We’ve become so used to smooth gameplay and fluid framerates that it was certainly odd playing Vaporum: Lockdown with its jerky linear movement and pop-up boxes for tool-tips, inventory, and other menus. Creatures become more varied and more deadly the deeper you go and later, multiple enemy types will combine forces against you. You collect loot and gadgets, some of which can be used as weapons to fight off various sentry drones and glowing rats, at least in the early levels. You’ll slowly figure out the grid-based movement system that hearkens back to the days of D&D with dungeons drawn on graph paper, an option you can actually choose when starting your game if you disable the auto-map. The game eases you into the experience with a basic fetch quest for some batteries to power-up the nearby teleport pad. I’m a sucker for steampunk and Vaporum: Lockdown makes the most of that genre in design and atmosphere while crafting an engaging tale fleshed out with some quality voice acting. This all leads to several hours of traditional dungeon-crawling with plenty of real-time combat, puzzle-solving, and classic inventory management that fuels the RPG-system and character development. Naturally, bad things happen and Ellie gets trapped inside the tower of Arx Vaporum and will need to survive and escape. This prequel opens with a pleasing and informative narration set to some gorgeous sepia tone story panels where we find that we will be playing as Ellie Teller, a scientist working on a mysterious project on a remote island. If I had to make a comparison to a game I have actually played it would be Operencia: The Stolen Sun, another grid-based RPG. Logic would dictate that I probably shouldn’t be playing this game, but I did and I didn’t hate it. Its design is inspired by games like Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder, and Legend of Grimrock…none of which I have played. This is a prequel to Vaporum, a grid-based dungeon crawler that I never played. You will learn a lot about the world and its inhabitants through voiced dialogs, phonodiaries, and written notes.Vaporum: Lockdown is the perfect example of why I don’t like to use other games as comparisons in reviews. The overall storyline will have you piecing together a solution to the main obstacle, where the individual pieces are spread over several levels. Prepare to solve many kinds of puzzles and hazards, using various interactive elements, which will test both your wits and reflexes. Many different weapon types, each with a specific use, synergistic armor pieces, gadgets that allow you to raise your own army of underlings or to manipulate the battlefield, boosters, and more. To beat them, you will have to employ a broad array of weapons, gadgets, upgrades, and smart tactics.įortunately, there's plenty of powerful toys to play with. You will encounter nasty enemies with unique strengths and attack patterns. Mysterious storyline filled with secrets.Lots of exploration, loot, and character customization.Follow the story of Ellie Teller, a scientist struggling to survive disastrous events that happened in the tower of Arx Vaporum. Vaporum: Lockdown, a prequel to Vaporum, is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre.
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