Satellite Reign

I must say that at first I really liked this game, although I think it is overly complex. It is as if the devs had a lot of ideas for skills, items, upgrades, etc., and could not decide what to add to the game and what not, so they added everything. I played a single player game where you control four characters and each one has a set of unique skills. It is difficult to control all of them in the heat of the battle, and the lack of "hard pause" does not help to plan things out. One of the characters has an ability that works like a pause because it slows down time, but it is not good enough. The characters are not responsive and they move awkwardly. During a large clash with a dozen or so opponents, there is virtually no chance of winning because none of the skills is a game-changer that could tip the scales of victory in the player's favour. There are quite a few weapons, but again, none of them give the player any meaningful advantage. Even under the heaviest fire, it takes ages to kill a single enemy. And probably the biggest downside for me - the game becomes repetitive as soon as the second sector (which is a few hours into the game). You constantly do the same tasks, only in different locations. I also deeply regret that there is no proper stealth, so that you can silently eliminate enemies and sneak through hostile territories. Unfortunately, even the smallest f*ck-ups cause hordes of enemies to appear almost instantly on the spot. And it just keeps on going like that and before you know it you have spent two hours trying to get through a single gate. I am disappointed because, even though I did not have any high expectations, I enjoyed this title for a while. There is certainly potential in this game, however, it is wasted. Maybe if you cut half of the content and items and only left really essential skills that impact the gameplay more and give the player more satisfaction when used, it would be a better game. Maybe.

Needs a sequel

~很久以前HB+1的游戏~ 朋克风格的RPG+RTS游戏！游戏有汉化但是汉化不支持成就！ 虽然汉化帖子说是支持成就的，但实际试了下不行，估计汉化版本过于老旧导致的吧··· 系统好复杂，过了简单的教程后就不晓得该怎么玩~ 红红蓝蓝的画风以前估计是骇客风格的吧，现在都变成朋克了···

A heck of a trip, one of the BEST stealth games I've ever played. I've just finished it at the 73h mark (don't believe the site howlongtobeat, they lie). I usually do long reviews of the games I play, but not in the mood today. Suffice to say that this game is unique, there's no other like this, and even the original Syndicates never felt as good, as polished, as balanced, even. And with such gorgeous graphics... This game is comparable to Ascent but being a tactical game, it's much more challenging. You need to use your wits to progress, and it feels really satisfying to succeed or even recover from a minor mistake when you're spotted or something. The world is convincing and feels alive. I have to say that I didn't appreciate that much the sad ending, but I understand the developers -- however it makes a sequel much more difficult to justify. Maybe I edit this review and add more later? But again, the important thing is that this game is very fun, challenging and graphically appeasing, and it's unique on its gameplay, there are no others like this one. If you like stealth games and isometric-3D action RPGs, this is for you!

Unfortunately it's nothing like Syndicate. The first part of the game is miserable as it expects you to be stealthy but you don't have the skills to do that effectively. It might get better later, but I've got no motivation at all to keep going. The UI is pretty atrocious and does not make it easy to do the things you want. Also it's far too easy to mis click and instead of attacking, make your men run out of cover instead. The save system gets annoying as well as you can't save in restricted areas. Unfortunately this means that you can spend a long time getting to the point you need only for a last minute mistake to cost you everything. The most disappointing thing is that it's just not fun to play.

[h1]Satellite Reign[/h1]

A game so poorly coded one of the guys got stuck in the scenery DURING THE TUTORIAL, rendering the mission unwinnable. I'm sure it would probably resolve if I restart, or that it would be a fine game if the developers had any standards, but as it is the first impression is just horrible. Low budget version of Syndicate just absolutely riddled with bugs

Mostly offline play. Okish I guess but I would refund if I could. To be clear, I loved the original Syndicate but playing this now it felt like something was missing. There was clear love put into the game in some areas but honestly I think the game felt lacking. I think the lack of a home base and more interesting meta game would have helped alot because the combat and world interaction itself just isn't that interesting. The XCOM formula worked well because it had a meaningful strategic layer and a interesting combat system. SR just doesn't have enough interest in the combat and world interaction to stand on its own. Honestly it would be hard to have any combat system that stood well on it's own. It's a strategy game, you really a strategic layer where combat serve as a means to leverage good choices from the strategic layer. Even hack and slash games have towns as a "base" aspect to break up the game and provide a story driver. Ultimately, some aspects are neat but I just think the game has some major core design flaws that undermine you wanting to keep playing it.

Love this. Reminds me of Syndicate that I played when I was a kid at the end of the 90's.