Cyberpunk - Mr. Dave Pizza

Jack Move is High Energy Fun With Cyberpunk Thrills

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:August 20, 2023
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

I'd brushed the proximity of Jack Move several times this year. Seeing it here, seeing it there, probably even passing up a demo. When I just had to have the Tactics and RPG turn-based bundle from Humble Bundle this month, I got a chance to play it. Turns out Jack Move, the pixel graphic cyberpunk RPG, is a fantastic, well-paced and interesting adventure. Here are my first impressions of the game along with sentiments from the community. Let me just start by saying Jack Move stands tall amongst other turn-based combat games by being full of action yet having a…

NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy is a Stunning New Visual Novel

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:September 22, 2022
Post category:GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

“Dream Harvest,” the developers of NeuroNet: Mendaxy Proxy have provided a demo that gives a special preview of this futuristic fiction that showcases a highly visual and highly interactive story experience. The synopsis goes something like this. Wake up, you’re the newest programmed artificial intelligence developed by a very prominent corporation in the high-tech metropolitan Catena. Take it into your own hands in the bizarre POV of the AI, who is named Arc after a few calibrations in the prologue, or “beta” if you will. As you evolve, you’ll be given various responsibilities that will make you think and test ethical tropes that perhaps you aren’t as committed to as you think.

Soul Delivery is Absolutely Stunning

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 21, 2022
Post category:DEMO REVIEWS

Alright, folks, I am compelled to write about this. Last night I posted a video of a game on itch.io called Soul Delivery. Yes, it is true, the graphics in this game are so stunning, it's enough to short circuit. Though, until now, I've never even heard of it. I don't know who the dev is, and I don't know anything more than what's covered on the itch.io page. But, since there's a demand on this, let's just take a look at it right now, and I'll polish this up later once I've had a little more time with it.

Loading Story Killed An Afternoon For Free

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:December 12, 2021
Post category:FREE GAME REVIEWS

Today's game, Loading Story, listed as developed by "potatodog" on Steam is a tad quirky but genuinely satisfying. It's a very short game about a character troubleshooting a game loading error in an imaginary video game town, where the loading tube passes through. Just wander around and solve the mystery. It's good that it's free because it only takes about 20-30 minutes to play, which is fine. I'll tell you enough about it but won't go too crazy on detailing this one, since you really should just play it. Loading Story: Free and Fine Just a heads up, this game…

Blake is a Colorful Grit Filled Cyberpunk Visual Novel

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:September 10, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

Blake is an interesting new visual novel from LegendOri Productions about a complacent computer programmer turned vigilante in a futuristic cyberpunk city. The primary scenario within the game involves a new technology that can make somebody totally anonymous. Even amongst the modern people-tracking computers of its era, a criminal of heinous description is leaving a fatal trace and incidentally has decided to start toying with Blake's sanity.

Kick Bot is a Fast Paced Platformer That Has a Terrific Demo

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:August 30, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

Spikes, saws, laser beams, the whole works. There are also springing platforms, stomp areas, and wall edges that you can grip to pretty well with some slight entropy, but that's no problem as you can also climb the walls before you leap to the other side. If you're not familiar with this type of game, timing is everything. Timing is everything in Kick Bot. Oh yeah, the reason it's called "Kick Bot?" ... A robot with a giant boot kicks you through the roof when you complete a level. Hey, why not?

Neo Cab is an Open Minded Futuristic Visual Novel

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:July 15, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

Neo Cab is an award-winning visual novel released in 2019 somewhere within the future echoes of driver automation and the course of smart services. It involves themes of corporate monopolization, intimate driver/passenger simulations, and the management of being a business in the contemporary market. The story features Lina, an empathic cab driver new in Los Ojos, where being an actual cab driver is a rare occupation. There are many nuances to Neo Cab. Let me take you through each one.

Tales Of The Neon Sea is a Colorful Yet Dark Cyberpunk Interactive Fiction

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:July 9, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

Tales of the Neon Sea is a bright pixel art in the hardboiled cyberpunk detective style. It's also borderline platformer and adheres to a very high-density environment in synch with some of the best cyberpunk cinematics out there. Explore shadowy laboratories or deep dungeons sewers. This game is not for the light-hearted but it does deliver on content. This is probably the most sophisticated pixel art game I have ever played. Let's take a look.

VA-11 Hall-A is THE Classic Cyberpunk Bartender Sim

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:April 2, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

VA-11 Hall-A (Or Valhalla as it's known) is an interactive cyberpunk bartending simulator with elements of visual novel character interaction. Play from the perspective of Jill, a young woman who lives in the year 207X in a city called Glitch City. You'll learn to mix drinks for customers using a unique interface and alter them based on customers' needs and personal touch. Customers are customers, but many are absolute troublemakers. You'll talk them through their problems, as compulsive as they can be, and keep them from causing too much trouble--and hopefully, close their tabs. "What'll it Be?" The first time…

I Played the Cyberpunk VN Read Only Memories: NEURODIVE

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:March 19, 2021
Post category:DEMO REVIEWS GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is an indie interactive fiction visual novel project currently set for release sometime next year. Play as ES88 a psychic therapist who recovers lost memories for clients using the help of an organic "neurodiver." You'll start as a hybrid client named Crow. Crow has a mysterious background but is trying to restore a memory that has been tampered with to recover a memory chip at the center of a secretive trade he took part in. The art direction in Read Only Memories is colorful and fresh.