Fixed camera angles and slightly floaty character movement mean these sections aren't as compelling as when you're in the air. Occasionally you're forced to park your car and explore parts of the city on foot. It's a narrative game first and foremost, more concerned with telling you a story than challenging you. But for the most part, Cloudpunk is a pretty easygoing experience. Nivalis is a pretty typical cyberpunk Mega City: rain, neon, ads, massive class divide, etc. You play as Rania, a newcomer to the city to Nivalis.
Currently out on PC, Nintendo Switch, and consoles. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. There are some light simulation elements too, such as stopping at garages to refuel, or forking out for repairs if you've traded paint with a few too many hover buses. Cloudpunk is a 2020 Cyberpunk open-world role-playing game developed by Ion Lands and published by Maple Whispering Limited. A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. And it only gets better as you spend your hard-earned wages on upgrades, including a nifty booster that gives you a short, satisfying surge of speed. Gliding across those dazzling cityscapes, weaving through traffic, and firing your repulsors to gain altitude feels sensational. Or is it flying? Your little hover car is a delight to control, with a nice feeling of speed, weight, and momentum. And as Control grows to trust you, you're given more lucrative jobs-including a visit above the clouds to the Spire, where wealthy corporate stooges live and work away from the mass of humanity below.īut what really holds Cloudpunk together is the driving. As Rania makes her deliveries she learns more about Cloudpunk, how the city is run, and the tensions bubbling beneath the surface.
And I love Camus, Rania's AI companion, who has an infectiously naive, optimistic personality. Unfortunately the cybernetic arms run out after buying too many. On the same island, in front of lifecorp HQ and down a couple levels is a wandering merchant that buys them for 5880. Huxley is a private detective who speaks like he's narrating a hard-boiled crime novel, and frustrates Rania with his tortured mixed metaphors. There’s a merchant buy the ramen merchant that gives the quest for the elevator Gorgotha that sells cybernetic arms for 4900. You get swept into it, and as a result it never disappoints. The voice acting and soundtrack are mostly top-notch, and the whole game is polished with minimal bugs or glitches. There are some great characters here, though. CLOUDPUNK is a low-budget game, sure, but as a result it uses everything at its disposal to immerse you. Nivalus is a city filled with stories, although the quality of the writing and voice acting is pretty uneven. As you make your deliveries you'll meet a large cast of characters along the way, including shady nightclub owners, hackers, hover car racers, CEOs, cops, and self-aware androids. Cloudpunk is a game almost entirely about exploration and conversation.
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