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Ghost Walker Review

Ghost Walker Review

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What is it? A cyberpunk parkour killer who thinks Dark Souls is giving players too much health.
Expected payment: $30/£25
Developer: One more layer, Slipgate6, 3D field
Publisher: 505 Games, go all out!game
Comment on: GeForce GTX 1650, AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, 8 GB RAM
multiplayer game: No
Association: Official website

The basic concepts are easy to understand and a little scary. Every enemy dies in one hit; so do you. I sometimes die (many) times in one level here, not the number of times I die in the whole game elsewhere. It’s hard — brutal, ruthless — but in a way it’s fair that some geekily difficult games aren’t even tried. I brought a knife to the shootout and I love it.cut man in half no way getting old.

There is no sprint button. If you are moving, you are running. Indeed, standing still often leads to death. Most enemies have guns and they are excellent shooters, and you only have one sword. When you’re in the air or running along a wall — most of the time — there’s also no time for quiet contemplation. Miss a jump or react too slowly to throw yourself against the wall next to you and you will fall to your death without grace. You are always on the move, like a stray dog ​​with great parkour skills, there is nothing to lose.

(Image credit: 505 Games, All in! Games)

It’s a cyberpunk game, and you can tell by the fact that everything is dirty, your character has a robotic arm, and there’s a roof with a big neon sign. It’s a visually interesting place to murder strangers, but a bit unambitious when it comes to world building. This story doesn’t help. Although you often have someone chatting in your ear, there is no strong narrative that ties everything together. Something about betrayal, something about an evil ruler, something about human experimentation…it, you know, beautiful. Saturday morning cartoon co-directed by Ridley Scott and Quentin Tarantino.

But honestly, it doesn’t matter. It’s all about living in the moment and putting together a flawless series of events to get you into the next realm in style.At best, Ghostrunner is excellent. Bounce between walls to the floor – dodge bullets at the last second – slash two enemies in a row, grab the wall so you can run along the wall and jump down again, glide down the giant laser blast to destroy the handle The mecha it sends to you is a unique thrill. There will be some great YouTube videos and Twitch streams of this game.

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Still, Ghostrunners sometimes seem determined to poke themselves in the foot. There are multiple instances of traversing the “Cyber ​​void”, which is a block of electronic space between regions. Sometimes this can serve as a tutorial area for new abilities, which is nice. But more often than not, it’s used to force players into tedious puzzles that may or may not involve slow-paced platformers. There is absolutely no reason for these sequences to exist, they completely kill the rhythm and atmosphere. Fortunately, Cyber​​​void makes up a small part of the experience.

Back in the “real” world, things are very well designed to avoid some predictable pitfalls. The gradual introduction of new enemies and environmental elements prevents monotonous setups without overwhelming you. Crucially, checkpoints are set up to make things reasonable without reducing the challenge.

(Image credit: 505 Games, All in! Games)

Levels are actually divided into blocks, enemy encounters, and tricky platforming sequences divided by checkpoints. Each battle is essentially a bloody parkour puzzle. I was concerned that this might be a game where you can only progress through strictly defined paths, but it isn’t. Each arena usually offers at least two routes to start with, and the order in which you kill enemies is entirely up to you. Personally, I prefer to destroy any shield generators first so everyone can be attacked at once, knock down the walking mechs with a massive laser blast first, and then kill everyone else based on the threat. Soldiers with frontal shields I saved for last, gleefully humiliated them, circled back at close range, and turned them over.

Aside from the Boss, there are two enemy types that slightly distort the one-hit kill premise, with very different results. Ninjas usually have to be parried before they can be killed, which means it’s best to avoid them before you can see any guns. Towards the end of the game, the most primitive and annoying enemy type is introduced: things that explode when you get too close. These things spawn indefinitely until you’ve eliminated all other enemies in the area, and as a result, the feeling of freedom of choice takes a major hit. It’s not fun because you accidentally bump into someone around the corner, or get hit and die by someone you don’t know is right behind you. Thankfully, they only made a relatively brief appearance.

(Image credit: 505 Games, All in! Games)

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During the game, a total of four abilities are unlocked. Three basically let you kill enemies from a distance, while the fourth temporarily turns enemies into allies (Very pleasure). The upgrade system links to these in an interesting way. The more upgrades you have equipped (easier to deflect bullets with your sword, mark collectibles on your radar, etc.), the slower the focus bar required to passively charge with those abilities (killing it will enhance it). Like an instant game, it’s about risk and reward.

While wall-running ability is an excellent, smooth way to move between surfaces, the parkour sequence appears to be only tested by people who run perfectly. When I miss a jump, I seem to have a 50/50 chance of falling on a piece of scenery I shouldn’t fall on; too low to get me back on the right track, too high to kill me. In these moments, I shyly walk into the void, and death sometimes dies by falling about two inches.

Well, it’s flawed, but never so badly. Ghostrunner wants to make you feel like a cybernetically-enhanced badass, and it almost always does it with great style. It’s tough, fair and fun.

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Bart Thompson
Bart is esports.com.tn's List Writer . He is from Houston, Texas, and is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in creative writing, majoring in non-fiction writing. He likes to play The Elder Scrolls Online and learn everything about The Elder Scrolls series.