Majestic Nights

ES punk with no ciber. I love it.

I love this game. Only reason Majestic score is a 32 on Meta Critic cause CIA threatened to Clinton them. I feel Majestic should be 71-75 Meta Critic. I would also like to shoot the guy who came up with escape the tent scene in the fucking knee cap.

I shouldn't have to scour every games discussion forum to find out is a game is abandoned by the devs or not, ridiculous! I played what's available, but the rest is never coming, game released in 2014 where are the other episodes? Hmmm?

The best things about this game are its cover art & and its loading time.
The in-game graphics are SO bad, that the loading time is practically nonexistent.

The fact that a "season pass" is still purchasable is blatantly fraudulent. There were 2 (of supposedly 6) episodes when I bought this 4 years ago, there are still just 2 today - this game is essentially abandonware. AVOID!

only the first two chapters in this unfinished release which makes you pay to play the conclusion to the story which is a terrible way to release a game. Despite it being a low price tag, it is not worth being bamboozled

This game had promise but it's since been left to rot, it'll never be finished and that's sad, what is there is pretty good, but I can't recommend something that's been abandoned

I bumped on this game while going through my queue and found it kind of interesting. "Majestic Nights" had that "Hotline Miami" vibe with a different approach. Slower paced and more focused on narrative. Well, it's not like it matters now because the game was released in 2014 and as of today, August 12th 2017, only two episodes have been released. Official announcements from the dev are nowhere to be seen and the game isn't going forward. If it ever gets finished, probably will take a few more years and it's not that good to make the wait worth it.

Great concpet the dev has really done their research into the conspiracy theorys.

It is a great adventure game which is both gripping and fun, I purcheased this earlier today and finished the prolouge and both episodes in around 2-4 hours in total.

At this stage it is short but offers some replayability, things get a little weird in episode two towards the end but its all a part of the overall adventure which is planned out as a six part episodic game.

This game is worth the $4.99 USD in my opinion. Retro gameplay and music add to the overall feel of this niche adventure .

Short review for a short game:
Cheap, fun and vibrant looking game utilizing isometric projection. Can come off as challenging but once a basic understanding of a given level is understood it can be completed in minutes.
As far as the theories contained within the game they are more or less references without depth with occasional humorous dialect.
Overall I would recommend giving it a shot, the imagery and era of music make it entertaining with some challenges. I look forward to future installments.

The long and short of this so far is that the concept slated out is something that I dreamt of for a long time. I love the whole 80s tone laced with various other intriguing conspiracy, with this classic 80s, almost b-movie tone to it.

Execution? It seems kinda sloppy and rough around the edges. Engine and gameplay can be a little finnicky, and while the writing is pretty good, it has that cheese to it you'd expect from an 80s film, which may be a tad distasteful to some, not taking itself too seriously.

Does it justify a buy so far in it's current state, with Barbary Heat finally released (which I am yet to play)?
If you absolutely love the story and tone it puts forward, then even then, think about it. The gameplay is shodding and writing could live a tad little to be desired.
If not, hold off a little bit. Play Deus Ex or Shadowrun, or maybe even Hotline Miami.

I wouldn't personally buy it full price, though. Unless the devs really start putting out more episodes and start polishing up their writing and gameplay, seriously reconsider this purchase.

The game isn't BAD, per se, but it's not worth it's price. The project is ambitious and it can be executed well, but not a whole lot is coming of it.

The reviewer who compared the feel to Shadowrun Returns has it exactly right. For my money this means Majestic Nights is darned good fun: full of good humour, fun action, great atmosphere and some fascinating over-arching conspiracy stuff to tie it all together. Makes me glad I picked up a Season Pass just in time for Episode 2. It's not without its flaws -- in particular that this engine, like SRR's, isn't super well suited to stealth mechanics -- but the fun outweighed the flaws for me by a comfortable margin. Worth getting.

I love the game's style, humor, 80's flair, and soundtrack. There are a few hiccups with the controls and gameplay, but overall I still thought it was a great experiences. I'm happy to see a game that isn't afraid to try out a whole new idea and really run with it. Can't wait for the rest of the episodes!

God, I wanted to recommend this. And for a long time, I did. Majestic Nights had a great vision, cool music, and a neat storyline that mixed the neon-soaked idealized 80s with a paranoiac nightmare conspiracy world where all wacky theories and legends are secretly true.

It had its flaws, but most of them could be looked past. What can't be overlooked, though, is the fact that we've got an episodic game that has been outright abandoned. Too bad for us sad saps who believed in the dream and bought the season pass, right?

From now on, I'm waiting til completion to pick up any episodic game *ever*. I'm not getting burned like this again.

Majestic Nights is a flawed gem.

In terms of issues, the combat and AI are clunky and very easy to take advantage of, once you understand the system. Technically speaking, the graphics look like something that would be home on a tablet rather than your desktop PC.

If you can look past these issues, the game has a lot to offer. The focus on stealth is refreshing. The writing is solid, giving you just enough information to keep you interested, while also keeping you (mostly) in the dark. The references to real world conspiracies and plots are well done, presuming you are at least familiar with the subject material.

The atmosphere is arguably the strong point of Majestic Nights. Stylistically, the visuals are bright and bold and oozing with 80s flair. The soundtrack is phenomenal.

The season pass offers pretty good value. The soundtrack is probably worth the $20 alone. There is also a Pen and Paper RPG on the way, which is not something you see offered everyday.

It's not a game for everyone, but it certainly has its merits.

I was really excited. I thought this game was going to be a call back to Fallout and other classic RPGs. I loved the concept and the art style to pieces. However, what it really turned out being was a buggy, underdeveloped, and repetitive mess. I don't even think that a good dab of polish could fix this. You're either talking to people (which is more simplistic than I've seen it in just about any other RPG), or you're doing cover based shooting. Hell, the only thing that seperates this from a generic cover based shooter like "Gears of War" is the vaguely isometric perspective. It's a dull and watery game wearing an older and more complex game's hat.

I can only hope that the developers take this criticism to heart and improve upon their product, because I think with the right tweaks and craftsmanship this game could become really great, instead of the amateurish product it is now. The game is far from irredeemable. If the team really pulled through and made some stellar later chapters, and perhaps thoroughly patched out these ones, then I might feel like it's worth recommending. As of now however, I can not, in good faith, recommend this game.

Even though this game is new, there are always going to be bugs to be worked out. And the probably will be as the series goes on. It's a fun game, good story line, nice animation and a killer sound track. I did come across a glitch where the lock picking screen came up when I wasn't anywhere near something that needed it. Usually when playing Cal but other than that and the stealth issues, the game has some seriously great potential if the issues are resolved quickly.

In one sentence, the creators of Majestic Nights aimed for the ground and missed. The basic premise of an action-adventure game in a setting where all conpiracy theories being true sounds interesting, or did when Deus Ex and the Secret World used it anyway, but this thing is too buggy, unfiinished, and plain shoddy to even be put up for sale. The worst part is, even if it worked properly it would still be nothing but a plot made entirely of vague and uninformative references to cosnpiracy theories split up by repetitive shooting sequences.

Just save your money. Even if you want to play this game because you're hoping to enjoy how bad it is, you should realize this is exactly the kind of game that exists to pad out mediocre bundles. By next month you'll be able to get it along with five or six shoddy mobile ports for a dollar.

Majestic Nights. 10/10 would push it to the limit.

80's L.A. , Synch-pop music, stoners , gangsters, CIA , Conspiracy and a badass cop.

Great Atmosphere similar to Hotline-Miami but also includes great RPG system and choices how you deal with your objectives. Stealth system is quite fine, until you draw your gun and shoot your way out like Clint Eastwood or like James "Sonny" Crockett from Miami-Vice. I must say, I am a 80's lover, so I really enjoyed the game.

Bad things about this game? Dialog speed during cutscenes and in-game. They are going too fast to read and are disturbing. And also, game has different mission / scenarios , that you need to buy as dlc or with a season-pass , sadly I felt like I was kinda ripped-off a little bit.

If you are an indie-game lover or 80's lover like me. Buy this game, dont wait and push it to the limit!

This game is a fucking mess so far. While I like the dialogue (what little there is,) the art style, and the music, the majority of this game is shitty stealth mechanics, frustrating combat, and bugginess. The AI is alternately dumb as a bag of rocks or clairvoyant - capable of shooting you through walls or thwarted easily by waiting for them to lose interest in the gun wielding, big haired assassin they just saw running past them. Your character can generally only take a few hits before dying in a ten second long slo-mo death animation (which you'll be seeing a lot if you play on hard mode - here's a hint; don't) and your enemies either go down with a single hit or as much as three bullets / katana swipes. When you die, you get to do the whole sequence over again!

I was having fun with this game until the second chapter - Cardholder's story is generally a bit less actiony-shooty, although after a certain point the investigative adventure game aspect of the game is seemingly tossed out the window in favor of horrendous stealth and fighting with Cal's second chapter.

It's also buggy. The AI can often see you through walls and shoot you through them. You will get objectives you've already completed. You will see conversations that have already happened happen again. You will not be able to talk to certain characters despite their being highlighted. Enemies will somehow vanish between loading screens.

What's good? I -sorta- like the story, though I have no fucking clue what's going on with it. You're basically thrust into the plot with absolutely zero lead up or introduction, no idea who you're playing as, what their motivations are, what's at stake, who the bad guys are... is this one of those rare games that would benefit from a narrative text dump? Yes, probably. Or, y'know, a cutscene, something to establish what's even happening.

I also like the art. The dialogue is witty and very 80s, which is exactly what you should expect. Music's also fine - I have a softness for techno and electronica. To be honest, I'm disappointed so far in what I've seen. I was really looking forward to playing a game with this sort of concept, but the shortfalls in gameplay and story make it nigh intolerable right now.

However, since Majestic Nights is coming out in installments, I imagine there's plenty of time for the developers to get their shit together and iron out the terrible aspects of this game. Hopefully.

Right now, it's a waste of 20 bucks - stay the fuck away from a season pass until they improve on this.

Not bad. Its worth $5. Its a point&Click without really pointing and clicking. More like walking and then clicking. The music fits, the scenes look just like they should for the story line and premise. Some of the dialogue feels a little cheesy but then again, the 80's was cheesy.

My only real complaint is with the aiming system on the gun. It almost seems as if it fights you. I think they couldve done better with a free floating, mouse controller crosshair. And for some reason in the bar/club scene (Whisky) a lot of the patrons that are sittings are cut in half (torso on the floor) until I enter the area. then they correct themselves.

Overall its good way to kill some time and $5. I thought it was going to be a little more action intense but thats ok. Just know that its more of an adventure/easy puzzler/story-driven game. Its also a little easier to play with a controller. So if you have one, plug it in.