It is a game about the emotions of the player, one that puts aside deep gameplay to provide more of an experience over tight fun. The 2-D styled pixel graphics, the synthesized rock score by composer Giacomo Langella, the constant sounds of shouts and sirens, Riot's overall presentation helps sell the chaotic mood well. It also helps that the overall presentation enhances the themes further. In the end, the presentation is Riot's strongest selling point. It forces players to make choices they wouldn’t agree with and plays upon our political perspectives. The raw emotions of those playing Riot become manifest in the chaos of the action on screen. It also importantly allows the player to make their own judgments on the events at hand. It allows players to participate in living history. Riot is a topical game that shines a beacon in a politically charged world. In the end, the real appeal of Riot is its subject matter. Online versus, when it does have players participating, does make for more challenging gameplay, but ultimately Riot is shallow as a tactical game. Players get a lot of leeway to achieve their objectives, but they'll often be able to outmaneuver the AI side. Especially when some scenarios take three to five minutes to complete. This also leads to a lot of downtime in the end. Even if the singular objectives allowed in each level limit the added scenarios. Creating your own scenarios adds some form of longevity. Menchiari attempts to mitigate this by adding a custom scenario editor (and support for Steam Workshop on PC). If you play through the story or global mode, you've pretty much have done everything you can in Riot. One problem is the recycling of levels throughout all its modes.
So deadly force or more aggressive actions are discouraged, but they're impossible to ignore in most cases.ĭespite having many options for both the police and protestors, the overall strategy is usually the same. Especially if public opinion becomes a major factor in continuing through scenarios. The equipment you can bring almost becomes paramount to your success. Some levels will require more aggressive or passive choices to win through. Every scenario has a simple objective, with player tactics sometimes limited in what they can do to achieve it. Part of the problem is the bite-sized presentation of each level. Computer protestors swarm like wasps towards objective markers, while the police overly rely on smoke grenades and shield walls to pacify crowds. The AI, while competent, suffers from following the same patterns in each situation. Part of the problem for this is the lack of actual tactics in-game. Sadly, it is a bit barebones to really hold much attention. That is pretty much Riot as a game, the little moments that each scenario provides for the player small mission chunks with singular objectives to follow. The better your overall public opinion, the better your score. Sometimes it prevents you from continuing a string of levels.Īll of this, in the end, factors into the player's final score tally. How you play Riot does affect your overall score. Both sides also play differently with the blob of protestors giving numbers an advantage, while the police forces use a careful tactical arsenal to hold their positions. Multiple weapons and tools factor into their success as well, from using social media and photographs to help sway public opinion, to tear gas, firecrackers, and even live ammunition in more deadly encounters. The titular rioting in Riot comes into play as players choose to be aggressive to the opposite side.
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