Rogue Flight Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · October 25, 2024

Rogue Flight Review, Rogue Flight is a breathtaking arcade space combat game inspired by the landmark style of 80’s and 90’s prestige anime. Traverse the Sol system and join a flight force voiced by a veteran cast, featuring Japanese talent from Sailor Moon, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gundam, Naruto & One Piece, and English voice talent featured in Overwatch and Fallout 76, League of Legends and Marvel’s Avengers. Jump into true stylish arcade action with a huge host of spacecraft upgrades, game modes, and multiple narrative paths.

Rogue Flight Review Pros:

Decent anime-inspired graphics.
1.52GB download size.
Platinum trophy.
Japanese and English voice choice.
Graphics settings – VHS effect, film grain, and flash effects.
Five game difficulties – Easy, casual, standard, hard, and extreme.
Controller settings – aux audio (controller speaker), picture-in-picture camera, full motion effects in cockpit view, portrait, vibration, and inverted Y axis.
Extras menu – credits, classified, sound test, accolades, and database.
Ship customisation – callsign, badge, trim, Aero mode, tact mod, and UI color.
Shmup gameplay.
Awesome cutscenes and interactions that go for a retro game mixed with VHS filters.
Opening tutorial section.
Solid shooter controls.
End of level Breakdown.
In-game interactions as you play.
You can shoot (hold down the button), paint and shoot missiles, reflect and deflect shots, and barrel roll left and right, and these are just your initial abilities.
Multiple choice options in the story.
A very visceral and unrelenting game.
Combo counter that increases the pitch of the noise when building and also gives a rank and replenishes some shield energy.
Stunning locations you fight in.
Third-person view but you can play cockpit first-person view with a button press.
A game that anyone can enjoy but it has a lot of tools and mechanics for the more Shmup veterans.
Many game modes and customisation options to unlock.
Fantastic voice work.
Using the controller speaker adds a lot more immersion to the game.
It’s really satisfying when you rack up these huge combos.
Has all the polish and playability of a CAVE game.
The game is difficult but the polish, the atmosphere, and the sheer enjoyment of playing the game keep you coming back time after time.
The shot of adrenaline that the SHMUP genre needed.

Rogue Flight Review Cons:

It’s a very busy screen at all times so making out enemies, projectiles, pickups, and hazards is a lot and can be overwhelming for some gamers.
Judging how close a pickup is can be a game in itself as you have to slow down in order to pick anything up and that time is limited so you really need to time it.
At times I felt like I had no idea what was going on.
Boss fights are huge bullet sponges and it’s not always clear where to shoot them, they are so large that they can block your view.
Only the one game mode until you play a large chunk of the game and the the new modes start to filter in.
Doesn’t do the whole score chaser mechanic early doors.
You cannot remap the controls.

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