Posted on: May 24, 2015
stocktonfallout
Verified ownerGames: 64 Reviews: 15
Horribly optimized for Windows 8
The original Dark Forces was a decent, fun game, but this one is a tragic step backward. I really wanted to like this game, but two things just make it a chore to play. First are the controls, which just feel wonky compared to Dark Forces; aiming is way less accurate and the auto-aim feature barely helps. Controls, though, those can be gotten used to. No, the real problem is this game is just not well optimized for Windows 8. It looks like shit on even high resolutions, and even blacks out the pause screen if it is set too high. Even worse, it crashes frequently (sometimes after a mere half-hour of gameplay or less) and the timing seems completely arbitrary. Sometimes it will run fine for an entire level, but then crash the moment you try to bring the pause screen up or even right after cutscenes. As the gameplay and level design, aside from the control issues, are for the most part good (it also finally has the ability to manually save during levels, the lack of which was a huge problem with the original Dark Forces) it's a decent game WHEN it works, so let the buyer beware.
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