Soldier of Fortune: Payback

I remember when the game just came out and I was glad. As soon as I saw the disc in the store I immediately bought it. Having installed and almost immediately passing the game, I was a little disappointed. Why a little, but not furious? Well, what did you want from the budget game published by "activision value" (by the mid-2000s, this company was removed word "value")? Game on quality of the first and second parts? Do not be silly. As a budget shooter, he is good. This is one of the best shooters that published a subsidiary with a bad reputation. What I didn’t like was another game, it’s not like the first and the second games. This is a budget clone of call of duty. That is why I was a little disappointed. I didn’t want call of duty, I wanted a soldier of fortune.

If you're like me, you've likely forgotten just how bad this game was. Do yourself a favor and just play one and two and forget this existed.

This is a common problem that may be caused by extremely high framerate. In order to fix it, please enable Vsync in drivers for your graphics device. Nvidia: I) Right click Desktop II) Select/Open "Nvidia Control Panel" III) Select "Manage 3D Settings" top left IV) Go to "Program Settings" Tab Va) Find the game on the drop down games list and select it. Vb) If it's not there, then press Add -> Browse, and go to the game installation folder (default C:\GOG Games\game_title\), choose the main executable file. VI) Scroll down in graphics settings and set Vsync to "On". VII) Apply.

The game definetly has some big issues, but once you get the game working properly its actually surprisingly fun. All the weapons feel good and sound punchy, especially the shotguns. And for what the game is, the reload animations are amazing. The gore is very satisfying, you can shoot off arms, legs etc. with surprisingly good blood effects. Yes the game is pretty cheesy but from a pure gameplay perspective its rather fun, yes there is the occasional difficulty spike for seemingly no reason and some bullshit bossfights, but they werent frequent enough to actually ruin the experience. Over all its a pretty good altough a bit generic FPS game, but for just under 9€, id say its worth a try. 5/10

I remember buying this when it first came out. First, and foremost, if you're looking for more adventures with John Mullins, this is not it. In addition, if you come looking for the fun gunplay, level design, and/or gore, you will be disappointed. This is a bottom-tier FPS game looking to cash in on franchise that, at the time, had been abandoned for 4 years. It is pure garbage and nothing more than a budget title. Spend your money on something else