As far as iOS is concerned, a good rule of thumb suggests that the more sophisticated a game’s visual presentation, the simpler the mechanics you’ll find lurking behind it. That was the case with Chair’s gloriously straightforward Punch-Out!! homage Infinity Blade, and it’s true of Uppercut Games' third-person shooter Epoch, too. Once again, Unreal’s created landscapes of destroyed beauty, lit by flickering sparks and plasma bolts. Once again, beyond all the pretty chaos is a game that’s not so much refined as it is thoughtfully reduced.
SteamFirst: EPOCH…oh, EPOCH, I wanted so badly to like you. You looked like fun—robots, gun, carnage! It’s a formula that’s made hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office, but, unfortunately, EPOCH just fails as a game.
Matt Camp from TPG writes:
"EPOCH is packed with fluid action which has kept me coming back for more and includes an interesting story which doesn’t get in the way."
Chalgyr's Game Room writes:
There are certain games that go through several variations over time and sometimes these aren't as good as the original, but then sometimes they are even better. I never got the chance to play Epoch in it’s original version because my mobile device at the time could barely support my email at that point. Now, Epoch has been re-released to Steam and enables players to choose between a keyboard and mouse setup or to use the option to plug in a controller if that is your preference.
