ROGUE FLIGHT

The game is fine. The first expression is better than the payoff. Great music. Nice Art in the outdoor levels. Pro: - Visual high speed spectacle graphics, espcially the sundown. - Special attack of the player looks really cool, nice gimmick - Great 80s rock ost. It has even japanese anime style opening, OMG! - Multiple endings, but... - Multiple weapons, but... - Nice anime style art, good voiced dialogue - Nice story, somewhat Alltynex inspired Neutral: - There are unlockable upgrades in the main menu, although you have to play the game for a while till you will unlock them. I do think this is conflict with the term of arcade game. A arcade game should not have this. And the gamemechanics are not complex enough to be a real roguelite game like Hades. - Its not like Star Fox 64. - Its more like Alltynex turned into 3D - Gameplay gets more exciting in new game plus. Con: - ...at least two of the multiple endings are boring to achieve. - ...the weapons don´t drop random, the upgrades are hardcoded into the chosen path. This is a lame concept - Only seven levels, no secret bosses. - Three paths, but path gamma and beta are just the same as alpha-path, but 1/3 shorter. Really missed potential - Bosses in overal have very simple and slow animations. The boss in stage 3 is veryyyy tedious. It cant get hit for over 30 seconds multiple times. - There is no level geometry like in Star Fox 64, its a endless skybox - The boss death animations are very unrealistic. Instead of crashing into a wall, crashing through the clouds oder submerging in lava they play simple explosive effects and slowly fade into distance. - Its easy to oversee if you are getting shot (much easier than Star Fox 64) - Most of the enemies are not really dangerous, aside from new game plus there it gets difficult. In short: I really like the visuals and the story. But the gameplay design, enemies, enemie-animations, level variaty not so much. Instead of 200 possible colour layouts the developer should have made the bosses more exciting. Music and voice acting is great tho, therefore I cant vote this down.

The art style is visually stunning. The gameplay and story are genuinely amazing; That being said I cannot recommend this game unless you pick it up on sale. I truly enjoyed my time playing the game, but I do not see myself returning to this title outside of the week I initially purchased it. I have beaten the game to 100% completion, and tried every mode on offer- but there is not THAT much replay value for me. I think the ROGUEFLIGHT mode would be much more interesting if the loadout equipped was changed every stage, adding more random difficulty. All being said, I actually find the story and characters pretty motivational, and feels unique enough to make me want more. I wish the game was about 2x the size it is currently, in regard to story progression. The endings are satisfying, and don't leave many questions unanswered- which is an extreme feat in its own right. I feel if the full run of NG+ or a potential 5th story ending featured 2-3 more locations with some unique enemies like the laser drones, the non-discounted asking price would be much more fair. I highly recommend the DEMO to any considering a purchase, as it is a great experience that is very true to the paid version of the game.

I like this game, and I REALLY want to love it because it has an awesome concept that combines old school, fast paced arcade shooter action and mechanics from "AfterBurner", "Harrier", and "StarFox 64", combined with a sharp, anime inspired art style, banger soundtrack, and sound effects that really give you a dopamine hit when you pull off some great maneuvers, trick shots, and combos makes for an amazing experience, for sure. However it feels like the game has flaws, specifically in the hit detection area as the third-person depth of the crosshair doesn't feel like it aligns properly with targets that require a bit more accuracy, and the first-person person perspective feels like it's more of a rail-gun shooter. And the "parry" mechanic where you barrel roll to deflect incoming enemy fire doesn't always feel like it's doing what it should be. Hitboxes feel kind weird too. some bosses have a weak spot that you have to hit while they're shooting at you in patters and sequences, but it feels like no matter how you maneuver to hit the target, you're just always getting hit by every laser beam they fire. My first playthrough I got blown up by something i didn't even see. I still don't know what it was but it felt like a cheap shot. Now, none of this is to say it's game breaking or makes the game bad (yet) but it definitely feels like it could use some polish, but considering it's a game that came out almost 2 years ago, and the last update was steam deck compatibility in 2025, I don't think it's getting any major updates any time soon. But as is, the game is serviceable and playable, and it's still a pretty awesome and (for me) nostalgic game that's well worth your time.

If you play the demo you've seen the entire game. Boring story with zero twists and levels that loop the same 5 enemies at you for way too long.

Y'all, this game [REDACTED] hard. The music, the visuals, the thrill of seeing numbers go up and the score announcer backing you up with ULTRA as you whip a jet stream into the enemies in your last desperate attempt to take the fight to the AI horde. The team behind this game put more than just passion into this, sweat, blood and possibly [REDACTED] went into the mix. And you can absolutely tell. My friend recommended this ages ago, and I'm glad I finally got it. From the Demo alone you can taste what you will get, but damn, what a thrilling package as a whole, go support the devs and treat yourselves as well, Rogue Flight will take you on a banger of a trip.

The last level on New Game + is visually bonkers. You can unlock a Retro Mode with a chip tune soundtrack and pixel art for the character's avatars(10/10)

Fairly poor for a Star-Fox-like. I'm genuinely shocked the reviews for this are so high. Enemy bullets and missiles are hard to see, which is an absolute no-no for a shmup, and the only reason deaths aren't frequent is because you have a metric ton of health that recharges so long as you keep kill combos high. Your own shots are also hard to see, and aiming is unreliable because your shots don't line up with the crosshair most of the time, leading to you dancing around simply trying to hit enemies. Defeating enemies also doesn't really feel satisfying at all; you just roll around bullets while holding shoot down and they explode into explosion.jpg and get replaced by new ones and that's all of the levels. I guess you can also use the tailspin sword move if you feel like getting shot while dealing damage. The levels are also just skyboxes with enemies spawning in, a few levels try to throw obstacles at you but it pales in comparison to literally every other Star-Fox clone on the market. The presentation is the best part, and even then the game only looks kind of nice because of the overwhelming amount of filters it uses. The anime characters and the Arrow are the only models that look like they had any effort put into them. Also, I'm not sure why its called ROGUE Flight and tagged as a roguelite when it isn't even remotely anywhere near a roguelike or lite. Levels don't have random gear and upgrades in them. Nothing resets when you start a new "run". You get 4 different kinds of points which go to unlocking new upgrades that can be equipped any time outside of levels. I wasn't aware that having an upgrade system (that doesn't even improve the gameplay in any way by the way) made your game a roguelite??? I am shaking my head in real life. This really seems like someone made a space shooter mockup and was like "wow I could make money off of this" and dressed it up a bunch before releasing it on Steam without actually going back and making a proper fun video game.

ストアのカッコいいトレイラーにゲームプレイがいまいち追い付いていない印象で、孤軍奮闘の戦いに挑む物語のオープニングがテンションのピークと言ってもよい ゲーム内容は【アフターバーナー】に代表されるようなレールシューティングであるが、 正確な操作で敵機の弾を避けて撃つテクニック主体というよりレバガチャによるトリガーハッピーなプレイである、 それを裏付ける要素として、ゲームの中盤に至ると、自機のアップグレードによって “前方の敵を一掃する必殺ボム攻撃” がほぼ連発可能になってくるので、 そうなって以降はステージのボス到達まで、その必殺攻撃一本で切り抜けられてしまうのである、 一言で言うならば『味気ない』という感想になってしまうが、一方でトリガーハッピーなプレイに爽快感があると捉えるなら、まったく面白くない、とバッサリ断ずることもできない ストーリー演出部分もトレイラーから期待するほどのレベルには到達しておらず、 物憂げな主人公のバックストーリーを掘り下げたりはしないし、派手な起承転結も用意されないまま、 ステージ間の無線通信の会話によって次の戦場の説明を受ける程度で進行するので、 つまるところ、人類の最後の希望として出撃しました→苦労して撃破しました、その程度の骨組みしか提示されない印象に留まっている 以上のように、カッコいいトレイラー＆(日本アニメ全盛期の80年代後期～90年代初期アニメ風)オープニングムービー＆主題歌の「掴み」が全てで、それ以上の印象は薄い作品である、 しかしながら、私はこの作品を [b]「その掴みがあった時点で既にこの作品は完成している」[/b] と、 最終的には好意的に捉えることができたので、 有名声優を起用したことでキャラ立てに成功している見事なローカライズも相まって、トレイラーが気に入った人にはオススメできる作品だと評価したいと思う

Short but sweet game where the rule of cool is very present.