Beyond The Long Night Review (Steam)
For this Beyond The Long Night Review, where we explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.
Beyond The Long Night Review Pros:
- Decent pixel art graphics.
- Download size.
- Steam achievements.
- Full controller support.
- Graphics settings – resolution, v-sync, screen mode, brightness, and highlight enemies.
- Twin stick shooter gameplay.
- Pick up and equip superpowers.
- Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
- Run based.
- The map uncovers as you play.
- Find and shoot loot boxes.
- Collect gems that are currency in the game.
- Unlock new hats by hitting certain milestones.
- Maps and layouts randomize every run.
- Encounter many different characters.
- Multiple choice questions.
- Slight puzzle elements.
- Gets very bullet hell.
- You play on a screen-by-screen basis.
- The journal fills in with stories, upgrades, and challenges as and when you discover them.
- Simple controls.
- Loadout – bullet type, super power, super power upgrade, passive, and your buddy.
- When you clear the screen of enemies all gems go straight to you.
- The balloons that fly around you represent your health bar and collecting a heart brings back a balloon.
- Pick up new equipable items.
- Very easy to get into.
- The controls feel tight.
- Discover shopkeepers to upgrade your Loadout slots.
- End of a run breakdown showing kills, time taken, gems collected, and items you found.
Beyond The Long Night Review Cons:
- Cannot rebind controls.
- Not that great to play with the mouse and keyboard.
- Minimal graphics settings.
- The early part of a new run is slow and tedious as you have crap weapons etc.
- Slow to get going.
- Loading can be slow.
- Gets tiring talking to the same people over and over.
- The enemies are so small and annoying.
- Gunplay is not as fun as it could be.
- The rooms are small.
- Rooms repeat a lot.
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Beyond The Long Night:
Developer: Noisy Head Games
Publisher: Yogscast Games
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