I absolutely loved the previous two Wasteland games, having only ever played each of the installments for one playthrough I'm going to say my favourite installment was the first one (Remastered). Number three is still a fun game to play but I wasn't as interested in the numerous different goings-on, the world travel was totally out of sync from the rest of the environment, it felt like you are briefly visiting a stormy, chaotic alien planet while you traverse the map, then you pop back in an area and boof! there's sunshine and bonanza, teleported back to planet Earth. The characters and quests were totally goofy, the game actually seriously expects players to engage with total lunatics, cannibals, slavers and degenerates of many sorts - the kind of clientele I typically like to shoot on sight. Everything is fairly streamlined, never did I feel like I was facing an unusual challenge, everything's on track, even on expert difficulty. The main personas of the game are total madness as well, there's this guy you are meant to collaborate with from the start of the game and he expects you to bring back his degenerate offspring alive (lol?) and what you'd much rather do is just shoot him in the face and call it a day. So in a sense the 'game' is actually a bunch of fluff to put around the tactical combat mechanics, character building and progression etc. But if you are able to look past that or don't care much for dialogue, story and different motivations of different characters then the tactical combat experience is quite nice and it's still a fun game in that way. I'm between three and four stars, here's four hoping the next installment is going to be nicer!
If you love the Metro story (books, games) absolutely play this. Even if I prefer the more linear claustrophobic environment of the metro tunnels or the frozen wasteland of the overground cities I can't in good faith deduct stars from the review because of the environmental choices and wider maps of this game. I'm only a bit sad at what could have been if we had an opportunity to spend more time in the frozen cities etc. As it is, the maps are a bit stereotypical - there's a jungle, there's a desert etc. Slightly to 'a bit of everything' for my liking. The dreadfully bleak environment of the apocalypse is where this game shines in my opinion. My rating basically reflects the want for more of the Metro saga in the future. The 'mini boss fights' I wasn't too keen on and I outright disliked the cutscene jerks but the story, characters and gameplay are expectedly excellent!
My ATOM RPG review started with 'We desperately need more of this!' and I still maintain the sentiment! An improvement to an already fabulous game in nearly every way. Saying that the few nitpicks that I have with Trudograd are vastly overshadowed by the excellence would be a huge understatement. I would be hard pressed to find a game that has more value for the money than this, and in the best way possible. The loveliest thing that can happen moving forward is another game in the series. If you consider yourself a lover of cRPG's and the post nuclear setting and have not played this game, you should re-examine your gaming choices. 10 out of 10 mushroom clouds for this one!
Nothing appealed to me in this game. Didn't enjoy the hitboxes, didn't enjoy the environment, didn't enjoy the kinds of enemies there are and how they behave, didn't enjoy the 'story', etc. Very likely the poorest FPS I have ever played.
The story is like sugar in a diet coke, the gameplay is OK.
Frictional hatched some true masterpieces previously, and even though Rebirth is not quite in that realm it's still quite a good game. Fantastic atmosphere, especially in the earlier parts of the game while the encounters are not so emphasized - which for me actually broke the terror up with bouts of annoyance during the cutscenes. For a good chunk of the game you get to flirt with terror and that was actually really nicely done. The matchsticks are a fab touch, lamp and oil and inventory are classic. The environment is most excellent and the sound is likewise absolutely great. The puzzles are really nice. Where the game underdelivered for me was in the way the panic strikes in game too soon, it doesn't match your own levels of panic rising, at least it did not for me...as soon as you hit darkness the creaking and cracking starts quite vigorously and it does get a bit annoying. The slinking around I did not quite enjoy as well, the footsteps make so much noise even while crouched that you never feel like you are doing a good job of hiding. Peaking around corners felt weak and not as useful as in the previous instalments. Monster encounters get too 'in your face' toward the end of the game and amongst them the 'dementors' felt the weakest, least scary and a bit annoying. All that said, the story is quite cool, expounding on the lore a bit and visiting some locations only hinted at in the first instalment. The characters and voice acting I have no complaints about. The game is absolutely worth playing for lovers of Frictional offerings, although I would advise getting it on a sale.
Quite a good game even if not the strongest offering by Bloober (in my estimation). I wasn't crazy about the grey monochrome bits, but I'm in love with the theme. Hope a third instalment is in the plan.
Probably not as excellent as some of the later offerings but I gotta give this five stars...very tense, the atmosphere is fantastic, the story is very interesting and the setting is perfect. Soundtrack enhances the feeling of dread. Puzzles are quite cool and the gameplay mechanics are OK. Currently on a sale for a pound and a half, it should really be illegal not getting it for that price xD only joking. But get it! :)
