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#steam, #demo, #indiegame

Demo gameplay
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2510420/Dark_Zone/

I couldn't be bothered to unplug my controller to see if I could actually play this with a keyboard and mouse, which would have been my preferred way to play. With a controller connected I could only play it with that.

A few thoughts:
When you see so many uses of the Synty, or similar, polygon asset kit it's often like looking at the same experience you've had a dozen or more times - and hoping it'll be slightly different this time around. I do think the level design is done quite well, and the enemies have enough variations to make it not feel so stale.. But, I'm also just kind've tired of constantly seeing games made with the same, or similar, asset kits all the time.

Pressing up on the d-pad as indicated on the HUD does absolutely nothing, and no combination of buttons seemed to allow me to use the med packs. Which is why I died. And that was pretty frustrating.

Gunplay is pretty satisfying overall, though I'm not sure there's an actual indicator of how much ammunition I have. Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't think I saw any.

Anyway, I did enjoy this and if this ends up being something I can play with my keyboard and mouse without having to unplug my controller then I'll be interested in trying it again. Otherwise I'll make a sandwich or something with the time spent elsewhere.