
An artifact from the past returns in Bartlow's Dread Machine, a game from the dawn of the Electric Age. Dread Machine is a dual stick arcade shooter with single player and couch co-op modes, six scintillating game worlds and a cast of improbable monsters and characters.
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It’s a fun twist on the classic twin stick shooter genre that won’t break the bank. Story is pretty minimal but the dialogue can be fun and the old time’y Americana fits well. Some of the enemy placement can feel a bit cheap at times but stages are 5-10min long for the most part. EDIT: Forgot to mention that this is currently flagged as unsupported on Steam Deck but you can play it from start to finish with no issues by manually setting one of the other Proton versions.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal*languages with full audio support
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This game has a great style but the shooting and camera angles are not good. So the developers had a great idea but the execution feels half baked. First, if you are going to create a shooter while moving on tracks you better get the camera angles right, this game has awful camera angles. The problem is that this game plays like a standard top down shooter but Bartlow's Dread Machine isn't a standard top down shooter. I don't mind getting shot when I can't see an enemy in Hotline Miami but if I am moving on rails that becomes a problem. There are almost no PC options and no accessibility options of course. Look, I know this game is not for me but the camera angles and no accessibility options are facts. Good idea but poor execution. Can't recommend this one.
По началу задорная игра с интересной стилистикой превращается в ультра насилие над вашим компом и мышкой, я честно получил все достижения, НО ближе к последним уровням мало того что игра становиться звиздец какой сложной даже на самой маленькой сложности (просто юзайте пистолет чаще, а пулемет скелетона реже), но игра еще и вылетает почти всегда на последних уровнях после тонны моих страданий, если каким-то образом они это пофиксят то рекомендовать можно, хороший челлендж, но не более того 4 куклы некромансера из 10
i personally didn't enjoy this type of game, but i don't think i'm the target audience. i really wish i could abstain from a "recommend" or "not recommend", so i'm giving it a qualified "Yes" on merit alone. i think it has a lot of charm, a well-executed style, and cool gameplay if it's the kind of gameplay you like. for me, the shooting mechanic felt really challenging given the limited movement, and once enemies were able to shoot BACK at me, the pressure to dodge, parry, shoot in 360 degrees, while moving on a grid fried my little tiny brain. i hope you big brain shootercels can enjoy it though
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Задумка очень интересная, и игра мне понравилась, но система тупая, то ли тебе деньги собирать (которые могли бы и оставлять, чтобы не исчезали - а то всякий мусор остаётся, а ценный здесь ресурс деньги - нет, а их нужно много для покупок в магазине) то ли стрелять - а пока отстреливаешься, или уворачиваешься от пуль, и ударов, деньги пропадают (ещё интересный момент - когда убиваешь последнего врага на уровне, деньги с него падают, но взять их не дадут, так-как начинается всплывающий диалог). Ещё если зажимают, два врага, или в тех местах где карта уже продвинулась, то шансов выйти целым, если ещё и жизней немного - очень мало. Аптек мало, вернутся к предыдущим, не взятым патронам, и аптечкам не дают. при чём, там где они не нужны, аптеки поставили, а там где врагов вагон, их почти нет...
Gra idealna do wspólnego coopa na dwa pady. Pomysł na mechaniczną oprawę w teatrzyku mechanicznych marionetek jest świetny. Gra wygląda bardzo dobrze i gra się całkiem przyjemnie.
Grind into infinity to be able to buy better weapons and overpriced gear. Movement and gameplay is awful, game is not fun.
Muito bom, eu adoro games de tiro estilo arcade de matar zombies e monstros. Tem vários tipos de personagens,armas, skins e chapéus. A direção de arte e o cenário onde acontece a história é bem estiloso ,único e original. Todos os personagens são bonecos de metal, eles se movem pelos trilhos e fazem o som igual uma máquina antiga. A trilha sonora é muito boa. Eu gostei do game e recomendo.
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