Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

So I get the developers are constantly adding updates and have good communication, which is great, and I loved their previous game startraders frontiers (clocked hundreds of hours). Unfortunately this game falls short. Fundamentally, there's so few ways to progress or solve issues/missions you are forced to play in certain ways, and because of the tedious starting missions, you can't treat it like a roguelike as there's a significant time investment to "restart" (unlike startraders). If you hate the hacking minigame (which I do) it basically completely kneecaps you in being able to progress, and even some character plotlines/quests become unfinishable, meaning if you want to be successful (without having lots of characters dying) then you HAVE to make sure you level up and have good hackers. For comparision, in startraders, there are so many ways once could approach a mission, and because you can build a crew that meets your needs relatively quickly, you have the capability of solving any challenge with enough experience and prep. Here if your hacker needs to repair their deck, or is incapacitated/dead, etc you're completely f-d. While I admit I haven't fully explored the possibilities of the game as much as star traders, as far as I could discern, there was no real way for me to hire a new hacker to make up the manpower shortage. This basically invites savescumming and makes hardcore/single save playthroughs deeply unsatisfying, as there's no tactical or strategic reward (no way to plan), you either have the luck of hiring the class you need, or you don't and you're screwed. Of course, you can multiclass a character to hacker to make up the difference, but in the end you just have a sub-par hacker which makes the minigame even ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ to play and less fun. If there was an option to actively recruit the classes you want in a timely and non-frustrating manner, OR a way to solve various problems through more than one means (e.g have the options to solve a problem either through hacking, or a "go-in-hot". Get rid of ONLY hacking missions) then this would definitely make the game much less frustrating and more satisfying to play.

If you like Xcom-Style gameplay with basebuilding and insane replayability, this is pretty much the perfect game for you. Big recommend, Trese Brothers deliver with this one.

Xcom in a cyberpunk work, the game its amasing, its really delivery the fantasy of be a mercenary, contract, favor, etc... The combat in normal dificulty its no unforgiven as xcom.

Cool and good game.

This game has a shocking amount of systems and depth. Admittedly, it could use some polish, but if you like XCOM-style games (especially if you wanted the stealth aspect of XCOM 2 refined) you need to pick this up, at least on sale.

Excellent game, as demonstrated by the over 1000 hours I've spent playing it. There are plenty of reviews here describing the mechanics of the game, and how it plays, so rather than repeat that, I'll just mention how impressed I am with the developers themselves. Even now, after launch and out of Early Access, the updates keep coming. The developers are truly dedicated, responsive and a part of the community. I recently had an issue where Steam somehow corrupted several of my save files, and every other save file I tried to load became corrupted in turn. Despite it not being caused by the developers, they took it upon themselves to fix my files for me. Keep up the good work!

Strong gameplay with good replay value and many options in flexible difficulty to tune the game to your liking. It has had many updates post launch to add new character classes and storylines, giving reasons to play again. Core gameplay loop is doing heist missions with a blend of stealth and aggressive gameplay. Generally you will be going in quietly but fighting your way out. Between missions you can build a safe house (reminiscent of x-com or blades in the dark), upgrade your characters and interact with contacts. Most of the missions are procedurally generated, with storyline missions mixed in; some of the storylines are associated with specific characters, while others can be attached to one of several characters with the right tags.

fun tactical gameplay that allows for some cool storytelling inside a cyber punk universe. If you're the type of person that likes to roleplay your own narratives, this game really scratches that itch

50+ Updates since launch and most are legitimate content and fixes ...........cant be mad at that

Ein absolut geniales Taktikspiel. Ich spiele schon sehr lange rundenbasierte Strategiespiele, UFO war mein Erstes, die Älteren unter uns werden sich erinnern. Cyber Knights Flashpoint übertrifft an Komplexität alles, was ich bisher gespielt habe. Alleine bei der Charakterentwicklung eröffnen sich durch die vielen Synergien unendliche Varianten Dies zieht sich durch das ganze Spiel und sämtliche Bereiche. Die vielfältigen Modifizierungsmöglichkeiten der Waffen und Rüstungen, die Auswahl an Cyberimplantaten, sowie die bereits angedeuteten Variationen bei der Kombination zweier Klassen und vieles, wirklich sehr vieles mehr. Durch jede Entscheidung kann die Geschichte eine andere Wendung nehmen. Dadurch und nicht nur dadurch entsteht eine lebendige und sich ständig verändernde Welt die einem, selbst wenn man mal durchgespielt haben sollte, zu einem weiteren Durchgang motiviert. Ich möchte nun nicht weiter ins Detail gehen, dies würde aufgrund der erwähnten Komplexität den Rahmen dieser Rezession sprengen. Nur soviel, lasst euch nicht abschrecken von der anfangs etwas seltsam wirkenden Grafik, sie verliert enorm schnell an Bedeutung. Hier sei noch erwähnt, daß ich, trotz der für mein Empfinden etwas schrägen Grafik, sehr viel Spaß an den relativ umfangreichen Möglichkeiten der Charaktergestaltung hatte. Ein kleiner, nicht wirklich wichtiger, negativer Aspekt ist die etwas eigenwillige Übersetzung in die deutsche Sprache. Sie ist nicht perfekt aber immer verständlich und in Anbetracht des Gesamteindrucks eigentlich nicht erwähnenswert. Meinen Dank an die Entwickler für dieses Juwel und meine uneingeschränkte Kaufempfehlung an die Freunde dieses Genres.