Picked up
Callisto Protocol Deluxe &
Terminator Resistance + DLC during the Steam FPS sale and I'm really enjoying both of them. Very in the middle "A <here> B"-tier but really fun.
Callisto Protocol: This is really good sci-fi lite-horror survival thriller if you uncouple it from Dead Space, if you don't want to, it's still decent. The artstyle and graphics are on point, everything looks crisp and very, very atmospheric. The current build runs smooth without any frame drops at 60fps, 1080P on a RTX4060.
The gameplay is basic but works well. The melee is very satisfactory and has a good weight to it, mashing up zombies feels great. Guns too have nice recoil, smoke effects and feedback. You also get a "force" glove that lets up move around, push, smash and throw enemies/objects. Evasion/dodges are very well choreographed, the whole game has a very on-the-action camera work. great angles, great sense of fright, tension, thriller and atmosphere. The loop is basically new area, explore for items, bullets and credits, fight, a cool action/horror/thriller sequence, craft/upgrade your items, repeat. Some of the action sequences esp. the sewage/drain ride was awesome. I would have definitely liked more innovative gameplay and environmental combat but it's ok.
The story is quite cliched but works well and I'm a sucker for anything sci-fi, space with lite-horror so I enjoyed it very much. Game/gameplay is very gory, lot's of deformations so if you can't take it, skip it. It's not too scary imo, Dead Space is way, way scarier.
I can see how this game kinda failed, the price was too much and the story was unfinished (now with DLC it's better). The optimization was also shit but right now it works perfect. I really recommend this, especially at 85% off.
Terminator Resistance: B-tier, low budget but fun and made with lots of love and care. This is probably the best Terminator game out there. Old title, runs extremely well and while the graphics are quite lacklustre, the artwork and atmophere are on point. The gunplay is decent, the crafting is basic, the upgrade system is basic, the story is alright, the RPG elements are decent, the VA work is funny, dialogue goes from cringe, funny and bland and weridly you (a rookie male soldier) can actually sleep with two characters in this lol.
Everything is average but the dev has very carefully put them together and crafted the game for the fans. I really enjoyed this game, it's short around ~15 hours with the dlc and at an all time low 80%, this is a no brainer if you like Terminator or are looking for a simple yet fun FPS with lite-RPG elements. This felt like a B-tier action thriller like the movie Spectral or Annihlation or Outside the Wire.
btw, the terminators are no joke!