E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy Reviews

completely unique game 100% worth playing.

The story sold me more than anything else. Took 3 playthroughs and 9 pages in notepad to really get a basic grasp of what was going on, now I'm trying to find out what happened before the events of the game, really makes you feel like a proper detective when the Tutorial consists of "Press T to see how shit works", and if you don't press T, you just keep going unhindered, accessible at any time, no pressure to play any particular way. (Big qualm though, I absolutely hate the stealth mechanics, but I do like that enemies will still try to guess where you're at when you're invisible and shoot the general area)

one of a kind. become the ultimate cyborg gunslinger space wizard.

Pretty fun game. If you play the campaign online it's even more fun. A lot of interesting systems that are confusing at first but make sense eventually.

First thing first, this game is the textbook example of user unfriendly. It does not tell you anything, and you have to figure it all out on your own (nearly impossible) or look up a guide or video to explain it. However, this significantly adds to the atmosphere of the game. I have not played a game similar to E.Y.E in the years since I first played it, and likely never will, until just recently. The devs of the game posted a teaser of a possible second game in the works, nearly 14 years after the first games release, and I truly hope that its just as fucked up as this one.

An incredible mess of a game, in the best possible way. Mechanics, lore, story, basically everything is incredibly ambitious but limited due to time, money and experience of the team. Somehow it all manages to mostly come together as well as a coherent vision but there are absolutely very noticeable setbacks. I really hope the new game they are developing (though from the teaser I am scared of it being another horde slasher like Vermintide...but I will keep my hopes up) is a sequel to this one as the potential for it to be an absolute masterpiece is sky high. Usually incredibly cheap and super fun with a friend, so go for it!

I bought this game when it first came out and couldnt ever get past the first level. All 6 hours on record were me trying to figure out where the hell I was going. Havent touched it since. 47/34

This is a decent immersive sim for the combat alone. If you want a game that will give you lots of approaches to killing stuff, maybe this is your jam. If you're expecting a compelling player-driven story the likes of Deus Ex or VTMB, skip this one. I came to terms with the awful opaque dialogue writing and was looking forward to at least unlocking some cool cyber abilities that would let me approach the levels differently (I really liked Deus Ex, okay?) but the resource investment to be able to actually afford any of those abilities is so high I had unlocked literally nothing other than stat upgrades by the end of my playthrough. At a glance, it looks like all the abilities are just combat upgrades that make you slightly better at shooting, slashing, running, or being shot. Also, the level design is awful. What should be simple 5-minute missions are turned into 30-minute slogs by spreading objectives out over miles of empty levels (sometimes interspersed with helicopters that can basically one-shot you from the skybox) that ask you to go back and forth between an NPC and random locations with a few enemies. Despite all this, there is a decent co-op shooter RPG somewhere behind these layers of jank that occasionally shines through, which is more than a lot of big-budget co-op shooters can say.

crackhead campaign mode. i would say "great game to do drugs to" but the game itself is the drug. replayable and enjoyable side mode a game made for people who wish "xavier renegade angel" was even less coherent than it already was

EYE: Divine Cybermancy is buggy, unbalanced, poorly translated and runs surprisingly poorly given its age. However, it's also one of the best games I've ever played. The gameplay is quite typical for a source shooter to start off but it quickly spirals out of control. EYE is a bit of an immersive sim and most missions have multiple routes and sidequests to complete. Hacking and the cloak augmentation are available early and can completely change how you approach a level. Without going into spoiler territory, the game branches out into different routes at a point of the campaign and you've got to finish all three to get the true resolution to the story. This isn't very difficult because the game is quite short otherwise and it's also worth mentioning that the experience stays fresh because your character snowballs like crazy, allowing you raise the difficulty and snowball even faster. When you are done, EYE is a completely different game from when you started. Heck, even the story kind of makes sense at the very end. Even the guns are kind of crazy. They are normal for the most part, until you are taking out helicopters and turning on alternate fire modes. Nevertheless, I do have some gripes with the game as I mentioned before, but honestly I don't care. I would advice anyone who wants to play EYE to stick with the BOSCO for the first few missions and carry the TRK once armored enemies start showing up lest you want to tickle them. The mid game is more forgiving although I would recommend something with high ammo efficiency like the Despezador or to carry a sidearm. The Bear Killer is the weapon you probably want to unlock the most but the Motra and S6000 are both solid and not too expensive. EYE: Divine Cybermancy also has a research tree and cybernetic implants because why not? I'd suggest investing on level 3 legs right away and spending the least money possible on researchers. The adrenaline pumper and eyes are good as well. Finally, I think the job system is good early on but breaks apart during the late game. It simply doesn't pay off to specialize for the most part when you can be good at everything which is why everyone ends up as a grey master. In conclusion, I really like EYE: Divine Cybermancy. It's not a perfect game by a long shot, but I don't care because all the polish in the world couldn't replace what makes EYE special. The multiplayer is great too if you can ever find someone to play it with.