Almost Alive

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Now, before I go on to praise this game, you need to understand that there isn't much here, and I have no idea if there will be more, which is just about the most sad thing I can say for a game in my *life*. It hasn't been updated in a *long* time, and while the dev has just given a little update talking about new content coming in like mutant raptors and new levels, I have no idea if that's going to *actually* happen given it's been like 3 years, three literal years. All that you get when you buy this is two maps with varying amounts of quests on them, a ton of guns to play with, all sorts of enemies, a slightly unfinished level/skill tree and AI teammates to recruit. For now, it's basically a loop where you wake up on the beach each time you get to the transition to the mysterious 'third map' which is in some sort of base. As you enter, you 'wake up' back at the start of the first map with all your loot and levels in-tact, but with the maps reset. Go get 'em again, tiger. Now, onto reviewing the game. It's brutal, it's dark, it's violent, and it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ fun. The guns feel insanely satisfying to shoot as you normally spray bullets *everywhere* in the general direction you're aiming. However when you get in the mood to be careful and snipey and quiet, having those single satisfying shots that literally explode bandits is just as awesome. There are a lot of be guns to found, ranging from standard bullet based weapons from light pistols to heavy rifles and miniguns, laser weapons, plasma weapons and my favorite, gauss weapons. All of which have miniguns, snipers, machine-guns, shotguns, any type of gun you can think of. Now while there might no t be much here, and it *is* unfinished, what's actually here is really fun and is easily replayable to see how you can go through the quests in different ways. You can go with different groups of people to help in quests, you can go ahead and just kill everyone on the map if you're strong enough, and there is a really cool 'crazy' mechanic that sticks with you through the loops. As you go through the game, lose teammates, go on killing sprees or talk to people in certain ways you'll gain 'crazies' that will effect how your character works, and if you go and lose it, you'll actually lose control of your character as he has his freakout. A break is a real concern in the game as it can cause your character to turn on his friends because lets be honest, the only people to have survived in this world, are the worst of the worst, and they're all going to have problems. If you're into isometric shooters that acts more like a little playground this is your thing, just don't expect it to take long to get through without some replays. You're going to have to find your own fun eventually, as it only took me about 6 hours to get through the little campaign that's here, and that's with someone who takes a real long time with games like this. I like to wander about, searching for supplies, guns, ammo and the like. What I played, I loved, and I sincerely hope the dev comes back to make this thing what it deserves to be. He's apparently a very busy man, and in the update, he talks about how in the past 3 years of nothing, he's only worked on it for about a year. He's trying his best but dang I wish he got more support so he could work on this thing full time. EDIT: It is currently 2024 and we have seen one single update in 2021, and yet again the developer has gone blank on us, disappeared once again. This game will never get finished, and you will only be able to judge the game on what is here, not the promise it gives. It's been more than 6 years since it's early access release and we have gotten *nothing*. The only thing the new update added was an experimental survival map where you can test the new enemies. That's it. No story updates, nothing really new, and while the survival is fun and the enemies terrifying, it wasn't worth 3 years of waiting, and if this game *fully* came out tomorrow, it would only be worth it a *bit*. However, we probably have another 10+ years of waiting, seeing at the pace at which updates are coming out now. This developer, while passionate and obviously full of good ideas and good gameplay, is NOT reliable enough to wait for this game to come out. Enjoy what you have now and be happy with it, because I am 90% sure we are NOT getting more.