(Solo & Co-op experience)

Design

This game is exactly what i expected it to be.
Suiting atmosphere that reminds you of the artworks of Simon Stalenhag, great audio, and the nostalgic feeling of the 80's.
The graphics engine works well with the setting/design and runs smooth.

Gameplay

The landscape you find yourself in, is beautiful (mapsize 15x10km) It has drastic changing weather patterns and the day/night cycle is just right imo.

Bot AI is interesting and engagin. Coming up with a strategy before you engage and using gadgets to incapacitate or destroy your enemies is great fun.

The missions are slow paced and require you to do quite a bit of reading to fully imerge yourself in the story. Although simple in nature, they can be quite tough when things don't go according to plan.

Pros:
atmosphere
interesting enemies
good gun mechanics
great audio

Cons
Death penalty too weak


Conclusion
Definitely a good purchase for 35eu. I'm enjoying hunting the robots, or becoming the hunted. There is a lot of oppurtunity for expanding this game and interesting updates in the future.

I'll start by saying that so far, The Secret World is probably the best MMO that i've ever played.

The storyline is solid, the missions are submersive and even the side missions tie into the main story somehow. It's one of these games where it feels worth doing every possible mission and exploring everything. Some of the missions are rather difficult and will require you to translate morse code, ancient hieroglyphics, binary and the like. There's no handholding involved here and will have you do some true detective work. You are given a In-Game browser to assist you in your investigation missions.

The graphics engine works well with the game design and the music is very suiting to the Lovecraftian atmosphere you find yourself in. And as far as i have experienced, the community seems friendly and adult. I haven't run into many other players personally, but i think it suits the apocalyptic mood. It does have a good size player base so the wait for a group event or dungeon is never long.


If you want to try out a MMO that is different and engaging? Then you should give this one a try!