So this game was really hyped up by critics and users admitting that it was a one trick pony but a game that did it really well. I disagree. Portal was such a game, this is not.

What they did well was the story. It was short, took only a small part of the gameplay and means whatever you want it to mean. A lot of people complained about it but without it there would be almost no variation.

The idea itself is of course the main selling point and I like it. The problem is this. The challenges and story mode are puzzles. not shooters. and these are puzzles not so much of thinking but of not accidently move the mouse to far or cramp your finger on the keyboard. This gets frustrating slightly too often. Also, whenever you can stand behind a cover and wait for the enemy, you will. It is super easy if you manage to find such a place.

The other big thing is endless mode. Here the levels and the extremely sparse environment gets distractingly dull. There is no gameplay except finding that spot where you can camp and just kill them off for achievements.

If this was a “puzzle side part” of a proper shooter with this “you move, the game moves” as their unique “bullet time” I would probably praise it. This is however the whole game.

I leave this game with the same feelings my mother did as she left me, empty and disappointed.

So this game was really hyped up by critics and users admitting that it was a one trick pony but a game that did it really well. I disagree. Portal was such a game, this is not. What they did well was the story. It was short, took only a small part of the gameplay and means whatever you want it to mean. A lot of people complained about it but without it there would be almost no variation. The idea itself is of course the main selling point and I like it. The problem is this. The challenges and story mode are puzzles. not shooters. and these are puzzles not so much of thinking but of not accidently move the mouse to far or cramp your finger on the keyboard. This gets frustrating slightly too often. Also, whenever you can stand behind a cover and wait for the enemy, you will. It is super easy if you manage to find such a place. The other big thing is endless mode. Here the levels and the extremely sparse environment gets distractingly dull. There is no gameplay except finding that spot where you can camp and just kill them off for achievements. If this was a “puzzle side part” of a proper shooter with this “you move, the game moves” as their unique “bullet time” I would probably praise it. This is however the whole game. I leave this game with the same feelings my mother did as she left me, empty and disappointed.