Soldier of Fortune: Payback

I remember having alot of fun with the demo as a kid. So i was kinda excited when i saw this game on GOG.. After playing it for a minute the excitement was competely gone and i wonder why i was liking the demo so much back in the day. When you start the very first mission, two enemy's come into the area. You can shoot right through them.. I had to use an entire magazine on the first one before he dissapeared into the air, the second one was only killable when i stopped aiming down the sights. I tried to change the resoultion to see if it was maybe a resolution issue, but i guess it was just the game after all. If i had a timemachine i would go back in time to ask the kid version of myself what's so good about it.

they went from making 2 amazing games with soldier of fortune 1+2 and then this is the third game did anyone even test this steaming pile of garbage the hitboxes are almost non existent and almost every weapon other than the assualt rifle is worthless the ghoul engine used in the other games feel under used in the first game bullet wounds appeared on bodies the goddamn first game what happened there is no way anyone tested this

Typically I try to collect every title in a franchise, this one however I'm avoiding for life. I remember playing this many years ago, it is as others have stated one of the worst fps gams of all time. Do not waste your money on this, maybe someday it'll be free, but even then I'd avoid it.

Soldier of Fortune: Payback felt like they took steps back from the previous games in the series. All of a sudden the control of your character is a bit wonky. With limiting your fps in the game I had no problem with hitting enemies. The levels in the game didn't feel at all polished like in the previous games. Then there are yet again enemies that can 1-shot you (at least on hardest difficulty). You are just at the end of a part to get a checkpoint but lets put an enemy that can 1-shot you just peaking inside. Last boss was just another one that could 1-shot you instantly while could himself tank several hits. Felt just very badly designed. Felt like the story was cut and there should be more. Still had an ok time with the game until the final part of it.

This game is a cash grab first and foremost. The SOF name was utilized to trick people into thinking this might be a quality product. It's very clear that this was a rush job, poorly optimized, poorly paced, and the gun play is underwhelming. That being said it could be considered "braindead" fun or maybe "so bad its good" in a few places. I will give kudos to the variety of weapons, customization options, and reload animations which are unrealistically good. However, I would overall recommend skipping this title. At its best its mediocre, and at its worst rage inducing.