Fallen Aces

Item: Fallen Aces
Rating: 96
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-05-08

Summary

Unique, appealing comic book art style
Excellent and replayable level design
Fun, satisfying, and engaging combat system
High-quality voice acting adds to immersion
Rewarding exploration uncovers hidden secrets
Melee combat feels clunky and unfocused

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 56%
Unhelpful reviews: 44%
Protest reviews: 0%

96%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
4%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 3127
Negative points: 833
Gameplay points: 422
Perf. points: 50
Rec. points: 862
Misc points: 193

Point	Description	Importance
Unique, appealing comic book art Description The game features a unique and appealing comic book-inspired art style, often described as noir or pulp, with well-integrated cutscenes and attention to detail. This visual style is a major draw for many players, creating a memorable and immersive experience. Importance 96%	The game features a unique and appealing comic book-inspired art style, often described as noir or pulp, with well-integrated cutscenes and attention to detail. This visual style is a major draw for many players, creating a memorable and immersive experience.	96%
Excellent, replayable level design Description The game's levels are well-designed, offering multiple paths, secrets, and options for approaching objectives. This encourages exploration, experimentation, and replayability, allowing players to choose between stealth or action-oriented gameplay. Importance 94%	The game's levels are well-designed, offering multiple paths, secrets, and options for approaching objectives. This encourages exploration, experimentation, and replayability, allowing players to choose between stealth or action-oriented gameplay.	94%
Fun, satisfying combat system Description The combat system is engaging and satisfying, with a variety of options for defeating enemies, including melee, ranged, and environmental interactions. The game provides a sense of power and control, making combat enjoyable and rewarding. Importance 88%	The combat system is engaging and satisfying, with a variety of options for defeating enemies, including melee, ranged, and environmental interactions. The game provides a sense of power and control, making combat enjoyable and rewarding.	88%
High-quality voice acting Description The game features excellent voice acting and sound design, enhancing the atmosphere and immersion. The voice performances are often praised for their quality and fitting tone, adding depth and humor to the world. Importance 74%	The game features excellent voice acting and sound design, enhancing the atmosphere and immersion. The voice performances are often praised for their quality and fitting tone, adding depth and humor to the world.	74%
Nostalgic boomer shooter feel Description The game successfully captures the essence of old-school boomer shooters while adding its own unique elements. This evokes a sense of nostalgia for classic games and provides a refreshing experience for fans of the genre. Importance 71%	The game successfully captures the essence of old-school boomer shooters while adding its own unique elements. This evokes a sense of nostalgia for classic games and provides a refreshing experience for fans of the genre.	71%
Amazing level design and music Description The game features amazing level design, with detailed maps, multiple routes, and a variety of items to find. The music is atmospheric and complements the setting, enhancing the overall experience. Importance 68%	The game features amazing level design, with detailed maps, multiple routes, and a variety of items to find. The music is atmospheric and complements the setting, enhancing the overall experience.	68%
Rewarding exploration for secrets Description The game rewards exploration by hiding secrets throughout the levels. Discovering these secrets provides a sense of accomplishment and can offer advantages in combat. Importance 64%	The game rewards exploration by hiding secrets throughout the levels. Discovering these secrets provides a sense of accomplishment and can offer advantages in combat.	64%
Great sense of humor Description The game incorporates humor, with funny dialogue, over-the-top actions, and memorable scenes. This adds to the overall enjoyment and creates a lighthearted atmosphere. Importance 63%	The game incorporates humor, with funny dialogue, over-the-top actions, and memorable scenes. This adds to the overall enjoyment and creates a lighthearted atmosphere.	63%
Viable and fun stealth mechanics Description The game incorporates stealth mechanics, providing players with options for a more strategic and less confrontational approach. These mechanics are well-implemented and offer a viable alternative to direct combat, enhancing the overall gameplay experience. Importance 49%	The game incorporates stealth mechanics, providing players with options for a more strategic and less confrontational approach. These mechanics are well-implemented and offer a viable alternative to direct combat, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.	49%
High level of polish Description The game is highly polished, with attention to detail in physics, lighting, and environmental interactions. This creates a smooth and immersive experience, making the world feel alive and responsive. Importance 16%	The game is highly polished, with attention to detail in physics, lighting, and environmental interactions. This creates a smooth and immersive experience, making the world feel alive and responsive.	16%
Everything is a weapon Description Players can use almost anything in the environment as a weapon, leading to creative and emergent gameplay. This mechanic adds depth to combat and encourages experimentation. Importance 9%	Players can use almost anything in the environment as a weapon, leading to creative and emergent gameplay. This mechanic adds depth to combat and encourages experimentation.	9%
Reminiscent of classic games Description The game is compared favorably to other well-regarded titles like Dishonored, Deus Ex, and Thief, suggesting a high level of quality and similar gameplay experiences. This helps to set expectations and attract fans of those games. Importance 8%	The game is compared favorably to other well-regarded titles like Dishonored, Deus Ex, and Thief, suggesting a high level of quality and similar gameplay experiences. This helps to set expectations and attract fans of those games.	8%
Engaging immersive sim elements Description The game is described as an immersive sim, suggesting engaging and interactive gameplay. This appeals to players who enjoy games with player choice and emergent gameplay. Importance 6%	The game is described as an immersive sim, suggesting engaging and interactive gameplay. This appeals to players who enjoy games with player choice and emergent gameplay.	6%
Consistent improvement with updates Description The game is praised for its continuous improvement through updates and its high quality even in early access. This suggests a dedicated development team and a promising future for the game. Importance 6%	The game is praised for its continuous improvement through updates and its high quality even in early access. This suggests a dedicated development team and a promising future for the game.	6%
Great New Blood Interactive release Description The game is praised as a great release from New Blood Interactive, indicating satisfaction with the game's development and quality. This association with a reputable publisher adds to the game's appeal. Importance 6%	The game is praised as a great release from New Blood Interactive, indicating satisfaction with the game's development and quality. This association with a reputable publisher adds to the game's appeal.	6%
Good value for price Description The game is considered a worthwhile purchase, offering a good amount of content for its price. This makes it an attractive option for players looking for a fun and affordable experience. Importance 5%	The game is considered a worthwhile purchase, offering a good amount of content for its price. This makes it an attractive option for players looking for a fun and affordable experience.	5%