Claptrap aus Borderlands sein. Einfach genial und witzig. Das Spiel bietet sehr viel Abwechslung, man ist an Geschützen, im Panzer oder auch mit verschiedenen Waffen auf dem Schlachtfeld. Die Steuerung ist excellent und fühlt sich richtig gut an. Die Grafik in ultra HD ist gestochen scharf und wunderschön. Die Level sind sehr detailliert gestaltet worden, großartig. Der Sound und die Musik in den Leveln ist fantastisch. Die Errungenschaften sind nicht schwer und gut zu erspielen. Das Spiel bietet sehr viele Speicherpunkte, durch diese sind verpasste Errungenschaften schneller zu erspielen. Perfekt! Ich habe das Spiel im Angebot für 2,99€ gekauft. Ich empfehle das Spiel! Top. --------------------------------------------------- [h1] Akimbot is a masterpiece! [/h1] In Akimbot, you play as a robot saving the universe from destruction alongside your partner. The characters are all authentic and feature perfect voice acting. The drone could easily be Claptrap from Borderlands—simply brilliant and funny. The game offers great variety, you get to man turrets, pilot a tank, and fight on the battlefield with various weapons. The controls are excellent and feel really good. The Ultra HD graphics are crisp and stunningly sharp. The levels are highly detailed—just great. The sound and music within the levels are fantastic. The achievements aren't difficult and are easily attainable. The game offers a great many save points, making it faster to unlock any achievements you might have missed. Perfect. I bought the game on sale for €2.99. I highly recommend this game! Top.

Reminiscent of Ratchet and Clank mixed with Halo and a sidekick similar to Claptrap from Borderlands. Generic story, fun platforming, and simple enough for an enjoyable 2 days of playing it and getting all achievements. Played on Steam Deck, and the frame rate is all over the place in certain parts of the game. Ran mostly around 45 fps. Decreased render in-game options to 60%-70% for most of the game. It could definitely use an optimization pass to make it run better.