Recent reviews by uptimeZERO_

The combat is incredibly fun. But the story, UX and core gameplay loop is really not great.

Wtf even is the story of Destiny? There's a video on YouTube called "The complete story of Destiny" and it's 10 f****** hours long... I watch cutscenes, listen to dialogue, and all I'm thinking is "What the hell does any of this even mean?"

The game has 3 menus, navigating them is frustrating. The map and minimap has no compass. Quest tracking is unhelpful at best.

Whilst the combat is fun. The core gameplay loop gets boring and repetitive quite quickly. Some aspects are very grindy and others feel either endless or pointless. I don't feel like I'm achieving anything by completing quests other than getting loot and XP.

meh....

Definitely one of the more polished simulator games. Lots of depth and mechanics to boot. But with only <8 hours, I've almost maxed out my skill tree and have worked on every gun.
Be that as it may, with some more content and guns. I think this game would be fantastic!

There's early access, then there's Gym Simulator 24. This game needs YEARS more development. I can see the potential for it to be a fun game. But right now it's just unity shovel ware

Had this in my library for over 10 years and thought I'd finally give it a go. It was a waste of time.
The gameplay is made-up of 3 key components

There are SO many cutscenes. Many of which I feel could've been translated into actual gameplay rather than just being a sit-back and watch experience. Alongside the cutscenes, you have these irritating tutorials which pauses the game and doesn't let you continue playing until you complete each step the way they want it. It's incredibly immersion breaking

The combat leaves a lot to be desired. It revolves around performing successful combos which just boils down to pressing LMB and RMB in the right order, performing these give you bonuses like powerful attacks, health restoration, ult cooldown reduction, etc. But I just finding myself forgoing the combos and just endlessly flailing away at enemies just the get the combat out of the way because it's boring. You can punch and dodge infinite times as there's no stamina mechanic so there isn't much incentive to actually use the combos unless you want health so every fight feels exactly the same.

When you're not watching a cutscene or throwing punches. You are walking to your next destination with some restrictive parkour. It's extremely linear, hand-holdy and it doesn't feel right to even call it parkour, it's just climbing and jumping in VERY specific spots.
The best way I can explain this is by using Assassins Creed as an example. Let's say you need to infiltrate a courtyard inside a building:

• In Assassins Creed, you have the choice to climb from any side of the building or hire a crowd to blend and just walk right in.
  
• In Remember Me, you would have to climb this specific water pipe and jump to this specific ledge (Then a cutscene plays when you're inside followed by the boring combat).

Story-wise, idk, something about memories being a commodity? It's an interesting concept and this game does have unique gameplay moments where you have to remix memories. It's actually cool af but these are very rare. I really do wish they had more of this.

Ultimately, this game takes an interesting concept and kills any desire to explore it due to the boring core gameplay loop.

• As of right now (day 1 review), there are a lot of issues with connectivity and performance.
  
• There is a lot of jank and general absence in QoL.
  
• The gunplay and movement is meant to be realistic, like as if you're actually puppeting a soldier. So don't expect COD-like gunplay. But to play devils advocate, there is also a lot that can be done (QoL wise) to improve this.
  
• UI navigation and lobby interaction is very hit-and-miss.

It took me a while to get into a game and get going, but once I did, I was offered a FPS experience unlike anything I've ever seen. Considering this game was made by 2 people, it's absolutely astonishing what they achieved! that by itself deserves a huge round of applause.

There is so much potential here for a truly unique FPS, but as you've seen in my considerations above, it does need more time in the oven. I'm hopeful that a lot of these issues will be resolved, and when that time comes, I will 100% be adjusting my review accordingly.

So if you're on the fence about buying this, I recommend you wait for more updates and improvements.
And for those that are REALLY disgruntled by the issues, just remember, it is still a fresh early access title.
Give it some time! ;)

This game in its current state already far surpasses other city builders of its kind

Hands down one of my all-time favourite RPGs. I highly recommend picking up Phantom Liberty too

Refunded.

I read through the reviews where many claimed that this isn't comparable to Civ. But having played it myself, I find that it copies A LOT from Civ whilst offering very little to make it stand out.
The entire time playing this game, I kept asking myself "Why would I play this over Civ?". It's not offering anything new or unique and stands in a genre that already has wildly successful titles. But it has no competitive edge to go against such titles.
If you're considering getting this game, my advice would be to keep an eye on your playtime to ensure you meet the refund criteria if you end up feeling the same way I do.

Why's the mechanic dressed like that?

Make sure your friend in the ship knows their lefts from their rights