Product Reviews

Insurgency: Sandstorm PC
75
Solid game.
Insurgency Sandstorm is a fun, modern tactical FPS with a pretty decent feature set. Both PVE and PVP modes are fun, but I feel as though the PVP could do with more game modes. The breakthrough-esque PVP mode is fine enough, but something about it that I can't quite put my finger on ends up getting tiring pretty quickly for my tastes. The PVE mode, which is a succession of point captures vs AI, is fun, but has a pretty casual feel, and I don't think there's quite enough there to sustain that side on its own. I haven't gotten too deeply into the game beyond that, but the community seems to think that there is more focus on skins than fresh content right now, and if that's truly the case, then it's concerning.
But, there's definitely worse times to be had. It has very solid gunplay, good visuals and audio, and if you can get it on sale it's well worth it. I got it for £10 here, it's currently £25. Wait for a sale.
Hell Let Loose PC
100
Engaging and Rewarding
I've found myself growing easily bored by multiplayer games as I've gotten older, but attempts at getting into more hardcore games have never really worked for me. Arma for example? Too slow, too dense, too difficult to learn. But Call of Duty and Battlefield, while fun, don't really get me excited and make me want to keep playing. Hell Let Loose occupies a perfect middle ground where you have to really use your head, communicate and engage with the game, but there's an immediacy to it that keeps you coming back. If you're a similar sort of player to me, too hardcore for BF, not hardcore enough for Arma, and want something that gives you a deeper sense of satisfaction, HLL is a great shout.
Also, the devs seem great. Supporting their game well, and providing pretty consistent updates. The most recent major patch did a big optimisation pass too, so even the most taxing maps run well now. No more Stalingrad and Carentan slideshows!

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