Tag: Horde

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Vermintide 2

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It seems like you can’t keep a good rat-man down, as the skaven return with a vengeance in Vermintide 2 – and this time, they’ve brought friends… Good: As in the first Vermintide, this game is a frantic fast-paced shooter/brawler, as you attempt to complete objectives without being overrun by the Pact-Sworn, a loose alliance of the rodent-like skaven and the plague-carrying berserkers of the far north. The broadening array of foes brings new special units, from teleporting sorcerers to ravenous chaos spawn or even rat-ogres with flamethrowers strapped to their arms! The missions maintain the dark, atmospheric ambience of … Continue reading Vermintide 2

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Payday 2

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Quietly cracking safes under the nose of security, engaging in a pitched gang battle or fleeing from the 5-O with bags of stolen cash, Payday 2 follows the exploits of the Payday gang as they rob their way across the states. Reminiscent of the movie Heat, you and your crew (human or AI) of masked crooks will stop at nothing for the green! Good: The skill trees in Payday 2 allow you to tailor your playstyle to a massive degree, allowing you to focus on certain weapons and armours, or even devices and game mechanics like hostages and drills. You’re … Continue reading Payday 2

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Destiny 2

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A sci-fi shooter that adds pseudo-mystical powers to the mix, you can play the base game for free on Steam with a premium charged for expansions. Good: The obvious thing to start with are the classes. Titan acts as a heavy duty close range brawler with an elemental theme, Hunter is an agile assassin and Warlock provides a mixture of showy support and damage spells. Each class also has it’s own sub-classes (a Warlock could choose to be a life-draining Voidwalker, arc-throwing Stormcaller or the flame-wielding Dawnblade) allowing you to customise your play-style. Finally, each class has their own movement … Continue reading Destiny 2

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Borderlands 2

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Pandora, a desolate planet littered with the detritus of industry and alien technology, a prime place for a Vault Hunter to make a fortune… you’ll just have to survive bandits, mutants, beasts and an ego-maniacal corporate dictator first! Good: This game has a surreal setting, bringing a strange mixture of the silly and serious that’s tied together by over the top violence. Funnily enough, I actually rather enjoyed the main story thanks to it’s twists and turns, and the characters you meet along the way cut a good balance between bombastic and realistic. This overall style is enhanced by the … Continue reading Borderlands 2

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Vermintide

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Trapped in a sprawling town overrun by skaven, the mad-science obsessed, pestilence spreading, ninja rat-men of the Warhammer franchise, you and your companions must strive to thwart the invaders and not end up as lunch. Good: This is an action-packed game that doesn’t pull punches – stop paying attention and you’ll find yourself being choked, stabbed or caught in a hail of bullets, all the while trying to fend off the horde of crazed rat-men swarming from the sewers, rooftops and side streets. The setting and general tone of the game is great as well, capturing the grim aesthetic of … Continue reading Vermintide

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Dungeon Defenders

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When a group of aspiring heroes unwittingly unleash a monstrous horde, they’ll have to use might, magic and crafty engineering to stem the tide. Good: This is a fun little tower defence game with a personal combat aspect. It uses a cartoon style that doesn’t take itself too seriously, doesn’t take a huge amount of time to play a match and has a surprising amount of options in terms of character builds and playstyles. One of the neat things about this game is the customisable nature of characters – gear adds to your stats, improves your summoned towers or even … Continue reading Dungeon Defenders

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Killing Floor 2

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The ZED outbreak has spread, the dead don’t stay dead, get paid dosh to … go spray some lead? You get the general idea. The sequel to Killing Floor provides a fast-paced action shooter requiring tactics, situational awareness and a steady trigger-finger. Good: So, the first thing I’d like to talk about is the general sound design of the game – it’s really, really good. The groans, moans, growls and belches of the ZEDs give you clear audio clues that you can recognise and respond to, and the wet crunch of a decapitating shot is oddly satisfying. The music during … Continue reading Killing Floor 2

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Killing Floor

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Want to run around blowing up the undead for cash and prizes? Want to weld doors shut behind your teammates to ‘help’ them? Want to do it dressed as a cybernetic chicken? Killing Floor might be the game for you. Good: On the face of it, this is a simple (but polished) horde shooter. Zombies (ZEDs) spawn as a wave, you kill them (gaining a cash bounty as you do) and visit an equipment trader between rounds. Difficulty escalates with each wave, with more much more dangerous ZEDs appearing as time goes on, followed by a boss when you reach … Continue reading Killing Floor