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Bulletstorm is a first-person shooter developed by People Can Fly (the same studio behind Painkiller ) in collaboration with Epic Games . Published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Later remastered and re-released in 2017 by Gearbox Software under the title Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition which is the version played for this review. /// Plot Bad boy black ops soldier Grey turns into a space pirate and swears revenge after being tricked into killing civilians by a comically evil, space confederate General Serrano. Years pass and Grey crosses paths with Serrano's capital ship, the situation goes south, leading to an emergency crash landing on the planet below. His friend gets injured, turned into an unstable cyborg, and off they go to enact revenge on the General, and maybe find a way out of the planet. It's a clichê fest and the game is aware of it. File it under Carmack's porno plot rule, expected story to be there but not the main draw. Als...

Homefront is a modern military first-person shooter developed by Kaos Studios and published by THQ (the old one) in March 2011. /// Premise The year is 2027. The world has suffered a decade-long energy crisis, and economies have crumbled. Reduced to a mere shadow of the superpower it once was, the United States became the target of a North Korean takeover. American malls, suburbs, and city streets are now battlegrounds as the civilian resistance fights for freedom. (Side note) THQ 's marketing said the script was written by John Milius (of Apocalypse Now ), a blatant lie. In a report by Gamasutra later corroborated by Kotaku , former Kaos employees confirm Milius never wrote a single word of the script, affirming C.J. Kershner is the true writer, and that Milius's role was nothing more than a consultant. /// Overview Preamble: The COD comparisons. It is inevitable to talk about Homefront without mentioning the Call of Duty games. Regardless of the series current quality,...

Painkiller is a first-person shooter running on the Pain Engine, debut title of the Polish studio People Can Fly, it was published by DeamCatcher Interactive in April 2004. About a year later, it was re-released in its current Black Edition form which includes the Battle out of Hell Expansion. I will focus on the original game and not the Unreal Engine 3 remake called Painkiller: Hell and Damnation pushed out the door by Nordic Games in 2013, with less content, recut story, and it removed levels to be resold as individual DLC. It's just awful, I recommend sticking to Black Edition. /// Premise After a deadly car crash with his wife, Daniel Garner finds himself stuck in purgatory, an angel named Samael offers him a deal, become Heaven's Hitman, kill Lucifer's generals before a full war escalates, and he will be granted Heaven ascension and meet his wife again. With the hell horde marching through Purgatory, Garner has no time to waste. He signs the pact. /// Structure The ga...

Deep Rock Galactic is a co-op first-person shooter developed by Ghost Ship Games and published by Coffee Stain . Officially released May 13, 2020, after two years in early access period. /// Premise Congratulations miner, you have been hired by the Deep Rock Galactic Space Mining Corporation, to be part of the mining operations of Hoxxes IV, the single most lucrative (and hostile) planet in the galaxy. Infested with Glyphid killer bugs, Mactera, and all sorts of deadly creatures. That's where you come in, to subjugate a wild planet, we need the most tenacious, strong-willed, underground survivalists we can find. Mighty Dwarfs. /// Structure Deep Rock is a horde shooter with an emphasis on exploration, teamwork, and continued progression. There is no definitive end to it, and your mileage may vary based on how engaged you are in its core gameplay loop and progression systems. The more you play, the more content you come across naturally, flowing well in a simple but addictive loop...