Welcome to the neo-futuristic city of Mato. A place filled with colors, you will find street vendors on every corner and the magnificent and magnificent buildings are not to be missed. All this looks like a beautiful and natural environment, but don’t be fooled. This game will take you an interesting detective investigation, which includes a search throughout the city for various anomalies. And although we only got the test demo, the demo itself was able to show most of the game mechanics in a very good light. Welcome to Mato anomalies.
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Thanks to the many different aspects that have appeared in the already mentioned title, it is quite difficult to assign only one designation to the game. The developers themselves describe it as a detective JRPG and a visual novel, which, combined with what we encounter during the game, deviates slightly from certain boundaries of these genres.
The story itself is very simple. You are a private detective named Doe who is known for his skills and intelligence. Be yourself Doe with an indifferent face, he is not entirely indifferent to the future of the city. His disinterest is all the less right after he is kidnapped by an unknown gang and delivered in front of a woman named Nightshade. She assigns our detective a very unusual task. Find out what is behind the strange anomalies that appear throughout the city and stop them.
What is interesting about the game
In order, it is worth mentioning interesting storytelling style. In addition to the classic dialogues, which do not have their own dubbing, but differ in a huge amount of text (and which you will read a lot and often), there is also a weave in a comic style. You can just think of it as comic windows that gradually appear along with simple animations and text bubbles. What will please many players here is that these texts are voiced. The only thing that detracts from the beauty of all this and a little annoying is the indecision of the developers.. Comic shots appear either from right to left, as is customary in Eastern countries, or from left to right, which again is typical for Western countries. However, if the authors want to stick to the classic oriental style and the JRPG genre, it is not superfluous to follow the direction of reading like manga, manhwa, manhui and the like. Separate game passages are also interspersed with pleasant animated scenes that draw you into the story even more.
Throughout the game, you will encounter several different NPCs. So if you do not pay attention to what is under the word “another” hides approximately seven character models. Thanks to this, you will constantly find yourself in situations where a girl in a pink dress is standing on a street corner, the same person is walking towards you, and when you look back, you see a third version of the same woman walking in front of you.
Of course, there are also some permanent and unique NPCs on the map., with which you can exchange a few words or just listen to them and find out more information about the situation around you. You will see such motionless figures quite clearly as you walk down the street. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the movement of people and animals. You usually trip over an overgrown cat or dog the first time you play the game. In the second case, just move from one location to another and you will most likely be met by a furry. But what gets in the way of the mind is the ability of street pets to disappear out of nowhere in the middle of the street. Luckily, the people around you don’t disappear, they just turn into a black shadow if you move far enough away from them. Then it is striking to observe the figures in the dark. Each NPC has highlighted body edges and glows white against the ubiquitous dark environment.
The map itself looks vast, but the locations available so far haven’t given much room to explore all the possible and impossible lanes. But if you deviate from the planned route to complete the main task, you will find that most of the “living” city is rather badly abandoned and devoid of life and energy. In some places, you can even find unfinished buildings, unlit places or overly tidy lanes. If the city of Mato does not have a specially trained team of cleaners, then yes, the streets seem too clean and tidy, which does not fit with the stories of the surrounding characters complaining about lack of work, poverty and little money. And no. The general view is not saved by piles of garbage scattered here and there in the middle of the street.
LOOK, PLAN AND ATTACK
In addition to traveling around the city, you will of course move forward, unraveling the strange events taking place throughout the city. Thanks to his ruthless and very strong instincts, Dou falls through the rift into another dimension called the Liars. It is unique not only in its purpose, but also in the way it is abused. In particular, it is used by criminals to smuggle goods, primarily fabrics for distribution. This is where the real fun begins. Our cute detective is facing monsters called the Doom Wave, for which there are not enough human firearms.. At this point, the second playable character enters the scene. The mysterious swordsman Gram, on whose shoulders lies the task of defeating all the beasts.
The battle is conducted according to the classic turn-based system.. On the battlefield, you can clearly see how many monsters are against you and how you can attack. It’s very easy to get an idea of what restrictions apply to your special attacks. What slows down a little here is the lack of some fluidity between the execution of the exchange of blows. During individual attacks, for example, there is no short animation of jumping up, approaching, or even just stepping, and the scene immediately cuts off, and the attack immediately follows.
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Other combat options are performed with the help of your mind. Mind/Hack technology takes you into the mind of the enemy and the battle for mind supremacy begins. What is a slight surprise, this is not a turn-based strategy, but a card fight. It’s best represented if you’re imagining classic Hearthstone. Use the cards in your hand to come up with a strategy that can defeat your hostage’s mental consciousness. Of course, he will not give up without a fight, and several inner demons stand in the way, who want to destroy you in response.
Is the game worth watching?
Mato anomalies definitely a game that deserves attention. By choosing different game elements, he puts himself in a position where two scenarios can occur. Everything succeeds and pleasantly surprises, or fails due to too much integration of different mechanics. On the technical side, there are several holes in the title that need to be fixed, adjusted and improved. The tutorials for the individual games are well-described, but it’s very easy to miss a key note. Fortunately, the game has a clear menu, which hides the ability to read all the actions backwards. In addition, here you will find an encyclopedia of characters, places and events that you will meet, visit or experience during the game.
The demo itself is quite saturated with various elements, but only in a trial style, which does not allow the player to recognize them in any significant way., so there is not much chance of completely immersing yourself in it. The most entertaining passage is the encounter with the demon through a comic style of narration. But if those three seconds are the most fun in the entire game, then that’s not a very good reputation.
What’s a little frustrating is the lack of a chance to play more individual mini-games and learn how the upgrades for different weapons work and in what style the character enhancement is handled. If the developers manage to properly balance and highlight all the game elements, we are waiting for the promised 40 hours of quality entertainment with the already known styles of play, but in a different shell.. The city itself looks more than good, but compared to the atmosphere of the story, it seems too cheerful, clean and carefree. Well, not everything is as rosy as it seems.
Mato Anomalies is scheduled to release in early 2023 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.
Source :Indian TV
