Dustwind

(I should note, this is reviewing the game as a single player campaign, which is not really the game's focus, but that's what I play games for.) look, there are things I like about this game. kicking people off edges, kicking people in the nuts and seeing "crippled groin!" pop up. dudes going flying from explosions and random moments like that which have given me some laughs. but..... like, as a game, as a challenge, as an experience, or work of art, it basically fails on every level, unfortunately. you get to explore wide and varied locations such as "east raider camp", "west raider camp", and "north raider camp", and a wide variety of enemies such as "melee raider", "ranged raider," and "heavy raider". there's no explanation of anything, there's no real characters or personalities or development of any kind. there's no lore, there's no history. nothing. a very ugly dated engine even for 2018 (which looks like the same engine as their brand new 2025 game LOL). the way everything moves and interacts feels very "off" and unsatisfying. it looks more like a game from the early 2000s than a game from 2018, besides the physics engine for ragdolling. the UI is pretty annoying, like the hotkey for get all, which should close the window as well.... or, even better, and actually a sensible idea, have a "get all" for everything on the ground nearby you, which would save you tons of time and frustration. there's seemingly no option to center the camera on the character besides with resetting the camera to default zoom and orientation, and no way to have the camera just follow the character. you cannot double click to auto-center the camera either, an innovation from the 90s that is absent in this 2018 game. it's needlessly fiddly to deal with the controls, and the character is pretty sluggish to respond to almost any action. you have to spend XP to level up "special" abilities to get things like "crouch quicker" and "get up quicker" instead of just making that the default??? which would make the game a more fluid and satisfying experience to begin with. seriously, what an absolutely terrible perk selection. it's like they looked at a list of fallout perks, removed almost everything that actually effects gameplay in a meaningful way, and absolutely everything that makes any big change to how your character is played, then made your character suck at everything.... and then you need special perks to stop sucking so much. you can, at any time, just go grind to max, cuz enemies seem to give you a ton of xp no matter how strong/weak they are. but, it's mostly not necessary, except for the absurd difficulty spike of the 2nd base defense mission. these missions are not fun at all, and make the engine cry from having too many enemies on screen. enemy AI is essentially non-existent and consists of "ignore you" or "all enemies in sight chase you in single file with no tactics or real AI". your AI helpers in base defense are so flippin braindead they will stand there while people next to them or turrets are being destroyed. drives me *nuts* how dumb they are. the "story" is absolutely laughable, it's so cliche and seemingly pretty poorly translated. basically every single line sounds off in some way, the overall flow of dialogue is amateur-hour stuff. I assume translation issues, but still. get an english person to proofread your script, I would think any native english speaker would be able to point out how stiff and awkward and unnatural the writing is (and, you know, incredibly cliche). after you do literally two missions and rescue two guys, buddy is already telling you how "you're becoming a leader to the people of the wasteland". yeah bro, we set up this camp earlier today, there's 3 people in it total including me; what a leader I am to "the people". it's like they just wanted to hit some cliche story ideas without building it up organically at all. in fact, this same line about how you're becoming a leader and how your character doesn't want to be this symbol of the wasteland, it comes up after almost every single mission, with the same dialogue over and over, or slight variations of it. don't get me started on the terrible vehicle controls. it's like, it should've just been tank controls, directly controlled with a controller or keyboard, but instead it's only mouse controlled, and it is comical how bad the AI chooses to drive to the locations you select. it's like they wanted to have a Commandos real-time tactical game, but didn't bother putting in a team. you're just solo, making the entire control scheme feel wildly out of place. if you're solo, WHY is the game controlled like this, like you're supposed to be controlling an entire team????? bizarre. and apparently the focus was on multiplayer, meaning you won't have a team to control in that either. I was very confused by this, but I've since checked out skirmish mode, and realize that's basically what they made the game for, and the campaign was more of an afterthought. the AI, UI, pathfinding, and general gameplay choices make the game a chore to play though, so I'm not interested in checking it out any further.

Great Fallout Tactics vibes that brings back the Classic Fallout feelings. All in one a good decent game that was clearly made with a lot of passion by people that really enjoyed the Classic isometric Fallout games. The Good: - amazing graphics, blending 3D with classic Fallout era isometric style graphics - tons of guns, each with its own interesting playstyle - great RPG stats that don't feel overwhelming yet gives you a good sense of progression - interesting missions, plenty of things to do inside missions with a lot of extra places to explore and loot beside the main mission quest - unique base defense missions where you can build barricades and turrets, place mines and even recruit mercenaries or arm friendly NPCs that will join the fight - a good feeling of progression that doesn't feel forced or dragged - vehicles! And you can drive them and shoot from inside them, Fallout Tactics style. - good sound and decent music/ambient score - I found just a few minor bugs with enemy pathfinding on some particular parts in a few maps, not a problem for the players as that may even be an advantage in a pinch. The not so Good (none of them that important, but I mentioned them anyway): - you cannot take the NPCs with you in missions. There are a few missions where they can join you after you rescue them, and they will fight side by side with you, but you cannot form a true team or help them level up and manage their stats as you can do in Fallout Tactics. So it's a mainly solo play throughout. - the Story is meh and it feels meh. Decent enough to get you trough the game but nothing to impress you to talk about with friends years later - it feels short, about 15-17 hours if you don't explore each corner of every map, maybe 25 hours if you do, the ending feels a bit rushed too - the multitude of trade items feels overwhelming, maybe a separate trader for armor and another for medicinal stuff would be nice, and on that point, more NPCs would also be nice, and each with their own stories and even missions/quests... - the vehicle driving take a bit to get used with - there is a sudden spike in difficulty towards the end, be prepared for it, save often and keep good weapons in the vehicle inventory together with plenty of ammo and some heavy armors, you will need them Conclusion: The game deserves a chance, especially if you love Classic Fallout games or tactical Isometric games or even games like Icewind Dale that focus on tactics and have a realtime/pause combat system. It may not be an epic RPG that will be remembered by an entire generation, but it will get you invested and it will deliver a good solid isometric/tactical combat experience. I hope the devs would make another game in the same universe with multiple units that will form a combat team, with a bit more RPG elements, multiple quests and storylines, a bit less mess in the base (fewer buildings, less enemy waves, less enemies attacking), and a better writing and storyline. Add some good voice acting (AI can do that on the cheap), a banger intro and multiple extra missions/campaigns that you can unlock as you play the main one and then play with your experienced team after you finish the main game, add more dialogue and tension, make cool looking companions and NPCs and you got yourself a banger.

A game in the style of Fallout Tactics with many options to traverse the rather linear campaign.

Good game, but feels little empty and flat, maybe coz im get feeling of not done backed product after few hours of gameplay. Same textures for different stuff. 5/10

[h1][b]重現早年《異塵餘生》風格，改良機制但缺乏劇情之作。[/b][/h1] [h2][b]前言：[/b][/h2] [b]《Dustwind》是一款美術風格與畫面會讓人立刻聯想到《異塵餘生》、《異塵餘生2》的廢土題材作品，不過遊戲實際上會更像是《異塵餘生戰略版：鋼鐵兄弟會》，本作戰鬥同樣是半即時設計，同時也一樣專注於「戰鬥」而非「劇情」上面，這款作品可以說是開發團隊的實驗性作品，在劇情跟RPG養成上都比較匱乏，其玩法機制被沿用於新作《Dustwind: Resistance》並加入更多RPG要素，如果是想重溫早年異塵餘生的風格的作品，會建議直接考慮新作即可。[/b] [hr][/hr] [h1][b]遊戲特色＆問題[/b][/h1] [h2][b]模仿異塵餘生戰略版的優點，也模仿了缺點[/b][/h2] [h3][b][i][u]單人戰役故事平淡，線上模式沒有人，遭遇戰乏善可陳[/u][/i][/b][/h3] 當年《異塵餘生戰略版：鋼鐵兄弟會》因為跳脫了原本回合制的戰鬥設計，替玩家帶來新的戰鬥體驗，而本作就同樣是採用半即時的戰鬥機制設計，通常情況戰鬥是即時進行，但可以透過暫停進入緩慢時間，好進行更多的策略操作，本作的戰鬥策略、豐富武器與擊殺敵人效果表現，都很有當年「戰略版」的味道，然而相較於戰略版，本作不僅劇情同樣是線性且對話單調的設計，更是缺少了小隊養成的要素，整個戰役模式中我們僅能操作一名主要角色，相較之下會是比較可惜的地方。 遊戲本身有一個很吸引人的外皮，戰鬥的表現很出色（尤其是各種敵人被殺死的特效），但是整體而言角色扮演的要素不足，劇情玩家沒有選擇與影響的權力，只能不斷接受NPC交辦的任務，劇情方面也非常平淡，而角色養成升級部分非常單調，沒有辦法培育去實際的職業概念，同時遊戲沒有任何夥伴隊伍機制，戰役中的車輛根本就是擺設兼倉庫作用，一些要素被拆去遭遇與多人模式，因此做為一款單機遊戲本作有點普通。 [hr][/hr] [h1][b]優缺點整理：[/b][/h1] [h3]✔️優點[/h3] [olist] [*]復古風格，但整體算精緻的畫面表現（敵人死亡模型不馬虎！） [*]武器、裝備的種類豐富 [*]半即時戰鬥設計良好，有一定策略性可以玩 [/olist] [h3]❌缺點[/h3] [olist] [*]劇情白開水，缺少張力與轉折 [*]缺少RPG要素，沒有選擇性、角色養成沒有特色 [*]UI設計有些地方很難操作，比如車輛的操作方式很爛 [/olist] [h1][b]結論：適合喜歡CRPG的老玩家，但推薦直接買新作，7/10。[/b][/h1] 感覺這款作品一開始方向就做太大了，有單人戰役、隨機生成的遭遇戰模式，又有線上多人對戰的玩法，只能說野心太大了，導致最後遊戲在這三塊都不能說太好，只能說開發團隊似乎有想通這一點，所以新作品更專注於「單人」體驗，看起來新作是採用傳統固定角色與同伴的設計，並有一定的故事劇情、選擇性，所以如果你也對這類老式風格的作品有愛，會推薦直接考慮新作。 [quote] 歡迎參觀[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/31470152/] 遊戲私房菜[/url] 或是[url=https://www.facebook.com/PrivateKitchenGames] 我的FB粉專 [/url] 喜歡這篇評論，在請按讚跟關注啦～ [/quote]

Bug. But forget about them being fixed.

A Falout old school isometric game , you will love it , i am hopping for more to come

Terrible lacking game performance with unnecessarily overcomplicated controls, which also don't work properly.

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目前有中文，有单人战役模式，感觉有点像即时制的辐射，尤其是开车在大地图移动的时候。 但这个单人战役有点迷惑，明明是一个小队即时战术游戏，玩到现在，战役就只有一个主控角色，只遇见过一次可以操作的队友，真就单人呗？教学都还有只狗子呢。 此外小毛病也不少，临时队友下一章离队之后，直接把我因为负重不够让他代管的装备给毛了！？汽车操作非常悲剧，简直一坨。游戏流程里有不少塔防段落，但地图设计非常乱，还没有提前标识出怪位置，很烦。 不过反正是打骨折买的，也是个老游戏，那就都还好吧。