ROMBIE

TLDR: Rombie is a great game where you investigate the secrets of the Central Command. There is a lot of exploring to do through this procedurally generated world with many randomly generated quests you can use to become richer, stronger and ready to dig deeper into hostile territory. It's awesome. If you haven't been exposed to Phr00t's games before there are some common characterists that span the catalog: randomly generated worlds, random weapon drops, random battles between NPCs, great mobility (this time with a jetpack). Dude is a one man gang and has created some really interesting, fun and kind of overlooked games. Please go back to his other titles, 5089 and 4089, if there's anything here you like. You can get them for a song and I have sunk dozens of hours into those crazy worlds. These games will all lead you into memorable situations from the emergent gameplay. I've only played Rombie for about four hours at the present but I think I know enough about it to put s...

Gotta say, I've really been enjoying this one. At the time of this review, I'm almost 10 hours into the game, after only a night or two.... that's pretty rare for me. I'm finding this game to be constantly engaging and fun, despite a couple of rather nasty flaws. If you've ever played any of Phr00t's other games, you're going to feel right at home with this one. It has the same feel that most of his games do, and the same wonderfully bizarre and surreal world for you to explore. Rombie tasks you with traversing a desolate world mostly comprised of an endless sea of acid, with only these "islands" of tangled metal serving as any sort of solid ground. Islands entirely populated by robots. Most of whom want you dead. While each funky island structure thing tends to look very similar, I found that the game kept me constantly interested in exploring each one nonetheless... which is something that Phr00t's games have always been good at. I call these structures "islands", but that's...

TL;DR: Didn't really feel the Phr00t magic in this one. Get 3089, 4089, or 5089 instead. 3089 is one of my favorite games ever but, ROMBIE, despite graphical and gameplay similarities, misses some of the crucial elements that made 3089 such a blast. I'll be comparing ROMBIE to 3089 in this review to see what went wrong (which may not be fair because 3089 is a masterpiece). The first issue is the loot system. In 3089, every enemy or almost every enemy drops some loot when destroyed. In ROMBIE, you don't get that. Enemies only drop broken parts which can't be sold, only repaired. If you pay to repair it, selling it will lose you money, meaning you only equip the item if it's better AND you can afford to fix it, which is rare. Attacking enemies is unsatisfying because they almost always drop purposeless, worthless items. Instead of the wide variety of weapons you get in the 89s, every weapon is almost the same in ROMBIE except for some effect on impact or a firing speed change. The 89s...

ROMBIE, is another good Phr00t software title. Unlike 3089/5089, (which once you know the basics, you could just become a one robot rampage machine) in ROMBIE you must take care with every step, you never know if there is going to be a giga-tank-dash-robot just around the corner. The graphics are usual Phr00t fair, just enough so that you can play without your eyes bleeding, but the gameplay more than makes up for it. The jetpack is a nice touch, useful yet must be monitored, you don't want to overheart whilst trasnitioning between areas. Solid 8/10 game.

A phr00t FPS where you can be a head-sniping ninja robot frankenstein who jetpacks across a long series of bleak abstract floating islands filled with infinitely re-spawning modular machines which you harvest for upgrades by leading them into quiet corners and shooting them in the head with projectile-based (not hitscan) self-recharging energy weapons. [quote=erradical]Robot mugging simulator.[/quote] Accurate. ROMBIE is a 'real' shooter, in the sense that aim is a huge part of combat. All the guns shoot slow-moving projectiles which force you to lead your targets a lot more than in your typical "modern" Battlefield-style shooter, and enemies in the game will be far more reliable at shooting you than you, them (which is why you gotta get up close). ROMBIE starts out tough and continues to be dangerous throughout. You'll be doing a lot of shooting and fleeing (..or cloaking). You'll see the majority of the game's content in the first few hours of play, but for me, the challenge, ...

"Release the Dark Warriors." Maybe this will happen to you, or maybe it won't. There are many choices to make, and the story branches out in very different ways. From the first decision you're left wondering "what if?", and that is one of the best parts of ROMBIE. The gameplay is a steady climb of exploring randomly generated floating fortresses, gathering more powerful loot and items to strengthen yourself, and fending off (at times) a metric ass ton of robots that each have their own unique combinations of modules. Those modules make up the body and core of the enemy, and can be shot off one by one, or blown entirely to bits, or carefully sniped to protect their durability for possible recovery (aim for the head). These are the most common enemies, but certainly not the only ones. If you've never played a phr00t game before, this is probably the best place to start. Controls are basic enough to be learned quickly, and within an hour or two, you'll have a solid grip on the overall ...

Nice, darkly atmospheric game similar in function to 5089. Well worth the price tag

I've been playing phr00t's games since 3079 (great game in its own right!) and I think this is the best combination of the exploration, kill, loot, upgrade cycle which characterize his rpg-type games. The loot/repair upgrade system in this game is addicting and definitely doesn’t dole out the good drops like before making the rewards and choices more meaningful. The environment is more streamlined and part of the gameplay, I always felt cover was just a dive or dash away and maintaining jet energy has real consequences with the acid river always below. The shooting feels nice and the new combat mechanic of hitting critical areas on enemies makes even the toughest ROMBIES victim to a carefully planned shot! I really like the cryptocoin economy even though it hasn’t worked out for me yet, it’s awesome making investments and hoping they come through! The standard credits economy is also very well balanced and there are always things to buy as having a surplus of money means you ca...

That's an odd one. Like all of Phr00t's games ("5089" for example) the world and quests are procedural, the visuals are just plainly weird with a low poly count and low res textures, and the atmosphere is oppressive and the whole game shouts "indy one person team". It also shouts of dedication to content. If you're in the "meh .. I want flashy graphics" crowd then avoid at all costs. If you like immersive "otherwordly" (for lack of a better word) open worlds with procedural quests (and NPCs) and an interesting overarching story then it's definitely worth checking out. The VR implementation is very good by the way. Not CroTeam-level of superb, but enough to make the experience pleasurable :)

Its a good well made game. Another cool game to play by phr00t. I've still to get out of the first areas and survive, but so far it feels like a well worth the money game to buy, mostly for its replayability and challenges. The modular robot design is a fresh idea, and works well with the environment. All in all I recommend it to anyone that likes action fps games with a sci-fi theme.