Ruiner

Ruiner is an action shooter / hack-and-slash. It's got some story and takes about 6-ish hours to complete. You run around some levels, whack enemies with your melee weapon, or pick up some guns to shoot at them, while using some abilities to help.
Truth be told, I didn't get very far in the game as I was immediately put off by one glaring flaw. The game is in this top-down, almost isometric view, and you control your character with the WASD keys. But... pressing down actually moves you down and slightly to the left. Likewise, all other directional controls are slightly angled. In a game where precision and fast action taking is important, this movement scheme is unacceptable. I can not play a game when the character is not moving where I am telling them to move. This in and of itself is more than enough to not recommend this game, but wait, there's more.

Honestly, the game just feels a bit boring, and has some unnecessary elements. It presents a variety of guns, but with their limited ammo, the mobility of your character, and the damage of your trusty handheld pipe, there's just no reason to not go up to everyone and whack them instead. Likewise, from the selection of abilities, not all are equally useful. The game's too short, repetitive, and running around dodging and whacking people is a snoozefest, so I just really see no reason to recommend it.

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