Binary Domain

Novelty: Microphone to bark orders to NPC's + robots lose limbs and still fight + Companion Trust System + Cool sci-fi story Sadness: No Sequel :( This game is Peak 2010's Hidden Gem

Extremely solid and fun game. I highly recommend. It's an absolute steal of a price when it's on sale. It even has a Download Demo button on the store page. As of writing this I just finished my first playthrough on Survivor difficulty playing on mouse and keyboard with MIC commands turned off. I will likely turn MIC on for a future playthrough. The playthrough offered roughly ~10~ hours of content. ~~~~~~~~~~ Mouse inputs are pretty janky and I suggest playing on controller, but they were manageable. Although I needed to launch the configurator and turn the mouse input slider down to 150, the in-game settings didn't lower the mouse speed enough. The gameplay felt somewhat similar to Gear of War 3(Mission based cover shooter), although with options for commanding and choosing your NPC teammates, player character and teammate progression, a trust system that can change how your teammates will react to you, and more limb/decapitation based combat. There is also collectibles and upgrades in the missions you can gather during your playthrough. Along with periodically spending credits in missions earned by defeating enemies to upgrade yourself and teammates and or resupply ammo, healing etc. Overall plot and universe felt properly thought out and realized, and had a great ending(post credits cutscene) The characters and dialog were very well done(and of the era) and all feel like they had clear visions for their personalities and character developments. The dialog options with them should allow for a fair amount of variance between each playthroughs you do. From the small amount of comments I've read online it seems the players actions can change how the story unfolds somewhat which would also add variance to each playthrough. Overall felt like a good balance of action, story and downtime. ~~~~~~~~~~ I can't comment on the Online multiplayer modes since they seem to be dead, but the servers MIGHT still be active if people are able to coordinate a group to play together.

A great 3rd person shooter by the Sega Yakuza team, has a lot of the same tongue and cheek writing that makes those games have so much personality. packed like a sardine can with boss fights, insane set pieces and set at a breakneck speed. Pick it up when its on sale and you wont be disappointed

Absolute B Tier in the most loving way possible. Its always the ambitious games that fall short of greatness but oh boy do we love them for trying. Binary Domain has great gameplay supplemented by a cheesy action story with deeper tones underneath. Its funny to think this was released 13 years ago because the story is so relevant nowadays. How do we define life? Its a great game that does what it needs to and doesn't overstay its welcome. The setting gives me Final Fantasy Midgar vibes, a PS1 Megacity kinda feeling with a soundtrack that sounds like something from the OG unreal tournament dark techno you know? I highly recommended this game for people that love ambitious yet cheesy titles and want a short game to kill over a weekend.

[h1]Not Recommended[/h1] Honestly this game is a mess, especially on PC. The controls feel straight up broken, you can tell it was built for console and nobody cared enough to make it work properly for PC players. The story is full of clichés and nothing about it feels original. Feels like something a teenager wrote on a Saturday afternoon. [h3]The Teammate System[/h3] Your AI squadmates are absolutely useless, they won't help you shoot enemies, they get knocked down constantly and distract you from what you're actually supposed to be doing. And if they're out of medkits they'll spam you for help over and over like a broken record. If YOU accidentally shoot them because they walked straight into your line of fire, they'll immediately start booing you and dropping your rating. But when THEY shoot you? Complete silence. Not a single sorry, not a reaction, nothing. The audacity of these devs man. You can upgrade their skills and weapons but don't bother, it changes absolutely nothing. Boss fights are the same story, some bosses require your teammates to create a distraction so you can hit their vitals, but they won't do jack. The whole skill system for you and your squad is pointless. [b]Stupid game. Save your money and your time.[/b]

Do you wish to return to the mid 2010's gaming where every game was some cover based shooter where a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ context key gets you stuck and killed all the time? No? Dont play this then, the story aint worth it.