Ruiner : Pt7. Venturing Into The Farm. Having Another Meeting With Mother.  (Steam PC Gameplay)
Channel: LIFE RPG
Date: 31/01/2018

Ruiner caught my eye immediately. I won't say it was love at first sight, but it was damn close. My first Lets Play was a bloody beat 'em up known as Hotline Miami, and Ruiner fit into the same lines. Heck, it was even published by the same company Devolver Digital, so I knew I had to give it a spin. And it spun me right round baby.

I quietly wishlisted the game and waited for a heavy discount (as I tend to do), but my buddy Niko was keeping a watchful eye out. Ruiner was gifted to me a couple of weeks before my birthday, but aside from a short test-run I decided to save the sweetest part of the experience for my youtube channel. And sweet it is indeed.

The enemies and customization are extremely varied, the difficulty curve seems just about perfect, and chaining combos will allow you to move faster and hit harder which is great incentive to use finishers. The action is gorgeous and fast-paced... Just the type of game that I enjoy featuring on the channel, so please enjoy. Ruiner.

Check out Ruiner on Steam here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/464060/RUINER/

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RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend. Combine preternatural reflexes, augmented tools, and the arsenal of fallen foes to tear down and dismantle the corporate titans of virtuality dealers at HEAVEN.

Sophisticated & Brutal Combat: RUINER features lightning fast combat that requires a delicate balance of overwhelming, brute force, and elegant strikes to overcome all manner of savage opponents. Blast through crowds or slow down time and hand select your points of attack before unleashing a storm of violence on the battlefield.

Cyberpunk Inspired Arsenal: Equip all manner of high-tech firearms and melee weapons to ruin all that oppose you. Employ state of the art gadgets like energy shield, dash augmentations, and the switch gun stun or hack the opposition onto your side of the fight. 

Story-Driven Action: Violent confrontation is a means to an end and trust is a devalued currency in Rengkok as you navigate a senseless world with the help of a mysterious hacker friend.

Exceptional Soundtrack: Explore and battle to the intense beats of Sidewalks & Skeletons, Zamilska, Antigone & Francois X, DJ Alina and famed anime composer Susumu Hirasawa (Paprika, Millennium Actress).

ABOUT REIKON
Reikon is an independent studio located in Warsaw founded in 2014 by four veteran game designers whose work includes the Witcher series, Dying Light, This War of Mine and Shadow Warrior. RUINER is their debut project as a studio and has been quietly in production since January 2015.

Ruiner is a visually stunning shooter accompanied by a similarly great soundtrack.

The game isn't long and takes around 6-8 hours to complete. Playing on the Hard difficulty it started quite challenging, but once certain abilities were fully unlocked I was able to cheese through fights, which was, to be honest, a bit disappointing, but I didn't feel like it subtracted of my overall enjoyment of the game. - 65 wat

RUINER is a hard game. Not impossible, but hard. If you have played games like Hotline Miami or Dark Souls, you know what im talking about. The game constantly challenges you, but it never feels unfair. This combined with the cyberpunk skin, amazing soundtrack and meaty combat, you have solid game on your hands.

If I had to say bad things about this game, I would quote the pretty "short" lenght of 5-10h, depending how good you are and what difficulty you are playing on, but with new content like NG+ and Speedrun mode there is much to do if you are up for a challenge.

Get ‘Em, Puppy! - Zote

Hotline Miami and the cyberpunk genres murder love child. This game has salt and boner inducing combat that ramps up as the game progresses, skills and progression, cool themes and narrative ideas, a killer soundtrack, loads of weapons to kill stuff with, beautiful art and character design, a dark word (with some cool funny bits, watch out for cats) BUT all in all, for all its greatness I was left wanting more. A few more levels wouldnt hurt, or even a level editor for workshop stuff. A fast paced and great game. 100% worth getting, even better if they give some editing tool to the community. This game sucks you in and wont let your eyes leave the screen (untill the angels such out all your imagination that is) JUST GET THE DAMN GAME. - The Dodger