HIGH Using air strikes to absolutely crush a monstrous boss.
LOW Getting the same convoy defense mission for the 20th time.
WTF Oh, so the zombie biomass is thinking now? Fantastic news!
HIGH A great twist on the Tower Defense formula!
LOW One of the later challenge missions had no margin for error.
WTF The story.
Red Solstice was a high-quality squad-based mouselook shooter set on Mars, in which the player controlled marines attempting to survive a monster apocalypse. They had to explore a fallen colony while teaming up with AI marines to battle zombies and mutants while securing technology and making good their escape. In addition to a stellar solo mode, it allowed up to four players to team up online in campaign or skirmish modes together. In developing Red Solstice 2, the developers have really dug in on the multiplayer aspect, refining the hybrid shooter/RTS.
HIGH The art style. The stripped-down formula.
LOW Not figuring out certain things until nearly the end of the game.
WTF Getting rocked in the blink of an eye playing Demon mode.
HIGH Launching a nuke at an opposing cruiser.
LOW No multiplayer.
WTF What do robots need battlecruisers for anyway?
HIGH The AI-pathing outdoes most triple-A studios.
LOW No replay value beyond achievement hunting.
WTF It just sort of ends without a climax.
HIGH Brilliant illustrations, solid writing, great music.
LOW Poor AI/pathfinding, uneven balance, large armies are awkward to control.
WTF It’s 2020 – why are we still putting stealth missions into RTS games?
HIGH Getting a massive power-up card just as I engage with the boss.
LOW Enemy abilities that can lock my entire hand.
WTF The Toybox Arsenal!
Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game, but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A to Z.
The subject of this installment: Dungeon of the Endless, available on Switch, PS4, XBO and PC, developed by Amplitude Studios and published by Merge Games.
HIGH Putting down a horde of 500+ zombies.
LOW Losing over four hours of work because players can’t save.
WTF Flamethrowers are necessary, but you might be too into fire, dude.
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