
Pixelpunk XL is a pixelated old school first person shooter with rogue-like game mechanics set in sci-fi environment.
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Cheap and fun to play! Reminds me of Descent back on my first PC. Toxic mode > Pixelated mode
Video Review: https://youtu.be/bqjXORLoEmI Pixelpunk XL is pretty fun. I think the way the ship controls is great and I suggest a mouse/keyboard. The goal of the game is to defeat the bosses but they were pretty easy when I played (I think there was an update to this). The random levels are much more fun and interesting. The level generation is quite good and all the rooms are unique. The enemies that fill those levels are basic though and can even be hit from quite a distance. I really enjoyed playing the game but I want more. More enemies, more enemies, and more ships. Still, it's a budget title and I have to consider that it has a small scope. It is good for what it has.
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Pixelpunk XL is a “six degrees of freedom” shooter in the vein of Descent. The audiovisual aesthetic is of that era as well – you pilot through a very bare, industrial setting with lots of corridors. The atmospheric music is reminiscent of Metroid and the resolution is distinctively low. This is billed as a rogue-like but that seems a bit of a stretch so far. There is permadeath and the maps are procedurally generated but there there is little in the way of item discovery or complexity. This doesn’t keep Pixelpunk XL from being challenging of course – I lost a lot. And it was very rewarding to gain enough mastery of my ship to gently peek out of a narrow entryway only to immediately return to safety realizing I had just survived an ambush by 3 enemies. That’s where this game excels – it feels good to pilot your ship and learn how to carefully navigate your surroundings. It felt rare to leave a firefight with more resources than when I entered it, thus making every encounter precious. Despite these assets of Pixelpunk XL, I have to admit – it’s hard for me to separate what it is from what I want it to be. To its credit, I think that’s because it does enough well that it leaves me wanting more. I wished it leaned harder in one of two directions. It could either shed the rogue-like ambitions and give the game some careful and nuanced level design. Or it could otherwise incorporate discovery to make it feel like more of the adventure it strives to be. I suppose what I’m truly saying is that I enjoyed Pixelpunk XL just enough that I’m interested to see what developer, Mykhail Konokh, does with a larger scope. [quote]Courtesy of [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/32143389/]Notable Releases[/url] curator group [url=http://notablereleases.com/post/indie-weekly-2018w16/#10-pixelpunk-xl]Full Impressions[/url][/quote]
I want to enjoy this game but there just isn't enough content to justify it. This is a glorified tech demo. There are only 5 types of enemies, and 3 bosses. That's it. The bosses all kill you in 1-2 hits but it can be mitigated extremely easy once you get their gimmick down. The last boss as long as you fire at him outside his aggro zone he can't even hurt you. Most of this game is figuring out how to cheat the AI but once you figure it out the game becomes so easy it's a chore. I love the graphics, I love the concept, but going through the same randomly generated corridors fighting the same enemies gets boring. There are health and power-ups that really all do the same thing, just have different damage. If the bosses were more difficult in a fair way, or they added more variance to the levels, and more levels in general it would feel almost like an FPS starfox, but in its current state there's not enough content to really be worth the purchase unless you really love this kind of game.
For the price, you can't go wrong. I prefer other 6DOF games over this, but wanted to try it out since it came up on my queue. Pros- + Visuals look decent most of the time + Controls are simple but good + The ambient music was nice Cons- - The filters can be a bit awful at times - animations can be a bit wonky would recommend
I recommend this game. Not because it's good, but cause I had a good time. The random level generator makes this absolutely worth playing. The music is slightly monotonous, the bosses are fairly easy and the game is not as fast pace as I expected. However, when you get into the groove of things, it's a good game to spend a bit of time with. I just wish there was more of it.
Steuerung funktioniert bei mir nicht. Nur Feuertasten und E für rechts-rollen. Solange man E hält funktionieren auch die anderen, sonst nicht. Unspielbar auf diese Weise und es waren auch keine Tips zu finden wie man das löst. Schade
For how visually unimpressive this game is, it some how runs like a lame horse.
Remember 'Descent'? If you do you'll like this. It's short and sweet, but also cheap. Check it out.
Really enjoyable atmosphere and aesthetic. I loved exploring its gloomy, cavernous spaces most of all.
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