Satellite Reign

I don't know exactly how this game ended up being in my library so I expected it to be another common game for steam trading cards stuff, [i]but[/i]... [h1] The Story [/h1] Following the cyberpunk tag the storyline includes fighting the corporations and corpo rats who has rejected morality and ethics in favor of money and power. Exceptionally classic. However it seems that that was all that was possible to say concerning it. The problem is that there is a lack of almost everything within the story: lack of [i]events[/i] as there is only one in the entire game; lack of characters as there is no characters during the gameplay and the ones that actually are written and exist are found within the logs from data terminals; same applies to the entire story and plot development which resides only in the data terminals and it's fun but all the terminals and so the 90% of story can be simply missed. However there is a possibility to overthink what exactly happened here as the game leaves a huge room for it. [h1] The Gameplay [/h1] With all these steath mechanics, cyberpunk setting, augmentations, levelling up, equipment etc. I would say this is an isometric Deus Ex game, but instead of one ultimate universal super-soldier we have four agents that depend on each other: [b]Soldier[/b] - the only agent with cyberarms which allow being an electrician without dying. Also is able to use heavy guns and do some real damage. [b]Support[/b] - the only agent with direct connection to Google servers. Unsurprisingly does support. [b]Hacker[/b] - the only agent [strike]and person in the entire game in cyberpunk universe[/strike] which can actually hack something. Or someone. [b]Infiltrator[/b] - the only agent which has cloaking system and a medieval katana, which can pierce through kinetic barrier, destroy heavy armor plating and kill almost anyone with a single strike. Unlike others has [agility >2] and is able to use cables, ropes and vents for the infiltration. The only reason why this decision to split roles can be justified is coop which can be quite fun. All other time it brings only inconveniences along with lack of logic. [spoiler]In fact all the quests could be done with the infiltrator solo, soldier and support are completely useless for stealth approaches while hacker's only job is to open doors which infiltrator is not able to hack[/spoiler] The game offers lots of infiltation quests like sneak through well-patroled territory into the warehouse, steal something and escape or help the man to escape from the well-guarded-zone or escort the person into the well-restricted-area and back. All of them have several ways in, several ways out, some great variability in the middle, but the problem is that these quests are exactly the same in all locations. So in fact only the first part of the map is original and worth it as the game becomes boring in the second location already. However stealth is not the only option. With some skills and equipment four agents become the machines of destruction and can annihilate the entire city and at this point the only thing that is missing is Doom OST. This part is extremely fun and at the same time it's somewhat sad as there is no any rewards or penalties for the chosen approach. [h1] Conclusion [/h1] This game has an unusual concept, some unique mechanics and that special cyberpunk style which makes it really attractive for the first hours, but then the problems with story reveal themselves, the game becomes boring and a few crippling bugs appear as well and the perfect atmosphere could not compensate it. 5/10