Project Boost

[table] [tr] [th]👍Positive aspects[/th] [th]👎Negative aspects[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]Simple yet effective level design that will keep you interested for the entirety of the story.[/td] [td]Some minor stability issues.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Fast-paced and challenging TPS gameplay.[/td] [td]Short story.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Multiple difficulty modes that will test your skills.[/td] [/tr] [/table] [h2]This review contains no spoilers.[/h2] [h1]▶️Introduction[/h1] [b]Project Boost[/b] is a fast-paced third-person shooter game. The game emphasizes fast-paced challenging gameplay as well as a thrilling story that slowly unfolds while progressing. PB was developed and published by a small studio named [b]Immersion Plus[/b]. [h1]🎩First impressions:[/h1] [i]Only one rule, don’t get killed[/i] When first launched PB has a rather presentable menu. It was easy to navigate through and choose the settings that fit my playstyle. After playing some minutes in-game I instantly got the feeling that this game is a mix of Hotline Miami with the use of powers, all of that in a third-person setting. [h1]🎮Gameplay:[/h1] Here is some footage playing in the “2020” difficulty. https://youtu.be/6nqi3NJHp54 [h3]Shooting mechanics and power-ups:[/h3] As mentioned, this game is the TP variation of Hotline Miami, an unforgiving fast-paced shooter. While playing you will find multiple weapons dropped by eliminated enemies. The variety of guns is rich compared to similar games as you can pick up multiple weapons from each category ranging from [b]SMGs[/b],[b]ARs[/b],[b]LMGs[/b],[b]Pistols[/b] and some [b]Special[/b] ones as well. Every gun category has a different feel and recoil to them, some guns will have a higher damage rating with a lot more recoil while other guns have an impressive DPS rating. The second huge aspect in the combat is the fact that a plethora of powers ups is available to you. I will have to say that the powers are not some kind of gimmick, they are actually extremely helpful and needed in one way or another to effectively beat the game. They do allow you to use your full creativity for some easy kills. The abilities are ranging from [b]Timed-Shield[/b],[b]Confusion[/b],[b]Mind-Swap[/b],[b]Stun-Wave[/b], and the overpowered [b]Decoy[/b] ability that spawn three clones of you that attack the enemies. [i]The combat truly feels like a breath of fresh air for fast-paced shooters.[/i] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2473113358 [h3]Map-design:[/h3] As seen by the store page screenshots someone can tell that this game takes place in an office complex. I would consider this game as a “minor” corridor shooter as most of the combat sections take place in narrow areas. The design itself is rather mediocre as the entire narrow office complex thing will get boring after some stages, although this gets fixed in the second half of the game, it still is something to be noted. [i]Shooting multiple enemies in the head in an tight area can be fun but it will get boring after some time.[/i] [h1]🎭Story:[/h1] The game follows the "I came here for revenge" type of setting. The length of the story is pretty lackluster but the game does succeed in keeping you entertained for its entirety. Considering the duration, someone can tell that this will be a pretty short storyline with many old and new characters presenting themselves in a very short time. I wouldn’t say that this is something negative as due to the lack of content within the story, the developers were truly able to create some compelling characters with deep backstories and meaningful decisions. To sum everything up, I do consider the duration of the story to be lacking, but the content and writing shown in that timetable are more than enough. [h1]🌇Graphics / Audio:[/h1] The game uses the Unity game engine. [*] [b]Graphics:[/b] Although this game is not a prime example of graphical fidelity I would estimate that this type of art style helps and will help the game in the future quite a lot. The minimalistic look it tries to achieve helps it out in looking unique and fresh and stand out from its competitors. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2473112927 [*] [b]Audio / Soundtrack:[/b] Voice acting and overall background/ secondary noises are all clear and understandable. I would argue that the male voice actor does perform a lot better in showing emotion compared to the female one. The soundtrack is rather forgettable simply because it's just a loop of rock music. [/list] [h1]⚙️Performance:[/h1] [b]In Game:[/b] [*]AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 32GB Ram, Nvidia RTX 2070S: I was running the game in Maxed out settings in 1080p at around 144fps [*]In detail: Project Boost benchmark completed, 16319 frames rendered in 113.860 s Average framerate : 143.3 FPS Minimum framerate : 108.6 FPS Maximum framerate : 144.6 FPS 1% low framerate : 112.1 FPS 0.1% low framerate : 32.6 FPS [*] [b]Bugs / Glitches / Crashes:[/b] In 3 hours of shooting heads and evading bullets, I experienced no bugs or glitches at all. I did experience three crashes when starting up the game, but that was a simple driver issue on my part. [/list] [h1]⚖️Conclusion:[/h1] [b]Project Boost[/b] is a nice fast-paced shooter with a compelling story. The game performs very well on most devices, and it does have some sort of competition with the addition of leaderboards of multiple stats. On the other hand, due to the asking price of 10,99 Eur. and the bland hour-long story does not offer anything that would blow you away. I will have to say that the game would make a lot more sense during a sale. [h1]📉Overall rating: LATER (50%-70%)[/h1] [i]Reviewed Project Boost v5.3.4[/i] [quote]Visit [url=https://saveorquit.com/]SaveOrQuit[/url] for detailed game reviews, posted daily![/quote]

First of all, i have been privileged to be a tester for Project Boost. This game is not your ordinary shooter; hereby it is not for everyone. Project Boost is hard and it requires, at least speaking from my own 6 in-game hours, a learning curve. Although it does possess the basic mechanics of most shooters, it comes pack with gameplay elements which i will refer as uncharacteristic for the genre. Project Boost is frankly both a frustrating but satisfying experience in the end. I will recommend Project Boost for it delivers for an indie shooter game but i stress once again - it is not for everybody. If you like a difficult game, this game will certainly please you!

[quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6142328/][b]Like this Review? Follow The Cpt Froggy Club Curator Page for plenty more![/b][/url][/quote] Project Boost ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Project Boost is a brand spanking new fast-paced, third-person shooter. Right off the bat, the game starts on a chaotic rampage without much context. As I started to progress the game slowly limped together the whole plotline. The way it’s done and presented could’ve been improved. The game had already lost me in its chaotic, fast-paced shooter scenario before I figured out the plotline. Plot: As you were drifting between sleep and rest, your pet rabbit started to cause mayhem on your desk. You woke up annoyed and found a shocking email on your screen begging to be read. The email is from Hoi Polloi Technologies, an infamous tech farm that you’ve been trying to get into. The odd email reads, “thank you for applying to the position of Research Assistant”. You are filled with shock and awe, and don’t know what to expect. But you cannot let this opportunity slip by, so you respond and take the job. This job is all you hoped for, until reality kicks in. It turns out that reality is not all glitter and glamor; reality is naked and cruel. Going after the boss and company is the only way to know for sure what the hell is going on. But there are no easy answers and no one to ask except for the people who are trying to shut you up. But you will not be going down without a fight today, no matter the human cost. Gameplay: Project Boost presents a fast-paced, third-person shooter and mostly focuses on one particular thing and nothing much else. And that is shoot ‘em up; right off the bat it’s pure death and carnage. As you progress, Hoi Polloi’s army of guards will appear out of thin air trying to stop you with all their might. With puny little 9mms to hand-held Grenade launchers, no expense is spared trying to knock you down in your tracks. Your main goal is to reach the boss, trying to unlock one room at a time on a floor. Each floor can only be unlocked if you clear the rooms full of guards and collect the key card to do the same for all the other rooms. Simple gameplay, but it took me a little while to get used to it until I figured out that by hitting Q, the game shows you where to go next. After that, it’s pretty straightforward gameplay; just don’t die. And oh ya, I forgot to mention . . . there are Zombies. Gunplay: Pretty awkward at the moment, which I believe is the whole point of the game, to have goofy gunplay, but it seems it's not quite there yet. I think someone turned the goofy gunplay up to 100 and now they are slowly tuning it down to an enjoyable level. But it works; the guns have an insane amount of bullet spread but it's pretty manageable since there is no recoil. Which worked out fine for Project Boost’s fast-paced run and gun - ‘’almost’’. Coming to that ‘’almost’’ in a bit. The game features a pretty awesome assortment of weapons, which I’m pretty glad about, but they really didn’t need to put in this many different guns before fixing all the issues. Ability wheel: By hitting the middle mouse button you will get to use some of the most unique abilities I have found in a game. Although it seems like it was supposed to be the star attraction of the game, and it does play an important role, but the game totally missed a good opportunity on this one. The abilities are cool and workable but very underpowered and the game doesn’t really have any need for these if you're decent at videogames anyways. Now let's focus on some issues that need to get some dev attention: - Remember that ‘’almost’’ I left out on the gunplay section; the game has a fun gunplay with a good number of unique weapons but has an unreliable automatic corner cover which is totally ruining it. - Random dialogues; out of nowhere random dialogues breakout between the boss and my character, or I just blabber to myself, which totally ruins a good moment of immersion. - During these awkward and annoying dialogue sections, you won’t get to see any cut scenes or anything like that. Oh no, that would be too easy. When the dialogue happens you will be walking heavily, unable to run and unable to shoot, and it was supposed to be a shooter! - Got stuck on one of one of those dialogue holdups and got into a loop in a toilet; couldn’t finish the game. World design: Nothing much to say here, but I will give Project Boost this - the rooms and floors were pretty well designed for the type of gameplay they are offering. Long walkways for some mid-ranged inaccurate shootouts, small rooms for chaotic CQC, and so much more. Positives: + Pure Death and carnage + Unique plot could’ve been better presented + Fun gameplay + Goofy yet manageable gunplay + Good number of unique weapons + Fitting world design + Most unique abilities I have found in a game Negatives: - Got into a dialogue loop and couldn’t finish the game - Random interruptions for brief pointless dialogues - Automatically and randomly takes cover around walls - The featured abilities could be improved A fun casual fast-paced shooter, with a lot of potential. 5/10 Key provided by the developer/publisher for review purposes. Any opinions expressed are entirely my own! 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Yeah, the positive reviews for this game must be fake because this game is absolute garbage. This should clearly be in early alpha stage, not even ready for early access. This is a very janky unoptimized mess of a game made with the awful Unity engine. The camera stutters heavily when the player is moving and there are consistent frame rate drops no matter which of the only graphic options you select of low, medium, high. Every time you exit the game to the main menu, it reverts back to windowed mode. The screen also bounces when you get close to certain objects and walls and there are lots and lots of empty bare rooms. There are also major major bugs such as being thrown into an empty map with absolutely no people or enemies when selecting to "continue" the game. This is just an awful experience and needs a lot more work.

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Great game !!! Very challenging (even on the normal mode). The thing I like the most is that it's based on THE DARK SOULS TPS INDIE. Died 69 times already as enemies don't like me :(

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This game is very fun. It plays as a fast paced shooter but you also need to be careful of not getting too overconfident as you may take more damage than you should (especially on higher difficulties) and just die. Its a run and gun style but you also need to be strategic in terms of positioning in gunfights. Its offers about 4 hours of gameplay and is perfect for those wanting a break from the games they usually play. The story is also well presented with a nice twist at the end. (No spoilers here, just play them game to find out) The gameplay mechanics get more fun as you play the game. You have an array of abilities that you can use (unlocking them one at a time through playing the game) and a super ability that reinforces the run and gun style gameplay while doubling down as a lifeline. The game also has potential for a continuation. All in all it was a great first game by the indie team and am looking forward to their next game.