MENACE

Я не живу, я выживаю!© Тактично, стратегично, хтонично, меметично, а уж какой у игры сочный вступительный ролик - уфъ! Если отключить клоунаду: в целом игра уже сейчас содержит достаточно контента, чтоб капитально залипнуть на пару десятков часов, работа над ней ведётся - патчноуты и всякие обновки регулярны, правда ценник чуток кусается, с другой стороны а нафига вам деньги, если они вас не радуют? Короче я поиграл, мне понравилось, потраченных шекелей не жалею.

Brutally difficult and unforgiving. Now that's fine for some folks but not my thing. XCOM was fun, I played it endlessly, this is not fun. You get 4 squads before the first mission, I lost 2 squads despite them being behind cover ON THE FIRST MISSION, and I'm really really not new to the genre. Now as I said some folk like to bang their head against a wall for hours on end learning something. But not for me with my limited free time. I've refunded, not to say I won't pick it up again at some point, but it's going to need one hell of a lot of balancing before I do so

The game is a modernised combination of Fallout: Tactics and XCOM. Impressive effects, good balance, interesting skill/ weapon combinations. Felt really good playing and happy with the price. It does however, feel like it can use a few more skill/ability mechanics in the next patches and more missions. Currently it feels 80-90% complete. The ship can use more skill slots, the SLs a bit more skill variety to increase specialization. The format definitely allows multiplayer, would love to see that.

As a fan of Battle Brothers this game is simultaneously more accessible and deeper than Battle Brothers. It's clear, as it always has been, that Overhype is responsive to the feedback of their community and it's very obvious in this game that they're working hard to address the steep learning curve present in their previous game. But not to fear, while Battle Brothers' learning curve was more of a steep cliff, MENACE's learning curve is a hill that eventually reaches higher than Battle Brother's cliff. I dunno, metaphors are hit and miss with me. Anyway, this game still holds its own with the best of the hardcore turn based games it just ramps up to it to give you a chance to figure things out, make mistakes, and learn from your mistakes before things get really difficult. Easy recommend for someone like me who loves Shadow Empires, XCOM-2, Battle Brothers, and other games in those vein that I'm sure I've played but can't think of right now.

If you like chasing enemies dancing in and out of fog of war with no clear indication of your vision range on them, then go ahead. The turn system is also really weird compared to other tactical games.

I love turn based squad combat games, but i could not get into this one. In the measly hour I played. My teams were wiped twice. All opponents are better shots, better equipped, and apparently ignore cover completely. Had 2 teams suppressed and shot though shipping containers and other cover by enemy teams, Both my teams died and could not shoot back due to not being able to see enemy (big "X' when I went to shoot back). Unforgiving for new players, and extremely punishing. Not fun and extremely frustrating. I don't often give negative reviews, but this one just..... No... Just no.

Feels fresh as a TB-Tactical Game. I've been longing for a different game in the genre similar to X-COM, but less frustrating (XD). It seems the game is still yet to be finished as the time of buying it says it's still in Beta Testing. HOWEVER, here are some of the main things i found: PROS MAIN PRO: - Has interesting Mechanics based on what you'd expect from cover in reality. - Many options to customize your character battle loadout. - Cool in game visuals - PreMade Characters give you options based on their abilities to adapt different playstyles. - Extremely well optimized. The game is less than 30GB and running it on my main PC barely triggers mi fans or better said it wont heat my PC haha. CONS MAIN CON: - No clear instructions on how to use all abilities, which leads to a tough learning curve. - Story not yet fully fleshed out or not compelling, feels less immersive during game. - UI Design feels plain. - In game missions don't have a sense of urgency for the Player. Missions give you a determined amount of turns as a secondary objective, but no real consequences happen if its not completed. - NO option to save progress during active mission. You have to finish the mission before it can be saved. - Lots of tradeable items with no clear purpose. Comments to the DEVS: Keep making games! : )

Way too much RNG, AI cheating, and being punished for unexplained mechanics for it to be anywhere near fun at the moment.