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  1. Apr 10, 2021
    1
    Another "Game as a service" typical garbage just like EA's Anthem. Always online mode even for single player (no offline mode) completely forgettable story, cheesy voice acting, half-baked gameplay mechanics trying to copy Gears of Wars and Destiny but being worse than both of these games and as about the graphics reminds me some old games from 2010 and many bugs its like an early accessAnother "Game as a service" typical garbage just like EA's Anthem. Always online mode even for single player (no offline mode) completely forgettable story, cheesy voice acting, half-baked gameplay mechanics trying to copy Gears of Wars and Destiny but being worse than both of these games and as about the graphics reminds me some old games from 2010 and many bugs its like an early access game. The game feels like it was made by edgy teenagers why they're still making piece of garbage games like this? Expand
  2. Apr 10, 2021
    3
    This is a badly designed game. Let's ignore the game insert politic of real life into it, the game has multiple problem

    1st Is requiring single player to have online connection to play the game, while multiplayer does not have dedicating server. 2nd Controller is nearly unusable in this game, you are constantly have to correct your aim. 3rd No hip shooting, in every normal game aiming
    This is a badly designed game. Let's ignore the game insert politic of real life into it, the game has multiple problem

    1st Is requiring single player to have online connection to play the game, while multiplayer does not have dedicating server.
    2nd Controller is nearly unusable in this game, you are constantly have to correct your aim.
    3rd No hip shooting, in every normal game aiming will enhance distance enemy, you can shoot without aiming just fine, but in this stupid game, if you dont aim, you wont have the aim circle to allow you to shoot close enemy.
    4th Using gear of war system here is a retard idea, the game is fast pace with multiple enemy rushing and tanking your shots, but the game does not allow you to jump, dash or crouch. Not only that, the cover system of gear of war + camera angle result in you will constantly being sucked into wall, preventing you from moving fast. In order word, the covering is not for you, it is for the enemy, these covering are obstacle for you.

    I am amazed that a lot of youtube reviewer give this badly designed game higher than average score.
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  3. Apr 9, 2021
    0
    It’s been over a week and this game is still unplayable. The severs are absolute garbage and it takes forever to get logged in. If you get kicked which is more than likely going to happen you get to enjoy waiting forever again. Servers are GARBAGE. Don’t waste your money.
  4. Apr 9, 2021
    4
    I played the full demo (PC) version with some friends. The first few hours were ok, I gave it a decent amount of room to grow and develop. I was excited for a 'diablo style shooter' and committed to trying the full demo experience before making a decision whether to purchase.

    What i found was a front to back lackluster experience. I did not encounter many of the bugs others
    I played the full demo (PC) version with some friends. The first few hours were ok, I gave it a decent amount of room to grow and develop. I was excited for a 'diablo style shooter' and committed to trying the full demo experience before making a decision whether to purchase.

    What i found was a front to back lackluster experience. I did not encounter many of the bugs others complained about at the time. A few disconnects, a few party forming errors etc. I could live with the errors especially since it was a demo and technically nearing the end of it's early access.

    The story is extremely bland, so much so that I do not feel compelled to play further. Does the loot style and short cooldowns on abilities feel diablo esc? YES!... but lacking and or missing something. The story wasn't it's strong point, but I couldn't really even buy into this games world enough to keep playing. The gameplay was fine, but always felt janky and frankly missing elements that would have hooked me further.

    If I could summarize in only a few words i'd say that Outriders is, on paper, an excellent game but it misses the mark on story, gameplay, and world building so i'll pass on this one. Maybe i'll revisit when the game ACTUALLY feels complete and has had quite a bit more polish / missing puzzle pieces included.

    Wouldn't recommend to anyone.
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  5. Apr 9, 2021
    2
    A completely underwhelming and buggy experience. Crashes, disconnects, bugs.
    Gameplay is very raw and unpolished, derivative. Game aspires to be the next Destiny, but doesn't put the effort in and will likely end up being the next Anthem.

    Save yourself some time on this one and just skip.
  6. Apr 9, 2021
    3
    Игра ООООЧЕНЬ скучная. Шутер довольно уныл своими однотипными врагами. Сюжет виднеется где-то на заднем плане пусть и со сценками, но привязанными как-то не умело. Нет чего-то надрывного из-за чего проникаешься миром игры. Персонажи своими разговорами тоже не способствуют развитию оных. Мне было скучно после 7 часов игры. Может я и вернусь когда-нибудь в эту игру, но не сейчас, мне нужноИгра ООООЧЕНЬ скучная. Шутер довольно уныл своими однотипными врагами. Сюжет виднеется где-то на заднем плане пусть и со сценками, но привязанными как-то не умело. Нет чего-то надрывного из-за чего проникаешься миром игры. Персонажи своими разговорами тоже не способствуют развитию оных. Мне было скучно после 7 часов игры. Может я и вернусь когда-нибудь в эту игру, но не сейчас, мне нужно отдохнуть от неё. Expand
  7. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    The combination of the best elements of both action RPGs and action FPS with endless replayability.
  8. Apr 8, 2021
    8
    First of all, if you include server issues this review would be about a 3 or 4. However, as those were not the Game's fault, and stupid butt microsoft's, My review will be about the game itself.

    This is a good game. Is it the next big thing? I mean maybe, depending on where devs take it. The gameplay is Amazing, but I do wish we had more abilities to use at once. Having only 3 feels a
    First of all, if you include server issues this review would be about a 3 or 4. However, as those were not the Game's fault, and stupid butt microsoft's, My review will be about the game itself.

    This is a good game. Is it the next big thing? I mean maybe, depending on where devs take it. The gameplay is Amazing, but I do wish we had more abilities to use at once. Having only 3 feels a little... like consoles are holding back games, yet again. The story is Really good but it feels so Fast. Almost like the game is Afraid to go 30 seconds without shooting at something. I feel like at literally any point in the story they could have slowed down and got us invested a little more. They did on purpose, I think, which makes the missions feel meaningless. They are Only a point to get XP and reach endgame. Only other gripe I have is that the cover system is so Well Made... yet almost Completely useless. I am currently farming level 46 items and taking cover just feels like a time waster unless I am reloading.

    The weapons are numerous with multiple styles, there are tons and tons of mods to gather and expirement with and as i said earlier, the game is just Fun. It will get repetative after a while so I hope some more content is on its way.

    I am hopeful for the future of this game, it can be great. But the poor launch really stunted any splash this game otherwise would have made. But with the few issues I have with the game, ontop of constant crashes and gameplay interuptions... I really wish I could give this a higher rating. I hope we get to see DLC like making our own cult or collecting meta resources to upgrade our camp or some kind of illusion that what we do Matters in the game. But it all just feels...... shooty shoot looty loot and shooty shoot some more.
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  9. Apr 8, 2021
    4
    While the game has a great foundation and potential, the decisions made for its development and its poor execution have severly hurt the games future. For a game that prodomently is played single player to be required to be online only ( a devision typically made as a eatto combat digital piracy)
  10. Apr 8, 2021
    0
    I logged in and all my gear was gone. PCF can go F**** themselves. This game is trash.
  11. Apr 8, 2021
    0
    All the 10/10 ratings are total BS. Anybody that looks online at steam forums can see thousands of posts complaining the game is unplayable and broken. OUTRIDERS is worthless because it requires a constant connection to their servers which are broken.
  12. Apr 8, 2021
    0
    The single player part of the game is OK, although the story starts out like meh a bit, it get better later on. I quite enjoyed the game. However there are a lot of some issues that ruins the experience.
    Some game design issues around networking part are really bad, starting with matchmaking being immediately open, which came as a shock. You cannot choose specifically what you want to do,
    The single player part of the game is OK, although the story starts out like meh a bit, it get better later on. I quite enjoyed the game. However there are a lot of some issues that ruins the experience.
    Some game design issues around networking part are really bad, starting with matchmaking being immediately open, which came as a shock. You cannot choose specifically what you want to do, which expedition you want to go to, and since the matchmaking is for the lobby, where's no guarantee that the person you join to is actually doing the activity you signed up for.. 50--50 if they just stand in the camp, or do something completely different.. Story mode multiplayer ask you to confirm every little thing multiple times to ensure you are in the same instance and there are soo many instances that it's getting tedious after a short time..
    But the main reason I give the game a 0 is the instable, unreliable networking part and the mandatory sign-in at the beginning even if you play solo.
    The multiplayer part of the game is abysmally bad. Game is not able to log in about 40% of the time, 50% is crashing out of the console, crashing when you join a game, crashing when the host starts an activity, crashing when you finally tarts something, crashing when anybody else is crashing.. I'm playing a lot of games, but I can't recall in recent history anything that would be THIS BAD. The game had multiple alphas and beta tests, I can't believe the developers were not aware of the demand and the load balance they need to do on the servers, because it's unbelievable that these issues have not came out earlier.. The game can't manage to hold a stable game of multiplayer.. Ever since I started playing, I can't recall actually exiting a multiplayer game. It was always crashing out dropping me to tile, stuck in sign in etc..
    Every new game has issues, but the amount of network problems this one has put in in par with Anthem, even worse.. At least when I managed to log into Anthem in mostly hold the game at least, Outriders, can't even manage basic functionality.
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  13. Apr 8, 2021
    1
    A week after launch the servers are now somewhat stable, even if players are still reporting massive numbers of crashes in both single and multiplayer. Luckily, crashes in multiplayer aren't that much of an issue when the game is a laggy, rubberbanding mess when playing with a friend, assuming that the friend isn't Crossplaying from another platform because that's just turned offA week after launch the servers are now somewhat stable, even if players are still reporting massive numbers of crashes in both single and multiplayer. Luckily, crashes in multiplayer aren't that much of an issue when the game is a laggy, rubberbanding mess when playing with a friend, assuming that the friend isn't Crossplaying from another platform because that's just turned off entirely as completely broken. Unluckily, the devs have decided instead to ignore the technical issues of the game and release a huge multi-page list of nerfs for this PvE-exclusively game. You can't fight other players, you can't trade with other players and the game is built around you being able to alter the difficulty at will....why do we need this massive list of nerfs again? Expand
  14. Apr 8, 2021
    0
    I don't know where any of the positive reviews have come from-unless it's the game devs and fanboys doing it themselves. The truth is, it's an Always Online game despite being listed as SINGLE PLAYER/ COOP. Servers are incredibly unstable, promised crossplay still doesn't work, and the game's matchmaking barely functions. When it does function, the game is bug ridden and tedious at bestI don't know where any of the positive reviews have come from-unless it's the game devs and fanboys doing it themselves. The truth is, it's an Always Online game despite being listed as SINGLE PLAYER/ COOP. Servers are incredibly unstable, promised crossplay still doesn't work, and the game's matchmaking barely functions. When it does function, the game is bug ridden and tedious at best while the endgame is pure repetition. The solution? Well, instead of adding content or fixing bugs ("supposedly" will happen in later patches) the devs decided to nerf classes and limit game styles.

    This game is a total failure-buy at your own risk.
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  15. Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Smooth gunplay. Quick cooldown. Unique Powers. Fast action driven by forced aggressive play. Amazing crafting. Beautiful world. Without a doubt a game everyone should try.
  16. Apr 8, 2021
    0
    This game has an inventory wipe bug where even If you do not play ”online” i.e use matchmaking ur entire, ENTIRE inventory, all gear, all ur time spent just poof! Gone. Ud think the devs/support could help you get it back but they just announced that Nope, ur just **** IN A LOOTER SHOOTER GAME THIS IS A THING. Do. Not. Play.
  17. Apr 8, 2021
    4
    The game has major balance issues and the devs are extremely lazy. This game is poorly developed and very boring in terms of builds and classes. PCF is a failure. The story is kind of interesting but otherwise the game is not worth buying.
  18. Apr 8, 2021
    0
    I wish I could, but I can not recommend the game in the current state. There are too many major problems. First of all, it's server problems. Even for single player experience, you need to be connected online to Outriders servers. And as of today, servers are not handling well. Constant disconnects and several hours long outages prevent you from playing the game AT ALL.

    EDITED REVIEW:
    I wish I could, but I can not recommend the game in the current state. There are too many major problems. First of all, it's server problems. Even for single player experience, you need to be connected online to Outriders servers. And as of today, servers are not handling well. Constant disconnects and several hours long outages prevent you from playing the game AT ALL.

    EDITED REVIEW: After the recent developer new, I have decided to change the review, as negligance of developers was revealed. First of all, they are absolutely ignoring the worst issues like wipe of directory content, forcing players with lost gear to wait for weeks before they get some of it back. Also, instead of buffing other classes and mods to make other builds more viable, they have actually chosen nerf approach. They did not fix a single crash in 9 days.

    Second major issue is cross-play, which was promised, but is not functional since launch, so if you planned to have Easter coop Outriders session with your friends on different platforms, not happening.

    I would suggest to check the game some time later to avoid the frustration and save some time.
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  19. Apr 8, 2021
    10
    After updating all drivers I have no problems with the game. Fun and quick gameplay, diverse classes and interesting lore. Playing demo give me a chance to check this game - a full product has everything I wanted and more.
  20. Apr 7, 2021
    8
    Outriders can be incredibly fun and satisfying thanks to its build variety. It'd be even better if other elements like story and end game were more rounded out. Unfortunately, some uneven progression mechanics keep it from being truly great.

    The good: -Refreshing fast-paced gameplay - this is a first/third person, action RPG based on shooting guns as opposed to swinging swords or
    Outriders can be incredibly fun and satisfying thanks to its build variety. It'd be even better if other elements like story and end game were more rounded out. Unfortunately, some uneven progression mechanics keep it from being truly great.

    The good:
    -Refreshing fast-paced gameplay - this is a first/third person, action RPG based on shooting guns as opposed to swinging swords or shooting bows.
    -Depth in RPG elements - variety in abilities, gear mods, and skill tree combine to drastically alter how you play with degrees of freedom similar to Diablo 3.
    -Find and build your own gameplay style - can feel extremely rewarding when you discover that perfect combination of skills, mods, and guns to absolutely dominate combat.

    The mixed:
    -Decent story that spans the campaign, but really could have benefited from a lot more depth. Story jumps from major plot point to plot point (which are good) without much in between. Most character dialogue end abruptly as soon as something interesting gets raised as opposed allowing an option to explore or expanding on a topic. A real missed opportunity.
    -Graphics/sound - nothing particularly spectacular, but nothing bad either. Typical good-looking UE4 game you'd expect.
    - Mixed crafting system. Modifying gear is easy and cheap in terms of resource cost, which really helps in freely customizing gear to optimize your build. That said, leveling up gear to keep with you as you level can get expensive, which negatively impacts the ability to keep gear on an optimized build or a sweet combo you found 30 minutes ago.
    -Character progression - in general the progression feels good and centers around leveling up, gaining abilities, speccing the skilltree, and collecting gear mods. However, the world tier and expedition tier systems are poorly tuned and can cause wild swings in difficulty. Absolutely overpowered one moment to completely getting destroyed the next. The pace and difficulty scaling of the progression system works against the core gameplay mechanic of putting together an optimized build, as RNG gear becomes obsolete very quickly.
    -Loot - There's plenty of variety and variation in gear to try to get the perfect piece for your build. However, as is the achilles with all loot-based games, ultimately it comes down to RNG to find a piece of gear with a higher number associated with it. Much more depth than Destiny 2 and more similar to Division 2 and even Diablo 3.

    The bad:
    -The end game is merely a new set of levels without adding any extra notable content, difficulty, or progression mechanics. It's the same progression system of collecting and matching gear level to difficulty tier level. The end game difficulty scaling also inexplicably goes beyond the campaign scaling, which means you can't take your end game optimized build to have fun with in the all the content of the campaign without being incredibly OP. A campaign NG+ would have served well here.
    -Early bugs and downtime - first, it's only been a week, but there's the typical slew of server/connection problems and crashes you'd expect with an online game week 1 but frankly shouldn't have to deal with. Some other nasty bugs that lose progression/inventory as well.

    Buy this game if you...
    - Like complexity and variety in creating builds
    - Like playing ability-based gameplay, with only minor focus on shooting mechanics
    - Like being able to play and fine tune a variety of play styles similar to action RPGs

    Don't buy this game if you...
    - Expect heavy focus on shooting gameplay (this game is ability focused)
    - Expect a cover-based shooter like gears of war (you'll spend very little time in cover)
    - Expect a canned combat loop (you have the make your own. Play like gears of war or destiny and you might find yourself disappointed in those playstyles don't work in this game, even though the game allows you to)
    - Expect a deep endgame with new challenges (you'll get play with builds, but not really any significant challenges like raids)
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  21. Apr 7, 2021
    10
    A truly great looter shooter. It does exactly what it states it wants to do; be Diaboo with guns. All the negative reviews are people wanting the game to be something it never claimed to be; ignore those children.
  22. Apr 7, 2021
    9
    If it wasn't for gamepss i would have never tried this game to be honest, but i litterly spend allready 35h in it since launch i'm currently soo hooked to this game i have to force myself to not play and take breaks, i usually never enjoy Looter games but this is so diffrent from all other looter games even farming is fun in this game which is a thing that allways kills my excitment for aIf it wasn't for gamepss i would have never tried this game to be honest, but i litterly spend allready 35h in it since launch i'm currently soo hooked to this game i have to force myself to not play and take breaks, i usually never enjoy Looter games but this is so diffrent from all other looter games even farming is fun in this game which is a thing that allways kills my excitment for a game if i have to farm but i spend like 6h straight farming one sidemission for Worldtier EXP and gear abd the time flew by me without even knowing the only reason i don't give it a 10/10 is because of some janki facial animations and square enixes poor server handling at launch, other than that i realy do enjoy and love this game been a long time since i got hooked that much on a game. Expand
  23. Apr 7, 2021
    1
    After spend 50+ hour playing this challenging and fun game, I finally got hit with a game crash that wiped my end game inventory with no fix in sight. With that all said if you enjoy gears and the leveling system of Diablo you will enjoy playing this game but it will crash! a lot!! and it’s riddled with bugs like anthem.
  24. Apr 7, 2021
    9
    I'm having a blast with this game on Xbox Series X, mostly solo. The abilities combined with satisfying combat feels amazing, and the difficulty is just the right amount of challenging. Beating the first boss after finding the best combination of gear and skills, and grinding for some upgrades is something I may not have done in another game, instead of just moving on to something else.I'm having a blast with this game on Xbox Series X, mostly solo. The abilities combined with satisfying combat feels amazing, and the difficulty is just the right amount of challenging. Beating the first boss after finding the best combination of gear and skills, and grinding for some upgrades is something I may not have done in another game, instead of just moving on to something else. Can't wait to see how the story progresses. Expand
  25. Apr 7, 2021
    0
    What a shame. This is a great game plagued with some very severe bugs. The bugs are so large and so severe that I'm forced to give my first 1/10. I would absolutely recommend people stay far away from this game until they patch some very large bugs.

    - Random Inventory Wipes. Literally all my gear is gone after disconnecting from an expedition. ~40 hours of work down the drain. -
    What a shame. This is a great game plagued with some very severe bugs. The bugs are so large and so severe that I'm forced to give my first 1/10. I would absolutely recommend people stay far away from this game until they patch some very large bugs.

    - Random Inventory Wipes. Literally all my gear is gone after disconnecting from an expedition. ~40 hours of work down the drain.
    - Constant crashes to desktop during expeditions. Google this issue, its a meme at this point.
    - PC Frame rate issues. I have a 3080 and it runs absolutely horribly. We're talking 40-50 FPS when its being decent.
    - Always online, garbage servers. Constant disconnects, servers going down, login issues... you name it.
    - Abilities don't always always work. Trickster teleport basically doesn't work 1/3 of the time.
    - NPC's disappear and force you to log out and in for them to reappear
    - Missing quest markers or markers that lead no where

    This is likely the last square game I purchase until they can rebuild the trust. They have a huge amount of work ahead of them to make this game playable.

    The fact that there is no wide spread PSA that warns players about the inventory wipe bug is also just insane mismanagement. They absolutely should be disabling match making until they find a fix for this. If you play multiplayer its not IF you will run into this issue, but rather WHEN you will run into this issue.

    Customers are forced to go to reddit or twitter to post their experience with this bug. I only find out about this issue after experiencing the issue first hand and scouring the internet for answers.

    What's worse is apparently this issue has been going on for WEEKS now. They can force players to be always online, but they can't push out a simple in game warning about the current state of multiplayer?

    What an absolute mess.
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  26. Apr 7, 2021
    10
    After my playthrough (100%, all side quests), I would say the game is worth the $60. It's endgame content gives countless hours after the main story has finished, which is a big plus. Overall the gunplay:ability ratio is pretty consistent, you'll use your guns as much as your abilities if you're not going for a weapon/ability specific build. The game is really rewarding, as most high-levelAfter my playthrough (100%, all side quests), I would say the game is worth the $60. It's endgame content gives countless hours after the main story has finished, which is a big plus. Overall the gunplay:ability ratio is pretty consistent, you'll use your guns as much as your abilities if you're not going for a weapon/ability specific build. The game is really rewarding, as most high-level enemies on higher World Tiers drop epic+ weaponry/armor rather constantly. Overall the only thing I am uncertain about are the post-release content drops, as I can't imagine the game ends off here. If you're looking forward to having a good time, solo or coop, buy this game and play it as you wish. I definetely reccommend it. Expand
  27. Apr 7, 2021
    8
    Outriders is quite simply one of the most satisfying shooters in the loot genre ever created. Don't listen to the negative feedback, although the complaints of bugs and launch server issues are warranted, the overall negativety due to these issues are absolutely wrong. This game turns you into a God. Its story is okay, it is by no means extraordinary but what this game does in worldOutriders is quite simply one of the most satisfying shooters in the loot genre ever created. Don't listen to the negative feedback, although the complaints of bugs and launch server issues are warranted, the overall negativety due to these issues are absolutely wrong. This game turns you into a God. Its story is okay, it is by no means extraordinary but what this game does in world building makes me want to see more from PCF and the world they have build with Enoch. The dialog and voice acting are a bit on the cheese side but it reminds me of their previous title, Bulletstorm. Mods fundamentally change the way your class works and the way you play providing a payer of depth that I was pleasantly surprised. This is not the Division this is not Destiny. It doesn't play like either of these titles or like Squares most recent release, Avengers. Absolutely do not sleep on this title. Also ignore PCGAMER this person clearly doesn't understand how to play the game. This game by the end shows there is so much more that we can get from this hopefully long living franchise, and I hope PCF does release more content or a future release Expand
  28. Apr 7, 2021
    4
    Unimaginative game with a lot of technical problems. The gameplay is basically a Avatar-Like storygame/lootshooter with multiplayer support. Besides that, I've seen nothing that makes that game standout, except myriad of bugs that made me restart the game like 10 times, just to finish the prologue. I cant recommend.
  29. Apr 6, 2021
    2
    Это даже не смешно, разрабы обнаглели. Сырой продукт выпускать, мною втридорога куплена 3070, а фризы и залипания есть даже на ней, хотя графика в игре очень средняя, буду требовать возврат
  30. Apr 6, 2021
    9
    The shooting is great, campaign is long, tons of interesting side quests and a crafting/mod system that can keep you busy for many hours coming up with interesting builds. A few quality of life patches and this game could be nearly perfect.
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 32
  2. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 19, 2021
    75
    Outriders guarantees an enjoyable evening with friends. We had lots of fun clearing out stage after stage, gathering loot, upgrading our gear and improving our builds so they complement each other perfectly. The final score would have been higher if it weren’t for tons of technical issues we had to deal with. [06/2021, p.28]
  2. Jun 9, 2021
    72
    Killing everything that moves with bullets and magic while enjoying picturesque alien vistas is good enough for 20 hours (30, if you’re into Expeditions), but don’t expect anything more substantial out of Outriders.
  3. May 7, 2021
    50
    Gears of War meets Destiny… and the end result is mediocre. Take away the "coolness" of playing a gun totting superhero, and all you are left with is basically one more generic looter shooter, that doesn't manage to impress, neither with its repetitive gameplay, nor with its boring story and world building. Add to that a couple of technical and network issues, and you are in for a - pricey - treat.