PROS
Visuals: The game looks great; the character models and graphics overall look pretty nice.
VA Performances: It seems a lot of effort was put into the voice acting; and it shows. Each character has their own distinct personalities which are all performed superbly.
Gameplay: While a bit difficult at first, at least for the turn based sections, I soon found myself having fun playing it. A sort of "come for the porn, stay for the gameplay" sort of thing.
CONS
Adult Content: Weirdly considering Studio FOW made this, this is the weakest part of the game. Not for the lack of it per se, there is a generous amount in the game, but for how it's implemented. Firstly; scenes are pre-rendered and as such, at a fixed angle; a cutscene more or less. Considering how good the rest of the game looks, it's baffling as to why they wouldn't just render these scenes in game with all the extra freedom and fidelity that would bring as they're clearly able to. Secondly; only a slice of these scenes are incorporated into the actual game, with the remaining majority only accessible/unlockable via the in game gallery, with these scenes being much shorter/simpler than ones encountered in game.
Writing: Cringly self aware does not begin to describe this game's writing. Despite the quality of the voice acting, it feels almost betrayed by the fact these characters will not waste any time reminding you that this IS a generic space game with sex and boobs and how funny that is. It's a shame, as Studio FOW put a lot of effort into crafting this world with it's own identity, where it succeeds, yet insists on poking fun at itself as being a by-the-numbers space game at every turn, so unrelenting that it very quickly becomes exhaustingly distracting.
In summary, I liked this game. It's not great, not terrible, and normally I'd say that, as an early access game, these issues could be rectified eventually. However, if we assume that what we have here is the foundation for what a more complete Subverse will be; Mass Effect with a sprinkle of porn, then that will become a big, big problem very quickly; as I assume that the vast majority of backers wanted it other way around.
Visuals: The game looks great; the character models and graphics overall look pretty nice.
VA Performances: It seems a lot of effort was put into the voice acting; and it shows. Each character has their own distinct personalities which are all performed superbly.
Gameplay: While a bit difficult at first, at least for the turn based sections, I soon found myself having fun playing it. A sort of "come for the porn, stay for the gameplay" sort of thing.
CONS
Adult Content: Weirdly considering Studio FOW made this, this is the weakest part of the game. Not for the lack of it per se, there is a generous amount in the game, but for how it's implemented. Firstly; scenes are pre-rendered and as such, at a fixed angle; a cutscene more or less. Considering how good the rest of the game looks, it's baffling as to why they wouldn't just render these scenes in game with all the extra freedom and fidelity that would bring as they're clearly able to. Secondly; only a slice of these scenes are incorporated into the actual game, with the remaining majority only accessible/unlockable via the in game gallery, with these scenes being much shorter/simpler than ones encountered in game.
Writing: Cringly self aware does not begin to describe this game's writing. Despite the quality of the voice acting, it feels almost betrayed by the fact these characters will not waste any time reminding you that this IS a generic space game with sex and boobs and how funny that is. It's a shame, as Studio FOW put a lot of effort into crafting this world with it's own identity, where it succeeds, yet insists on poking fun at itself as being a by-the-numbers space game at every turn, so unrelenting that it very quickly becomes exhaustingly distracting.
In summary, I liked this game. It's not great, not terrible, and normally I'd say that, as an early access game, these issues could be rectified eventually. However, if we assume that what we have here is the foundation for what a more complete Subverse will be; Mass Effect with a sprinkle of porn, then that will become a big, big problem very quickly; as I assume that the vast majority of backers wanted it other way around.