Encased: a sci-fi post-apocalyptic RPG

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User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 50
  3. Negative: 11 out of 50

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  1. Mizuiro
    Jul 10, 2022
    6
    A good game with good objetctives but you can feel the inexperience of the devs in some aspects like the gameplay (specially combat, loot containers system), repetitive and no sense tasks, lack of personal history, romance and interactions on the companions, crafting has no much sense ( I didnt was able to upgrade my servoarmor at the ending because the needed loot is mising) etc.

    But    A good game with good objetctives but you can feel the inexperience of the devs in some aspects like the gameplay (specially combat, loot containers system), repetitive and no sense tasks, lack of personal history, romance and interactions on the companions, crafting has no much sense ( I didnt was able to upgrade my servoarmor at the ending because the needed loot is mising) etc.

    But overall is an interesting game and I hope they can do a better game in the future solving all this problems.

    A good Fallout-like game. You will enjoy it if you can forgive this points. History is great too.    … Expand
  2. qqry
    Apr 19, 2022
    6
    Average, lost of missed potential.

    There are many nice things here, like lore, many codex entries, many weapons and armors, different choices, some locations etc. But at the end I was bored. Quests seemed just annoying in a big part, travelling should be faster (you can fast travel when entering location, but not when leaving it), found journal useless many times when they combine    Average, lost of missed potential.

    There are many nice things here, like lore, many codex entries, many weapons and armors, different choices, some locations etc.

    But at the end I was bored. Quests seemed just annoying in a big part, travelling should be faster (you can fast travel when entering location, but not when leaving it), found journal useless many times when they combine several quests into one and entry is not updated (i.e. I was not sure if I have fullfilled requirements). There is no enemy AI - they get direct hit and you get a message "enemy suspects something". Perks could also been a bit better, i.e. couldn't find much to increase movement or AP costs/total.

    Finally, I love system from Fallout 1 & 2, when you were not entering into dialogue if NPC had nothing to say (just message appeared over their heads) - instead of one implemented here or in ATOM RPG (it's worse there) where you can talk with everyone and cannot distinguish at first glance if they will give you a quest or some useless comment. If they are important or not.

    It's okayish game, with potential for future sequels, but it's just average, close to good.    … Expand

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Movies Games and Tech
    Jan 29, 2022
    75
    Encased is a decent RPG with extraordinary worldbuilding. It might not reinvent the wheel, but it certainly brings a worthwhile adventure that deserves to be experienced.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Nov 19, 2021
    53
    The world of Encased is scant on exciting adventures, yet it’s overflowing with gibberish to the point that it breaks any suspension of disbelief.
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  3. CD-Action
    Nov 15, 2021
    85
    If you like early Fallouts and other traditional 2D RPGs, if you think X-COM games from the 90s were awesome, if you enjoy reading sci-fi classics – this game was made for you. The story set in the alternative 1970s is not perfect and it’s obvious that the developers had to work with a tight budget, but Encased makes up for it with sheer fun. Actually, I think I haven’t enjoyed a game so much since Wasteland 3 was released. [11/2021, p.48]
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