Jarek's review

[percolator fish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCTLMV9JmZ8
I know that people were posting other reviewers but, honestly, I find his video more damning. Dude always came off as just all around nice guy, he always tries to find good in games. He's also the one who came up with the whole "half-like" thing and tends to be especially forgiving towards games in that vein. And he still couldn't recommend this.
(btw, I also love the comment by voidpoint bellow the video)

[Volar Astraeus]

Originally posted by Traumaturgy:

They delivered half-finished game, so got half-playthrough review ;)

Half-like, half-finished, half-review…

I’m noticing a pattern here.

[Reality Master]

Bro quit at a puzzle that requires no thinking whatsoever. You literally have to turn the power on on each level in the order they appear on the list.

[Aria Athena]

Originally posted by Reality Master:

Bro quit at a puzzle that requires no thinking whatsoever. You literally have to turn the power on on each level in the order they appear on the list.

No thinking whatsoever is the way to get through that, since one of the steps makes no sense.

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

You seem to ignore a large part of the fact that he played 8 out of the 15 hours the devs stated so how do you know it’s half. Thing is the game was uninteresting to him on top of the bugs he just quit.

He was like 3 hours away from finishing the game, 4 tops. He actually gave up in my favourite area.

[Rico Raccoon]

Why would anyone even bother finishing this crap is the better question

If you really want to experience all of this junk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wjDjJIEOlk Be my guest i guess. People should have higher standards

[Aria Athena]

Originally posted by Rico Raccoon:

Why would anyone even bother finishing this crap is the better question

It's honestly not horrible and it's only about 10 hours long, depending on how lost you'll get, which heavily depends on luck. It has some good weapons, one of which elevates combat from ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ to tolerable, and some areas are so much better than others. At some point you get to face enemies who have the same AI, but it actually works for them, and some weapons you got 5 hours ago suddenly become useful. What I saying is, it has a high point which helps get you through the last 3rd of the game. Also the story, all 5 minutes of it, has two scenes which are unintentionally very funny.

[Aregular]

Originally posted by Rico Raccoon:

Why would anyone even bother finishing this crap is the better question

If you really want to experience all of this junk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wjDjJIEOlk Be my guest i guess. People should have higher standards

It’s fun to play

[ChubbiChibbai]

But isn't the problem for him that it's not Ion Fury?
At least he presents the structure of his review in that way by opening with the other game.

While yeah this game has its flaws and could have used a bit more tightening up in some places i personally don't mind it - but i also didn't enjoy Ion Fury as much as others and appreciate the much slower pace this game offers.

I really haven't dug too much into reviews or critiques because i like to go into games blind and form my own opinion - so other than being aware that people are disappointed (which isn't news because people these days seem to be disappointed with every game release) - i've just been playing it. But my gut tells me alot of complaints are from people who just expected a much faster paced game like Ion Fury or who had expectations of something else.

I don't think this game on its own is explicitely bad, Its an above average game and i don't see a problem with games being fairly average. Not everything has to be a banger. The game functions as a fun shooter with some enjoyable mechanics and enjoyable level design (other than the two vehicle sections that are very bland and should have just been cut) Nothing about the game feels broken. There are far worse games out there.

So its difficult to really measure the validity of reviews / critiques these days because everyone on social media is out for drama and attention so everything becomes hyperbole.... i mean his whole title is the very well known click baity 'blah blah blah is.... is a MESS' anyone that knows YouTube knows that this is a very easy way to farm views when games launch. So you can't have a title like that without a deliberate self benefiting bias.

[Bankai9212]

So you claim the review is biased yet never watched it to even understand his points or issues. At no point did Jarek every compare them only that he liked ion fury and that’s it, you being biased by jumping to that conclusion especially the title as bait.

Jarek like games like half-life he coined the term half-lites and covered quite a few on his channel like Adaca. The issues he had made him drop the game more then half way into the game.

If you like the game fine it’s a matter of listening to the issues mentioned and thinking whether or not a game is worth your time.

[Mr Hanky]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

So you claim the review is biased yet never watched it to even understand his points or issues. At no point did Jarek every compare them only that he liked ion fury and that’s it, you being biased by jumping to that conclusion especially the title as bait.

Jarek like games like half-life he coined the term half-lites and covered quite a few on his channel like Adaca. The issues he had made him drop the game more then half way into the game.

If you like the game fine it’s a matter of listening to the issues mentioned and thinking whether or not a game is worth your time.

Bro you've been here for days now. Take a shower, walk the dog or some ♥♥♥♥, surely you've got more interesting things to do lmao this ♥♥♥♥ isn't healthy

[Khanwolf]

Originally posted by Mr Hanky:

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

So you claim the review is biased yet never watched it to even understand his points or issues. At no point did Jarek every compare them only that he liked ion fury and that’s it, you being biased by jumping to that conclusion especially the title as bait.

Jarek like games like half-life he coined the term half-lites and covered quite a few on his channel like Adaca. The issues he had made him drop the game more then half way into the game.

If you like the game fine it’s a matter of listening to the issues mentioned and thinking whether or not a game is worth your time.

Bro you've been here for days now. Take a shower, walk the dog or play a game or some ♥♥♥♥, surely you've got more interesting things to do lmao

the Moderators should help us with the respectless and demotivating Spam this person creates. It is not normal for a Steam User or a Gamer. He also doesnt own any 3DRealms Title, only Porn Games or Games for Kids.

Doesnt own this game, does 120 comments per day.

[ඞDJWolfඞ]

this game is a pile of ♥♥♥♥

[AstroSheen4252]

Phantom fury is being review bombed because it's not a boomer shooter. Gmanlives also trashed the game for having puzzles, but another youtuber "Bigfry" who plays tactical shooters is enjoying it.

I think Phantom Fury was advertised to the wrong audience. Players who just want mass murderer the game won't like it. I'm genuinely enjoying the game myself even though the game has flaws, but it's an indie game, so as long as they aren't too bad I overlook them.

And Jared is a scrub with bad taste. Half-Life is not the sole inventor of this style of FPS games.

[dat_potatoe]

The comments here are really just reaffirming exactly WHY I "get my opinions from youtubers". At least they approach the topic with actual nuance.

Originally posted by ChubbiChibbai:

But isn't the problem for him that it's not Ion Fury?

Dude. He literally starts the video saying that he is more of a fan of slower 2000's shooters than 90's shooters, and that he was *excited* for this game being conceptually different from Ion Fury and other typical boomer shooters.

I don't get how much clearer he could possibly be. This "oh they just hate it because it's not a boomer shooter" strawman needs to stop. The game has real, tangible issues.

The game functions as a fun shooter with some enjoyable mechanics

Meanwhile, most of the video is pointing out how the mechanics fall flat.

Originally posted by your evil twin:

Actually I was a bit disappointed in his review.

Sure, bad signposting is not great game design. But it wasn't a "this game is rubbish" dealbreaker, it was typical for the time. Half-Life 2 was unusually good at signposting where to go and what to do next. Games from the end of the 90s and start of the 2000s were rubbish at signposting, they relied on the expectation that players would be thorough, search everywhere and click on everything. It was common to get stuck for 10 minutes and then find the thing you missed earlier.

Here's a game that looks and feels like an FPS from exactly that era, and it is guilty of the same problem, and you solve it the same way... but now it isn't forgivable? In fact it is so bad that he quits playing and does his review before he even gets to the Sin cameo?

First, those games didn't have bad signposting. Not in the same way, at least. Half-Life was very straightforward for the most part. No "I couldn't figure out how to progress because of bad UI quirkiness and needing to click open doors twice despite thinking I already clicked it" like pointed out in the video.

Second, whether they did or didn't is irrelevant because it's 2024, not 1998. The entire point of a throwback shooter is to preserve what was *good* about those games, while refining and building upon them and leaving the *bad* qualities in the past where they belong.

Yes, NOW it ISN'T forgivable.

Like if someone makes a Wolfenstein 3D clone in 2024 I would expect it to, you know, take LESSONS from what Wolfenstein 3D sucked at. Have areas be visually differentiated so they don't all bleed together, have secrets not just be random parts of the wall, etc.

[MrBananaGrabber]

Originally posted by ඞDJWolfඞ:

this game is a pile of ♥♥♥♥

Most accurate review so far.

[SimonSays]

Originally posted by dat_potatoe:

The comments here are really just reaffirming exactly WHY I "get my opinions from youtubers". At least they approach the topic with actual nuance.

I find it is best to make my own opinions, many times I have disagreed with the popular opinion of the shared critic space.

If I listened to all the critics over the years I have been alive - I would have missed out on plenty of great things I love. There have been plenty of times where the critical (and public) sentiment have universally praised something that I have found to be absolute garbage after imbibing whatever said piece of entertainment - and plenty of times where it is the other way around as well.

My opinion and tastes are always going to be unique to me, which is why if something interests me regardless of the critical or public opinion of said thing is, I am going to investigate and come to my own judgement.