Shmup crap gameplay. No challenge in taking over enemy bots. No spaceship to explore in a non-linear fashion.
Sounds like Total Biscuit is trying to sell the game. “It’s rogue-like.” No, it’s not. “It’s arcade like.” No, it’s not. Just shmup crap.
To their credit, they actually did put in the line of sight element.
Retro-inspired? More like content thieves. Are the game developers suddenly becoming hipsters? Why don’t these people make something new for once? Retro-inspired has become a way of saying “we have no new ideas”. I don’t accept that. Neither should you.