3/25/2023 0 Comments Cloudpunk game![]() ![]() ION LANDS did a wonderful job integrating the story with the esthetics of Nivalis. In some ways it reminds me of Total Recall 2070 – a series from the late 90s. The story thus covers familiar tropes, but it is very engaging. They are forced into survival on a daily basis. The wealthy live in the top of the city – off-limits to even HOVAs while the poor live below. The world of Cloudpunk is otherwise bleak and filled with contradictions. that is either running Nivalis or is made to do so. Through her travels the player learns more of the backstory, such as about the mysterious CORA – an ancient A.I. Raina interacts with Cloudpunk through an operator known as Control, he gives her the jobs and some tips on how to survive. Only her dog Camus is left, and he is now an A.I. Her life outside of the city was ruined by debtors and she lost her remaining family. Raina only just arrived at Nivalis, under a cloud as they say. So what about the story? There is plenty of mystery to unravel. If anything, everything is subservient to the story. ![]() In these walking areas are also resources you pick up to further your progress, but you are never really limited in a way to hamper your progression through the story. The developers have opted for a pseudo side-scrolling view in these sections, they need some getting used to. The map is strewn with such areas that can be quite expansive and require you to do a lot do a lot of walking. There are also sections on foot set at areas where you can land. Despite the obvious inspiration from other games the developer has strongly de-emphasized combat. They take damage which needs repairing and you need to fill up the tank once in a while. You can upgrade your car, called a HOVA, in a limited way. I purchased Cloudpunk guessing that is what it would be, but some people might hope it is a flying car shooter. In essence you are playing a graphic novel. As you deliver parcels you will set off game checkpoints that will further the story. There is just no shooting, there is just driving around an otherwise very beautifully realized cyberpunk-landscaped city. Just as with games such as G-police and Scrapland you have full control over your vehicle and you can fly to any destination you want. Sadly, what the trailer does not reveal but could be hinted at is that is pretty much the entire game. Its a gig – just to deliver parcels from one destination of to another. She is just new to Nivalis and decides to work for an illicit delivery company called Cloudpunk. ![]() The 22-minute trailer you can view on YouTube is set at the beginning of the game and introduces us to the player character Raina. Its just that this game might not be what some people are expecting. In bad I don’t mean buggy or frustrating. There is plenty that is good, but also some bad. So far I have spent about 5 hour with the game. It pushed all the right notes: cyberpunk, flying cars, film-noir story and more than a hint of the 2004 game Scrapland. After watching that I just had to have the game. In the case of Cloudpunk it was a 22-minute release day walkthrough video. Only a chance encounter introduced me to those games. This was kind of the same with Firewatch and Zachtronics games such as Exapunks. Three days ago I had never heard of Cloudpunk, a neo-noir story set in the metropolis of Nivalis. Big publisher’s have the resources to conjure up hype months in advance. One of the problems with Indie games is that you may never hear of them. ![]()
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