Cold Shell

If you played Hotline Miami then you'll likely enjoy this game and be reminded a lot of it. From the gameplay itself to the the bangin' soundtrack you'll be listening to as you press the button restart. Cold Shell allows you to customize the main character's apartment by completing Arena challenges and change her appearance by upgrading her armor and weapon strength- albeit, you don't really see those beyond the character menu. The game itself starts out pretty cool for the tutorial and features all abilities unlocked- but it quickly brings you back to ground with none of that as you begin your save. It's a slow build up in difficulty, easing you into the groove of things, but once you're there it hits that comfortable middle between difficult but not impossible or overly frustrating. It's a really good play! Yet again an indie developer blew a larger one out of the water with how I found myself hooked. My only real dislike is that there isn't a full-screen option. I kept finding myself clicking outside of the game window here there. Aside from that minor inconvenience I'd recommend this one!

Fantastic Beat em up RPG! my only complaint is their not more outfits I can put on my character and or hair color and styles and more weapon variety. though beside the blades, Clubs and Hammer are my next 2 favorite weapons so good choice also love the tna it a nice touch.

So far I enjoy the game very much. The setting is great and the difficulty is challenging just enough. My only issue is the performance, the game could use some optimisation in the busy areas.

Nice little game that kinda reminds me of Demolition Man on Sega Genesis but with two main differences. First - the music is so much better. I love the soundrack in Cold Shell, retrowave always sounds amazing and it is a pretty easy way to catch my ears. Second one is more important - in here are using melee weapons instead of shooting. Our character is tough enough to take several hits before death so this game is not about learning all the patterns of your enemies - you can freely rush trough them having so much fun. I loved this little project and the only thing that confused me is camera. Why the hell it's shaking so hard when I come up to walls or cars? However, I don't care much about and cannot call this is a con. It is just a mystery for me...

Отличное рубило под хорошую музыку. Приятная рисовка как время боевых сцен, так и во время нахождения в комнате героини. Шикарная арена с крутыми запоминающимися врагами. Рекомендую.

Очень хочется написать длинный хвалебный обзор. Но я так не умею, поэтому пишу, как могу. Геймплей — мясной. ГГ — сочная. Сюжет — есть. Игра года, короче.

Edit: I completed the game. My thoughts are more or less the same. The combat gets a little more varied when the gun/bomb guys come in. There is a fake out ending and a real ending if you keep playing. I assume there is no third "ending". I bought this game solely for the main character design and it did not disappoint in that territory. If you happen to know other games in this trajectory, please comment below. Bonus if the woman is paired with someone of opposite stature. As far as the game itself... It's okay. This is top down beat'em up comparable to Hot Line Miami with a cyberpunk theme. You get assigned short missions which mostly involves killing some generic punks, return to your room with options to customize your stats if available and then you get a text box briefing you on the next mission. So far there is no voice acting and the only cutscenes beyond the opening are very short ones introducing some of the bosses. The music which is pretty neat and sounds very Gensis-sy, however you will hear the same two to three tracks repeat. Gameplay can also feel a little dull unless you are really into these top down style beat'em ups. The combat is a little repetitive as you will typically hit an enemy, back up/dash away, then repeat. Hits are nice and satisfying. It never feel impossible either. Some deaths can come off cheap. You spawn in an area surrounded by bad guys, a new enemy/boss is introduced that can insta kill you or there is some trap in the room you are unaware of. Fortunately dying doesn't really have any consequences and you can just restart the area as many times as you want. You can even back out and replay older missions for money to buy upgrades if you are having trouble. Normally I am not into these type of games, but the art style and character design have persuaded me to continue. I'll probably play it until completion, so it gets a pass from me.

Cold Shell – на мой взгляд отличный череподробительный, в меру хардкорный экшн с топ-вью видом. Гнетущая мрачная атмосфера ночного киберпанка, смешанная с бодрым электро-музоном, скрывает в себе преступную порочную жестокую суть Heart City. И все это в добротной пиксельной графике. И, конечно, сразу на себя обращает внимание главный персонаж – это девушка, вполне себе такая мощная бабёнка, которая умело обращается со своей битой, размазывая на лево и на право всю чернь города. Да, огнестрела у нее нет, и вообще стрелять здесь – привилегия. Но на мой взгляд это одна из фишек игры – твой персонаж не просто двигающаяся кучка пикселей, извергающая из себя бесконечный поток пиксельных пуль, а вполне себе умелый боец, которым интересно управлять, рассчитывая расстояние и время для удара, усиленного удара, блока, рывка и т.п. И здесь есть прокачка, простенькая, но это плюс. Денежный гринд. И есть личная квартира (без ипотеки и родков), где можно отдохнуть в трусах после тяжелого трудового дня. Уровни не длинные, быстрые и не успеваешь от них устать, как и от самих боев. И имеются довольно интересные и уникальные боссы (которые частенько бесят). Это тоже плюс. Сюжет есть, без претензий на шедевр сценарной мысли, но следуя по цепочке событий я не испытал негатива, а интерес - да. Вполне оправдывает и связывает в целое все происходящее. Придирки тоже есть, игра не идеал, возможно где-то звук эффектов проседает или мне кажется слишком плавным движение героини, и не всегда понятно куда она направлена. К управлению тоже надо привыкнуть – но это все мелочи. Вобщем это однозначно рекомендованная от меня игра, с шероховатостями, но достойная внимания. (ну и еще она мне напоминает Хот Лайн, но при этом кардинально от него отличается. Добро пожаловать в Heart City!