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- Wolfire Games
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Overgrowth
Released On: Oct 16, 2017
60
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Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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13% Positive
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67% Mixed
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2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
60
13% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
67% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
It’s an experience which I can’t adequately compare to anything else on the market, and yet it’s so grounded in mod-development culture that its graphics, controls and gameplay feel comforting and familiar. It’s a triumph of valuable development keystones which support each other, making it a game far greater than the sum of its parts – I certainly couldn’t put it down, and so I can’t recommend it enough.
In the end Overgrowth remains what it appeared to be through all those years of development: a curio. It's is a weird, unique creation, a window into a world with an alternate approach to beat 'em ups. A strange and beautiful place to visit, it just doesn't feel substantial enough to make a home in. It's a game to blast through in a weekend, enjoy, and then never really think about again.
While Overgrowth‘s interesting ideas are let down by wonky fighting and parkour mechanics, there’s still a lot to love here. The world looks great, there’s a huge amount of variety in the locations that Turner visits, and the developers have a great eye for game architecture, building some truly impressive edifices for Turner to scale. If the controls were tighter this would be an incredible game, but instead it’s only an incredibly ambitious one that doesn’t reach its goals.
Here's hoping Overgrowth may still yet become something special in the long run. But, as of right now, after all these years, the game was only interesting for me for a few hours and felt like more of a fun novelty, or a tech demo, than an actual video game. While the gameplay and mechanics here are solid and the physics engine is impressive, the campaign on the other hand is extremely disjointed, short, and uninteresting in terms of presentation. By the time I had completed both campaigns, twice over, it just left me wishing they made better use of it all.
After nine years of development, Overgrowth finally arrive at its final version, but the action melee games needs some very improvements.
Overgrowth, while fun for a while, misses the mark for a captivating story or combat. The world feels uninviting and dead, giving off the feel of a game from the early 2000’s when the processing power of hardware was much more limiting. The combat is fast-paced and fun, but it lacks depth and eventually goes stale. The story that ties it all together feels loose and lacks impact, each character blends into another and consequently prevents the player from connecting at a deeper level. The title does shine for the first hour or two, but it quickly loses its flair.
Overgrowth's opaque combat, off-putting presentation, and unremarkable ideas would have made it a mediocre game ten years ago. Today, they make it a bad one.
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Summary As a lightning-fast acrobatic ninja rabbit, you can choose how to approach each encounter. Do you want to pick off enemies one at a time like the killer in a slasher film? Dive into the thick of it and fight whole groups in a frontal assault? Steal the most powerful weapon you can find, and turn it on the rest? If you die, there is neve...
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Oct 16, 2017
Developer:
- Wolfire Games
Publisher: Wolfire Games
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