They Always Run

Очень жаль, что об этом космо-вестерне мало кто знает Искусный наёмник в дурацком пончо летает на собственном корабле и охотится за преступниками на разных планетах, попутно стильно расправляясь с их приспешниками, а затем сдаёт заказ и чиллит в аутентичном местном баре, встречая старых знакомых и новые проблемы Удивительный симбиоз stop-motion анимации, разнообразной боёвки и густой нетривиальной атмосферы в каждой локации дарит совершенно новые тактильные ощущения при игре с геймпадом В игре есть и стильный экшоновый пафос, и глубокая рефлексия, и запоминающиеся персонажи с хорошо прописанными юморными диалогами, и сюжет с финальным твистом, и даже полноценный лор Залипательная рисованная графика и будоражащий сознание саундтрек - всё работает на погружение и атмосферу - и, несмотря на неординарный сеттинг, в происходящее здесь ВЕРИШЬ Могу отметить только один минус: ограниченность бюджета - ограниченность движка - ограниченность движений ГГ - просто иногда трудно сразу схватиться за какой-нибудь уступ или прыгнуть точно в нужную точку, но лично мне это нисколько не помешало прохождению и получению удовольствия от процесса, потому что все эти ограничения меркнут на фоне безграничности здешнего сеттинга По скидке игра стоит чуть меньше, чем ничего, поэтому однозначно рекомендую!

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a good action game. can recommend it. the price of this game is a bit to high but in offer for like -50% alright.

Eu sImplesmente adorei o game... Muito bem desenhado, gameplay bem divertida, cenários interessantes, plataforma de precisão bem legal, nada extremamente frustrante, jogaço demais. 10/10

A game with big qualities and even bigger flaws, which makes me think it's probably not finished and lacked testing. But I'll start with the positive. The graphics are outstanding, full of details and in an original art style, especially the animations. (The camera ruins it a bit, but I'll come to that later.) It's interesting that we play as a bounty hunter who can capture his targets alive for bigger rewards, sometimes forcing us to carry their unconscious bodies for a part of the level. The story is pretty dense, with flashbacks of the main character and various NPC encounters. Although, it's sometimes difficult to focus on the dialogues because we don't have enough time to read. But it doesn't seem that well written anyway, and the humor is a bit dumb. Also, the influences are maybe too obvious, such as Star Wars (a bounty hunter, the Empire, even sand people living in what looks exactly like Tatooine). But going from one beautiful planet to the next still does the trick and gives a pleasant sci-fi vibe. But anyway the best graphics in the world can't save a game with flaws pretty much everywhere else. The game-feel is never fluid, because of all the jank and bugs, as well as the unintuitive button layout. The biggest problem lies in the combats. The system would be pretty well thought out for this type of runner/platformer gameplay - emphasis on "would" - thanks to its dynamic moves, including a counter, guard-break, or the ability to hit in front and behind the character at the same time. This would fit very short combats between some running and jumping, but unfortunately it's almost never what happens. You always encounter way too many enemies to even be able to use that carefully crafted system. Basically, here is what happens when you encounter enemies: You throw one or two punches, then you die. lol Because one hit can drain half of your health bar, and it doesn't replenish at checkpoints nor when you die, so you immediately use the rare health packs dropped by enemies but you still end up half-dead. So you eventually stop trying to engage with the gameplay mechanics, unless there's only one or two enemies left, and instead simply roll all the time and spam the weak and strong attacks indiscriminately. The only aspect that seems to fit that gameplay is the stealth kills, which can be performed in a whole lot of situations, but for some reason you can't kill an enemy who's simply standing right next to you and hasn't noticed you. So it's really just contextual takedowns. Also, the game gives you a gun that's supposed to help against enemies with weapons or projectiles, and even aim at several at the same time supposedly. But since you can't aim manually and it doesn't seem to shoot where you'd want, it's also just for spamming when you're bored of trying to play properly. In short, a great combat system on paper but poorly exploited. The best parts are maybe the running sections, which are pretty reactive and dynamic. Although, even those are a bit problematic. The main issue is the camera. It's unusual that a 2D game has this issue, but this one absolutely does. It's constantly jittering, zooming in and out way too quickly, which is so headache-inducing that I need to rest my head every hour or so. Other than that, the platforming is a bit rigid but every move triggers as expected, except the grappling hook. Sometimes the indicator is active, yet even spamming the button does nothing until the game finally decides to react. For timed running sections it's a bit of an issue. The game has many glitches, nothing game-breaking but recurring. Even simple actions like running down a set of stairs makes the character glitch a bit. And that's especially annoying during the difficult parts. For instance, sometimes the character freezes during combat, or doesn't want to grab ledges. And some special moves seem to work once out of ten, which makes them completely unreliable, especially the ground-pound that you will only trigger when you don't want to. But the worst aspect is definitely the boss design. Bosses are just bullet sponges with very basic yet annoying patterns or objectives, where all the jank of the gameplay comes together to make it a very frustration experience. And since there's a checkpoint before each one, but no way to replenish your health anywhere except by random loot, chances are you'll get yourself in the situation of needing to beat the boss without taking any damage, which can be very tedious. If I was able to give the game a neutral rating that's what I would give, but I can't recommend an unfinished game that costs 10 bucks. Again, the game has great qualities, but it's a shame that it lacks polish on pretty much every aspect. Maybe this will help the devs realize they need to fix all this, even though the game was released 5 years ago.

What a curious flawed gem this game is! Gorgeous visuals, particularly in terms of animation! Banging soundtrack! Fascinating universe and a fairly interesting story! The pacing is great as no time is wasted on unnecessary filler content. Combat and platforming are both alright when they work, but that's where the game's flaws start to surface: inputs stop working sometimes for no reason, certain abilities only appear to work occasionally and questionably designed boss fights are thrown in at various points. I would still absolutely recommend the game however, as it is fairly short and linear, which is a breath of fresh air as far as sidescrollers go, as much as I love metroidvanias. It also has a certain old-school charm to it, which is something I can't quite pinpoint as to why.

don't waste your money even if it's on sale the controls are trash!

[h1] БЕГУЩИЙ ЧЕЛОВЕК, НО ТЫ НЕ ТОММИ [/h1] Удивительно видеть такой проект от Alawar, особенно если вы помните их по казуалкам или квестам вроде Natalie Brooks или Heroes of Hellas. They Always Run — это смелый эксперимент, 2D-платформер с упором на боёвку, где почти нет полноценных загадок, зато полно экшена. Играем за трёхрукого наёмника Эйдена, который на своём корабле мотается по галактике, пытаясь докопаться до правды в истории со своим прошлым. Главная фишка героя — третья рука, которой можно отвешивать дополнительные удары, и общая мобильность: дэши, двойные прыжки, крюк-кошка. Арсенал тоже неплохой, со временем открываются пистолет и дробовик. Игра иногда пытается косить под иммерсив-сим (но увы, только пытается): врагов можно выносить по-тихому, заходить с фланга или ронять им платформы на головы. Есть даже иллюзорный выбор — прикончить босса на месте или доставить его живым в хаб за повышенную награду. НО! Тут-то и кроется главная проблема с темпом. Если решите играть в «правильного» охотника за головами, готовьтесь тащить туловище через часть уровня черепашьим шагом, периодически отвлекаясь на стычки. Это лишь искусственно затягивает прохождение. Сюжет тоже не хватает звёзд с неба: он невыразительный, без озвучки героев и забывается уже через пять минут. События происходят скорее «потому что надо», а не из-за логической связи, так что история служит лишь фоном для прокачки и беготни. Прокачка завязана на деньгах, которые выбиваются из врагов и боссов. Есть ещё система сканирования: на каждом уровне нужно прожимать кнопку сканера, чтобы найти «особых» преступников для телепортации на базу. Если хочется залутать побольше бабла и открыть все приёмы вроде взрывной волны при приземлении, придётся постоянно заниматься этим монотонным поиском, ведь модельки противников друг от друга почти не отличаются. Картинка и звук приятные, паркур бодрый, а боёвка сочная (не такая уж мерзкая или кривая). Это не какой-то «скрытый шедевр», но крепкий проект на 5–7 часов для любителей платформеров. Если готовы закрыть глаза на слабый сценарий и местами затянутый геймплей, сыгрануть можно. [h3] Вывод: [/h3] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3706189342&fileuploadsuccess=1 [i] P. S. 2x. Понравился отзыв или мой профиль? Скинь награду Steam на отзыв. Благодаря вашей поддержке я продолжаю получать удовольствие от игр и написания обзоров! [/i]

Oh man, the movement is so satisfying, and the visuals are great, but it's not an easy game to play.