Quasimorph

I've put some hours into it and I really want to give it a thumbs up but I just can't, it's more of a thumbs sideways -down for a few reasons I'll get into. First, the things I like: [list] [*] The portrayal of the brutal and ruthless ANCAP utopia that we are currently heading towards irl. The glitchy, grimy portraits and dour dialogue helps set the tone as well. [*] The sound track is good, alternating between tense atmospheric music and balls out doom metal tracks appropriately. [*] Lots of customization and things to acquire. Weapons, mercs, cyberware, classes, or just ship upgrades. I mean tons of stuff. [*] The loop of getting stuff from missions tickles the reward center of the brain well. [/list] Aside from QoL issues the devs seem to be addressing, after a point you're more or less forced to play the game a specific way or face certain death. You have 2 AP most of the time so the loop of every floor of every map is thus: step, end turn, step, end turn, step, end turn... Everywhere you go you must do this. Find your first room with enemies and set up a killzone behind cover, get their attention with a gunshot or explosive and hold on tight as the whole map now descends on you. After you think you've liquidated everything wait 50 turns, yes 50. At least. Then resume the step end turning to the next floor where you do more or less the same thing but the Qmorphs will have done most of the work for you. It's trivially easy this way but of course you still run the risk of dying instantly due to enemy damage being so high that if you get hit once, if you're not already dead then your stunlocked with no counterplay. If you don't play like this you needlessly run a greater risk of dying due to enemies often having more AP than you as well as outnumbering you considerably and being alerted from all over the map to your general location, popping up in weird locations if you don't wait for them to filter out. [u]I would prefer if you could clear sections of the map and choose your engagements tactically but every single contract ends up being a murder hallway of literally a wall of corpses[/u], which I think is fine for some mission types or high Qmorph activity but not all the time. I'll keep playing it because I love pain, but I don't think your average hard game player man will get much other than frustration out of this.

Сверхнарод, не желающий кормить своего уицраора шаввой, будет кормить чужого гаввахом

This is an interesting game and I want to spend more time with it. However, it also feels very much like the type of game that I need to spend 30 - 40 hours exploring before things really start to click. There is so little QOL and so many things unexplained that the average person who thinks "I don't mind if the game is a little hard" is going to bounce straight off the knowledge cliff. I've completed a few basic missions now and I understand the very basics of getting around but I am constantly bombarded with so much that I don't understand and it boggles my mind that the in-game resources for bridging that knowledge gap are so poor. If this gets a huge QOL update at some point, particularly a robust in-game glossary/appendix that would change my review. Making a game hard can be fun. Making a game obtuse is just frustrating.

Лето и арбалеты в космосе прекрасны! Только не играйте с гранатами во время полета на шаттле. Это плохо кончается

An amazing game that I absolutely adored since early access. It's a turn based extraction tactical shooter with a side of roguelite. You're the handler of a cloned mercenary that will dive into the most worthless places in the known(and unknown) solar system for a can of beans and vodka. You'll fight legions of corporate and literal demons, just to get better gear so you can fight them better. If you like tactical shooters, this might be a game for you as it does have all the elements needed to make for an engaging experience. It's also a horde shooter in a way, especially against some melee focused factions. The sheer variety of weapons, perks, skills, cybernetic/demonic/biotech augmentations and implants(passive passives or active skills), pacts with demons, and unfortunate targets to throw it all at makes for an experience unlike anything I've seen since this game went into early access. The developers are also listening to criticism and change the game accordingly, something that you rarely see in any game these days. There are still some issues to iron out, like the lack of tooltips explaining what do modifiers mean on mission select. Some issues are unavoidable due to the game's design. You can be oneshot in this game and it can absolutely be unfair. The difficulty has a steep learning curve(Some demons on certain planets require a specific approach to kill them due to their stats, basically checking your inventory and if you fail the check you die or are forced to run away), but it's far from insurmountable. I highly recommend this game. Give it a try if anything about it makes you interested.

it's like "what if stoneshard was fun" and i love stoneshard.

You are a space PMC who's sole purpose is to do wet works for corpos oh yeah there is also space demons you fight. Great sound track with an even better art style. Quasimorph does not hold your hand instead it would cut your hand off and piss on the wound. It's a very hard game that's unforgiving but MAN DOES IT SLAP. This is not a game for everyone i am just sick in the head.

This game is great if you like to consume a lot of hours or even days in your game but note that there is some unbalanced wierd stuff which can happen totally random at anytime.