RUINER |OT| Blade Gunner 2091

Kvik · Oct 27, 2017

WELCOME TO RENGKOK
A city where dreams come true. Where you can be whoever you want to be, flickering it its flame for five seconds of fame. Then disappear into the darkness.

Developer: Reikon Games
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Release Date: 26/09/2017
Platforms: Steam/GOG/PS4/XBOXONE
Genre: Isometric Action Shooter
Player count: 1 (Singleplayer)
Price: 19.99 USD/24.95 AUD (All platforms)

RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend. Combine preternatural reflexes, augmented tools, and the arsenal of fallen foes to tear down and dismantle the corporate titans of virtuality dealers at HEAVEN.

Sophisticated & Brutal Combat: RUINER features lightning fast combat that requires a delicate balance of overwhelming, brute force, and elegant strikes to overcome all manner of savage opponents. Blast through crowds or slow down time and hand select your points of attack before unleashing a storm of violence on the battlefield.

Cyberpunk Inspired Arsenal: Equip all manner of high-tech firearms and melee weapons to ruin all that oppose you. Employ state of the art gadgets like energy shield, dash augmentations, and the switch gun stun or hack the opposition onto your side of the fight.

Story-Driven Action: Violent confrontation is a means to an end and trust is a devalued currency in Rengkok as you navigate a senseless world with the help of a mysterious hacker friend.

Exceptional Soundtrack: Explore and battle to the intense beats of Sidewalks & Skeletons, Zamilska, Antigone & Francois X, DJ Alina and famed anime composer Susumu Hirasawa.

1. Is there a preload?

From a Steam Community Post

We've decided that RUINER won't be available for pre-load. However, in order to make your lives a little bit easier (at least at the beginning, because later, it will be much tougher, believe us), we've reduced the game file size from 21 GB to 10 GB only.

2. Who is Susumu Hirasawa?

Hirasawa-sensei is a Japanese electronic music composer. The primary source of inspiration for his music can be traced back to the digital technology, the nature of man and machine, and philosophy. His most widely known work is the theme song for Berserk, a lesser known 1997 anime. He also composed the theme song for Paprika (dir. Satoshi Kon, 2006) and Millenium Actress (dir Satoshi Kon, 2002). His style can be described as techno/electro-pop. He can be found in twitter here, and his discography here

3. Why is this OT so barebones?

I wasn't planning to do this OT originally, so I quickly whip out this OT in a couple of hours after dinner. PM me if you feel any extra info should be included.

4. I'm downloading the game now, what anime should I watch in the meantime?

Cyber City Oedo 808

Progressbar - http://progressbar.com.au/2017/09/ruiner-review/ - by Dmax3901
PlayStation Universe - http://www.psu.com/review/34295/ruiner-review-ps4 - by Bitsnark
AngryCentaurGamer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTHQdMY2eQI - by Karak
The Outerhaven Productions - http://www.theouterhaven.net/2017/09/ruiner-pc-review/ - by Shadowhaxor

daniel77733 said:
Finished RUINER on Friday. What a great game. Visually, a beautiful looking game overall with the only complaint being "too much red" at times but it's a minor complaint. Music and sound effects were awesome. I listened to the soundtrack yesterday and it's great. Effects were all good. Minimal at best voice acting but what's there is good. Would have loved the entire game to have voice acting. Gameplay is excellent once you get used to the controls. The L1 dash/multi-dash was my only complaint gameplay wise. Didn't like half of the skills but the few I used were good. Story was average at best but all the characters including the enemies were good. The boss fights were also good and fighting all the enemies never got repetitive or boring for me at all. Side quests were decent and easy. Completed on normal in under nine hours real time, not game listed time. And on a final note, a lot of stuff including a certain character reminded me of Snatcher. Shadowrun (snes) also popped into my head as well while playing but more Snatcher than Shadowrun. Enjoyed the game from beginning to end.

Graphics - 9/10 (excellent)
Music/Sound - 9/10 (excellent)
Gameplay - 9/10 (excellent)
Story/Characters - 7/10 (good)
Overall - 8.5/10 (great)

PCGamer - http://www.pcgamer.com/ruiner-review/
Eurogamer - A powerfully grim, fleet-footed cyberpunk action odyssey that is caught in the spell of its own nihilism - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-26-ruiner-review
Gamespot - 8/10 - https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ruiner-review/1900-6416768/

DZ_b_EZ said:
Just to let people know, there's suppose to be a limited run of physical copies real soon from Special Reserve Games.

https://mobile.twitter.com/specialreserves/status/910192284221685760

cleveridea said:
Nice, GMG has 15% off so £12.74 UK

TB14 said:
No official ultrawide support at launch.

Unofficial: http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=32318&p=170605

Messofanego , tusken77 for the gifs, ashtaar and spineduke for the OT title past and present, More_Badass , Berzerkiymc for review collation.

A footnote:
I was toying with the idea of bringing this OT to ERA whilst waiting for my account to get approved during the exodus. However, I was a bit reluctant since this game flew under the radar and not many people was aware of it, and the thread itself was inactive for at least a few days. Yesterday, in The Hidden Gems of 2017 thread, this game was mentioned by a couple of Resettlers (I still can't get used to that word, but I digress). In the spirit of fostering our new community, I decided to bring this OT over, just as a reminder that this game exists. :-)

Finally, if your name is credited in the OT above, and has since changed after The Exodus, please let me know and I'll update the OP accordingly. :-)

Enjoy!

MauroNL · Oct 27, 2017

Awesome OT! I'm still really on the fence about this one. Heard a lot of people say its quite difficult. I mean I like a challenge, but not unfair hard parts like some sections of Ori. Stuff like that can ruin a game for me. How hard is it compared to like Ori? I managed to beat that in the end but got frustrated in a few parts.

Kvik · Oct 27, 2017

MauroNL said:
Awesome OT! I'm still really on the fence about this one. Heard a lot of people say its quite difficult. I mean I like a challenge, but not unfair hard parts like some sections of Ori. Stuff like that can ruin a game for me. How hard is it compared to like Ori? I managed to beat that in the end but got frustrated in a few parts.

It's kinda hard, but the latest patch actually re-balances the difficulty so that getting mobbed by waves of enemies is now less punishing. Boss fight was still as difficult pre-patch, at least in my opinion. I didn't play Ori, so I can't really say, sorry.

Kvik · Oct 27, 2017

Just a bit of heads up -- the game is now discounted in Halloween sale, and comes with a halloween-themed game update.

Dmax3901 · Oct 27, 2017

Dude, thanks so much for putting my review in there and tagging me, haha!

I did make it over from GAF safely :P

Kvik · Oct 27, 2017

Dmax3901 said:
Dude, thanks so much for putting my review in there and tagging me, haha!

I did make it over from GAF safely :P

No worries! I tried to tag everyone in the OP, but some are still missing unfortunately. But the forum is growing by the minute so they might be around here somewhere :-)

Soupbones · Oct 30, 2017

I just beat TraffiKing and currently have him in tow in Hell.

Do I have a lot longer to go?

VeryBerryPunch · Oct 30, 2017

MauroNL said:
Awesome OT! I'm still really on the fence about this one. Heard a lot of people say its quite difficult. I mean I like a challenge, but not unfair hard parts like some sections of Ori. Stuff like that can ruin a game for me. How hard is it compared to like Ori? I managed to beat that in the end but got frustrated in a few parts.

The game is really easy once you know what the stronger upgrades are (Personal shield fully upgraded). If you're having trouble you could always turn down the difficulty until you've figured it out.

Soupbones said:
I just beat TraffiKing and currently have him in tow in Hell.

Do I have a lot longer to go?

You're in the final stretch

redshoepaul · Oct 31, 2017

Sorry for breaking the bad news for Special Reserve collectors. This is their statement regarding Ruiner physical for PS4.

GunFlame · Oct 31, 2017

Visually, Ruiner is cool. Aurally, Ruiner is amazing.

It's an okay game.

I'm not sure how well it works if using a keyboard and mouse, but it has made some gameplay choices that I don't think work well.

- Rotation: there's no quick turn, movement is measured, everything is on rotation. Which, can be an odd choice for a twin-stick. The idea, I think, is to balance this with the movement skills, which I guess could work.

- Direction: the game is played from an isometric view, but it seems as though the axis is off-centre to match. So, when you want to run up or down, you're not going to be holding up, it'll be an slight off angle.

Both of the above can affect the feel. I just stopped bothering with a lot of ranged weapons, and mostly used melee as that's a little more forgiving.

We! · Oct 31, 2017

GunFlame said:
Visually, Ruiner is cool. Aurally, Ruiner is amazing.

It's an okay game.

I'm not sure how well it works if using a keyboard and mouse, but it has made some gameplay choices that I don't think work well.

- Rotation: there's no quick turn, movement is measured, everything is on rotation. Which, can be an odd choice for a twin-stick. The idea, I think, is to balance this with the movement skills, which I guess could work.

- Direction: the game is played from an isometric view, but it seems as though the axis is off-centre to match. So, when you want to run up or down, you're not going to be holding up, it'll be an slight off angle.

Both of the above can affect the feel. I just stopped bothering with a lot of ranged weapons, and mostly used melee as that's a little more forgiving.

I am forced to use KB/M and honestly it isn't so bad. It is a challenging game but I don't attribute that to the controls, as of yet, at least

Clockwork · Oct 31, 2017

It was well worth the $20 I spent on Steam. I've been having a lot of fun playing it.

jett · Nov 1, 2017

Got Ruiner today on gog, it was like ten bucks.

I'm finding the control scheme cumbersome. This is gonna take some adjustment.

Hispanicguy · Nov 1, 2017

I got the platinum last month. I enjoyed the ride but wished there was more to it.

Coming from a game like Nex Machina to Ruiner really showed how the controls in Ruiner were not as smooth.

I'm also confused on the point of letter grades after a level. They served no purpose.

I'll defintely be back once DLC hits. I can recommend it whether it's on sale or not.

The soundtrack is awesome, btw.

jett · Nov 2, 2017

This game is not clicking for me. The enemies (and their attacks) are hard to see, shooting doesn't feel right, the weird random slow-mo takes me out of the action and I feel like there is an overabundance of special moves and mechanics. Hotline Miami found excellence in its simplicity. And the color scheme actually made my eyes a bit watery.

Dynamite Cop · Nov 20, 2017

Looks like this got a free content update on PC today. New weapons, outfits, finishing moves and New Game+.

Deleted member 22585 · Nov 28, 2017

Just bought it on the steam sale. Just played a bit of the tutorial so far, loving the style. Am looking forward to play more.

spineduke · Dec 1, 2017

I bought this on the Autumn sale, and I've been loving it - I initially put off buying it because of the complaints about difficulty and controls, but its been very smooth sailing for me. The combat really reminds me of how I'd replay sections of FEAR over and over just because of how badass and stylish you feel while laying waste to everyone.

lcap · Dec 1, 2017

Is the update already available for PS4?

Oh, and taking advantage of this opportunity, how's PS4 Pro performance?

Hispanicguy · Dec 1, 2017

lcap said:
Is the update already available for PS4?

Oh, and taking advantage of this opportunity, how's PS4 Pro performance?

Last I read from their Twitter, PS4 won't get the update until early 2018. A little disapponted in that but at least 2018 is right around the corner.

datbapple · Dec 1, 2017

This was a great game. The combo that seemed to be really effective was the shield that you can throw out to scramble/slow down enemies and dashing to them with physical attacks. Music was incredible and the aesthetics made the game world feel alive. I actually would not mind more games taking place in the world they built. The only down side is I do wish there were more RPG elements and maybe more to do in the hub world.

Deleted member 1067 · Dec 1, 2017

Played it on kbm and loved the shit out of the game. Never had a problem with guns after the first patch bumped travel rate.

spineduke · Dec 1, 2017

datbapple said:
I actually would not mind more games taking place in the world they built. The only down side is I do wish there were more RPG elements and maybe more to do in the hub world.

The hub area looks and sounds great - it really sells you on the world. Only that yeah, you don't get to spend much time in it, nor do you do much in it. A wasted opportunity.

Tusken77 · Dec 1, 2017

lcap said:
Is the update already available for PS4?

Oh, and taking advantage of this opportunity, how's PS4 Pro performance?

Solid 60 fps according to https://www.resetera.com/threads/all-games-with-ps4-pro-enhancements.3101/

Bought Nex Machina and Enter the Gungeon the other day in the PSN Flash Sale. Really tempted to get Ruiner today (last day of the sale) for the twin stick hat trick.

Deleted member 15428 · Dec 12, 2017

Europacorp has made a pre-emptive move to acquire TV rights to Ruiner, a new video game title from Devolver Digital and Reikon Games. DJ2 Entertainment co-founder and CEO Dmitri M. Johnson, whose company discovered the game and partnered with Luc Besson's Europacorp shortly after its September release, is executive producing along Besson and with DJ2's Stephan Bugaj.

http://deadline.com/2017/12/europacorp-tv-studios-option-ruiner-video-game-dj2-1202223370/

Sephiroth503 · Dec 12, 2017

Holy crap how did I miss this game?!?!

I know what I'm doing this evening!

ashtaar · Dec 12, 2017

Hey this was my title! Finally I've made it!

AnimalFather · Dec 12, 2017

its a shame this game came out so close to cuphead. most people forgot about it. excellent game though.

Deleted member 1067 · Dec 12, 2017

Where does the office space featured in the last two gifs in the op happen? I don't ever remember that level unless I missed something or it's dlc?

Sygma · Dec 12, 2017

https://imgur.com/a/36tl5

The snow effect of that cringe winter update is pretty neat

spineduke · Dec 12, 2017

pa22word said:
Where does the office space featured in the last two gifs in the op happen? I don't ever remember that level unless I missed something or it's dlc?

afaik, that was posted during development, never made it to the final release

Sygma · Dec 12, 2017

pa22word said:
Where does the office space featured in the last two gifs in the op happen? I don't ever remember that level unless I missed something or it's dlc?

edit : nvm

not in the game

Kvik · Dec 12, 2017

ashtaar said:
Hey this was my title! Finally I've made it!

Welcome, and I've tagged you in the OP accordingly. :-)

Dynamite Cop · Dec 12, 2017

I asked on Twitter when PS4 players would see the Cringe and Savage updates.. all I got was "Early 2018". Who knows if they just meant that only Savage update would be coming.

PinkSpider · Dec 14, 2017

How well does this play with a pad? And how much Hotline Miami gameplay wise is it?

(Also is there a chance it will be cheaper in the winter sale?). Love the look of this but penny pinching at the moment.

CopperPuppy · Dec 14, 2017

PinkSpider said:
How well does this play with a pad? And how much Hotline Miami gameplay wise is it?

(Also is there a chance it will be cheaper in the winter sale?). Love the look of this but penny pinching at the moment.

This is relevant to my interests.

spineduke · Dec 14, 2017

It plays a lot like Hotline Miami, with a dash of slowmo and a lot of extended abilities. You run through levels and get gated until you clear the waves that show up. The combat is far more fun than Hotline imo.

PinkSpider · Dec 14, 2017

spineduke said:
It plays a lot like Hotline Miami, with a dash of slowmo and a lot of extended abilities. You run through levels and get gated until you clear the waves that show up. The combat is far more fun than Hotline imo.

And sold; it's my birthday in 4 minutes.. shall treat myself!

ExInferus · Dec 15, 2017

datbapple said:
This was a great game. The combo that seemed to be really effective was the shield that you can throw out to scramble/slow down enemies and dashing to them with physical attacks. Music was incredible and the aesthetics made the game world feel alive. I actually would not mind more games taking place in the world they built. The only down side is I do wish there were more RPG elements and maybe more to do in the hub world.

so the shield is good? Didn't even try it because enemies attack you from all directions.
Took overload instead

ExInferus · Dec 15, 2017

delete

UnluckyKate · Dec 15, 2017

ExInferus said:
so the shield is good? Didn't even try it because enemies attack you from all directions.
Took overliad instead

It's amazing and with shield bash OH BOY

Alric · Dec 15, 2017

This looks great, so I just added it to my wishlist for when I have the time on GOG.

spineduke · Dec 15, 2017

I played it thru normal and it's far less difficult than Hotline Miami btw (the first one). I sort of get the difficulty complaints but really, the abilities you get pretty much break the difficulty, it gets way easier towards the end.

The game is short (4-6 hours) but you get a NG+ to go through.

Rei Toei · Dec 15, 2017

During development they talked about a 'tourist' setting. Did they ever get around implementing that?

Evilmaus · Dec 15, 2017

Absolutely loved this game. Still waiting on the free DLC!

dbcyber · Dec 15, 2017

This game can be frustratingly hard but it looks and sounds so good.

UnluckyKate · Dec 15, 2017

Rei Toei said:
During development they talked about a 'tourist' setting. Did they ever get around implementing that?

Easy mode is in now. It's VERY easy.

Deleted member 2652 · Dec 15, 2017

I'd love for this world to be expanded upon.

Dynamite Cop · Dec 17, 2017

Switch port announcement coming soon?

Arsic · Dec 24, 2017

Got this on sale the other day for PS4. Really digging this. Has shades of Hyper Light Drifter play to me which was my GOTY 2016.

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