RPG Superstar 2013 Top 32
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Bought this game on a Steam sale over the weekend and I must say, I am impressed. It's like a Russian hybrid of Doom 3 and Fallout 3, a post-apocalyptic horror/sci-fi. The world (what you see of it) is beautifully detailed and the writers and designers really drive the bleak reality of the situation home in the conversations of the NPCs at stations. There's also a bit of Hellgate: London influence, in that you spend the vast majority of your time moving from subway station to subway station by way of underground tunnels, though you do foray onto the surface a few times.
While most of the criticism I've seen for the game focuses on the over-emphasis of "realism" in the game, I find that the realism drives home the sense of desperation that pervades the game. Your flashlight must be manually recharged via a hand crank, various crude weapons are pneumatic and must be pumped like a glorified pellet gun in order to be functional, quality ammunition is such a rarity that it is actually used as CURRENCY in the game, etc.
Anyone who like post-apoc games or who really liked Doom 3 and would like to see a "newer" version of it is encouraged to check this one out!
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Bought this game on a Steam sale over the weekend and I must say, I am impressed. It's like a Russian hybrid of Doom 3 and Fallout 3, a post-apocalyptic horror/sci-fi. The world (what you see of it) is beautifully detailed and the writers and designers really drive the bleak reality of the situation home in the conversations of the NPCs at stations. There's also a bit of Hellgate: London influence, in that you spend the vast majority of your time moving from subway station to subway station by way of underground tunnels, though you do foray onto the surface a few times.
While most of the criticism I've seen for the game focuses on the over-emphasis of "realism" in the game, I find that the realism drives home the sense of desperation that pervades the game. Your flashlight must be manually recharged via a hand crank, various crude weapons are pneumatic and must be pumped like a glorified pellet gun in order to be functional, quality ammunition is such a rarity that it is actually used as CURRENCY in the game, etc.
Anyone who like post-apoc games or who really liked Doom 3 and would like to see a "newer" version of it is encouraged to check this one out!
You might also find the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. triology, especially the first and third game worthy of your attention.