Neofeud

Neofeud 1 and 2 have hands down the worst writing I have ever experienced in my life. About 70% of all dialog is comprised of pop culture references, coming in different layers. You'll have one character comment another transformed "like Optimus Prime", later on the "Transformaters" will be mentioned, and later still someone will say the'll sting like "Bumble bee from the Transformaters". It is genuinely vile. The plot is a childish wish fulfillment fantasy from the mind of a deranged unironic communism worshipper. There is an honest to God communist Wakanda populated by godly beings who fight against the cartoonishly evil CRAPitalist westoid empire. It's so unbelievably bad it causes one to ponder if this is satire, but looking at the output of the lead dev it seems unlikely. This is just a sad, boring, and most importantly grating non-story from a profoundly unimaginative mind. Yes, developper, I understand the reference. I know Star Trek. I know Star Wars. Hire a writer I beg you. There is a world in which your insane ideology can be expressed through a well written story, but it won't be by you. The art and music is fantastic but I was a bit disappointed by how many tracks are from the first game. You may wonder what compelled me to finish the first game, let alone both titles, and there's one simple answer: The absolutely insanely racist, beyond parody, "as close to objectively offensive as it can get" voicelines that show up. George Floyd's knee assisted overdose is an event that is treated like so many pop culture references. The game will unironically blast the words "Chappie Floyd", "get Floyded" at you, as a congole-, sorry, I mean "Kongorian" gets knelt on for 8 minutes. It is genuinely wild everytime it happens, but as funny as it is these interspersed moments of pure comedy gold they are not enough to salvage the rest of the writing. You can find a portait of Obama and he is named "Martin Obama Black Panther Wakanda King Jr.". You'll find stuff about Rosa Sparks and Vaytron Martin. One of the characters is what I can only describe as a modern, robotized, minstrel show. Some of the stuff in these games is straight out of something you'd see in a 100% chud game, it hits you like a truck every single time, but it's just not worth it. The gameplay is also kinda ass but it's to be expected from an adventure game. A couple really annoying pixel hunt sessions and crazy person logic puzzles do show up. It's hard for me to believe I share a species with the absolute plastic drones saying they enjoyed the writing.

I recommend everyone play Neofeud. I liked it a lot! If you experience difficulty getting it running on your particular set up (like I did), there's help in the forum (which resolved my issue and got the game running for me). Pros: - the unique custom art which really helps you feel the depths of the dystopian world the game takes place in. Lots of attention to detail was put into this. - the writing (besides a caveat I'll put in cons) is equal parts fun and light-hearted with jokes and in-world pop culture references to make the world feel relatable, lived in, and humourous while also making sure you feel just how bleak this world is and the real world struggles the in-game situations refer to. Taking the time to build the world with its own slang really draws the player in. I've genuinely laughed with joy and cried tears of grief and much more from this game's story and world-building and how it moved me. - the voice acting - for being such a small team and almost entirely all the voice acting being done by the game's developer, SilverSpook - is really well done and brings this game, which would otherwise be point-and-click text, to life. - the characters feel believable and I have a special place in my heart for Proto-J. Everyone needs a real friend like him on their side. - the gameplay (aside from one issue I'll mention put in cons) was intuitive for the genre and largely provided good prompts and conveyance for how to proceed. I didn't have to spend endless time trying everything with everything or frequently refer to a guide in order to progress like games within this genre with poor conveyance can often suffer from. Cons: - the initial hurdle of getting it running I encountered, but for which there was a troubleshooting solution in the forum which resolved my issue and got it running. - I think I'm locked out of completing 100% of the achievements because I cannot complete the shoot out section on the first try without dying, due to Karl teleporting directly in front of the off-screen guns down the hallway when I click the place I'm supposed to go. So that's a bit frustrating but might just be a problem on my end. Others might not experience this issue. - the game dev did a great job with voicing so many characters and created a whole lexicon of in-world slang for the characters to use. Which is why it's all the more perplexing why the n-word would be included and used by more than one character, including a non-black character. When the voice actor (who genuinely experiences many forms of marginalization) for said characters is also not black (as far as I'm aware), it creates an uncomfortable scenario for which an in-game slang word would have sufficed to get the point across, without risking alienating potential players or the game having its reach potentially limited in an increasingly censorious social media environment (including bad actors who might abuse this fact to prevent the game from gaining the exposure it truly does deserve). I hope that these lines could be rewritten and replaced in a future patch and I will update my review if it does. Overall, this game is worth playing and supporting, and I hope more people get the chance to learn about it and play it.

Neofeud is a brutally poignant story that differs from other modern cyberpunk games that often miss the mark with their surface level interpretation of anti-capitalist ideology. Instead of dancing around the subject, Neofeud goes all in with its harsh critique of Western imperialism and striking satirical commentary on the class war present within capitalist societies. This is Detroit Become Human and Cyberpunk 2077 if it was written by a person who understood class struggle. Presented visually with a lo-fi yet exquisitely charming art style, it's difficult not to take a liking to Neofeud based on the imagery you're presented with. It's like if PilotRedSun and CBoyardee created a video game akin to Cruelty Squad together! A smorgasbord of relevant pop culture references are woven within the very fabric of the game, most notably Neuromancer by William Gibson, one of the most relevant pieces of media in the Cyberpunk genre. (which i have still yet to read! :( boo me!) While I find it difficult to find flaws with Neofeud, something that really stood out to me is a lot of characters are exaggerated stereotypes that drag down the narrative. For example, [spoiler]Proto-J’s dialogue reads like a caricature of a Hollywood rapper with n-word bombs that implode everywhere within his characterization. Sybil is quite literally referred to in-game as a "manic pixie dream girl,"[/spoiler] which feels jarring in a story otherwise thoughtful. I experienced some bugs, one which did not allow me to progress to the end of the story, but I was helped very quickly by the developer, Silver Spoon, on the discussion forum within a matter of hours. I understand that this is not a Triple A title and rather someone's well executed passion project, so I'll let it slide. Thanks! I bought this game on a whim when I still used Mastodon and saw a post about it by chance. I didn't play it for years because I didn't have the time. When I did, it obviously did not disappoint. I will be gifting Neofeud to a close friend of mine and will be closely awaiting the release of Neofeud 2.

¡Viva la revolución!

this is the first game i've refunded in like 10 years. i bought it for the art and my love of point n clicks and cyborg stuff. refunded it in under 30 mins of play because of all the ick. this game made me say "yikes" waay too many times in that very first scene, then after i looked up some more of the game on YT, i decided to get my money back. there's racism and tone deaf comparisons and just lots of cringe in the rest of this game. and all that is stuck inside bad voice acting and mountains of dialogue. not even the art could save it (which is a bummer cuz i thought it looked really cool!) big nope from me.

I bought this coz I came across the creator on twitter. A bit of a random purchase but over an hour in and I'm enjoying it. The punk capitalist dystopia vibe, the characters, the humour, the art. Good stuff. I usually have limited patience for point and click gameplay, but I'll see how this one goes.

This cyberpunk adventure game about a dystopian future is a story rich game with accessibility options for those who'd prefer to read it, listen or both. Options for narration include adjusting the speed of narration. I've only begun this game, being exceptionally slow getting started in ALL new games. So much so I've got an embarrassing number of them played for all of 10 minutes. I won't play games that frustrate me for very long, I cant puzzle anything out when i'm actually frustrated, So, I quit before tolerance is reached. NEOFEUDs engaging story, art and music keep me coming back to try again. I've found myself using it to *fingers crossed* teach myself frustration tolerance with low stakes in play. BTW gaming-in-general can teach one many things in a low stakes/ low risk/ low pressure environment. Neofeud's engaging STORY, ART AND MUSIC keep me coming back again and again. To try again, and hopefully THIS Time I'll figure out the next step, or maybe the next. At the moment, its a trigger happy guard that is thwarting me. but... I'll be back! *review written by a disabled gamer and owner of this game, NEOFEUD, because I purchased it when it was on sale. consider it if you love a good story and appreciate a perspective from an intersectional standpoint. #landback

Beautifully crafted, relevant plot. Incredible indie charm. Can't wait to play Neofeud 2.