Recruits

[h1][b]Update - April 11, 2021:[/b][/h1] Fast forward 5 years from my last update. Unsurprisingly, no updates from the devs. But what is more surprising is the fact that, despite me and others reporting this game several times, this is still up for sale. Shows how little Valve cares about Early Access games scamming customers. Shameful. [h1][b]Update - April 9, 2016:[/b][/h1] No news at all since my last review update. It's almost a year since QUByte Interactive took over from the previous developers, and during that time there has been zero, I repeat, [b]zero[/b] progress on the game. I consider [i]Recruits[/i] dead and abandoned. For the second time. [h1][b]Update - October 31, 2015:[/b][/h1] Another six months passed and this game is still in an unknown state. I just found out that a gaming website called AbsoluteGaming made an [url=http://absolutegaming.co.uk/gaming-news/xbox-one-reviews/interviews/1351-an-absolute-gaming-exclusive-recruits-q-a]interview[/url] with the new developers. According to that interview the PC release is planned for 'early 2016'. They also said that DLCs are planned, and that online matches will be limited to four players, which is pretty disappointing. Something I really don't like is how these new developers also don't seem to give a f*** about the people here on Steam. No communication with us at all, zero, nada. Recruits is still flagged as an Early Access game, but isn't the point of Early Access to let people play the game in an early state and get feedback? Seems like they just code away and don't care if their potential changes to the game are actually welcome by the people who already bought it. [h1][b]Update - May 5, 2015:[/b][/h1] A user named [i]mcabral[/i] said on the [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/246880/discussions/0/624076027754349382/?tscn=1430852733#c620712364045626859]forum[/url] that development is being continued 'from now' and that they (QUByte Interactive, a Brazilian game studio) will announce their 'partnership with Commotion Games'. According to their [url=http://www.qubyteinteractive.com/games/newgame/]website[/url] they are also working on ports for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U. [h1][b]Original review - April 8, 2015:[/b][/h1] Looked very promising, but the developers decided to abandon it at pretty much the first possible opportunity. Also, as usual, Valve doesn't give a frak and is still selling this abandonware.

Developers have abandoned this game. Currently has about 30-40 minutes worth of gameplay. Would never recommend to anyone unless it was freeware.

Abandoned, stay away unless it's free

Game is 100% dead. Completely abandoned by the developers. Shame, too, because it had a lot of potential. If you want a game similar to this, check out Running With Rifles.

Gotto say, This game had me there for a second.. The controls are swift and the enemies are fast; so are their bullets. Basically, "Recruits" is a lot like "Cannon Fodder", but a lot more unforgiving. You have to learn to aim fast and steady while outrunning enemy bullets. Besides some basic gameplay elements which I think are kind of missing, the foundation is solid and deadly. I think it could be best described as a mix between "Cannon Fodder" and a breeze of "Soldiers - Heroes of World War 2" and a lot like "Running with Rifles" with nice graphics; because it's fast, easy to learn and hard to master. Although the game can be prety entertaining it can also be very frustrating. For instance when you're playing a jungle map you can't rotate the camera to look around. It seems to be fixed at a certain angle. (Facing North). Maybe I overlooked something, but if they don't fix this, well, that could be a major killer, because that small feature made sure that I died many times. Also, some things seem to be just scripted. Like: approach enemy, shoot, he throws grenade, even if he's dead already. Seems a bit off to me and kills the stealth factor. But, due to the fact that this is an early access game, I have high hopes for it. So far what I've seen is good and solid.

Do you remember cannon fodder ? Of course you do. If you liked that game you might like this one to. Its a topdown squad shooter game. It has nice graphics and good controls. Overall its a really good game with lots of potential. But.. yeah there are plenty of buts in this game. The AI is in this game leaves plenty to the imagination. Your own squad AI consist of shooting you in the back or the other AI in the squad. And the enemy AI move like squads and throws grenades and shoots at you instead of their own and they are pretty accurate with their guns. You can give your AI soldiers commands but they hardly ever work like they should and the AI get stuck quite often in trees or pallets. In this version we get to try jungle warfare, flying a chopper and driving a tank and even stealth elements. So it got very much potential in form of maps/gameplay but then again the AI strikes. When flying a chopper or driving a tank the AI doesnt do much since you just wreck the place yourself pretty much godmode. The stealth mission the AI get stuck in the fence, rocks, trees yeah well i think the rolled themselves in glue before the mission. And in the first jungle mission you can rush like rambo until your AI shoots you in the back. But if you dont mind the broken AI and perhaps play with your friends instead, when this options will work i'm sure the game will be freaking awesome just like cannon fodder was back in the day. So to finsih it up Pros: +Its cannon fodder HD +Solid Gameplay +Nice maps +Tanks/Choppers Cons: -AI -AI -AI -AI

Ce petit Recruits me faisait bonne impression sur le papier et au vu des premières images. Après quelques temps de jeu, mes impressions se confirmaient et je me disais qu'un mode co-op serait vraiment sympa à jouer... Mais ... Le jeu n'est malheureusement plus mis à jour depuis plus d'un an ... Encore un Early Access qui ne sortir jamais en version final. Bref, n'acheté pas ou alors prenez le mais seulement si vous le trouvez à 1€ ... ça ne vaut pas plus dans l'état actuel du jeu.

I've sat down and played this well over 20 times and can't seem to do it for more than 10 minutes at a time. This game looks extremely promising at first glance. It can be an O.K. experience if you take 1 or 2 squad members ALONE on a single mission and try to ninja them through by using the physics engine against the enemy. You cannot really play this game to an extent that seems rewarding or fun..yet.. Granted it is in Alpha... The real reason I cannot recommend this game is because along with all of the problems it has and lack of content- Overall the developers do not release updates often and their own status within the community is taking the hit. I have lost trust in these developers until steady updates start again. They were doing well about 6 months ago. Too bad. 7.4/10 for the first 5minutes- quickly turns into a -5/10 thereafter EDIT:: Another 5 months has gone by and still no updates. Officially considered dead now... DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY

I have been a massive fan of top down shooters all my life and when I seen this and read the description and watched the trailer I thought to myself that I must have this game, I bought it as soon as it went on early access release on steam and instantly had problems with it, gameplay was stale and the AI are way to overpowered, it is not rewarding and just all around frustrating, the devs helped me when I first bought the game due to start up issues but I have since learned they have abandoned the game, it is unplayable and not fun. Do not buy, should not be on the steam market anymore, even if it was free you would be better off staying away.

Recruits é um jogo razoavelmente antigo que promete muito. O jogo encontra-se ainda em acesso antecipado, ou seja, está em fase alpha/beta, e por mais que não seja o jogo completo, dá pra se ter uma boa diversão e se preparar para o que vem ai na versão completa. O jogo faz lembrar grandes nomes da guerra, como Arma III. Há também um modo multiplayer que não funcionou quando fui testar. > A jogabilidade é ótima. Quem está acostumado com jogos de visão superior, não vai sofrer muito, e quem não está acostumado, acaba pegando rapidamente o jeito da coisa. > Os gráficos do jogo estão muito bem feitos, os personagens se camuflam no mapa, o que dá um tom realístico ao jogo. Os efeitos gráficos são bem aparentes e bem feitos. É possível ver a sombra das árvores detalhadas no mar, o sangue de um fuzileiro no chão, as explosões derrubando cabanas e soldados, lança chamas queimando terrenos, etc. Realmente um espetáculo. > A história do jogo ainda é bastante curta, por estar ainda em acesso antecipado, mas há algumas missões no modo campanha, com histórias seguindo o padrão de atacar ou defender dos inimigos. > Os sons do jogo ainda são poucos. A música da tela inicial é ótima, se encaixa perfeitamente. Os efeitos sonoros são bem feitos, cada arma tem seu som específico. É possível também ouvir o som ambiente, dando uma experiência agradável ao jogador. Basicamente, tem de tudo para ser um ótimo jogo!