ReVeN: XBridge

The game is dead. Don't buy. Varia games promised a metroidvania game at the time of the kickstarter. Released this as a filler. It was a fun distraction, but ultimately, Varia games did not deliver promised game to us backers. If ever Varia games has a conscience, I ask not for a refund, but delivery of the promised game, ReVen.

Too much stuff up front and in game. Just let me get in play the game..... some nice ideas but a lot of bad noobish gameplay choices. I mean I have a joypad in my hand but I have to constantly keep pressing space to skip text why cant I hit A ffs also movement of the ship is not precice or responsive enough to allow bullet dodging the movement is laggy and travels a set distance minimum which is really annoying. check the japanese bullet hell shooters to see how to do it properly. i.e either use the analoge input so we can control speed or use a fast slow system like used in most japanese bullet hell games. any way as I said nice idea but you need to get the basic mechanics right before you start building a massive game around them. ill look out for 2.0

Not a Happy Camper guys...I ordered this on Steam as I enjoy games like this. Problem is, no matter what I do, I can't log in ! I got in once a couple of days ago, but after that, no luck. I've tried logging in from my PC shortcut AND from within Steam. it just....don't. I do not have this problem with other Steam games. Seems ya'll still have a bug or two on the loose. I Want to like this game...but so far no joy.

It's sooooo dead.

Summary: A great idea in theory: combining interesting storyline with the frenetic action of shoot-em-up, and adding simple-to-use support for player-created levels. But the game is deeply diminished by a wide variety of bugs and some questionable UI and input design decisions. Pros: + Includes level editor that makes for pretty robust shoot 'em up level creation + Better story-telling than most SHMUPS + Customize your character + Some controller support Cons: - Controller support is immensely patchy: many oft-repeated actions still require a keyboard (such as progressing through the extensive dialog sections), and sometimes the controller buttons suddenly won't work the same way (like using items) - Steam screenshot go-to button "F12" always seems to just trigger the console in my browser (etc) - Steam overlay doesn't seem to work at all - Frustrating controls and overlapping UI decisions mean you may do a lot of what you didn't intend (example, it tells you to chat which probably requires you press the space bar, and yet the space bar is also how you progress through the tutorial, so I missed a ton of guidance while trying to explore something they asked me to do) - Settings m…

UPDATE 5/31/17: The first update has addressed a lot of the issues i was having and added more things I wasn't expecting! Keep the updates coming Varia!! ORGINAL POST: Over all a good game! There are some issues with the User Interface (which makes me cringe) and some other bugs that still need squashing, but it is-for all intents and purposes- a finished and full game! At its core and when it is all working together- the bullet hell is pretty dang fun! When it doesn't work and your weapon you chose doesn't fire where your joystick is firing... it can be frustrating! When that happens I just try a new weapon! There are alot of combos that work well together and it is fun experimenting! I just wish that it did a better job of explaining things...Also! Is there a story mode? I would think there would be a story mode and not just custom maps. Either way! Its still SOLID!! I think it is a fun game and I recommend it!