Space Trucker

EDIT April 30th 2017: so as I had noticed, this game really uses assets from multiple other games without permission. Not only that, but the dev who made this is also claiming SickBrick as his own creation, when it was actually developed by someone else who no longer works with him and is not earning money from his own creation because of this. I cannot recommend this game at all, in fact this game shouldn't be even up for sale. Old review is below. ********************** 6/10 Space Trucker is a weird, short, but fun game. Right before anything else, I'm going to say one thing: if Space Trucker interests you, wait for a 50% discount at the very least. While this is a fun game, it's WAY overpriced for the content it offers. This game is a mixed bag. There is really not much to it - you walk, shoot enemies on the way, find keys, open doors and reach the end of each level, sometimes you hack into some things. That's it. Controls are extremely simple since there is no running, jumping or crounching - only walking, aiming and shooting. No alternate fire, only 5 guns to use. No health items to find since your character automatically regenerates back to full health after taking damage. Space Trucker is inconsistent in many ways. Explosives will hurt quite a lot if you explode them near you, but they seem to not affect objects at all. You'll find very little ammo for the rocket launcher, but a lot more for the lightning gun, which is weird because the lightning gun is the most powerful gun in the game. The shotgun is effective even at long ranges and can be used throughout the entire game. There are no difficulty levels to choose and the game is incredibly easy. Enemies deal little damage and have a very high tendency to just kill each other, which adds to the fact your character will renegerate automatically, so whether you go in guns blazing or just wait for them to thin out their own numbers, it's almost always an easy ride. Level design makes no sense for most of the levels, which is made worse due to how all the levels look like each other since there's no variation in scenery. Hacking is entirely pointless - you just wait for it to be concluded. Travelling is just as pointless since you repeat the same procedure for each travel. You can get beers which seem to serve no purpose other than collectibles for an achievement. The story is there, but there is really not much to it. The voice acting is abysmal and even some of the sprites used in the game are inconsistent with each other... ... But the curious thing about Space Trucker is that, in a way, it all mesh together. The game as a whole feels like a homage to oldschool shooters and the terrible voice acting sometimes give the impression to be done on purpose for comical purposes. And despite the inconsistent gameplay, it still works well enough if you like oldschool shooters. What is probably the weirdest thing about Space Trucker is how it borrows a lot, and I mean a LOT, from some old games. Sounds, sprites... It makes me wonder if the game can even be sold considering it's using assets from other games. The overall veredict is: if you like oldschool shooters, wait for a discount of at least 50%. Otherwise, skip.

I can't beat the stairs in act 2. https://youtu.be/SNhfrfbgOps

I'm really torn giving this a "thumbs down", let me explain why. I love the look and feel of the game. It's retro cyberpunk feeling which I love. I like how the game looks. I don't however like how enemies pop in. I know retro games did this, but it feels more like lazy design than trying to emulate the past. The other issue I've had constantly is buggy doors. For example, you are supposed to go through a door. I don't know what "event" triggers the doors to be allowed to be opened, but usually it plays out like this: go to a door. Try to open it. It won't open. Try again, still won't open. Step back a few steps or walk away, come back and it can open. Somehow the "event" that triggers the door being active just isn't triggering. I will keep an eye on this game, if it improves and has bugs squashed, I will change my review and repurchase. For now, I will be refunding. Looks like it's back to brutal doom for my retro fps fix.

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the fact that game uses content from every 90s FPS game under the sun doesn't change the fact that this title is exceptional for what it is

Full review on the Indie Detective Reviews series: https://youtu.be/_9NvZ0TrvuM Oh you haven't heard of Space Trucker? Well sit down for a tale of an asset flipping legend. Space Trucker tried to be a throwback to 90s shooter games by stealing the art assets directly from several of those games. A quick internet search will show you the dozens of sprites ripped directly from games like TekWar, Blood, Strife, and even Doom itself. Things that aren't stolen from those games are public domain images. It's really just... bad. To make matters worse, the game does not even function well. For a 16-bit remake, it somehow manages to lag and stutter even without much on-screen content. Top that off with mediocre voice acting and special effects, and it's a great way to waste time. Good news is that I got it for like $2 on a bundle site because my detective sense told me to beware, but couldn't quash my curiosity.

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