Riot: Civil Unrest

 Xbox One
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  1. XboxAddict
    Mar 6, 2019
    61
    RIOT – Civil Unrest sets out to show a side of riots you may not think of, and does so perfectly fine in an unbiased way based on real life protests. Riots are chaotic and unpredictable, and it’s no different here. It’s a shame that the controls aren’t very controller friendly, nor any subtle learning curve, as I probably would have enjoyed my time with it more if I knew what I was doing, how it was going to affect the outcome or even what the repercussions will be. But maybe that’s what RIOT does right, simply throwing you into the fray and letting the chaos ensue, though it almost always ended in a bloodbath for myself.
  2. TheXboxHub
    Feb 4, 2019
    60
    As an experience it’s completely original; a taxing and emotional rollercoaster that questions the whole process of demonstrations from both sides of the line. As a game, and well, it all comes across as a bit of a mess while playing, and it’s really hard to control or work out what is going on at any one time.

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Feb 7, 2019
    6
    While the presentation side of the game may not be for some gamers, I actually enjoyed what both the visuals and sound design brought to theWhile the presentation side of the game may not be for some gamers, I actually enjoyed what both the visuals and sound design brought to the table and the feeling brought thru the pixel art. The strategy elements in the game have quite a lot of depth to them and it was nice being able to play as a rioter and as a police officer. Some of the different mechanics in the game are pretty unique which means it’s unlike any other game I’ve played before. I found the controls that have been implemented to not be as smooth as they should’ve been and they did frustrate me from time to time. There isn’t a tutorial and this means that you struggle to do anything right at the start, and lose a lot thru trial and error. The game suffers with a few technical issues every now and then and these do hold the game back and make it less immersive. The gameplay can become repetitive if played for long periods you do start to slowly lose some interest in the end. There seems to be protests every day in the news. I’m not the most political person, and I don't follow the news closely. At its core this game is basically about rioting and it offers you the chance to not only be a rioter but it also offers you the chance to be a police officer as well. Of course then this means that there is a great deal of strategy involved and thankfully on the whole the strategy elements have been done well. There aren’t many more good points to list because as you progress you start to find small problems. One of the problems are the controls which feel finnicky for the most part and you never feel completely in control of them. Technically the game also throws up a few problems as well and while none of them are game-breaking they are still bothersome. At the end of the day then even though RIOT: Civil Unrest does have some unique ideas and mechanics in play, it just gets redundant too quickly. The game’s shortcomings It just fails to do enough to keep you coming back over and over, which is a shame because its core idea is pretty interesting. Take a shot if you'd like, it's priced ok and the concept is cool.… Full Review »