- Publisher: 2P Games , We Need Publishing Help
- Release Date: Mar 7, 2024
- Also On: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
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Mar 15, 2024Metal Mind has a lot of promise, don’t get me wrong, it just underdelivers on the charm and depth of its twin-shooter roguelite competitors. The glossing over of nuanced gameplay systems, emptiness of its hub, and vagueness of the universe leads me to believe that some additional refinement is needed to fully realize its potential. Once you figure out its systems, the core gameplay is fun and challenging.
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Jul 5, 2024The UI issues withstanding, Metal Mind is still a competent roguelike that provides simple, fun shooting, but that’s kind of it. The action doesn’t vary enough to keep players engaged, there’s almost no story to speak of, and since you can’t replenish your health (only your armor), you can see a run being doomed based on one bad room. I found myself actively discouraged to continue on and push for a boss and instead restarting the run entirely. That’s not a good feeling. In a space where there’s games like Hades or even classics like Enter the Gungeon, I can only recommend Metal Mind as a budget intro for people who want to poke at the genre and not dive in head first. Metal Mind might be better for players new to the genre, but the roguelike enthusiasts will likely need to find their fun elsewhere.
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May 6, 2024With more polish on the audio, the levels, and the enemies, Metal Mind would stand a better chance against all of the other big indie rouge-lites and rouge-likes. Unfortunately, the game just isn’t there yet.
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Apr 4, 2024It looks the part of a dystopian robot future, and I wish it had lived up to my hype. Ultimately though, Metal Mind wasn’t the rogue-like I was hoping for, nor the robot builder experience. While there might be a worthwhile adventure here for those willing to push past the punishing lack of balance, I feel many won’t have the patience to delve very far into this robot adventure.
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Apr 16, 2024Metal Mind bets it all on its core gameplay loop but, tragically, it's rather flawed. Everything else that could keep you pressing on is quite threadbare, leading to a cold and repetitive experience.