Necromunda: Hired Gun

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3.7

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Posted on: June 2, 2021

arugulaKhan

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Games: Reviews: 59

awesome graphics, crappy game-play

After the wonderful atmosphere they crafted in Space Hulk, I was really hoping that Streum On would up their game with richer, deeper content complemented by a better physics engine... Nope. What you have here is 90s era DOOM with modern graphics. Your character feels too light on her feet (not in a ninja way -- in a physics don't apply way); your guns don't have any heft to them; and your enemies spawn suddenly only to form a convenient beeline to your sights. If you like old-school, mow-'em-down-and-keep-'em-coming shooters, this might appeal to you. But if you prefer atmosphere, good finish or any kind of nuance, I'd give this a hard pass.

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Posted on: June 22, 2021

Dumpsterfiretruck

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Games: 579 Reviews: 3

Lazy development

This game seems like it will be fun at first. You get into your first gun battle and start thinking "wow, this is pretty fun action". Before too long you'll realize that all of the fun mechanics you're using are taken from other games, and that those games implement the features much better. In fact, the only thing this team seems to have brought to the table is poorly polished mechanics and infinitely spawning enemies directly behind you. Also, nothing about how the faction system, character upgrades, or really anything except basic movement (you know, for those who've never played a video game before) is explained at all. The team is lazy. There is very little effort in this. Seriously, I saw a giant robot guy dig his way underground on a platform with nothing underneath it. That does not suggest anyone who worked on it actually cared about the final product. There is precious little effort to be found anywhere in this game and the excuse of "tee hee, we're just a cute little indie studio" has worn paper thin over the years. Just avoid this game until it costs around $5, or you'll regret your purchase.

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Posted on: July 24, 2021

Jezebel1988

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Games: 248 Reviews: 100

Mops the floor with DOOM ETERNAL

Pros: + atmosphere. Sure graphics are a bit dated but the environmental design makes up for it + graphics (lighting and environments only) + music and sound effects + fluid gunplay is superb, I prefer this to the gameplay in DOOM ETERNAL, where you need to constantly switch weapons and perform special finishers + horizontal level design is what CYBERPUNK 2077 wanted to do (and failed miserably) made into perfection. Hey, it’s even got the wall-running that was cut from CP2077! + level design in general with secrets + combat is excellent, aggressive action is rewarded (healing) + outfits actually look cyberpunkish but badass – not like the ridiculous clown suits that CDProjekt Red gave us! + brings the Warhammer 40k universe to life, as the same team did in SPACE HULK DEATHWING + customization, tons of guns and character development (augments instead of XP) + low price (even when not on sale) Cons: - graphics (textures and faces) - sound mixing (voices are too low, environment too loud) and voices in general - optimization needs serious improvement ASAP (frame rates tank occasionally) - endless waves of enemies keep spawning if you don't move on (no 100%ing possible) - the loot system – it just takes away from the action - controls/menus made with consoles in mind - autosave checkpoint system instead of saving whenever/wherever - mastiff is more of a homing missile than a real dog - voice acting hit & miss - bugs and a bit janky at times (but nowhere near as bad as some people say) - could use a better tutorial Bottom line: I still prefer DEATHWING to this one, but NECROMUNDA sure mops the floor with Cyberpunk 2077 and both newer DOOM games (yes, I mean it!).Cyberpunk never looked better (yes, the aesthetics here are far superior to CYBERPUNK 2077). Add the developer's knack for nailing the 40k atmosphere and you get a rough diamond that needs a bit of patching but is actually more fun than recent triple A games when it works properly.

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Posted on: November 25, 2023

Beluga

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Games: 240 Reviews: 14

Weak copy of Doom Eternal

If you copy, copy from the best - said someone before me here in the reviews who gave 5/5 rating. But trust me... Necromunda does nothing to the same extent as Doom. Not even close. I was actually looking for something which would feel the same as Doom. I don't really mind. I was interested in Hellsinger, but I tried a demo and found out I am not much into "rythm shooters". So when I heard about Necromunda, being "the same as Doom, having a great soundtrack AND set in Warhammer universe" - I was sold! Oh boy, have I gotten terribly terribly dissapointed. Gunplay is weak, most of the arenas are boring and all I was able to see in a few hours I was in felt like it's only "half way there" at best. I wasn't able to get into it and uinstalled it after a few attempts. Only one thing I can tell game does good is that it honours Warhammer universe - but I am not a huge hardcore fan, so maybe my standards are not that high, IDK. Save the money and go for Hellsinger if you have the feel for music to be any good in it or looks elsewhere completely.

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Posted on: July 17, 2021

Games: 0 Reviews: 14

Poorly optimized and outdated.

This is a terribly optimized game with awful frame rate issues no matter what graphical setting. I was experiencing constant frame rate drops down into the 30s-40s in 4k resolution with most everything set to low using an RTX2080 and an i9 processor. The gameplay is extremely fast-paced, player movement is way too fast, there is lots of texture pop-in, graphics are outdated and washed out, gunplay feels like an old school Call of Duty game, there is no inventory, items pop out of chests in an arcady manner, every level looks the same, there is no manual save, and the game just feels like a console game from around 2010-2013. This game also takes up almost 40GB. Not a keeper in my opinion.

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