Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

If you fancy yourself a fan of Xcom and Shadowrun game mechanics then do yourself a favor and grab this. What was surprising to me after playing some hours in was most of the bugs and complaints people had from video reviews 3+ months ago aren't even present in the current game because of how often they update and make changes from the feedback

This game is basically that stealth turn from X-Com 2 expanded into a standalone game. The mechanics are challenging but rewarding once you figure them out, the dynamic storylines are engaging and the classes are fun and meaningfully different, though balance can be an issue (looking at you Vanguard). Special shout-out to the devs who have rolled out like a hundred patches in the time between me buying it and actually playing it.

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.

我很早之前就买了游戏，但游戏只有英文没有中文一直没玩，现在测试版有中文了，好评

Going to put the exceptional parts of this game right here: progression feels just about right to keep you hooked - the frequency of the updates (at least every other week, sometimes more often, and we're talking content here not just bug fixes) - character builds feel meaningful - artwork is excellent - writing is really cool (even though its procedural, its still easily convincing enough to keep you immersed) ...and honestly I feel like I could go on forever. If you enjoy x-com or especially the HBS Shadowrun trilogy, you need to play this. I think as soon as the workshop is enabled and the modding tools are in the hands of fans this game is going to become mental (and I for one am hoping someone eventually makes a total overhaul for the Shadowrun setting...)

Brilliant squad/base management game, which does it better than the modern Xcom games for me (which I do enjoy). The Mechanics are pretty in-depth but are worth figuring out and really rewarding when you do. It's kind of XCOM mixed with Invisible Inc, set in a Megacorp infested nearish future. Decent plot and character interactions too, though it's all text, with no VA. No noticible bugs and runs well.

Grandioses Spiel. Der günstige Preis kann eventuell irreführend sein, da hier tonnenweise Inhalt geboten wird. Angenehm hohe Komplexität, ohne wirklich zu überfordern, es gibt nur eben massig Möglichkeiten des Basenausbaus, der Ausrüstungsverbesserungen und des Kontakte Managements. Zusätzlich jede Menge unterschiedlicher Spezialisten mit jeweils ausuferndem eigenen Fähigkeits-Baums. Shadowrun, ohne Magie. Aber das Spiel, das Shadowrun hätte sein sollen.