This is much more a "neutral" review than anything else.
The game clearly shows off a good amount of technical capability and there's clearly a good amount of polish to some aspects of the game such as the weapon models and some of the visual effects. The tutorial is good enough for new player onboarding and the mechanics seem reasonably thought out. Unfortunately, I do think the developers may have "overfamiliarity bias" for lack of a better term - what I mean is that there are issues with the game that to a new player feel glaringly apparent which seem to have gone unadressed even over a reasonably extended development period, likely stemming from the developers having not brought on enough new players with fresh eyes to provide truly constructive criticism.
Generally speaking, the game has what I can only really describe as an "uncanny valley" of physics. Gun and weapon handling is fine most of the time, but there are noticeable aspects where it pulls you out of immersion. Such are the hazards of developing around a physics simulation, any perceptible differences between reality and the game create points of friction. For example, the Katana while at rest and normal manipulation feels good up until the point you are swinging it. It seems to drag upwards or tilt at angles that diverge from what your body is physically doing. Same with gun handling, bullets are drawn with a line from the barrel to the contact point but the fluidity of the gun handling means that by the time you fire, a bullet and its draw line might significantly lag behind the true position of the gun. Don't get me wrong, Boneworks had a similar vibe in early builds but eventually it got much better. Do I think that Cyberfusion will? Perhaps.
Raising your off-hand to support a pistol drags the gun away slightly and nudges the sights. This is a natural issue of physics based realism over perceived realism, because the position of your hands when emulating a supporting pistol grip does not translate properly in 3d space to the game, causing that perceptible difference. Most games solve this just by overriding the physics at those specific points, prioritising feel and comfort over arbitrary reliance on a physics engine.
Maps are also an issue, as your player character moves slowly and the game takes place in mostly unmarked, undecorated, long concrete corridors about as wide as an ISO container. Maps aren't small either, and if you want to move quickly you have to use the grappling hook arms which remove layers of player agency. Either run the grapple arms to make navigation better, or trudge through corridors for five minutes. This is primarily a design failure and I will talk about that more after I touch on spawning.
NPCs spawn near where you are at any point, up to some arbitrary cap (which is still quite low in my opinion, maybe 5-6 NPCs maximum from what I have seen). Since the game is mostly large, interconnected faceless corridors and the spawn window seems to sit behind you, most of the game isn't combat. It's walking down featureless concrete hallways without seeing anyone or doing anything, then eventually hitting a dead end and fighting 2-3 NPCs that are harmlessly chasing after you.
The map philosophy and npc spawning dynamics do not lend itself to an interesting gameplay loop. The map generation should be significantly shortened and spawns set to be a combination of pre-determined spawns pre-populated throughout the whole map (that only activate their AI logic once within render distance) and local spawning. With the current map and NPC system, the game is not a roguelike. It's a walking simulator where you wave your arms 3 times every other two minutes.
Weapon selection is a further point of friction since the pistol which is available to new players does basically nothing. While this is fine for building into powerscaling with other weapons, it teaches the player to not care about ranged weapons. After all, there are no indications that the other weapons do any more damage other than a price tag.
Overall I do not think the game is worth buying, even among the slim pickings of the current VR market. With the game now being "fully released" and no evidence of post release support, I would not be surprised if this was just how the game is forever. If that's the case, let it fade into the ether, go spend that £12.79 on a couple drinks to share with your friends instead.
