Review anarchistica 1/5 · Apr 3, 2025
What a waste
Playtime: 28 minutes (tried first mission 2-3 times)
Played: 2025
Intro
This is a shoot-em-up. You fly around the screen and shoot enemies.
The Good
- Cool visuals.
- Lots of different enemies and attacks.
- Energy management (shield or weapons).
The Bad
- Replaying first mission shows cutscenes again.
- Bizarre ground attack key is Space? Really weird.
- Dodging enemy attacks is too often …
Playtime: 28 minutes (tried first mission 2-3 times)
Played: 2025
Intro
This is a shoot-em-up. You fly around the screen and shoot enemies.
The Good
- Cool visuals.
- Lots of different enemies and attacks.
- Energy management (shield or weapons).
The Bad
- Replaying first mission shows cutscenes again.
- Bizarre ground attack key is Space? Really weird.
- Dodging enemy attacks is too often impossible.
The Ugly
When i was a kid i used to play a ton of Raptor: Call Of The Shadows. I've played a bunch of other shmups too. I couldn't beat the first mission on Easy. In Raptor that would be fine, you could still make money for upgrades. Not in Cygni. I'm pretty sure i got to the endboss and i can probably beat this mission after maybe even just one more try. But i won't bother, because i will probably have the same thing during mission 2.
Conclusion
Looks cool, nice gameplay, terrible balance. Subtracting one star because of the latter.