Foreclosed

A beautiful comic book aesthetic can't save Foreclosed from its mindlessly repetitive combat, poor story and characters, and overly linear levels.

The cyberpunk genre is in the midst of a resurgence lately, and you'd be better off looking just about anywhere else for your genre fix.

Occasionally neat visuals and cyber magic can’t save this cyberpunk shooter from firing damp squibs on all cylinders.

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed what Foreclosed had to offer, and a circular narrative is always a good way to get on my good side. The game effortlessly makes you feel like you’re in a comic book, and it feels immersive. But while there are some outstanding elements to the game, I just want more of it—more story, more action, more mechanics. Furthermore, I want to see Antab Studio use these same elements to build a longer game with more complexity.

Plenty of characters have made the transition from comics to video games but only a handful of titles have tried to merge the two mediums. Foreclosed looks to create an authentic interactive graphic novel with panel-based gameplay but can this audacious release strike the perfect balance between gameplay and narrative?

Foreclosed has some really good ideas and excels in some areas. Sadly the gameplay elements make the experience a little frustrating and tough, and the pacing is uneven. Still, Foreclosed is well worth experiencing.

Foreclosed follows Evan Kapnos’ mission to unravel the mystery surrounding his identity foreclosure, and attempts to inject the style of a graphic novel into a third-person shooter. Does it deliver on its promise of a sleek Cyberpunk adventure?

If you’re feeling the need for more cyberpunk games, Antab Studio and Merge Games present to you Foreclosed. Featuring a comic book art style and augmentations for both the player and their weapon, is this indie title worth your time and credits? Find out in our Foreclosed PS5 review.

FORECLOSED PS5 Review

What’s more dangerous than a man with nothing to lose? That’s right, nothing. This is the mindset that I had while playing through FORECLOSED. It’s the story of a man in a cyberpunk-like world whose entire life was ripped away from him. However, as he goes along in his quest for freedom, he finds himself wrapped in a conspiracy that’s going to change everything he had known up until this point.

While it has a strong premise and some neat ideas, Foreclosed it let down by rote, subpar third-person shooter action and unimpressive stealth sections during its short runtime.

Based on its premise, Foreclosed should be a lot more interesting, but it doesn’t have the balanced gameplay or nuanced story to even crack that conversation.