ANNO: Mutationem

 PC
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 31
  3. Negative: 7 out of 31

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  1. eded9999
    Jul 14, 2022
    3
    Pointless "difficulty setting" that can be change anytime mid game without repercussions... hate that.
    Visuals are good, the rest is bad, dropped.
  2. kamikazegrannie
    Jul 30, 2022
    4
    This was a strange one; everything about this game feels off: the story, the controls, the gameplay. You can tell it's competent, but it almost feels like it comes from a lineage you didn't experience: as if there were an entire parallel universe of video games that you didn't play, and this was the current generation product of it. Unfortunately that doesn't make it interesting, it justThis was a strange one; everything about this game feels off: the story, the controls, the gameplay. You can tell it's competent, but it almost feels like it comes from a lineage you didn't experience: as if there were an entire parallel universe of video games that you didn't play, and this was the current generation product of it. Unfortunately that doesn't make it interesting, it just makes it sort of unenjoyable.

    It has a bewildering story that's poorly presented and impossible to care about, with a cyberpunk skin. Absolutely no world building. Nearly zero actual sense in its progression, with a lot of completely unexplained sci-fi word salad for color, I guess. The difficulty is wildly inconsistent; most battles you can cheese except when you can't, and then it's either a cakewalk or a completely unrewarding grind: nothing in between.

    The shame of it all is that you can tell a lot of work went into this, although it feels like the polish to the engine went to all the wrong places. Clearly the designers wanted it to do things it couldn't, and despite there being a shocking number of systems in place, they still manage to cobble together experiences that feel ill-suited to what they've built.

    The graphics are pretty unique though, that was a positive.    … Expand
  3. Opex28
    Mar 28, 2023
    1
    Китайский киберпанк, который не смог

    Честно пытался пройти и получить удовольствие, но сделать этого, увы, не смог. В начале игра кажется очень интересной и затягивает своим визуалом (как говорится, встречают по одежке), но дальше однообразный геймплей с беготней туда-сюда и довольно таки посредственным экшеном. В середине игры нить повествования теряется вовсе, где основной, а где    Китайский киберпанк, который не смог

    Честно пытался пройти и получить удовольствие, но сделать этого, увы, не смог. В начале игра кажется очень интересной и затягивает своим визуалом (как говорится, встречают по одежке), но дальше однообразный геймплей с беготней туда-сюда и довольно таки посредственным экшеном. В середине игры нить повествования теряется вовсе, где основной, а где второстепенный квест уже тяжело разобрать, а читать тонны диалогов просто устаешь. Так и не смог осилить и решил просто себя не мучить. Своих денег не стоит    … Expand

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71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. GameOver.gr
    Apr 15, 2022
    60
    ANNO: Mutationem definitely has its charm in its niche aesthetic. The amalgamation of 3D environments with the 2D sprites works quite well with the cyberpunk setting, evoking a pleasant PS One feeling. It’s a shame then that the story is derivative and nonsensical in many ways. It doesn’t help that the action is borderline generic albeit there is a commendable effort for an expansive bestiary of regular mobs and bosses.
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  2. GamingTrend
    Apr 13, 2022
    50
    ANNO: Mutationem had a lot of promise, but ended up spread far too thin. Both the exploration and combat lack any sort of depth, the story is nonsensical, and the sprite work looks ugly in motion.
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  3. IGN
    Mar 25, 2022
    80
    Excellent, punchy side-scrolling combat against diverse and interesting enemies is almost enough by itself to make Anno: Mutationem an easy recommendation. When you add in the neon urban sprawl of Skopp City, bursting with flavor and character around every corner, it gets even easier. An unwieldy plot and less than amazing script show that if the project was missing one thing, it was probably an editor. But none of that stopped me from thoroughly enjoying all the things it did well.
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