We've had our eye on The Technomancer for some time, and the more that we see of it, the more that we hope developer Spiders has crafted an action role-playing game that's worth being hyped about. The studio's previous outing, Bound by Flame, had some interesting ideas, and overall, it wasn't too bad - but it felt undercooked in numerous ways, and ultimately failed to live up to its potential.
With that in mind, this next project seems promising, as long as the developer can improve on what's come before. The new gameplay trailer that we've embedded details various aspects of the release, from skill trees and crafting to combat and player choice. Okay, so maybe fights look a little clunky and the environments seem a bit dull - but who knows, this 40 hour Martian adventure could be a surprise hit when it launches later this year.
Are you holding out hope for The Technomancer? Fry your enemies in the comments section below.
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Haven't even heard of this one till now.I played Bound by flame which I thought was going to be a decent and huge but turned out to be just ok and finished it in less than 15 hours..very dissapointed.
Will wait for reviews for this one.
I watched this earlier on youtube and thought it looks a bit rough around the edges. I couldn't help feeing that the 'characters' were performing in front of a 'green-screen' as they looked separated from the environment. I know its still got time and that could be 'early' footage.
I was a bit disappointed to see that you can customise your character but only a 'male' gender. It seems odd to have that level of customisation but no gender option.
Overall, I am interested in this game and have been since I first heard of it - must be at least a year ago now. It could turn out to be a very interesting game but could also disappoint. Its been on my watch list a while and still not 'fully' convinced me but there is still enough there to keep my eye on it
@BAMozzy @Wazeddie22 I'll probably be reviewing this one since I did Bound by Flame - hopefully it turns out better. Bound by Flame had potential but it just didn't live up to the task, and while The Technomancer definitely seems to have similarities, you'd like to think that the developer has taken feedback on board and has made a better game. We'll see.
@BAMozzy "I couldn't help feeing that the 'characters' were performing in front of a 'green-screen' as they looked separated from the environment."
I wasn't thinking "green screen", but now that you mention it that works too. For me it was almost like the background was too good, kind of like FF8 on the PS One (hard to describe). The characters looked good too, but they weren't there.
Never heard of Spider but they certainly are all in on this one. At first I just thought it was inFamous meets Total Recall but then it added in Half Life and Mass Effect and Borderlands. That's enough to be it's own thing. I'm not a big fan of Batman style fighting - 1 on 1 w/ blocking and dodging, I prefer all out fast as I can carnage - but there's enough going on here that I'll think about it when it's $10 or on PS+, brown isn't really my color.
Looking foreard to a new RPG there are not many at the moment so looking forward to this game.
Hmm, not sure about this one. Doesn't seem to be much there in terms of art direction and the gameplay doesn't look anything special either at this early stage. Never like writing off a game before it's out there but the trailer doesn't do anything for me I'm afraid.
Looks good I'll be keeping a eye on this one....
@ShogunRok hadn't discovered this site when Bound by Flame came out so unfortunately never got to read your review before buying the game.Will be sure to wait for your verdict on the upcoming one
Love the Mars setting, definitely on my radar.
Crap.
I really like it, needs some polish though.
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