Binary Domain Reviews

[h3]An interesting game for its time.

Such an underrated game def needs a sequel

"Guess what am I? Human or not : The Game" Non-stop Action BUT it is a cover shooter though. Wish I could change the FOV, it's too close for my comfort.

stupid fun dialogues, amazing world, very mass effect like in terms of cover, spriting, companions but shit combat ngl. Infinite stagger, weird mouse control especially when using sniper rifle, ...

I loved this game on ps3 and loved playing it on steam deck now, wish there was a sequel. Give it a go if you like ghost in shell/ blade runner type topics

I played this game years ago and had a lot of fun. It's Gears of War but with robots. The story is also really good.

Better than what I was expecting, my only gripe would be the limited settings for the game. Like why aren't there sound options? Still a great game.

This is a fascinating one. Binary Domain is a linear action shooter which deals with some surprisingly relevant themes - namely, the rise of artificial intelligence and the discovery of "Hollow Children", robots that do not know that they are robots and live out human life wearing, effectively, skinsuits; being in violation of the "New Geneva Convention", they have to be stopped. And you're the one to stop them. What you can expect is a linear team shooter with a bunch of interesting characters, some fantastic dialogue, excellent set-pieces and engaging story-moments, albeit with some strange design decisions peppering the whole experience. If you like PC-NPC team dynamics, good shooting, beautiful art-design, futuristic environments and cyberpunk themes, you'll love this one. What I liked - a) The shooting. Gunplay is fluid and fun. b) The characters. Cain is absolutely best boy. c) The dialogue and banter - the game is very well-written, though awkward at times (more on that later). d) The story - it's surprisingly fun! Avoids some cliches, falls prey to others. e) The cyberpunk feel. The Adam Jensen Deus Ex games are some of my favorites of all time, and this one really scratches that itch. The setpieces are FANTASTIC, the environments are beautifully made, and the art direction really gives you a brilliant feel of the dilapidated lower city contrasted with the sanitized and clean upper city. f) The reactivity of the enemies. Fire their heads off, they start attacking their allies. Fire their legs off, they fall and start crawling towards you. It's cool! What I wanted more of - a) Guns. Weapons. For a future that's so far ahead you'd think that there would be more interesting weapons beyond the standard SMGs, LMGs, Shotguns and Pistols. b) Clearer decision moments. The game world has a decent amount of reactivity based on the trust system, but no really pivotal decisions were put in my hands. I would have liked for the story to influence the gameplay, e.g. including stealth sections, introducing new weapons, abilities, etc. c) Reactivity in the game world itself. Maybe destructible environments, at least in some edge cases? What I did not like - a) Excessive banter e.g. you're getting pummeled into the ground by a mechanical gorilla, and one of your squadmates shouts "don't be irresponsible" or something like that. b) The squad communication system - the voice recognition straight up doesn't work, and the dialogue options are straight up bullshit. Imagine being told that you have to start picking up the slack, and your dialogue options are "Sure", "Shit!" and "No way". What the heck? c) The controls scheme. It took me a while to get used to it, but even then the controls felt not only floaty, but excessively so - I often had to run my mouse multiple times over my table to turn the character, and it turned out that using the keyboard to control the camera was better. Strange stuff. d) ARCHAIC game design. Controls cannot be changed from in-game; they can only be changed from a separate configuration tool. That's what games in the early 2000s were like, not from 2012. e) The more tank-y boss fights. There are some that just absorb a hell of a lot of damage, and there's no clear healthbar to speak of either. There's very little indication of how much damage you've done, and that lack of feedback creates a lot of uncertainty in the gameplay, which makes for even more tonal dissonance with the dialogue. All in all, if you don't mind the occasional frustrating design choice/in-game moment and the list of what I liked appeals to you, this might be worth trying out. It's usually dirt-cheap and for 10 hours of gameplay, not half-bad.

The only redeeming factor about this game is it's story and the robot designs. Everything else is downright bad The gameplay is excruciatingly awful, the ai teammates are a bunch of lobotomized patients who try to revive you when enemies are shooting lead at your position, and the world setting is generic sci fi. If you're revisitng this game for the nostalgia factor you'll deeply regret it as it happened to me as well. They should've added a coop feature just like in Halo where you and your buddies can have a fantastic time, being part of the campaign.

I randomly found this game i don't remember how but it hooked me quick. This is the definition of a hidden gem. Strongly recommend it.