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This is what we call a GAG (Good Ass Game.) It's a fun shooter that requires less and less of your focus as you become more powerful and understand the game more. The rules are very simple: a lot of people will shoot at you, your gun will overheat and jam. That's not to say the game gets easier as it goes on, you just become more resilient and familiar with how it works. THAT is what makes a good power fantasy. Something that seems quite hard becomes quite easy as you learn more about it. You get new weapons and attachments but they are mostly 'sidegrades' that give you more freedom of engagement. The enemies never change save a couple secrets so it's a great way to measure your strength as the game goes on. There are power-ups and things like larger magazines that do offer a more tangible progression, but that's just gravy. A huge part of this progression is that the maps are so simple and large that you might think they are randomly generated at first, which I believe to be intentional design. Learning how to navigate is probably the greatest power the player obtains. Learning how the the enemy ai spawn and interact with each other, you can use your map knowledge to become the hunter instead of getting your head blown off in the crossfire. I have like 1000 games and none of them ever keep me for more than an hour but I marathoned this all weekend because the sensation of personal gamer growth made me want to drink mtn dew and scream slurs like I havent in years. Good job devs.