Retroninjacyberassassin is a fast-paced 80s and early 90s styled, retro-inspired, beat 'em up that puts you in the shoes of Legion of Order unit 6617 as he goes rogue and attempts to stop Cybersoul Corp from acquiring the final remaining independent media outlet in the world.
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2022 Indie of the Year Awards via Indie DB
The game offers a unique and entertaining experience, with a mix of humor and over-the-top violence.
It has a nostalgic feel reminiscent of 90s games, appealing to fans of retro gaming.
Despite its flaws, some players found it to be a fun and engaging experience that changed their perspective.
The gameplay is repetitive and lacks clear objectives, leading to confusion about progression.
Technical issues such as crashes and poor level design detract from the overall experience.
The game features low-quality assets and music, making it feel like a low-effort project.
story
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The story of "Retroninjacyberassassin" is described as bizarre and chaotic, featuring security guards in poor conditions defending Mario's copyright-infringing pizza against stickmen. While it has potential, reviewers note that the narrative requires more polish and a clearer objective to enhance the overall experience.
“Definitely needs some polish and a clear objective story.”
“This is crackhead brutal doom which has an extremely strange story and has hoards of security guards who are living in China sweatshop-like conditions trying to protect Mario's copyright-infringing pizza and his army of stickmen.”
“Retroninjacyberassassin is an early access 3D story-driven FPS constructed using the Zandronum engine, which is a source port of the open-sourced id Tech 2 engine that was used to create Doom.”
humor
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The humor in the game is characterized by its over-the-top violence, which many players find amusing, though some express disappointment that it doesn't elicit more laughter.
“The over-the-top violence is hilarious.”
gameplay
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The gameplay is noted for its repetitive nature, with initial challenges posed by security guards becoming easier once players acquire the slot 2 weapon, allowing them to maintain distance and defeat enemies more effectively.
“The gameplay itself is repetitive, where the security guards are hard at first but get easier when you pick up the slot 2 weapon, hold fire, and create some distance to kill them.”
music
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The music in the game has been criticized as terrible, contributing to an overall negative experience alongside poor level design, leading some users to recommend avoiding it even if it's free.
“From what I've played, it has terrible music and poor level design, so I would avoid it even though it's free unless you pay a dollar for the uncensored version.”