Right so at the end of the rather short taster weekend, I have a few thoughts.
Did I enjoy it?
Yes, I was actually surprised by just how much I did enjoy it. The large range of maps and playable characters was good to see and the fact that the controls were kept extremely simple made it a hell of a lot easier to get to grips with playing OW then some games I have recently played.
The Positives?
Wide range of characters meant there were a numbers of choices that you could make when it came to choosing a character especially if your fav/go to was snapped up by someone else. I liked the fact that just playing in the general vs mode (dont know what they call it), I got a couple of different game types and they can range from very quick to a good decent length game. Even going into the next game was extremely quick, once again compared to some games (I'm looking your way GTA and BF1).
The maps were extremely colourful and I really enjoyed that coming from COD with its grey, greens and browns. I can see why it appeals to both adults and kids as a game.
The Negatives?
Despite the wide range of characters, some characters are just complete shite and pointless. Some people may say oh you need a certain build of other characters to bring out that one characters strengths, but as a solo player who hops on for a few games and then usually hops off, I cant be waiting around for randoms to select the exact build I need. Having tried a lot of the characters I tended to rotate between 3-4 depending on the map and my team mates. Which brings me onto...
Randoms. Holy fuck why is it that these people have no concept of what they need to do in a game and play every game like its TDM in a fluorescent sci-fi world. I couldnt give a flying fuck if you have a 30 kill streak if you are as far away from the obj as possible getting sucked off by the other team whilst im getting my shit pushed in as the only player on the objective. Team balancing leaves a lot to be desired from what I experienced.
So Would I buy it?
At full price...No. Its a good game from what I experienced but I could see myself getting very bored playing solo. However at a lower price?...Well put it like this im busy looking for sales on it atm...
Am I right to have a hatred for the opposing Bastion(?) I feel like on some maps this character is insanely OP with people setting up at a choke point in turret mode and then people putting shields up in front of him. I have seen so many plays of the game where it is just mowing people down even from a distance and there seems little that can be done 😕
Right I am going to stick with soldier for a bit only because I went on something like a 20+ kill streak despite not understanding what the fuck I was doing.
On on a side note why are some of the characters so godamn awful or is it that I'm not playing them right? Biggest gun in the game but it was like I was firing marshmallows and was as mobile as a crippled whale on land!
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I saw that the other day and was sorely tempted. unfortunately a rather big stamp duty and solicitors bill is due in the immediate future first
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