This game is very different from the original Breach and Clear. I read, Deadline is a "strategic tactical action RPG in a modern day setting, featuring Special Forces weapons, tactics, and equipment vs. horrific monsters." I found this a decent description. It has a combination of elements from games like Rainbow Six, XCOM, and at times is Diablo like for loot and respawns. The game can either be played in real time in 3/4 view or in Command Mode, a turn-based tactical version. In Command Mode, you can pause the action and individually assign commands to each of your squad members, allowing you to take your time, setting up tactical maneuvers from a top down view. You'll be able to create your own unique squad and over the course of the game earn xp from encounters which can then be used to purchase new abilities for your squad's respective skill trees depending on their specialization. Weapons are upgradable as well as modifiable. Your squad will use crafting benches that utilize the game's currency, Scrap, to increase your favorite weapons' stats as well as to add on reusable upgrades, such as sound suppressors and fore-grips. You will face zombie hordes and human mercs which the latter tend to test your tactics more than the former. I think the game should appeal to RTS fans or turn based fans. It has elements that both could find appealing. The graphics are well done and it has a post apocalyptic feel that also gives me hints of fallout and wasteland. I think it gets repetitive but you are grinding to level up and gain better skills and weapons which is usually part of these types of games. I've enjoyed it so far and think if the developers continue to add to it, it could be a five star game!
I love everything that is the Witcher. The lore, the characters, the world. So I wanted to love the game. The problem is it is a very random game. I even got stuck in a loop of repeating the same actions over and over again until a random game mechanic came along and released me. Not cool. When you complete a quest there is very little feeling of accomplishment because of the randomness involved. You draw cards and get random cards to use. You run into random monsters which is cool unless there is virtually no way to defeat them. Then you have to wait for a random event to hopefully release you from the battle. I think there is potential for a much better game if the game play was tweaked a bit. I feel bad only being able to give the game two stars because the looks alone almost deserve better.
I wasn't sure what to expect after reading the other reviews. I found the story and mechanics a lot of fun with some interesting twists. It is linear but for the price, 15 hours of gameplay for each character you create and run through seems more than fair. The uniqueness of the world setting and character builds make it worth the gameplay.
