Posted on: March 4, 2024
ErnestLemingway
Gry: 255 Opinie: 20
The squarepants commando with ambitions
Codename Outbreak is sometimes called "proto-Stalker", although those games have not much in common. Probably backpack management is the bigest similarity. Here you play as kind of spec-ops operator, doing various tasks against people infected by extraterrestrial parasite and later, more mature version of those ant-like aliens. You aren't doing stuff alone tho, because you have AI-controled companion, of which you can take control in any moment, especially when it carry weaponor item you need (or it stuck in weird place). Good thing is every mission is unique: you have to break into chemical plant and disarm explosives or find hidden military base and set up airstrike marker or infiltrate reaserch center in order to rescue survived scientist, what makes game interesting for longer while. Also, you have to plan your loadout for every mission - better suit, more powerful weapon, extra medkits and more ammo weigh a lot, so you have to choose. Yes, weapon - every firearm in basicly a multitasking tool - sniper rifle, assaault rifle, shotgun, minelayer and rocket launcher in one. Weird design, but it works somehow. In addition, you need extra space for collecting various intel items, because maps are mostly free to explore. Thanks to that, your missions can be "more successful", so you gain more medals and few points more for charateristics. For less bright side... Graphics and effects were already mediocre when it cames out. Levels are often composed from the same assets, so sometimes you feel weirdly familiar with some places. Also you AI-controlled companion isnt the best shooter nor the best pathfinder. Luckily, you AI-controlled enemies (who aren't also very diverse) arent much better and tend to e.g. kill themself with grenade launcher. Overall, its 4 stars game. It has has some technical deficiencies, but shows creativity and serious dedication from dev team to make someting interesting and standing out from other productions.
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