Genesis Alpha One Reviews
As much as Genesis Alpha One tries its best to keep you entertained, it's an admittedly ugly experience, both visually and mechanically. The lack of ambition or context given to gameplay makes it one to avoid.
Genesis Alpha One isn’t a great FPS, and if you’re looking for Mass Effect-like space exploration, you’ll need to keep looking. But if you like deep base-building sprinkled with light alien blasting and space mining, then Genesis Alpha One delivers big time.
Right now, Genesis Alpha One is a mixed bag, but it's a gorgeous and well-made bag. Further updates could make this game a must-have.
Overall there is not really a lot here that I can recommend, especially with the price point there is just not much enjoyment or longevity to be had here for £25.
I guess my main issue is that it doesn’t excel in any of its pursuits. It’s not a strong shooter, nor do you explore with any freedom. As a shipbuilder, the variety of modules is slim, and as a rogue-like, the repetition far outweighs the game’s limited randomness.
Genesis Alpha One is the Frankenstein concoction of many different genres, and I love it! When you’re not trying to expand your ship with new and essential components, you’ll be micromanaging your crew of clones or down on an alien planet harvesting materials. It’s all very unpredictable and you’re always on the edge of your seat, especially when you start to hear sirens and see a bunch of red blips appear on your map! The combat itself isn’t the greatest, with sensitive controls and an ‘off feeling’ non-iron sight mode, but you’ll eventually get used to it and it will begin to feel much better. For a rogue-like title, I found the time spent on each ‘run’ was quite long, this made getting eliminated much more intense and impactful.
Genesis Alpha One is merging different genres like roguelike, shooter and base building succesfully. The game is creating random universe, so the game is changing every time. Of course it has some flaws but if you like sci-fi games, you can give a chance to it.
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Genesis Alpha One won't be for everyone, but the ones that like it will certainly find this addicting.
Genesis Alpha One is an exhilarating sci-fi experience unlike any other.