Terminator: Resistance

 PlayStation 4
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 169 Ratings

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  1. chrisse989
    Feb 14, 2020
    8
    I had my reservations before going into this game begin based on a franchise, but I was very pleasantly surprised, this is a good game!

    the bad: - First hour feels rather generic and first enemies you encounter have a stupid AI (that improves later on though) the ok: -Graphics won't blow your mind, bud get the job done -There is a skill tree, but very basic the good: - the    I had my reservations before going into this game begin based on a franchise, but I was very pleasantly surprised, this is a good game!

    the bad:
    - First hour feels rather generic and first enemies you encounter have a stupid AI (that improves later on though)

    the ok:
    -Graphics won't blow your mind, bud get the job done
    -There is a skill tree, but very basic

    the good:
    - the characters are really deep and have a great backstory. superb job on the dialogue by the voice actors!
    - End of the hospitality level was a moment in gaming history for me :)
    - Great pacing in the game. It's also not too short, but doesn't overstay it's welcome either
    - It's nice they implemented a choice system which has an impact on the game

    So in short, I can recommend this game!    … Expand
  2. barryburton
    Feb 10, 2020
    8
    An average video game in terms of graphics and game-play, but some wonderful Terminator fan service. Great atmosphere and music. Authentic enemies and weapons. The flaming Terminators, when they stand up after you think you've stopped them, are genuinely scary looking. Story and acting are nothing special but do the job. It serves as a nice compliment to the first 2 films and providesAn average video game in terms of graphics and game-play, but some wonderful Terminator fan service. Great atmosphere and music. Authentic enemies and weapons. The flaming Terminators, when they stand up after you think you've stopped them, are genuinely scary looking. Story and acting are nothing special but do the job. It serves as a nice compliment to the first 2 films and provides some back story. It's a circa 15 hour game if you do all the missions, which felt long enough without getting repetitive.

    8/10 is generous, speaking objectively, but I enjoyed it and do recommend it to Terminator fans.

    Final observation- much of the game is extremely reminiscent of Fallout 3 - broken down cities, same colour palate, wooden conversations looking at NPCs directly in the face, lock picking, looting of lockers and fallen enemies, collecting books to raise your skill levels, skill trees, robot enemies, plasma guns. etc etc.    … Expand
  3. Ereaser88
    Apr 29, 2020
    8
    Everything a terminator fan needs. It is not an AAA but it is very well done
  4. tonyfred898
    Feb 3, 2020
    9
    It's not the Outer Worlds, or Call of Duty, but it was still better than Fallout 76 and Anthem. It was a good Terminator Game. I felt like I was in the movie. The game is ugly as hell, but it they put a lot of care into it with the budget and people they had. Buy this game.
  5. combowombo
    Feb 10, 2020
    9
    This was an amazing game for the budget it had. I cant understand why people are giving this such bad scores. It has a great story, sticks to the original lore, has choices, crafting, and great FPS action. None of it is overbearing or tedious. I haven't seen anything like what some of the negative reviews are saying, AI worked just as it should and I never experienced a single glitch orThis was an amazing game for the budget it had. I cant understand why people are giving this such bad scores. It has a great story, sticks to the original lore, has choices, crafting, and great FPS action. None of it is overbearing or tedious. I haven't seen anything like what some of the negative reviews are saying, AI worked just as it should and I never experienced a single glitch or bug, and I go out of my way to see what a game will let me get away with.… Expand
  6. il_fenomeno
    Mar 2, 2020
    8
    Dont listen to negative critics, this game is better then many others "big" name games, if u loved Terminator movies you will love this game 2. I would just like that this is 30+ hours game, but even without that you will enjoy it like I did.
  7. Fur8alls
    Feb 4, 2020
    8
    Pretty decent for a game on this kind of budget. It ain’t no AAA game but we need more titles like this. Between the indies and the blockbusters. You can see the creators care a lot about the lore of the 1st 2 films. It’s got it’s problems but all said and done it deserves your time and rewards it. especially if you are a fan of the original films.
  8. woby2017
    Jun 8, 2020
    10
    if I can say one thing that I hope you can take on, it would be Ignore the bad reviews, even the really bad ones e.g. 'Enzoc' on here! I'm an aging (40+)gamer and I love fps and the terminator. If you are into the terminator and fps, I can't see how you can fail to thoroughly enjoy this game, its absolutely fantastic I love it. Thanks to the guys that made it happen, please make more.
  9. FORREST_006
    Feb 5, 2021
    10
    This one is best and awsum game . Feels like terminator real movie . Hope for a sequel
  10. tetyo
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    El juego entretiene y da gusto jugarlo. el tema de las habilidades y puntos de experiencia le da cierto toque de evolucion del personaje. Ademas de estar integrado con las 2 primeras peliculas, siendo una historia sencilla pero efectiva. Los graficos son muy genericos pero lo compensa con diversion.
  11. Blacklava
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    It might be derivative, with old mechanics for today’s standards, with some bugs, old graphic and all. But this is the best Terminator thing after T1 and T2 masterpieces. All the atmosphere is there, and they did a great work on the soundtrack too, using Fiedel themes with some modern twist. Even the sound design is a tribute to the first two movies (when I first heard the plasma rifleIt might be derivative, with old mechanics for today’s standards, with some bugs, old graphic and all. But this is the best Terminator thing after T1 and T2 masterpieces. All the atmosphere is there, and they did a great work on the soundtrack too, using Fiedel themes with some modern twist. Even the sound design is a tribute to the first two movies (when I first heard the plasma rifle shot, I smiled)
    I wish James Cameron had used the plot of this game instead of that inexplicable mess he did with Dark Fate.
    If you consider yourself a fan of the first two T movies, do yourself a favor and play this game.    … Expand
  12. DespairZz
    Jan 2, 2020
    9
    Bad animation? Yes.
    Old visual? Perhaps.
    But this game is what you need if you like or love Terminator universe.
    Great atmosphere, original soundtrack, canonical future war from original Cameron movies dilogy and interesting story in the aggregate with interesting (but non original) games mechanics make this game best Terminator game ever.
  13. Twisted_Reality
    Jan 2, 2020
    8
    This game is a solid 8 for me it's graphics are not call of duty or battlefield looking but that's perfectly fine because what this game does pull off is half decent graphics atmosphere in the buckets a soundtrack to make you feel like a terminator game with actual source music from the first two films I will admit if you aren't a terminator fan then this will fall into theits not a goodThis game is a solid 8 for me it's graphics are not call of duty or battlefield looking but that's perfectly fine because what this game does pull off is half decent graphics atmosphere in the buckets a soundtrack to make you feel like a terminator game with actual source music from the first two films I will admit if you aren't a terminator fan then this will fall into theits not a good game at all but if you actually see what it holds to offer you in terms of story rich gameplay and a accurate picture of what it would be like a d feel like being a resistance fighter ignore the critics I didn't even listen to the reviews as I could see what it was from the start and its the best fun to play in a long time… Expand
  14. JSleaze
    Dec 27, 2019
    8
    When you think about the money they had, its really a great game. A lot of memoriables from the first two Terminator movies. In my opinion every Terminator fan need to play this, and every Ego shooter Fan at least should take a look.
  15. FreeRPGer
    Jan 9, 2020
    9
    I'm truly wondering if any of these so called "professional" critics actually played this game all the way through, what with all these bad reviews.
    I'm liking this game lots. Its keeping me hooked. It has the Terminator 1 & 2 look & "feel," especially with the music. Plus I'm getting into the slight RPG skill leveling (similar to the Tomb Raider reboots).
    The graphics more than do their    I'm truly wondering if any of these so called "professional" critics actually played this game all the way through, what with all these bad reviews.
    I'm liking this game lots. Its keeping me hooked. It has the Terminator 1 & 2 look & "feel," especially with the music. Plus I'm getting into the slight RPG skill leveling (similar to the Tomb Raider reboots).
    The graphics more than do their job of setting the tone, & look pretty dang good, actually. Granted, it's not a AAA game, and some of the facial character models almost look PS3-ish, but that tiny flaw isn't irking me at all, not even in the slightest. Not every game will be photo-realistic with a multi-million dollar budget, and truly, I don't want that realism in every game.
    I think this game is awesome for what it is, making the very best of it mediocre, AA budget. It may have a couple flaws, but nothing that's putting me off. Actually, it's quite the opposite -- I had a problem turning this game off tonight, to tell you the truth.
    Don't let some of these bad reviews fool you. Fans of the best 2 Terminator movies, the 1st 2, or fans of 1st person shooters with slight RPG mechanics will likely not regret buying this. One may want to wait for a price drop, but I didn't. And truly, I don't regret it. Not one bit.    … Expand
  16. Dungeon00X
    Jan 28, 2020
    9
    What's this? A good Terminator game? From the developers of the Rambo game? How unexpected!
    I played for a few hours and had some good fun, some stealth segments, some Elder Scrolls looting system, tasteful sex scene, How the critics found this below a 7 is a mystery to me.
  17. Madmaz
    Dec 11, 2019
    8
    Ok let me start by saying DO NOT LISTEN TO THE SO CALLED EXPERT REVIEWS...what game they were playing ive no idea, especially The Digital Fix, your not a gamer mate.
    So this game is good, not perfect , but great fun to play, great atmosphere , and if you're a terminator fan , you love it coz it ties in brilliantly with the first two films. You can argue that the graphix are on 2019    Ok let me start by saying DO NOT LISTEN TO THE SO CALLED EXPERT REVIEWS...what game they were playing ive no idea, especially The Digital Fix, your not a gamer mate.
    So this game is good, not perfect , but great fun to play, great atmosphere , and if you're a terminator fan , you love it coz it ties in brilliantly with the first two films. You can argue that the graphix are on 2019 standars and i would agree , but its the gamplay that counts , and thats where it counts.

    The sound is awesome , turn it up!! , problems , yes , too easy is the main one, dont play it on easy or normal , hard should be your deafult , Ive just played it twice second time on extreme and i still did it.
    Also I feel there was too much loot to collect for crafting etc , you were never really short of anything. But overall i say buy this game, dont pay full price thought wait for it to come down a bit . Or if you cant wait , go get it!    … Expand
  18. martinez-x
    Dec 11, 2019
    10
    The game is surprisingly good! I am glad that I was not guided by so-called 'professional' reviews, but by the voices of other players because it seems that the taste of reviewers and players is getting more and more different.
    The game has a brilliant atmosphere, also the graphics is quite decent (I've seen both Xbox One X and PS4 Pro version). Night missions look great and scarry (very    The game is surprisingly good! I am glad that I was not guided by so-called 'professional' reviews, but by the voices of other players because it seems that the taste of reviewers and players is getting more and more different.
    The game has a brilliant atmosphere, also the graphics is quite decent (I've seen both Xbox One X and PS4 Pro version). Night missions look great and scarry (very nice lighting and fire effects - just like in the movies). You can feel the atmosphere of fear all the time, a mission in the hospital, where we have to sneak between Terminator patrols, without having a weapon that could damage them, is great! I also like the story - better than any Terminator movie after the second part. I hope this game will be successful enough to make the next part. I have waited so many years for a game like this in the Terminator universe and I hope that there will be more of them now.    … Expand
  19. neilrieck
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    What an unexpected surprise. Although the face graphics weren't 100 on par, I loved the 28 chapters of story mode.
  20. GarethK
    Mar 7, 2020
    8
    The developers have put together a greasy game with such a limited budget. Music is on point, atmosphere is immersive and the gameplay solid. This is the sort of game Bethesda should be making.
  21. Headcase1001
    Jan 22, 2020
    9
    Cool game. Critics really stink these days. Not a bad game. Keep up the good work!
  22. ObsceneSnowman
    Jan 19, 2020
    9
    If you're a fan of the original James Cameron directed Terminator movies, this game seems designed from the ground up to appeal to that nostalgia, and it does so in surprisingly good fashion for what amounts to a high end AA game. It's available on PS4 and Xbox One, but also on multiple PC platforms, including Steam, and even Good Old Games (GOG) without any Digital Rights ManagementIf you're a fan of the original James Cameron directed Terminator movies, this game seems designed from the ground up to appeal to that nostalgia, and it does so in surprisingly good fashion for what amounts to a high end AA game. It's available on PS4 and Xbox One, but also on multiple PC platforms, including Steam, and even Good Old Games (GOG) without any Digital Rights Management (DRM).

    The small Polish developer Teyon isn't exactly Infinity Ward or Bethesda, and has nowhere near the resources of a large developer, but the environment visuals, human soldier attire, and Terminators look very good, even if the human character models and facial expressions are decidedly last generation. The only avoidable negatives concern the voice acting and writing. The voice acting for the main character (and a few others) is poor, and the dialogue seems to have been written by someone who – while fluent – is not a native English speaker. It's not always apparent, but it seems Teyon failed to have someone read over the English dialogue and localize it properly in many instances.

    The game is an accessible First-person shooter – with survival/crafting mechanics – in a series of small open worlds ("zones") to which the player travels to complete various quests/objectives, all wrapped in a linear story. The player can make choices through dialogue with various non-player characters, and objective completion, the result of which can influence how the story unfolds later on (albeit to a relatively superficial degree). The game also has intangible qualities not found in major titles anymore. The primary concern of the developers seems to have been to create a fun game first and foremost, without pretentious story-telling or sociopolitical pandering, and it's helped in that regard by having a solid pre-existing narrative and universe to draw on. Unfortunately, it seems more and more that only small, cohesive developers like Teyon are even theoretically capable of developing games in this manner, and even in the case of this game, two cut scenes were partially self-censored by Teyon, allegedly at the request of "Microsoft and Sony" (per a Tweet from the developer's Twitter account).

    In short, if you like First-person shooters, and the original Terminator movies, you're going to want to give this imperfect-but-memorable game a go. You will not be disappointed.    … Expand
  23. pitbill21
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Ridiculously bad reviews, did they even play the whole game? and definitely not Terminator fans cause if you are get this game. Only for fans of the movies.
  24. Aj_golda
    Jan 14, 2020
    7
    I'm going to be honest. If you are not a fan of the terminator series I would not pick up this game. Anyways the first 2-3 hours of the game were kinda of boring in some way but later in the game it gets pretty fun. The ai could use some serious work though. So many times I would walk in front of a t 800 and it would just stare at me. Also so many times seeing terminator shooting atI'm going to be honest. If you are not a fan of the terminator series I would not pick up this game. Anyways the first 2-3 hours of the game were kinda of boring in some way but later in the game it gets pretty fun. The ai could use some serious work though. So many times I would walk in front of a t 800 and it would just stare at me. Also so many times seeing terminator shooting at random things like the sky and ground for some reason, but it it created so many laughs. The middle to ending of the game I enjoyed it as a terminator fan but the story was kinda short. I wish it was longer. Especially at 60 bucks. I would wait until it's on sale but otherwise I think it was good. Probably the best terminator game to date.… Expand
  25. Nobilis1984
    May 1, 2020
    4
    I didn't believe it before. Why is this so poorly rated?
    Now I know why. I only paid 20€ and that doesn't hurt so much. But after 2 hours it's just no more fun.
    That's because of the creep. It makes zero sense for some opponents because you have overpowering weapons. Only the terminators are very annoying and even on light too heavy for me. If you had more ammunition, it would all be    I didn't believe it before. Why is this so poorly rated?
    Now I know why. I only paid 20€ and that doesn't hurt so much. But after 2 hours it's just no more fun.
    That's because of the creep. It makes zero sense for some opponents because you have overpowering weapons.
    Only the terminators are very annoying and even on light too heavy for me. If you had more ammunition, it would all be easier.
    The graphics are old-fashioned and the environment is always the same.
    I know that there was little budget, but then to deliver something like that is already poor.    … Expand
  26. Eisbeutel
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    tl;dr: a actually good terminator game, wtf.

    there is something special with the terminator franchise for kids born in the late 80ies, who grew up with the movies on vhs. something all the movies since T2 failed to capture...until now. As I sat there as a kid, watching the short future war sequence, I always wanted there to be...more. Sadly, it took more than 20 years to deliver.    tl;dr: a actually good terminator game, wtf.

    there is something special with the terminator franchise for kids born in the late 80ies, who grew up with the movies on vhs. something all the movies since T2 failed to capture...until now.

    As I sat there as a kid, watching the short future war sequence, I always wanted there to be...more.

    Sadly, it took more than 20 years to deliver. But as I started the game, and heard the still awesome soundtrack, it finally arrived. It's hard to describe how I felt inside, once I had to hide from the first T800, with that pumping machine drone sound in the background and with a completely useless weapon in my hand.

    Later in the game, you reach a resistance hideout and it looked so...right. I instantly started to look for a burning tv set...and I found it...I was finally there....*tears up*

    Still, if you want to be really honest, this is a just-above-mediocre oldschool shooter. The KI isn't good, and the animations of the non-terminator npcs look quite clunky, but I don't care. This is what I always wanted, since Kyle Reese told me about the dogs.

    7/10 for pure gameplay
    11/10 for any oldschool terminator fan.    … Expand
  27. Abdi2910
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Really disappointed. I was looking forward for this game and turns out to be really bad.
  28. Zdygard
    Apr 21, 2021
    10
    If you like terminator 2 this game is bomb as hell. Seriously it's perfect. The only criticism is that it's a $40 game. I wish they made a longer full prices $60 game. But still it's the best terminator game ever and gives fans exactly what we want. The graphics are good, the guns sound and feel good, there's a decent levelling system i wasn't expecting, the robots are smart and there'sIf you like terminator 2 this game is bomb as hell. Seriously it's perfect. The only criticism is that it's a $40 game. I wish they made a longer full prices $60 game. But still it's the best terminator game ever and gives fans exactly what we want. The graphics are good, the guns sound and feel good, there's a decent levelling system i wasn't expecting, the robots are smart and there's tons of variety..
    I'm seriously impressed. Get it for $40 if you love terminator and want to support the developers fully so they make more games like this, but if you see it for $30 you cannot pass this up. Seriously the fan service is amazing. They need to do an aliens and then a predator game.    … Expand
  29. SuperkenGaming
    Dec 12, 2019
    6
    Terminator Resistance
    a pleasant surprise
    Theres no secret that Terminator Resistance’s development team and I don’t see eye to eye. Terminator Resistance comes from Teyon.. the devlopers of Heavyfire and Rambo.. on rail shotoers that all got 2.5’s from me out of 10.. so I was a little nervous, would terminator resistance fall in those foot steps? Is this just an on rails shooter with    Terminator Resistance
    a pleasant surprise
    Theres no secret that Terminator Resistance’s development team and I don’t see eye to eye.
    Terminator Resistance comes from Teyon.. the devlopers of Heavyfire and Rambo.. on rail shotoers that all got 2.5’s from me out of 10.. so I was a little nervous, would terminator resistance fall in those foot steps? Is this just an on rails shooter with misleading trailers? And im so happy that the answer to those questions is no.. Its so hard for me to believe thatthis game came from the same team because its that much better than anything this studio has ever released…
    Terminator Resistance takes place during the future war where you set out to take down Skynet once and for all… The gameplay of terminator resistance changes up quite a bit as you go through this 6 hr story, at first it feels like a stealth survival game, as youre not equipped to take down terminators.. and the simplest enemies in the environment can pose a threat as youre set out onto a tiny map to complete a task, here youre also not able to take down terminators, so you have to stealth and sneak pass, really creating some intense moments.. but as the game goes on the game play picks up and becomes more action heavy.. youll earn skill points, be able to upgrade your character as well as your weapons, until the point where you can finally take these terminators on.. turning them into just an average enemy… and that’s one thing I love about this game.. is its progression of feeling hopeless to feeling like you can take down anything.. it’s a slow and satisfying progression.. its what kepped me hooked and pushing forward.. because sadly the story and world just don’t… the world is uninteresting and not really worth exploring and the story isn’t all too captivating… just a generic lets take down the corporation story…
    Thankfully though Terminator Resistance Is again only a 6 hours game… so I don’t mind the lifeless open map aspects.. this game flies by and im shocked to say I actually enjoyed it…
    that being said, the pacing could’ve been slowed down a bit towards the beginning for it got crazy.. I would’ve enjoyed a little more stealth sections with the terminators, this stealth mission was the best in the entire game
    I enjoyed sneaking through enemies, deciding if im going to play with force or stealth, and pushing through to become a terminator of terminators…
    I give Terminator Resistance
    a 6.5/10    … Expand
  30. Mzulft
    Apr 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. GREAT TERMINATOR GAME

    BUY BUY BUY

    SUPPORT THIS GAME

    10/10

    THE LOW REVIEWS ARE STRAIGHT ****

    IT'S A GREAT TERMINATOR GAME


    THE BEST TERMINATOR GAME I'VE EVER PLAYED


    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!!    … Expand
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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 16 out of 28
  3. Negative: 12 out of 28
  1. Gamer.nl
    Dec 21, 2019
    55
    Terminator Resistance is a B game as they are hardly ever made these days. Many of the ambitious ideas are nowhere to be seen, but despite that the game is just perfectly playable and entertaining.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 17, 2019
    50
    Moments of fan service and an ambition to do more than simple shooting can’t overshadow the aged feeling of Terminator: Resistance. [Issue#170, p.93]
  3. XGN
    Dec 16, 2019
    40
    Terminator Resistance is yet another faulty game based on a movie. The fanservice is the best part of the entire game. Next to that, the graphics are bad, the Terminators are not that intelligent or frightening, and the world and missions are not interesting. Which could have been a shooter to remember has turned out to be another bad part in a series of bad iterations.
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