Neon Chrome

ᅟ[b]본격 엘리베이터 타고 6층 가는데 4시간 가까이 걸리는 게임.[/b] 게임은 단순하다. 스팀에서 흔히 보는 '탑다운 슈팅 로그라이크' 그 이상도 그 이하도 아니다. 아니, 구간마다 중간 세이브도 있으니까 '로그라이크'라기엔 너무 혜자인가? 한국어 지원이 없기에 영어끈이 짧은 나로서는 스토리는 제대로 모르겠고, 그래도 게임 하나는 기막힐 정도로 적응하기 쉽다. 애초에 난이도 자체를 너무 낮게 설계해놓은 듯. ᅟ스타일, 무기, 능력, 강화 등이 존재해서 여러 빌드를 시도해볼 수 있다. 개인적으로는 이동속도의 이점을 살려 무빙으로 회피하고, 넉넉한 장탄수와 높은 연사력을 바탕으로 압도적인 전투 유지력을 보여 주는 [b]'해커 SMG'[/b] 빌드를 선호한다. 총알을 막아내는 방패병이 좀 거슬리긴 한데, 이건 미사일이나 폭탄같은 능력을 챙겨주거나, 정 아니면 빠른 이동력으로 뒤를 잡아 따버릴 수도 있다. 게다가 골드 수급을 통한 업그레이드도 가능해서, 설령 죽더라도 점점 더 강해지는 구조라 진심 엔딩을 못 볼래야 못 볼 수가 없는 편. 따라서 여유로운 진행을 하고 싶다면 골드 노가다가 조-금 필요하긴 하다. ᅟ도전과제는 수집 요소가 들어가 있는 게임들이 으레 그렇듯, 어려운 건 아니고 약간 귀찮은 정도다. 특정 층에서만 나오는 히든 무기·능력·강화 같은 게 있어서, 웬만하면 포럼 가이드에 있는 '시크릿 아이템' 을 참조하면서 플레이하도록 하자. 혼자서 그것들 다 찾으려면 4회차, 5회차까지 하게 될 수도 있다. 스페셜 레벨을 모두 완료해야 해서 최소 3회차까지는 필수니, 1회차는 순수하게 아무런 도움 없이 꼴리는 대로 엔딩 보고, 2회차부터는 공략 보면서 하는 게 가장 이상적이라 본다. 참고로, 회차반복을 하지 않고 도전과제를 노린다는 선택지는 없다. 왜냐? 플레이어가 특정 레벨을 선택할 수도 없을 뿐더러, 엔딩을 보면 지금까지의 레벨이 다 초기화되고 다시 1층부터 강제로 시작하거든. 게다가 태그에도 붙어 있듯 '로그라이크' 장르에서 반복은 패시브같은 개념이니 받아들이도록 하자. 더 할 말이 없네. 그냥저냥 무난한 게임성에, 무난한 도전과제를 가지고 있어서, 나도 무난하게 엄지를 살포시 들어 본다.

really fun and engaging top-down...just enough roguelite elements to keep it interesting, just enough difficulty to keep you on your toes, just enough progression to make you want to play more, just enough variety in the combat to make you want to try everything only cons would be the slight jank (sometimes damage/hits just flat out don't happen but it's pretty rare) and sometimes there's cheap deaths where you're punished pretty hard for not being 100% careful and 100% proactive but it's easy enough to get back into another run and gamble on a different build...also the hovertank boss is WAY too easy, this definitely needs a rework 10tons is rapidly becoming my favorite indie dev, BIG FAN

Really solid game. Great atmosphere, good music, and good gameplay and good pace.

A solid Rogue-like! Very fun to play. Neon Chrome is not the flashiest game out there but it feels like a game you would of played on the PS2 and arguably, PS2 games were some of the funnest times in gaming. Almost Everything is procedurally generated, from the character you pick before you start a run, to the enemies that spawn, to the rooms you explore. There is a ton of variety when it comes to gameplay. A good collection of weapons and cybernetic enhancements, the bosses are super fun to fight and the destructible environment adds an extra layer of enjoyment. I had a great experience climbing the Neon Chrome upwards going through floors and clearing rooms out while being able to execute sneak attacks on unsuspected foes. Now, there is some issues with the game although they are pretty minor for the most part. There is not a lot of options for combat, all you get is your main weapon and a sub ability, which tends to be either a grenade or rocket you can throw (there are a few others but these are the main ones). Because of this, sometimes sticky situations can become very sticky as there is no dodge or roll button. You also have a melee ability but I barely used that as its not that optimal. There aren't a lot of bosses, which is a shame because they were fun to battle. A run can be incredibly lengthy; the higher you go the longer the levels become. They got around this by allowing you to take an elevator after beating certain sectors of the tower (after a boss), but if you want to do a pure, no elevator run, you will be playing for an incredibly long time. The levels getting longer does not help either as the last few levels had me doing the same objectives for every floor. The art direction of the floors does not look very different from one another, there isnt a lot of difference from floor 1 or floor 25, it always looks grey and cold, which I understand that this is cyberpunk themed, but some color and a bit more variety would of been appreciated as you progress. The music does repeat as well, I think I only heard a total of 4 songs throughout my whole playthrough. Overall, the game can feel and get repetitive the longer you play and higher you climb. Despite the shortcomings, I had a great time with the game. Being able to install cybernetic enhancements, picking up different rarities of weapons, getting different character builds before starting a run and blowing up terrain while purposefully positioning npcs on explosions to kill them was very enjoyable. The boss fights were the cherry on top as they were challenging and exciting. A very solid game that I think anyone that is into twin stick shooters and rogue likes will enjoy. You can even play with friends!

Good mechanics, but a successful run just takes too long and is too repetitive.

Another twin stick from 10ton. I really like twin stick, and this one is WAY better than Crimsonland. Lots of fun to play, and 100%. 8/10

I loved this game from the start and still feel the same. Great twin-stick shooter with excellent synth music.

Surprisingly good game. Unlike other top-down shooters it has the right 'feel' and balance of difficulty, movement, mechanics, level size and addictiveness. Guns feel powerful and difficulty ramps up slowly but surely. Has various character types for replayability. Good for the price and a must-buy on discount if you're a cyberpunk fan.

System Shock + hotline miami + nostalgia vibes. Rouglite elements, simple game, difficult but easy, great game, hidden gem. Something about the destruction of the level and satisfying death of your enemies with almost flash game esque opponents makes this game so silly and satisfying. Waking up from a new pod, different classes that change>??. I mean this game does alot better than modern games.

Neon Chrome gets tedious. Same songs played too often, the bosses aren't particularly interesting, the antagonist likes to monologue. and you've basically seen all there is after a few hours. There's no quickdodge-like mechanic, so combat is a fairly basic experience of walking around shooting and trying not to get shot. There are moments when there's no way to avoid damage, and combat is punishing enough that I found myself favoring a specific style. Alot of the upgrades I found early on didn't support this style or were the most predictable health, speed, healing, and melee upgrades you could imagine. The game is fine, the story doesn't matter, and the experience is probably worth the most on sale.