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Gonna start off by saying this game isn't perfect; gonna start with the bad and then move onto the good. I'll start the bad off with this; I have no clue what's going on in the story, truth be told it wasn't really memorable to begin with and I suppose most Build Engine shooters don't really have these giant narratives, it mostly just ends up being "Kill s h i t, here's an excuse" which is cool but if you're going in expecting a plot, good luck.
Next up is the AI, specifically for your teammates. Your teammates are dumber than a sack of d i c k s tbh, sometimes just for comedic effect. The amount of times these dumb a s s holes decide to jump off a cliff or a tall building is hilarious, and luckily there's no mission failed for it since they always reappear later on anyways. And controlling them is...I don't really notice a difference between the "Aggressive" and "Defensive" options, they just kinda wing it which is strange because I kinda take this to be a Tactical FPS game. As for enemy AI specifically, I don't really have any complaints except with the Drones in Dubai, those I hope get curb stomped because they're annoying as hell and It was hard for me to even spot them sometimes.
As for weapons, the only complaint I have is that the Shotgun for some reason every now and then wouldn't work. No clue as to why tbh.
And finally, I'll finish the bad and start with the good here. The level design sometimes is a bit obtuse, mostly in Dubai where it's massive (unlike my p e n i s) compared to other games in the build engine. Like it's amazing how impressive in scale this level is and how cool the other levels are. That being said, I'll just admit that I suck at navigation and at least for Dubai I just ended up noclipping to the end after having no clue as to what I was doing. I also wasn't a fan of the stealth section where you sneak out of your cell but eh I guess.
Weapons feel great for the most part, the sound design for them is immaculate, honestly can't complain about the rest of them for the most part. It feels good to shoot and when you pull off taking out a room full of generic military goons you feel like you actually know what you're doing. And truth is I feel like that's where the strength lies, and it carries the game on it's back.
I also want to point this out, the game is free. You can literally just pick it up and play and if you don't like it you don't ever have to feel like you wasted any money, it's great. So with it being free, I don't really feel like I have much in the way to nitpick it because I didn't invest much of anything other than hard drive space to play it. It's also short, I clocked in at 4.5 hours so honestly I can't really complain about the brief length of time either cause I prefer smaller games to games that outstay they're welcome.
Pros:
Impressive level design
Sound design is great
Shooting feels very rewarding
It's free
Can choose between wanting to be more "Action heroey" or "Tactical shooter"
Short run time
Cons:
Characters and plot not memorable but that's hit or miss with these games anyways
Level design, while impressive, can be confusing (looking at you Dubai)
Friendly AI sucks
The drones can eat my s h i t (looking at you AGAIN Dubai)
Overall this is all I can think of for this game, it's good and I enjoy it. An 80 Percent rating is pretty accurate in my opinion but again it's also free so if you're a fan of Build Engine shooters I don't see why you wouldn't pick up this game. Just be aware that it should be polished up a bit.
From Steam Reviews: https://steamcommunity.com/id/gamemast15r/recommended/
Next up is the AI, specifically for your teammates. Your teammates are dumber than a sack of d i c k s tbh, sometimes just for comedic effect. The amount of times these dumb a s s holes decide to jump off a cliff or a tall building is hilarious, and luckily there's no mission failed for it since they always reappear later on anyways. And controlling them is...I don't really notice a difference between the "Aggressive" and "Defensive" options, they just kinda wing it which is strange because I kinda take this to be a Tactical FPS game. As for enemy AI specifically, I don't really have any complaints except with the Drones in Dubai, those I hope get curb stomped because they're annoying as hell and It was hard for me to even spot them sometimes.
As for weapons, the only complaint I have is that the Shotgun for some reason every now and then wouldn't work. No clue as to why tbh.
And finally, I'll finish the bad and start with the good here. The level design sometimes is a bit obtuse, mostly in Dubai where it's massive (unlike my p e n i s) compared to other games in the build engine. Like it's amazing how impressive in scale this level is and how cool the other levels are. That being said, I'll just admit that I suck at navigation and at least for Dubai I just ended up noclipping to the end after having no clue as to what I was doing. I also wasn't a fan of the stealth section where you sneak out of your cell but eh I guess.
Weapons feel great for the most part, the sound design for them is immaculate, honestly can't complain about the rest of them for the most part. It feels good to shoot and when you pull off taking out a room full of generic military goons you feel like you actually know what you're doing. And truth is I feel like that's where the strength lies, and it carries the game on it's back.
I also want to point this out, the game is free. You can literally just pick it up and play and if you don't like it you don't ever have to feel like you wasted any money, it's great. So with it being free, I don't really feel like I have much in the way to nitpick it because I didn't invest much of anything other than hard drive space to play it. It's also short, I clocked in at 4.5 hours so honestly I can't really complain about the brief length of time either cause I prefer smaller games to games that outstay they're welcome.
Pros:
Impressive level design
Sound design is great
Shooting feels very rewarding
It's free
Can choose between wanting to be more "Action heroey" or "Tactical shooter"
Short run time
Cons:
Characters and plot not memorable but that's hit or miss with these games anyways
Level design, while impressive, can be confusing (looking at you Dubai)
Friendly AI sucks
The drones can eat my s h i t (looking at you AGAIN Dubai)
Overall this is all I can think of for this game, it's good and I enjoy it. An 80 Percent rating is pretty accurate in my opinion but again it's also free so if you're a fan of Build Engine shooters I don't see why you wouldn't pick up this game. Just be aware that it should be polished up a bit.
From Steam Reviews: https://steamcommunity.com/id/gamemast15r/recommended/