Void Warfare

It's a very rare thing that I leave a negative review or request a refund, but on this occasion I'm afraid it's got to be done. The idea of the game is a good one; random battles with different classes of spaceships with different loadouts and stats, one of which is supposedly a Battle Royale mode. The reality? Every single vessel from a fighter up to the biggest cap ship dances around like...a fighter, while being ridiculously hard to hit and having the health of a rhino's backside. The 'Battle Royale' mode is just a big scrap with 40 ships where you're locked to one of three 'Decimator' classes. The controls are fine with a gamepad but abysmal with mouse and keyboard. Mapping strafe to A and D but having the arrow keys as your steering? Bad move. I know that making a game isn't an easy thing and I don't doubt that the dev put some real effort into this. Perhaps with a LOT more time in the oven it could be shaped into something much better, but as it is it just isn't fun to play. Advice to the dev: - Get the core mechanics of the gameplay locked down. Cruisers should not be flying around like starfighters. Starfighters should not take hundreds of shots to kill. - Give some 'feel' to the weapons; let the player know they're actually hitting something instead of just a little flash of the shields buckling. If you ever played something like FreeSpace or Colony Wars, you'll know what I mean by that. - Expand the game modes, because what you have is basically several variations of a theme. Make that false 'Battle Royale' into an actual one where you have to roam a map, upgrading your ship and picking your fights carefully. A space version of that would be insanely cool. - Add more weapon variety. A bunch of lasers and one missile type does not a good weapon roster make. - Fix the KB/mouse controls. Mouse to steer would work a LOT better.

The expanse is immense and shrouded in darkness. Various vessels of extraterrestrial origin patrol the sectors. Choose a ship from the 43 available options, customize their weapon systems, and engage in immediate Space Vehicular Combat. While the visual effects of the weapons and lighting are impressive, the mechanics of the ships and aiming are significantly unbalanced. Large vessels, ranging from cruisers to colossal motherships, exhibit the same agility as smaller fighters, both for the player and the adversaries. My ship possesses excellent maneuverability, yet it is disconcerting to observe enemy motherships maneuvering like fighters. Furthermore, the aiming controls present considerable challenges. The sensitivity is excessively high, and there is no option to adjust it in the settings. Even the slightest mouse movement can severely disrupt aiming. The absence of an aim assist or lock-on feature, aside from a very limited lock-on for missiles, exacerbates the issue. This game holds promise for improvement with appropriate updates; however, the current gameplay experience is notably unbalanced and cumbersome.

You're swarmed by enemies shooting at you,while your aiming is very twitchy. No graphics or control options other than M/KB or controller selection available - as bare bones as it gets. This doesn't work for me. Cannot Recommend.

The graphics are good but still lack details. Destruction of asteroids was not possible at first. Mouse sensitivity is high and there is no control over it at first. Having the option to play with the controller is good and needs to improve response speed.

Not bad,

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Игра Void Warfare захватывает с первых минут своей динамичной космической боевкой и глубокой системой кастомизации кораблей. Возможность конструировать свой собственный флот, подбирая вооружение и броню под конкретные задачи, добавляет тактической глубины каждому сражению. Графика, хоть и не самая передовая, вполне приятна и не отвлекает от геймплея. Особенно хочется отметить продуманную систему развития, которая мотивирует исследовать новые технологии и собирать ресурсы. Открытие новых модулей и кораблей становится настоящим достижением, ощутимо влияющим на боеспособность флота. Однако, игре не хватает разнообразия в миссиях. Со временем сражения начинают казаться однообразными, и хотелось бы больше уникальных сценариев и целей. Музыкальное сопровождение также не запоминается, но и не раздражает. В целом, Void Warfare - это добротный космический экшен с элементами стратегии, который способен увлечь на многие часы. Несмотря на некоторые недостатки, игра предлагает интересный геймплей и широкие возможности для экспериментов с кораблестроением. Рекомендуется любителям космосимов и игр про строительство флота.