NecroVision

My God this game really is so very bad that it really is quite good. For instance: the main character's voice changes for no reason at all. Rigid, linear corridors and tiny boxy levels full of invisible walls. Long loading times even now. Poor performance. Laughable story that makes no sense. Confusing mechanics so that you're never quite sure which gun does what or what mode to use or why you are picking up THAT shiny thing and not the other one (very little is explained to you). But ... the whole thing is at least a long game where you can literally blow people up and the graphics, if not performance, are pretty darn good. In short, the entire thing is embarrassing, silly but still fun.

Necrovision (NV) is the spiritual successor to Painkiller (PK). Anyway, it is one of the rare games, that plays (at least in some areas) in the World War I setting. The theme is interesting, but soon the story goes its own way. The best thing are the letters, you can read and find scattered around, so you have some insight about the horror, that the soldiers on the battlefield have been experiencing. And here comes the catch: the whole game is build around a fantasy and horror story, the WWI setting is just a cover. Still, the beginning and some later stages are very interesting in that regard. What is different in NV regards to PK: - they included melee attacks in NV (you need a three button mouse for that) - you can kick (like Duke Nukem and the guy from Bulletstorm) - you can wield two weapons at the same time - in later stages, you can ressurect fallen enemies and use them as your allies - PK was faster, here I had a feeling, like I am slow tank* (the rin is time limited) - *oh, the irony... you have "vechicles": a walking tank and another demonic armor-suite in the last stage - you can fly a dragon - vampire glove - the stages are more interconnected (visually and story-wise) Most of the levels are quite dark and dull, the colors have mostly brown, grey, yellowish tones and red (like the sky in some stages). There are some colors, like the vampire grenade with red smoke, or the green poison gas in WWI trenches and in later stages blue crystals/minerals and machines with blue energy. But that is all. To be fair, it is okay for this setting. I disabled some effects, because for me it was rather distracting. We are speaking of a game, that will soon be a decade old. Sometimes, there can be stutters and low fps. I didn't encounter any bugs. Played on Intel Core i5 6500, 16GB RAM, Geforce GT1030 (performance similar to Geforce GTX750 (not Ti!) and Radeon RX 550), Win 8.1. I could write more, but I will now rather download the prequel - Lost Company. :)

Ok, ill admit i was skeptical going into this game. Never heard of it. on sale for 99 cents. "modern" shooter. It had all of my red flags, but i decided to give it a shot. My first half hour of play filled me with dread, not from the monsters or scary setting, but from it's resemblance to the dime a dozen, AAA tactical shooters. Iron sights, sprint meter, regenerating health, yeah, all of the usual suspects were there. I thought i had found yet another CoD or Battlefield. Then something happened. I slew an armored German in the bunker and picked up a second Maxim machinegun. a SECOND maxim machinegun. It was at this point as i was running down the hallway spraying 7.76 mm hot lead akimbo that i realized that this is how dogs must feel when they ride in cars with thier heads hagging out the window. One boss fight later and here I am giving a five star review to a game ive only played for 45 minutes. yes this game has some jank, and yes i will never be Doom Eternal, but y'kow what? I dont need it to be. Its fun. It's vicseral. It's a video game. And realy, isn't that what we're here for?

A very simple (non tactical) FPS game with heavy influence from late 90s FPS and the later Painkiller fps. If Painkiller is AA game in terms of production values, this is more of a B+. Nothing wrong with that on its own. It's a very violent, simple in terms of mechanics, and very depressing FPS game. Similar to Painkiller. If you enjoyed Painkiller you will definitely not hate this one, you might even like it very much. It is hectic (heh), dark and not the type of game which will cheer you up from atmosphere. Again, very similar to Painkiller. For me it wasn't as good as that game, you will find everything a bit off compared to Painkiller, but if you give it some time you might grow to like it. For the price, if you like non tactical FPS games, it is good value.