31st October 2010, 10:51 AM
Damnation
Saw it new for $4 and decided to check it out. Basically, it's got a really good concept and world, really neat level design, some basic platforming that mixes things up, and an interesting story, but it's completely undermined by terrible gunplay. The gunplay is stiff and awkward, enemies show very little outward signs of having been hit, finding cover is frustrating [especially since there's no real cover system, you just have to find something to hide behind], and aiming any of the game's weapons is a chore. As it stands, it's probably 4.0 game, but fix the gunplay to something that's at least competent and you'd probably have a 7.5 game easily. Could have been fixed with some PC perhaps, but the game was abandoned after launch. Haven't tried the co-op, but...yeah...good luck finding anyone else that has this game.
Saw it new for $4 and decided to check it out. Basically, it's got a really good concept and world, really neat level design, some basic platforming that mixes things up, and an interesting story, but it's completely undermined by terrible gunplay. The gunplay is stiff and awkward, enemies show very little outward signs of having been hit, finding cover is frustrating [especially since there's no real cover system, you just have to find something to hide behind], and aiming any of the game's weapons is a chore. As it stands, it's probably 4.0 game, but fix the gunplay to something that's at least competent and you'd probably have a 7.5 game easily. Could have been fixed with some PC perhaps, but the game was abandoned after launch. Haven't tried the co-op, but...yeah...good luck finding anyone else that has this game.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.