Freedom Wars Remastered Review (isturnburg)
Sadly i wish i could give this a better score but a few things fault the optimism i had for this game.
Comparing this to the Vita perspective- including using Dual Sense controllers with the game on both platforms - Via emulation.
The controller function synapsis:
Vita's functions - had multiple functions on one button use VIA, press Vs holding a button down for another action, and some functions to d-pad that seemed natural.
CONTROLS: -
TLDR: some buttons are locked and cannot be assigned.
The controls:
PC functions- are limited to controller assignment , lacking multiple function usages tied to buttons via (holding button press)- instead of having assigned button hold presses, or assigned sprint or d pad buttons, The game forces you to some buttons being locked to Default where you cannot change these functions, L3 is always sprint, and can't be changed.
Some buttons are not listed to connfigure which are , D pad,L3,R3, held buttons, and instead or forced locked to "context" sensitive situations. and this also cannot be changed, "hiding behind walls, or picking up a npc, or Severing parts."
the lack of freedom in button assignments hinders my performance as my brain always wants to run the vita controls with slight twists to DS controllers- 90% the same and the PC just seems un-natural to me even with trying to assign keys i can't change the things desired for holding button presses- this can't even be fixed with REWASD or DS windows, however some people may like this, but for some this can also be a play style hindrance. So please keep this in mind.
Control rating is a 2/5
PERFORMANCE: -
TLDR: slogs on max shadows with a high end gpu. performance issues for certain hardware via crashes/unplayable
Performance is also a question for some hardware types but for me a RX 7600 XT plays fine, but for whatever reason it slogs on max shadows at 4k. not sure if it's un-optimized performance, or messy code iterations- it should be looked at carefully for future patches.
Performance rate is 3/5
Graphics: are very similar if not a bit the same on the emulation aspect of the scene, but something seems jarring or off on the PC remaster and i can't figure out why.
Graphics rating is - 4/5
Recommended - only get this if you wanna play Online with others be in mind CONTRIBUTION pack gives other players a early edge in pvp via Weapons given.- however this will not hinder players with longer play times as the gear gets surperioer.
The uncanny change:
They increased character movement speeds, making weighted movement seem a bit unnatural and not as grounded to the Vita counterpart, so if this breaks your immersion like it did for me, probably suggest Vita emulation with hope of online support in the future.
DEVS- please also give us this a option, some of us like to keep the weight of the game the same.