Besides the stutters, what's wrong with it? Seriously?

[Bavanity]

This is one of the first games I bought when I moved to Windows in 2020, it was on sale and I thought it looked good. Today, February 2024 is the first time I ever installed it and played it.
I have been avoiding it because of the terrible critic reviews and average to low Steam score.

Technically, the only issue I have found so far is typical unreal engine stutters, however they are not the game breaking kind. It is often but only a few FPS and maybe I am not noticing it all that much as I have adaptive sync? I don't know. Plus, it seems to be getting better as the game progresses.

So, to the game itself. Do people hate it cause it's so linear? I must admit, some of the jump actions and crossing beams etc, I would have liked to have proper control and been able to die. But this is a pure beat em up, with some decent abilities.

So just imagine Streets of Rage with demons and in 3D.

See, that's the thing, the beat em up mechanics are just fine, even good. It's responsive, fast, and the hits feel satisfying.

So if one is knowing what to expect, a simple 3D beat em up, and likes that sort of simple action game as I do, I think they'll get enjoyment out of it as I am so far.

The graphics are nice enough too. Dark and broody. I have been having a good time with it. Sure, it's a one and done - when I have finished it I won't be playing it again. I am on the middle difficulty and am not going to go back to it and play through it again on hard, for example.

But for what it is, as title says, there's nothing really wrong with it.

I think from now on that I will try games myself before I read anything about them. Other examples are Immortals of Aveum and Forspoken, both mixed reviews, and I really do like them both, but the one that is REALLY trashed a lot that I enjoyed as an action game is Gangs of Sherwood. Maybe I am weird. But I like, no love, 3rd person action.

I have a feeling that I'll probably enjoy Suicide Squad too LOL, since it's hated so much.

Edit: Spelling only.

[Celendrin]

Because gamers today have lost all taste and discernment,

this is definitely one of the coolest games you can buy and play on steam ,

but reviewers whined and trashed it for 'bugs' when many people didn't even experience those said 'bugs' etc.

They totally overlooked the cool game design (I love the fact it Doesn't have all that ridiculous platforming etc nowadays, that are stuck into every game type including 'hack and slash' and fighting),

how nicely done everything is and it's just great to have a third person fighting game.

Gamers are buying all kinds of 2d 'indie' trash for almost the same price as this and acting like they're rescuing dogs by paying 20+ dollars for something that looks like a 5 year old whipped up,

then they get all hard-core on their reviews with a game like this and trash it completely while not realizing how cool a game it is.

Also it sounds like you would really like (or love) Dungeons and Dragons Dark Alliance, the modern '3D' game that came out a few years ago,

same deal great game got trashed because of a few stupid issues (mainly people mostly picked 'Cattie-Brie' and expected to play her like a machine-gunner in a third-person shooter),

Gangs of Sherwood obviously uses the Dungeons and Dragons engine (and many of the same art and design team by the looks of it),

D+D Dark Alliance has probably the best art I ever seen in a game, has an extremely good hard challenge factor (which is impossible to find in today's dumbed down game selection),

Has tons of awesome things going for it, but again people trashed a few things about it (which mostly comes down to players expecting to play it as an 'fps' even though it was supposed to be a hack+slasher),

and that destroyed the reviews on steam etc.

That game had huge potential and could've been on their 10th DLC by now.

Gamers have lost the plot nowadays and unfortunately Idiocracy is in full effect and you see it by these hidden gems being 'lost' on steam

[Celendrin]

There's definitely not enough proper 3D fighters / hack + slashers on steam,

Check out Kiborg for one of the few modern ones

[arislaf]

I also don't know. It is an amazing game, but the ending is a let down. Spoiler : game supposed to be continued, but the studio bankrupt.

[Unmotivated]

Originally posted by arislaf:

I also don't know. It is an amazing game, but the ending is a let down. Spoiler : game supposed to be continued, but the studio bankrupt.

because of course it did........ same thing happened to the Deus Ex franchise and Dante's Inferno. gamers these days have no taste anymore, and as well can't seem to broaden their horizons or adapt anything new.

if it doesn't control exactly the same as modern Triple A ♥♥♥♥, it's considered "bad controls". blegh. i wish these people would just be content to let games exist instead of spiting them for not being EXACTLY what these players want. you are NOT the audience, quit complaining and go home.