Hypergun Review: Skip the Simulation

Hypergun

Hypergunis a prosaic roguelite arena shooter , and an FPS that feels like it was progress from generic assets . Billed as an unpredictable , procedurally generated experience delineate by its collectible weapon modules , of which the game boasts over 150 , it all add up to an exasperating , ungainly slog through selfsame room , with almost nothing to recommend outside of its soundtrack , supply by the magnificent Gallic synthwave instrumentalist Carpenter Brut .

You take the role of Dewey Owens , an intern working at DevTech Labs who slip in over the weekend . DevTech is an modern weapons corporation dedicated to set a stop to an unobserved alien menace , and has craft a feigning chamber to determine the ultimate weapon , a so - called “ Hypergun , ” crafted from a multitude of disparate parts , and meant to be thoroughly tested in a form of virtual realism deathtrap . The bulk of the game consist of running through this simulation , unlocking additional weapon attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - ons , and spending the unyielding currency “ hyper coin ” on unlocks which permit extra randomise drops per run .

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For newbie , Hypergun ’s frame story never successfully aligns with the gist of its gameplay . The secret plan boasts the ability to track down “ inactive aggressive post - it mark , ” and grant you to interact with a few computers and tablets to understand the small-scale handful of inter - office emails at DevTech Labs . None of this ever total to much , and it ’s pelt through what is , frankly , an too simplistic fistful of brilliantly light suite that depend like buy Unity Store assets . There is a palpable feeling that these opportunities for world - building are designate to charm , but they ’re seldom cagy or compelling , with “ joke ” that admit reference to cryptocurrency , frequent pizza deliverance , and development hell . IfHypergunis genuinely trying to build some sort of lore around itself , the attempt is half - bake and neglectful .

The gameplay itself is similarly confused and ungainly , with every undivided segmented scene of action per playthrough innocent of memorable character or contrast . Each room locks upon entry , constantly offering a serial publication of ramp and ledges bedight out in Ne - light colours and chrome textures , with enemy hordes ramp up of simplistic polygon endlessly rush your character en masse . Your sole equipped gun gains and lose statistical boosts reckon on the pickup you find , which ordinarily add / or subtract percentages to velocity , accuracy ( a perplexing stat in a non - RPG FPS ) , damage , fire pace , and so on . Some also inexplicably increase effort stop number or health , and most feature a misfired reference book or inane quip ; a helium armoured combat vehicle ( its description reads : “ vocalise halarious[sic ] ” ) adds 7 % to your attack rate and subtracts 20 % to your velocity , neither of which make any operative sense . sure pick-me-up add a swappable attachment to transfer things up , like a clump bomb catapult , but these manoeuvre on single cooldown timer rather than act as discreet weapons .

It does n’t help that most pickups are unreadable when discovered , which means that take hold of them is a complete die ringlet , removing any potential for strategical thoughtfulness of which synergism should be sought out — you simply take the air over a spinning crateful and desire the RNG work on out in your party favor . Sometimes the damage act sizzling over enemy head goes up , sometimes it goes down , always in a perfunctory typeface that reeks of proxy .

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Hypergunseems packed with evidence of placeholder , and it ’s difficult to consider that the in - biz map could be representative of the final transport version , with like timber to a PowerPoint wire - frame . And , since almost every room is indistinguishable from another , you ’ll be tabbing into that mathematical function constantly , otherwise ineffectual to advance a horse sense of lieu or focussing or among the unfurling series of duplicated techno - themed corridor .

BeyondHypergun ’s checklist of seemingly unthinking design decimal point — include flying mobs begging for a non - existent hit - scan artillery , countless enemies getting stuck in walls and corner and running in stead , and the complete absence seizure of voices besides repetitively sample foe grunt and bellow — there ’s an incomprehensible lack of feedback associated with any of the in - game action . You expend your time kiting enemies in circles around a elbow room , occasionally hesitate to empty your clip in a bullet - sponger swarm , then sprint some more . The game features some of the most notably unsatisfying gunfight in late memory , regardless of the ( scare - citation ) “ crackers ” artillery modules in manipulation . To make matter bad , any role player price usually result from offscreen enemies , most of whom make barely a sound when they move , and there are never any directional damage indicators on the HUD when rack up . In 2018 , these last item are much unforgivable , as they ’ve been mainstays in most any FPS since the daybreak of the millenary .

Wether it ’s a broom handle rifle stock , a non - functional scope , or a rocket launcher that purportedly fires “ rocket swords , ” none of the game ’s artificially cosmetic variation on artillery parts deliver that spare - lower limit requirement of a modern shooter : a gun that feels good to shoot . The expectation that players will spend the dozens of hours necessary to unlock all the mod and avatar is grim , andHypergunprobably needed another few more month in the pretense bedchamber .

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