DesertEater
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Binary Domain has never grabbed my attention since it was announced and through its release with the mediocre score it received. But I try not give reviews to much credit and see what people are saying about the game, why they think its good or bad. Since I'm not investing in new a console I thought about giving a chance to those games that I have skipped since they're cheap now and even if they turn out bad, the damage would be minimum. What made me pick Binary Domain is how often it gets mentioned here when discussing best shooters. It would always get mentioned a long with Vanquish, a game which I loved and thought was one of the best shooters I have ever played(and also got mediocre scores).
At first, I was impressed by the game. The premise of the game is interesting. The story has been told before but I thought it was amusing and does its purpose well. The ability to give commands to your teammates. The Dead Space style shop where you can buy guns and upgrade them. The solid gun-play and the destructible robots. Everything was pointing to greatness.
However, few hours of playing the game I started seeing its flaws and how a lot of what impressed me at the beginning proves useless or uninteresting.
For example, the ability to give commands, which sounded cool at first, is pointless. I'm playing the game on Hard, if that matters, and never felt that I need to give commands. Even I did it would always be the "Fire" command, or the "cover me" (whats the difference?). I wish I was able to give more specific commands instead, like picking which enemy I'd like the AI to focus on, or where to retreat to.
The same goes for the skill "nano machines". I acquired a bunch, but they're all very typical type of upgrades that don't affect how you play the game much.
The shop was probably one of the most disappointing parts of the game. When I first saw it I thought "Cool, now I can buy guns and pick them up when ever I want. I can use which ever gun I want for any scenario!" BUT NO!!. Each shop has a different set of guns to buy which are appropriate for the situation. No shop has all the guns that you can buy. But what about upgrading guns? yeah, that's still works, but you can only upgrade your main assault rifle or the main weapon of your teammate. Half way through the game, my main weapon became so powerful that it made the other weapons feel useless.
That's another thing with this game that bothered me a lot. Weapons! There is a fair amount of different weapons in this game. You get at least two different guns for each type (two shotguns, two sniper rifles, three pistols...) but they don't feel distinct at all. Plus, the all look ugly. Even Spec Ops which had THE typical weapons variety, had more fun weapons to play with that felt distinct from each other.
From the reviews that I glimpsed over, many of them complained about boss battles that they drag for longer than they should. I didn't agree with that until the
It is just tedious. The battle itself is easy but it takes too long. and you can't tell whether you're making damage or not since there is no boss health bar. To me, this part felt like a fucking chore. So I think I ll stop playing the game here.
To be fair however, shooting robots to pieces is so much fun. Like that's what kept me playing the game. Blowing robots to bits. Though I just wish that the other aspects were done better. I had fun with the game, but I don't know if I want to finish it. It seemed that I unlocked all the weapons and I doubt there would be something interesting to see.
So, what was your experience with the game or what made you like/hate it?
At first, I was impressed by the game. The premise of the game is interesting. The story has been told before but I thought it was amusing and does its purpose well. The ability to give commands to your teammates. The Dead Space style shop where you can buy guns and upgrade them. The solid gun-play and the destructible robots. Everything was pointing to greatness.
However, few hours of playing the game I started seeing its flaws and how a lot of what impressed me at the beginning proves useless or uninteresting.
For example, the ability to give commands, which sounded cool at first, is pointless. I'm playing the game on Hard, if that matters, and never felt that I need to give commands. Even I did it would always be the "Fire" command, or the "cover me" (whats the difference?). I wish I was able to give more specific commands instead, like picking which enemy I'd like the AI to focus on, or where to retreat to.
The same goes for the skill "nano machines". I acquired a bunch, but they're all very typical type of upgrades that don't affect how you play the game much.
The shop was probably one of the most disappointing parts of the game. When I first saw it I thought "Cool, now I can buy guns and pick them up when ever I want. I can use which ever gun I want for any scenario!" BUT NO!!. Each shop has a different set of guns to buy which are appropriate for the situation. No shop has all the guns that you can buy. But what about upgrading guns? yeah, that's still works, but you can only upgrade your main assault rifle or the main weapon of your teammate. Half way through the game, my main weapon became so powerful that it made the other weapons feel useless.
That's another thing with this game that bothered me a lot. Weapons! There is a fair amount of different weapons in this game. You get at least two different guns for each type (two shotguns, two sniper rifles, three pistols...) but they don't feel distinct at all. Plus, the all look ugly. Even Spec Ops which had THE typical weapons variety, had more fun weapons to play with that felt distinct from each other.
From the reviews that I glimpsed over, many of them complained about boss battles that they drag for longer than they should. I didn't agree with that until the
biker robot boss.
To be fair however, shooting robots to pieces is so much fun. Like that's what kept me playing the game. Blowing robots to bits. Though I just wish that the other aspects were done better. I had fun with the game, but I don't know if I want to finish it. It seemed that I unlocked all the weapons and I doubt there would be something interesting to see.
So, what was your experience with the game or what made you like/hate it?
