Posted on: January 30, 2015
Lawmon
Игр: Отзывов: 2
Solid game, but know a few things first!
I bought this game way back when it first came out in 2005, and seeing it finally arrive on GOG brought back many memories. Sparing the sentimentality, however, does the game stand up? Absolutely. The game itself is just fantastic. It has aged well graphically (aside from a technical problem that I'll mention later) and is just a solid shooter overall. Creative level design. A one-touch tactical system is used that still feels ahead of anything put out today. And your squad members each have an actual personality, something that modern games still struggle to get right. Short review, right? That's because there are a few things I want to talk about. Remember that technical problem? Judging from the screenshots, the game isn't as pretty as it should have been, and I don't mean in a "rose-colored glasses" kind of way. In short, the developers hacked the unreal engine used to develop the game, and in turn the bump-mapping that made the game so pretty now refuses to cooperate with modern graphics cards. I own the disc copy, and it refuses to run with any kind of bump-mapping enabled; I think GOG disabled this setting permanently. Not a knock against GOG or the game itself, but I think you should know this. Also know that the game ends on a MASSIVE cliffhanger. Apparently there were plans for an "Imperial Commando" sequel, but they fell through before any concept art was even seen. I won't dock the game for this either, but you should know that it is fairly disappointing during your first run through. Finally, just know that the game's campaign is reasonably short, with three main"sub-campaigns". By short I mean that the entire game can be beaten in less than 8 hours. Not a killer, there is definitely the potential to beat this game in just a few sittings. I know that most of this review was dedicated to the negatives of this game, but they were more along the lines of things i thought you should know before playing. I highly, highly recommend Republic Commando.
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