Simantik

it's not an alpha, it's barely a proof of concept you want money, bring a game you want a game, put in the work you don't want to wait for the work to be done ? just put it out there and let the people suffer for your sake you didn't even bother with early access, you probably didn't have any testers outside you little circle why do i even bother

Wow, this really was a throwback to 2005, in the worst kinda way. I jumped into Simantik pretty much blind, with only the information on the store page to go by, so I thought I had sufficiently lowered my expectations. Boy, was I wrong. While the setting and whatever I managed to glean of the story are certainly interesting, I just couldn't force myself to keep playing. [h1]TL; DR[/h1] Although the dark steampunk setting and description seem interesting enough, Simantik completely fails to deliver on it. Starting from the first cutscene and the dated, wonky graphics, nothing really fits. Ammo is scarce, guns can't seem to shoot straight and nights get pitch black. Furthermore, the voices seem like they were ripped straight from a text-to-speech program. In it's current state, there are literally no redeeming qualities to make me even consider recommending this. Edit: Shortly after writing this review, I refunded this game, making it the second time ever I did so on Steam, and the first time I did it for a game that actually launched. Just so you know how bad it was. [h2]Gameplay[/h2] First of all, combat. You start with only a revolver. No melee options, limited ammunition. Tru…

[b][i]First-person open world action-adventure-survival RPG. It draws inspiration from Elder Scrolls and Gothic, setting the game in steampunk anti-utopian world.[/i][/b] Gameplay: https://youtu.be/LVPFbiqZ99M Don’t get distracted by the steampunk set up, this game remind of Skyrim every step of the way. You won’t have a third-person perspective, but you’ll find a lot of familiar mechanic elements. The key difference is that instead of using swords and wizardry, you’ll make use of firearms and cold arms. Explore the island and help the locals get rid of evil monsters. You can chat with the locals, complete quests, ransack houses, pick locks, and gather supplies. You can create items/weapons/armor/ammo and cook food from the ingredients you collect. Weapons break as they are used. You cannot craft weapons, but you can find new ones and upgrade them. Ammo runs out quickly. You can find them or create them yourself (you need to find a crafting table). + Outdated but nice graphics. + Full voice acting for all characters. + The main character, reminiscent of Keanu Reeves. + Open world with changing time of day. + Over 20 types of monsters. + 20 types of weapons with the ability to …

Text to speech is not a good replacement for voice acting BUT there is a lot of love in this game. The story is pretty funny, I liked exploring and finding things in the houses. All the minigames were pretty fun and not to distracting. The lighting is a little annoying at night but after watching the developers play, I saw that you can wait in beds, so it is definitely my fault that I went out at night and got killed. The respawn point being outside in the middle of nowhere DOEs set the player up for getting killed over and over. It is pretty fun to play and if you can get past the jank, then this is for you. https://youtu.be/mONaFxagxO8

It's interesting the voice acting is all AI which isn't all bad but the game play is not fun