Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden Reviews
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A promising twist on turn-based strategy games, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is more than the sum of its parts. The addition of stealth and ambush mechanics to the familiar turn-based strategy formula, forces the player to think about their approach to combat in a new way. This "Tactical Adventure" is definitely worth the journey.
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Its handcrafted levels and real-time exploration segments encourage me to be even more thorough in future runs, and I couldn't help but fall in love with the interesting yet underexposed world of Mutant. There are tons of intriguing but obscure worlds like that of Mutant that are ripe with potential when it comes to video game adaptations, and I'd love to see more get the same treatment that Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden received in the future.
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Mutant Year Zero seems like the natural evolution for tactics games. The real-time aspects make things move faster and add a unique layer of tension. On the story end of things, it manages to keep you interested until the linear campaign finishes up. You won’t find a groundbreaking narrative but it doesn’t overstay its welcome, and the characters are just charming enough to keep you invested.
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It’s no secret that I love turn based strategy games, especially when they mimic system similar to that of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the subsequent releases of XCOM: Enemy Within, XCOM 2, and XCOM 2:War of the Chosen. When I heard tell that there was an upcoming tactics game based on the established Mutant Year Zero series, I had to get my hands on it.
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden packs interesting combat, open world exploration and lore, and numerous systems that have the player invested in what their characters, but it ends on too early a note to really have any impact.
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is an exceptional take on the tactical RPG and the addition of a stealth system certainly sets it apart from the crowd. Both genres blend together in a way that’s satisfying, challenging and well designed, while an engaging and well-written narrative drives the player forward. The difficulty might be an issue for those new to the genre, but for those seasoned in turn-based tactics, this is an absolute must buy.
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Turn-based tactics is a genre that, if done right, rewards players for thinking ahead, executing strong strategic moves and analyzing the battlefield for the best outcomes possible. Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden might be a game you haven’t heard much about, but it takes the genre popularised by Final Fantasy Tactics, X-COM, Phantom Doctrine and more recently the much loved indie Into the Breach, and combines it with some stealth and exploration to make for a world that feels more connecte...
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One of the highly anticipated games of the year, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden launched last week. Following the release of its trailer, the game garnered a huge following and popularity. We recently played the game and decided to review the game.
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More than just XCOM with talking animals, this inventive strategy game has plenty of new ideas of its own – even it’s a little lacking in replayability.
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden: Tactical Combat that only a Duck and a Boar Could Manage
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It's an odd thing to start playing a game which feels as intense as Road to Eden initially does, only to discover that just a few hours in, you've already got one of each major weapon type, your upgrade trees are nearly complete, and that you're just one fight away from the final battle. Everything that Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden gets right seems overshadowed by its general lack of depth and surprisingly short campaign. The Bearded Ladies have created solid foundation to build upon, which makes me wonder why they didn't pack in more story, more characters, more...
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You know you’re about to be thrown in at the deep end when a game asks you to pick between the difficulty options of Normal, Hard, Very Hard, and a permadeath toggle for all three. Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is a brutally tough experience that will contuinally pull the rug out from under your feet even when you feel like you’ve got a good understanding of its mechanics, and it’s this dynamic that will make or break the title for many. XCOM-like tactical action is sure to turn heads, but when there’s a shotgun-equipped pig bearing down on...
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Mutant Year Zero does have a few rough edges, though. The game’s suitably pretty and the main character voice acting is on point, but the voices of the ghouls, all fed through the same electronic filter, do start to grate. You have the freedom to explore and revisit multiple locations, but in order to get a foothold and to give your characters a fighting chance, you’ll need to grind a little. Also, seeing an enemy’s shotgun pellets pass through a rock as if it wasn’t there is a little disconcerting; as is having your characters teleport to you rather than...
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Turn-based tactical games have been around since the release of the original X-COM, and it feels like the genre has evolved very little during the course of the years. Settings may have changed, mechanics have been tweaked, but it feels like fans of the genre have been playing pretty much the same game over and over. Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden shakes up the turn-based tactical formula quite a bit, presenting an incredibly engaging experience that does a great job in making everything flow seamlessly.
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Turn-based strategy games have enjoyed a healthy amount of experimentation the past few years, including the enemy-stomping zaniness of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and the stealthy espionage angle of The Phantom Doctrine. With a focus on world-building and exploration, Mutant Year Zero also carves out its own niche in the genre, but a limited scope and bafflingly abrupt ending mar the experience.
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With decent production values, interesting characters, visceral and demanding battles, and great writing, Mutant Year Zero is a game that is easy to recommend to those looking for a unique genre mashup in a fun, if not a bit overdone, setting. Playing on normal difficulty will require you to think a bit more tactically than that you’re probably used to and it may cause some aggravation, but getting through the battles and progressing through the game is worth it.
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By blending real-time stealth with tried-and-true tactics gameplay, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden breaks exciting new ground for the turn-based strategy game. Even with some mechanics that don’t mesh perfectly with the gameplay, it teases your brain in interesting, insightful ways.
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden provides an exciting take on the strategy RPG genre. Fans of X-COM or similar games shouldn't skip this one.
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Stalk the Zone in a tactics game that adds new mutations to the XCOM-like.
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is a competent albeit narratively underwhelming tactical RPG with novel stealth mechanics and solid turn-based combat.
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden’s blend of turn-based tactical combat with stealth is interesting, but not always successful, and its story doesn’t take advantage of its unique setting. Although the ability to explore the world and sneak up on enemies adds a fun twist to the genre, it brings unwelcome complications and technical hiccups as well. I also ran into numerous performance issues, including game-ending freezes, that strained my initial fondness for the game.
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