Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Review (⛧RETRODEATH ⛧)
Wow.. okay, so first off I have been keeping an eye on this ever since it was revealed at Realms Deep.
So I've been eagerly anticipating this for a while now. And to say this, from what little I've gotten to play so far, has by far exceeded my expectations.
Literally the moment the game loaded into the first level, my jaw was dropping at the atmosphere. The snowy mountains, the music, the way you feel like a 40k Space marine with every step you take making a loud ting. It was awesome. Then the gameplay came in, and it plays alot like classic FPS games which is something I'm thankful of. I was wondering it it was gonna be like the newer doom games (which I do like), and force lock you into little arenas, and so far it doesn't seem like it does. You can explore levels at your own leisure and there are plenty of enemies to slaughter should you so choose to.
I have to go to work and will update this review as I play through it. I will also one day make a nice beefy review on Youtube when I can. :P But if you're seeing this and wondering if you should buy it, here are my pros and cons:
Pros:
+ Solid very polished gameplay
+ Combat is incredibly satisfying, as all throwback shooters should
+ Atmoshere is incredible, one of the most atmospheric games I've played all year along with System Shock remake!
+ Very faithful worldbuilding/lore to Warhammer 40K, you can tell the devs genuinely cared about this franchise.
+ Level design has a very smooth progression flow to it, also something that shows the signs of a great throwback fps
+ Music, sound design, and all audio is great! Fits both the game as well as the world very well.
+ One liners are actually great and also fit everything really well. Not a single one I've heard made me cringe, and they're more serious/bad@ss than the games these one liners take influence from.
+ Strong replay value
+ The cutscenes also have strong pixelated art direction and it looks incredible.
Cons:
Actually, so far nothing. There is not a single bad thing I can say about this game right now. You need to go play this!