I was genuinely surprised to find the game parts of Subverse to be as well designed and developed as they are, especially considering this is in very early access. I've also not mentioned the tactical opportunities like flying in a way that lets you use a homing missile against the same enemy that fired it. I forgot to add the hazards found in space combat, such as the asteroids. There are also map-based hazards.īoth modes are almost too well-thought-out, considering the subject matter. You've also got movement ranges, attack ranges and more based on the character or creature. It plays surprisingly well, with every character and creature having a special attack that charges if that character is hit four times. She can also be joined by three genetic monstrosities created by Lily, the super sexy scientist who joins you at the game's start. Again, choose one of your female love interests to take into battle. What about the turn-based tactics? These are the ground missions, and, honestly, I'm enjoying these far more than I expected to do. While in this mode, you've got your regular attack, a dash move, the ability to increase your speed at the cost of being able to attack and finally, a secondary, special attack that varies depending on the woman you pick at the start of a battle to join you in the fight. These aren't bullet hells in the same level as Ikaruga, DoDonPachi or Geometry Wars, there isn't that much going off on the screen, but it's also not too simple that it offers no challenge at all. You operate your ship and shoot other enemy ships, eventually fighting much larger ships that represent bosses.

For all you smart folks who have noticed this, allow me to explain.īullet hell shooting parts are your ship combat missions. I've mentioned already it's a mixture of a bullet hell shooter and turn-based tactics, and those of you who understand video games may realise that these are two vastly different genres. I mean the actual gameplay part of this adult game. So what about the rest of Subverse? Not the sex we'll talk about that later.

The only things I can think of are Duke Nukem's crassness turned up several notches, making everything about the sex, then taking it to Deadpool levels of in-your-face. The number of innuendos and the direct comments about you placing your hotdog into the awaiting bun of a female scientist, devil-woman, or female-shaped android, is myriad. Player discretion is advised, and that's even before you even get to the porn. StudioFOW is keen to state at the very start that 'player discretion concerning this disgusting game is advised'. I could go on, but it doesn't get any better, or worse for that matter. Zanderson Dooper, that you have performed the Chronic Run performed in 420 parsecs, references to a Bro Bogan podcast. No amount of text at the start of the game saying the characters are fictional will create a good enough facade. Indeed, you'll find so many characters that aren't even a wafer-thin reference to real people or something from popular culture. There's something just amusing about Sandy Glitchford talking about the data capsule he left at Starcucks, but the capsule happened to contain financial information and NDA documents regarding future projects. It's also not good, but if you're anything like me, you're going to get a few laughs out of it. The dialogue isn't exactly porn-movie bad. Much of your time will be spent in (fortunately) skippable dialogue scenes. This is essentially three different games mashed into one, and it honestly works. Also, a whole lot of breasts, arses, tentacles, and other monstrosities. So, what exactly is Subverse? It's a mixture of bullet-hell shooter, turn-based tactics, and visual novel with a dash of RPG.

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