Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Game: Bulletstorm(2011) – My opinion

!!Minor spoilerwarning!!


Bulletstorm takes place in the 26th century, where the universe is run by the Confederation of planets. Star general Sarrano sends his secret black ops team, the Dead Echo team, led by Grayson Hunt, to do his dirtywork. Following Sarrano's orders and assassinating those whom they believe are criminals, Dead Echo kill a man known as Bryce Novak, but soon discover he was a civilian reporter, documenting deaths caused by Dead Echo. Grayson and his team realize they have been duped by Sarrano and desert, becoming space pirates on the run from Sarrano's forces.
Ten years later, Grayson drunkenly attacks Sarrano's battlecruiser, the Ulysses, while near the planet of Stygia. Grayson rams the Ulysses forcing both to crash land on Stygia. Now the look for a way off the planet while surviving the local population and the environment of Stygia.

The game is great as long as you're not easily offended by crass humor. This means that i love it. It also came out at a good time. There was a lot of very serious shooters coming out at that time so a silly and fun first person shooter was great. Voice-acting is also good, not that weird since it's Steve Blum(Sauron from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor) and Jennifer Hale(Female Shepard from Mass Effect) giving their voices.

Even though the humor is great and the story is decent the real pull for me is the skillshot system. There is a lot of ways to kill people in this game and you want to do them all because the points you get from the kills are used to upgrade weapons and buy ammo. Some examples of kills are Pricked which you get by flinging an enemy into a cactus and Fast Food that you get from killing an enemy with a hot dog cart. There are rewards for every weapon so there is many to do. Another thing that is really great is your leash. You use it to knock people up in the air or pull enemies towards you. You also have a powerful kick. There are some really cool combinations you can get out of this.

The world of Stygia is also great. It looks really great with beautiful colors. You go through many different locations and every location looks great and feels different. This was also great because it came out when a lot of games where mostly brown and grey. Music and sound is also top notch. The action makes me feel like I'm in a action-movie in just the right way.

TL;DR

Great humor. Skillshot system is fantastic. The world looks great. Great fights, great weapons. Nice graphics and beautiful colors. I love this game, it's so much fun. If you like crass humor and killing people in creative ways this is a good buy for you and since it came out in 2011 you'll probably get it for a good price. Now we just need a Bulletstorm 2.

My question for you:
Do you think there is to many serious shooters out there?
Do you feel like we need more games like this?
Do you want a Bulletstorm 2?


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