The Anacrusis

Had a blast playing with my friend. Very colourful and fun maps, good characters, really funky music and satisfying shooting which wild for a UE4 game. A solid good time.

lowkey got this game in the most random way but I gotta say pretty engaging, I love how it feels like L4D so I felt pretty comfortable playing.

I feel like I would be canceled on Twitter if I say anything related to the Design choice for this game so instead i'll just state that the game feels like a unfinished project.

A Left 4 Dead space clone. I like it but seems no one is online, and I had to play with bots at most two other people. The menu isnt that great, and some glitches had me across the room. Sure its a $10 game but if no one is playing its best go play Left 4 Dead or Back 4 Blood.

Alien corridors Gunfire echoes, hearts unite Crew fights for the dawn

Visually this game looks so good. I don't mean it has the best graphics, but I mean the design, the atmosphere, the settings, the flair. It has such a hip sci-fi vibe that really makes me wish for this game to succeed. I have to admit though, I made a mistake and perceived the game as a CoD zombies clone similar to Sker Ritual but in space, rather than a L4d clone. It's not the games fault, it's what i wanted it to be, when I saw development footage and trailers. The game feels like it has a great fundamental base, but is missing the content, the depth, the fine tuning. I expected it to be a CoD-like round based survival game in a sci-fi setting, with unique weapons and customization, mini quests with rewards, easter eggs, mini bosses, grand Easter egg bosses, all this carried by an amazing mysterious story that keeps you hooked on what happens next. Instead this game is a L4D clone a la walk from A to B. Most normal guns felt too similar for me or maybe it's because gunplay in general didn't feel satisfying enough. Though the special weapons help the issue a bit, until you're out of ammo. Some special aliens are a copy from L4D, some are new, which is neat. The levels are too similar in my opinion. Not setting wise, but the gameplay gets repetitive after a while. I was playing and constantly wondered, why I should l play this over L4D. It's a clone, but it doesn't offer enough to stand out. Like I said the setting, the fundament, makes it special, but it hasn't been given more than walls and a door, a few chairs and a table. The rest of furniture is missing. Again this is okay, because it's advertised as such, but I am just missing the replay ability. I wish I could give mixed review, because it's not what I wanted it to be. I give a thumbs up, because I still enjoyed the world that it plays in and want the devs to succeed.

☄️ Well, this is truly the closest thing to L4D, but players haven't given it a chance, which is a shame. With gradual content updates and polish, this would've been a solid project. Still, I wasn't expecting anything special, but it's fun! Guns, temporary upgrades, special aliens, even the extra modes - everything works as it should. The retro-futuristic space environment looks great (and I'm not even a big fan of that!) If you have someone to play with, this is a not that bad buy (especially with a big discount). It's possible to play solo, but the AI ​​can be a bit odd at times, though teammates aren't useless (it's been worse, even in bigger titles). Of course, this is a modest game by the standards of the genre. It should have been released much earlier and not been abandoned, but calling it bad is a really big stretch.

Space Afro simulator with disco music. 10/10 if you like Afro.

The Anacrusis is honestly the closest any game has gotten to replicating the enjoyment I get from playing Left 4 Dead 2. The characters are fun and the game has a nice atmosphere. There's taunts, which I wish were a thing in L4D. The workshop support also adds some replayability, which is always good. The game does have its problems, though. The weapons feel weak an samey, the enemies tend to bunch up to the point where they feel less like individual targets and more like moving blobs, and there's a distinct lack of audio cues. Enemies like the Spawner and Flasher just hide in some unreachable place while hindering gameplay, and Eggs are always placed directly in your path, making almost every encounter with them exactly the same. Even though The Anacrusis is flawed, it is still charming. The skill floor is as high as the ceiling, so it's very easy to get into, but at the same time there's not much to keep you drawn in. It's fun to go back to every now and then, but overall pretty unpolished.

nah