Personal and Professional Practice 3: 'Research' Studio Brief (Review) - Nuclear Throne

Recently I have been watching a lot of video by NorthernLion on YouTube and saw that he has started doing a series on Nuclear Throne so I thought I would give it a go as it is something that I have seen floating around for a while now and although it is in early access it does seem to be quite polished already as a game. I really like the whole idea to the game and it is essentially a game about a group of mutants who are fighting for the 'Throne' in a post apocalyptic world. Its a very basic concept and there isn't any character development as it is a roguelike shooter but it is something really special.

The general game play can be as fast or as slow as you want it to be and you have to be quick on your tows if you want to avoid the barrage of enemy bullets flying your way at a very fast pace. The bullets come at you quick and slow meaning that you've got to be a fairly experienced PC gamer to be able to dodge out of the way quick enough to be able to advance to the next level once all of the enemies on each level have been killed.

But a roguelike game wouldn't be complete without a little help along the way and weapons are definitely the way forward with this game. There are a variety of them in the game ranging from melee, to shotguns, rifles, bazookas and lazers all of which have there own amount of damage associated with them and you basically have to work out either which one you like using the best and hope it shows up or spam the one that appears to be doing the most amount of damage and hope you don't run out of ammo. Its a really nice game and there is also an upgrading system after you gain a level after collecting enough radiation canisters. The upgrades come in the form of mutations and they again can range in variety, some can help you regenerate health, some can make you faster. You get 1 out of 4 to pick from each time you level up and it's just luck of the draw as to which one you get.

This is a really brilliant game and there isn't much bad that can be said about it if this is your kind of game as it provides a challenge and isn't easily won, something that I find with a lot of games at the moment with there constant hints and tips every 5 minutes. Nuclear Throne for me only has one drawback at the moment though and that is due to the fact that it is in early access every time the game is updated you loose your progress, meaning that the characters you have unlocked are now locked again. The upside being that they are super, and I mean super, easy to unlock and can be done in one run with any other character again, just can be annoying if you like playing as a certain one.