Bulletstorm is a narrative masterpiece that dares asking important philosophical questions, such as “should I shoot this guy in the nuts before shooting him the head?”, “wouldn’t it be cool to take control of a giant animatronic laser-firing dinosaur?” or “how many curse words can you cram in an FPS campaign?”

Seriously though, this whole game revolves around cool crap. Every minute is dedicated to stuff that is guaranteed to fill your inner 10 years-old boy with murderous glee: ruined landscapes, angry kaijus, foul-mouthed military guys, giant machines, cyborg buddies, stupidly awesome weapons, testosterone-poisoned punk warriors… All of which are guaranteed to explode at one point or another! It helps that Bulletstorm still looks pretty gorgeous to this day (safe for the facial animations).

The aesthetic is not the only awesome thing though, as the game essentially plays like the missing link between Gears of War and Ultrakill. Yes, it has the same typical linear level design, auto-regenerating health, three weapons limit, QTES and AI-controlled squadmates as every early-2010s shooter, which is (arguably) unfortunate. And yes, there is a tiny bit of jank here and there, and design elements that are somewhat off – the sprint and reload keys that double as vault over/interact, the teammates that get in front of your shots, the slightly weird ways some of the guns work... But it’s otherwise so good that I quickly stopped caring about that, instead marveling at the beautiful gunplay.

The surprisingly smart and innovative “skillshot” mechanic encourages you to constantly explore new ways to rain death and destruction upon your enemies, making split-second decisions and exploiting all guns and environmental hazards to their full potential. The more twisted and creative the kill, the more points you get… And it’s incredibly satisfying and addictive. I find myself replaying individual levels over and over again, just for the sake of coming up with new spectacular murder techniques.

In short, Bulletstorm was a very fun and innovative game. It was made with passion and talent, really stood out in an otherwise saturated market, and was a breath of fresh air its era absolutely needed. So it’s only logical that it didn’t sell well and ends on a cliffhanger teasing a sequel we’re unlikely to ever get. Good news is: it’s still as fun a romp as ever and has good replayability. You should probably have a go at it.

boring game with worst dialogs ever!

The mechanics are cool but the writing and jokes are atrocious
The story is just terrible
Enemies are literal bullet sponges
A Very boring game