This game is alright. Perhaps even good, or great. But with Embracer group firing every single developer that was a part of NWI I can't recommend you buy it. None of the funds go to the devs anymore, it all just gets funneled into Embracer group, Focus Entertainment, etc. Anything new you'll get from this game is going to be made via outsourcing to another company.

This game is a huge disappointment compared to its predecessor in every aspect. Poor map design, crappy visuals, the addition of dumb mechanics and even the sound design sucks by comparison.

I don't know how you can go from the GOATed maps of Insurgency 2014 to the randomness they puked out for this game. Every map has way too many paths and rooms that add an absurd level of unneeded complexity. They even butchered Tell, the only map they held onto from the original game. Bigger maps with more rooms, hallways, doorways and clutter is not an improvement in the slightest.

I can say the same for the visuals in this game. More does not equal better. The original game had a consistent style where everything looked like it belonged on the screen while playing. Nothing stood out or looked like it didn't belong. Sandstorm's visuals much like its level design looks like they just puked out a bunch of random assets and through them into their game.

The mechanics they added make no sense for this game. Attack helicopters, mortar barrages and rocket strikes have no business being in an Insurgency game. Especially the attack helicopter when playing on a map with huge open areas where you don't even stand a chance of survival.

It's unfortunate because when I first heard that this game was in development I was really excited for it. They took a good game threw it into a box with a bunch of random garbage, shook it up and called it a sequel.

Classic insur＞Sandstorm