Drox Operative Reviews
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GamingLives, 8/10.
Like FTL, Diablo and other such randomised games, the replayability of Drox Operative is very high especially when you factor in the diverse range of options related to the setup of the sector. This is a game that throws you in at the deep end but if you can stick with it for a couple of hours then it all begins to make sense and you get a feel for how your actions can impact the universe and you find your feet.
Having been a big fan of action RPGs in the past with Torchlight, Sacred, Diablo and others sat in my collection, it was a nice change to be in a sci-fi setting rather than the usual fantasy environments. Apart from the, sometimes, irritating mouse/keyboard controls working against each other I cannot really fault the gameplay at all. I had immense fun reviewing this and the only drawbacks for some players will be the rather basic graphics and sound but it was something that I soon forgot about.
I'd highly recommend this to any fan of action RPG games that wants something a little more in-depth than stabbing gnomes repeatedly in the face until they reach the boss. Drox Operative offers a unique game every playthrough, amazing control over your game experience, plenty of variance in quests and a whole heap of lore, stats and ways to complete the game. You couldn't demand much more from Soldak Entertainment.
RandomNPC, 8/10.
Drox Operative lives up to the claim of being dynamic, a game of big ideas that's easy to play but hardcore in spirit. It's the kind of game where (just five more minutes) can go on for hours, enabled by the morphine drip of progress and galaxy-spanning change. It's a customizable space opera without all that pesky dialogue. It's you playing Torchlight'˜s bigger, meaner cousin, somehow dropped into Master of Orion; the good one, not the one we don't talk about. If there's one thing Operative and Curse truly have in common, it's the infusion of consequence and meaning to gameplay mechanics that usually get taken for granted.
If any of that strikes your fancy and you're not put off by a sizable learning curve, then I don't even need to finish this sentence. Gear up, take off, and be the best at space.
Press X or Die, scoreless.
In closing, if you're a fan of loot-em-ups like Diablo or Torchlight, and like space-based sims, this game will probably fit you like a glove, because there's tons of goodies to pick up everywhere. Drox Operative is a solid addition to the action-RPG genre, taking elements that worked in various other games and forging them to make a unique experience that stands on its own merits.
