SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising

i lost a run i was going to win with my friend because both our games crashed without reason

THIS GAME IS AWESOMEEEE IT GOES LIKE BUM BUM BUM DRATATATATATATAT DRATATATATATAT jam unjammed DATRRARATARARARAR SKRRRTTTT this game is too good

Nothing quite like getting in the groove, finally learning the mechanics, just to find out you know nothing about the bosses, and get your butt firmly handed to you.

This game is a monument to the will of humans to always invent new ways to make themselves and others miserable, and be thankful for it. Expect it to be obtuse in the beginning, keep patient and don't be afraid to make mistakes. The game is very punishing and intense, but extremely fun, once you feel competent enough i recommend trying coop with a friend (bonus points if you play demolitioner). Also please please please please please please please please please for the love of the machine god TRY ENGINEER GAMBLE YOU LIFE SAVINGS TO GET A RED ITEM YOU WILL DISCARD BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SINERGYZE WITH ANYTHING YOU GOT AHAHAHAHAH DESCEND INTO MADNESS AND NEVER COME BACKMEAHAHAHABBABABABABABAVGAGAGAGAGAHHAHANABABHAHAHAHAJAHAHAGAGAGAHHABABS WBNABABABABA

Its decent TDS, with good roguelike mechanics, but I dont like the eject and reload mechanism.

Things this game needs but is unlikely to get: Mod support beyond just custom weapons The ability to drop pistols, running out of ammo is literally never a meaningful concern(the game gives you plenty of ammo drops and boxes as is, if you're running out of ammo with 3 different fully-fledged weapons you're doing something wrong, even if a punitive change was made removing the pistol after you acquire 2 weapons, that would still be preferable) The ability to modify the loot table/available weapon variants beyond what is currently possible in-game A way to disable unstable mass and the conveyor belt bosses in singleplayer Having upgrade kits not take up an item slot The ability to choose from more than 3/4 randomly selected upgrades when you use an upgrade kit Additional gameplay mutators Bugfixes More robust input-rebinding Major weapon and item reworks, too many of the tools the game gives you to play with feel bad to use, not necessarily because of raw numbers ("bad stats"), some weapons feel worse than others on a strictly "mechanical/ergonomic" basis absent any consideration for 'viability'. This game has a lot of design flaws and a few technical flaws, but the core of the game and aesthetic direction are solid enough even with those flaws marring the experience somewhat. Exposing the game further to mods would likely solve a lot of the things I take issue with.

I finally beat it. This is one of the best roguelites I have played. Interacting systems, items, weapons, and upgrades? check. great soundtrack? check. action? in spades. metaprogression? player level, class level, purchasing starting gear (in game currency, no mtx), boosting power and frequency of select discovered items. difficulty increase? logarithmic, you'll beat the first boss in a couple runs, the final encounter took me 56 hours. Run length is one to two hours depending on your gear, luck, and skill. 10/10.