Bulletstorm Review

Jeremy · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:36 pm�� Post subject: Bulletstorm Review

Bulletstorm Review by Jeremy

PALGN Review: There is no storm like a Bulletstorm.

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Shannon · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:58 pm�� Post subject:

Horrible pun, I must say

el_rezzo · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:15 pm�� Post subject:

Pure Fun
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Shadow Wave · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:18 pm�� Post subject:

I returned my copy, the game play was fun and all, but the story was god awful, its one of the only games I've actually skipped cut scenes with on my first playthrough
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ManeKast · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:51 pm�� Post subject:

^ you play FPS for story?!?!?!?
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Nic_231 · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:05 pm�� Post subject:

A well deserved score.
Haven't had this much fun with an FPS in years.
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Benza · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:48 pm�� Post subject:

Shadow Wave · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:12 pm�� Post subject:

I didn't expect much, but yeah I dunno I just struggled to get into it. If Killzone 3 wasn't sitting next to it I might have stuck with it.
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Jarrod · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:17 pm�� Post subject:

I liked the Bulletstorm story for most part, because I didn't take it seriously. As I said elsewhere it reminded me of a meathead 80's film like Commando or Predator. Nothing but gruff men, big guns, one liners, and a ton of explosions. All I needed was a reason, which was there, a crew, which I liked, and a villain, who I couldn't wait to put a bullet in.
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Karai Pantsu · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:19 pm�� Post subject:

I have to say, the start of the game drags it's heels something chronic. Once the Thumper unlocks for purchase though, it's hell for leather through a gauntlet of Mad Max rejects and crass one liners. So worth it.

Worthy review too, Jez!
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Michael Kontoudis · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:51 pm�� Post subject:

Loved this game, but I must say that the lack of meaningful context hurt it. I totally get the 80s-throwback, meatheaded vibe the developers intended, but it just wasn't interesting to me. I just never felt connected to the world or characters. The mechanics are tremendously enjoyable, the visuals are lovely, but by golly did I grow a little bored of Bulletstorm by the endgame.

Something like Killzone 2 / 3 may have an equally terrible narrative, but its the context that makes all the difference. I like shooting the Helghast, and I connected with the aesthetic and vibe of the diegetic 'world' of the game. In Bulletstorm, the only thing I could connect to was the gameplay. In a sense, it wouldn't have made a difference if I was shooting cereal boxes. I just didn't care about it very much, even though I was having a lot of fun while playing.

Hmmm, Bulletstorm then. Enjoyable gameplay, but testament to the fact that my gaming tastes have changed. These days I need some context to mah shootin'.

Ken_Gooner · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:23 pm�� Post subject:

Is this a little like Timesplitters?
Always wanted a 'fun' FPS to play for a while now.
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Jarrod · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:29 pm�� Post subject:

Cant say I agree with you Michael. I actually quite liked the world and characters in Bulletstorm, and felt they had plenty of context. I really liked the overgrown, abandoned alien world setting and the various packs of aliens. It wasn't anything serious, but I think thats what I liked about it most of all; it was all over the top and crazy. Just one big maddening alien world.

Killzone's world is utterly phenomenal though. Guerilla are really up at the top when it comes to crafting really convincing and cohesive art. The only thing that knocks it back for me is the often overly serious tone, as I dont think most/any developers actually manage to do it well enough without it coming across as tacky and melodramatic.
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Nietzsche · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:18 pm�� Post subject:

Only in the two chapters in but I really like this game. Love the vibe. I think it does have a pretty cohesive world although I might just be filling in the blanks with other sci-fi stuff. I want a pet dinosaur!

Matth3w · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:12 am�� Post subject:

Nietzsche · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:41 am�� Post subject:

Gameplay has more in common with Halo than Gears. Actually it reminds me most of Force Unleashed where you mostly just play with the emenies. It looks a bit like gears, though brighter and more orange although that's just becasue of the Unreal thing. I would say the story is a modern duke with acrossed with gears fibe. The humour is actually funny and while the story is on the simple side it is handled well (so far).

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