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- Roman Glebenkov
- Roman Glebenkov
- Roman Glebenkov
- Roman Glebenkov
Intravenous
Released On: Jul 26, 2021
Metascore
Available after 4 critic reviews
7.0
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On the whole, Intravenous is a finely crafted homage to early Splinter Cell titles. It’s definitely worth picking up for its solid stealth gameplay, but a few key aspects of its design really holds it back from being anything really fantastic.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 User Ratings
7.0
67% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
17% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
17% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 User Ratings
7.0
67% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
17% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
17% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
A really fun stealth game that keeps me on my toes AT ALL TIMES, a must play for enjoyers of strategy and stealth.
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This game could be lot better if they added more details in it. When i play intravenous i always feel confused about what to do. Game tells you to do something, and doesnt give you any other information. You are all alone while doing the mission. I was expecting something like a map or a radar at least to see where i should head to. This situation really gives me headaches.
But rest of the game is actually good.
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Terrible. Clunky and inaccurate controls are coupled with AI that is both hyper aware and painfully stupid. Maps are large and enemies love to stand in front of windows and shoot you from outside the screen, but they'll also rush you like lemmings as soon as you fire a single shot so you can just hold a corridor and mow them down effortlessly, which is the only way you can hope to complete the game on a higher difficulty (such as the obnoxiously named 'True' difficulty, described as the game's intended experience). There are six movement speeds, of which only the fastest matters, and several weapons that are completely identical except for name and weight. None of this matters, because you can bring an assault rifle with large amounts of ammo to any mission and easily mow the entire map down.
The presented story is a greasy, juvenile revenge fantasy, John Wick if it was written by an edgy child; a junkie kills your brother and this gives you moral license to go on a rampage. One of the first things you achieve is killing the man who did your brother in, but the viewpoint character keeps going long after one's empathy for him has run out. The game plainly refers to homeless junkies as 'degenerates' that need to be purged and no character in this game can go for more than a few scenes without throwing slurs into the wind. Did I mention there's slurs? Enemies in this game bombard you with **** slurs nonstop, because this is a mature and realistic game, and adults can't go two sentences without using the F-word, right?
The game's developer, when responding to Steam reviews, loves to quote that one technically never has to kill any homeless junkies to complete the game, but given the previously mentioned horrendous AI and the way the game's themes are presented that's extremely disingenuous. Whoever made this clearly has some extremely pointed opinions on what should be done about the homeless which they completely fail to divorce from the product.
The one credit I can give this game is that it's very sound from a technical standpoint: I never experienced any bugs or glitches and the options menu is well-stocked.
If you're looking for a serious, punishing stealth game, there are better options. If you're looking for a lurid power fantasy, there are better options. Don't waste your time with this.
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Summary Enter the world of Intravenous as Steve Robbins - a man set out for revenge after losing his brother to low-life junkies. Delve deep into the criminal world under the guise of darkness or go armed to the teeth, guns-blazing, and padded with armor. Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet wa...
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Jul 26, 2021
Developer:
- Roman Glebenkov
Publisher: Roman Glebenkov
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