A game I really want to like, but just can't
Pros:
-The Shooting part of the gunplay feels amazing, the weapons feel weighty and satisfying to shoot
-The sound design is fantastic as always
-the graphics are very good
-Single player bot matches, with full progression!
Cons:
-The UI is just plain bad. You can't tell what teammate is what class, so if you need ammo or health, good luck finding the right guy. what are those dots next to the defender count, What does the water thing do, where are the map borders, i can't see them because they keep blending in with the terrain on the minimap, where am I getting shot from, and so may other questions that remain unanswered
-The low health and panic visuals in particular are far to much, some desaturation and vignette is fine, darkening most of the screen into an incomprehensible blur is not. And on Suez, when it happens, it feels like you turned off your monitor with how little you can see
-The camera movement Is also far to much from reloading and artillery strikes. in one particular instance, repeatedly reloading on low health while in an artillery strike, I had to Alt+F4 because the movement was to much and was making me nauseous.
-On the subject of reloading, many of the reload animations, while incredibly well done, feel far to slow. While I don't want Battlefield or COD speed animations, It also shouldn't take 3 business days to reload a stripper clip or 1911. And the revolvers, god help you poor souls who get stuck using a Webley, I've seen paint dry faster than those things reload. Also, currently the best way to stop an in progress reload is animation cancelling by going prone. Useful with a revolver or rifle, but if you have to take cover while using an lmg, then I hope you enjoy watching the whole animation again
-The bots are just so, SO bad. the number of times I have been bleeding out and had a bot start reviving and then stop, turn and stare at an enemy that then proceeds to shoot them are uncountable. Panicked bots instantly go prone every time, even when the shooter is at point blank range, they will crouch walk past enemies, they will almost never give you more ammo, and they will, without fail, place the squad beacon in the dumbest spot possible.
Overall, A flawed but decently fun game, but I would recommend you just play Isonzo instead
