Well, I played the game last night on PC for around 3 hours and got to level 8 and so far I'm having fun. There are some quirks and issues they need to fix but overall it's a good game. It plays like a mix between Killzone and Quake but that's not a bad thing to me.

There are a nice variety of guns and attachments, lots of character skills and talents, and a decent amount of character customization. The parkour is lots of fun. Vaulting around and sliding next to people and shotgunning their knees off can be a blast. Doing this with friends makes the game a complete riot. Overall, it's a pretty solid shooter.

However...the AI can be downright too stupid or too 'cheap'. In the challenges, the computer AI are relentless while your teams AI is a complete joke. Medics will rush to you disregarding all enemies and get killed 90% of the time making you have to respawn and waste 10 seconds hoping for a syringe. The computer's engineers disarmed my bomb on the first objective of the objective-based challenge so many times I lost count. My whole team was dead and I was fighting off 5 guys solo. All of which tossed grenades in my face at point blank range and bum-rushed me swinging elbows like a drunken psychopath. I did finish all challenges but to say they weren't fun is an understatement. Thankfully you only have to complete them once. The AI for the actual game, though, is quite good. In fact, sometimes my teammates AI was TOO good, doing objectives and gunning down baddies before I could even open my wheel. Meanwhile, the computer for the actual game is kind of dumb. Standing around in the open, climbing on ledges and just hanging out, rushing you and trying to melee, etc. etc.

Some guns svck. Plain and simple. It feels like some guns were tossed in to add variety but not fine-tuned. They don't 'feel' correct when shooting and running. It's hard to describe. And grenades are about useless. They are very weak and waste an action point which are better used for your special abilities like handing out ammo or healing syringes.

Another thing I found disappointing was the lack of customization for the characters. I was expecting a lot more. There are roughly 10 archetypes, 20 jackets, 20 pants, 10 tattoos, and 10 helmets. Plus a few other things tossed in here and there. Granted, that's a lot of stuff for an FPS where you never see your guy really, but from all of the videos, it seemed like there was going to be a lot more.

In conclusion, it's not all doom and gloom. I highly enjoy the game and plan on getting my 50 bucks worth and then some. The graphics for the PC are actually pretty good. I have a pretty solid rig and run at 60 frames with no hiccups. Some of the textures are muddy but it's still very good looking. If you're on the fence about it, I'd say pick it up if you really like FPS but you may want to avoid it if you're just looking for something to do and aren't a huge fan of the genre.

Especially that at the start, you pretty much only have 1-2 options available and has to unlock everything console-way. They should have gave us a good amount of pre-unlocked equipement and then add unlockeable clothing and other things through leveling / challenges.

I cant comment on the multiplayer yet since I played maybe 10-15 minutes in a tiny maps, and the other team just couldnt do anything except get farmed near their spawn point...

Nice review man, being an xboxer anyways not 100% relevant. But it was good to read and sooo refreshing for you to actually be pretty objective about it.


I think IGN might need to call you up