
AGAINST is a combat rhythm VR game that will immerse you in a dark comics story. Follow the beat to shoot and slice your way through evil henchmen of Dr. Vice. Empowering music is your only way out from these crime-ridden streets.
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'AGAINST' is a rhythmic journey through crime-ridden streets and their phantasmagoric seamy side.
Dodge obstacles, run up walls - all the while picking off your enemies as the pounding music builds. Use your mind and muscle memory to banish evil and find answers.
Fierce songs combined with rhythmic combat with a gritty comics aesthetic make for a truly unique experience.
Slice the henchmen with your sword and mow them down with your gun - but do it rhythmically for points and pleasure. Brass knuckles and a Tommy Gun will complement your arsenal.
We’ve paid loving attention to the dark and gritty comic book style. Set in 1930s America, the story of Dr. Vice’s terrifying ambitions is revealed through comic book cutscenes full of dimmed colors and frightening shadows.
Dispatch villains to the beat as you make progress in the investigation. At the end of each chapter, take on the boss in sync with a musical climax.
Finish a complete storyline about the confrontation of Detective and Dr. Vice in 7 levels, all available in 3 difficulties. The chapters are set in different locations, each with its own unique touch.
Against Beatmap Editor is a free tool that allows you to create your own maps using your own music. Using this editor you can place enemies, weapons and obstacles in perfect synchronization with your music. Then you can play your custom maps in AGAINST.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Going through my VR games and saw that AGAINST finally left Early Access after years of no updates with... no actual final update? Looks like Joy Way pushed their old unfinished products into "Full Release" specifically to avoid Steams new system that warns users about abandoned games that haven't received updates since another of their games (which also didn't get updates) went full release on the same exact day. Seeing as they are dishonestly circumventing Steams warning system, I will be the one to warn you. :) Don't buy it.
joyway are a terrible brand that make promising vr games but then abandon there games half baked and ♥♥♥♥ off to another project to do the same thing
to those seeing this game for the first time, beware. AGAINST, a game with good potential was abandoned 6 months after release, with no updates since. I have no idea why it suddenly has a recent release date, despite nothing changing since 2022!!! I am astonised and ashamed of the crazy move joy way have pulled here, since it makes no sense other than how steam recently started warning users of abandonware if early access, which it isnt anymore, despite clearly being abandonware. another note is that even the negative reviews from before have automated responses that contain nothing less of advertising for stride:fates, which was an equally depressing release
I not usually say "not recommended" for a game, but here, even if the game could have been fun, there seem to be no more support at all on it. When you click on the discord server link, you land on another game (stride) discord server support, where there is not even a little # channel dedicated to AGAINST. Nobody seems to care or answer any question about this game (except to tell me there is no support). So it seems this game is already dead/abandonned. What a shame, I did begin to like this game, but though it still needs some polish, at least on the bullets against sword management, as a lot of other people seem to be concerned in the steam discussions about this game...
НУ И ЧТО ВЫ НАДЕЛАЛИ? Одна из первых вр игр в которые я играл. Начал игра в неё до того как попробовал "бит сейбер", поэтому сравнивать игру не было с чем, и знаете что, я от неё обалдел. Пофиг на историю, но механика ведь классная, движение вперед, разное оружие, бег по стенам, захватывающие прыжки. Я даже попробовал карту сделать с песней Пушного и кайфанул как от процесса, так и от результата. Но не долго моя радость длилась, в какой то момент разработчик подумал что все элементы к которым привыкли "старечки" не подойдут для новых игроков, и похерили их нафиг, перегрузили визуал, сдвинули тайминги и самое жёсткое, похерили все карты которые делали игроки верившие в этот проект. Со стороны разработчиков новых карт не последовало , никакой работы не ведётся. Те кто верил в эту игру, поняли что делать что либо, ради того чтобы это превратилось в пшик, не стоит. Новых игроков не последовало, просьбы откатить сомнительные решения ни к чему не привели. И тут "О ЧУДО", я вижу что игра в феврале 2025г релизнулась на квесте. Ну ведь нельзя просто релизнуться, и ничего не поменять, не добавить, не исправить, не сделать хоть какую нибудь минимальную работу..... - оказывается МОЖНО. "ЧУДА - НЕ ПРОИЗОШЛО", до последнего верил в эту игру, каждые 1-2 месяца заходил в игру надеясь на то, что что-то изменится, но нет. Игра разочаровавшая каждого игрока поверившего в неё.
[h1]Felky Fun Meter[/h1] [h1]|--------|--| [8/10] Very fun![/h1] [b]First levels are amazing, really feels making the music by striking alongside the notes Beat-Saber style :D[/b] [b]Sadly after only a few levels it becomes dealing with enemies while some music that doesn't feel connected to the gameplay is playing in the background.. ..still very fun to play for the action aspect but the rhythm is definitely lost[/b] [b]Not recommended because developer said in 2021 that the game will be in Early-Access for approximately "[u]a few months[/u]"; we are now in 2024 :|[/b] [b]I do not recommend spending money on a product that may be never finished.[/b]
[h1]6/10.[/h1]
Шикарная ритм игра! отличные механики и визуальный стиль. бодрый и увлекательный Экспириенс. От игры и от музыки получил удовольствие. Так держать, ребята! Из минусов: некоторые места мне казались асинхронными, как будто бы срабатывание слайса запаздывало. Очень надеюсь что библиотеки уровней будут пополняться. Спасибо!
Attention à l'arnaque ! Le jeu est à l'abandon depuis 2022, et il y a un message des développeurs sur le forum Steam expliquant qu'ils sortent juste le jeu tel quel de l'early access et qu'ils n'ont pas eu les moyens de mettre le contenu promis dans la 1.0, et que le jeu est officiellement abandonné. En vérité, c'est juste une manipulation assez dégueulasse pour éviter d'être affiché "early acess depuis + d'un an" que Steam mettra désormais automatiquement, tout en continuant d'en vendre dans un état éternellement incomplet.
aucune mis à jour depuis 2022, il semble que cette copie ratée de pistol whip soit mort née
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