E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy Reviews

While most of the attention is focused on its bigger AAA cousin Deus Ex: Human Revolution, we have another batch of reviews for the indie FPS/RPG E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy, the ambition of which keeps getting recognized but doesn’t seem to be enough for a uniformly good reception.

EDGE, 4/10.

EYE is an FPS interbred with RPG genes. The game’s set in a mad cyberpunk future that’s equal parts pragmatic, Warhammer 40,000-esque industrialism and otherworldly surrealist dystopia. There’s some delicious weirdness in here a story unafraid to throw around concepts like (an unending war with the metastreumonic Force) but it’s diluted or dissolved by godawful translation. Your mentor a seven-foot angel of death in brass repeatedly tells you things are (fucking awesome!!) It’s something of a mood killer.

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Occasionally, the glow of sheer ambition nudges polish-related problems away from the light, allowing a few glorious moments to gaze upon what EYE could’ve been. But un-met ambition isn’t enough.

Gamedot, 7/10.

This is not an easy game to like. In turn unhelpful and unforgiving, with a translation doing its very best to both keep the player in the dark and ruin the narrative. It will take a special sort of player to appreciate it for what it is: a game which refuses to be mundane or straightforward. A game willing to challenge its players and allow them the freedom and consequences of choice. A compelling game. Above all, an interesting game. Cherish the unusual, the experimental. Cherish E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy.

New Game Network, 74/100.

For those who have the patience to overcome its steep learning curve E.Y.E will prove to be a fun and worthwhile experience, especially in co-op. The blend of fast-paced gameplay and deep character customization makes it fairly easy to overlook the rough interfaces and lack of voice acting, especially given that this is a $20 indie title.