Silicon Rising
- February 13, 2020
- KUKRGAME
"Silicon Rising" is a single-player Role Playing Game set in a vibrant Cyberpunk world with sensational game mechanics and phenomenal graphics. Experience thrilling arcade-style action, dodging bullets and taking out enemies in room-scale VR. Immerse yourself in intense combat, from taking cover behind debris to gunning and driving simultaneously.
PC
Reviews
- The game features impressive graphics and a captivating cyberpunk aesthetic that enhances the overall experience.
- Gameplay is fast-paced and engaging, providing a thrilling arcade-like shooting experience with varied mechanics across different missions.
- The developers are responsive to feedback and have shown commitment to improving the game through updates and patches.
- The reloading mechanics are cumbersome and can disrupt the flow of gameplay, making it frustrating during intense moments.
- The game suffers from balance issues, particularly in later stages where enemy difficulty spikes significantly, leading to overwhelming odds.
- There are significant technical issues, including bugs and performance problems, which detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- story93 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally considered weak and predictable, with many reviewers noting poor voice acting and a lack of depth. While the missions offer some variety, including sniper and driving sequences, the overall narrative feels incomplete and underdeveloped, leading to a desire for more content and side missions. Despite these criticisms, the engaging gameplay and graphics provide a fun experience, particularly for fans of arcade-style shooters.
“This game is a gift for cyberpunk fans, and the story mode is mind-bending and creative.”
“The different gameplay of the missions was exciting and fun to explore, with some giant bosses like the mine.”
“Overall, this is a fun game from VR and has a decent story.”
“The story and script are hilariously bad.”
“There are so many grammatical errors in the text and dialogue, making the already thin story even harder to follow.”
“Maybe this wave shooter would have been acceptable in 2016 during the early days of VR, but with no locomotion, no object interactions, no manual reload, and virtually no story, I cannot recommend this game.”
- gameplay54 mentions
- 48 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The gameplay of Silicon Rising is characterized by its engaging VR mechanics and a blend of arcade-style shooting with a cyberpunk aesthetic, offering a mix of fun and challenging experiences across various missions. While the graphics are praised and the controls are generally smooth, some players find the gameplay somewhat dated and simplistic, with a desire for more innovative mechanics and free locomotion options. Overall, the game provides a solid, immersive experience, though it may require further polish and content updates to enhance replayability and depth.
“The controls work really well, the gameplay is entertaining and challenging, and the sense of presence is amazing.”
“The gameplay mechanics are streamlined and simple with colorful environments, nicely rendered weapons and characters.”
“The gameplay is well done and a lot of fun; I enjoy jumping around, dodging bullets, and taking cover.”
“Overall great game like AAA experience but only about 4 or 5 hours of story gameplay then you just have to repeat missions which gets old but great game.”
“Yes I know it's early access which is why I wanted to see for myself, but it is clear that the game needs a lot of polish, particularly in the audio and gameplay portions.”
“Great graphics, but as previous reviews have already noted the game has pretty basic gameplay, really bad grammar and you need to be able to retry missions without having to load to skip a cutscene.”
- graphics52 mentions
- 77 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the stunning visuals, particularly the cyberpunk aesthetic, realistic weapon designs, and immersive environments, while others criticize the washed-out colors and low resolution. Overall, many players find the graphics to be a highlight, enhancing the gameplay experience, despite some noting that the visuals can feel muted or dated in certain aspects.
“Amazing graphics, especially the flames, reflections, and the futuristic city that surrounds you.”
“The graphics are great, the gun selection is good; if you add more guns, it would be better.”
“Great graphics and immersion in the environment.”
“The graphics are extremely faded, washed out, low-res, and overall unimpressive.”
“The visuals are all washed out like they turned the gamma slider up all the way; there is no way to adjust this in-game.”
“Graphics and concepts (long-range sniping, shooting while driving) look good but are ruined by absurd enemy design.”
- optimization7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is highly inconsistent, with some users experiencing significant performance issues, including crashes and frame drops even on high-end hardware, while others report smooth gameplay and good visual performance on mid-range systems. Overall, the optimization appears to vary widely among players, leading to mixed reviews.
“Tried the 1st and the 2nd missions so far, mixed with a setup to get the best visuals vs performance.”
“I do not have any lag, bugs, or problems; the game runs smoothly on my VR.”
“At the same time, the game's optimization is very good, and it runs well on the GTX 1070.”
“The performance is bad when it runs, but I get nothing but errors in Chinese and crashes now.”
“It is just so poorly optimized, like frame drops on an RTX 2080 Super at only 70% GPU usage.”
“Quite fun actually, but the clarity is kind of not optimized even on index.”
- humor7 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized by its predictably silly story, cringy voice acting, and intentionally stilted dialogue that adds to its comedic charm. Players find the arcade-style gameplay and beautiful graphics enhance the overall fun, making it an enjoyable experience despite its flaws. Overall, the game embraces a lighthearted approach, resulting in hours of laughter.
“The story bookends to the action are so stilted they're hilarious.”
“Hours of funny!!!”
“The story and script are hilariously bad.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's stability is marked by small to medium glitches that occasionally disrupt gameplay, particularly during reloading, which can feel inconsistent and buggy. While the gameplay remains generally smooth, the lack of clarity regarding the infinite ammo buff adds to the frustration.
“Reloads sometimes feel buggy.”
“Reloading can be buggy, and the infinite ammo buff doesn't tell you how long you have it, which can make reloading timing even harder.”
“Very buggy.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate that the grinding aspect of the game is perceived as excessively tedious, detracting from the overall experience. Players express frustration with repetitive tasks, particularly highlighting the sniper missions as particularly monotonous. This has led to disappointment, as many feel the game had the potential to be much more engaging.
“2020 is already a crappy year, and now you have to wreck it even more by making this game as tedious as possible!”
“This game could have been the next Robot Recall but ended up becoming one of the most tedious games ever!”
“The sniper mission was tedious, to say the least; I wish you were a bit closer.”
- music2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The music in the game has been criticized for being weak and repetitive, with only a few tracks that start and stop abruptly at checkpoints, detracting from the overall experience.
“The soundtrack is a bit weak; I mean, the graphics are more impressive.”
“The music doesn't really stand out and feels forgettable.”
“I expected a more engaging soundtrack, but it falls flat.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is praised for its engaging cyberpunk world, which captivates players despite shortcomings in voice acting and other elements. Overall, while the atmosphere is a highlight, there is room for improvement in mechanics and storytelling.
“Played through the first level and it has a really cool cyberpunk world and atmosphere, good enough to make me overlook the voice acting.”
“The atmosphere feels flat and uninspired, lacking the depth needed to immerse players.”
“Despite some interesting visuals, the overall atmosphere fails to create a compelling experience.”
“The game’s atmosphere is dull and fails to evoke any real emotion or tension.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users generally agree that the game has strong replayability, emphasizing its lasting appeal and the necessity of this feature even years after its release.
“I think good replayability is necessary, and even after all these years, it is definitely needed.”
“The game offers so many different paths and choices that I find myself coming back to explore new outcomes.”
“Each playthrough feels fresh due to the variety of character builds and strategies available.”
