l0rdtr3k: Origin Systems was known in the 90's for making great and innovative games like Wing Commander and Ultima. Bioforge is one of those games but age has not being kind with it.
The story centers around your character that wakes up as a cyborg in an unknown facility and you try to find out your past and why you were transformed into a human-machine hybrid.
The graphics are like Alone in the Dark, using a 3D engine and of course it looks aged, while Crusader is still pleasing, Bioforge looks very dated and downright ugly at times.
The sound design still holds up but the voice acting is spotty and awkward but the enviromental sounds are great to listen to and evokes a great atmosphere.
The writing is Origin's usual: very well writen and keeps you guessing until the end with some unexpected twists and turns along the way.
What the games fails to deliver is a good gameplay. The controls are one of the most awkward and clunky that I've ever played. It utilizes "tank controls" like Resident Evil or Alone in the Dark with fixed camera angles but the combat is the worst aspect of the game, it's very stiff and hard to to the moves and the camera doesn't help either.One innovative aspect of the game is the interactive enviroments, which adds immersion factor and makes some battles interesting because you need to use the enviroment to win.
Overall, Bioforge is a mixed bag. It has a really good story and a innovative way of telling it accompanied by a excelent sound design, the graphics are dated and the stiff gameplay don't help. I recommend this game only if you want to know some of Origins less known titles.

cmdr_flashheart: Very helpful review, thanks! Maybe Bioforge needs a HD remake with better controls and camera. Oh, and sweet gfx, of course!

l0rdtr3k: Origin Systems was known in the 90's for making great and innovative games like Wing Commander and Ultima. Bioforge is one of those games but age has not being kind with it.
The story centers around your character that wakes up as a cyborg in an unknown facility and you try to find out your past and why you were transformed into a human-machine hybrid.
The graphics are like Alone in the Dark, using a 3D engine and of course it looks aged, while Crusader is still pleasing, Bioforge looks very dated and downright ugly at times.
The sound design still holds up but the voice acting is spotty and awkward but the enviromental sounds are great to listen to and evokes a great atmosphere.
The writing is Origin's usual: very well writen and keeps you guessing until the end with some unexpected twists and turns along the way.
What the games fails to deliver is a good gameplay. The controls are one of the most awkward and clunky that I've ever played. It utilizes "tank controls" like Resident Evil or Alone in the Dark with fixed camera angles but the combat is the worst aspect of the game, it's very stiff and hard to to the moves and the camera doesn't help either.One innovative aspect of the game is the interactive enviroments, which adds immersion factor and makes some battles interesting because you need to use the enviroment to win.
Overall, Bioforge is a mixed bag. It has a really good story and a innovative way of telling it accompanied by a excelent sound design, the graphics are dated and the stiff gameplay don't help. I recommend this game only if you want to know some of Origins less known titles.

rtcvb32: Hmmm I forget, was it a spoon or a fork that the one prisoner / inmate was convinced to be his whole world?