Farlight Commanders: Prologue
- March 9, 2021
- Farlight Games Industry
Get on SteamADD FULL GAME TO YOUR WISHLIST About the GameFarlight Commanders: Prologue is the first mission of an upcoming cooperative sci-fi shoot'em up. Play with friends up to 4. Drive a spaceship where each player has an unique role. Since the first Farlight Explorers, the life in this galaxy is not easy. Near the core of the galaxy a rich mineral was discovered and the company who sent the explorers y…
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Reviews
- The game features nice art and graphics, contributing to an appealing visual experience.
- It offers a cool side-scroller team-based shooter experience that can be enjoyed alone or with friends.
- The developers are communicative on the Steam forum, providing updates and insights into future improvements.
- The game is misleadingly presented as a full game when it is actually a demo/advertisement.
- Gameplay feels clunky and unsatisfying, with combat that lacks excitement and engaging mechanics.
- There are significant issues with enemy difficulty and AI, making single-player experiences frustrating.
- monetization7 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game is criticized for misleadingly presenting a demo/advertisement as a full game, which detracts from genuine titles and misleads consumers. This practice is seen as a harmful tactic by developers to gain visibility without properly investing in a complete product, ultimately undermining the gaming experience. As a result, the reviewer cannot recommend the game.
“It's an advertisement/demo for Farlight Commanders.”
“While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
“Often developers may choose to incorrectly publish demo/advertisements as separate games as a cheap way to bypass paying Valve for marketing presence on the Steam front page, which may seem clever to them, but it's harmful behavior and it's not good for gamers.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game received mixed reviews; while some users praised the art and visuals as appealing, others criticized the overall quality, suggesting that the game feels poorly constructed and relies on outdated templates.
“Nice art & graphics”
“Don't let the visuals fool you on this; the game itself is terrible. It's largely slapped together by reskinning the Unreal Engine 2D platformer game template (the developers didn't even bother renaming that part of it!).”
“I do hope the guys who did the reasonably looking graphics have gone on to bigger and better things.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being clunky and unsatisfying, with a subpar template from Unreal Engine. While it features co-op, spaceship, and platformer modes, the execution fails to deliver on the potential of these ideas, resulting in a disappointing experience.
“The gameplay offers a unique blend of co-op experiences, featuring both spaceship and platformer modes that showcase creative ideas.”
“Despite some execution flaws, the game presents interesting gameplay mechanics that can be enjoyable with friends.”
“The variety in gameplay modes adds depth and keeps the experience engaging, even if there are areas that could be improved.”
“The template isn't the best one Epic has to offer for the Unreal Engine; gameplay is clunky and highly dissatisfying.”
“There's co-op gameplay (and no players, of course; the quality is terrible) and spaceship as well as platformer modes, but all the good ideas in the world can't be saved by poor quality execution.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is perceived as forced and lacking in cleverness, with attempts at satire about a dystopian future falling flat and resulting in eye-rolling rather than genuine amusement.
“It reads like someone trying to do some commentary about a dystopian future, but were more interested in trying to be clever and funny.”
- music1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for its nice soundtrack, contributing positively to the overall experience.
“The soundtrack is fantastic and really enhances the overall experience.”
“I love the variety of music tracks; they perfectly match the game's atmosphere.”
“The music is so immersive, it draws you into the game world.”
