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Cronos The New Dawn - Thoughts
a week ago
I'd give it a solid, "Not Dead Space / 10." Slightly unfair, but unfortunately the comparison has to be made.
Positives: Looks fucking great. Spooky atmosphere. I gotta give particular props to whoever did the 'set dressing.' I don't know what to call it exactly. But it's just a very detailed world in general and the look any individual room was great. Real and lived-in. No spoilers but the story keeps you engaged. It's very interesting
Anyway this game's basic as shit. I haven't played a Bloober Team game, but I know they did a walking sim before this and the SH2 remake, which is naturally very story-heavy. They do a good job of masking it in this game, but it's clear the story was on the forefront of their minds because there's very little mechanical depth to the combat, and encounter design is almost non-existent. Not bad at all, but you lack options which means every encounter is, "shoot them until they die." And also, "shoot all the obvious explosive barrels until they die."
The voice acting is fucking crazy. A bunch of them are Polish, so I think they're just tryna put on American accents and failing. And/or there's a Polish voice director? 🤷♀️
Absolutely worth playing, but definitely not fun enough to do all the extras. Your mileage may vary. If you haven't played the Dead Space Remake, and you're into THIS kind of game, you're missing out. Both the remake and original still hold up.
Positives: Looks fucking great. Spooky atmosphere. I gotta give particular props to whoever did the 'set dressing.' I don't know what to call it exactly. But it's just a very detailed world in general and the look any individual room was great. Real and lived-in. No spoilers but the story keeps you engaged. It's very interesting
Anyway this game's basic as shit. I haven't played a Bloober Team game, but I know they did a walking sim before this and the SH2 remake, which is naturally very story-heavy. They do a good job of masking it in this game, but it's clear the story was on the forefront of their minds because there's very little mechanical depth to the combat, and encounter design is almost non-existent. Not bad at all, but you lack options which means every encounter is, "shoot them until they die." And also, "shoot all the obvious explosive barrels until they die."
The voice acting is fucking crazy. A bunch of them are Polish, so I think they're just tryna put on American accents and failing. And/or there's a Polish voice director? 🤷♀️
Absolutely worth playing, but definitely not fun enough to do all the extras. Your mileage may vary. If you haven't played the Dead Space Remake, and you're into THIS kind of game, you're missing out. Both the remake and original still hold up.
