Info about DAEMON X MACHINA:

Official game description:
_"Welcome to your battlefield."_
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You are an Outer, a new breed of human being that appeared in the aftermath of the Moonfall calamity. As a mercenary for the Orbital organization, you are on the front line of a desperate war for humanity's survival against the Immortals—corrupted AIs that have rebelled against their human creators. Piloting a fully customizable mech known as an Arsenal, you must team up with mercenaries like yourself and complete missions to defeat the Immortals once and for all. But be careful—in a war fought by mercenaries, today's allies can become tomorrow's enemies.  
From the visionary minds of Kenichiro Tsukuda and trailblazing mech designer Shoji Kawamori comes a new generation of high-speed mech action combat.  
GAME FEATURES
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*   Soar across the battlefield and engage in frenetic, high-stakes mech combat against corrupted machines and gargantuan Colossal Immortals.  
*   Fully customize your Arsenal mech with a variety of weapons and parts to your exact specifications.  
*   Salvage defeated enemies for parts and weapons, which you can use on the fly on the battlefield.  
*   Customize your player avatar with a variety of cosmetic options. Go under the knife and receive extensive body modifications to learn new skills at the cost of your human appearance.  
*   Team up with players in online Co-op Mode to destroy bosses, or take on Exploration Missions together to map Immortal bases and unlock powerful gear.  
*   Battle other players in 1 vs. 1 or 2 vs. 2 Versus Mode and climb the leaderboard rankings to become the top mercenary.

Release date: Feb 13, 2020

Categories: Mech Combat, Customization, Cooperative Multiplayer, PvP, Character Customization, Loot-Driven Combat System, Action, Shooter

Feature scans:
- Proton/Linux: score 10; verdict: Works Well; summary: The game appears to have good compatibility and performance on SteamOS, a Linux-based system. There are mentions of storage size issues and Denuvo DRM, but no explicit Linux/Proton compatibility problems are noted.
- Steam Deck: score 30; verdict: Good with Minor Issues; summary: The Steam Deck experience for this game is largely positive, with users praising its performance, battery life, and gameplay controls. However, there are notable issues with stability and performance on certain platforms, as well as concerns about storage size and in-game content. These issues, while significant, do not overshadow the overall positive feedback.

- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $10.00 - $15.00
  - Reasoning: The majority of the reviews suggest that the game is not worth its full price and should only be purchased on sale. Many users mention that the game is only worth buying at a significantly reduced price, often suggesting a sale price around $10 to $15. The sentiment is that the game has several issues and does not provide enough value at its full price point.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 100.0h
  - Story completion: 6.0h
  - Session length: N/A
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides a range of playtime experiences from different users. One user mentions having over 100 hours on the Switch version and additional hours on the Epic Games version, indicating a high level of engagement and suggesting a long playtime for game completion. Another user reports around 18 hours to complete all missions and side missions, including grinding for upgrades. Additionally, a user mentions that the game can be completed in less than 6 hours if only focusing on the main story missions. These quotes help estimate the typical playtime for different levels of engagement with the game.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game starts fun but quickly becomes repetitive and stale, with the fun dropping significantly after the initial phase. The anchor event is the completion of the single-player campaign, after which the game shifts to grinding for rare weapon drops.
  - Stance: Fun then drops
  - Anchor: Completion of the single-player campaign
  - Time to anchor: 10h 0m
  - Friction: Repetitive missions; Grinding for progression; Stale gameplay after initial phase
  - Unlock drivers: Initial gameplay and customization; Co-op multiplayer missions
  - Conditions: Playing with friends; Co-op mode
- Player Archetypes:
  - Customization Enthusiast (sale)
    - Motivation: Deep customization and tailoring mechs to preferred playstyle.
    - Playstyle: Focuses on extensive customization and experimenting with different builds.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: Mech Enthusiast; Customization Lover
    - Reference games: Armored Core 6; Zone of the Enders
  - Multiplayer Seeker (deep sale)
    - Motivation: Enjoying multiplayer missions and cooperative play.
    - Playstyle: Prefers multiplayer and cooperative missions but is hindered by inactive servers.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: deep sale
    - Labels: Co-op Player; Multiplayer Enthusiast
    - Reference games: Armored Core; Half Dead
  - Armored Core Fan (sale)
    - Motivation: Seeking a similar experience to the Armored Core series.
    - Playstyle: Enjoys building mechs and smooth gameplay, critical of multiplayer and story.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: Armored Core Fan; Mech Builder
    - Reference games: Armored Core 6; Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Extensive mech customization options (weight 0.38): The game offers a wide range of customization options for mechs, including various weapons, parts, and designs. Players appreciate the depth and flexibility in personalizing their mechs, making it a standout feature.
- Positive overall gameplay experience (weight 0.34): Players generally find the gameplay enjoyable and satisfying. The game is praised for its smooth and fluid combat mechanics, as well as its fun and engaging gameplay loop.
- Impressive mech and character designs (weight 0.18): The game features visually appealing and well-designed mechs and characters. The designs are often described as gorgeous, luxurious, and interesting, adding to the overall aesthetic appeal.
- High-quality graphics and visuals (weight 0.16): The game is praised for its stylish and visually appealing graphics. The unique art style, including cel-shaded aesthetics, contributes to the game's overall visual appeal.
- Good voice acting and soundtrack (weight 0.14): The game features impressive voice acting and a decent soundtrack. The performances are noted for being luxurious and of high quality.
- Variety of weapons and playstyles (weight 0.08): Players appreciate the variety of weapon types and playstyles available in the game. This diversity adds to the gameplay experience and customization options.
- Challenging and fun boss fights (weight 0.08): The game includes boss fights that are described as fun and challenging. These battles provide a rewarding experience for players.
- Ability to leave mech and fight on foot (weight 0.08): A unique feature of the game is the ability to climb out of the mech and fight as a human. This adds a layer of versatility to the gameplay.
- Multiplayer modes including co-op and PvP (weight 0.07): The game offers diverse multiplayer modes, including cooperative and competitive options. This adds to the game's replayability and social aspects.
- Looting parts from enemies (weight 0.07): Players can loot parts and weapons from defeated enemy mechs, which is found to be a gratifying aspect of the gameplay.

Common complaints:
- Poor Story Quality (weight 0.66): The story is widely criticized for being poorly written, confusing, and nonsensical. Many players find it forgettable, poorly presented, and lacking depth.
- Poor Combat Mechanics (weight 0.29): Combat, particularly melee combat, is criticized for feeling stiff, poorly implemented, and unsatisfying. Players also note that mechs feel weightless and lack diversity.
- Inactive Multiplayer (weight 0.1): Multiplayer is noted to be inactive or dead, with players finding it difficult to find active lobbies or other players to engage with.
- Forgettable Characters (weight 0.1): Characters are often described as forgettable, unmemorable, and poorly written. Voice acting is also criticized for being bland and annoying.
- Poor Controls and Visuals (weight 0.08): Controls are criticized for being unintuitive, weird, and poorly implemented. Visuals are also noted to be poor.
- Frustrating Final Boss (weight 0.07): The final boss is criticized for being poorly designed, overly difficult, and frustrating to defeat.

Gameplay feedback:
- Extensive Mech Customization (weight 0.33): The game offers a wide range of customization options for mechs, including weapons, armor, and appearance. Players can tailor their mechs to their preferred playstyle, similar to games like 'Armored Core'.
- Co-op and PvP Modes (weight 0.15): The game includes cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes, with specific missions designed for co-op play. These modes add replayability and variety to the gameplay.
- Varied Mission Structure (weight 0.13): The game features a variety of missions with different structures and difficulties. However, some missions can be repetitive and challenging, with a tiered difficulty system.
- Intuitive Controls (weight 0.13): The game provides smooth and intuitive controls, including keyboard and mouse, as well as controller support. The controls are designed to be simple and customizable.
- Engaging Storyline (weight 0.11): The game features a single-player story with complex plot elements and character interactions. The story is presented through mission briefings and character dialogues.
- Diverse Weaponry (weight 0.08): Players have access to a variety of weapons, including assault rifles, dual snipers, shotguns, and melee weapons. This variety enhances combat and customization options.
- Mixed Combat Feedback (weight 0.07): Combat feedback is mixed, with some players finding it unsatisfying while others enjoy the fast-paced and epic combat. The combat handfeel varies among players.
- Giant Mech Battles (weight 0.07): The game features giant mechs and high-speed mecha action, with anime-styled fights and Evangelion-style mechs. This adds to the excitement and visual appeal of the combat.
- Melee and Ranged Combat (weight 0.06): The game features both melee and ranged combat mechanics, providing a variety of combat options for players. This diversity in combat styles enhances gameplay.
- On-Foot Gameplay (weight 0.06): Players have the ability to exit their mechs and move on foot, adding a unique dimension to the gameplay. This feature allows for more versatile combat and exploration.
- Character Interactions (weight 0.06): The game includes character interactions and dialogues, presented through cutscenes and mission briefings. These interactions contribute to the story progression and character development.
- High Replayability (weight 0.06): The game offers high replayability with enjoyable and solid gameplay. The variety of missions, customization options, and multiplayer modes contribute to this replayability.
- Grinding Mechanics (weight 0.05): The game includes grinding mechanics, similar to other games in the genre. Players can expect to engage in gear-grinding and repetitive gameplay loops.
- Space Combat (weight 0.05): The game features combat in space, adding a unique environment to the gameplay. This space combat includes high-speed action and the use of rockets.

Performance notes:
- Smooth performance on various hardware (weight 0.17): The game runs well on lower-end and various hardware setups, indicating good optimization and performance across different systems.
- Lacks display customization (weight 0.09): There is no ultrawide support, lacks an FOV slider, and has issues with resolution settings. Some users report a tiny FOV and missing internal resolution options.
- Mixed graphics quality (weight 0.07): The graphics are described as subpar and just average, with some mentioning a half cell-shaded anime style. This indicates that the visual quality is not consistently impressive.
- Fatal errors and crashes (weight 0.07): There are reports of fatal errors, including UE4-DXM crashes, and issues with corrupted files that prevent the game from starting.
- Mouse input issues (weight 0.05): There are frequent issues with mouse clicks not responding, and pointer adsorption problems in the PC environment.
- Long loading times (weight 0.03): The game has noticeable load screens and long loading times, which can affect the overall gaming experience.
- High FPS support (weight 0.03): The game supports high FPS, contributing to a smooth gaming experience on capable hardware.
- Optimized for Steam Deck (weight 0.03): The game is well-optimized for Steam Deck, with good performance and battery life on the OLED model.
- Texture pop-in and glitches (weight 0.03): Some players experience texture pop-in and various graphical glitches, indicating occasional visual issues.
- Audio issues (weight 0.03): The audio is described as forgettable, and there are issues requiring relaunch, indicating problems with the game's audio experience.
- Inconsistent initial performance (weight 0.03): Some players report that the game struggled to run initially but saw performance improvements the next day.
- Performance issues on Switch (weight 0.02): The Switch version often drops below 30fps, indicating performance issues on this platform.
- Good online performance (weight 0.02): There are no lag issues online, suggesting a stable and smooth online gaming experience.
- Customizable controls and HUD (weight 0.02): The game offers customizable controls and HUD, allowing players to tailor their gaming experience to their preferences.

Recommendations:
- Worth it on sale (weight 0.21): Players frequently mention that the game is worth purchasing at a discounted price rather than at full price.
- Armored Core 6 recommended (weight 0.17): Many players suggest trying out Armored Core 6 as a high-quality alternative for mech game enthusiasts.
- Recommended for mech fans (weight 0.12): The game is often recommended for fans of mech games, especially those looking for an affordable option.
- Recommended for Armored Core fans (weight 0.05): Fans of the Armored Core series are likely to enjoy this game as it offers a similar experience.
- Good gameplay experience (weight 0.05): The game is praised for its smooth and enjoyable gameplay, making it a good choice for players seeking fun mechanics.
- Daemon X Machina recommended (weight 0.05): Some players recommend Daemon X Machina as a preferable alternative within the mech game genre.
- Sequel potential (weight 0.03): Players express that the game is good enough to warrant a sequel, indicating its quality and potential.
- Casual player recommendation (weight 0.03): The game is suggested for casual players, particularly when available at a discounted price.
- Suitable for beginners (weight 0.02): The game is considered accessible for beginners, making it a good entry point for new players in the mech genre.
- Customization and lobby music (weight 0.02): Players enjoy the customization options and lobby music, adding to the overall enjoyment of the game.
- Play with friends (weight 0.02): The game is recommended for playing with friends, enhancing the multiplayer experience.
- Expectations for next installment (weight 0.02): Players have high expectations for the next game in the series, indicating their investment in the franchise.
- Scratches the Armored Core itch (weight 0.02): The game is seen as a good alternative for those who enjoyed Armored Core 6 and are looking for a similar experience.
- Nostalgic gaming experience (weight 0.02): The game is recommended for those who enjoy nostalgic gaming experiences, particularly in the mech genre.
- Story can be skipped (weight 0.02): Players note that the story is skippable if not enjoyed, allowing focus on gameplay.

Other player notes:
- Detailed gameplay descriptions (weight 0.02): Detailed descriptions of gameplay elements have been provided, suggesting a rich and engaging gameplay experience.
- Specific game modes highlighted (weight 0.02): Players have mentioned specific game modes and mechanics, indicating a focus on varied gameplay experiences.
- Personal player experiences (weight 0.02): Players have shared their personal experiences and opinions about the game, providing a range of perspectives.
- Game available at discount (weight 0.02): The game has been mentioned to be on sale on CDkeys for $1.99.
- Included in game bundles (weight 0.02): The game has been noted to be part of various game bundles.
- Mentions of ice cream (weight 0.01): There are mentions of ice cream, though it is unclear how this relates to the game.

Emotions:
- Disappointment (weight 0.31): Players feel disappointed due to the game's lack of innovation and variety in weapons and armor parts, leading to repetitive stages and missions. The comparison to Armored Core 6 highlights clunky systems, incomplete features, and an overall mediocre experience that does not meet expectations set by similar games.
- Frustration (weight 0.28): Players are frustrated with the game's repetitive mission structure, confusing customization, and poorly designed combat mechanics. Technical issues, such as graphical glitches and performance problems, along with a lack of player base and poorly written dialogue, contribute to the frustration.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.15): Players enjoy the game's customization options, gameplay mechanics, and variety of playstyles and weapons. The fun and engaging combat, along with the ability to customize mechs and the overall gameplay loop, contribute to a positive experience despite some flaws.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.06): Players are satisfied with the game's customization options, gameplay mechanics, and overall performance. The game offers good value for money, enjoyable co-op missions, and a satisfying gameplay loop that meets their expectations.
- Excitement (weight 0.04): Players are excited about the game's extensive customization options, fast-paced combat, and unique mech designs. The thrilling battles and creative gameplay mechanics contribute to their excitement.
- Confusion (weight 0.02): Players are confused by the game's story presentation, which includes illogical plot points and a lack of context. The confusing story and gameplay mechanics make it difficult for players to understand and enjoy the game.
- Boredom (weight 0.02): Players find the game boring due to its repetitive gameplay loop and poorly designed equipment system. The lack of variety and the short, unimmersive missions contribute to a sense of boredom.
- Anger (weight 0.02): Players express anger at the game's repetitive and poorly executed mechanics, including combat, story, graphics, and audio. The frustrating plot and character development, along with confusing and poorly executed story elements, contribute to their anger.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.02): Players feel nostalgic as the game reminds them of older mecha games and anime, such as Armored Core 4 and For Answer. The memories associated with classic mecha games and the game's stylish visuals contribute to this feeling.
- Hope (weight 0.01): Players hope that the game will improve with more development and future updates. They express hope that the sequel will be better and that the game's potential will be realized with future improvements.
- Anticipation (weight 0.01): Players are looking forward to the next installment of the game and anticipate improvements and new features. The expectation for the sequel and the new part coming out in September contribute to their anticipation.
- Excited (weight 0.01): Players are excited about the game's improved graphics, extensive customization options, and high-quality combat mechanics. The game's stylish and smooth combat, along with its epic and frenetic battles, contribute to their excitement.
- Annoyance (weight 0): Players are annoyed by the game's inability to buy weapons or parts despite having a monetary system, requiring them to search for blueprints. The character dialogues and mission interruptions also contribute to their annoyance.
- Appreciation (weight 0): Players appreciate the game's unique qualities, gameplay mechanics, and customization options. The realization of the game's goodness and its extensive customization features contribute to their appreciation.
- Surprise (weight 0): Players are surprised by unexpected plot twists and the overall quality of the game. The reviewer's shock about their enjoyment and the game's quality contribute to their surprise.
- Indifference (weight 0): Players are indifferent to the game due to its boring writing and lack of engaging content. The dismally boring writing and the suggestion to buy another game instead contribute to their indifference.
- Satisfied (weight 0): Players are satisfied with the game's extensive customization options and good multiplayer modes. The game's improvements over Armored Core, such as better core gameplay and gameplay modes, contribute to their satisfaction.
- Amusement (weight 0): Players are amused by the game's character design and introduction, as well as the mention of the dog in the hangar. These unique and entertaining elements contribute to their amusement.
- Mixed feelings (weight 0): Players have mixed feelings about the game, finding it average overall and lacking a 'wow' factor. The game's mediocre aspects and lack of standout features contribute to their mixed feelings.
- Recommendation (weight 0): Players recommend the game due to its affordability and suitability for mecha game fans. The game's positive aspects and its appeal to fans of the genre contribute to their recommendation.}