Critical Gamer writes: Whenever an article uses a question as a title, it’s fair to assume that the author has an answer in mind, which they wish to spend some time (perhaps too long) explaining and justifying. Said answer is usually negative where possible. It’s human nature; for example, if you ask a friend ‘What does she think she looks like?’, the continuation of that thought will not be ‘Because I think she looks great‘. Indeed, my answer to the question at the top of the page is ‘no’. Whether you agree or disagree with me, I’m well aware that nothing I say is likely to change your mind. So why am I writing this? Good question. Consider it an act of catharsis if you like.
First of all, we need to establish what I mean by ‘hardcore shooter’. I don’t mean a shooter that sticks hard and fast to the core of what a typical FPS (or any shooter at all) does. Those elements are all present and correct in Bulletstorm; there are guns to shoot with, things to be shot, and a system in place to reward you for shooting those things with the weapons provided. It’s fair to say that describes the skeleton that holds together any game that can be described as a ‘shooter’, right? So no, that’s not what I mean.
Back in 2011, Epic Games and People Can Fly launched a Call of Duty parody - Duty Calls - that has been lost to the annals of history.
"Duty Calls: The Calm Before the Storm" sounds more like a massive case of the sh**s. 😂
I saw the parody mention, and half expected the ability to drop a deuce on your opponent... I left disappointed.
Never too much Taco Tuesday!! Now if only we could just achieve eternal Taco Tuesdays without the inevitable Wipe-It Wednesdays!!! 😂😂
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Hahaha i actually just dropped a review of this game on my channel! I hit all the story beats for anybody too lazy to install it and play through it
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Bulletstorm will soon receive a VR remake, but is it worth revisiting? Take a look back at the original 2011 release.
Absolutely. I remember when the game came out on ps360, I thought: "wow, another shooter" and in the 7th gen that wasn't an unfair reaction.
But when the game was re-release on ps4 I took my time an played it (it was on playstation plus at the time) because, ironically, I missed a shooter in that console. And boy, what a fun game! They made a game to be played and not to be watched. It was a fresh air in the genre that deserved better.
So yes. Maybe it find its audience this time.
It's an awesome game. The only exception (for my taste) is the script writing, which is OTT, but I guess that's what they were going for. It does at least match the OTT action and gore. I thought it was great overall and actually being in this game is going to be bonkers!
Yeah, I agree that storywise it's not an Oscar nominee, but it's like a porn movie in game format.
Agree with the over the top script, and felt at the time that was the only thing that people were hyped about, the language and not game play.
But in vr this game is going to be great. It has everything that would make a great vr game. Lots of bombastic action, gunplay, blood, and that leash.
Looking at the gameplay now it seems that the game was ahead of it’s time and was perfect for vr before vr wasn’t even off the ground.
I got it on PS3 at launch and am still waiting for the long rumored sequel to finally be announced. Currently have it on Switch and wish a physical version of that would be released. Absolutely love it.
I actually feel like this game gets revived all the time, not that I hate the game, I actually quite like it, it's just constantly available, unfortunately I'm not a fan of VR so I'll be skipping this version.
GF365: "Here are eight games that need sequels. These games are ones that players would love to experience another time, bigger and better."
Bloodborne is a game I still restart and play every few months. I would welcome just a re release in 60fps with a visual upgrade. It's a perfect game. If I was king for a day I would include the randomizer mods because then it would be a kind of rogue like and I could play it forever.
Marmite of the gaming world, this title (in that it's derived from yeast extract).
I think they meant to make it more hardcore through all the skill shots, and although they were tons of fun, you didn't have to train yourself to use them effectively in order to win. I would've loved Bulletstorm to take a bit more advantage of the skill shots, and actually make the player have to become skilled to pass through the world. Right now it was fairly easy, and I didn't really have to think about the approach or the skill shots I used, or the way I tackled bosses.
Still, I enjoyed Bulletstorm a lot :) A little short, but it gave me a very fun day of gaming!
Is Bulletstorm any good
Bulletstorm sucks...It was fun when i first played it but after a while it gets boring doing the same shit over and over again.
And all that Toilet Humor jokes is dry.
Bulletstorm is gay, the gaming media is gay, and everyone who likes this game is fucking gay!!! I love the way when you kick someone all of a sudden they go in slo mo but everyone else is still going at regular speed. <rolls eyes>. Please for the sake of everything that is holy in the gaming world, do not support this piece of crap on a CD