Foreclosed aims to be a cyberpunk thriller but is best left shut on the shelf… – The Scottish Sun

NOTHING is more maddening than a game that has massive potential and has some interesting pre-launch ideas but the reality is a huge flop.

Sadly for Italian developer Antab Studio, Foreclosed falls into this camp.

This is a cyberpunk thriller set in a future where people dont own their own freedom. They belong to mega corporations. You fill the boots of Evan Kapnos, who must unravel the conspiracy behind his identity being put up for foreclosure.

As tales go its a fairly gripping romp to start with. Its told through a very sleek style - which actually feels like youre playing a comic book at times. It uses some cool camera angles and panel work to keep the action moving.

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But it is very much a case of style over substance. The cracks appear when you start to play - from the extremely poor gunplay to the tale falling flat within a few levels.

Gameplay is best described as clunky and by the numbers as you move from level to level. You can upgrade your gun and your cyber implants and that tries to freshen things up, but the gunfights are slow affairs that are dragged out.

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When not fighting youll be solving puzzles and they do embrace the comic book style They often split the screen into a number of panels - showing you different information.

But these sections are few and far between youll spent about 95 per cent of your time in the humdrum third-person shooter view.

Another big issue is the overall balance. You will get stone-walled by a few of the earlier fights and the sheer number of enemies thrown at you. Then, after a few upgrades, fights become laughable in the second half of the game.

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Format: Xbox series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Switch, PC and Stadia

Price: 14.99[/boxout]

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Foreclosed aims to be a cyberpunk thriller but is best left shut on the shelf... - The Scottish Sun