You ever just feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of games these days? Like, seriously, it’s like they’re just trying to cram every little detail into every pixel until you can’t see the forest for the trees anymore. Sometimes, I just want to chuck all that and dive back into a simpler time when games were straightforward, level-based affairs. Enter RoboCop: Rogue City. I stumbled across it — quite literally, while perusing PlayStation Plus’ offerings, and man, it doesn’t beat around the bush. It’s April’s gift from the gaming gods, gratis for PS Plus folks until maybe Cinco de Mayo, if I remember right. Oh, and it’s cheap on Steam now too if you’re the impatient type.
Now, this game brings back a kind of lovable cheesiness hard to find in today’s world, echoing that almost kitschy vibe of the old-school flicks by Paul Verhoeven. You got Peter Weller back as RoboCop/Alex Murphy too, which is just chef’s kiss. Though honestly, don’t bother diving too deep into the plot or timeline bits. It’s tucked somewhere between RoboCop 2 and 3, or some such, but really, story-be-darned is what I say. You wanna know if it’s worth it? Gameplay, my friend, gameplay. With punchy mechanics that make you feel invincible — or invulnerable, maybe? Like, picture ragdolls soaring gracefully through the air when you let loose. It’s like physics met comedy and fell in love.
It’s such a breath of fresh air compared to those vast, sprawling RPGs that seem to never end. Hello, who has the time? And I know, there’s a smidge of open-world here, but don’t stress. It’s there if you gotta have it, but honestly, you can mostly ignore it. Instead, think of it as a throwback to the arcade days when I’d blast my way through games with my brother, like some caffeine-fueled blur at our local laser tag joint. Simplicity at its finest.
And speaking of blasts from the past, remember that old Terminator 2 game? There’s a 2D update lurking around somewhere too. Maybe, just maybe, there’s hope that we’re on the brink of a new era — a sort of nostalgic renaissance where old ideas are fresh again. Oh, and newsflash: a sequel, RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business or something (I might have mangled the title, but you get it), is on the horizon. So let’s cross our fingers for yet more of those power-punching antics we secretly all adore.
