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Ramen Gun is an early-access isometric hack-and-slash adventure game developed by Borington. You play as a pirate on a journey across the Indian Ocean seeking treasure, secrets, and rum.

GAMEPLAY

Well, being early access is still quite rough around the edges, but general combat and gameplay are fine with melee, ranged, and projectile weapons available at the start. You can lock onto targets, have to reload ala Gears of War with a timed meter, you can acquire followers who help you out, and you can heal them by playing a nice little ditty on your flute. Rum is probably the most important thing in most situations as it's how you recover your health. Now, the enemy variety I'd say it's pretty good with a wide array of different enemies on screen at any one time. In fact, it's pretty easy to get overwhelmed. This is where perhaps the first issue with the game comes in.

The controls are a little bit cumbersome and muddled, meaning combat isn't as enjoyable as I would have hoped. In terms of the game world, it's broken down into zones. As you travel between them, you'll encounter lush and beautiful locations, and graphically, I was pretty impressed. Another issue is the inventory screen where you can equip or sell items. The layout doesn't really make for a seamless experience, and I'd like to see this thing, you know, the inventory, overhauled. And also the controls, I think those things would really help the quality of life of the game.

Graphics & Sound

Visually, the game looks much better now than it did when it first entered early access. The levels are colorful, vibrant, and detailed, and overall, it's a solid visual experience. And perhaps with some work needed on the character animations.

The game's got pretty nice music that's well suited to the pirate-themed world, and the sound effects are functional rather than being anything spectacular.

Good and Bad

What's good: The game looks pretty nice now, and the sound work is solid. Combat is enjoyable to a degree, and it's a game with a lot of potential.

What's bad? The controls and inventory screen need some quality of life improvements, and I'd say it's just something that needs a little bit more polish across the board to make it a game that I could recommend.

Final Thoughts

Ramen Gun is a promising little title that's entertaining and could be a little gem of a game if they can make the gameplay controls and interface smoother and more user-friendly. So at present, it's probably not something I would recommend, but it's one to keep an eye on as, with a little bit of TLC, it could be pretty good and pretty enjoyable.