In Metal Seed you tackle the position of Zoe as she wakes up in a brand new cybernetic physique 1000’s of years later in a futuristic underground facility. She is joined by a flying drone companion KOBY on this unusual new world. As she takes her first steps and explores the depths of this gigantic facility she quickly encounters hostile A.I. robots, hell bent on stopping her attain her vacation spot.
And the place is KOBY taking her?
To the center of the ability to satisfy this system S4VI who tells her that the ability was created by her father so as to save humanity and protect it till A.I. restore the earth to be liveable once more.
In an effort to fulfill her father’s plans to save lots of humanity she should got down to every ‘node’ (location) of the ability to search out 4 shards to revive her fathers consciousness.
It’s a easy story that appears like a mashup of sci-fi tropes from movies resembling Tron, The Matrix and A.I. Synthetic Intelligence.
The story is instructed not via standard cutscenes however via dialogue with S4VI as you discover his residing house and through KOBY as you discover every node. Nevertheless conversations with KOBY are moderately one sided with many of the story particulars coming from Zoe and KOBY ‘beeps and bloops’ again at her. A lot of the story is instructed environmentally as you discover the ability, with refined nods to the previous and every space exhibiting you one thing totally different visually to how this facility has been working to revive the longer term.
Now all the way down to the gameplay.
‘Metal Seed’ is basically a Souls-like recreation. With difficult enemies, respawn factors and ability timber to advance your fight model. Nevertheless whereas taking part in Metal Seed I couldn’t assist however again and again discover it extremely influenced by the gameplay of the Jedi Survivor video games.
First off the fight could be very comparable (with the substitution of a sword as an alternative of a lightweight sabre). You could have mild assaults and heavy assaults to take out enemies nevertheless it’s worthwhile to dodge so much as they are going to attempt to kill you any likelihood they get. Studying the sample of when they are going to strike is essential. Metal Seed encourages you to make use of stealth as an alternative of head on assaults as enemies are robust (even on the bottom issue setting) you’ll be able to disguise behind cowl or in flooring air flow which makes you invisible, sneak up behind them and take them down. You possibly can even take them down from above too.
I’d suggest stealth when it really works as enemies can develop into tiresome and fairly a ache to take out face to face when alerted as they generally tend to swarm you. This results in very tedious fight which feels extra of a beat ’em up of your character and fewer of a preventing likelihood to get out alive.
You do have a fast time occasion the place you need to press a collection of buttons so as to push an enemy off you earlier than they self destruct, nevertheless 9 out of 10 occasions this has at all times resulted in extremely annoying glitches the place it might launch me up into the air or midway throughout the map both killing me or glitching me right into a wall.
I’ve to say that the fight feels extra like an infinite grind than pleasant. Fortunately although you’re by no means too in need of well being packs to heal you in a decent spot as these replenish after you assault an enemy. The one disadvantage is if you happen to get swarmed by enemies these well being packs will probably be used in a short time however gained’t essentially replenish as quick as you need them to as a consequence of both having to run away or being hit consistently.
Fight apart, the primary gameplay mechanic is leaping and climbing. Metal Seed could be very platform based mostly and like with the Jedi video games the maps are very vertical with plenty of room to fall to your dying.
That is okay as there are plenty of cool visuals to take a look at whereas climbing. Utilizing KOBY can be built-in into the scaling by taking management of him to activate a management change so as to climb extra ledges for Zoe to seize onto and proceed her climb. I did encounter one other glitch whereas climbing the place if you happen to wished to maneuver round a 90 diploma ledge to go onto the subsequent ledge it wouldn’t allow you to transfer so as to progress ahead. I’d both have to leap down and climb again up a number of occasions or soar to my dying so as to get this to work.
The primary disadvantage although of the entire expertise of Metal Seed is that the gameplay will get very repetitive too shortly. It feels extra like a chore to get to the placement of the shard. Climb up and traverse the nodes, and make it via enemy outposts. Rinse and repeat.
The places fortunately range and there are totally different technique of journey which makes every space distinctive, however at it’s core it’s very repetitive. The quantity of S4VI factors you come throughout as properly makes it much more repetitive. These are just like the Jedi meditation factors in Jedi Survivor.
Nevertheless I appeared to return throughout one each 5 minutes, which made the concern of reaching a save level much less irritating.
From right here you’ll be able to quick journey between totally different nodes, save the sport, heal Zoe (though this respawns enemies), unlock new fits for you and KOBY and entry your ability tree. From this tree you’ll be able to unlock abilities to enhance your fight and offer you a greater likelihood at survival whereas going via outposts. I personally favored the hack enemies skill to provide me an ally on the sphere.
Graphics smart Metal Seed is attractive to take a look at. Every location is a visible deal with for the eyes with some really gorgeous set design. Character additionally appears to be like distinctive with nice consideration to element on Zoe and KOBY.
Voice overs are properly acted from Zoe with nice sound design for the enemy A.I. and for KOBY.
General Metal Seed is a enjoyable little indie recreation with an fascinating story which is sadly weighed down by repetitive gameplay and annoying glitches.
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