Binary Domain

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  1. apokalipto
    Aug 26, 2023
    10
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  2. ichmarich
    Jul 20, 2023
    10
    great gameplay, graphics, storyline.. not just like Gears of War that very dull and boring...
  3. Tintler
    Jun 25, 2023
    6
    Saklı kalan bir cevher tam anlamıyla.
    Steam'deki sayfasındaki kapak resmi, ekran görüntülerinde dahi kendini satamıyor. Zamanında da büyük ihtimalle pazarlanamadığı için gizli kaldı. 2012 yapımı olmasına rağmen güzel yıllanmış bir oyun, oynarken gerek robotların parça kaybetmesi ve parçacık efektleri olsun, gerek sinematiklerin kalitesi olsun sırıtmadı 11 yıl sonra oynamama rağmen. Oyunda    Saklı kalan bir cevher tam anlamıyla.
    Steam'deki sayfasındaki kapak resmi, ekran görüntülerinde dahi kendini satamıyor. Zamanında da büyük ihtimalle pazarlanamadığı için gizli kaldı. 2012 yapımı olmasına rağmen güzel yıllanmış bir oyun, oynarken gerek robotların parça kaybetmesi ve parçacık efektleri olsun, gerek sinematiklerin kalitesi olsun sırıtmadı 11 yıl sonra oynamama rağmen. Oyunda diyaloglar biraz klişe fakat senaryo hoşuma gitti kısaca, 'I, Robot' ve 'Detroit Become Human' birleşimi denilebilir.
    Avize bossu dışında oyundan sıkılmadığımı söyleyebilirim.    … Expand
  4. The_D4RknesS
    Dec 29, 2022
    0
    The game is rum no wonder it wasn't known because it sucksm........... Horrible controls that can't be changed and a rotten sensitivity
  5. SaiMisaki07
    Nov 6, 2022
    7
    It is not the best game in the world, but it is reliable, entertaining and interesting. Sin of something generic but nothing to suffer too much.
  6. shadoks
    Sep 26, 2022
    10
    Great game with super interesting plot, characters and setting. The Combat is good. It's a Must Play!!!
  7. BrutalPlayer
    May 12, 2022
    9
    Amazing game ruined by bad critics. Go **** ur self noob reviewers. Almost all bosses were fun to take down, since few was too easy for me. Final boss did not disappoint. Voice control was unnecessary but it worked most of the time. Story was great, possibility for each companion to die. Once again go fk urselves and play Cuphead tutorial. Git Gud.
  8. Thejodjeremie
    Mar 16, 2022
    9
    I finished the game game on pc and it was a fun adventure. The game is action packed full great characters, set pieces, awesome guns and a great story. I glad I finally played it.
  9. MelGibson
    Jan 18, 2022
    10
    This game is criminally underrated! I first played it on PS3 back in 2012 when it released, and i had a blast with it. I absolutely LOVED the voice communication system that (IMO) was ahead of its time. One of the biggest reasons this game was so overlooked was because Gears Of War was the king of third person shooters at that time. This game is a Classic! Now playing on my Xbox Series XThis game is criminally underrated! I first played it on PS3 back in 2012 when it released, and i had a blast with it. I absolutely LOVED the voice communication system that (IMO) was ahead of its time. One of the biggest reasons this game was so overlooked was because Gears Of War was the king of third person shooters at that time. This game is a Classic! Now playing on my Xbox Series X having a blast all over again. 10 out of 10.… Expand
  10. nik_balani
    Apr 18, 2021
    9
    Great story line for those who like sci-fi. Excellent third person shooter gameplay and character development + plot twists. Didn't use the voice commands and controls took some getting used to but very enjoyable game. I do hope they make a sequel.
  11. ylnylmn
    Mar 5, 2021
    8
    The story is good, like the movie, I especially liked some twists, but it's too short. Section designs are very straight, linear. Boss battles are nice. It would be better if there were more weapons and upgrades. It was a game that might have more potential, but I still loved it. It is a pity that the sequel did not come. Anyway, Faye love you.
  12. CamyVero
    Dec 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very good game, I enjoyed it very much. Shooter in third person, that doesn't invent anything, but offers good playability and good story… Expand
  13. JKekaNVKZ
    Oct 11, 2020
    10
    I dont know how i can miss this amazing game!!! And maybe many people push off the beginning of the game, after complete intro (you go to city with new crew), game real beginning and as i say, game are amazing! If you love Contra the Hard Corps, Gears of War, Mass Effect and Ghost in the shell - you like this game! Amazing robots, moving like robots and they do so cool and strangeI dont know how i can miss this amazing game!!! And maybe many people push off the beginning of the game, after complete intro (you go to city with new crew), game real beginning and as i say, game are amazing! If you love Contra the Hard Corps, Gears of War, Mass Effect and Ghost in the shell - you like this game! Amazing robots, moving like robots and they do so cool and strange stuff))), when you shoot on them - so many armor pieces just fly away and its so cool! Also in this game cool bosses!!! This game old, but i play in 2020 and love anyway, visual like Resident Evil 5 i think. Another cool stuff is - VoiceFX, you can talk with your team through your microphone!) Dont miss this game, im pretty sure you like!!!
    And one thing - on steam before launch you see the window with settings, you must turn off second microphone options and after that game launch. (if you dont do this - game show you critical error)    … Expand
  14. lastfox
    Apr 27, 2020
    7
    It starts off a bit clunky with a boring infiltration mission. But once the ball starts rollin' it's one of the most fun shooters I played in a while.

    One of the main reasons for this are the enemies. There's not a lot of variety but they are fun to take apart. The models and designs are really well done, you can take out their legs, arms, head, torso, but even then they still are quite    It starts off a bit clunky with a boring infiltration mission. But once the ball starts rollin' it's one of the most fun shooters I played in a while.

    One of the main reasons for this are the enemies. There's not a lot of variety but they are fun to take apart. The models and designs are really well done, you can take out their legs, arms, head, torso, but even then they still are quite mobile and put up a fight (reminded me of the T-800 at the end of Terminator I)

    For a game that's from 2012 it looks pretty good, and like I said there's a level of detail in the enemy design and animation that is sadly the exception nowadays. There are only a few boss fights but they are also pretty well-designed.

    Although the story is not really special (a remix of I-robot & Blade Runner), the characters and voice-acting of the team are. They all feel very distinct with their own personality. Only the writing of the dialogue is mediocre, especially the love story felt very half-assed.

    The game feels very old-school in that the pace is relentless and moves from set piece to set piece. Some offer an interesting distraction like driving jet skis or along a bullet train, others can be quite tedious like all the car chases.

    A lot what's going for the game is the level of detail, especially in the world and level design. The game doesn't look cheap, and although there are some clunky levels here and there, the game is a good time for people who like cover-based shooters like Vanquish or Gears of War.    … Expand
  15. SurujSingha
    May 8, 2020
    8
    Like Spec ops, it is another underrated game from 2012. Except the controls and poor shooting mechanics, i have got nothing much to complain. The game starts off poorly but quickly gets on track after completing few missions. At the end, i was amazingly surprised at how good the story was and endings too were satisfactory. The story is well written and quite EMOTIONAL too, yeah it is.
  16. PortalToH3LL
    Dec 16, 2018
    8
    Got to Binary Domain. Yes, the port on the PC curve ... However, its curvature can be handled. Let the gameplay in places begins to bother, and the partners do not shine with intelligence during the shootings. You are still interested in watching what is happening on the screen. Starting from a script that is not devoid of a sense of humor, and ending with an ingenious design of local tin cans.
  17. Protileon
    Jul 14, 2018
    9
    Really good game, the story is really awesome with some fun moments and characters well developed if you give them time, the only bad with about it is the gameplay
  18. LEMAC
    May 28, 2018
    10
    Great graphics, history and gameplay, huge final bosses, top 5 third person shooter on PC.
  19. RMDsilva
    Feb 20, 2018
    6
    Don't spend a dollar on it!
    But it's good sunday fun - with a bad-funny b-movie story behind it (:
    It's quite mediocre, really.
  20. zimmer600
    Aug 19, 2017
    6
    Spectacular disassembly in a futuristic Tokyo. Binary Domain will easily replace the view of the next Hollywood action movie. And so pretty not a bad shooter with shelters like gears of war.
  21. Broyax
    Apr 17, 2017
    1
    Encore un sous Gears of War en carton (c'est-à-dire à la japonaise) sauf qu'on dézingue ici du robot en masse. Assez juste graphiquement mais encore passable si on est indulgent. La VF (on dirait du québecois plutôt ou alors le pire studio de doublage jamais entendu) est particulièrement pathétique et les jacassements des co-équipiers sont insupportables.

    Oh bien sûr, c'est plein de    Encore un sous Gears of War en carton (c'est-à-dire à la japonaise) sauf qu'on dézingue ici du robot en masse. Assez juste graphiquement mais encore passable si on est indulgent. La VF (on dirait du québecois plutôt ou alors le pire studio de doublage jamais entendu) est particulièrement pathétique et les jacassements des co-équipiers sont insupportables.

    Oh bien sûr, c'est plein de gros mots, ce qui fera rire les ados et on est censé leur répondre avec le micro avec la reconnaissance vocale intégrée mais non, je n'en suis pas au point de parler à mon PC ! pourquoi ne pas aussi gesticuler devant la console pendant qu'on y est ?!...

    Quant au reste, ça devient très vite d'un très grand ennui : générique, vu et revu, du copié/collé d'autres TPS du genre mais sans aucun talent avec en prime une niaiserie qui peine à se dissimuler sous les scènes d'action, bref un étron totalement certifié.    … Expand
  22. pratikgorasia
    Apr 4, 2017
    10
    I PLAYED BINARY DOMAIN NOW IN 2017...AND GUESS WHAT ITS THE BEST THIRD PERSON SHOOTER I PLAYED IN MANY YEARS.
    IT HAS ROBOTS AND ROBOTS...
    STORY is awsome WEAPONS are awsome THERE are rare game which have ROBOTS IN STORY ITS GREAT sci fi action shooter game Its must play title ITS one of the best game ever made by developer OF YAKUZA AND FINAL WORD PLEASE BRING BINARY DOMAIN SEQUEL    I PLAYED BINARY DOMAIN NOW IN 2017...AND GUESS WHAT ITS THE BEST THIRD PERSON SHOOTER I PLAYED IN MANY YEARS.
    IT HAS ROBOTS AND ROBOTS...
    STORY is awsome
    WEAPONS are awsome
    THERE are rare game which have ROBOTS IN STORY
    ITS GREAT sci fi action shooter game
    Its must play title
    ITS one of the best game ever made by developer OF YAKUZA
    AND FINAL WORD
    PLEASE BRING BINARY DOMAIN SEQUEL ...PLS PLS PLS SEGA .....    … Expand
  23. SolidCenturio
    Jan 27, 2017
    8
    Ever wondered what would happen if the Yakuza team tried something new? Ever wondered if they could make something else, other than the Yakuza (Ryū ga Gotoku) series? Well, here's our first taste at that - and its tone is very different from the games that they usually make.

    If you're expecting innovation, then this isn't the game for you. The gameplay is the same as every other cover    Ever wondered what would happen if the Yakuza team tried something new? Ever wondered if they could make something else, other than the Yakuza (Ryū ga Gotoku) series? Well, here's our first taste at that - and its tone is very different from the games that they usually make.

    If you're expecting innovation, then this isn't the game for you. The gameplay is the same as every other cover shooter in the last decade. The only thing going for it is that every enemy is a robot, and that their covering flies away into bits and pieces when you're shooting them. There's also the trust system which affects your team's view about you, and their performance in battle. Other than that, you'll just plow through enemies like you did in Gears of War's casual mode. Mini games? Not here. Cooky and weird moments? You'll have to play Yakuza for that.

    This game is all about story - and it's one heck of a wild ride; a lot different from Kazuma Kiryu's adventures in the Japanese underground. The game doesn't throw a lot of exposition around, and the player is treated as a foreigner to this world that the dev team created. Binary Domain is mature, emotional, and adrenaline-fueled; somehow balanced by smart comedic timing. Though it dashes through the themes and philosophical questions that it asks itself, it's great to see a game try and tread topics like the evolution of AI, and climate change.

    And there you have it.    … Expand
  24. Duraznito
    Jan 26, 2017
    8
    Honestamente me parece uno de los juegos mas infravalorados que existen junto a Spec Ops The Line. Si, el sistema de ordenes a tus compañeros es poco efectivo excepto cuando ellos toman la iniciativa, a IA es regular aunque tirando para buena y el sistema de moralidad es una mierda. Pero sacando esos puntos es un juego por de mas de atrapante en historia, y tiene unas mecánicas adictivasHonestamente me parece uno de los juegos mas infravalorados que existen junto a Spec Ops The Line. Si, el sistema de ordenes a tus compañeros es poco efectivo excepto cuando ellos toman la iniciativa, a IA es regular aunque tirando para buena y el sistema de moralidad es una mierda. Pero sacando esos puntos es un juego por de mas de atrapante en historia, y tiene unas mecánicas adictivas y muy divertidas, Altamente recomendado. Si sega corrige estas cosas se podría ver una secuela… Expand
  25. dandalis
    Oct 26, 2016
    6
    A fairly standard third person shooter, nothing that makes it great. Guns feel light and mostly weak. Story is nothing but cliches. Where it gets interesting tho are the artificial intelligence themes this game carries. PC version runs fine, tho its clearly a console port with small amount of options and customization, Controls on mouse and kboard can feel wonky and overly sensitive whichA fairly standard third person shooter, nothing that makes it great. Guns feel light and mostly weak. Story is nothing but cliches. Where it gets interesting tho are the artificial intelligence themes this game carries. PC version runs fine, tho its clearly a console port with small amount of options and customization, Controls on mouse and kboard can feel wonky and overly sensitive which shows when youre faced against some of the annoying bosses.

    Its a decent game that runs fine and plays ok for the most part, but nothing special by any means.    … Expand
  26. Tomle1202
    May 31, 2016
    7
    You can call Binary Domain a half-hearted console port, a silly joke for its rather dumb storyline and numerous design flaws, or a fun game for hours of satisfying firefights filled with entertainment.
  27. MeritCoba
    Apr 8, 2016
    5
    If there is a lesson to be learned about story telling in games then Binary Domain gives some food for thought. That I will discuss on my own website this review will be more focused on the game as a game.

    Binary Domain feels like a budget game. The visuals are nice, but they had to take some shortcuts in the gameplay. The game presents itself as a third party squad based shooter and it    If there is a lesson to be learned about story telling in games then Binary Domain gives some food for thought. That I will discuss on my own website this review will be more focused on the game as a game.

    Binary Domain feels like a budget game. The visuals are nice, but they had to take some shortcuts in the gameplay. The game presents itself as a third party squad based shooter and it isn't strange to compare it with Mass Effect and Spec Ops: The Line. The game offers three things to the player: battles with a squad of maximum three soldiers, the ability to upgrade and improve your characters and the story, which we talk about first.

    The tale is set in the future. The earth has had its share of natural disasters and large parts of the world have been flooded. Humanity has dwindled and this caused the development of robots. Over time these got better and better until they would become indiscernible from humans or even improve on them(more human than human:P) Therefore an agreement was made which forbade the creation of human like robots, also known as hollow children. To give the agreement a bite special teams called Rust Teams were created to hunt down hollow children and those who planned on making them . You are in control of a Rust Team member, Dan Marshall, and after an attack by a hollow child on the head of the Bergen Company you are ordered to apprehend the head of the Amada Corporation who is suspected of being the creator of the hollow child(eren).

    This theme is also explored in the movie Blade Runner and the book on which it is based(Do androids dream of electric sheep?). And movies like Terminator added to in their own way. One can quibble for ever about the good or the bad of it, let me just call it unoriginal. This is a bit ironic because when one has a small budget, one could add to a game by writing. It is the hardest thing to master, but by far the cheapest way to give extra value to a game.

    The battles are pretty standard fare and alter between fighting your way through waves of rank and file enemies, with an occasional bigger enemy thrown into the mix and of course: the boss battles, the meat of the game. There are also some quick time event sequences which are hugely annoying as they always are, especially because the key combinations are often incomprehensible and not explained and have to be looked up on the internet or figured out by trial and error. The boss battles alter between great and frustrating. The frustration being usually caused by the lack of proper explanation of what is expected of you. Since there is often just one way to destroy a big boss the frustration is all the greater.

    The squad based tactics are the most underdeveloped. You only have a few basic commands to order your comrades about. But then you won't have to depend on them as the gap between your character Dan and the rest gets larger and larger. In the end Dan can win most battles alone. Some characters are downright useless, like Rachael who has a shotgun and a rocket thrower which she never ever uses. The shotgun is the worst weapon in the game, as it lacks range, rate of fire and punch. Sniper rifles are more useful, but given their odd way of aiming, their weak firepower and the fact that the enemy charges at you and your companions run in front of you, they aren't that useful. This is also the reason why Faye, the sniper in the game, is pretty useless. You as Dan will actually score more and better hits with your automatic rifle that she does. Probably the best character in the game is Dan's sidekick Bo. He can take a lot of hits and handles a machine gun. Overall your team members are as much of a hindrance as an asset. There is also a kind of approval/disapproval thing in the game. It seems to have no effect whatsoever.
    Upgrading weapons is also limited. Each character has one prime weapon which is fixed, and only that can be upgraded.

    You will often be subjected by moments that break the flow of the game. There are the chats that are forced upon you, which causes your character to slow down to crawling speed. There are moments when you have to to run which are broken up by cut scenes. There are far too many of these awkward moments that impact the flow of the game.

    The game is decent, but nothing spectacular. Personally I liked the interaction between the characters, which is probably the strongest part of the story telling. Some of the boss battles are fun. Overall it feels like a game that could have been more epic if they just had improved the squad combat and the story.    … Expand
  28. Gendg
    Mar 14, 2016
    9
    No me esperaba gran cosa del juego pero me sorprendio y mucho. El unico fallo que le encuentro es el sistema de fidelidad y la duracion total del juego, se hace un pelin corta.
  29. MadJaples
    Feb 29, 2016
    7
    Rastarom clearly basing his/her review on the console version....wrong section.

    This game was recently given away free on Steam. I can only say I'm kinda glad I didn't pay for this. It's a third person shooter, with some elements of RPG in it, and seriously minimal interaction during combat play. The story is good, the plot is actually the only well thought out thing about the game in    Rastarom clearly basing his/her review on the console version....wrong section.

    This game was recently given away free on Steam. I can only say I'm kinda glad I didn't pay for this.
    It's a third person shooter, with some elements of RPG in it, and seriously minimal interaction during combat play. The story is good, the plot is actually the only well thought out thing about the game in general.
    The cover system is half decent, but what knackers it is the shoddy AI, clearly not moving and firing but moving, in your way, so you shoot them by accident, then they insult you whilst firing at the people you're firing at whilst moving to a safe location probably already occupied by your character.

    It lacks polish and refinement, which is a great shame because with a bit more effort and a bit more determination to see it through to completion, this is one project Sega could have been really proud of.
    Instead, a three quarter finished product, with not the sloppiest console port going but still bad enough, with only the plot and the story worth following, this makes it a fairly reasonable giveaway if you ever get given it.
    It has it's merits, but it certainly needed a bit more work doing to it to make it brilliant.    … Expand
  30. Yerczeys
    Sep 16, 2015
    6
    The basic game feels terrible from the "plot and good ideas" perspective. The characters are all stereotypes, save the Brit lady, the story feels like a standard Japanese fare complete with inexplicable social controversies and over-the-top details. And the game play itself isn't anything beyond the norms for the most part. It also has some extremely annoying details like the inabilityThe basic game feels terrible from the "plot and good ideas" perspective. The characters are all stereotypes, save the Brit lady, the story feels like a standard Japanese fare complete with inexplicable social controversies and over-the-top details. And the game play itself isn't anything beyond the norms for the most part. It also has some extremely annoying details like the inability to switch out your main weapon and some quick time events that felt frustratingly unresponsive. The command system was interesting, though poorly implemented boiling down to being a yes-man and pep-talk guy. But! My god was it fun blasting the crap out of robots...… Expand
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68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Jul 3, 2012
    70
    Less Hot Shots and more Hot Fuzz. [July 2012, p.66]
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  2. PC Gamer
    Jun 19, 2012
    54
    The robots blow up good, otherwise this ho-hum shooter fumbles its few ideas and is a shonky port to boot. [Aug 2012, p.58]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jun 18, 2012
    80
    If you can get over the weak beginning the game will catch you – Binary Domain is a breathtaking shooter set in a Hollywood style. A must-have for all fans of "robots-went-angry" situation. [June 2012]
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