Consortium: THE TOWER

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Consortium: THE TOWER is a single player role playing shooter game. It was developed by Interdimensional Games Inc and was released on September 21, 2017. It received negative reviews from players.

Consortium: The Tower is a first-person narrative-driven game set in a cyberpunk world. Players take on the role of a newly recruited member of the titular organization, tasked with exploring a massive tower full of challenges, intrigue, and interdimensional rifts. Gameplay blends exploration, puzzle-solving, and dialogue choices, leading to a variety of potential outcomes. Reference: steamid: 626250 steamdb: interdimensionalgames.com: Wikipedia: ])

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Audience ScoreBased on 24 reviews

story3 negative mentions

The game has great potential with ambitious ideas and a large, interesting world to explore.
Voice acting is well done, and there are quality-of-life improvements that enhance gameplay.
The game offers a unique experience with multiple gameplay styles, allowing for different approaches to objectives.

The game has been in early access for over four years with minimal updates, leading to concerns about its development status.
Players frequently encounter game-breaking bugs and performance issues, making the current experience frustrating.
The design feels empty and lacks engaging content, with limited guidance for players navigating the world.

story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game is noted for its depth and character development, captivating players with a richly detailed world and extensive dialogue options. However, some reviewers feel the lack of environmental storytelling elements, such as audio logs and notes, detracts from the immersive experience. Overall, the narrative is engaging, requiring players to pay close attention to succeed in their missions.
- “Under the line: the franchise has really enthralled me with its beautiful characters and deep story.”
- “An intensely detailed world where you have to pay real attention to everything around you, master the controls, take risks, and follow the story to find success in your mission.”
- “Unless you like running around and recycling random junk, you will notice the absence of audio logs, notes, and other environmental storytelling that makes most games (especially immersive sims) interesting and gives the impression that they're lived-in. The CMC dialogue remediates this a little bit.”
- “The first game focused mainly on story and characters, lacking strongly in combat engagements and being a consortium bishop.”
- “There is a ton of dialogue and backstory that has so many options that you can choose from.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics feature a simplistic art style reminiscent of PS2-era visuals, which some players appreciate despite performance issues. While recent upgrades have improved the scenery, the overall graphical quality remains a secondary focus compared to the engaging characters and dialogue.
- “This game, however, the graphics have been upgraded; it's notably better, but it's mostly the scenery that looks good.”
- “I definitely recommend supporting interdimensional games and consortium, and help encourage great gameplay and not just great graphics.”
- “In spite of the somewhat simplistic art style (which I actually really like), the game hasn't been optimized yet and has performance issues.”
- “The graphics were practically PS2 levels, but it made up for it with interesting characters, detailed dialogue trees, and good voice acting.”
- “This game, however, has had its graphics upgraded; it's notably better, but it's mostly the scenery that looks good.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay in "Consortium: The Tower" offers an intriguing concept with significant improvements, allowing players to choose between aggressive, non-lethal, or diplomatic approaches to objectives. However, the execution can feel disjointed, as the gameplay mechanics often clash with the game's lore, particularly regarding the pacifist nature of the consortium. Overall, the ability to make meaningful choices enhances the experience, making it a recommendable title despite its flaws.
- “Seeing the gameplay concept in action and actually being capable of choosing different routes to your objective while making choices that matter makes Consortium: The Tower a game I can absolutely recommend.”
- “The concept is intriguing, but the current gameplay is atrocious.”
- “Gameplay is shortened, and while there is a vast improvement from the short consortium, the game splits gameplay and lore widely depending on whether the player goes in guns blazing (which is lore-wise difficult, since the consortium is supposed to be a pacifist peacekeeping organization), takes enemies down non-lethally (earning brownie points from the consortium for non-lethal actions), or just talks down the enemies through diplomacy and deals.”
- “Gameplay is shortened, and while there is a vast improvement from the short consortium, the game splits gameplay and lore widely depending on whether the player goes in guns blazing (which is lore-wise difficult, since the consortium is supposed to be a pacifist peacekeeping organization), takes enemies down non-lethally (earning brownie points from the consortium for non-lethal actions), or just talks down the enemies through diplomacy and deals.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from performance issues and lacks proper optimization, despite its appealing simplistic art style.
- “In spite of the somewhat simplistic art style (which I actually really like), the game hasn't been optimized yet and has performance issues.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find that while grinding can be alleviated by recycling abundant resources, it often leads to tedious inventory management and can become a repetitive chore.
- “It can be refilled by recycling items, which are plentiful, but it also takes up storage and can get tedious to manage.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers decent replayability, though players may find some non-skippable dialogue repetitive during subsequent playthroughs.
- “It's really well done and has decent replay value, even if you have to repeat some non-skippable dialogue.”
- “The game offers a variety of choices that make each playthrough feel unique and engaging.”
- “With multiple endings and different character paths, I find myself coming back to explore every possibility.”
- “It's really well done and has decent replay value if you don't mind repeating some non-skippable dialogue.”
- “After completing the game once, I found little incentive to play through it again; the story doesn't change much.”
- “The lack of meaningful choices makes replaying the game feel more like a chore than an enjoyable experience.”