The technomancer
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| Studio | Spiders | ||
| Publisher | Focus Home Interactive | ||
| composer | Olivier Deriviere | ||
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June 16, 2016 | ||
| platform | Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One | ||
| Game engine | Silk engine | ||
| genre | Action RPG | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| medium | Blu-ray , download | ||
| language | English | ||
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The Technomancer is an action role-playing game from the French development studio Spiders , which was released on June 16, 2016 for Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One . The game is a sequel to Mars: War Logs , published in 2013, and is set on Mars, which will be inhabited by humans in the future .
action
200 years after humans colonized Mars, the increasing scarcity of water is causing tension and armed conflicts on the Red Planet. Since the planet is also drifting out of orbit, solar radiation increases massively and leads to mutations. Contact with the earth is also broken. In this environment, the new law enforcement officer Zachariah serves as an elite police officer with special skills in the city of Ophir. As a so-called technomancer, he can manipulate electrical energy. In his function he gets caught between the fronts of the warring factions.
Gameplay
The character Zachariah is given, but the player can modify the visual appearance. The player controls Zachariah directly and initially only from a third-person perspective . Later, two independently acting companions are added, to whom the player can give tactical instructions during the real-time battles. Zachariah can switch between different fighting styles that may vary. a. distinguished by different branches of arms and combat maneuvers. Then there are the Technomancer magic skills. For successful battles and completed assignments, the player receives experience points and can gradually develop his character and learn new skills. Different approaches to solutions often emerge in a playful manner (fight, stealth, diplomacy) Through his actions, the player also builds a reputation and karma, to which the environment in the game reacts accordingly.
reception
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According to Metacritic, The Technomancer received mixed reviews (60 (PS4), 68 (XOne) and 56 (Win) out of 100).
"Produced cheaply and without fresh ingredients, the action role-playing game on Mars satisfies the hunger for games - if you don't expect too much."
“Yes, 'The Technomancer' weakens when it comes to presentation and AI behavior. Nevertheless, the bottom line is an amazingly entertaining action role-playing game with a successful combat system, a well-balanced degree of difficulty, a solidly told story and interesting decision-making situations. "
“The Technomancer seems like an RPG inspired by the greats of the genre, but it never really understands the fundamental elements that made them great. It has all the moving parts of a mid-2000s BioWare game but lacks technical polish and storytelling finesse to a sometimes painful degree. "
“The Technomancer feels like an RPG that was inspired by the greats of the genre but never understood the basic elements that made these titles so great. It has all the individual components of a BioWare game in the mid-2000s, but lacks technical fine-tuning and narrative finesse to a sometimes painful degree. "
IGN described The Technomancer as a representative of a gradually emerging B-game area (based on B-Movie ), whose representatives cannot keep up with the blockbuster productions, not least because of the lower budget, technically and in terms of content. In return, they contained numerous ideas and approaches that would help them to gain a loyal fan base and - despite the sometimes devastating reviews after publication - would help them achieve modest long-term success.
Web links
- Official website
- The Technomancer at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d The Technomancer - Test, role-playing game - 4Players.de . In: 4Players . ( 4players.de [accessed on May 5, 2018]).
- ↑ a b http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/the-technomancer
- ↑ Jason D'Aprile: The Technomancer Review . GameSpot . July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ↑ a b http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/the-technomancer
- ↑ a b http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-technomancer
- ↑ a b https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/the-technomancer-im-test-ein-spiel-wie-tiefkuehlpizza,3274952.html
- ↑ a b http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cbs-Tests-PC-The-Technomancer-15830375.html
- ↑ a b TJ Hafer: The Technomancer Review . IGN . June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ Ian Birnbaum: The Technomancer review . PC gamer . July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ↑ Toby McCasker: The Technomancer and the Rise of B-grade games. In: IGN. April 22, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018 (American English).