- Publisher: Ironward
- Release Date: Jul 26, 2017
- Also On: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
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Jul 26, 2017The solid twin-stick shooting is worth the price of admission alone.
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Jul 31, 2017You might forget the STROL virus, or that you are tackling insurgents and mutants, but you won’t forget just how much fun you have, solo or with a local co-op friend, with the non-stop action of Solstice Chronicles: MIA. While there are still some areas to be polished, and online multiplayer is unfortunately missing, Solstice manages to translate the souls of games like Alien Breed and Helldivers into a challenging two-player or solo adventure.
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Jul 27, 2017Solstice Chronicles: MIA is a breath of fresh air in the twin-stick shooter genre. The threat system makes it feel like nothing else out there, transforming it from just another run-and-gun into something far more strategic and complex. It’s not a complete success, but it manages to add a satisfying amount of strategy without skimping on the action, which is a feat that I’m shocked no one has managed before. The ending promises a sequel, and I can only hope that the developers work the bugs out of their concept by then so that they can establish this as a whole new subgenre of the twin-stick shooter.
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Aug 4, 2017Solstice Chronicles may lack some of the charm that made the first game one of my favorites of 2015, but it still stands on its own two feet as a good game in its own right, held back once more by a weak narrative, weaker level designs, and a fear of throwing too much at the player at once. Please, throw more at me. Please.
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Jul 27, 2017If you’re jonesing for a new game in the field, then this isn’t a disaster by any means. If you put up with its clumsiness, there’s a tough-as-nails isometric twin-stick action-me-do (that’s the one!) here to play. Just one that doesn’t really stand out from the crowd.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 7
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Mixed: 3 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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Apr 1, 2021