Joining the surprisingly robust genre of sci-fi survival games about the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Chernobylite 2 takes the warped-landscape scrounging of the original and supersizes it, putting the player in the role of a mercenary working for an interdimensional colonial exploitation project.
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: Pathologic 3: Quarantine, developed by Ice-Pick Lodge and published by HypeTrain Digital.
HIGH The meta-progress is a welcome addition
LOW The gameplay loop seems lessened
WTF An army of undead chickens is very playable
HIGH Incredibly immersive RPG experience.
LOW Persistent technical hiccups.
WTF The game can’t render as fast as my horse can gallop…
HIGH Classic tabletop tactics with all the bells and whistles.
LOW Matches can take a while to complete.
WTF The character models are twice the size of houses.