AquaNox 2: Revelation

This is a borderline thumbs up for me. Aquanox 2 is a weird contrast of very strong aethetics & ahead-of-its time storytelling against frustratingly clunky gameplay. I love the niche "cybergrunge" art style the devs have done a great job of keeping consistent throughout every element of the game - even the settings menus are beautifully illustrated and animated - the visual design of this game is 9/10. The storytelling sections in between missions is also great - it has a novel semi-open rpg style navigation system that I've never seen done in quite the same way and all the dialogue is fully voice acted, many of the actors actually being quite good (rare for an indie studio like this, especially in 2003). The world and story are pretty immersive too. However, the core gameplay (the combat missions) lets the rest down badly. Controls are clunky, movement is slow, difficulty is inconsistent. Even when I did well on a mission, I found the only satisfaction from it was the relief of getting it out of the way so I could get back to the narrative part of the game. I hit my limit when I got stuck on a boss level that requires you to finish the rest of a mission before every attempt; it was too much of a slog to feel worthwhile to me, so that was the end of my time with Aquanox 2. It's very unusual that I would give a thumbs up to a game I didn't enjoy enough to finish, but this game is such a mixed bag that I felt like it just about merits the thumbs up for the quality of its better elements. If the action gameplay had been refined just a bit more, this could have been a great game.

The graphics are surprisingly good considering the game's age. A well made 6DOF shooter. Interesting from start to end. Story is good too. The ship's physics is like other non-underwater 6DOF and space shooters. Though it would me more accurate to say that physics in most space shooters have underwater physics...

1편보단 그래픽이 나아지긴 했는데 그래봐야 2003년 그래픽임. 스토리도 전작만큼 흥미롭게 잘 만들어졌음. 수중 슈팅 게임 느낌이 신박해서 맘에 듬. 근데 성우는 여전히 병신임.

Знаете....в этих играх есть то чего нет в современных играх.А именно жажда создать что то новое. Не сидеть на закаленных временем формулах. Это и побудило меня попробовать эту игру. Сейчас все только и делают что клепают игры с большими картами и с проверенным временем геймплеем. Не поймите меня не правильно я не против таких игр.Но разработчики забыли ,что они могут создать большее и я не про карты если что.Грустно видеть как даже 1000 человек не могут создать что то хотя бы играбельное. Я не хочу ругать эту игру.Она прошла проверку временем и стала классикой. А раз она прошла проверку временем,то о че бы ее не попробовать?

First game was better imho. Anyway, it is worth a try

и кино посмотрел и на лодочке покатался.за 90 р всего. на 2к мониторе запустилась без проблем.русификатор годный.но нужно скачивать.в руководствах есть.

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Очень достойный аркадный шутанчик для своего времени. Возможно, не хватает свободного режима, вариативности в прохождении, разнообразия корыт (как своих, так и противника), дополнительных заданий кот наплакал. Минусов хватает, но аркадность игры, ее геймплейная несерьёзность и затягивающая сюжетная затравка прощают если не все, то многое. Сюжетно это самая последняя игра. Вышедшее в 2020 году недоразумение является предысторией Archimedean Dynasty, которое к тому же ломает всю логику этой серии игр, но это уже другая история. А так достойная история получилась, которая скорее всего не будет закончена, т.к. продолжения не намечается [spoiler] а так хотелось бы увидеть сладкую Мей Лин, готов отвалить любые гроши за такое продолжение истории ( тем более в конце игры намекается, что один старый "знакомый" все таки выжил, и он нам даст еще проср@ться) [/spoiler] 8 молодых драконов Цзяо Лонов из 10

Aquanox 2 – Revelation is a postapocalyptic underwater sci-fi FPS submarine fighter game, generally inspired by the “Descent” series. Being the second instalment (or third if you count “Schleichfahrt”) of the series, it has improved on nearly all weaknesses of its predecessor although falling short of continuing the story of the series. Instead, Revelation chose to narrate its own plot parallel to the events of part 1, with a different style in both, setting and story development. Again, like in Aquanox, humanity is trapped in the sea after obliterating Earth’s surface in an all-out nuclear war a few centuries ago. People are having a hard time coping with life under the pressure of water in thousand meter’s depth. Big cities and transport hubs were built on neuralgic points but the population mostly engages in organised gang crimes, piracy and other sorts of shady business. Warring political factions pose a threat to public safety and a central authority is missing. The protagonist is a young descendent of a one wealthy and influential trader family, looking for some adventure and then gets his ship stolen by a gang of pirates. The story from that point on develops quite interesting with twists and turns, although some of if can be anticipated. After about 10 hours play time, here’s my pros/cons list: Pros: + great, dark underwater style + in my view more credible setting + slight improvements of graphics + better manoeuvrability of ships + mouse speed issues solved + more varied landscapes + variety of missions requiring different approaches + ship upgrades salvageable after each mission and through bonus objectives + optional side quests with meaningful extra rewards + auto aim (game menu functionality) and aim assistance (in-game mechanic) make the dogfights much fairer and fun + a decent story with twists and turns in its progression + less crazy, more eerie music + character development, especially of the protagonist + relationship dynamics between characters + more variety in city design although only 2D + look inside the dwellings + graphics look quite OK even 20 years later Cons: - Frame rate issues at start of every mission - Some major level design recycling from part 1 - Lots of asset recycling as well - Bonus objectives of missions can only be seen after finishing - Some story twists can be anticipated - End of story in my view artificially dragged on - Maze level at the end of the game - Equipment, ship improvement and trade system really minimalistic, could have been much more interesting and having a bigger impact - Most ship designs realistically speaking unfit for underwater use - Some characters and their behaviour a bit too stereotypical (Angelina, Stoney) - Confusing, convoluted, open story end, feels like many things were crammed into it for which developers were ultimately missing time to implement at the game Conclusion: The second instalment is a much better, well-rounded game compared to its predecessor, especially in terms of dogfight mechanics, mission and landscape variety as well as the main story. It still has some minor issues although they can be overlooked. Anyone who likes the setting and underwater submarine fights, should try it out. Rating: 6/10 points