'The game’s foundationally decent combat, while reasonably fun, just isn’t quite good enough to carry the game’s dead weight across the threshold into being something truly memorable.' You play as detective Xiang Zixu who is repeatedly winding up dead and waking up at his apartment while investigating the disappearance of a reporter. This is also the case for the entire cast, with a soft exception for Wei Long, the main villain, who’s psychopathic tendencies and foolish arrogance can make him moderately entertaining at times. The game’s dystopian cyberpunk setting as well as its main story are derivative at best and downright forgettable at worst. Loopmancer probably isn’t going to be your game. If an original story, compelling characters and settings matter to you, then I can make this really easy for you. Meanwhile, the game’s foundationally decent combat, while reasonably fun, just isn’t quite good enough to carry the game’s dead weight across the threshold into being something truly memorable.

That said, despite some admirable attempts at creating a memorable world, interesting characters, engaging level design and a satisfying loop to partake in, Loopmancer rarely finds – let alone keeps – its footing with most of that. The action is fast and challenging and the combat is dense enough with different types of bombs, melee weapons and guns that the game does get some decent mileage out of it.

Loopmancer strives for a handful of neat ideas and often comes close enough to pulling them off to create some fun moments.

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