Developer: The Bearded Ladies Consulting
Publisher: 505 Games
Release date: May 23, 2023
Available on: PC, PS5, Xbotx Series S (reviewed), Xbox Series X
Miasma Chronicles is a real time strategy game with stealth elements brought to you by the folks behind Mutant Year Zero: The Road to Eden. The game follows Elvis and his robot brother Diggs as they try to deal with a substance known as miasma that has covered the United States. Miasma is lethal to living things, but Elvis has a power to help him control it. Over the 20-25 hours it takes to beat the game you’ll encounter various characters in different locales, and take on various types of enemies, using Elvis’s unusual powers, along with guns and explosives .
PROS
Interesting powers
Decent story
Mostly good realtime strategy and combat
Save anywhere feature
CONS
Poorly written dialogue and voice acting
Poor randomization of hitting targets
Some technical issues
Long load times
Cheap deaths
Miasma Chronicles has some decent strategic gameplay, but nevers rises to the heights of Mutant Year Zero. The decent story has its moments, and the powers are well done, but this is marred by poor voice acting, bad dialogue, and a frustrating randomization of you hitting your targets. Long load times and some minor technical hiccups don’t help when you suffer some cheap deaths. Best to wait for a sale if you want to try this out.
6/10 stars
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