Ghostrunner

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  • Summary: Ghostrunner is a hardcore FPP slasher packed with lightning-fast action, set in a grim, cyberpunk megastructure. Climb Dharma Tower, humanity’s last shelter, after a world-ending cataclysm. Make your way up from the bottom to the top, confront the tyrannical Keymaster, and take your revenge.Ghostrunner is a hardcore FPP slasher packed with lightning-fast action, set in a grim, cyberpunk megastructure. Climb Dharma Tower, humanity’s last shelter, after a world-ending cataclysm. Make your way up from the bottom to the top, confront the tyrannical Keymaster, and take your revenge. The streets of this tower city are full of violence. Mara the Keymaster rules with an iron fist and little regard for human life. As resources diminish, the strong prey on the weak and chaos threatens to consume what little order remains. The decisive last stand is coming. A final attempt to set things right before mankind goes over the edge of extinction. As the most advanced blade fighter ever created, you’re always outnumbered but never outclassed. Slice your enemies with a monomolecular katana, dodge bullets with your superhuman reflexes, and employ a variety of specialized techniques to prevail. One-hit one-kill mechanics make combat fast and intense. Use your superior mobility (and frequent checkpoints!) to engage in a never-ending dance with death fearlessly. Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. PlayStation Universe
    Nov 11, 2020
    85
    It will take quick decision making, precision platforming, and skill to beat Ghostrunner. Whilst many of its environments are dull in imagery, they are an important component as to why it plays so well. Its lacklustre story does not take away from the addictive, thrilling gameplay that will keep you coming back. Ghostrunner is an exhilarating, challenging, adrenaline pumping platformer that succeeds in making you feel like a cyborg ninja.
  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Oct 26, 2020
    85
    Ghostrunner brilliantly succeeds in combining supercharged and demanding action with equally demanding platforming phases.
  3. Meristation
    Oct 30, 2020
    82
    Ghostrunner is a fresh and frantic action game set in a striking cyberpunk universe. A videogame that offers a demanding gameplay experience that will force us to master each of the cyborg's abilities to advance in a somewhat generic script.
  4. IGN
    Oct 26, 2020
    80
    With its breakneck pace and skill-heavy gameplay, Ghostrunner is a speedrunner’s dream. But even beyond that demographic, this is a great first person action game that feels punishing but fair. You may die hundreds of times, but instantaneous respawns and generous checkpointing ensure that Ghostrunner’s challenging combat and platforming never become a chore. More than all of that though, Ghostrunner is jam packed with a great variety of enemies, mechanics, and special powers that constantly changed up how I approached its many unique encounters. That meant it always felt fresh, and by the end of its six to eight hour campaign, I was all too eager to jump back in for seconds.
  5. GameCrate
    Nov 3, 2020
    80
    Ghostrunner is an all-around great action game. The first-person parkour mechanics will make you feel like a badass, as will chopping up bad guys. The game doesn’t always control perfectly, but everything still comes together to create an awesome, action-packed cyberpunk experience.
  6. Metro GameCentral
    Oct 29, 2020
    80
    It owes an obvious debt to Mirror’s Edge but this impressive new cyberpunk game surpasses its inspiration in terms of both combat and first person parkour.
  7. DarkStation
    Dec 9, 2020
    50
    Ghostrunner is a game of exciting highs and extremely low lows. When its controls click, it offers a thrilling parkour platforming experience. But these moments aren’t worth contending with its frustrating combat and aggravating bugs. If you’re an enthusiast for first-person platformers and can overlook a glaring lack of polish, Ghostrunner may have some limited value. For all else, there are other genre titles more deserving of your time.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 40
  3. Negative: 10 out of 40
  1. bambuseq
    Oct 28, 2020
    10
    Amazing cyberpunk vibe and climate. I';ve never encounter machanics that are bread and butter in this game. Music is one of the best and it'sAmazing cyberpunk vibe and climate. I';ve never encounter machanics that are bread and butter in this game. Music is one of the best and it's perfect match for this game.… Expand
  2. razoom
    Apr 3, 2021
    10
    Totally awesome, gameplay, music, fair hardcore, this is how cyberpunk 2077 is schould like
  4. PotatoSalad
    Jul 21, 2021
    9
    Really enjoyable game. Super fast paced, lots of deaths, great movement mechanics and generally a whole bunch of fun!

    I've had my eye on    Really enjoyable game. Super fast paced, lots of deaths, great movement mechanics and generally a whole bunch of fun!

    I've had my eye on this game since it was first announced, based on some comparisons that people had made with Mirror's Edge (which is one of my all time favourite games). I bought it a few weeks ago and have recently completed it.

    I found it REALLY enjoyable. It's tough at times, and you'll die hundreds of times on your journey, but that makes it all-the-more satisfying when you complete a hard section. I feel like the difficulty is a good balance overall. It progresses well through the game, such that the early levels will seem fairly easy on a second playthrough as you've mastered the mechanics. Nothing ever feels completely infuriating and there are regular checkpoints through the levels which means you never need to backtrack once you've completed something. There's also a "hardcore more" for a second playthrough which I've not braved just yet, but plan on doing soon.

    The platforming mechanics are excellent - a great mix between jumping, wallruns, grapples, ziplines, and the "dash" mean you can gain great momentum wherever you are. Most of the combat relies much more on outmaneuvering your opponents than traditional combat mechanics. They have perfect aim and will kill you instantly if you stay still - so keep on moving, avoid their bullets and get close to kill them. Way more fun than just shooting enemies from across the room.

    You also have some special abilities, which are slowly introduced through the gameplay, which can get you out of tough situations. Although it is possible to complete without using them (and feels more "pure" to do so), they add a new dimension which can be fun. There are also various modifications that you can make to your character and abilities to enhance things like the dash and special abilities.

    My biggest annoyance was that you can't save mid-level. This can make it pretty hard to just pick up for a quick game - it always needs to be more of a commitment as some levels took me around an hour to complete (although a good number of them are only around 15 minutes - but you never know what to expect when starting a level so you've got to be ready to commit for a longer term). Not easy when you've got a busy life! Not sure why the developers decided to go with this but I really wish they would remove it so you can just pick the game up from the most recent checkpoint.

    I've seen a lot of people saying this doesn't play very well on PS4 which seems to have really dragged the average rating down. Not sure if that has been patched now? I've been playing on PS5 (with the backwards compatibility version) and it plays perfectly. Absolutely no issues at all.

    All-in-all, brilliant game. Highly recommended!    … Expand
  5. cloudyHaze
    Nov 8, 2020
    8
    This game has potential but in its current state its a bit of a mess. No spoilers but the last level is so anti climactic and stupid beyondThis game has potential but in its current state its a bit of a mess. No spoilers but the last level is so anti climactic and stupid beyond belief, I bet some people will break their controllers over it. Don't expect a satisfying boss fight or anything other than platforming made frustrating by the games biggest core issue, the controls. The contols are touch and go, full of glitches causing you to constantly die. It would be nice if you could customize the control scheme but no, you cant instead they just give you a few variations of controls to pick from. Every time you restart the game you will have to reselect your controller scheme otherwise it will combine your current scheme with the default one resulting in buttons having two functions that randomly interchange. Like if I start the game up dash will be both R1 and L1 yet jump is still set to L1...so dumb.
    Also diagonal movement is dead. You have to move like its a dead off the most part. You cant dash diagonal either. For some reason switching from going straight to diagonal causes moments that feel like your getting stuck on the ground. Also if you run over debris like bottles etc you can get stuck on the environment which is basically an instant death. For a game of this difficulty precise controls are a must and this feels amateur. I also hate the abilitys that slow down time etc...I refused to use them throughout my play though. A game is not difficult if I can slow down time and dodge incoming bullets mid air...instead I just challenged myself and beat the game without using these handicap features...Base running speed is painfully slow too, you will end up learning how to boost slide jump as otherwise it can be painful to get around. The rail in the game really suck too, half the time it doesn't register that you are jumping on one and you fall your death. Theres some light puzzle elements in the game when you go into the digital worlds, but all of these suck lol. Still using dash slide makes the game much faster and enjoyable. Looking forward to patch and sequel.    … Expand
  6. curzon_dax
    Jan 2, 2021
    7
    The game is pretty good for what it tries to do: a first-person platformer. However it is in essence an one-trick pony so it is extremelyThe game is pretty good for what it tries to do: a first-person platformer. However it is in essence an one-trick pony so it is extremely subjective if you're gonna like it. It immediately throws you into its simple action which will be obviously loved by many but for the rest of us the game can feel like an unnecessary chore.… Expand
  7. GamejournoSucks
    Nov 4, 2020
    4
    Let me quickly say my praises for this game the gameplay is amazing controls fantastically on PS4 Pro.

    Now that's out of the way the main    Let me quickly say my praises for this game the gameplay is amazing controls fantastically on PS4 Pro.

    Now that's out of the way the main issues with this game on PS4 Pro is the extremely lazy port even after the recent patch the outputs the game to 4K the game has horrendous screen tearing even on the opening CGI and there is ZERO Anti Aliasing making the filled with jaggies and scratch's that are straight up offensive to the eyes. What's worse is that thanks to the 4K patch the game actually runs slower than the release day version and there is no option to switch back to 1080p to return to 60fps.

    I would LOVE to give this game a higher score because the gameplay is rock solid but man the technical issues are so outrageously bad it's amazing the version of the game was okayed haven't seen a port this bad since Arkham Knight on PC.    … Expand
  8. misak192
    Oct 16, 2021
    0
    Overall a great game but stupidly difficult ending made me feel very frustrated and almost quit the game before finishing it.

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