Relatedly, the easiest scuffles in the game are with the bosses, because they’re almost always fought alone and are only one stunlock away from dropping dead. The “leg cannon” move – the aforementioned ability to launch yourself off enemies – is especially satisfying, but its simplified use after Lugaru makes it extremely overpowered. When it works, the combat looks and feels great, but whether or not that will happen in a given encounter is anybody’s guess. It’s a poor decision regardless, because another thing that goes unexplained is what movements and contexts trigger what actions, giving you little control over where and how you attack. head strikes are stronger than torso ones, etc.) but the game never mentioned one, so I honestly don’t know. I think there’s a location-based factor in damage calculation (i.e. Pressing the block button just before an attack lands is supposed to counter it, but with next to no indication of when a blow will be thrown, it’s largely a guessing exercise. Sometimes both enemies and players get immediate one-hit kills, while identical situations only end after 3 or more strikes. The all-important combat is the most frustrating, because it may be one of the most inconsistent systems I’ve ever encountered. Every aspect of the gameplay has problems, however. Like teleporting in Dishonored, the ridiculous aerial capabilities of Overgrowth’s rabbit protagonist Turner lend a tense, efficient quality to sneaking, and the enormous environments can be fun to leap around in. Yay? For what it’s worth, the stealth and platforming are moderately satisfying. But where Lugaru contained the ability run on all fours for added speed, as well as enemies who could smell the protagonist if he was downwind or had blood on him, Overgrowth has…a greater platforming focus and unusually organic blood physics.
It’s technically spotty, presented in a bland and disjointed manner, and actually removes more features from its predecessor Lugaru than it adds.īoth games are surprisingly dark Watership Down-as-martial arts titles ,featuring context-sensitive combat based on timing and movement, stealth elements, two damage types that affect the player differently, and the ability to launch yourself off walls and enemies with powerful jumps. In fact, if I didn’t know what a massive undertaking programming a game engine is, I’d assume this was a rush job. It’s a self-proclaimed “absurdly ambitious” title that’s been in development for nearly a decade with practically nothing to show for it.
It is, of course, a better game than Daikatana, and thankfully never sold itself with the threat of one-sided sexual gratification, but “hubris” is still the word that most springs to mind when I think of it.
Overgrowth is something of an indie Daikatana.
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