Loopmancer This is the first game from the Chinese studio eBrainStudio. It is a rogelite in which we will make our way through the streets of Dragon City. During our outings we will try escape a curious time loop in which we somehow got trapped. Conspiracies, murders, betrayals, violence, all of this is found in Loopmancer.
For this analysis we were able to play PC versionwhich has its advantages and disadvantages.
The story of Loopmancer, the beginning of the loop
The story of the game begins in the year 2046, we are in Dragon City, one of the biggest tech cities in the world. Like any good city, it is full of corruption, money, crime and other ingredients which, combined with the aesthetics, remind us a little Cyberpunk 2077.
We put ourselves in the role of Xiang Zixu, a detective who lost his daughter in a traffic accident, in addition, as a result of this, his wife disappeared. We start by investigating the disappearance of a journalist, but we get killed in the process. When he dies, Zixu wakes up in his apartment just before going to work and being assigned to the case, this is where our loop begins and above all, where you can pet the cat.
From here the story stagnates a little suffering from the typical clichés of the genre
During the game we will find different files that tell us more about the storyBut they are so much and really irrelevant that you end up saturating yourself and overtaking themAt least it was like that in my case. They don’t stick too much to the title’s fast-paced gameplay.
Loopmancer offers many possibilities from which one can choose, so much so that the game has 7 different endings, for which we must follow different routes. These routes are defined by the decisions we make, going one place before another, and even how we play.
Fast and shallow Loopmancer gameplay
In terms of gameplay, it’s very similar to dead cells, we move sideways, complete the mission and return to base, which would be the start of the loop
The maps mix platforming sections with small puzzles and near-continuous combat. The levels are also full of weapons that we can acquire, skills to use and, as we have already said, files to play..
The movement of the character is smooth, he moves quickly and we also have a dash and a whip to climb on certain platforms.
Fight with very fast and agile, something very positive in the genre. The protagonist has very showy animations for the attacks, in addition the duration of these is very well measured. We have a main melee weapon, firearms, throwing weapons and special abilities.
At the end of the levels we will face a bossthis is where we will have to demonstrate what we have learned during the game. Some even go so far as to force us to memorize their movements and learn their attacks to continue.
As for the progression of the game, this is where we see that it relaxes a little, it’s very fun and fast to play, but it lacks depthwe can’t improve too much outside of health and damage and there’s little variety.
The duration of the game
The game can give you around 10 hoursmaybe a bit more if you’re playing a bit more leisurely, but really the shallow depth of progression and fast combat means it doesn’t take too long.
Of course, every hour invested in the game has been full of action and fun from all sides.
Graphically, the game is very neat, the soundtrack not so much
The gameplay of the game is side-scrolling, but takes place in a fully three-dimensional environment, which turns out to be a real spectacle. The lighting, special effects and textures are very detailed and together they form a high level result. Something that is not fully supported is character modeling, with less quality and even without facial animations.
At the artistic level, if you love the Cyberpunk aesthetic, you’ll feel right at home hereneons, lights, reflections, robots, luminous and colored prostheses, etc.
The soundtrack is not remarkable at all, it suffers from being generic and, certainly, after a short time you don’t even remember it, again, it’s like something you’ve heard countless times before and pretty much accepted.
Performance issues and lack of translation
Overall game performance it’s quite unstable. There are times when we are at very high and constant fps but from moment to moment the frames drop so much that it looks like the game will freeze. It’s something that happens regardless of what’s happening on screen.can occur in a fight with multiple characters or in a lonely alley, which seems to indicate a memory management issue.
Note that graphically on PC there is little to touch, apart from the game does not support ultra-wide resolutions.
Another negative point is the lack of translation of the texts, the game is only available in Chinese and EnglishAlthough the dialogues are nothing to write home about, a good translation is essential in these times.
Loopmancer Final Notice
Loopmancer It’s a very fun gamethere’s no doubt about it, it’s also fast, it’s constantly loaded with visual stimuli and spectacular, but it has issues.
The narrative leaves a lot to be desired, the characters are too flat, the roguelite’s lack of depth and lack of translation make the experience seem dull and not the game it could be.
Even so, Loopmancer It’s still a satisfying, fun, and recommended roguelite. for lovers of the genre.
Loopmancer
Pro.
- He’s funny
- Graphically very neat
- Accelerated gameplay
Contra.
- The story leaves something to be desired
- performance issues
- The shallow roguelite
- It does not have a Spanish translation
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