44
Products
reviewed
322
Products
in account

Recent reviews by UltharCat

< 1  2  3  4  5 >
Showing 1-10 of 44 entries
2 people found this review helpful
5.8 hrs on record
Dark atmospheric walking sim.
Like a bad dream, or bad trip.
A world of Zdislav Beksinski paintings come alive.
It's not about dynamic gameplay or hard challange, though some puzzles made me scratch my head for some time.
This is an experience, a true art. Don't try to beat the game, try to immerse yourself into the world.
There is something very occult about this game and previous game of this developer - The Shore.
Posted November 26, 2025.
Was this review helpful? Yes No Funny Award
1 person found this review helpful
127.2 hrs on record (126.3 hrs at review time)
The return of the Queen!!
Posted February 14, 2024. Last edited November 30, 2024.
Was this review helpful? Yes No Funny Award
No one has rated this review as helpful yet
25.3 hrs on record (17.8 hrs at review time)
<This revue is written by a non-native speaker>

Ok, first of all - "Station to Station" is NOT a tycoon game, and I'm fine with it. I have no idea how anyone can look at the store page and think it's a tycoon, but apparently some people did.

It's a pretty casual train puzzle, perfect to relax after work. The best analogy I can think of is "Train Valley" - you need to connect the "points of interest" and not get bancrupt. But this game is much more relaxed because there's no time limitations at all. The trains don't have a specific time to spawn and go, they can't crash, they... mostly a decoration. You chose where to build stations, how to connect them, sometemes you can chose the train itself - basic fright or passanger, or some special train that gives you extra money in specific conditions.
The tutorial is easy and intuituive, you won't be wandering "WTF is this thing?" and "how TF do I do this?" - all the mechanics are clear and simple.
The graphics - pixelated, but 3D, simplistic, but detailed. There's something very warm and comforting about this style. Everything looks like it was built in Minecraft!

Overall: If you like train puzzle games, like "Train Valley" - most likely you will enjoy "Station to Station". And if you liked this game - go check out "Train Valley"!
Posted January 4, 2024. Last edited March 26, 2024.
Was this review helpful? Yes No Funny Award
1 person found this review helpful
29.0 hrs on record (19.6 hrs at review time)
<This revue is written by a non-native speaker>

Boomer shooter meets Warhammer 40k! Do I need to say more? Grab your boltgun and go shoot some heretics!!

A lot of familiar weapon and familiar enemies that look EXACTLY like those miniatures on your shelf! Combine it with a nice 80-s style Heavy Metal soundtrack and you get a descent WH40k shooter, that shoud've come out a couple of decades ago, but somehow didn't.

Though if you don't have any miniatures but like retro-style shooters- you can still enjoy this game.

The only problem for me is it's very arena-oriented, I prefer more crridor level design.

Is it worth full price? Maybe not, better take it on sale like I did.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Ok, upd. after beating the game and on my way to the 100%

- Enemies: the're familiar, but... not a lot of variety here. It's Chaos Space Marines of differnt types (CSM, terminators, aspiring champs), cultists with differnt weapons, and Chaos Demons of Nurgle and Tzeench. No Orks, no Tyranids, Necrons, or anyone else, no Cult Legions (Plague Marines, Thousand Sons) - only Black Legion. This can sound OK, but for the 3 chapters - it's getting repetitive pretty fast, especially considering there is no variety between the chapterts. You will meet all these guys not only in one chapter, but in one level! Yes, Tzeench and Nurgle demons are in the same level and even in the same arena!.
It would be much better if each chapter location was corrupted by different Chaos God (add Khorne).

- Music: it rocks! ...in the main menu. The in-game music is... OK... Some techno-rock, nothing special, nothing memorable and ALWAYS THE SAME! Why didn't they make a couple more tracks in same style of the main menu theme for the game - no idea!

- Gameplay loop is usually this: you walk through the corridor, enter a huge arena, the doors close and a ton of different enemies of all sorts are spawning around you. Kinda reminds me of Painkiller, but Painkiller had DIFFERNT enemies and DIFFERENT music in different levels, and here... It's a same'ol, saame'ol situaaation (c)

This game has a potential to be great, but it's mediocre... sadly.

Still think it's worth getting on sale, but ONLY on sale.
Posted November 23, 2023. Last edited March 10, 2024.
Was this review helpful? Yes No Funny Award
7 people found this review helpful
86.5 hrs on record (84.3 hrs at review time)
<This revue is written by the non-native speaker>

Ok. This game is wired and it's not for everyone, but there's something special about it.
A lot of people will drop it in the beginning, but those who stay - they will stay till the ending. The true ending.
On the surface level it's a mix of Deus Ex and Warhammer 40k, very atmospheric! Gameplay is pretty common shooter - RPG with a ton of freedom. I think the game can even be called Immersive Sim - you've got different ways to complete some missions, like go all guns blazing, bribe someone, or hack - depends on what you do better.
But the strongest part really is the plot. It's wierd, it's cryptic, but if you solve the puzzle... Let's just say it's not what you will expect in the beginning.
It has all the pros and cons of indie game - great idea, unique features and low budget that prevents it to become a real masterpiece. Outdated grapics are overweighted by the STYLE!
so...

Gemeplay: 8/10
Graphics: don't care /10
Style: 666/10
Story: endless cycles of guilt/10

If you want something unusual - try it, but be sure that your legs are OK!
Posted February 24, 2023. Last edited February 26, 2023.
Was this review helpful? Yes No Funny Award
2 people found this review helpful
8.2 hrs on record
Ok... first of all
THIS IS NOT A SOOTER!
It has some shooter mechanics, but they're not the focus, so don't expect DOOM in Giger world. It is basicly a walking simulator with some shooting.
now when we have this out of the way...

The game is pure art! Very dark and disturbing, but art. The visuals are clearly the strongest part of the game, but thogether with sound design it creates such an atmosphere that you won't find any where else. You literally get into the Giger and sometimes Beksinsly paintings!
The story is cryptic, but not too much. you can understand it easily if you pay attension to the details. Biopunk at its finest!
The gameplay is mostly a walking simulator with puzzles and some ocasional shooting, though you can beat the game almost without killing - the creatures don't care about you too musch and if you back off and stealth - they will mind their own buisiness. So just don't rush - this is a slow game and it is best when you expierence it slowly.
The biggest problem of the game is its length. The devs cut out too much, I hope some day they will release some kind of directors cut.
As for now - the game is clearly bnot for everyone and never meaned to be. Most likely you either love it or hate it so before buying - watch some videos, read some articles etc.
Posted November 22, 2022.
Was this review helpful? Yes No Funny Award
8 people found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny