RAD

RAD is a game created by Double Fine Productions, the studio responsible for Psychonauts, Brutal Legends and Grim Fandango Remastered. This time the creators brought us a roguelike set in a world that faced the Armageddon. Twice.

Plot

In RAD we play the role of a teenager who has had enough of living in a world devastated by two Armageddons. He decides to go deep into the Fallow - a radioactive wasteland filled with dangerous mutants, because it hides the mystery and the way to save humanity. However, he will pay a high price for his journey, because radioactive fumes in the air will affect his skills, which make him less human and more powerful mutant. Will he save humanity, or will he die from poisonous fumes like many others? His fate is in our hands.

Mechanics

RAD is a three-dimensional isometric roguelike. Our task is to go deep into the devastated lands to find a way to save humanity. To this end, we explore various locations - swamps, deserts and forests - struggling with the consequences of the cataclysms. Apart from ruined buildings or disfigured vegetation, we encounter numerous creatures contaminated with radioactive fumes. As a result, they have turned into mutants and have increased strength, skills and lust for murder, so they will have to be fought.

The hero we control uses only one weapon - a baseball bat. But the gameplay isn't just about waving it around. As our character moves from location to location, he or she gains more and more powerful skills that he or she can use in combat. However, there is nothing for free, because every power is the result of a mutation associated with being in a contaminated environment. The further we go, the more we'll turn ourselves into that what we kill.

RAD is a roguelike with a system of permanent death. If we die, we embark on the next expeditions with a completely different character. However, after each unsuccessful approach we can make things a little easier for the next character we play. This is due to the bat companions accompanying us at every step, which we can improve so that these can bring us various benefits.

An additional feature that our character can boast of is the fact that whe the character threads, the vegetation in the form of flowers and grass blossoms. Thanks to this, not only does thr exploration become more pleasant, but also green lines serve as guide and inform us that we have already been here.

Technical aspects

Despite the post-post-apocalyptic theme, the game does not treat us to a grim vision of the world, but focuses on a cheerful and colorful aesthetics, graphically associated with a comic book. In the musical layer we are accompanied by a rock soundtrack.

Last updated on 28 May 2019