Recent reviews by BARRIIICADE

Currently: Poor performance, Bad gameplay(too many "UAV's").

going from 300fps to 15 every 45 seconds is NOT a good thing.

Right now as od December 2024, it is not a good state to play. Lots of cheaters in all game modes coupled with bad performance will send players back to other games.

I CAUGHT A WHALE!.

10/10 Relaxation.

This game dropped off hard when Helldivers 2 dropped.

I never forgot about it, and watched it progress over the months after the early access release.

I am happy to say: IT'S BACK. AND GLORIOUS.

Worth the time of you and your friends!.

It's just a slightly more stable version of the OG BF1 and 2 games.

Networking is a giant mess.
Nothing added to the game of any real meaningful change/upgrade.
No QoL improvements from OG release aside from 16:9 aspect support.

Very fun, chill games with some really nice people!.

Very fun in VR, but VR is not the only way to play.

I GOT AN ACHIEVEMENT FOR SAVING A KITTY FROM AN APARTMENT FIRE.
10/10.

Imagine a Fallout or Elder Scrolls game, but a teeny bit smaller and you get an AUTO-9 pistol that you can upgrade AND you are a walking tank with PETER WELLER VOICING YOU! :O

OGRYN LIKE.

After waiting for so long, This title is EASILY a contender for GOTY awards for the genre. Constant updates and amazing performance and features for a very early build, make for a very fun and smooth experience.

The game is a SWAT successor and in many ways a superior title to the majority of other Simulation shooters.
The levels can go from 0 to 60 VERY quickly in difficulty and the AI are constantly being improved to mess you up in a variety of ways. Plenty of weapons and attachments makes for a lot of fun as well as replay value!.

Having worked with VOID as a voice actor for the character called "Judge", i may seem a bit biased. That couldn't be further from the truth. While i love the game?, i see a lot of room for improvement. I'm sure they will nail it all down in enough time however, as the developers are very passionate and great all around people.

If you are looking for a crazy good sim with amazing co-op play?, get it with your friends and have some fun blasting bad guys!, or try to get S Tier ratings for all the maps!.

Hellbound.

If you are looking for a clone of DOOM95 on a modern engine?, This is the game for you.

Movement: Movement speed is lightning fast and very responsive however, there is a key to slow yourself down that i feel is completely redundant and can actually hinder you if pressed by accident while trying to perform one of the timed door unlocks.

Maps: Map design is very straight forward for the most part, but is seems creativity went out the window later on in the campaign as some places are far too large with nothing to see.

Weapons: no fire rate cap on the starting rifle is INSANE if you can jitter-click fast enough. The triple shotgun's secondary fire is SO strong that it can one shot multiple enemies from a decent distance. Missile launcher and minigun are as you would expect from a game like this. 5 weapons in total doesnt seem like enough to keep you interested?, but it works well enough.

Audio: HAVE YOU EVER, wanted your ears blown out by clipping audio?. Hellbound at 75% volume. Your welcome. The amount of audio clipping on the voiceover for the player character is also annoying.

Visuals: Overall very pretty textures and lighting with the exception of the saturation levels on the high powered pickups like "Berserk" where the screen becomes so overly red and orange that you cant see anything in front of you.

This game is also ONE campaign. I beat it on medium difficulty in 2 hours. It's "shut your brain off" fun.

Simple. Easy. Fun.

I would also like to put myself out there to the developers as a voice talent should they be looking. I would love to work on another title like this or even help add to the game in some way.

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Having played this game back in it's original release at the height of it's popularity?, i can tell you right now: DO NOT PLAY THIS.


No Party System for friends
No Dedicated servers
No Rankings
No new content

They have essentially gutted everything from this game and are ready to completely abandon it again. Unless they intend to keep supporting the title? (which they have no plans to do) This title will die again within a week of this review.