// OVERDRIVE Reviews

good game for a good price

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very fun gameplay loop with good progression between runs

Nice game, i really liked it and for such a price i have had far more than what i expected.

Good for fast twin stick sessions. Kathleen Turner approved. (7/10)

it's ok game is fun but has some problems 7/10 or 6/10 or something

Slow to control, dull to play, and too much reliance on flashing elements of the screen.

I had the opportunity to discover the next game from the same developer (Project Operator) at Strasbourg's Indie Game Contest and I wanted to give a try to this first title. For this price, I would just say go! Get ready for very efficient (and addictive) gameplay mechanics. I wanted to test it for 10 minutes and oops, 1 hour was gone lol A special mention to the sound design and the excellent soundtrack!

I'm reviewing Steam games in alphabetical order and you can watch my review here: https://youtu.be/2nEMMCHvlOA Prefer to read? Overdrive is an interesting genre mash-up of bullet-hell, twin-stick shooter and roguelike mechanics. Unfortunately, for every thing the game does right, it also does something wrong. It boils down to the upgrade system not having enough meaningful choices that add to the gameplay experience. It's a great idea for a progression system, but having to choose between 3 identical upgrades where the only difference is that one has higher numbers than the others does not make for engaging or empowering player choice. If the upgrade system was reworked, more level variety and bosses added, this game could be something great. As it stands, it's a missed opportunity.

-Mildly fun at times, but incredibly unbalanced and half-assed in many ways. -Many of the "survival" rooms can be easily cheesed by just standing behind a wall for 30 seconds. Makes me think the game was barely tested at all. -Your runs can be extremely difficult or insanely easy depending on how lucky you get with perk selection. -Speaking of perk selection, there is often little choice to be had. You are presented with 3 options and you just pick the one with the biggest health or damage increase. An extremely underdeveloped feature. -The OST is actually a banger tho ------------ Overall not a terrible game tbh, but compared to the other games in the genre such as Geometry Wars or Monolith, this game is just not worth playing and feels incredibly rushed.