Written past times Anthony L. Cuaycong
Title: Fear Effect Sedna
Developer: Sushee
Publisher: Square Enix
Price: $17.99
Genre: RPG
Also Available On: PS4, Steam, XB1
From the outset, Sushee Games was clear amongst its plans for Fear Effect Sedna. After having secured from Square Enix the license to prepare a novel loose for the AAA serial terminal seen on the Sony PlayStation 17 years ago, the French independent studio went on Kickstarter inwards Apr to secure the requisite funding too back upwards from would-be players of the sequel. And, to its pleasant surprise, the reception was much, much warmer than expected, proof, if nil else, of the brand’s lasting equity. It reached its £100,000 goal inwards thirty days, too kept the populace non only informed of the projection throughout development; it involved backers inwards the production procedure past times quest for content inputs too getting work-in-progress versions tested en route. And at the plough of the year, it announced the completion of its project, amongst assistance from publisher Forever Entertainment, nether the Square Enix Collective banner.
The result, fortunately, is i that both those who retrieve Fear Effect fondly too those novel to the serial tin sink their teeth into amongst gusto. Set 4 years afterward events inwards the master release, Fear Effect Sedna stars the same protagonists too manages to capture the human face too experience of its roots. It has Hana Tsu Vachel, Rain Qin, too Jacob “Deke” DeCourt go to French Republic on a mission for the Hong Kong Triad. Meanwhile, old partner Royce Glas heads to the North Pole from the U.S. to follow a trail enlightened past times agency of an Inuit artifact. And when all their paths cross anew, they respect themselves having to bargain amongst the supernatural too assessing the pros too cons whenever the aptly named “fear effect” (during which heightened harm is given too received) is triggered.
Paying homage to the source material, Fear Effect Sedna features familiar cel-shaded models, fleshed-out characters inwards shades of gray, cyberpunk atmospheres, expansive treatments, too single-player mechanics. At the same time, it makes a pregnant alteration, presenting the gameplay from an isometric persuasion inwards gild to highlight strategy aspects of the game; the advantage indicate allows players to build proper threat assessments too give members of the squad attendant instructions.
Needless to say, Sushee Games implemented the modify inwards an endeavor to build Fear Effect Sedna’s activeness elements to a greater extent than compelling. The outcome is a mixed bag, however; most crucially, it has enemies essentially blitzing the squad, thus negating all the emphasis on stealth. That said, it has no shortage of prepare pieces that spark the intended adrenaline rushes; at that topographic point are gunfights aplenty, too for those who aren’t into precise aiming, the controls bear witness to live to a greater extent than than serviceable.
Thankfully, Fear Effect Sedna fares far improve amongst its puzzle sequences that are, for the most part, challenging too inventive; using ingredients from diverse genres, they current of air upwards existence standalone mini-games, thematically unrelated to each other but whose accomplishments are essential to the progression of the story. They ensured gamer appointment for Fear Effect too Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix, too practise the same through the 10 or too so hours gamers volition pass negotiating Fear Effect Sedna from start to finish.
In the end, though, Fear Effect Sedna’s biggest describe is its engrossing presentation of the narrative. Backstopped past times immersive music too cutting too contemporary — if occasionally stilted — dialogue, it manages to build players attention close what happens to Hana, Rain, too Company. The agency their relationships unfold, done to provoke contestation inwards Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix, has acquire to a greater extent than nuanced and, therefore, worthy of investment. And, inwards his regard, the plentiful cutting scenes, presented inwards an fine art trend showing reverence to ancestry, aid no end.
All told, Fear Effect Sedna is a hearty recommend for the Switch, particularly at $17.99, about 10% lower than the cost of its PlayStation 4, XBox One, too PC counterparts. Considering that it wasn’t initially intended for loose on Nintendo’s hybrid console, the cost indicate is a decidedly pleasant surprise. It encompasses all the pluses (and minuses) of crowd-sourcing ideas along amongst financing, too makes those steeped inwards the FE civilisation revel inwards the hope of what’s slated to come upwards next. And having underscored its capacity to brain to constituents too larn from the past, Sushee Games should render an fifty-fifty bigger boom amongst the upcoming Fear Effect Reinvented.
THE GOOD
- Respectful, fifty-fifty reverential, of the source material
- Pleasing fine art trend too engrossing score
- Fleshed-out characters
- Enjoyable too challenging puzzles
THE BAD
- Questionable AI, making strategy elements ultimately irrelevant
- Too many medkits too the certainty of the Pb characters’ revival dampen suspense
- Relatively short
RATING: 7.5/10
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