Shadowrun: Hong Kong (RPG, 2015)
Setting
It suits my tastes well; the world is very well thought out. Cyberspace, corporations, politics, the relationships between shadowrunners and their employers, life in the cities shown – I felt all of this to some extent. The idea of magic, spirits, and demons initially seemed a bit out of place in this setting, but over time I came to accept it better, especially since it is generally well implemented.
I liked how the various races were introduced into the plot – they are essentially mutated (or evolved, I don't know which is closer) humans, either during their lifetime or during the development of the fetus. And since there are many of them and this is justified, none of the representatives of these metahumans seem out of place.
8/10
Plot
Individual quests and numerous details are well thought out, but, as is often the case, the main plot leaves something to be desired. The reason is the excessive scale and contrived nature of certain events; well, at least it's not bugs like in "Shadowrun Returns".
5/10
Gameplay
+ No need to run from NPC to NPC.
+ No need to loot corpses.
+ No need to run around locations in a clockwise direction.
+ No need to search containers.
+ No grinding.
+ Equipment, spells, drones, implants – all of this is implemented well.
+ Characteristics and etiquette appear regularly in dialogues.
- There is a general feeling of a lack of content (however, it is better this way than when there is content, but it is poorly implemented).
- The AI is dull.
- The direct execution of the tasks set before the player seemed straightforward.
7/10
Characters
They may not be original or particularly interesting, but each is very well written and they all look more or less believable. Many of them remained somewhat sympathetic to me.
7/10
Style
Locations are drawn well; weapons, implants, clothing/armor – very well; the character models, especially the elves, deserve special attention – you can feel their graceful and slender physique under 190 cm of height.
The music is good. Of course, after many hours of gameplay, it may become tiresome, but I didn't have the desire to turn it off, as is often the case in games – that is, it is at least not annoying. And I downloaded the soundtrack a long time ago.
8/10
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Average score:
7/10