yeah
pretty good
Reviews for "Aetherpunk 1.1"
playable, to a point
some of the biggest issues i had with the game was as follows:
1. the turret could only target the 2 sides, and not the top. granted, it allowed me to defend the top alone without worrying to much about the flanks.
2. instant KO's: as listed before, if you are too close to the barrier, you can be 1 shotted.
3. a bit slow. the game play needs to be picked up a bit, not just the guns but the overall movement of the game.
4. shallow upgrade system. you easily can get to the bottom (where the good stuff is) within 7-8 levels. a bit more of a dynamic leveling system would be nice (such as, expanded base, extra turrets, another person (npc) running around, increased health)
5. confined... even with all you walls down, you can not leave your base.
6. where are all the people that you know, if you "have money" and "know people" that " you have used" where are they when you need them?
7. continue... either lose 1/2 of your Aether on hand, or xp. but having to restart really hurts.
8. end game? is there a boss anywhere to be found?
ok, enough bashing, here are some good sides of the game:
1. repair and fire at the same time. yes, if you hold"f" and left click, you can do both actions at once.
2. gore on or off, good choice for those that like it or not (i would like to see different colors too, other then green)
3. though i would always like to see more, weapon choices where at least varied enough to play with.
4. balance of Aether to cost. the costs and the amount collected balanced well. not too hard to get upgrades, but not so easy that you are killing everything without effort.
the game has a good base, just needs to be expanded upon. 4/5 and 8/10 for a great start.
Agreed with those previous to me.
Also, can we get a collective thumbs up for the music loop? It's the reason that when my hotkeys messed up and I died I was sad because I realized I didn't get to play anymore.
Very nice game
The game is really good, the repair system is nice, the enemies are good, the music gets a bit annoying since it just loops over and over, the graphics style fits it, it does have some random glitches that can kill you like enemies randomly walking over walls, weapons randomly changing (I had the disintegrator and after a few reloads started shooting like the basic pistol which led me to the game over screen). It just needs some patching and it'll be a great game.
A good game but with several bugs and problems
I liked the game overall. The graphics are good and the enemies are diverse and challenging. The XP and skills are a nice addition (is it intentional that my XP remains when I start a new game?) although some skills seem useless, like instant reloading only on physical-damage weapons, when there are about two of those.
Some weapons also seem interesting (lightning gun, torches) but I've found them not effective enough. The useful weapons were too similar to each other and I didn't get to the best ones b/c they cost a lot.
In later stages enemies sometimes got into the enclosure despite the barricades being fully repaired.
The frustrating thing is that in advanced levels I can really get killed way too easily and then I have to start over again. The skirmishers hit me without being able to retaliate (I think they would have been challenging enough even if they could be hit while shooting), and I don't even notice the hit if I don't follow closely on the health bar. Perhaps the screen should redden a bit or something... I have all skills but one and I don't think I'll be able to get any further.