This is a gem.
It has one of the few single-player campaigns for first person shooters that are so perfectly executed. There's so much going on in this game to highlight how well it fits into this package.
This game almost feels like a bunch of experiments gone absolutely right. The FPS combat is in two modes that feel very new and refreshing for the genre. On-the-ground combat goes beyond military shooters and puts in wall-running for both puzzles and combat. The mech combat, although not like a simulator, feels great with such diversity of weapons and abilities - they also nail how stompy and bulky riding a large robot can feel.
The level design also adds to that feeling that they're experimenting with what they can make. It's almost as if a group of different teams looked at these mechanics and took a bizzare chance to craft interesting and very exciting scenarios. No setting is overdone, but every time I'm given a unique ability or item, I am craving more of it. I want to go back and replay every single mission.
I didn't expect much from the story, as it feels like another "underdog soldier caught behind enemy lines" story. However, all the characters have a certain charm that can make you love them or love to hate them. The quips and situations between the mech and soldier are so perfectly done, I laughed out loud and did feel sympathy within this short time for them.
The world itself seems lived in, and this 5 hour campaign really makes you feel as a simple part of it. I thought I was getting into something with a lot of boring lore - or a military conflict I don't care much about. I did begin to feel like a hero of a single story among many stories that can exist here, which makes me want to come back and revisit it.
Playing through the campaign really brought me back to the first time I played through Half-Life, or Metro. They nail a FPS campaign and heighten the experience. This is also a brilliant precursor to Apex Legends, and I will be very excited for anything Respawn puts out in this world.
It has one of the few single-player campaigns for first person shooters that are so perfectly executed. There's so much going on in this game to highlight how well it fits into this package.
This game almost feels like a bunch of experiments gone absolutely right. The FPS combat is in two modes that feel very new and refreshing for the genre. On-the-ground combat goes beyond military shooters and puts in wall-running for both puzzles and combat. The mech combat, although not like a simulator, feels great with such diversity of weapons and abilities - they also nail how stompy and bulky riding a large robot can feel.
The level design also adds to that feeling that they're experimenting with what they can make. It's almost as if a group of different teams looked at these mechanics and took a bizzare chance to craft interesting and very exciting scenarios. No setting is overdone, but every time I'm given a unique ability or item, I am craving more of it. I want to go back and replay every single mission.
I didn't expect much from the story, as it feels like another "underdog soldier caught behind enemy lines" story. However, all the characters have a certain charm that can make you love them or love to hate them. The quips and situations between the mech and soldier are so perfectly done, I laughed out loud and did feel sympathy within this short time for them.
The world itself seems lived in, and this 5 hour campaign really makes you feel as a simple part of it. I thought I was getting into something with a lot of boring lore - or a military conflict I don't care much about. I did begin to feel like a hero of a single story among many stories that can exist here, which makes me want to come back and revisit it.
Playing through the campaign really brought me back to the first time I played through Half-Life, or Metro. They nail a FPS campaign and heighten the experience. This is also a brilliant precursor to Apex Legends, and I will be very excited for anything Respawn puts out in this world.