Mars Taken
- March 23, 2018
- CX Distribution
Get on SteamMars Taken is a TPP Shooter with aliens on Mars. Explore red planet and follow a deep story. This is not a story about aliens...it is a story about life and love.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The environments are visually appealing, with a surprising first view of Mars from above.
- The game features a unique motivation for the character and an engaging plot that starts immediately.
- The voice acting, while stiff at times, is performed by professional actors, adding some quality to the experience.
- The game is plagued by numerous bugs and glitches, making it unplayable in its current state.
- Controls are poorly implemented, with issues like unresponsive keybindings and a lack of gamepad support.
- The overall experience feels unfinished and empty, with many quality-of-life improvements needed for a smoother gameplay.
- stability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is widely criticized for its poor stability, with numerous reports of bugs and glitches that hinder gameplay, making it feel unpolished and unfinished. Many users recommend against purchasing it until significant improvements are made.
“It's all very buggy and rubbish. The idea looks great, but I haven't been able to get past the start of the story. It still needs more work; I don't recommend buying this game yet unless it's sorted.”
“Most glitchy, buggy, unpolished, and unfinished game I have ever seen, no doubt.”
“Buggy slides too much.”
- story6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The game's story has potential with an engaging plot and motivated characters, but it suffers from significant bugs and campy dialogue that detract from the overall experience. While the initial premise is promising, many players feel it requires substantial refinement and a complete rewrite of the dialogue to reach a professional standard. Overall, the consensus is to hold off on purchasing until these issues are addressed.
“I like that the character has a motivation and that the plot starts immediately.”
“That said, the dialogue is fairly campy, so simply correcting obvious errors would not bring it to a professional level; that would require a rewrite (the plot itself is good so far, however).”
“It's all very buggy and rubbish. The idea looks great, but I haven't been able to get past the start of the story. It still needs more work. I don't recommend buying this game yet unless it's sorted.”
- music2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Users express frustration with the music aspect of the game, highlighting a lack of customizable volume controls for different sound elements such as music, voice, and environmental sounds. This has led to dissatisfaction, with some regretting their purchase due to these audio issues.
“There is a lot to do, but the controls need to be editable. The volume bar doesn't work for the sound; it needs a separate volume control for each sound category, like SFX, music, voice, and environment. I wish I never purchased this; sadly, I lost out on the money paid for it.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Players express a strong desire for a default fighting mechanic, suggesting that even basic controls like left-click for punch and right-click for kick would enhance the gameplay experience, especially when no weapons are equipped.
“A default fight mechanic is needed, even if something simple like left-click for punch and right-click for kick when no weapon is equipped.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are generally well-received, with users noting that they look good and the framerate is acceptable.
“On the good side, the graphics look pretty good, and the framerate is acceptable.”
