Recent reviews by CupMcCakers

Best RTS since SC2!

So, having just played through the game with two friends,my immediate impressions are kind of mixed. I absolutely love what the developers set out to do, the game succeeds in its goals of educating players about a unique culture and way of life, and I think that the way in which the game was developed in collaboration with an alaskan native people is a beautiful approach, that will perhaps inspire other developers to do similar things.

Younger generations are becoming increasingly native to digital media and environments, so it makes sense to adapt and preserve as much human culture as possible in a format that will appeal to a modern and future audience. So, for that reason alone I would reccomend this game.

On the other hand, I found the game itself uninspiring. The controls were unreliable, the puzzles and traps were irritating, rather than providing the player with a satisfying sense of accomplishment, there were physics glitches, and although the interaction between the girl and fox was novel at first, it was not enough to set it apart.

Ultimately the game itself undermined the story and atmosphere, and I couldn't help wondering if the overall experience would be better if it was stripped bare of the cumbersome mechanics, a thought echoed by the friends I was playing with.

For a game that has been so slated by critics and users, I was incredibly suprised by just how much fun I had playing it with friends. Although initially plagued by bugs and issues, most have now been resolved. And I feel like perhaps a large proportion of the poor reviews can be attributed to the fact that people expected a different game when they bought Rekoil, something more along the lines of Counter strike.

In actual fact Rekoil is very reminiscent of classics like Unreal, Quake, Timesplitters, and even Goldeneye, but with a more realistic aesthetic.

The mod community is very lively at the moment, and developers are working to turn the image of the game around. For under £3, it is more than worth the money, and provided you find a server with players, I can guarantee you will be very pleasantly surprised

Fantastic, unvaried, perfected.