"HSS:Reload" is a single-player Action game that takes about 10 hours to beat. Players can upgrade their mech's weapons and armor, unlock new skills and powerful equipment, and form bonds with pilots to shape their unique fighting style. The game features intense battles with wave after wave of monsters, with the opportunity to unlock powerful weapons and combat combos to become stronger and more invincible.
The game features a unique mecha anime style with impressive graphics and effects.
Gameplay offers various styles, including full manual aim and an endless mode with no weapon limits, allowing for diverse play experiences.
The developers have shown dedication by providing free keys to owners of the original game and have created a solid indie title with meaningful upgrades.
The game has limited content at launch, with only a few levels and characters available.
Movement controls can be difficult to master, which may detract from the overall experience.
Some players have reported issues with the responsiveness of menus and the currency system being too limited.
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers multiple styles, including full manual aiming and firing, as well as semi-manual options with various auto functions, allowing players to choose their preferred level of control. While the core mechanics involve standard genre elements like combat and player upgrades, some users noted issues with menu responsiveness and mismatched animations. Overall, the gameplay is engaging but could benefit from improved interface responsiveness.
“The gameplay has several styles of play, including full manual aim and fire, semi-manual with a toggle for separate auto functions, or the option to turn all auto functions on and just focus on moving around and not dying.”
“Gameplay is pretty much your standard genre: run around, kill enemies, and upgrade your player.”
“The menus are oddly unresponsive, especially compared to the responsiveness of the mech in actual gameplay.”
“The animations don't match the gameplay.”
“Gameplay is pretty much your standard genre, run around killing enemies and upgrade your player; pretty much it.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game requires further performance optimization, but it is generally well-received as a solid indie title.
“Still need some performance optimization, but overall it's a really good indie game.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally considered to set the tone effectively, but it lacks memorability and could benefit from improvement. While the background sounds and soundtracks require further development, the overall audio experience does not detract significantly from the game's value.
“The animations on the mechs are smooth, the music sets the tone without being memorable, and there's enough content to justify the sale price and the full price if you want to encourage the developers.”
“The background sounds and soundtracks need improvement.”
“The background sounds and soundtracks need improvement.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are highly praised, combining vibrant visuals with a unique blend of themes, including elements from vampire survivors, waifus, and mecha. Overall, the aesthetic is described as stunning and visually impressive.
“It's basically Vampire Survivors x waifu x mecha x amazing graphics.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is praised for its accessibility, allowing players to quickly engage without being hindered by excessive missions or lengthy introductions, in contrast to other games like Greedland.