Echo Point Nova

Echo Point Nova is a game with a single goal: Make the player feel cool as ♥♥♥♥. And by every god who will see it, it accomplishes it. I played this game for 21 mind-blowing hours of flying around at mach fifty on a hoverboard and shooting guys both in real time and in slow motion and holy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥ dude, this game rips. Don't let the little goblin in your brain tell you that you have to play without any assistance, either. There's a setting for a decent aim assist that made the game feel way more accessible without taking away from the feeling. The goal is always for you, the player, to feel cool as hell. Don't let some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ try and take that away from you by making you think aim assist makes your coolness somehow invalid. I am a girlboss. I am a war criminal. I am a lunatic. I am clinically insane & the next Virgin Mary & I am never going to die. 10/10

8/10. A speedy open world adventure-shooter with satisfying progression that doesn't overstay its welcome. It was fun go back and 100% it. The bosses are a delightful challenge. • Combat can feel under or overwhelming, until you realise the goal is generally to find a loop through all the health packs, while shooting. • Each island feels a little underdeveloped, but what they lack in quality they made up for in quantity. • The UI and menus feel unpolished. It can be hard to tell what each bar and number conveys, especially in combat, but they get the job done. • Controls on PC felt a bit awkward. There's maybe one too many guns, and switching between elements slowed down the otherwise fantastic pace (especially ice; elements may have benefited from a radial menu, or being combined with the weapons). • The story is thin, but unobtrusive - which is great!

TL.DR: You should buy this game. Unfortunately, I never played titalfall so I can not compare. This is probably one of my first experiences with an FPS with such high mobility. Let me start with the [u]negative points[/u] first: - [u]This game can be hard to see[/u], in many cases enemies do not contrast enough with the map. In some cases even I end up crying a little bit if I see the screen when the character has low health for a long time. - [u]It is very easy to disorient yourself, specially in the air[/u]. This game allows you to roll in the air and I bet the first time you will feel weird when this happen. - [u]the bullet speed is a little bit slow[/u]. You will always fire where the enemies will go and long distance gameplay is discoraged. - [u]This game overestimates mobility[/u]. You will not need a very elaborate strategy to play this game and as I mentioned long distance gameplay is discoraged. [i]You will MOVE or you will DIE[/i]. - [u]the story is not good[/u]. This is what people say about adult entertainment, the plot does not matter that much. If storytelling is important to you then you will not like this game. Even the UI is not good and the dialogs are so bad it is comidic. I remember the first time I was playing the game I felt like "o.O! what is this ****?" Despite these few points this game is [b]AWESOME![/b]. As an experience I can say that the game makes you feel as an acrobat with guns and the gunplay itself is amazing. For me this game is one of the classics of gun-fu games along with Max Payne, FEAR & Trepang2. The air control in this game is so elaborate that you can perfectly (and often) play without even touching the ground. The challenges are very good and it has a lot of perks that allow you to customize your gameplay (within the limits of the game of course). Lastly it has a sense of exploration that is simple but it works. Congratulations for this dev!.

9.5/10 Game sounds are great. Love the flips you can do. The amount of guns and powers you can have in you loadout is spectacular. Cant forget the freedom you have over situations is awesome. Overall its just a great game if you love a fast paced fps.

Echo Point Nova has incredibly fun movement mechanics. The hoverboard and grappling hook in particular are amazing. Your speed and mobility go beyond almost any other movement shooter I can think of, yet they still feel intuitive and never too overwhelming. The guns are mostly pretty good too, even if they are not anything especially unique. I also think the world, or at least the arenas you fight in, is designed well enough to give you the space needed to really make use of all that movement. The main issue I have is the game’s structure. Its more of an open-world sandbox than a linear or mission-based experience. That is not necessarily a bad thing and mostly comes down to personal preference, though it is not usually what I enjoy most. The game does not really push you to improve, and there are no challenges that truly test your skill unless you decide to handicap yourself. It feels more like a playground where the player is expected to create their own fun rather than a tightly designed experience. Because of that, I often found it a bit aimless and even boring at times, despite how good the movement is. The free “Below the Clouds” expansion was a bit of a letdown, mainly because it adds a lot of empty space between points of interest and makes the game’s sandbox structure feel even looser. I think the game works well as a more relaxing experience where you just speed around and casually kill some enemies at your own pace. But if you are looking for a more intense and focused movement shooter like Ultrakill or Doom, this probably will not fully satisfy you.

I really can't recommend this game at full price. Imo this is a €5 game. The bosses are great, the concept is great, movement is great. But there is just too little here, even with the dlc. To justify the price. If you're thinking about buying, just install the demo. It lets you experience 70% of what the full game has to offer. I have put 4.5 hours in, and I have pretty much experienced everything there is to see in the game. I have not 100%'ed it, the scans gets really repetitive, really quickly.

Echoing my point until I nova

This game ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ RIPS so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ HARD. YOU. ARE. SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEED.

This is a very fun movement shooter. The last section of the game was a bit of a drag due to environmental hazards limiting expression but overall the game's super good! There's even ng+ for more challenge and rewards. Things that really stood out - Falling just puts you back where you were standing. Dying just sets you right before the start of a fight again. Movement's AMAZING with good freedom and perks to customize your experience. The view from up high is beaaaautiful.

I played 10 hour of this elsewhere before buying it on steam. A decadent movement shooter that's ultra-pornographic in its indulgence. It offers near constant move and shoot for obscene fans of the genre, going from one arena to the next while preserving all its momentum. The gunplay is solid with lots of variety, but movement is at its core and also its biggest strength. There is a story too I think, who knows.