Deadstone
- November 12, 2014
- Timeslip Softworks
While the game lets you customize your character a lot and the base gunplay is great, the gameplay will turn stale quickly. The visuals and presentation don't add much, and the game will appeal to those who love the genre, and want to do the best in concurrent runs.
Get on Steam"Deadstone is a Sci-Fi Role Playing game where players assume the role of a private security operative, Blake, stranded near the Mars colony of Deadstone during an outbreak. The game features both single-player and local multi-player modes for up to 2 players in co-op, with a split screen option. In the story-driven Campaign, players must defend against an unrelenting enemy and save the colonists, or test their survival skills in the Survival Mode."
Reviews
- The game combines top-down shooting, tower defense, and RPG elements, providing a fun and engaging gameplay experience.
- The story is well-written with good voice acting, adding depth to the overall experience.
- The RPG mechanics allow for character customization and strategic planning, making each playthrough feel unique.
- The graphics are subpar, resembling outdated designs that detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- Gameplay can become repetitive due to a limited variety of enemy types and mission structures.
- Controls are clunky and the menus are slow, leading to a frustrating user experience.
- story47 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 77 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally described as engaging and well-written, with a mix of cliches and interesting characters that enhance the gameplay experience. However, some players find the narrative to be stretched thin over a lengthy campaign, lacking significant twists or depth, and occasionally repetitive in its mission structure. Overall, while the story adds value to the game, it may not be enough to compensate for the gameplay's shortcomings.
“The story is well done, very well done even.”
“The excellent flow of gameplay, strategic planning before the action in each mission, the interesting story and dialogue, and the abundant choices in gear/upgrades and options for difficulty (& even choice of which story: serious or tongue in cheek!) and relatively lengthy campaign is what makes this game stand out from the rest of the tower defense market.”
“The story is enjoyable, the quality of dialogues was a pleasant surprise.”
“Additionally, the story ended up falling a little flat as you realize it's more a first act of an arc than a complete story, and I kept waiting for a twist that never appeared.”
“The cutscene art and voice acting are fantastic, and the RPG elements are solid, but gameplay is repetitive and dull, and the story is stretched out far too thin to make me recommend this game to anyone.”
“The game mechanics are boring, the graphics are terrible, the story is pathetic.”
- gameplay26 mentions
- 15 % positive mentions
- 62 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a mix of simple, repetitive twin-stick shooting mechanics and RPG elements, featuring character leveling and an extensive upgrade system. While some players appreciate the strategic depth and customization options, many criticize the missions for being dull and monotonous, leading to a sense of repetitiveness. Overall, the game offers a comfortable flow and tactical planning, but struggles to maintain engagement due to a lack of variety in enemies and mission design.
“The gameplay is well balanced and there are a number of ways to succeed depending on how you develop your character and the gear you choose to bring into battle.”
“The excellent flow of gameplay, strategic planning before the action in each mission, the interesting story and dialogue, and the abundant choices in gear/upgrades and options for difficulty (& even choice of which story: serious or tongue in cheek!) and relatively lengthy campaign is what makes this game stand out from the rest of the tower defense market.”
“If you like twin-stick shooters with a pretty heavy RPG component (both in leveling mechanics and having a character-driven story), this game will scratch that itch quite well.”
“The missions are boring and repetitive, the artwork is downright horrible, and the gameplay just plain sucks.”
“Too basic game, too basic gameplay, too repetitive.”
“The cutscene art and voice acting are fantastic, and the RPG elements are solid, but gameplay is repetitive and dull, and the story is stretched out far too thin to make me recommend this game to anyone.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics have been widely criticized as crude and subpar, resembling a poorly drawn comic book. Reviewers noted that both the character sprites and menu designs lack quality, contributing to an overall disappointing visual experience. Despite the game's other elements, the graphics significantly detract from its appeal.
“The graphics are stunning and truly bring the game world to life.”
“The art style is unique and visually captivating, making every scene a pleasure to explore.”
“The attention to detail in the graphics enhances the overall experience and immerses you in the gameplay.”
“The graphics are worse than a grade-school comic book drawn by a kid.”
“Unfortunately, the sprites and the menu graphics look quite lackluster.”
“I really can't judge this style of game on graphical quality, but I have for sure seen better looking top-down shooters.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, with minimal impact from additional features like shops and weapon choices. Despite the game's fast-paced premise, the actual gameplay is described as slow and cumbersome, detracting from the overall experience.
“The few extra features with the shop, some weapon choices, and some items change nothing to the result; it's tedious and repetitive.”
“The video gameplay seems to suggest a fast-paced, multi-layered tower defense game, but slow down the videos by about 50%, slowly and tediously add in the upgrades, and ignore the general rules of tower defense games (like walls to funnel enemies) ... and you've got this.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game offers significant replayability through its "side b" story, which parodies the main narrative, as well as a campaign and survival mode that provide additional content to explore even after completing the main campaign.
“There is a campaign and survival mode, and a lot of replayability even once you complete the normal campaign.”
“It even has a 'side B' story that's a parody of the main story for added replay value.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users have reported some stability issues, particularly with controller glitches that need addressing by the developers.
“I do wish the dev would fix a few of the controller glitches.”
“The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable.”
“I've experienced multiple bugs that disrupt gameplay and ruin the experience.”
