Conglomerate 451 is a dungeon crawler video game developed by RuneHeads and published in 2020 by 1C Entertainment. Players are tasked with defeating the corrupt corporations that control a cyberpunk city.
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| Developer(s) | RuneHeads |
| Publisher(s) | 1C Entertainment |
| Engine | Unity[1] |
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| Genre(s) | Dungeon crawler |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editThe player controls a team of cloned soldiers sent to free a cyberpunk city from corrupt corporations. It is a first-person party-based dungeon crawler with turn-based combat.[2] The world is procedurally generated and uses movement on a 2D grid.[3] New clones can be created, and, like in traditional role-playing video games, these characters can be customized and gain new skills over time. Characters can suffer permanent injuries[2] and become unplayable when killed.[4] After completing missions, the player can research new technologies to give their clones special abilities. Each mission takes one week, and the game ends after 75 weeks.[3] An alternative game mode allows players to continue running missions indefinitely without interference by the story.[2]
Development
editConglomerate 451 entered early access on May 23, 2019,[5] and was released on February 20, 2020.[6] It was ported to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in June 2021 under the name Conglomerate 451: Overloaded, published by 34BigThings.[7]
Reception
editThe PC version of Conglomerate 451 received mixed reviews on Metacritic.[8] Nic Reuben of Rock Paper Shotgun enjoyed the game's character customization and the wide variety of tactical options in combat. However, he felt it lacked enough challenge to warrant this level of detail, and he criticized the game's cyberpunk setting as underused and shallow.[2] Describing the game's setting as "forgettable", Alex Fuller wrote in RPGamer, "Conglomerate 451 has a solid gameplay base, but that's really all there is to it".[3] In his review for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Jason Bennett recommended the game to fans of traditional fantasy role-playing games like Legend of Grimrock. Bennett said the game uses the same mechanics with a cyberpunk theme.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Does this run under Unity? :: Conglomerate 451 General Discussions". Steam Community. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ a b c d Reuben, Nic (2020-02-28). "Wot I Think: Conglomerate 451". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ a b c Fuller, Alex (2020-05-12). "Conglomerate 451 Review". RPGamer. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ a b Bennett, Jason (2020-02-24). "GAME ON: Cyberpunk meets RPG in Conglomerate 451". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ Castello, Jay (2019-05-18). "Conglomerate 451 brings cyberpunk dungeon crawling to early access next week". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ Fuller, Alex (2020-01-31). "Conglomerate 451 Full Launch Dated". RPGamer. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ Romano, Sal (2021-06-03). "Dungeon crawler RPG Conglomerate 451: Overloaded now available for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "Conglomerate 451 (PC)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-03-20.