Highly functional and engaging (if slightly simplified) JRPG-style combat and gameplay, and a nicely cyberpunk-esque, steely-grey visual aesthetic are combined with a predictable plot, paper-thin characters, and writing that's just corny enough to be charming.

If this was a game from an established developer or group, it would be absolutely awful; but as an early outing from a new, up-and-coming gamemaker just dipping his toes in the water, it's a decent, and fairly priced, bit of cyberpunk RPG fun.

Man, games like this really make me wish Steam had a more nuanced rating system than "thumbs up" and "thumbs down".

SPOILER WARNING

If there's any major issues I have with the game, besides the obvious flaws I mentioned, it would likely be that the final choice is quite blatantly ripped off from the first Deus Ex game. It's shameless, really. Not like it isn't set up, and it isn't identical in every single sense; but it's close enough to be very obvious. That's...a major one.

Highly functional and engaging (if slightly simplified) JRPG-style combat and gameplay, and a nicely cyberpunk-esque, steely-grey visual aesthetic are combined with a predictable plot, paper-thin characters, and writing that's just corny enough to be charming. If this was a game from an established developer or group, it would be absolutely awful; but as an early outing from a new, up-and-coming gamemaker just dipping his toes in the water, it's a decent, and fairly priced, bit of cyberpunk RPG fun. Man, games like this really make me wish Steam had a more nuanced rating system than "thumbs up" and "thumbs down". SPOILER WARNING If there's any major issues I have with the game, besides the obvious flaws I mentioned, it would likely be that the final choice is quite blatantly ripped off from the first Deus Ex game. It's shameless, really. Not like it isn't set up, and it isn't identical in every single sense; but it's close enough to be very obvious. That's...a major one.