Clarwhal
2018
1999
2022
An extremely underrated game in my opinion, lots of respect to ebb software. Scorn is a total breath of fresh air for video games. Strangely reminded me of Babbdi.
While I did feel underwhelmed at how vague the ending was, I also think that them leaving it totally open allows the player to view it from whatever perspective they want. To me its exciting when games push the boundary between interactive art and videogames, and I think scorn did this well for the most part.
Related to this is the combat, because I think a lot of people found it incongruous; and while I thought the same at first, I appreciate it a lot more after finishing. Alien flesh guns shouldn’t feel anything like an fps, and honestly I had fun with it. I think they definitely could have given it a clearer ending to appeal to a wider audience, or they could even expand on the meaning with a sequel, but I think it stands fine as it is being an exploration focused visual experience.
While I did feel underwhelmed at how vague the ending was, I also think that them leaving it totally open allows the player to view it from whatever perspective they want. To me its exciting when games push the boundary between interactive art and videogames, and I think scorn did this well for the most part.
Related to this is the combat, because I think a lot of people found it incongruous; and while I thought the same at first, I appreciate it a lot more after finishing. Alien flesh guns shouldn’t feel anything like an fps, and honestly I had fun with it. I think they definitely could have given it a clearer ending to appeal to a wider audience, or they could even expand on the meaning with a sequel, but I think it stands fine as it is being an exploration focused visual experience.
2023
The game is actually incredibly fun, despite taking a while to learn. You can even get a great skin for every character and gun for free, which cant be said about a lot of competitive games. There are lots of fun strategies to try and characters to play.
Why the mediocre rating? I want to give this a 9, but the technical issues are so bad that I'm considering quitting.
-Half the people in my stack crash every other game during comp matches despite having strong PCs.
-Random features of the game wont work for some people like voice chat or Ubisoft Connect.
-Peeker's advantage is so bad I almost refuse to believe that the game actually has dedicated servers.
-small shield characters like blitz and fuse are very frustrating because what you think you are blocking is rarely what you are actually blocking, and killcams expose the most ridiculous inconsistencies.
-Game takes eons to load, which is really painful when you crash during a competitive match and are trying to reconnect.
-guns wont load in after using abilities, good luck aiming without a scope or any model to indicate anything.
I really do think the game is fun but it is completely soiled by technical issues.
Why the mediocre rating? I want to give this a 9, but the technical issues are so bad that I'm considering quitting.
-Half the people in my stack crash every other game during comp matches despite having strong PCs.
-Random features of the game wont work for some people like voice chat or Ubisoft Connect.
-Peeker's advantage is so bad I almost refuse to believe that the game actually has dedicated servers.
-small shield characters like blitz and fuse are very frustrating because what you think you are blocking is rarely what you are actually blocking, and killcams expose the most ridiculous inconsistencies.
-Game takes eons to load, which is really painful when you crash during a competitive match and are trying to reconnect.
-guns wont load in after using abilities, good luck aiming without a scope or any model to indicate anything.
I really do think the game is fun but it is completely soiled by technical issues.
Poor balance and competitive state. Not only do Masters players get put in the same lobby as bronze players (in a comp lobby), but they also balance the game according to the ideas of people in low ranks for some reason. Just because something has a high pick rate in bronze does not mean it needs to be nerfed!!
2022
2012
I think that most people would agree that this is the worst resident evil game ever made, but I probably dislike it more than even them. Everyone else is already talking about the incoherent story and not so great gameplay, so Ill try to list out some of the unique things that I disliked in particular.
-literally the worst inventory system I've ever seen in any video game. Its laughably bad.
-Horrible motion sickness due to the bad 3rd person camera placement, janky movement, and over the top visuals
-Uneven multiplayer is not done well, one person will not be having fun sometimes because they aren't allowed to do anything while the other player does all the work.
-literally the worst inventory system I've ever seen in any video game. Its laughably bad.
-Horrible motion sickness due to the bad 3rd person camera placement, janky movement, and over the top visuals
-Uneven multiplayer is not done well, one person will not be having fun sometimes because they aren't allowed to do anything while the other player does all the work.