Trepang2

This game is so peak

Story: there is a story. Voice acting: yes. Graphics: pretty good. Combat: epic. This game's claim to existence was basically reviving the awesome slow-mo combat of F.E.A.R., and not only does it show, but it delivers. In nearly every other aspect, it feels like a fan game made from stock assets. The story, writing, and voice-acting are amateur but endearingly genuine—though whoever did the enemy NPC combat lines ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ nailed it. The level graphics and design look good but are too "realistically" cluttered and dark for the combat, causing you to easily get lost or struggle to see targets when things get hectic. Lighting aside, the visual effects like blood and particles are really good, but not quite the cascading deluge of the original F.E.A.R.. And while things like the glass shattering sound are about as stock as it gets and the audio mixing for dialog was... attempted..., all the combat sounds are delightfully visceral and punchy. Plus, half the songs are bangers. But the combat—oh the combat! It perfectly recreates that era of shooter that brought us the original F.E.A.R.; the intensity of a run-and-gun boomer-shooter distilled by the two-weapon simplicity of a 'modern' shooter to put full emphasis on just sending bullets into bad guys as you slide-kick through particle effects in glorious slow-motion to a chorus of muzzle blasts you can feel in your stomach. Plus, the movement is so tight and responsive I honestly questioned whether this was on the Source engine at one point. It's so good I can't bring myself to care about the other issues it has, like the placeholder skyboxes or backwards helicopter rotors rotors. At least until I hit one of the (admittedly necessary for the pacing/juxtaposition) stealth and/or horror sequences. Which aren't awful—just not very engaging compared to the balls-to-the-wall shootouts across the rest of the game. 7/10, but that 7 is 100% UDSA Certified BEEF.