Cruelty Squad Review - A surreal immersive sim with lots of guts

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Cruelty Squad is an immersive sim set in a cyberpunk garbage world where mega cooperations dominate the only way of life. Early one of the most unique indie fps games to come around in some time, is this the psychedelic trip you need? Find out in this Cruelty Squad review.
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One of the wildest 2021 games Cruelty Squad is essentially a combination of a tactical fps like Rainbow Six and immersive sim like Deus Ex but set in a disturbing surrealist world. A nightmare of retro graphics brimming with satirical snark and immense immersive sim agency. Is this one of the best indie games of the year? Or should we bury it in the forest and forget we ever saw it? Find out in this Cruelty Squad PC review.
Cruelty Squad was developed and published by Consumer Soft Products and is currently available on PC through Steam.
Timecodes
00:00 Intro
1:21 What is Cruelty Squad?
3:09 A cyberpunk narrative
4:36 Cruelty Squad gameplay
7:27 Mission grading and the stock market
8:52 Cruelty Squad difficulty
10:24 Cruelty Squad combat - Tactical shooter
13:20 Cruelty Squad presentation - surrealism
16:40 Conclusion
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Written and edited by Kirk McLaughlin
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@KIRKCOLLECTS 2 жыл бұрын

Cruelty Squad Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/1388770/Cruelty_Squad/ Come join the Kirk.Collects Discord: discord.gg/XqQC8HQEwt Please follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/kirkcollects Please follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/kirkcollects Timecodes 00:00 Intro 1:21 What is Cruelty Squad? 3:09 A cyberpunk narrative 4:36 Cruelty Squad gameplay 7:27 Mission grading and the stock market 8:52 Cruelty Squad difficulty 10:24 Cruelty Squad combat - Tactical shooter 13:20 Cruelty Squad presentation - surrealism 16:40 Conclusion

@ZigealFaust 2 жыл бұрын

I still have no idea how Cruelty Squad not only became one of my favorite games ever but also made me "feel" what I felt when I first started gaming, but I love it. It encapsulates that "what am I looking at, what do I do, what is the goal" that I somehow lost in the slog of AAA sludge that makes the biopunk decaying world of CS look pristine by comparison.

@APOLLYON-IV 2 жыл бұрын

I swear Kirk's hair in his portrait gets longer each episode

@GoodmansGhost 2 жыл бұрын

There's one more difficulty modifier above punishment mode that no review touches upon called chaos mode which adds in loads of top tier random enemies and several new random targets, as well as make you die in a single hit. Of course, most people won't unlock it unless they are completionists since it requires beating every level including the secret ones.

@jameshampton4772 2 жыл бұрын

I love this style of art, very experimental definitely my personal favorite style of art and it makes me happy seeing this stuff in video games to a more wider audience who are at least willing to get it a look even just once ^_^

@KIRKCOLLECTS 2 жыл бұрын

I always appreciate when a game goes outside the box, or in this game's case outside the box into the far reaches of the universe where the dark ones live and wait.

@IoFoxdale 2 жыл бұрын

The shortest, best review of cruelty squad I ever saw was a friend streaming it, stopping from naseua after an hour and still immediately committing to fitting a full play through in

@KIRKCOLLECTS 2 жыл бұрын

That’s the video game equivalent of a “boot and rally”

@markc9949 2 жыл бұрын

Did I watch the video? Yes. Did I like the video? Yes. Am I subbed? Yes. Will I play this? Ehhhhhhh. Love ya Kirk, keep up the great work! Im just too scared I'll get high and this will freak me out. 🤣

@KIRKCOLLECTS 2 жыл бұрын

haha well speaking from experience... it will 😂 and thank you!

@Player-10 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a terrible mod of this game with normal looking graphics and lighting and stuff 😂😂😂 delet this am I right, that would be sacrilege

@Miki-hk6vy 2 жыл бұрын

While I do still think this is too weird for me and I will probably never play this game you have pulled me to it a lot more then I was before, but am very happy to see a new upload. Keep it up Kirk!

@KIRKCOLLECTS 2 жыл бұрын

What's weirder is when the game starts making sense 🤪 But yeah this is a wild one, not going to be for everyone. But appreciate the view and the comment Miki!

@Miki-hk6vy 2 жыл бұрын

So, I bought it. So here are my opinions on the game. I do think Kirk was right on the difficulty part but only when you checkmark the Punishment difficulty, otherwise it's quite easy when you use the good weapons. The freedom that Kirk has gone over is there and is really really fun, everyone says this but you almost immediately get used to the artstyle and it even grows on you a lot. For now I can easily recommend trying the game out and once again Kirk has recommended another game that has immediately grown on me.

@jax199 2 жыл бұрын

And this, boys and girls, is why you should not mix magic shrooms, LSD, meth and four shots of Everclear before playing old tactical shooters

@KIRKCOLLECTS 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but if you do you're gonna have a lot of fun... and maybe see god.

@doomtoaster3924 2 жыл бұрын

Once you understand the mechanics of this game it's so freaking fun, Def my goty

@tomsko863 2 жыл бұрын

I saw a few videos about this game and was positive I don't want anything to do with it, but after your descriptions and explanation, it seems almost palatable. That takes some major writing chops. Good job man (don't forget to post this in the steam hub for exposure).

@KIRKCOLLECTS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tom. Writing is the toughest aspect of this so I really appreciate that comment. And yes we are posting to Steam now 😁

@harrisonfackrell 2 жыл бұрын

I think the way the AI darts around really helps to disorient you and put you on-edge. It's frustrating... but I think Cruelty Squad is meant to be frustrating.

@mcsmartass8306 2 жыл бұрын

I saw someone on the steam page say that the entire soundtrack was composed of brown notes and I just heard that first note in the video and felt a surreal buzz go throughout my body

@BradCynical 2 жыл бұрын

just got onto your channel. Great stuff man. Wish you all the best

@caremare3243 2 жыл бұрын

Good review, you explained well how this game gave me unexpected moments of introspection. It makes me enjoy suffering.

@Falcnuts 2 жыл бұрын

Like many of your viewers I’mpretty entrenched in the boomer shooter community. But you always present information that I didn’t know about a game or give cool recs (like villecallio). Love the vids man, hope you continue to grow.

@Kipthunder 2 жыл бұрын

Was surprised to notice after watching how few views this has, I'll subscribe right now, insightful stuff, thanks!

@adr.k8676 2 жыл бұрын

playing this while high is a trip.I was running around like a headless chicken.

@Pietreszcz 2 жыл бұрын

Two things: 1. You trying to describe CS at the very beginning made me chuckle and think "mad bars" 2. That Inspector Gadget bit made me just laugh out loud. Also I'm glad more and more people see the transhuman and cyberpunk themes in this game. Great review as always, man!

@W3Rn1ckz 2 жыл бұрын

Cruelty Squad is like the Space Funeral of FPS games

@petwisk2012 2 жыл бұрын

Its interesting to see a game using the old genesis twang to enhance its amosphere since almost everyone remembers its metalic FM sounds in a Very negative light

@GreenEyedDazzler 2 жыл бұрын

It sounds more like dos box audio and music to me

@Midekai 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video on this game. One of the best I'd say.

@Nurr0 2 жыл бұрын

Cruelty Squad is genuinely fantastic

@kluis240 2 жыл бұрын

O sick i wanted to see what you thought about this game

@bigmanriv7604 2 жыл бұрын

Less gooo

@HighFunctioningMedium 2 жыл бұрын

I love how this works as "let's go" but also as a plea for "less goo"

@TMKM Жыл бұрын

if u think the slugs are bad, i cant wait till you hear about armored slugs

@theheckplays2252 2 жыл бұрын

Game of the year for me. easily.

@arkgaharandan5881 2 жыл бұрын

you are the best of the boomer shooter reviewers so could you please look at this game called Devilated, the dev says the game is complete but left it in early access to ask for feedback on what needs fixing. Since then a small youtuber covered it so he overhauled it according to criticism, could you cover it and critique as well so he finishes it?