Yet again, to anyone interested in this game, ignore the moronic negative reviews. I have read all of them for this game and none express a single valid point. Nor do the so called 'critic' reviews either, although the vast majority of them should always be ignored anyway, this game is a prime example of that. Below I will explain why.
This is simply one of the most, if not THE mostYet again, to anyone interested in this game, ignore the moronic negative reviews. I have read all of them for this game and none express a single valid point. Nor do the so called 'critic' reviews either, although the vast majority of them should always be ignored anyway, this game is a prime example of that. Below I will explain why.
This is simply one of the most, if not THE most underrated games of all time that the so called 'critics' do not understand and are unable to accurately review. These idiots should never be trusted, they are the same people who gave a mess like GTAV 10/10, just because it was a GTA game and are too stupid and/or too well paid to have seen it's many, many flaws. This makes them unable to see past the flaws of a smaller game like The Technomancer and properly identify it's strong points.
If you are into Cyberpunk, you will like this game. There simply isn't another current gen 3rd person Cyberpunk RPG in existence so that is reason alone to try this game. It feels like a cross between Total Recall, Mass Effect and Blade Runner. The gameworld the devs have created is probably the strongest part of the game with a strong cyberpunk atmosphere running throughout and an equally strong sci-fi, Total Recall-esque in other areas.
The great world that has been created is also reflected in the excellent dialogue which again, some idiotic reviewers failed to separate from the voice acting, which is just above average. But the amount of dialogue is superb and really paints a picture of the world and its make up/various factions for the player. Both party members and main NPC's have more dialogue options than the majority of other games so I am unsure as to where the criticism of this part comes from. Think of Skyrim and Fallout 4 (both superb games) for example, where companions and NPC's have very little dialogue where you can only ask very simple things on the spot. Where as in The Technomancer you can ask quite a lot of things and receive complex, satisfying responses.
The combat, another aspect that has been unfairly criticised is in actual fact, rather enjoyable. It's the difficulty level where the problems lie. On easy difficulty the combat feels good and you can string together some really cool combos. Yes the character is a little fragile even on this difficulty but it's good once you get used to it. Party members I had also read elsewhere were useless which is not the case at all. They could and should do a little more damage but the AI is superior to say, DA Inquisition where party members seem to be constantly stuck to you.
There are a decent amount of armor/clothing available (still not enough) with the best ones, such as the Tehnomancer specific gear capturing the overall feel of the game and adding to the atmosphere with it's looks.
This brings me on to graphics which again, are absolutely nowhere near as bad as has been made out. They are 7/10 graphics for a ps4 game, just above average which you would like to be better but you can look past as there isn't another game like this out there. The environs and cities are good, as are armor textures, where as character models are below average so it balances out.
The main, real faults which anyone with a brain will identify and are separate from the nonsense pointed out elsewhere are as follows - the cities, although impressive are just a little too empty, but again look at a game considered a universal success like Skyrim where strangely, no one seemed to ever mention as a negative the fact that only about 100 people live there if we are to go by named NPC's in the game.
Personally my biggest criticisms of the game are the overall scale with the game being too short, and the areas too small and restrictive which makes them feel too linear for a game of this type. This also brings up one of the few valid criticisms mentioned by others with backtracking being quite tedious as enemies seem to respawn when you move 2 areas away when it should be timed. Again though, this has been wildly exaggerated by others.
Character customisation is very poor, limited to a selection of pre made faces and then changing the hairstyles/colours etc. The game would be so much better with more options and more of a blank canvass in terms of appearance but at least, although the game forces us into the Technomancer role, you can still play as YOUR Technomancer, akin to Mass Effect.
In the end this is a good game which could have been great with a bigger budget or even just more time to make the game bigger. A perfect example of why 'critic' reviews are not worth reading. As you can see from my points above, for every unfair criticism the game received there is a counter to why it's actually better than some of the games the same people reviewed highly. Totally worth it if you can pick it up for under £30. You will definitely enjoy it if you are into Cyberpunk and enjoy games like Mass Effect. At least a 7/10. FACT.… Expand
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