This is the indie game in the cyberpunk setting. With first look game can seem boring: pretty common feature - main character suffering from amnesia, hears voice of unknown guy that tell her to run from her flat and right after it some kind of police/soldiers appear with doubt-that-good intentions. Seems not too original? But don't judge game too soon. Bit later with story and level advancing game begin to shine bright. Non-linear way to complete quests and many depends on your style of playing and character stats. Good system of level progression. Story plot that sometimes remind matrix, sometimes deus ex. Interesting, not bothering sidequests. So let's make conclusion.
Pros:
- interesting story;
- non-linear gameplay with multiple ways to achieve a goal;
-augmented reality mode as a mini-game and way to achieve some goals aswel;
-if you feel the lack of focus points, it's always possible to exit mini-game through log out field, refill focus and then resume hacking - your progress won't be lost.
Cons:
-Bit simplified martial fights, often it reduced to just two punches and block, two punches and block, sometimes need to keep close distance to prevent enemy from using arms or unblockable attack;
-process of ladder hanging. It could be less monotonous and uncomfortable: both climb-down either climb up are very slow. It would be better if possible slide down from ladder or climb-up by some bit faster way;
-Hacking consumes to much focus so you probably need to fast travel to Decker for focus refill every time after hacking/AR visit.
But for me cons are less and it doesn't interrupt to receive a pleasure from playing Dex. I would recommend it to everyone who likes Deus Ex, Matrix and cyberpunk in whole.
[Ru]
Ýòî èíäè-èãðà â ñòèëå êèáåðïàíê. Íà ïåðâûé âçãëÿä îíà ìîæåò ïîêàçàòüñÿ ñêó÷íîé: äîâîëüíî ðàñïðîñòðàíåííàÿ îñîáåííîñòü - ãåðîèíÿ, ñòðàäàþùàÿ ïîòåðåé ïàìÿòè, ñëûøèò ãîëîñ íåèçâåñòíîãî, êîòîðûé ãîâîðèò åé áåæàòü èç ñîáñòâåííîãî æèëèùà è â ïîñëåäóþùèé ìîìåíò äâåðü â êâàðòèðó ïûòàþòñÿ îòêðûòü ïðåäñòàâèòåëè íåèçâåñòíûõ ñèëîâûõ ñòðóêòóð ñ íåÿñíûìè íàìåðåíèÿìè. Êàæåòñÿ íå îñîáî îðèãèíàëüíûì? Íî íå ñïåøèòå äåëàòü ïðåæäåâðåìåííûå âûâîäû. Ïîçæå, ñ ðîñòîì óðîâíÿ ïåðñîíàæà è ðàçâèòèåì ñþæåòà, èãðà äà¸ò øàíñ ðàçãëÿäåòü ñâîè ïîëîæèòåëüíûå êà÷åñòâà. Íåëèíåéíûé ãåéìïëåé, âñå çàâèñèò îò âàøåãî ñòèëÿ èãðû è "ïðîêà÷êè" ïåðñîíàæà. Õîðîøà è ñàìà ñèñòåìà "ïðîêà÷êè". Ñþæåò âðåìåíàìè íàïîìèíàåò "Ìàòðèöó', ëèáî "Deus Ex". Êîíêðåòèçèðóåì ïîëîæèòåëüíûå êà÷åñòâà è íåäîñòàòêè.
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-èíòåðåñíûé ñþæåò;
-íåëèíåéíûé èãðîâîé ïðîöåññ ñ âîçìîæíîñòüþ äîñòè÷ü çàäàííîé öåëè ðàçëè÷íûìè ïóòÿìè;
-ðåæèì AR êàê ìèíè-èãðà, à òàê æå êàê åùå îäèí ñïîñîá âûïîëíèòü íåêîòîðûå çàäàíèÿ;
-åñëè íå õâàòàåò î÷êîâ êîíöåíòðàöèè, âñåãäà ìîæíî âûéòè èç "Âçëîìà", èñïîëüçóÿ ïîëå Log out, âîñïîëíèòü êîíöåíòðàöèþ è âîçîáíîâèòü ìèíè-èãðó - ïðîãðåññ ñîõðàíÿåòñÿ ïîñëå âûõîäà èç íå¸.
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-ïðîñòîâàòûå ðóêîïàøíûå áîè, âðåìåíàìè ñâîäÿùèåñÿ ê êîìáèíàöèè "2 óäàðà-áëîê, 2 óäàðà-áëîê", ðåæå ïðèõîäèòñÿ äåðæàòü îïðåäåë¸ííîå ðàññòîÿíèå ñ îïïîíåíòîì, ÷òîáû îí íå èñïîëüçîâàë îãíåñòðåëüíîãî èëè íåáëîêèðóåìûé ïðè¸ì;
-ïðîöåññ ïåðåìåùåíèÿ ïî ëåñòíèöàì. Îí ìîã áûòü ìåíåå îäíîîáðàçíûì è íåóäîáíûì: è ñïóñê è ïîäú¸ì ïî ëåñòíèöå äîâîëüíî ìåäëåííû. Áûëî áû ëó÷øå, áóäü âîçìîæíûìè ñïóñê ïî ëåñòíèöå ñêîëüæåíèåì èëè ïîäúåì, íî êàêèì-ëèáî áîëåå áûñòðûì ñïîñîáîì;
-"âçëîì" ïîãëîùàåò ñëèøêîì ìíîãî ýíåðãèè - âåðîÿòíî Âàì ïðèä¸òñÿ îáðàùàòüñÿ ê Äåêêåðó ïîñëå êàæäîé ìèíè-èãðû, ÷òî íå î÷åíü óäîáíî.
Òåì íå ìåíåå, ìíå "ìèíóñû" ïîêàçàëèñü íå ñòîëü ñóùåñòâåííûìè ïî ñðàâíåíèþ ñ "ïëþñàìè" è íå ìåøàþò ïîëó÷èòü óäîâîëüñòâèå îò èãðû, êîòîðóþ ÿ áû ðåêîìåíäîâàë òåì, êîìó ïîíðàâèëèñü "Ìàòðèöà", "Deus Ex" è êèáåðïàíê âîîáùå.
