Hard Reset

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  1. The_D4RknesS
    Jul 16, 2023
    8
    In love with the game! It's amazing, it has an immersive soundtrack, great scenery destruction, perfect physics, "blood" when you kill the robots and the best... What I liked the most when you kill a robot EVERY PIECE SPREAD STAYS ON THE GROUND AND DOESN'T disappear from nowhere. If this game has a little problem, it's the amount of robots that appear at once in a way that there are soIn love with the game! It's amazing, it has an immersive soundtrack, great scenery destruction, perfect physics, "blood" when you kill the robots and the best... What I liked the most when you kill a robot EVERY PIECE SPREAD STAYS ON THE GROUND AND DOESN'T disappear from nowhere. If this game has a little problem, it's the amount of robots that appear at once in a way that there are so many and you don't know what to do… Expand
  2. DJ_Kaas
    Apr 10, 2022
    3
    This cyborg Major Fletcher protagonist can only sprint for 2 seconds (You can't jump while sprinting) and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the shotgun is bad, the spread is even worse than the one from Doom 3, at least in that game you could hit something that was further than 5 meters away.

    In this game the pellets simply disappear after a few meters, like WTF was they thinking with the shotgun, such a lost    This cyborg Major Fletcher protagonist can only sprint for 2 seconds (You can't jump while sprinting) and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the shotgun is bad, the spread is even worse than the one from Doom 3, at least in that game you could hit something that was further than 5 meters away.

    In this game the pellets simply disappear after a few meters, like WTF was they thinking with the shotgun, such a lost opportunity.

    Lots of invisible walls like on rails at stairs, so no smart movement/parkour.
    You can't even crouch and you have no flashlight.

    There is no reason to hide behind cover, it's like the game wants you to be agile, but at the same time you can barely outrun lasers, rockets and hitcan weapons with the sluggish movement, you just have to bite your pillow and take the damage from behind.

    For knowing what weapon you are actually using, you better learn to know it from looking at your crosshair, at a glance you have no idea if you are holding a machine gun, grenade launcher, rocket launcher and proximity mines or plasma rifle, mortar and railgun, it could have been some nice origami-guns, but it mostly barrels and tubes changing position or a plasma orb changing it's size    … Expand
  3. Tabbou
    Jan 25, 2022
    5
    Un bon fps à l'ancienne ?

    NON, malgré une histoire intéressante, on est face à un fps avec : -peu de diversité d'ennemis -pas de possibilité de viser -on ne peut pas s'accroupir -un level design pas top ( chemin principal bloqué -> faire un détour pour pouvoir passer etc...) et des maps qui se ressemblent toutes -pas de mini map -marqueurs de quête trop rares -des explosifs et    Un bon fps à l'ancienne ?

    NON, malgré une histoire intéressante, on est face à un fps avec :
    -peu de diversité d'ennemis
    -pas de possibilité de viser
    -on ne peut pas s'accroupir
    -un level design pas top ( chemin principal bloqué -> faire un détour pour pouvoir passer etc...) et des maps qui se ressemblent toutes
    -pas de mini map
    -marqueurs de quête trop rares
    -des explosifs et autre joyeusetés un peut partout, chouette, mais la moitié du temps on se mange des dégats collatéraux    … Expand
  4. kimi1775
    Nov 9, 2020
    8
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  5. Shimmeywill
    Mar 26, 2020
    6
    A mediocre FPS experience with a novel weapon system and decent visuals. Not much else.
  6. FrostormNidhegg
    Oct 31, 2019
    6
    Просто шутер. да, мясной, но дизайн врагов убогий - какие-то боевые пылесосы невнятные. Большие роботы просто уроды невнятные. Самые крутые - мелкие шары на рожках с большой дисковой пилой в корпусе - но это слизано с Крикунов, кто смотрел фильм тот поймет о чем речь. А так - два оружия, одно баллистическое второе энергетическое, выглядят оба как говно. В общем, стрельбы и мяса много, ноПросто шутер. да, мясной, но дизайн врагов убогий - какие-то боевые пылесосы невнятные. Большие роботы просто уроды невнятные. Самые крутые - мелкие шары на рожках с большой дисковой пилой в корпусе - но это слизано с Крикунов, кто смотрел фильм тот поймет о чем речь. А так - два оружия, одно баллистическое второе энергетическое, выглядят оба как говно. В общем, стрельбы и мяса много, но выглядит все убого. Причем сама графика неплохая, даже очень неплохая, но визуальный дизайн никакущий.… Expand
  7. KARF4GEN
    May 10, 2018
    8
    Хороший, годный шутер "старой школы".
    Было очень интересно бегать, прыгать и стрелять. Больше Хард ресет вам предложить и не сможет.
    А оно нужно? Это игра для ненапряжного времяпрепровождения.
  8. Hack
    Jul 18, 2016
    6
    Played on: i5 3570k @ 4.3GHz, GTX 970 @ +100/+300, 8GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz, Samsung 850 Evo, Windows 10 64
    Price paid: 99p
    Time to finish: 5 hours 50 minutes Recommended?: Yes, only when on sale though Yeah, not bad overall. The gunplay was satisfying, the weapon upgrades were a lot of fun to use, the enemies were fairly varied and the final area was really well done and enjoyable. They    Played on: i5 3570k @ 4.3GHz, GTX 970 @ +100/+300, 8GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz, Samsung 850 Evo, Windows 10 64
    Price paid: 99p
    Time to finish: 5 hours 50 minutes
    Recommended?: Yes, only when on sale though

    Yeah, not bad overall. The gunplay was satisfying, the weapon upgrades were a lot of fun to use, the enemies were fairly varied and the final area was really well done and enjoyable. They didn't reinvent the wheel but the game is fun to play for the most part and it's not too long either which to me is a plus, a lot of games these days tend to overstay their welcome. I also enjoyed their comic book style cut-scenes.

    Hard Reset does have some major flaws though, the first is the voice acting and dialog, it's best described as cringe-worthy and amateur, there was only one major character that wasn't laughable, and sadly it wasn't the main one. I can't tell you just how bad it was, you need to experience it for yourselves. Another big problem was a surprising one, performance, I couldn't maintain 60fps on any visual preset, drops into the 40s were common on the major boss battles and even some smaller events, I can only imagine how poorly this ran on 2012 hardware. The final complaint was the constant micro-freezing whenever the game autosaved which was often enough to annoy me. So there you have it, Hard Reset is an OK shooter that does have some fun moments but suffers with performance issues and comically bad voice work, for 99p I'd say it's well worth a shot if you're bored and have run out of better games to play.    … Expand
  9. Captain_Chaos
    Jun 22, 2016
    9
    7/29/2015: Hard Reset represents everything that used to be good about FPS games. It comes to us by the grace of some of the folks behind Painkiller, and is comparable to games like that and Serious Sam in its sensibilities. Numerical health, hordes of enemies, very big guns all with alternate fire options and no need to be reloaded, gigantic bosses and lots of secret areas to find. It7/29/2015: Hard Reset represents everything that used to be good about FPS games. It comes to us by the grace of some of the folks behind Painkiller, and is comparable to games like that and Serious Sam in its sensibilities. Numerical health, hordes of enemies, very big guns all with alternate fire options and no need to be reloaded, gigantic bosses and lots of secret areas to find. It even has a new game plus function, so you can keep on buying upgrades and try out weapons you missed. The story is a bit thin, being the tale of a gruff, alcoholic enforcer who rebels against his corporate overlords, but that's not what games like this are about. It's a game about fun, and blowing up robots in the most graphically pleasing way possible. All of the weapons are useful, and you will have to switch between them quickly. Luckily, switching your CLN firearm or NRG weapon's modes does not reset their cooldowns, so you can to keep up a sustained fire rate, which you will need to do to keep up with Hard Reset's incredibly aggressive enemies. It's also extremely affordable. So if you dare, then let Hard Reset take you back to the golden days when men were men, cover was for amateurs and pulling the trigger made things go boom. I recently replayed this game and enjoyed it even more then the first time I played it, as I also had the chance to play the free Exile DLC, which adds several new levels to the campaign. It seriously beefs up the game's total length and adds a more satisfying conclusion, as well as another boss fight. If you didn't play Hard Reset when it first released, or you did and found it lacking, you'd be doing yourself a favor to give it (another) shot.… Expand
  10. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 13, 2016
    6
    Hard Reset Redux
    Decently Fun, but super repetitive
    Hard Reset Redux is the extended version to Hard Reset released in 2011 nearly doubling this games length and of course extending the story... that is if you can actually follow what’s going on… Something about AI gone wrong and you have to save the city they occupy... I’m not even sure... If you’re playing Hard Reset you’re playing    Hard Reset Redux
    Decently Fun, but super repetitive
    Hard Reset Redux is the extended version to Hard Reset released in 2011 nearly doubling this games length and of course extending the story...
    that is if you can actually follow what’s going on…
    Something about AI gone wrong and you have to save the city they occupy...
    I’m not even sure...
    If you’re playing Hard Reset you’re playing for the gameplay…
    And this game can be great fun at times…
    You get 3 weapons in this game... a rifle...a plasma gun, and later a katana…
    But both the rifle and the plasma gun all have 5 variations that you can unlock as you collect xp from secrets or just by killing enemies...
    As you progress through the game your meter will fill up and give you a skill point to spend on either a new weapon, a weapon upgrade, or gear upgrade…
    And these weapon upgrades are really all there is to keep the game feeling fresh and ultimately what keeps it even the slightest bit engaging…
    There are a few enemy variants that you can take down with any weapon, but you’ll clearly fall in love with one weapon type to deal with a certain enemy over another, for example I like using the shotgun on explosive enemies.. And I loved using the katana on pretty much everything else.
    I easily had the most fun with the katana... but the fact that I had a favorite weapon for every enemy type tells you a lot about how much weapon variety actually matters in this game…
    That is such a refreshing feeling, where I feel like in most first person shooters I can get away with anything and it doesn’t matter… but here it does
    unfortunately after you’ve played with all of the variants for a while, the game really starts to get boring and feels like it drags out way too long…
    Hard Resets biggest issue is hands down the level design…
    Every levels is activating switches while you kill everything between you and the switch…
    And every level really looks nearly identical…
    and honestly without having known that the game would be the same throughout, I was already unimpressed the moment the game started, as It looked like a dated bargain bin game
    Its gray and boring, but there are some cool nail-biting sections towards the end of the game if you can manage to drag yourself through 7 hours of the same thing to get there…
    You practically see all there is to see in level 1, minus a few boss fights thrown in there…
    Hard Reset Redux offers a great deal of fun with its weapon variety,
    But if you don’t like feeling like you’re stuck in a demo level for 8 hours, you’re better off looking for your fun elsewhere
    I give Hard Reset Redux a
    6/10    … Expand
  11. Homerlvsbeer
    Jan 11, 2016
    10
    I truly believe back in 2011 2012. game development was in competition with other games developers. and there was a growth in games graphics. and its games like this one hard reset that make me feel like that interest in making great quality games that work on release that interest has gone. the interest to build and create amazing games seems to have died a death. this is truly a marvel.I truly believe back in 2011 2012. game development was in competition with other games developers. and there was a growth in games graphics. and its games like this one hard reset that make me feel like that interest in making great quality games that work on release that interest has gone. the interest to build and create amazing games seems to have died a death. this is truly a marvel. if you have never played this game on high settings you need to. there are games out today in 2016 that dont look as good as hard reset. or feel as good and as well put together. the weapons are amazing. the light shines all around and when you run you see camera blur that was done very very well. this game has alot to offer. and has to be one of the greatest designed games ive ever seen. its beautiful. its like doom 3 but it kicks ass. its a sci fi shooter. and i really love it. and i really mean it when i say there is not alot out today that looks this good. so what happened. ?… Expand
  12. sft
    Dec 18, 2015
    8
    Trouble and strafe

    HARD RESET sets out to provide old-school run and gun fun, and it succeeds admirably. The combat is frenetic (and tough at times) with waves of enemies being punctuated by simple puzzles and a light story line. The graphics are good for an indie game and the environments are impressive and immersive (it’s clearly influenced by Blade Runner, and that’s no bad thing).    Trouble and strafe

    HARD RESET sets out to provide old-school run and gun fun, and it succeeds admirably. The combat is frenetic (and tough at times) with waves of enemies being punctuated by simple puzzles and a light story line. The graphics are good for an indie game and the environments are impressive and immersive (it’s clearly influenced by Blade Runner, and that’s no bad thing). Physics play an important role: there are plenty of explosive and electrifying objects in the environments to help with the frenzied firefights. The enemies are well-designed and quirky (some even have propellers on their heads) and, although there aren’t that many classes, their attack methods develop as the game progresses to keep things mixed up. Although you only get two weapons both can be upgraded to add lots of additional fire modes (I liked this aspect -- some games have too many weapons). I really enjoyed this game despite the fact that I normally prefer a more nuanced shooter. It’s fast, furious, and a whole lot of fun.    … Expand
  13. Potitoman
    Aug 20, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Do you like those dumb and frantic FPS games of the late 90's?
    Well, they don't come much dumber and frantic than Hard Reset.

    First of all, the game looks technically great! I can't say I'm crazy about the art direction, but it does look shiny and technically competent.

    The story is... um... I have no idea. Something about AI and robots or something. The plot is paper thin and it's just there as an excuse for stuff to go boom.

    The level design is OK if a little contrived. It's all very linear with the odd secret room or had to reach area sprinkled around the map.

    Thankfully, the shooting justifies the price of admission. Frantic, crazy shooting with plenty of weapons and lots of enemy hordes to mow down.

    If you liked Painkiller or Serious Sam, you'll probably enjoy this brainless but very fun roller-coaster ride of destruction.    … Expand
  14. RumThief
    Jul 24, 2015
    9
    A beautiful game and terrific throwback to fps roots. Only two weapon systems in the game but with a nice triple-tree upgrade system your two weapons morph into a great many more giving a satisfying array of combat options. There are a lot of old design mechanics at play in this game which I loved: static health with pickups to replenish instead of regen, large ammo pools with noA beautiful game and terrific throwback to fps roots. Only two weapon systems in the game but with a nice triple-tree upgrade system your two weapons morph into a great many more giving a satisfying array of combat options. There are a lot of old design mechanics at play in this game which I loved: static health with pickups to replenish instead of regen, large ammo pools with no reloading, no crouching, very fast movement, and expansive levels with minor puzzles to unlock new areas. All in all an enjoyable find. Help support this developer if you're a fan of these style games.… Expand
  15. marcins
    Jan 16, 2015
    7
    advantages:
    + amazing graphics
    + cool sound
    + futuristic climate
    + fast and dynamic

    disadvatages:
    - no multiplayer
    - too short (about 7 hours main game + 4 hours Exile DLC)
    - only automatic save game, no manual

    mark: 7/10
  16. Neddy
    Nov 24, 2014
    8
    It feels like I have been dropped into the 2000AD comic series. It's like being right there.

    I seriously love the way this game looks. The city graphics are second to none for me, but I haven't played all the most modern games. Combat is great, if a bit tough at times. Although slightly short it has become one of my favourite gaming experiences. I played the demo a few times. I have    It feels like I have been dropped into the 2000AD comic series. It's like being right there.

    I seriously love the way this game looks. The city graphics are second to none for me, but I haven't played all the most modern games. Combat is great, if a bit tough at times. Although slightly short it has become one of my favourite gaming experiences. I played the demo a few times. I have played though on hard difficulty twice. My second play through took 12 hours including DLC levels. My first play through took longer partly because I was gawping at all the graphics.

    Combat with robots is extreme sublime.

    Really though I feel I am there in the comics, like they came to life, and I am in it. Incredible feeling. Awesome engine and concept. A good i5 and GTX650 Ti will keep frames rates above 25fps with settings maxed. It will be well over 25fps, but this type of hardware will keep it smooth in the most heated battles.

    Hint:
    Make the shotgun your first upgrade. It is a game changer.
    Take the railgun and RPG upgrades as soon as you can, as again they are game changers. (Other weapons may be just as effective, but I found these worked excellent. Other weapon types I did not even try.)
    These weapons are the game winners for me. I took them and all the combat gear upgrades.

    Minor bad point:
    One or two of the checkpoints are a bit far apart.
    My fight with the first boss nearly stopped me playing, but youtube showed me I had to use different weapons.
    One particular secret I can not work out. I could look it up online.
    Shame it is slightly short, even with the free DLC. I just haven't had enough for such a superb concept game.
    Occasionally very difficult. Especially in the free DLC content.    … Expand
  17. urielejh
    Oct 27, 2014
    7
    Hard Reset [Extended Edition]

    When I first heard about the game in question, I was a bit doubtful. A sci-fi themed game in an action-oriented/arcade style gameplay. It would have seemed to put together all of the stereotypes but, after sometime from its debut, I decided to try and play it; found on some sale for a very few bucks. The graphic and the art style are sleek and polished; the    Hard Reset [Extended Edition]

    When I first heard about the game in question, I was a bit doubtful. A sci-fi themed game in an action-oriented/arcade style gameplay. It would have seemed to put together all of the stereotypes but, after sometime from its debut, I decided to try and play it; found on some sale for a very few bucks. The graphic and the art style are sleek and polished; the cyber-filled world quite unique and well made; the sound compartment surprisingly well done. So, you're gonna ask "what about the downsides"? 'cause I can say, they're there.

    The game's self-professed "old school" (and I shall open a discussion topic about that, perhaps) mechanics are just dull and flat as you basically run through a mega-hallway - that is the world it-self - divided into chunks of areas, that I'm gonna call "arenas", where you are flooded by hordes of enemies and you don't have an "escape route": the door/passage/you-say-it that you've just passed through will suddenly close/crumble/whatever and you'll have to figure out how to kill'em all without dying. That's wouldn't be of any concern if played at low-level but, if like me, you play through a hard difficulty level.. prepare to die and suffer a lot: enemies will just take forever to die, literally; even the smaller-cuty ones, will lasts for too much what you'd expect. Boss fights? Repetitive - as every other fights - and frustrating.

    Luckily, here comes the last aspect of the game and a positive one. "Customization". Yes, you can upgrade yourself and your arsenal by using exp points you'll earn killing enemies and picking up special bonuses, let's call'em that way, and spending them at some "upgrade-machine vendor" integrated in the world. You basically starts (and finish) with two weapons, one for each kind like "standard" ammo and power energy; each of them can be upgraded into 4 more weapons for a total of 5 per kind. Every weapon has a primary and secondary mode as well an upgrade. So, you'll have plenty of variety to experiment with though you'll end up using the same two model that best suites you. You can also upgrade your armor/health/utilities, like more health, more resistance to damage, and on..

    So, by the end what happens? Well, later on - and not too late - in the game there were times in which I just wanted it to be over; too repetitive in the mechanics and playing it on hard's just too hard: it is not the smart hard, at all, it is the frustrating one that ruin it all. The world itself is well presented; quite varied plus the good points I've already explained.. but the negatives' quite ruined the feast as the game ain't balanced at all. At all. Summing it all up:

    Graphic: 8*
    Art: 8
    Sound: 8
    Music: 6**
    Gameplay: 6
    Uniqueness: 8

    Partial: 7.3

    F.F.: 75%***

    *not latest gen but still very appealing
    **bland, uninspired and repetitive music score
    ***Frustration Factor: game's far too unbalanced on higher difficulty levels but some situations give relief upon completion    … Expand
  18. Nevermore-0
    Sep 25, 2014
    10
    Hard Reset
    Too good to miss!
    No this is nothing like those old games. It's 2014 and I play 30+ games in rotation, including the GoG Doom 3, and this gem shines above them all as a vacation from the typical... Have you ever kicked a vending machine? Knocked over a newspaper dispenser. Smacked an ATM? Tisk-tisk. The machines fight back in this one. Hard Reset is one of the unsung triumphs    Hard Reset
    Too good to miss!
    No this is nothing like those old games. It's 2014 and I play 30+ games in rotation, including the GoG Doom 3, and this gem shines above them all as a vacation from the typical...
    Have you ever kicked a vending machine? Knocked over a newspaper dispenser. Smacked an ATM? Tisk-tisk. The machines fight back in this one. Hard Reset is one of the unsung triumphs of its time. It's a wonder this isn't an episodic franchise. The greats do slip past us. Get ready to be hit hard by this Monster-sized madness as you hit back with its unequaled weaponry set in a desolate dystopic future.
    If nothing else it has the greatest upgrade station in gaming.    … Expand
  19. dannyhl2
    May 9, 2014
    7
    It's a great game with so many great ideas but yet has so many problems.....

    It's a painkiller style of game ,so the enemy are suppose to be fast and brutal, but the stamina bar of the character is set so low or just drained so fast that make this game feels sloppy and hard---you can't even evade the attack from the little robot horde with sprinting--- and the damn high contrast (/dark)    It's a great game with so many great ideas but yet has so many problems.....

    It's a painkiller style of game ,so the enemy are suppose to be fast and brutal, but the stamina bar of the character is set so low or just drained so fast that make this game feels sloppy and hard---you can't even evade the attack from the little robot horde with sprinting--- and the damn high contrast (/dark) environment just make this game even harder for me to aim the enemy !!! So basically this is game is for some really hardcore gamer , if you don't have any idea of what a painkiller game on hard is like ---- stay the hell away from this game !!!    … Expand
  20. keefbaker
    Jan 1, 2014
    7
    Looking at this game you could be forgiven for thinking this is an attempt at a deus ex clone, but the truth is it's much closer to a very pretty serious sam where you shoot lots and lots of robots. Fun, old school but ultimately runs out of steam. Or at least does for me.
  21. lock3r
    Dec 28, 2013
    10
    GOOD: Nice video, good audio, WOW gameplay
    BAD: short campaign
    Hard Reset is probably the best "classic" FPS i played in the last 9 years (I say 9 to avoid a conflict with HL2): it combines 90s FPS tipical gameplay with modern elements. Its core is the interaction with the enviornment, that one can (in practice must) use to kill enemies. There are 2 weapons that can fire each in 5    GOOD: Nice video, good audio, WOW gameplay
    BAD: short campaign
    Hard Reset is probably the best "classic" FPS i played in the last 9 years (I say 9 to avoid a conflict with HL2): it combines 90s FPS tipical gameplay with modern elements. Its core is the interaction with the enviornment, that one can (in practice must) use to kill enemies. There are 2 weapons that can fire each in 5 different modes with different effects.    … Expand
  22. MS227
    Dec 14, 2013
    8
    (Review En Español) qué puedo decir?.Primero que nada, que el Unreal Engine 3 hace que el juego se vea estúpidamente bien y que las armas se sienten ponchudas y poderosas (Como curiosamente ocurre con otros juegos hechos con este motor), como en la vieja escuela, donde incluso el arma más debil se siente cabrona. Hard reset es un shooter old-school que vale cada centavo invertido en el.(Review En Español) qué puedo decir?.Primero que nada, que el Unreal Engine 3 hace que el juego se vea estúpidamente bien y que las armas se sienten ponchudas y poderosas (Como curiosamente ocurre con otros juegos hechos con este motor), como en la vieja escuela, donde incluso el arma más debil se siente cabrona. Hard reset es un shooter old-school que vale cada centavo invertido en el. Eso si, debes de estar consciente de que es lo que estás comprando, ya que este no es un shooter que trata de mostrar una historia épica y situaciones pendejas, sino uno donde todo se resuelve como debe de ser, a tiros con múltiples explosiones. Pero de todos modos, ¿qué importa la historia cuando puedes pegar de tiros a todo lo que se mueva? Esto es algo así como la carta de presentación del juego, y lo demuestra MUY bien.… Expand
  23. tronchaviones
    Dec 6, 2013
    0
    Boring repetitive beta full of bugs. This is not old-school, it is just an unfinished beta. It is extremely short: not the 4 hours I have read elsewhere, but just 4 minutes. The rest of the 4 hours are infinite repetitions of the same boring unfinished graphics demo.
  24. KingShree
    Dec 1, 2013
    8
    True Old School game. It is repetetive, sometimes boring but overally its very good and it brings back a lot of memories. With the new free DLC the games lenght is acceptable and the new final boss is a bit of challenge. Great game!
  25. Toffenuff
    Nov 28, 2013
    7
    As many have said before, this is definitely a return to the old-school fast-paced throwing waves of enemies at your face types of FPS games. No puzzles, no random other crap. Just moving through levels, checking off objectives, and shooting enemy robots for a good chunk of the time. Weapons (and the upgrade system for them) are pretty cool and the whole ambiance/atmosphere is pulled offAs many have said before, this is definitely a return to the old-school fast-paced throwing waves of enemies at your face types of FPS games. No puzzles, no random other crap. Just moving through levels, checking off objectives, and shooting enemy robots for a good chunk of the time. Weapons (and the upgrade system for them) are pretty cool and the whole ambiance/atmosphere is pulled off well. Graphics are fairly good too with some neat effects. Some decent variety in enemies.

    Absolutely linear plot (that was meh... in my opinion) with a passable disgruntled badass main character. The UI never quite felt right to me but honestly didn't really care much since this was a rather fun game and you spend more time shooting than looking at the UI elements. Though not exactly my favorite type of game, I'd say it was worth the few hours I spent doing the campaign.    … Expand
  26. potapal
    Sep 29, 2013
    3
    This is an awful game do NOT buy it, the weapons are bland and boring and the level design is sinfully awful. If you enjoy mindless, boring, unstimulating repetition while walking forward through an unmentionably terrible amalgamation of a game then go on ahead and buy this product.
  27. asdgqw23
    Aug 14, 2013
    5
    Fun to play, gets old quickly. You think that this game has split in different themes, but no. It is always the same and it gets boring really quick. Enemies are all the same and boss fights are not anything special, cool them are, I give you that. If you are looking for oldschool hardcore fps, pick up serious sam or Painkiller. This is just monotonous boring fps.
  28. MustisTheCat
    May 10, 2013
    7
    A spiritual successor to Painkiller. Moving, shooting and some more shooting. There are only two weapons but with some upgrades. There is a nice steampunk mood to it, the enemies are various. Some very stupid, some quite smart. It mainly looks like this the whole way to the end you enter an arena, shoot swarms of enemies, take some medipacks and powerups, upgrade some stuff and go to theA spiritual successor to Painkiller. Moving, shooting and some more shooting. There are only two weapons but with some upgrades. There is a nice steampunk mood to it, the enemies are various. Some very stupid, some quite smart. It mainly looks like this the whole way to the end you enter an arena, shoot swarms of enemies, take some medipacks and powerups, upgrade some stuff and go to the next arena. Overall very simplistic gameplay but fast and satisfying. Lots of lightning and blur, nice textures here and there, nice looking maps, few ok bosses and that`s it. The story is so generic that it would not make any difference if they did not include it at all. Adequate for gamers looking for pretty fast arcade shootemup game.… Expand
  29. hassenpheffer
    May 9, 2013
    5
    An unbalanced, so-called "throwback" to the early FPS. That may be the general idea but in doing it keeps all the failings that those old school games had like crap controls and repetitive gameplay. The best thing about Hard Reset is that is looks great. Very detailed environments, stunning lighting and fluid character/enemy movement. It's unfortunate that those pros are nixed by its cons:An unbalanced, so-called "throwback" to the early FPS. That may be the general idea but in doing it keeps all the failings that those old school games had like crap controls and repetitive gameplay. The best thing about Hard Reset is that is looks great. Very detailed environments, stunning lighting and fluid character/enemy movement. It's unfortunate that those pros are nixed by its cons: limited controls with no ducking or action activated options, sticky floors/corners where the character constantly gets stuck (or usually trapped) on corners and debris, limited upgrading of boring weapons, short sprints (that can't be upgraded) and annoying gameplay. It's frustrating and ill-conceived and the narrative is propelled by unoriginal comic-book art story and horrid voice-over work. It does have its fun and challenging moments but the designers thought that the more crap thrown at you makes the game more "challenging". The music is good and the foley work is great as well. Too bad. This could've been something great. Half-assed indeed.… Expand
  30. Matseb2611
    Jan 13, 2013
    8
    Hard Reset is a fast-paced indie shooter with beautiful visuals and an interesting cyberpunk setting. Perhaps what was most impressive about the game was the fact that the presentation was so top-notch and attention to detail so good that it didn't even feel like an indie game. As probably everyone admits here, even the negative reviews, the visual aesthetics are really stunning (even onHard Reset is a fast-paced indie shooter with beautiful visuals and an interesting cyberpunk setting. Perhaps what was most impressive about the game was the fact that the presentation was so top-notch and attention to detail so good that it didn't even feel like an indie game. As probably everyone admits here, even the negative reviews, the visual aesthetics are really stunning (even on low graphics settings) and the environments are atmospheric. The gameplay is quite straight-forward. You go round from area to area, fighting off groups of robots, and then upgrading to new weapons and facing a bigger challenge. Although this may seem repetitive, I personally have had a lot of fun, because there was a very decent variety between the different weapons. You have two types: the ballistics type and the energy type. Each one had 5 different weapons you could acquire through upgrading, so that's 10 weapons in total really, plus each weapon had two different firing modes, so in a way you have up to 20 different ways to kill the enemies. And it's not like all the weapons are similar. In fact each and every weapon could be useful in certain situations. I personally found myself using every single one of them at some point. And the fighting itself was a little more engaging than what you might expect. There were a lot of destructible and explosive objects in the environment, so using environmental kills is highly encouraged throughout pretty much the entire game, which was a really nice touch, because many games of this style tend to suffer from the lack of this feature. The boss fights were pretty challenging too. In fact the whole game was challenging, and I notice a lot of negative reviews here criticised the game for being too hard. But that's what the Easy mode is for. If anyone wants a casual experience, they should play on Easy, and if they want a challenge, then they should try higher difficulties. As for story, yeah, maybe it wasn't anything too special, but it did add some spice to the game, and the comic-book style cutscenes in between the missions were a really nice addition in my opinion. Admittedly the game isn't very long. It took me about 7 hours to complete the original game plus the Exile DLC, but this is pretty standard for single player FPS games, plus the game was fun enough and I am sure I will be back to it again in the future, especially that there are plenty of Steam achievements to get. And speaking of DLC, I thought it was really decent that the DLC was actually free and comes together with the original game at no extra charge. Now this shows that the developers are really passionate about delivering a good, satisfying game to the fans and not for dishing out extra cash.… Expand
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#99 Best PC Game of 2011
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#52 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
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#35 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 49
  3. Negative: 1 out of 49
  1. Armchair Empire
    Apr 27, 2012
    65
    Hard Reset isn't a bad game, but it's rote old school sensibility has passed me by. I don't have the same kind of reflexes I did 5 or 10 years ago to properly appreciate the twitch elements, so maybe I have to take some responsibility on that front. For me, Hard Reset is unremarkable because it seems about 5 years too late for me.
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  2. Gaming Age
    Nov 17, 2011
    75
    Hard Reset also does a lot of cool things in games that I wish we'd see more of, and it does them well. Interfacing with fictional computer terminals is fun, and scoping the strong art direction does a lot to set the game in a fairly original virtual setting.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Nov 15, 2011
    70
    Short life span but budget price – this science-fiction inspired first person shooter has a lot to offer with stunning visuals and perfect old-school playability. Pity there's not a multiplayer option. [Nov 2011]
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