MEGA
- September 2, 2022
- Red Kraken studio
Get on Steam"MEGA" is a survival horror game where players assume the role of Commander James Ward, navigating a ruined city to find a lost weapon of the ARK\_TECH corporation. The game features a massive monster hunting the player, requiring stealth and strategy in route planning. Survival elements include scavenging for supplies and maintaining a functional respirator, with the best tactic being to avoid confrontation.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a unique and engaging concept of being hunted by kaijus in a desolate city, creating a tense atmosphere.
- Despite its short length, the gameplay is fun and provides a thrilling experience, especially for fans of horror and kaiju genres.
- The game has potential for expansion, with many players expressing hope for future updates and additional content.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs, including issues with AI behavior, collision detection, and a lack of clear instructions, which can lead to frustration.
- Many players found the game to be too short, with some completing it in under an hour, leading to a feeling of it being more of a demo than a full game.
- Initial setup problems, such as the game starting in Russian and poor mouse sensitivity, create a negative first impression for players.
- gameplay28 mentions
- 11 % positive mentions
- 79 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally considered decent, with a core mechanic of searching for items while avoiding enemies, reminiscent of Slenderman. Players enjoy the unique kaiju theme but note that the experience is short-lived, lasting about an hour, and could benefit from improved controls, collision mechanics, and increased replayability. While the foundational ideas are solid, there is a desire for more depth and guidance regarding gameplay mechanics.
“The gameplay works for what it is.”
“The design and core gameplay ideas are solid.”
“Decent gameplay once you get past the trouble with the first leap.”
“It is not without flaws, in regards to controls and collision mechanics, among a few other things but I am not very bothered by them.”
“I really wish there was more replayability, since so few games actually feature kaijus as a mechanic.”
“I personally think the air filter/adrenaline shot/sprint juice mechanic works well, but there are little to no evasive options in the environment.”
- atmosphere12 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is widely praised for its intensity and terror, effectively immersing players in a frightening environment where they must evade well-designed monsters. The use of fog adds a foreboding element, enhancing the overall experience, while the graphics are considered decent given the development team's size. Overall, the atmosphere successfully captures the essence of horror, making it a standout feature of the game.
“The atmosphere is intense, the monsters are well designed and frightening; the very concept of trying to collect things while giant monsters hunt you down is a great one!”
“It creates a terrifying atmosphere that many horror games can produce; definitely try it out!”
“The atmosphere is also foreboding with the fog obscuring your vision.”
“It creates a terrifying atmosphere that many horror games can produce, definitely try it out!”
“The atmosphere is intense, the monsters are well designed and frightening, the very concept of trying to collect things while giant monsters hunt you down is a great one!”
- story12 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's story revolves around a quest to find codes and launch a super weapon to combat rampaging monsters in a cityscape, providing a thrilling yet simplistic narrative. While players enjoy the tension of the gameplay, many feel that the story is underdeveloped and could benefit from more depth and environmental storytelling. Overall, the current narrative is seen as fair, with hopes for future expansions.
“Search the city, find the codes, and launch the super weapon; it's the quest of a lifetime, making you the hero.”
“The basic plot and gameplay of the title involve you running around a cityscape looking for six briefcases in order to trigger a central console to stop the rampaging Godzilla-esque entities running amok.”
“The game lacks much story, but the tension of having to run and hide from the monster is really effective.”
“The basic plot/gameplay of the title involves you running around a cityscape looking for six briefcases in order to trigger a central console to stop the rampaging Godzilla-esque entities running amok.”
“I'd consider adding in some abandoned storefronts, lobbies, offices, etc., maybe some more bodies and environmental storytelling to really sell the setting.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are described as basic and not on par with AAA titles, but they are considered decent given the size of the development team. While the visuals and movements are fairly simple, the overall atmosphere is praised for enhancing the gameplay experience. Reviewers suggest that with more time and investment, the graphics could be significantly improved to create a more intense and engaging game.
“It's a little short but it's scary like Godzilla in the city and the graphics and atmosphere are immersive.”
“Other than that, the atmosphere is good; the graphics are decent for the development team size.”
“If there was enough time and investment put into it, you could make an intense, long, high-graphic, and goal-oriented game.”
“Mega has very basic visuals and sounds, with literally nothing to speak of.”
“The graphics aren't AAA, the movements are fairly basic, the objective is simple.”
“If there was enough time and investment put into it, you could make an intense, long, high-graphic and goal-oriented game.”
- stability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is widely criticized, with multiple users describing it as a "buggy mess" that hampers the experience. Common issues include poor rendering, a lack of an options menu, and problematic AI, although some players still find value in its nostalgic gameplay despite these flaws.
“A buggy mess, don't waste your time.”
“No options menu, horrible motion blur on by default, rendering is buggy, AI is utter garbage.”
“While a little buggy at times (the kaiju got stuck when I was getting the last two boxes), I think it's a solid game that goes back to that simple era of horror games.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Many users express a desire for increased replayability, noting that the limited use of kaijus as a mechanic in the game diminishes the incentive to play multiple times.
“I really wish there was more replayability, since so few games actually feature kaijus as a mechanic.”
