INSPIRE

I'm going to hold onto this game in the hopes that it gets more updates, but as of the moment, I don't know if I can recommend it in its current state. As i know this is made by one developer and I understand how difficult game development can be, I hope this review is helpful in making the product better. Firstly, the world, artwork, and music are all pretty good and got me into wanting to try the game out, they do not disappoint. I also like the survival elements, looting, and most of the enemy types you run into. The whole idea kinda makes me feel like this is sortof a Jak & Daxter/Farcry kind of game and I really enjoy that idea. The idea of upgrades mixed with an inventory system with weapons and a jetpack makes for some interesting fun all around. However, I have a few criticisms that hopefully help in guiding the game into a more precise vision. Firstly, what is the goal of this game? In the description it reads: INSPIRE is a Stylized Top-Down Shooter set in the near future. ...

[h1]First Impressions[/h1] Played the game a bit , saw yesterday the release video on TikTok. Had to try it cause he is a fellow Dutch person. [h1]After playing it :[/h1] I really played it now.. No sense in leveling up. No sense in how get money. Killing spiders / wolfs doesnot do anything.. No visual aid of picking up stuff. Only saw the popup that I got my first coffee. No popups with items looted from dead enemy's Also is there a level systeem? Killing MOBS doesnot seem to get you anywhere.. besides keeping you from dying. Also a minimap might be a good idea. Better controller support also seems like a great thing.. Make sure once using a controller , you dont have to use the mouse anymore. But still lovely game vibe. Job nicely done.. Will keep on playing.. Also if you want to make the people feel , like you are invested , I would really start interact more to people here on steam.. I know you are only alone.. But not all posts here are answered by you. Show the people...

Despite asking twice on the Discussion boards about an issue with the controller (the right trigger regularly doesn't work, despite there being NO issue with the controller [I've tested it]; and the first time asked was 6+ weeks ago, at the time of writing), no support or response has been provided. The game has seemingly been abandoned in a less-than-functional state in a way that, frankly, isn't acceptable. The game looked really interesting, but to receive NO response or help is incredibly disappointing. Requested a refund, which I didn't want to do, as I was wanting to actually play the game, but its abandonment, and the inability to properly play the game, has left me with no choice.

Review Update 5/2/2024 --------------------------------- I recommend wishlisting this but do not recommend purchasing it in its current state. It's clear for a solo dev to put this together, they care about the game very much. But at $14.99 this is only $5 less than a fully cooked game with hours of game play. I would have refunded this within 5 minutes if it wasn't a solo dev project. This should not be in early release yet. It is really in alpha. There are features there but they don't come together into a cohesive game. Basic things like: earning money to buy stuff, healing / damage balance, combat balance, XP / leveling. I would feel silly for having paid $5 for this...let alone three times that. I get it. development takes time, even more so as a solo developer. And you have this thing that is sitting on your computer and you're like "I want to get feedback, I want people to play this thing I've been putting money and time into for a year." But you have one first impression t...

Excellent game! The combat loop is really fun and engaging, the open world is pretty big and encourages exploration. The enemy variety is shockingly good, I wish some AAA games put this kind of effort into designing their enemy types. Overall the game offers quite a lot - from enemy types to gun types to power-ups and abilities, it has a lot of room to experiment and find your own play style. The combat is not easy, but not gratuitously hard, I think enemies' spawn rate and sponginess are pretty well balanced. I was playing on "Normal" difficulty and some regions were quite challenging and forced me to experiment with weapon choices and abilities. Love it! I also love that the game doesn't hold your hand and points you to exact coordinates with exact steps to solve a problem, like a lot of modern and big budget games do. It actually lets you figure things out on you own, which I really appreciate. And of course there's the music! This game is easily in my top-3 favorite video game...

I am always looking for top down shooters and Inspire peaked my interest during the Autumn sale. I am not super into the game so far and will continue to give it a shot, but for now I would not recommended it at full price but can say on sale it has enough fun to give it a shot. Pros -Fun movement abilities. -Interesting active abilities. -Interesting vertical movement with jet pack -Easy to pick up Cons -Guns feel bland. I have use 5 at this point and only the shotgun feels fun -Modifications are unclear, adding some numerical values would be nice - Very hard to see attacks, I am colorblind and am facing death because I just cant see attacks. - Map and quest tracking is poor - Doesnt do a good job of highlighting shop locations etc.