Holopoint: Chronicle
- January 31, 2019
- Alzan Studios, LLC
Get on Steam"Holopoint: Chronicle" is a challenging archery combat game that offers intense action and wave-based progression. Explore different areas while honing your skills and attempting to climb the high score board. The game is designed to be difficult, with only a select few reaching the final wave, and it contains flashy effects that may trigger seizures for those with photosensitive epilepsy. Remember to take breaks and play at your own risk.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers an excellent workout and is very intense, making it a fun addition to a daily exercise routine.
- It features improved visuals and additional areas compared to the original Holopoint, providing a fresh experience.
- The story mode adds depth to the gameplay, enhancing the overall experience for fans of the original.
- The game is plagued by performance issues, crashing frequently and failing to load properly on various systems.
- It feels unpolished and unintuitive, with a confusing UI and lack of tutorials, making it difficult for players to understand the mechanics.
- Many players feel the game has been abandoned by the developers, leading to frustration over unresolved bugs and performance problems.
- optimization12 mentions
- 8 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game is severely lacking, with numerous users reporting significant performance issues, including stuttering and lag even on high-end hardware. Many players express frustration over the game's poor optimization, deeming some maps unplayable and fearing that the game may not receive any future patches to address these problems. Overall, the consensus is that the game's performance issues hinder the overall experience and prevent recommendations until resolved.
“This is clearly abandonware and will be getting no performance or bug patches.”
“I want to like this so bad, but I can't recommend it until they fix the enormous performance issues.”
“Even at low graphics and lower supersampling, the performance is quite bad for a game that's so simple.”
“It lags on my overclocked 1070, and some maps are so terribly optimized that they are unplayable.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
Players report significant loading issues on high-end systems, which hinder the ability to experience gameplay fully. However, the addition of new mechanics in the updated version is praised, suggesting an improvement over the original. Adjusting settings like motion smoothing and resolution can enhance the gameplay experience.
“For a great gameplay experience, I turned off the motion smoothing and lowered the application resolution to 80% (this can be done in SteamVR 'settings' then 'video').”
“Now, on a Ryzen 5700G/32GB RAM/RTX 3070 Ti system, it loads incredibly slowly or not at all, and I never got the chance to even see a level of gameplay.”
“I can't recommend the original over this one because of the extra mechanics added to the new targets.”
- story6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The addition of a story mode in Holopoint enhances the original gameplay by providing extra flavor, though opinions vary on whether it improves the overall experience. While it adds depth, some players feel it doesn't significantly change the core game.
“The story mode version of Holopoint enhances the experience with additional narrative elements.”
“I'm not entirely sure if it's better or worse than the original; it's just about the same game, except it adds in a story mode that provides a bit more flavor.”
“I'm not entirely sure if it's better or worse than the original; it's just about the same game, except it adds in a story mode which adds a little more flavor to the game.”
“The story mode adds a little to the original that it was lacking.”
“The story mode version of Holopoint doesn't significantly change the experience.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received mixed feedback; while some users appreciate the updated visuals, others criticize the poor performance even at lower settings, especially given the game's simplicity.
“I really enjoy the updated visuals and I plan to integrate this game into my daily workout routine.”
- music4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received negative feedback, with users expressing that it feels outdated, reminiscent of 2012, and generally unappealing.
“The music sounds like it's from 2012.”
“I dislike the music.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as feeling exploitative, with many users perceiving it as a cash grab rather than a genuine sequel.
“It really feels like a cash grab sequel.”
- stability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game demonstrates strong stability on high-end systems, such as those equipped with a GTX 1080 and i7-7700k, particularly when certain settings are adjusted or disabled.
“The game runs smoothly on my GTX 1080 and i7-7700K after I disabled this setting.”
“The game runs smoothly on my GTX 1080 and i7-7700K after I disabled this setting.”
