Livelock will be the first title from Perfect World that is not Free2Play – but is this action RPG worth it? Is it worth the money?
In the past few days, we have already reported on the upcoming action RPG Livelock. Now Jason Winter from mmorpg.com had the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the game and he has a lot to report.
The story of Livelock
Livelock takes place on our Earth, but it doesn’t look nice anymore. 150 years in the future, not much is left, as the machines are the new rulers of the world and are in an ongoing conflict with the remaining humans. As if that weren’t annoying enough, a large part of the Earth’s surface is also irradiated, making reclamation plans difficult.
This is where the player characters come into play. While the spirit of the characters remains human – with all the creativity and fallibility that robots lack, the body is now fully artificial. This allows them to ‘survive’ on the surface and address the pressing issues. That a robot body comes with a variety of weapons goes without saying, right?
Explosions and vibrant colors
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Visually, Livelock is impressive and can score with a lot of action on the screen. Parts of the environment explode frequently, destroyed robots fly through the landscape, fires spread, and the colorful laser weapons blend into the wild mix of colors. While this occasionally affects the clarity, that seems to be somewhat intentional with such brutal action.
Co-op action for up to 3 players
Since there are three different characters that roughly fall into the direction of the Holy Trinity ‘Damage, Tank, and Healer’, the game can thus also be played with three players. Either you dive into the campaign mode, where the story of the world is recounted in 20 chapters, or you enter the ‘free’ play mode. Here, various objectives are randomly generated, such as protecting control points, eliminating certain enemies, or simply a survival battle. This is primarily an opportunity to farm some resources to upgrade your character.
Is the game worth the money?
If you have already played games like Alien Swarm, you will probably feel comfortable in Livelock quite quickly. However, Winter had the impression that the simplicity of the characters and the lack of abilities could become monotonous quite quickly. The entry is extremely easy, and the target audience is likely geared towards ‘action and explosions’ – those who can embrace that should keep their eyes open. Whether it is ultimately worth $20 (roughly a similar price in €) will have to be decided by each interested party for themselves when the game is released later in the year for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
