Slayer Shock

“Feels unfinished in every way, does a very poor job of conveying its mechanics to the player, and in general feels like an early access title let out of its cage too early.”

“I gave it a shot because I always give games a chance regardless of reviews, especially if I saw other like minded people reviewing explaining the mechanics but honestly I think they are being way too nice about this game and giving it too much slack on what is honestly just crappy design.”

“Nobody's going to, nor should they be asked to, stick with a game that doesn't introduce its mechanics coherently, then immediately thrusts the player into levels clearly geared to be unwinnable.”

“The graphics are muddy, and the aesthetic which could compensate for it is sadly also severely lacking. It's not about making a triple-A title, but showing the competence seen in creating something unique and special with the aesthetic, like in Eldritch. That game, while limited graphically, astutely counteracted those limitations.”

“Minor nitpick compared to everything else, but the inconsistencies in graphical style kept bothering me.”

“Graphics look very goofy for a horror game.”

“Within my 0.3 hours I was sick of the repetitive music (about 1 minute of it, it sounded like?).”

“The chief two problems it has that makes this a waving thumbs up is: a) while the music is effective, the rest of the soundscape is pretty limp, which makes the weapons feel weightless, and doesn't give enough feedback when the enemies alert state changes, making stealth no longer an option.”

“The game soundtrack is a strange mix of music, some is also re-used from Eldritch.”

“The missions in this area are repetitive and tedious to complete. They all involve killing some vampires, one way or another, but then they throw demons into the mix and even jack-o'-lanterns. After a while, the game just becomes a mess. You'll see fire around you, constantly trying to stab your way through objectives. There's a stealth element here, but the entire game doesn't really seem to be built around it, so half of the time you ignore it.”

“Slayer Shock overall is a fun game to play, yet sometimes repetitive and it does get boring and tedious if played for a long time, but it is a great stealth action game to play in short bursts!”

“Denser enemies on harder difficulties complicate matters, but that just means you'll need to be a little careful about aggro and kite a lot, or engage with the tedious stealth gameplay.”

“The game offers some nice graphics, although some ugly glitches here and there, it is pleasant all the same.”

“High FPS, smooth controls, Linux version, stable gameplay (no hangs and freezes).”

“Some graphics glitches (ok, I have Fedora Linux with AMD graphics card, so it happens).”

“It doesn't get any easier to tolerate the lack of replayability once you complete a series of seasons and get legacy points.”

“If you're expecting a hugely interesting Whedon-esque story or for this to be the most mechanically deep game in terms of replayability, you might be disappointed.”