Tempted to play this, recommendations anybody?
Unless you’re really craving a game like this, get it on gamepass or wait a bit for a sale. It is a fun arcade-like game, very much like something you would find set up in an arcade in a big room with 10 units that you’d invite friends to play with. However at the same time it mixes it up enough and has enough enticing leveling systems to keep you wanting to know ‘what’s next’, whether that’s a new mode being introduced, a new boss, a new map, or a new skill being unlocked for an exosuit.
They shower you with coins(to buy skins and skills) by simply playing the game, and loot boxes have RNG that’s simply too generous. Both combined means you won’t have to worry about paying a dime nor feel left behind on anything. I finished the campaign without paying a cent and felt fulfilled with multiple customized exosuits, and the craziest thing is when you reach player level fifty they give you 30000 coins and you get 1k coins
and a loot box for every player level after that. Only 2 cosmetics per character are locked behind the battle pass with 8 other ones being earnable through loot boxes or simply using coins.
Half of the story is done through fully animated and voiced cutscenes, and then the other half are done through codec calls with explanatory images. I’ve listed the game modes and maps on page 2 of this thread if you want to know more.
The devs wanted the game to feel fun first and foremost, so they didn’t make it an insane grind to get in and have fun, and they make sure you are constantly earning something as you play. It’s one of the best examples I can point to when people ask ‘how can GAAS be done the right way?’ but many people will never know this because most well known reviewers pre-judged the game as a typical GAAS experience before giving it a fair shake.
Edit: And just to add to what
Punished Miku
is saying, for my full experience so far game never reached that Overwatch level of toxicity. It’s because the game is way more PvE based and the little amount of PvP you do(if you choose to join that queue) still involves PvE objectives and fighting Dinos on the field. Plus even when losing you still earn things post-match, as long as you are performing well for the class you played and are earning points you will get player xp and exo xp.
You will get that feeling of ‘one more game’ way, way more often than that feeling of ‘my team sucks and I want to block everyone’. That was always one of Overwatch(and especially OW2) failures. It relied way too heavily on everyone performing to their absolute best ability against people performing at their best. It meant no one was allowed to make mistakes or it would drive your own teammates to get angry at you and everyone’s pointing fingers at each other for blame.