Volta-X

The best i can describe Volta-X, it's an Rpg version of Faster Than Light. Unlocking new weapons, building together your mech and your team is engaging throughout. The campaign is entertaining, but has its weaknesses with sometimes grindy parts(get to mmr 325). Artstyle and music are both outstanding. Menus are clunky especially in your base, but you get the hang of it after a while. If you're a fan of Faster Than Light and like over the top cartoony mech fights, it's definitely worth a look.

Overall, I like it, but it's held back by clunkiness in regards to it's UI and specific mechanics. So far the clutter it's tolerable, especially if you already a fan of the strategy/"RTS" genre, but I can see as a turn off for a lot of people. + Nice, eye catching aesthetic + Combat is simple to pick up, but engaging enough to keep you on your toes (you literally click and drag in order to attack and maneuver your crew to make repairs). + Story has the potential to be interesting. - Lot of menus to dig through. - The headquarters interface is clunky (took me a bit to realize I had to scroll to a room so I could build a new room adjacent to it). - Lack of indicators for critical information. For instance, once in battle there doesn't seem to be a way to tell how health much a crew member has. Also, when a member levels up, there's no indication reminding on the main screen-you have to go through inventory-crew menus, and from there you can see a member has a ^ icon. - Combat early on seems a little too straight forward. You win if you destroy the enemy robot's head or score the most points by the time timer runs out, so combat becomes a DPS race since the AI never seems to aim for the head, but instead your weapons (which slows your DPS but is no biggie). - Maintaining your base and crew members well being feels like a lot of busywork, particularly because there's a day/night cycle that dictates when your crew is able to do things.

I just don't understand this game's glowing positive review rating. It's such a disappointing shell of a potential game. Ok, maybe I'm not the target audience here (I might be 25 years to old to play something this cute) but Super Marios vs. Rabbids is cutesy and playful, without sacrificing tactical substance. In short there is no tactics, or indeed strategy to be find here. The strategy, if you can call it that, is as follows - if the target has shield, destroy it then target head, if not, target head with everything you got. Upgrades and crew skills are inconsequential and bland, base building just a padding. The UI is godawful and everything takes 2-3 clicks too many. I uninstalled it with disgust and I after almost hour of play I still don't know how to assign crew members to start battles in specific Volta parts. Hard Pass. Too bad, I think there was a potential here. It would need substantial rework of pretty much every gameplay element though.

Get this game! Fun, easy to learn, battles are fun and strategic, fun story telling and some RPG elements for base building. HIGHLY SUGGEST PLAYING!

Gamepad review Really cool concept paired with the cutest art style. My issues are with the controls and balancing. Controls The controls feel clunky all the time, however controls when against specific types of Voltas can feel worse than others. This is because whenever launching an attack, you begin by aiming at the neck and moving your cursor from there. Since you're aiming at the neck, you end up snapping to the head when aiming for a shoulder. Some Voltas have this and some don't, making it a pain to aim. Balancing There's no point in playing online unless you have 4 drills going head, and there's no counter to it. Will revisit this in a week to see if there's been any changes as I really want the game to succeed, but I just can't enjoy it in its current state.

It's a fun game, but you have to be connect to their servers to play even against AI. This would be less of a problem if the servers weren't on fire. Yay for forced online, making yet another good game unplayable. EDIT: The issue is while in game I will frequently get a reconnecting error, sometimes it will resolve itself after a few seconds. However, after multiple reconnecting errors in succession the game will continue without my being able to input commands. After that I have to wait for the match to conclude and restart the game. The match will conclude while the game is off so I can just turn it off and wait a few minutes. I'm changing my review to be positive on the good faith that the game will be updated. I do think an offline mode would be good for this game, as while I enjoy it I have little interest in the multiplayer aspect.

Volta-X is a charming strategy game with a unique presentation. While the main campaign does a great job of respecting your time (I finished it in 6~ hours, which I consider fantastic in an age where every game wants to be the only thing you play, forever), the "end game" does not. Once the credits roll, there is a long grind ahead of you as you are tasked with playing through dozens of matches back to back in order to rank up and get the next unlock or story bit. It's tough to tell whether or not this grind will pay off; it largely depends on whether "Season 2" (the next story patch with a yet to be determined release date) will be balanced around an assumption of completing the "Season 1" end game, or simply require a credits roll of season 1 to start playing. This game technically has multiplayer, but matchmaking is pretty dead as far as I can tell. Steamcharts verifies few people are playing this. I feel like the "end game" grind would be a lot more tolerable if you could do it against human opponents, but the playerbase just doesn't seem to be there. I would still give this a solid recommendation in spite of that. It's plenty entertaining enough for a solid story playthrough, and if you can resist the urge to rub yourself against every ounce of content it has to offer, it's worth your time. Be aware that this is an online only game, even if you play single player.

Volta-x is different from anything I've played before. Although only season 1 is out right now, there is a lot of game play to go through, different characters and their story line, and you get a story that comes together at the end. The animations are fluid, and look amazing, and the great music fits the game really well. Game play wise, there's a lot of weapons, characters, and mechs at your disposal, and with it, you can use different play styles and chose the ones that are the most fun to use. In the beginning, I doubled down on drills (a high damage weapon), and later on, I really liked the play style targeting the members of my opponents. In the beginning, I had no problem winning, but later, I had to switch between different weapons to suit my crew and my play style. Overall, it's a great game, and I would recommend it.

Found this game by accident and glad I did! First off the art and music is really good and I love the different characters you can recruit. The gameplay took me a bit to fully grasp but once you understand it, it becomes more fun. The headquarters can be a little overwhelming especially with menus but gets better as you progress. I haven't done any pvp, just AI battles and I like how the game doesn't force you to play others if you don't want to. There seems to be an issue where the game crashes but only when I'm upgrading a node in a character's skill tree or when it does the cutscene after unlocking a crew member. It has happened at least 6 times so far. Other than that, this game has a lot of charm and seems to be one of those games where you have to play it to understand it, not by watching. I highly recommend this game and hope the devs keep supporting this and adding on to it.