Imperatum

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Imperatum is a single player casual role playing game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Pro Social Games and was released on July 16, 2018. It received negative reviews from both critics and players.

You are an agent, thrown headfirst into your first mission trying to unravel the mystery of the veil that is consuming the galaxy. Created by former professional gamers and AAA developers, Imperatum is an Action RPG set in a future Sci-Fi universe. The game focuses on the core ARPG 'trinity' mechanics of fast-paced combat, deep character customization and tons of loot!

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Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews

gameplay4 negative mentions

The game has potential with a sci-fi setting and a variety of weapons, including energy guns and rocket launchers.
The skill-mixing system and item recycling feature allow for some enjoyable gameplay mechanics.
The graphics are decent, and the loot system, while overwhelming, offers a lot of options for players.

The game is plagued by severe technical issues, including frequent crashes, long loading times, and game-breaking bugs.
Gameplay is repetitive and lacks depth, with uninspired combat and poorly designed quests.
The inventory management is cumbersome, and the game fails to adequately explain its mechanics, leading to confusion.

gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of Imperatum is criticized for being clunky and bare-bones, primarily involving exploration, questing, and combat that lacks fluidity, such as the inability to shoot while running. While the core mechanics are present, they are overshadowed by severe technical issues, including long loading times, crashes, and frame rate drops, which significantly detract from the overall experience. Many reviewers recommend avoiding the game until these technical and gameplay flaws are addressed.
- “Gameplay will mainly be divided between exploration, questing, and combat.”
- “Obviously being early access, it still needs work, but until the music being turned off in the options has some effect on the gameplay, this can wait a while.”
- “You can't shoot and run at the same time, so you just have to take hits from the enemies in classic MMORPG style or run to a great distance with the teleport mechanic and shoot from a safe distance over and over.”
- “Ridiculous loading times of several minutes, random crashes, severe game-breaking bugs forcing reload, frame drops to 10 or even 1 fps for no reason at random times, inventory bugs, are only some of the many technical issues with Imperatum. This is so severe it actually forced me to restart the whole game once because it crashed when it did not automatically save yet and made me lose 2 hours of gameplay.”
- “Priced at 20€, and with immense technical issues, mediocre gameplay, graphics, and story, I do not recommend getting this game, even on sale.”
- “A very poorly executed attempt at a good sci-fi ARPG, suffering from vast technical and gameplay issues, Imperatum is one game you certainly want to avoid, unless at least the technical issues are solved.”
music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music and sound effects in the game have received largely negative feedback, with many users describing them as mediocre and annoying, particularly criticizing the cacophony of gunfire and attacks. Players have expressed frustration over the inability to effectively control music volume, as it is linked to sound effects, leading to an unimpactful audio experience that detracts from gameplay. Overall, the soundtrack needs significant improvement, especially given its current early access status.
- “Music needs to be improved too.”
- “Obviously being early access, it still needs work, but until the music can be turned off in the options with some effect on gameplay, this can wait a while.”
- “Soundtrack and effects are mediocre, especially the sounds of bullets and attacks, which create a terrible cacophony that is just annoying most of the time.”
- “The inability to disable the music really tested my patience and resulted in me quitting out of the game within a few minutes rather than giving it the time to really explore its combat more.”
- “For example, there appears to be a music volume setting, but that setting does not affect the volume of anything.”
story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in the game is criticized for being fragmented and poorly developed, with minimal dialogue and a lack of engaging lore. Players feel that the narrative fails to introduce innovative elements and lacks an overarching motivation, making the quests feel dull and uninspired. Overall, the technical issues further detract from the storytelling experience, leading to a disappointing impression.
- “The story is just hinted at, with few dialogues, no additional lore or information, not very well written or engaging in any sense.”
- “It's possible the devs wanted to get the game working well before adding some good story, but I'm just speculating here.”
- “The bugs make it nearly unplayable, the story is fragmented by the crashes and even then it doesn't seem to be doing much new, and the game fails to explain the supposedly innovative points that it tries to sell the audience on.”
- “Story is just hinted at, with few dialogues, no additional lore or information, not very well written or engaging in any sense.”
- “There are quest markers and things to do, but it feels like there is no overarching motivation or core quest going on.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews; while some users criticize them for being blurry and poorly designed with clunky animations, others find them decent and visually appealing, particularly in combat scenarios. Overall, the quality appears inconsistent, with significant technical issues affecting the visual experience.
- “The graphics look pretty good, combat feels familiar, and there are a huge selection of weapons and abilities.”
- “Decent graphics.”
- “Priced at 20€, and with immense technical issues, mediocre gameplay, graphics, and story, I do not recommend getting this game, even on sale.”
- “Blurry, dirty graphics with mediocre models, poor environments, clunky animations, and lacking effects.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is perceived as unstable, with many users noting that it feels more like an early access title due to frequent freezing issues and other launch-related problems.
- “But it is not a full release; it feels more like early access due to launch and freezing problems.”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable at times.”
- “I experienced constant lag and stability issues that ruined the overall experience.”
optimization
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Overall, users report mixed experiences with optimization, noting that while some players enjoy stable performance, others encounter significant issues such as frame rate drops and crashes. The game's optimization appears to vary across different hardware configurations, leading to inconsistent gameplay experiences.