Cloudpunk review

Nothing enhances a sci-fi setting quite like futuristic cities teeming with flying cars. We have seen this picture in the rain-drenched Los Angeles from Blade Runner, on Coruscant in Star Wars, and the New York of the future shown in The Fifth Element.

The voxel game Cloudpunk makes good use of this technique, and you become a part of these many celestial highways. The main character is the driver of one of these cars, whose task is not to ask unnecessary questions and obediently deliver packages to different parts of the dystopian Nivalis.

This vibrant and intricate metropolis looks incredible! A huge number of neon signs, spotlights, large billboards and flying cars scurrying back and forth between monolithic skyscrapers. If you've ever watched Blade Runner and would like to get behind the wheel of a spinner, with Cloudpunk fantasy becomes reality.

The game looks great even up close. Drive your car down to street level and see pedestrians, noodle stands and nightclubs. Advertising airships fly in the air, trains move along overhead rails, and beams of light beat from the windows of skyscrapers. This place really lives on. Cloudpunk uses all the famous cyberpunk clichés, butwow, that's very, very stylish.

Not to mention the unusual soundtrack. The rumble of moving cars, the endless rumble of rain, echoing voices (reflecting from billboards) and a soundtrack recorded on a synthesizer by the famous composer Vangelis. It all comes together to create an immersive soundscape. It sounds as good as it looks, and the result is a game with an incredible atmosphere.

Okay, the city is incredible. We have confirmed this fact. But now let's figure out what we have to do in the game. The main character is Rania, a newcomer to Nivalis who takes a job with a legally dubious delivery service called Cloudpunk. Your job is simple: you collect parcels, deliver them to the address and don't ask too many questions. The tasks are handed out by a mysterious dispatcher - a capricious but endearing old man whom you know only as a dispatcher. He will say that most new drivers don't even survive the first night.

Cloudpunk is a game about exploration and communication. In the process of delivering packages, you will meet a variety of characters, including shady nightclub owners, hackers, racers, CEOs, cops, and selfless androids. Nivalis is a city filled with stories, although the quality??o The writing and voice acting are pretty uneven.

There are some great characters here. Huxley is a private detective who communicates as if he's telling a hard crime novel, resulting in a lot of mixed metaphors that confuses and upsets Rania. And I love Kamus, the AI built into Rania's car, who has an infectiously naive and optimistic personality.

There is a story that you must follow. As Rania delivers packages, she learns more about Cloudpunk, who runs the city and how. As the dispatcher begins to trust you more, you get more lucrative bookings, including visits to areas of the Spire where wealthy corporate bosses live away from the masses of humanity.

But the more essential part of Cloudpunk is driving. Or flights? Your little flying car is a joy to drive, conveying a good sense of speed, weight and momentum. Gliding through these dazzling cityscapes, intertwined with traffic jams, you feel incredible. And the fun only intensifies as you spend your hard-earned cash on vehicle upgrades, including a speed booster.

Cloudpunk - morea narrative game that is more about telling a story rather than giving you some kind of impossible task. Rania is never in danger. From time to time you have to park and explore the streets of the city on foot. Fixed camera angles and smooth character movement make such segments less appealing compared to moving through the air. But there are some nice and easy puzzles here with the use of elevators and footpaths, as some of the clients hide in the dark corners of the crowded city.

There are some fun additions, such as Rania's apartment that you can decorate with new things, additional missions that tell you more about the city, and even the ability to trade in an old car for a faster model. But the very essence of the game lies in navigating the city and getting to know the strange characters living there.