History VideoGame / Synthetik

* {{Handguns}}: You start with one, and you can never get rid of it or replace it. Fortunately, you can use Weapon Kits to trick it out and keep it competitive with your other weapons, and it does good damage on headshots.

Released in March 2018, '''SYNTHETIK''' is a fast-paced and relentless action-roguelite with singleplayer or two-player CoOpMultiplayer modes. Your mission is simple; as an AceCustom Android prototype of Kaida Corporation, fight your way to the Heart of Armageddon and prevent the rogue AIs from wiping out humanity.

On January 21st, 2019, a new game called '''SYNTHETIK: Arena''' was released for free, with several game modes where the player must perform objectives such as defending a core, hunting down elite units, killing enemies near generators to power them up, and more.

* DifficultySpike: A common complaint is that difficulty seems to spike after (and perhaps ''with'') each boss fight, with the addition of new enemy types to levels. The bosses themselves can also be something of a spike depending on what weapons and items you have.
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** There's an item called the "Black [[Manga/Berserk Berserk]] Charm", which bears the Mark of Sacrifice.

** There is the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Yoko-Lagann]] sniper rifle.

*** The Guardian classes have the 'Master Chief' and the Coil Pistol.
*** The Rogue classes have the PSX Covert Ops and the G17 'Undercover'.
*** The Commando classes have the Kaida Model H and the Desert Eagle .50.
*** The Specialist classes have the Kaida Laser Pistol and the PPQ-H Laser Pistol.

* AnachronismStew: Of the PurelyAestheticEra variety; though the game supposedly takes place in 1985, there are advanced robotics, modern-day and sci-fi weapons, and more. Want a [=G36C=] that shoots purple energy bolts? Sure, why not. What about the M6 Magnum from Series/{{Halo}}? Yeah, they have that too. How does a classic [=BREN Gun=] that shoots splitting rounds sound?

* ReliablyUnreliableGuns: The guns in this game are so surprisingly terrible that they seem like something out of 1685 instead of 1985. Many guns take a very long time to reload, it is impossible to recover ammo from discarded "clips" of revolver ammo, guns will typically jam more than once per minute, their accuracy is terrible at even medium range, and best of all your guns are quite likely to burn you to death. The Heavy Gunner's signature weapon has an inexplicable spin up time despite not being a rotary weapon, while the guns which create ammo for themselves mysteriously stop if your clip ever empties and never create any reserve ammo for you. The Guardian's throwing axe and Commando's knife, meanwhile, do ''very'' good damage with perfect reliability.

* RevolversAreJustBetter: Yes and no. There's a couple models on offer. Whilst they hit very hard, they tend to have issues with swarms of enemies, or those with Plating.

** There is the [[Franchise/{{Robocop}} Auto-9]]/45 burstfire handgun.

** The double barrel Shotgun is named '[[Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior Road warrior]]'.
** There are at least two [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Terminator]] references. The Winchester 1887 is called '''T 8-00'''-Gauge, and the M79 grenade launcher is called... M79 [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Terminator]].

* ThrowDownTheBomblet: The breacher class can throw breaching charges to demolish nearby enemies.
* TheTurretMaster: The engineer class is especially good at using turrets.

* WeaponOfChoice: Each class has a preferred weapon group; the Breacher excel with Shotguns, the Sniper prefer Sniper Rifles, the Heavy Gunner is best with Assault Rifles and [=LMGs=], and Specialists just want to blow up and/or set fire to everything.

* AwesomeButImpractical: The two specialist classes, engineers and demolitionists, are easily the worst at the beginning of the game. The engineer in particular starts with worse stats than any other class and has only a pistol. With ten or more hours of effort, you finally get enough perks to be... almost as strong as other classes. These classes don't get good, they just get less bad.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: The ML7000_Plus rocket launcher can fire many missiles in a short time. Also, there are items that can release a wave of missiles, such as Heart Seeker or Maverick MKV.

* NailEm: The Kaida Nailgun, as an obvious homage to Quake. Rapidly fabricates its own ammo if you don't empty the magazine entirely.

* PinballProjectile: Guns with the "Dynamic Reflector" attachment can fire ricocheting bullets.

** You can get a jar of "[[Manga/{{Akira}} AKIRA]]". This is a legendary-tier passive item, and it causes massive energy explosions.

* ThisIsADrill: The legendary active item, Infinity Drill piece shoots a mysterious drilling projectile. This attack is quite damaging.

* KillSat: The G87"BEAMER" will shoot a slowly-moving beam to the enemy from the sky.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: The ML7000_Plus rocket launcher can fire many missiles in short time. Also, there are items that can release a wave of missiles, such as Heart Seeker or Maverick MKV.

* {{Teleportation}}: Your means of travelling between levels. Legion Chrono Troopers can also teleport around to flank you, making them extremely annoying/dangerous.

* VideogameDashing: An essential tool for staying alive, with a short cooldown. The Commando has two Dash charges, and all classes can get Dash-related perks; Specialist has a perk that grants shield recovery on dashing, Commando has one for damage immunity whilst dashing, and so on.

* MoreDakka: The purpose of most Machine Gun and Sub Machine Gun-class weapons.

* PaletteSwap: Of the UndergroundMonkey variety. Several enemies in the third zone (Military Bay) are palette swapped versions of lower-tier enemies.

* ActionBomb: Sphere-shaped bots will charge into you and explode.

** The Megacorp named "Kai'''d'''a corporation"? [[Franchise/YuGiOh Sounds familiar?]]

* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: Nobody told the Commando this rule; one of their starting options is a {{Vibroweapon}} knife that gains strength as you make ranged weapon kills (up to 5, doubling its damage output in the process), encouraging alternation between gunplay and quick melee takedowns.

** The Megacorp named "Kai''d''a corporation"? [[Franchise/YuGiOh Sounds familiar?]]

** There are at least two [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Terminator]] references. The Winchester 1887 is called T 8-00-Gauge, and the M79 grenade launcher is called... M79 [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Terminator]].
** The Liandry Rail Gun? you mean [[VideoGame/{{Unreal}} Liandri]]? Also, The 'Ripjack' sawblade launcher is very similar to Unreal Tournament's 'Ripper' sawblade launcher.

* StuffBlowingUp: One of the Specialist's... well, ''specializations''. They gain increased max ammo capacity with explosive launcher weapons, and have items/perks revolving around ammo recovery and regeneration, so they can keep on blowing stuff up. An unlockable option allows them to start with a classic break-action [=M79=] Grenade Launcher. That can potentially hold two rounds at once. Somehow.

* WeaponOfChoice: Each class has a preferred weapon group; Guardians excel with Shotguns, Rogues prefer Sniper Rifles, Commandos are best with Assault Rifles, and Specialists just want to blow up and/or set fire to everything.

** There are at least two [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Terminator]] references. The Winchester 1887 is called
T 8-00-Gauge, and the M79 grenade launcher is called... M79 [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Terminator]].
** The Liandry Rail Gun? you mean [[VideoGame/Unreal Liandri]]? Also, The 'Ripjack' sawblade launcher is very similar to Unreal Tournament's 'Ripper' sawblade launcher.

* ClassAndLevelSystem: Part of the long-term game. There are currently four classes (Guardian, Rogue, Commando, Specialist), and eight subclasses (Riot Guard, Breacher, Sniper, Assassin, Raider, Heavy Gunner, Engineer, Demolisher). Classes have their own perk modules, pistols, passive/active items, and subclasses have their own 'Core' modules, an exclusive starting item, and class talents. Using Data can unlock things like perk modules or pistols for classes, and leveling subclasses can unlock new class talents of them.

* {{AKA47}}: Zig-zagged. Most of the guns have fictional names, but some guns use real name, like Desert Eagle.

* ClassAndLevelSystem: Part of the long-term game. There are currently four classes (Guardian, Rogue, Commando, Specialist) each with their own various perks and so on. On top of a 'Core' module, they can unlock new pistols, Perk modules, passive/active items, and static class benefits. Each class also has a preferred weapon group.

** There is the "Master Chief" handgun. As you can guess, this gun is very similar to M6 Series handgun of ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''.
** The double barrel Shotgun is named "[[Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior Road warrior]]".
** There is the "[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Yoko-Lagann]]" sniper rifle.
** The M79 grenade launcher is named "M79 [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Terminator]]" in this game.

** There is The "Master Chief" handgun. As you can guess, this gun is very similar to M6 Series handgun of ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''.

* SawnOffShotgun: The [[MadMax 'Road Warrior']] double-barrel sawnoff is a monster. Firing devastating 'Power Bolt' slugs, it grows more powerful from killing Elite enemies and Bosses.

* ColorCodedItemTiers: For weapons and items. Dull blue (Common), Blue (Rare), Purple (Epic), Red (Legendary). These are preset by the base type, and altered only by the ''ULTRA'' variant.

** Plating is a 'get out of damage free' card; one point of Plating (default max 2, enemies can have up to 4, bosses can have even more) completely absorbs a single attack's worth of damage, and is then removed. Plating excels at defeating high-damage single attacks like sniper shots, but is poor against rapid-fire weapons.

* DifficultyLevels: A nonstandard variant- the game allows you to enable or disable a number of difficulty-related features. Each comes with some manner of 'curse' and a small buff; for example, ''Flinch'' inflicts a brief slow and accuracy debuff on you whenever you take health damage, but slightly increases your basic movement speed. Each Modifier you enable increases Data and XP gain by 10% and credit gain by 5%.

* GrenadeLauncher: Two. The classic [=M79=] as a unique unlockable for the Specialist class, and the Milkor [=M32 MGL=] with its six-round cylinder.

* {{Handguns}}: You start with one, and you can never get rid of it or replace it. Fortunately, you can use Weapon Kits to trick it out and keep it competitive with your other weapons.

* LightningGun: The Legendary-tier 'Mjolnir' Chain Lightning Gun.

* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: Nobody told the Commando this rule; one of their starting options is a knife that gains strength by making ranged weapon kills, encouraging alternation between gunplay and quick melee takedowns.

** RandomlyGeneratedLoot: Active/passive items are fixed (except for their quality percentage), but each gun can generate as one of seventeen variants (plus/minus some that are exclusive to certain weapon types). Each is effectively a 'template' that alters its fixed stats; for example, ''Siege V'' increases magazine capacity, ''Military Spec'' removes the jamming chance, and [=ULTRA=] weapons are [[AceCustom way better than the Factory New models]].
** RandomizedDamageAttack: All attacks have some degree of variance, but one possible passive class upgrade grants a 2% for any attack to deal an additional 1 to 2,000 damage. That means if the base attack deals 100 damage, you could deal anywhere from ''101'' to '''2,100'''.
* RegeneratingShieldStaticHealth: Whilst it's not too hard to get health regen effects, they're generally quite weak. As a result, you'll be reliant on your regenerating shield most of the time.

* ShortRangeShotgun: It depends on the model. A Super 90 with the Taiga Hunter variant has much better range than, say, a standard [=SPAS12=]. But they're still all quite passable compared to other weapons.

* SniperRifle: Favoured weapon of the Rogue class. Slow to fire, but they deal massive headshot damage.

* StuffBlowingUp: One of the Specialist's... well, ''specializations''. They gain increased max ammo capacity with these weapons, and have items/perks revolving around ammo recovery and regeneration, so they can keep on blowing stuff up. An unlockable option allows them to start with a classic break-action [=M79=] Grenade Launcher.

* AnachronismStew: Though the game supposedly takes place in 1985, there are advanced robotics, modern-day and sci-fi weapons, and more. Want a [=G36C=] that shoots fusion blasts? Sure, why not. What about the M6 Magnum from Series/{{Halo}}? Yeah, they have that too. What about a classic [=BREN Gun=] that shoots splitting rounds? Go right ahead.

* GunAccessories: Collect Weapon Kits and use them to add all kinds of fancy gubbins to your guns; hair triggers, laser aiming modules, and so on. They can add all kinds of unique and interesting effects to your weapons.
* {{Handguns}}: You start with one, and you can never get rid of it or replace it.
** HandCannon: The Kaida Model H and Desert Eagle, both class-exclusive to the Commando, fill this role. There's also the all-class Last Breath.