HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME

Having played the hell out of the first Huntdown, I was a bit skeptical about this game, after reader that it was a roguelite, but after having just beat my first run, I was pleasantly surprised. Like the first Huntdown, this game pays homage to the action hero movies of the 80's and 90's, but this one steps it up even more. The cutscenes, music, voice acting and art style nail the feel and I absolutely love it. Mechanically, it plays pretty much like the first one, it feels just as tight and responsive, double jumping is a bit janky sometimes though. So far, the roguelite elements are fun enough, but there is nothing ground breaking here, although the gun mods/ guns are pretty cool. Some people were saying that this game is too hard compared to the original, but I have to disagree, this feels about as hard as the normal difficulty of the first game, albeit with slightly spongier bosses. My main criticisms of the game, are that Cherry Boom Boom (rocket launcher lady) feels a bit overtuned, relative to the other minor bosses. Additionally, I found the act 1 final boss to be harder than the act 2 one and speaking of act 2, the zombie pit area seems pretty unfair and could use some tuning. The level design is pretty good, but there are some reused levels here and there, I reckon they will sort that out in the future though, seeing as how this is still in early access. All In all, I think it's a great little game and I look forward to seeing what they add in the future :)

MOAR

战斗手感和BOSS战演出绝了，如果你钟爱 80 年代复古电影风格，又喜欢横版卷轴复古射击游戏，这款一定要试试

Очень хорошая игра ! Побольше бы таких , в каждой анимации виден талант и любовь к работе . Спасибо жду продолжения *)

A very good game for a Steam Deck. Crunchy retro cyberpunk, very good animations, tight combat. Mini-bosses are fun and Sammy is a blast. One big issue I have is some weapons being questionable, many of them are mediocre and othets are clearly the best way to clear a run. Gonna wait for a full game release.

Massive improvement over the original game, though they did choose the least interesting character from that trio. Solid feeling side-scroll 'em up that has a nice difficulty ramp with enemies and bosses that are pretty fair. After 30 hours I'm desperate for new content to keep playing, and something to shake up the upgrades as I keep relying on the same few that are just head and shoulders better than the contenders.

You loved the first HUNTDOWN for it's fast pace, endless weapons, and checkpoints that kept things moving at speed with maximum enjoyment and minimal grind, then you'll hate HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME. The montage when you die is fun the first time even if it it doesn't match the art direction of the cutscenes, but seeing it over and over again because there's no health drops is tedious, as is having to exit the infirmary, take the elevator and navigate the map again. Speaking of the map, a spectacular failure in world building that the first Huntdown absolutely nailed. Upgrades could have been fun if they made a difference and didn't just slow things down further. Nice touch to improve the graphics from the gorgeous Huntdown's NES style graphics to Overdrive's SNES style graphics, superficially being able to enter building's was was cool also. Handcuffing bounties is a nice challenge. Doomguy style HUD is cute, although possibly just visual clutter. Overall, returning this game.