Giants: Citizen Kabuto

I played it like 15 years ago, but still missing it's oddness. Really good memory

I've tried to enjoy this game, many times. I bought it when it was still new, and still have the original game discs. I haven't made it past the 'save the smarties' part because the controls are just too frustratingly *bad* for me to get past that bit.

Giants: Citizen Kabuto is a really great adventure filled with a lot of dark humor in a vaste and intriguing world to explore, an interesting journey in a sci-fi world with a beautiful soundtrack contributing to immerse the player in this incredible universe. A very solid and charming game with 3 different campaigns with each having their own characters and gameplay mechanics. A title that still feels fresh and original almost 20 years after it’s release, pretty much what we could call a classic ! If you are a fan of the 2000’s era this is a must play.

This is one of those games that I've had a few times over the years. I bought the original boxed copy not long after it was released. I had an enhanced EAX version that came with a Creative Labs sound card, and finally through GOG. The gameplay is still there. I'm no longer the hard core FPS-er that I used to be, and the blend of FPS and RTS keeps my interest. Also to mention, there are sea races, and the smash and bash of playing as Kabuto, means lots of variety. The RTS isn't too complicated, it's pretty simple if almost linear in fashion. However, if you just want to go and shoot things with minimal resource management, this will be a relief. Not only that, the humour still puts a smile on my face even though I remember it all. Technically, it still runs reasonably well on a modern machine. The only reason I put 'reasonably well', is that my Win10 machine tended to pause every now and there, and mouse movement would go all over the place at that time. Also be mindful that you will need to apply some tweaks to restrict the frame rate, otherwise mouse movement will not work as it should. The forums are great for getting tips on how to do that, and get 3D sound working. I played the last few Sea Reaper missions and all the Kabuto missions on an older XP machine. I'd say it is best on an older machine if you have one available. And this is one of many reasons to keep an XP box around. Overall, happy to have this in my collection and to finally play through it all again.

Giants Citizen Kabuto is a hard game to review, don't get me wrong it's fantastic but not really like anything i've played before. The graphics were really nice for it's time and haven't aged too badly, still very playable. Gameplay is challenging with good pacing (each mission manages to introduce something new). I absolutely love the humor though. Just a very charming game. Also recommend downloading the (unofficial) 1.5 patch as it has nice graphical improvements and some bug fixes. The GOG version at time of this review is version 1.4.