Posted on: December 6, 2019
VolcanicLightnin
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Stylish (if janky) Franco-Belgian FPS
XIII is a game that exudes coolness with its cel-shaded graphics and '60s spy movie soundtrack, but is unfortunately let down by its simplistic and dated gameplay. If you're looking for something on-par with No One Lives Forever, then XIII will disappoint you. The levels in XIII revolve around combat and stealth, but neither aspect feels particularly well-developed. Like many other FPSes from the time, guns are completely inaccurate in the player's hands yet have aimbot accuracy in the enemies' hands. Location-based damage is non-existent save for one-hit sniper rifle/crossbow headshots. Combine this with the poor animations and sound effects and you've got a game where nearly every gun feels like the Klobb from Goldeneye. The poor combat could've been saved if the stealth was any good (like Deus Ex), but unfortunately the stealth levels are even worse than the run-and-gun levels. There are no darkness, sound, or peeking mechanics in place, so stealth boils down to waiting behind corners for minutes at a time while watching the visible "Tap" comic SFX through walls. Enemies range from being blind from five feet away to spotting you across the map. Should you get caught, you'll wind up playing minutes of the same levels and seeing the same unskippable cutscenes over and over due to the awful checkpoint placements. Despite these faults, I still recommend purchasing XIII if only to preserve it in your account when the rights eventually expire again. The janky gameplay is entirely in service to the storyline, which is presented in stylish comic fashion with top-notch voice acting by David Duchovny and the late, great Adam West. The setpieces are also really fun and memorable in contrast to the drab, muddy environments in today's AAA shooters. Grab yourself a copy of XIII and head over to PCGamingWiki to get it running in widescreen with the proper FOV. Don't forget to save after every level, either, as there doesn't seem to be any autosave feature.
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