Keyser_Soze Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Demo is available Mechajammer is an isometric immersive sim-RPG inspired by '80s action films | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM A world-exclusive trailer for the indie cyberpunk RPG debuted today at the PC Gaming Show. Quote Interestingly, while Mechajammer has a lot in common with "tabletop-rooted CRPGs" like Fallout, Williams said that its basic foundation is more of an immersive sim, "like an isometric Deus Ex." That approach to the game's design led Whalenough to try making combat more simulation-like as well, with actions playing out simultaneously over multiple turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Mechajammer isn't quite an isometric Deus Ex yet, but there's potential here WWW.ROCKPAPERSHOTGUN.COM We've been hands on with Whalenought Studios' isometric cyberpunk RPG Mechajammer, and there's a lot of potential here for immersive sim fans. Quote Perhaps I need to spend more time with Mechajammer in order to properly suss out its secrets. The demo doesn't really tell you how to do much of anything during its 30-odd minute run-time, and I suspect a more thorough tutorial may well fix a lot of my current woes, particularly when it comes to managing and directing the rest of your party. There's definitely a lot to like here, and if its stealth can match the immersive highs of my favourite Deus Ex games, then Whalenought could really have something special. Mechajammer's noise meters, hacking, burglary and perception stats all point towards an engaging isometric, turn-based tactics take on the Deus Ex formula, but I've yet to see it manifest in the moment-to-moment gameplay. It's one to watch, for sure - stealthily, from the bushes, perhaps, while eating a pot of jam - and I'll be awaiting its full release (simply 'coming soon' on Steam at time of writing) with cautious anticipation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Definitely keeping this on my radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Tactical immersive sim Mechajammer is coming in December | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM The cyberpunk horror RPG takes place on a hellish jungle planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 Dang almost forgot about this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 @Greatoneshere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 6 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: @Greatoneshere Man, I almost forgot about this one! So close now, definitely remain interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 It's out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Fuck it looks awesome but reviews on Steam are awful. I saw the words catastrophic and dumpster fire. Apparently the gameplay is a total mess and it's loaded with bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Oh dear. Mechajammer (PC) REVIEW - All Jammed Up CULTUREDVULTURES.COM Release DateDecember 2, 2021Developer Whalenought StudiosPublisherModern WolfPlatformPCMicrotransactionsNoneOur Score4.5 Mechajammer starts off like most typical CRPGs with a rundown of the world at large, and then you’re greeted with a character creation screen. And that’s where the typical experience ends. This is not the CRPG you grew up with. This is Mechajammer, and it’s certainly something. The story takes place in the far... Quote Even if Mechajammer presents an ambitious idea where you’re left to your own devices with only an objective of surviving and making it to a certain place within so many days of the start of your adventure, very rarely is this ambition actually realized. I can’t help but applaud the ideas Whalenought brought to the table with being able to recruit more than the typical RPG party of 4 or 5 people and control the fight like the child of XCOM and Starcraft, but all the good is very quickly snuffed out by a refusal to just follow a few simple design choices with usability in mind that could easily put the game back on its feet. This stubbornness weighs down Mechajammer too much to actually appreciate what it tries to do differently, and instead just makes it feel like something that was half-baked. Whalenought has been very responsive on forums, collecting feedback from similar frustrations to my own, but until a more complete version of Mechajammer exists, I think it’s best to stay away from the mean streets of Calitana. Mechajammer review: a broken, brown disaster WWW.ROCKPAPERSHOTGUN.COM Between its threadbare design and shocking number of bugs and major glitches, grungy RPG Mechajammer is an unfortunately miserable experience. Quote The bridges bring me on to navigation, which is a total pain in the arse. The main view is isometric and the map doesn't mark most landmarks or your position, making the brown streets confusing to get around as it's also upside down. Retro is one thing, but a map so archaic it predates the concept of North is new to me. Movement is worse, as its interpretation of line of sight bars even attempting to move somewhere you can't see, such as, for example, through a door. You have to push the door open, then awkwardly shuffle through it, then inside the brown room, then either fight some rats or realise it's empty, then do it all again to get out. That's if it doesn't get stuck and force you to hokey cokey in and out of the doorway a few times. Walking around corners indoors is like programming a roomba in real-time while your housemate formats it every few seconds, and the one good thing I can say about the doors is that they're not brown. It’s just endless shuffling and clicking and trudging back and forth on an ugly, empty map with annoying, often unresponsive controls and no reason to care about anything. I could go on with describing Mechajammer's flaws and failures for far, far longer than I could stand playing it any more. The sheer relief at exorcising my complaints are the closest I've come to enjoying it since my brief excitement at the promise of its character creation screen. Between its awful, threadbare design and a shocking number of bugs and major glitches, this has been an absolutely miserable experience and not even close to fit for release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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