Spartan Fist

Purchased it on a complete whim, but I do not regret my unhealthy spontaneous impulse buying. Spartan Fist is basically a First Person-Beat Em Up-Rougelike, with fantastic execution, combat, and overall flow. It's basically Gorn but without the VR aspect, definitely reccomend this one for sure!

Video: https://youtu.be/wHtmnjX5Nhc The different fists are an interesting idea and are designed well. They even have a Fist of the North Star one! That's kinda were the interesting ends though. The combat is really difficult to enjoy. It's pretty slow and there's no room for creativity. You would expect with being able to equip two different fists there would be combos. Nope. Or with the different stances you could swap quick and do cool moves. Nope. I can't really tell the difference between any of the fists or stances. Except that the game forces you to switch stances to break an enemy shield which usually pops up right before they die. I think the ideas are there for a good game but the implementation has failed.

It has all the elements that make you think it's gonna be fun. Straight away you think maybe it's a bit janky due to the Unity engine. Then shortly after it becomes apparent it was made by someone with a clinically bad sense of timing and understanding of game play feel. If ever there was a game that should be historically preserved to demonstrate how these aspects can derail a game, this is it.

Spartan Fist has a wonderful presentation with destructible environments and a catchy soundtrack. The tips between levels and the other bits of writing are clever. The options menu is fully stocked, making the game accessible to a wide range of players. Making dudes explode via a bare fist is inherently enjoyable. However, even with all of this in its favor, the repetitive and unsatisfying loop at the core of the experience is a death knell. This is a scattered roguelike experience that will make you want to punch out after your first few sessions. Want to know more? My full review has been published on [url=https://techraptor.net/content/spartan-fist-review] TechRaptor [/url]

It has an interesting premise, but it in [b] serious [/b] need of polishing, especially since it isn't an Early Access title. First of all, some of the button presses were not being registered and even scrolling to select stances occasionally stopped working altogether. It must be noted that this has occurred with multiple mice tested. Secondly, it does indeed become repetitive combat-wise, since combos are not present and one cannot launch both fists simultaneously at the very least. Finally, it is kinda slow performance-wise for a game with such a simplistic, voxel-stylized, 3D aesthetic; more optimization is strongly recommended. Overall, it does show some promise; however, the execution needs to be improved upon [b][i] significantly [/i][/b] before this could be recommended to anyone with a feigning interest in it.

First person fighting is hard to do. This one doesn't do it well.

The combat is... not great, sometimes your punches wont connect at all, specially with a claw gauntlet (the alt attack is actually pretty good), and when the game is literally centered in MELEE COMBAT and it doesnt work.. i think we got a problem. it feels like it was made for a controller but in the worst way possible. the asthethic is nice, the soundtrack gets so repetitive i ended up muting the game. its also really buggy, the first boss (Meow Max) can hurt you on his intro cinematic, and his AI is so stupidly easy to exploit, its actually impossible to lose. not worth 15 bucks AT ALL, expect the -50% -60% price drop in the comming weeks

This game has some great moments! when you powerslam through your foes.....it feels good! :D I personally dont like the stance system but it has some neat upgrades and plays smoothly