Hard Reset Redux

Was torn between 3 and 4 stars; since I played it through, it can´t be that bad, despite it´s shortcomings. These are: - weird story - enemies have no real hitboxes - some weapons / upgrades are simply useless - not much is explained about weapons / enemies - you can jump (somehow) but not crouch I beat the game on "hard" in three sessions; I´m not a regular fps player, so that means, the game is easy (aside from two situations, which were a bit unfair..) . Get it while it´s on sale, because it does show it´s age in some areas.

Great fps. Great control. Whenever I get killed in this game, I feel like it's my fault, not the fault of the game or controls. I always feel like I'm in control. Love the upgrade system. It lends a sense of strategy to what you buy and when. I love to put on some good music and just get lost in the combat. I've finished this game a few dozen times. A new classic.

I really like the weapon designs and seeing them transform for each firing mode. Very slick

The game is a series of combat arenas and overall looks and plays fine for it's time. While the levels seem to be pretty open and explorable, the game goes out of it's way to block you in with invisible walls and deathplanes (looking at you, Hospital). The physics can be quite janky at times, especially involving the dash move: It seems like it interacts weirdly with the height axis. You might randomly die from full health when trying to dash down stairs, or end up on top of an open door you tried to charge through.

Don't even bother getting the secrets unless you do purely by chance. When you can see an upgrade pack right in your face but can't get it unless you corner glitch your jump just right......it totally breaks the immersion. The jump mechanics are so bad that it is a huge waste of time. Disregard that, and it's a pretty fun game.