4 players coop with puzzles and Egyptian enemies.

EXPECTATION CHECKLIST:

GAME IMPRESSION:

BUYER MUST KNOW:

RUMOR CHECKING:

COMPARE TO OTHER SIMILAR GENRE:

The Story

The Gameplay

The Experience

Conclusion

Verdict

TL:DR

INFO

PROS

CONS

FOLLOW CURATOR LINK FOR MORE REVIEWS

First Impressions

Gameplay

Controls

Story

Graphics

Sound Design

Pros

Cons

Tips

Final Thoughts

Overview

• Tales of guns, puzzles and secretsWhile primarily a shooter, SB has a strong emphasis on secret hunting and puzzle-solving. Each stage has multiple primary and secondary enigmas to solve, mostly as combination doors of different types. On top of that, collectible Cats and Jars give additional rewards if all are found across a location. Adventurers will ideally spend an equal amount of time between fighting undead hordes and solving puzzles / finding secrets - this gives gameplay frequent pacing variations that prevent it from being too much one-sided.
• Tools of the trade
Each of the four available adventurers has different passive and active skills, that suit them best for close or long-range combat - other than different applications. For instance, only one of them is able to open Glyph Doors found in levels. All the brigade members have the same guns, but also four unique active abilities each - unlocked with skill points gained by finding a certain number of Relics (secrets) in levels. These active skills are often very useful or powerful especially if combined with accessories or other members' own skills. There is a decent variety of weapons and character skills to try.
• Seteki's finest
Enemy variety is solid across the board, with each stage introducing at least a few new foes. From simple reanimated cadavers to elusive assassins or devastating bomb-throwers - all the way to mighty mini-bosses such as the Champions of Seteki - combat never gets dull as far as variety goes. The presence of many traps in each level that can be used against the hordes, but also being a threat for one's allies, further expands combat possibilities. Some enemies may also require a special approach in order to be defeated, when conventional means fail.

• Now THIS is overpriced!It takes around 6-7 hours to finish the game on Hard difficulty, this with taking time to find most collectibles and secrets as well. The additional modes such as Score Attack and Horde add no new content and are just a filler for achievement hunters, that most players won't find worth doing. The title is sold at a blistering 50€ default price, delivering also not-so-stellar quality overall. Insanely overpriced for what it delivers.
• Indiana Jones cringy wannabees
The story and characters are an absolute truckload of cringy catchphrases, embarrassing situations and unnecessarily over-the-top moments that fail to be amusing. Combined with the obnoxious narrator that always seems to be desperately trying to be fun in a forced way, the story becomes an annoyance very soon. Stereotypical in its developments, repetitive and just bland, the narrative of SB is a miserable affair at all times.
• Balance, where art thou?
The game fails to properly diversify the various weapon classes and give them a distinct feeling based on their role on the field. The starting murder tools are borderline garbage no matter what - while among mid-tier weapons, only Sniper Rifles prove to be worth using as they adapt decently to all situations without downsides. Shotguns, pistols, SMGs are at all times mediocre. The last and most expensive weapon (Aubley Rifle) is the definitive one, combining SMG rate of fire with Sniper damage, making any other weapon obsolete. The same concept applies to character abilities, only few being really worth using.

Rating: Decent

In-Depth Breakdown

Technical Corner

• Critical ProblemsNone.
• Performance
Average VRAM Usage: 4.1 GB Average GPU Utilization: 30-35% Settings Used: All Max, 1440p 60Hz Overall Optimization Rating: Decent
• Bugs & Other Issues
None.

Story

Gameplay

Audio and Graphics

Verdict