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412 people found this review helpful

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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 155.6 hrs on record (70.1 hrs at review time)

Posted: Oct 24, 2014 @ 9:43am
Updated: Nov 12, 2014 @ 1:30pm

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( ! ) Public Service Announcement ( ! )
You can get 4 copies of Insurgency (1 for you, 3 for friends) by simply getting the current Humble Bundle. Minimum price is $1 but you can be more generous if you can :)

=> https://www.humblebundle.com/

The bundle ends the 25th of November 2014, grab it while you can and share the fun!

( ! ) End of the Public Service Announcement ( ! )

Solid tactical shooter set in the Middle-East, focused on close-quarters combats. Can be a little confusing to new players, but any efforts will be rewarded.

Pros:
+ well-crafted environments
+ Steam Workshop support (check the "Intense Realism Soundmod" to get the full experience)
+ lots of maps and weapons (regular free updates)

+ no unlock or grinding: full access to all weapons/items right from the start
+ good shooting feeling
+ proper bullet penetration and suppression
+ proper smoke grenade (much less silhouetting than in other games)

+ Co-op mode: highly recommended for beginners and veterans alike
+ (co-op) proper enemy AI, that even knows how to use grenades (including smokes) *AND* RPGs very efficiently

+ solid voting menu: change map, vote kick, change difficulty (co-op), change amount of enemies (co-op)
+ VoIP can be heard (low volume) by enemies at close range
+ order system allowing the 2 Leaders to mark a window/door/location (attack/defend/watch/suppressive fire)

Cons:
- too many game modes makes it confusing for new players

- the gear selection menu is a bit confusing for new players, who don't realize they can remove the pistol and extra ammo to get AP ammunitions or a better aiming system

- the difficulty on high-population PvP servers can be brutal at first (I recommend trying the Co-op on Normal difficulty first to learn the rope). It is possible for an experienced player to kill new players without being easily spotted, making it rather frustrating at first

- some maps are too smalls for 16 vs 16 players, making maneuvers such as flanking nearly impossible when high-pop servers are fully filled

- no mantling system (climbing over obstacles), hopefully maps rarely requires that

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Now, the obvious comparisons:

1) It's not ArmA: the maps are smaller and often feature urban environment. Average size is about 2 to 3 times your usual CS:GO map.

2) It's not Rainbow Six: Insurgency provides more freedom of movements, you can sprint around with ease (but you might get shot doing that), without sacrifing your accuracy like in R6.

3) It's not CS:GO: weapons are more lethal (more accurate, more deadly), maps are more complex.

4) It's not (really) Red Orchestra 2/Rising Storm: much less sniping at 100-150 meters, more close-quarters combats and flanking opportunities.

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TL;DR: RO2/RS in the Middle-East, specialized in CQC. Is good.

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Pyro Gourmand Nov 25, 2014 @ 4:01pm

[3/3]

3) That review had a 98% approval rating (411 out of 421 votes were positive), and seem to have convinced at least 1 Steam user to purchase the game.

4) The update to my review mentioning the Humble Bundle was only added after kamenoccc indicated in the comments that the game was featured in the ongoing Humble Bundle.

5) I am currently not allowed to remove any elements from that review, which is preventing me from posting any review for the game Insurgency. It mean that the more complete a review is (or becomes through updates), its chances of being banned increase exponentially - meanwhile, less complete reviews (lasting only a sentence or two) are left untouched.

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I will contact Steam Support and post updates here about the situation.

Pyro Gourmand Nov 25, 2014 @ 4:00pm

[2/3]

Quotes from the embedded articles directly available within the Steam client:

Exhibit A:
"... and Insurgency available for whatever you want to donate. The latter of the group comes with three additional codes so you could share with your friends, and if you share Insurgency, you’ll receive Full Mojo Rampage." - Shacknews, the 12th of November 2014.

Exhibit B:
"... and four copies of Insurgency. Share any of those Insurgency copies to also unlock Full Mojo Rampage." - Shacknews, the 21st of November, 2014.

Exhibit C:
"... and four copies of Insurgency: one to keep and three to share." - PC Gamer, the 11th of November, 2014.

Pyro Gourmand Nov 25, 2014 @ 3:59pm

So uh, that review was silently banned for breaching a rule that wasn't specified anywhere on the page regarding Steam Reviews, which is - I guess, since no information was given to me (either on Steam or email) - linking to a temporary Humble Bundle featuring Insurgency.

It should be noted that:

1) Humble Bundle is a business partner of Steam since the very first Humble Indie Bundle in may 2010 and never ceased to work with both developers and Humble Bundle in providing Steam keys for all the bundles.

2) The Humble Jumbo Bundle 3 and the 4 Insurgency licenses were both announced on the official Steam affiliated news channels by Shacknews (twice, the 12th and 21 november 2014) and PC Gamer (the 11th november 2014).

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Pyro Gourmand Nov 12, 2014 @ 1:32pm

@kamenoccc : Humble Bundle added at the top (will remain until the bundle ends), thanks for the tip ;)

Kaman11 Nov 11, 2014 @ 7:18pm

Do a PSA and mention that you can get a four pack from the new HB for just a 1$

sgj Oct 30, 2014 @ 10:21am

Sir, you just conviced me too buy this game.

Conehæd The Barbarian Oct 24, 2014 @ 9:52am

Nicely written review.

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