Fallen Aces

If Mouse P.I was better

The game has a great setting, atmosphere, art style and humor. The level design and the levels itself are really well crafted and oozes atmosphere. If you are into Noir and Art Deco, you will really enjoy it! Here is what the game isn't: An Immersive Sim like the Steam Tags suggest. The Inventory system the game has, limits your playstyle drasticly and i think it's really holding the game back. You got 3 slots, weapon, ammo, health items each take one slot so you are forced to play the way the devs have intended, which at it's core is melee focused, stealth and ambushing enemies is really the tactic that is favored. Melee weapons have durability bar and they are really not that durable, meaning you are forced to scavenge for a different weapon if you want it or not. Firearms are powerful but as you imagined the drawbacks are, the ammo is scarce AND they take up one valuable slot which you only got 3 of. I am pretty sure it will be a one of the best "boomershooter" games once it leaves early access in 2030. And this is my major critique of the game, i bought it on release in June 2024, it is now end of July 2026 and we JUST got Episode 2. The first proper content update in 2 years, (NO i will not count the workshop update as content update) which is absolutely unacceptable, the amount of time that passed does not justify the content and quality of Episode 2. It should have been both Episodes 2 & 3 and 1.0 launch. I see the reviews are standing on Overwhelmingly Positive, which is great for the devs as it reinforces the good game they made, however even more so are the negative reviews that important and they should be looking at, which of course is a minority. Every negative review i read so far all tackle the dev time and the responses are all "Stay tuned for more!", "Update coming soon", "soon(TM)". This is not a great response, i understand development isn't easy but people still paid 15$/€ for the game and do expect content at a reasonable time and/or proper communication. My goal isn't to be rude to the devs, i know development takes time but it's important that they also know where i am coming from and others who mentioned their similar concerns. They must be more transparent and pick up the pace, just because the game is in early access should not mean you can progress the development when you see fit. This mindset will eventually destroy the goodwill of the people who supported your game through early access. I will be updating this review once this game launches 1.0. I got no doubt it will be a great game. Let's just hope it will launch sooner than 2030....