Info about SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada: Official game description: Deluxe Edition ============== The Deluxe Edition includes: • SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada • Deluxe Edition Content \- Magus Costume School Uniform \- Deluxe Drifter Pass Voucher \- Magus Remake Ticket Ultimate Edition ================ The Ultimate Edition includes: • SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada • Ultimate Edition Content \- Magus Costume School Uniform \- Magus Costume School Uniform Purple \- Ultimate Drifter Pass Voucher \- Magus Remake Ticket \- Mystere Magus Type Exchange Ticket About the Game ============== SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada takes place in 2222, years after a mysterious poisonous rain called The Tears of the New Moon wiped out most of humanity and birthed deformed creatures that now hunt the population. Amidst the calamity, humans are forced to build an underground haven to survive. Take on the role of a Drifter whose goal is to collect the rare resource known as AO Crystals. In your quest, you must collaborate with your artificial intelligence partner to face xenomorphic creatures known as Enders and survive the hazards on the surface. SURVIVE THE SURFACE ------------------- Rise from the underground to a surface world infested with hostile Enders, toxic rains, and other enemies, as you fight to loot for resources. Ride your CRADLECOFFIN, cooperate with your Magus, and stay alert around other players. One false move is all it takes to lose both your mecha and precious supplies, left to be scavenged by the remaining survivors. THE MAGUS - YOUR PERSONAL PARTNER TO KEEP ----------------------------------------- This humanoid AI supports in exploration, scavenging, and combat. Each model type has a different personality, and its appearance can be extensively customized. They operate by giving tailored feedback on the objective based on analysis of your previous performance in sorties so you don’t make the same mistakes twice. Keep them close, as Magus can also unleash unique abilities when you are in a tough spot! THE CRADLECOFFIN - YOUR VEHICLE TO RIDE --------------------------------------- The CRADLECOFFIN is an all-weather bipod developed for the harsh terrain of the surface. Each mecha has a different endurance level, load capacity, operation time, and can be further customized with many body parts and weapons to suit each sortie and try new playstyles. Craft new parts by collecting resources and upgrading the garage and discover how powerful a CRADLECOFFIN can become! Release date: Jan 23, 2025 Categories: Extraction Shooter, Mech Combat, Character Customization, Crafting, Resource Management, Cooperative Multiplayer, PvPvE, Base Building Feature scans: - MTX: score 90; verdict: Predatory Monetization; summary: The game is heavily criticized for its aggressive monetization strategies, including a pay-to-win battle pass system, high costs, and the loss of purchased items upon death. Players feel pressured by FOMO tactics and forced PvP, which creates an unbalanced and frustrating experience. The combination of a high initial price and additional monetization elements leads to a perception of the game being overly greedy and predatory. - Steam Deck: score 100; verdict: Broken; summary: The analysis of user feedback reveals several critical issues impacting the Steam Deck experience. Key problems include anti-cheat software incompatibility, frequent game crashes, significant battery drain, lack of an offline mode, and UI/control issues. These issues collectively degrade the user experience, making the game less enjoyable and, at times, unplayable. - Hardware Profile: No data Feature extractions: - Community Price: No data - Playtime Metrics: No data - Time-to-fun: No data - Player Archetypes: No data 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: - Enjoyable overall experience (weight 0.29): Despite some issues, many players find the game enjoyable and fun. The gameplay, world, and characters contribute to a positive experience. - Tense and rewarding gameplay (weight 0.28): The game offers a unique blend of tension and satisfaction, particularly in PvP and PvE encounters. Players enjoy the thrill of combat and the sense of progression as they upgrade their mechs and bases. - Appealing mech combat and design (weight 0.23): The mech combat is a highlight for many players, with enjoyable mechanics and appealing designs. The customization and control of mechs are particularly praised. - High-quality materials and design (weight 0.19): The game features high-quality mech designs, world-building, and a good balance of gameplay elements. Players appreciate the detailed and unique aspects of the game's design. - Engaging customization and crafting (weight 0.17): Players enjoy the customization options for mechs and the engaging crafting mechanics. The ability to create and upgrade their own ideal robots adds depth to the gameplay. - Positive developer support (weight 0.16): The development team is responsive and frequently updates the game, addressing bugs and making improvements based on player feedback. - Unique extraction shooter gameplay (weight 0.14): The game's unique blend of extraction shooter mechanics with PvPvE elements is highly enjoyable and addictive for many players. - Appealing companion AI (weight 0.11): The companion AI, Meigas, is found to be cute and engaging, adding to the overall enjoyment of the game. Players appreciate the interactions and behaviors of these companions. - Enjoyable resource collection (weight 0.1): The game offers enjoyable resource collection and farming mechanics, which are satisfying and contribute to the gameplay loop. - Good battle pass system (weight 0.04): The battle pass system is praised for allowing players to unlock decent gear and cosmetics, even without purchasing the paid version. - Potential for future improvements (weight 0.04): Players see potential for future updates and improvements, which could enhance the game further. Common complaints: - Unbalanced and frustrating PvP (weight 0.26): PvP matches are often unbalanced, with poor matchmaking and team balance. Players feel that PvP is frustrating and poorly designed, leading to one-sided defeats and difficulty in improving skills. Additionally, there are issues with equipment loss and lag during PvP matches. - Poor optimization and performance (weight 0.18): The game suffers from poor optimization, leading to frequent crashes, severe lag issues, and low resolution. Players also report poor server performance and overall poor management of the game's technical aspects. - Significant loss of equipment (weight 0.15): The game has a high rate of equipment loss, which can be frustrating for players. High-tier equipment can be stolen, requiring significant time and resources to replace. Players often feel a sense of loss and frustration when they lose their equipment due to player actions or game crashes. - High in-game costs (weight 0.14): Players frequently mention that the game has excessive pricing, including high manufacturing costs, action costs, material costs, and insurance costs. Many feel that the game is not worth the price, particularly noting the high costs for mechs and shop prices. - Time-consuming tasks (weight 0.11): Certain tasks in the game, such as reaching specific maps or completing requests, are extremely time-consuming. Players feel that these tasks require a disproportionate amount of time and effort, leading to frustration. - Lack of content (weight 0.09): Players report a lack of certain content, including a lack of a party system, random elements, explanations, and main scenario. There is also a noted absence of actual PVE content. - Heavy monetization (weight 0.08): The game is heavily monetized, with a significant portion of the battle pass and desirable items being paywalled. Players find the in-game store to be expensive and the game's economy to be poorly designed, making it difficult to acquire necessary items. - Excessive grinding (weight 0.08): The game requires a significant amount of grinding, which can be time-consuming and repetitive. Players often find the grind-heavy game loop to be tedious. - Low player population (weight 0.08): The game suffers from a limited player count, leading to issues with matchmaking and overall game population. This results in fewer players and a low player population, affecting the gaming experience. - Limited customization options (weight 0.08): Players find the mech customization options to be limited and boring. There is a need for more customization options for mechs and weapons to enhance the gaming experience. Gameplay feedback: - PvPvE mechanics and factions (weight 0.19): The game features a blend of PvP and PvE mechanics, allowing players to choose different factions. Players can lose all equipment upon death, and there are various equipment types and balance issues. - Multiple gameplay modes (weight 0.16): The game offers various gameplay modes, including PvE, PvP, and cooperative missions. Players can choose between solo and multiplayer modes. - Mech customization and combat (weight 0.15): The game features mech-based combat with extensive customization options. Players can customize their mechs and engage in various combat scenarios. - High stakes combat (weight 0.13): Combat involves high stakes where players can lose all their equipment upon defeat. There are issues with balance and equipment effectiveness, making some encounters very challenging. - Crafting and resource management (weight 0.12): The game includes extensive crafting and resource gathering mechanics. Players need to collect materials to craft and upgrade their equipment and bases. - Extraction shooter mechanics (weight 0.12): The game is an extraction shooter with time limits and survival elements. It combines shooting and extraction mechanics, often with PvP elements. - Complex survival and economy (weight 0.12): The game involves scavenging, crafting, and base-building with a complex progression system and economy. Players can join different factions and battle creatures called 'Enders'. - Diverse player interactions (weight 0.1): The game offers a variety of player interactions, from cooperative missions to competitive PvP. Players can choose their playstyle, whether it's aggressive or friendly. - Seasonal updates and content (weight 0.09): The game receives seasonal updates that include balance changes, new content, and improvements. These updates keep the game fresh and engaging. - Cooperative and competitive play (weight 0.07): The game encourages cooperative play but also has systems that can hinder teamwork. Players must navigate alliances and potential betrayals. - Combat and exploration mechanics (weight 0.07): The game combines combat and exploration mechanics, allowing players to interact with each other and the environment in various ways. - Enemy variety and AI (weight 0.06): The game features a variety of enemies with balanced encounters. However, there are some issues with enemy AI that can affect gameplay. - Complex crafting and progression (weight 0.06): The game has a complex crafting and progression system that allows players to create and upgrade weapons and equipment. - Addictive gameplay loop (weight 0.06): The game features a grind-heavy but addictive gameplay loop that involves scavenging and resource management. - Diverse player behaviors (weight 0.06): Players can encounter a wide range of behaviors from others, including cooperation, betrayal, and aggressive playstyles. - Base building and management (weight 0.06): Players can build and manage their bases, strengthening them over time to improve their gameplay experience. - Character customization (weight 0.05): Players can customize their characters, particularly through the Magus system, allowing for personalized gameplay experiences. - Tutorials and variety (weight 0.05): The game starts with tutorials to teach basics and offers a variety of weapons, equipment, quests, and tips for resource farming and combat. Performance notes: - Poor optimization and performance (weight 0.15): The game suffers from significant optimization issues, including long loading times, poor performance, and various performance-related problems such as getting stuck in the environment and poor visual effects in certain areas. - Network and server issues (weight 0.13): There are numerous network-related problems, including unstable connections, server lags, and communication issues that cause deaths and loss of loot. - Frame rate and stuttering issues (weight 0.13): Players experience frequent frame rate drops, stuttering, and lag during gameplay, particularly in menus and during encounters. - Hit registration and hitbox problems (weight 0.1): Players report issues with hit registration and hitboxes, where bullets do not register correctly, and there are problems with hit detection during gameplay. - Frequent game crashes (weight 0.1): Players experience frequent game crashes, which often result in loss of progress and interruptions in gameplay. - Gameplay bugs and glitches (weight 0.09): Players encounter numerous bugs and glitches, such as getting stuck in textures, unnatural collision points, and enemies getting stuck on terrain. These issues significantly impact the gameplay experience. - Graphical and visual issues (weight 0.07): There are various graphical issues, including rough graphics, lighting problems, and visual effects that cause discomfort. Additionally, the graphics quality is often compared unfavorably to older consoles like the PS4. - Anti-cheat system malfunctions (weight 0.06): The anti-cheat system has issues with false positives and malfunctions, causing interruptions and problems for legitimate players. - Loading and rendering issues (weight 0.05): There are problems with initial rendering resolution being lower than settings, slow map loading, and long startup and loading times, which affect the overall gaming experience. - Compatibility and configuration issues (weight 0.05): The game has compatibility issues with certain operating systems like Linux and requires good hardware configuration for stable performance. - Input and synchronization issues (weight 0.03): Players report input delay and synchronization issues, which affect the responsiveness and smoothness of gameplay. - Shader and cache issues (weight 0.02): There are issues with shader cache creation, which can impact the game's performance and visual quality. - Cheating and behavioral issues (weight 0.02): There are reports of high incidence of cheating and bad manners among players, which affect the overall gaming experience. Recommendations: - Worth buying on sale (weight 0.13): Several reviews suggest that the game is worth buying only when it is on sale, indicating that the full price may not be justified for some players. - High-stakes PvPvE gameplay (weight 0.12): The game is recommended for players who enjoy high-stakes PvPvE gameplay, high difficulty, and unique interactions with other players. It is also suitable for those new to the PvPvE genre due to its relatively light nature. - Mech and extraction shooter (weight 0.1): The game is recommended for fans of mech games, extraction shooters, and those interested in mech customization. It offers a variety of Mecha systems with different abilities. - Deep customization and exploration (weight 0.07): The game is recommended for players who enjoy exploration, looting mechanics, deep customization, and a variety of weapons and equipment with different stats and abilities. - Mixed recommendations based on player type (weight 0.07): The game is recommended for those who enjoy challenging and punishing gameplay, but not for light or casual players. It is also recommended for those interested in the genre and for perverts who want to create their favorite female or male partner. - Multiplayer and game mode suggestions (weight 0.06): Suggestions include adding multiplayer modes or events, dedicated PVP modes, team-based matchmaking, and improving server population. - Content and balance suggestions (weight 0.05): Suggestions include adding newer maps, more accessible maps, better PVE and PVP balance, and more meaningful hanger stations. - Technical and gameplay improvements (weight 0.05): Players suggest adding offline mode, disabling negative mouse acceleration, toggling HUD keybind, and adjusting saturation and bloom. - Various customization and quality-of-life suggestions (weight 0.05): Players suggest adding more personality to magus voice tones, more magus parts for dress-up, newer magus with personalities, and the ability to change BGM in the home base. - Future potential and updates (weight 0.04): The game has potential for future growth and updates, with suggestions for improving server population, adding more region options, and enhancing material spotting. - Avoid due to frustration and technical issues (weight 0.04): Some players strongly advise not to buy the game due to frustration and technical issues, suggesting to wait until it gets better. - Unique gameplay experience (weight 0.04): The game offers a unique gameplay experience that is enjoyable for players looking for something different and engaging. - Relaxing and casual gameplay (weight 0.03): The game is recommended for players looking for a relaxing and casual but tense gaming experience. - Not for those disliking progress loss (weight 0.03): The game is not recommended for players who dislike losing equipment and progress, but it is recommended for those who enjoy a progression system with different tiers of equipment. Other player notes: - Linux/Steam Deck Anti-Cheat Problems (weight 0.02): Players using Linux and Steam Deck are experiencing issues with Easy Anti-Cheat, which is affecting their ability to play the game smoothly. - Premium Currency Expiration Concerns (weight 0.02): Players are unhappy with the expiration policy of the premium currency (SYNCOINS), which may affect their purchasing decisions and in-game economy. - Impact on Human Relationships (weight 0.02): The game has had a significant impact on players' personal relationships, suggesting a strong emotional engagement or time investment. - Detailed Comparison with Escape From Tarkov (weight 0.02): Players have provided detailed comparisons with Escape From Tarkov, highlighting similarities and differences in gameplay mechanics and features. - Marketing Feedback Restrictions (weight 0.02): The game's marketing strategy on YouTube has been criticized for turning off comments, limiting player interaction and feedback. - Comparison with Blue Protocol (weight 0.02): Players are drawing comparisons between this game and Blue Protocol, indicating that the perception of one is influencing the other. Emotions: - Frustration (weight 0.39): Players are frustrated with a variety of issues including poor movement and combat mechanics, game crashes, and unbalanced PvP interactions. Additionally, there are complaints about the game's optimization, server performance, and the punishing mechanics that lead to significant loss of progress and items. - Disappointment (weight 0.24): Players express disappointment due to the game's unfulfilled potential, lack of content, and repetitive gameplay. Issues such as poor optimization, lack of customization options, and the game's failure to meet expectations contribute to this sentiment. - Satisfaction (weight 0.07): Players find satisfaction in the game's solid gameplay loop, enjoyable gunplay, and the overall balance. The crafting system, mech customization, and continuous improvements through updates also contribute to a positive experience. - Anger (weight 0.07): Players are angry due to the game's high pricing, exploitative design, and unfair mechanics. Issues such as false accusations of cheating, severe lag, and the dominance of high-level players over new players also contribute to this anger. - Enjoyment (weight 0.07): Players enjoy the addictive gameplay loop, mech combat, and the overall gameplay mechanics. The customization options, cooperative gameplay, and the unique tension among players add to the enjoyment. - Hope (weight 0.03): Players express hope for the game's future, anticipating improvements and new content. They believe in the game's potential and look forward to future updates that could enhance the gameplay experience. - Joy (weight 0.03): Players find joy in the game's well-made mechanics, enjoyable exploration, and resource gathering. The presence of an anime robot companion and the overall fun gameplay loop contribute to this joy. - Excitement (weight 0.02): Players are excited about the game's potential for customization and improvements. The detailed map, enjoyable PvP elements, and the thrilling combat in Season 2 updates add to this excitement. - Frustrated (weight 0.02): Players are frustrated with the game's poor PvP balance, grinding mechanics, and the inability to play with friends without risking a ban. The game's frequent crashing and lack of polish also contribute to this frustration. - Dissatisfaction (weight 0.02): Players express dissatisfaction with the game's high difficulty, poor PvE content, and the high cost of top-tier equipment. The division of players between different maps and the lack of clear guidance in PvPvE missions also contribute to this dissatisfaction. - Disappointed (weight 0.02): Players are disappointed with the game's lack of features, customization options, and the overshadowing of its potential by numerous flaws. The unbalanced item values and high cost of iconic mechs also contribute to this disappointment. - Hopeful (weight 0.02): Players are hopeful about the game's future, anticipating that updates and new content will address current issues. They believe in the potential for future improvements and expansions. - Happy (weight 0.01): Players are happy with the game's enjoyable gameplay loop, interactions with other players, and the new PvE map and story mode. Despite challenges, they find joy in traveling with their character. - Anticipation (weight 0.01): Players look forward to the sense of progression through quests and base strengthening. The companionship of the AI character and the variety of activities in the game add to this anticipation. - Positive (weight 0.01): Players have a positive outlook on the game's casual-friendly gameplay and its unique mecha extraction shooter mechanics. The game's balanced PvE and PvP gameplay also contribute to this positivity. - Excited (weight 0.01): Players are excited about the game's enjoyable and balanced PvE and PvP gameplay. The fun loop and exciting runs add to this excitement. - Enjoyment (weight 0.01): Players find the game enjoyable due to its various elements and experiences. The game's freedom and diverse activities contribute to this fun. - Concern (weight 0.01): Players are concerned about the game's ongoing balance issues and the declining player base. Server lag and potential future issues also contribute to this concern.}