ROGUE FLIGHT (PC) (Demo)

Overview: "A breathtaking arcade space combat game inspired by prestige anime." (Steam Description)

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20241107:
After trying Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, I decided to play this demo.

Setup: Xmbox controller

Steam Game Time: 22 minutes

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First Impressions:
The storytelling was amazing.

Among games I played, this game reminded me most of Star Fox 64, which I later read is the sequel to Star Fox. As I'm familiar with Star Fox 64, I'll keep my comparisons to that game. For fundamental gameplay, ROGUE FLIGHT shares in being an on-rails shooter where movement, shooting, and dodging (barrel roll) fire feel just like Star Fox 64. In addition to the basic controls, the game also extends this with a tail swipe maneuver, and missiles instead of bombs.

Moving onto the gameplay experience, the differences in this game from Star Fox 64 made for an overall worse experience. Item pickup felt unintuitive in comparison to that of Star Fox 64 (I think because the item pickups in Star Fox 64 are large and visible). Level design generally felt plain in comparison to that of Star Fox 64 - at least from what I specifically remember in the first level run on Corneria.
Demo Rating: 3.0 out of 5

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ROGUE FLIGHT (PC) (Demo)

Relevant Links:
ROGUE FLIGHT (Steam Store Page)