Witchfire

Everything you want in a shooter: -Guns are the star of the show. There is magic and melee but they compliment instead of replace the guns. (No grenades) -Every gun is unique and plays differently. Guns have special effects that are based on how well you play. Landing headshots with a sniper rifles for example reward you in ways such as refunding bullets, burning enemies in your scope, or my favorite: a circular damaging AoE that is based on the player's point of view instead of based on the enemy's geographic location. -Cooldowns are based on kills and damage instead of time. This makes it so much fun to fight large groups of enemies and is another example of being rewarded based on how well you play. -Equipment is unique and provides a range of abilities instead of "+5 Defense" -Heavy weapons are powerful and the ammo drops are well balanced for them. I felt comfortable using them throughout missions instead of just saving every shot for bosses only. -There are plenty of optional challenges and even a difficulty dial of sorts to increase while you are on a mission. If you are having a great run you can decide to increase the pain for better rewards. -Ammo for the primary weapons is not pouring out of slain enemies. You actually have to plan your encounters and work on your accuracy. Missing too much can be punishing as the melee attack is not something you can rely for a full encounter. There isn't a hidden game mechanic that will guarantee an ammo drop just before you run out of bullets. If you spray and pray (no pun intended) you will run out of bullets and be effectively defenseless. I really enjoy resource management so I found it to be a lot of fun weighing every shot in the back of my mind. -Even when you die you still make progress. Much less progress than winning but still as long as you persist you will progress. Your time is respected. -The game expands at your pace. You aren't hit with a ton of tutorials, mechanics, gear, etc. Instead as you complete the main objective the game's world becomes a little more difficult and complex, but also more interesting and rewarding at the same time. -There isn't loads of text to slow you down but if you do decide to read, you might notice the writing is well done and reads like a book. The vocabulary used matches the setting very well instead of reading too modern. Complimented by great voiceover by the characters. -The guns have visual indicators on their exterior that subtly inform the player when their special ability is in use or ready to be used. -The maps are varied from wide open fields to cramped streets between buildings. -Enemies are pretty smart. If they are far away they will take cover and if they are out in the open they will try ducking their heads away from your reticle. When they are numerous they will overwhelm you from the front well one or two flank from the side. Melee enemies can also leap towards or away from your position rather swiftly making them much more interesting challenging compared to other fps games where they simply run towards you in a straight line. -Even though the maps don't change the enemy placements randomly change after each level up. It really keeps the game feeling fresh and keeps my weapon loadout everchanging. For example one random enemy spawn pattern that I got after I leveled up happened to be a dozen or so enemies right outside the entrance of the stage. It took me a few attempts to learn what would work best for that particular setup. I would try running past them, hunkering down nearby cover with defensive magic, running around in circles with a submachine gun. But what ended up working was to come crashing through the entrance portal armed with a shotgun and taking the group head-on. It was a blast. Anyway, great game I held off on buying it for a while because the price seemed a bit steep compared to other early access shooters. But when I finally did pick it up on sale I realized the price was to match the higher higher level of quality. I also read the latest dev diary and it is clear they are incredibly committed to this game. They seem incredibly honest and down to earth, even including screenshots of some of the feedback they are reading through on different platforms. They certainly earned my respect and I am excited to see what comes next for Witchfire!

Good looking environment, interesting and fresh mechanics, but i´m just not having fun

有成为神作的潜力，枪械的打击感很棒，期待正式版

Хорошая игра

唯一的缺点就是敌人在场景中识别度的问题，其他都符合预期。

正式版前夕更新了中文，我静下心来好好玩了一阵，体验相当不错。 这款游戏的玩法融合了多个经典要素：有《命运2》式的枪战手感与武器养成体系，有魂like的叙事手法、货币与加点机制、以及死亡惩罚，还加入了Roguelike的局内成长和撤离射击模式。作为FPS，它的枪械、技能和近战手感都调教得十分出色，尤其是手炮，手感极像《命运2》。 整个游戏流程将一把白板武器逐步培养成附带多种特效的大杀器，这个成长过程与玩家熟悉地图、摸清怪物习性的进程结合得非常好。难度曲线整体其实比较友好，只是前期的引导稍显薄弱，大量名词和词条一下子涌到眼前，确实容易让人摸不着头脑，前期可能会吃点苦头。但一旦到了中期，当你理解了元素组合的威力，再搭配合适的武器和技能，游戏就会变得酣畅淋漓，完全是爽游体验。 美术风格、音乐、音效和优化这几方面表现同样顶级——这或许是大多数玩家上手时最先被惊艳到的地方，但越往后玩，就会发现惊喜远不止这些。总而言之，这是款非常出色的游戏。 另外，这个游戏目前的地图，对于多人游玩来说还是太小了，看得出来制作团队是潜心在打磨一款单人游戏，但我希望以后哪天，可以出一个多人合作的模式，比如只有一张大地图，有较高的难度和挑战性，但可以3-4人组队猎巫，那将是爆款级别的存在。

I can't stop playing this game... Its slow at the start but once you get a hang of it you just keep playing it no stop... It runs butter smooth too

Dark Souls styled FPS?! I'm in!

So ein toller Spielplatz. Viel zu entdecken, viel freizuschalten, tolles gun play & feeling, spannende Atmosphäre, motivierender meta progress.

It reminds me more of Monster Hunter than Dark Souls. FPS - extraction shooter - DOOM weapons style in MH like arenas. EDIT: After playing some more, it has one of the best weapon designs I've seen. Either very unique or very reliable weapons. 10/10 in this regard For me it ticks all the boxes. Enemies are actually quite varied from area to area. A LOT of weapons and gear to level up. Weapons range from truly unique to more basic but reliable. You have quite a bit of room to switch your build up. I am partial to using a lot of spells because well more variety and more fun. I haven't reached end game yet and only leveled up like half the weapons. Surely a few still to discover and i can't say I've used all of them to their full extent yet. There is a lot of different mechanics for the weapons coupled with rings, relics etc. that can really change the gameplay and i find that it is quite solid. You know how a game just hits all the right buttons? It's not bombastic. It's just good. Very curious how it will be later on after release and hopefully expansions if not dlc.