STRAFE: Gold Edition

Let me start by saying Strafe is pretty epic. The gameplay is a throwback to classic games like Quake, Doom, Heretic, and Painkiller. I've always loved that "no thinking man's game" concept where you shoot first, ask questions later and Strafe is no exception. However, I was very confused the fact that you have to start all over again when you die. There's no save points or checkpoints. That's when I realized Strafe uses Permanent Death (or permadeath). I know this feature exists in some games but never as the main feature. It's normally an optional thing for very hard mode fanatics. I'm not one of those people and so therefore, this feature sucks! I hate it. The devs should let the player have the option of turning on or off permadeath like in We Happy Few. I really love the aesthetics of Strafe but it's too bad this stupid feature ruins the experience for me. Until the devs update the game to make permadeath optional, I cannot recommend Strafe to anyone. Sorry!

really enjoying the game but a few things thats i dislike... might be bugs, no idea... a) footsteps, having no footsteps in the game makes it so that i sometimes get caught from behind because i simply dont know an enemie is there b) i got a weapon that looked awesome, lots of skulls in it, a gree hue, was awesome, except it did no damage, like ZERO... still, i enjoyed the game and will keep playng it

(Should be 2.5 stars) Having been waiting for this for 2 years I'm more than a little bit let down. First of all, I really enjoy the shooting(at least with the shot gun), it's fast paced and very visceral and messy, which is very cathartic. I like the visuals of the game and I like the soundtrack while you're in combat. However, as much as the shotgun is good, trying to hit enemies with the other weapons is frustrating as they are really inaccurate. I hate the weapon system which requires you to upgrade you primary weapon to give it more firing modes and secondary weapons are useless once you've emptied them as you can't reload them and all the VV-1N seems to do is end them game when you fire it. Also after the first room I have to quit as the game freezes everytime I move in any direction

From my current short playthroughs I gotta say STRAFE is holding up pretty well. You start the game picking a main weapon (Assault Rifle with grenade, Shotgun with flechette bomb, or a Railgun) and take on the hordes of enemies in the levels. Throughout the levels you'll find dropped weapons from others that act as disposable temporary stronger guns, such as Magnums, LMGs, Plasma Rifles, and Grenade Launchers from what i've gotten so far. The enemies range from weak zombie things that blindly charge toward you, small mechanical turrets, and larger zombies with blaster shots at least in the first 3 levels i've played so far. Your main weapon can also be upgraded at special kiosks in the levels that give it new fire modes like a triple shot. Thankfully if you dont like it you can revert the firemode to default at any scrap station. All in all a pretty solid game, and I hope to see the devs give this more support post-launch.

Strafe ™