Posted on: March 31, 2019
VolcanicLightnin
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A Flawed Curiosity 20 Years Later
Requiem: Avenging Angel is the kind of novelty game that almost seems like it was tailor-made for the 30-and-under crowd who loves the classic era of FPS. It brings original ideas to the table, like having an angel as a protagonist who has a variety of powers ranging from super-speed, turning enemies to salt, to even the earliest incarnation of bullet-time in an FPS. Unfortunately, in spite of these innovations, Requiem is ultimately less than the sum of its parts. It completely fails to elicit any emotion other than frustration throughout its woefully-short campaign. The first thing players will notice (besides the zoomed-in FOV that can be fixed with -FOV60 in the console) is that the game runs way too fast. Malachi zooms around at Doomguy speeds while certain akimbo pistol-wielding enemies can drain his health in a matter of a second. Like Monolith's Shogo, Requiem turns into an assault rifle-spamming fest in order to keep its lethal aimbotting enemies stunlocked. Weapons like the shotgun and grenade launcher become obsolete as soon as the player collects them. Worse, the more interesting powers like turning enemies into salt are made impractical due to the sheer number of on-screen enemies. Despite this reliance on twitch-based gameplay, Requiem is not beyond salvation. By the time players reach Act Two, the level design and weapons step up in quality. The bullet-time mechanic redeems the shooting mechanics while also showing off the fact that enemies' bullets are in fact projectile-based. The story also picks up, though it never stops being predictable. Unfortunately, the game starts to drag on with awful bullet-sponge boss fights as well as mundane, gray tech corridors. By the end, players will likely be slowing down time just to run past enemies instead of fighting them. Requiem: Avenging Angel is understandably not for everyone. It really only appeals to the very small niche of players who can find redeeming factors in Shogo and Kingpin: Life of Crime.
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