Warframe

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  1. Honesth0mbre
    Apr 16, 2014
    6
    An extremely promising and interesting early access with a free to play demo that is masqueraded as the full experience. In a rather literal sense, you get what you pay for in warframe, so long as you're smart about how you pay for what.

    there is an importand distinction to be made between pay to win and pay to progress. Warframe's nature as a co-op shooter prevents it from falling into    An extremely promising and interesting early access with a free to play demo that is masqueraded as the full experience. In a rather literal sense, you get what you pay for in warframe, so long as you're smart about how you pay for what.

    there is an importand distinction to be made between pay to win and pay to progress. Warframe's nature as a co-op shooter prevents it from falling into the P2W trap on the basis that if players with vastly superior gear to yours blitz through a mission, you will still receive XP and thus level up. In similar manner you will also still receive the mission rewards upon said mission's conclusion. However this is where the pay to progress comes in and.

    I have put a good amount of time and money into the game so both the buying and earning parts have been amply used. Now let's be clear here, you will not get better weapons or warframes as a starting player without buying them, period. Warframe can be considered free as a demo, but to properly experience the game requires that you at least purchase a $20 Platinum pack and use it very judiciously.

    The main argument that is always made is that you can earn everything that can be bought in the game, thus never having to pay anything. What you are not told however is that the materials, components and blueprints required cannot even be obtained until you have progressed so significantly in the game to the point where you can no longer be called a new player. You cannot progress in the game without better gear, thus we have a vicious cycle that forces spending to be able to even use the 'free' option.

    You will have to be extremely careful with your spending as well, $20 will get you a single warframe if you aren't careful or not even a single warframe. Prices range from 75p for the excellent volt to 375p for the abysmal Ash. weapons tend to fall into a range of 100-275p. You must also purchase warframe and weapon slots and special orokin components to improve your warframes and weapons. be aware that all store bought gear comes pre-installed with these components which will run you about 20p a piece.

    If you do get the materials required then you can craft the item in the foundry. the shortest wait time for the sweet, sweet reward to all your efforts is 12 hours....the longest wait is 72...you can pay up to 60p to rush the process. Most of the things you can buy as new player are crap, you need to be at least mastery rank 2 before you are even 'allowed' to purchase anything of reasonable strength. You can buy a booster pack that will make the grind for ranking up go twice as fast. You can only try the rank up test once every 24 hours, you cannot pay platinum to speed it up if you fail.

    Coming back to the pay to progress part, certain weapons and warframes have unreasonable resource requirements that no sane person will want to have to deal with. The Zephyr warframe for example demands 600 oxium, which drops in sets of 1 or 2 from a relatively rare specific enemy that is heavily armoured and will suicide if you get in its general proximity. you can buy oxium 30p for 300 on PC, not on PS4. Zephyr is 275p in the store. In case it weren't obvious by now, Digital Extremes wants your money, they want it really bad and are not ashamed to make this abundantly clear in as blatant a manner as possible. The store prices are horrifically inflated and you will build a high end gaming PC for the money it would cost to buy everything from their in game store....

    But what happens when you do give them your money? well...For one thing the customization and art direction in warframe are nothing short of stellar. premium warframes like Rhino Prime or Zephyr not only look stunning and exquisitely detailed but the 75p colour packs allow you to perfectly tailor a warframe to your tastes. The same applies to weapons and the little sentinel pets that go for 75p a piece. Also, bisecting a dozen enemies with a single swing of your Galatine greatsword is sweet.

    If you join a good, active clan you will be rewarded with a very enthralling social dynamic. the camaraderie and bromance an display in a good clan kind of approximates Monster Hunter in the whole, bonding over a quest to get parts for a desired item, kind of way. You do need a clan to provide you with interesting and meaningful goals though...as is, warframe's gameplay is both generic and repetitive. it comes closest to Mass effect 3 multiplayer in that you have a character with 4 powers, a primary weapon, secondary weapon and in warframe's case a melee weapon. The thing is that the enemy variety is very, very low and they are all exceedingly dumb (though some have stellar marksmanship) the game is at its best during its imitation of horde mode.

    Warframe is a potentially fantastic, evolving game, crippled by an identity crisis. It wants the ease of spending and the player count of free to play's, but prices single items as full games,whilst actively sabotaging free players at every turn    … Expand
  2. hopefulcynic
    Sep 20, 2014
    7
    I will start with a detailed description, but if you don't want to read it skip down to the pros and cons.

    Warframe is one of those games that is a lot of fun, but your going to want the wiki page sitting next to you at all times. As your progress though the game you can customize your characters, weapons, and sentinels with mods. You can add heat or electricity to your weapon igniting    I will start with a detailed description, but if you don't want to read it skip down to the pros and cons.

    Warframe is one of those games that is a lot of fun, but your going to want the wiki page sitting next to you at all times. As your progress though the game you can customize your characters, weapons, and sentinels with mods. You can add heat or electricity to your weapon igniting or electrifying your foes. You can also add heat and electricity creating radiation damage turning affected enemies against each other. As of update 14 (basically warframe 2.0) you have a choice of 3 warframes (choose volt) melee, side arms, and primary weapons. The part that throws a lot of people off is the market. The market sells weapons, frames and such for platinum. Platinum cannot be earned in game and is very expensive costing real world currency. The market also sells blueprints for weapons, equipment, and such for in game earned credits. Blueprints can also be dropped by enemies and found by other means in game. Once you have a blueprint you need to farm materials needed to build the parts needed. To build a frame you will need to construct the helm, chassis, and systems. This is really what the game is about: unlocking planets farming materials and building new warframes or items to make your warframes better. The problem with building is that each part takes an insultingly long amount of time to build. To build a new warframe the three parts take 12 hours and once they're built turning them into a warframe takes 3 days (the timer will continue ticking if your logged of). You can build parts simultaneously so the three parts won't take 36 hours, but it feels like a slap in the face. The gameplay is fast passed and fun, but can get repetitive. If you have a team of 3 players coordinating it adds depth, but the majority of public squads will just get from point a to point b as fast as possible turning an experience into a chore. The variety in the frames weapons and skills is impressive to say the least. I could go on for hours, but I need to wrap this up.

    Pros:
    -Free to play so you have nothing to loose in trying this game out
    -Your a wall running parkouring space ninja
    -4 player coop
    -Vary wide variety of warframes and weapons
    -The mod system adds to that variety in ways I don't have time to put into text
    -Every item you can buy can also be acquired in game
    -Great balancing; there's really no "best weapon or warframe" each is unique
    -Fast paced gameplay
    -Beautiful visuals
    -Consistent updates adding new levels environments weapons and warframes
    -Can be played with keyboard and mouse

    Cons
    -Slow start; the game really opens up after the 30% mark
    -The tutorial does not explain a lot (you will need to reference the wiki constantly)
    -Crazy expensive market
    -Majority of random created squads will have you racing through most missions as quickly as possible(make friends)
    -The time it takes to build items is a bad joke
    -Although it's not required you will most likely end up spending $10-20 (not bad for a game, but you need to be wise with what you spend it on)
    -A fair share of bugs
    -Updates cannot be preformed in the background (you may be able to watch Netflix or other apps that don't require a lot of ram, but you cannot play games)    … Expand
  3. Shiftian_Be
    Jul 21, 2014
    6
    For a free game this experience is truly amazing , especially considering that , if you grind enough, there isnt a single thing in the game you cant fet with ingame rewards.
    Its developers are really listening to its community and updates come at a steady pace as well as new weapons , enemies , missions, etc.
    That being said, when the initial wonder passes you have an insanely repetitive    For a free game this experience is truly amazing , especially considering that , if you grind enough, there isnt a single thing in the game you cant fet with ingame rewards.
    Its developers are really listening to its community and updates come at a steady pace as well as new weapons , enemies , missions, etc.
    That being said, when the initial wonder passes you have an insanely repetitive game with Ai issues, uninspired color palet, lack of tutorial, an obvious pc-layout, etc..
    If you like to grind , you'll find this game enjoyable, if not , you'll leave it pretty quickly.
    Playing the game with friends is mandatory, imo.    … Expand
  4. DJackson707
    Mar 25, 2015
    7
    This review of Warframe will be based on the most current build as of 3/25/15, version. 15.16 for the PS4. Id like to start of positively and say that Warframe is one of the shining examples of how to do F2P games without holding the player's wallet as a hostage. Warframe deftly avoids the trap of holding the player's wallet hostage in order to progress further into the game, unlikeThis review of Warframe will be based on the most current build as of 3/25/15, version. 15.16 for the PS4. Id like to start of positively and say that Warframe is one of the shining examples of how to do F2P games without holding the player's wallet as a hostage. Warframe deftly avoids the trap of holding the player's wallet hostage in order to progress further into the game, unlike hundreds of games that use this model before it. That's not to say that you can't buy weapons or items to save time, but if you choose to do so, the player still has to do the work in order to make that weapon more powerful through repeated use and acquisition of mods to upgrade it, which cannot be side stepped by slipping a few dollars across the counter. The one exception here are the reactor and catalyst items. These outright double the mod capacity of any item they are usable on and essentially double that items level. I would consider this a negative if DE didn't always give these away to players every 2 weeks as well as they can be gotten as daily login rewards, alert mission rewards, quest rewards and just outright gifts for players. You can also buy boosters for experience, resources, and in-game currency an can be purchased as well, but since it does not take long to get a weapon to its maximum level, it wont give you any sort of leg up on the competition, since this is primarily a PvE game. Even in the few PvP modes, since the primary way to gain power is through mods, which are consigned to enemy drops, you cannot buy any advantages there either and will have to settle for picking the appropriate Warframe and weapons for the job. Not to say the store is perfect, as there are a few flaws there. The real cash shop sells weapons, and they are hilariously overpriced compared. Simply put any player who learns enough about the game will know immediately to never buy weapons from the market and simply save your real cash for things like cosmetics, reactors/catalysts, and weapon/frame slots.

    The gameplay end is sort of a mixed bag. The game, in terms of its balance is sublime from its beginnings to the mid-game. There's a fair mix of Warframe ability use along with melee combat and ranged weapon use. This balanced part of the game allows for more options and freedom and experimentation on how to dispatch your enemies as well as customize your weapon to perform differently. The highest level difficulty missions effectively squelch creativity and demand that players use only the most effective, efficient playstyles or get overwhelmed and wipe. On one hand that makes sense, because its high level content, but on the other, its BORING. There are roughly 200+ weapons and 20+ frames not counting primes and a handful of these things will perform acceptably in order defeat this content (like literally 10-12 weapons are deemed good enough for high level content). This wouldn't be much of an issue had the game not implemented an insane scaling spike starting at the mid 30+ levels. Suddenly, more than 9/10ths of the arsenal is deemed useless or impractical for this content which results in players being funneled towards the same setups, stacking only damage mods simply to be effective while leaving performance-altering and other mods out cold simply because the only stat that matters is damage. I should also state that players do not scale at all the way enemies do in their defenses, which leads to the narrowing of warframe choice as those who are built for crowd control tactics are only deemed acceptable because of their ability to deny the enemy the ability to fight back because the enemy's scaling makes them so overpowered that our non scaling warframes would die from a single stray bullet. The combination of these two issues leads to players building their frames in a way to eliminate any inefficiency and only the best setups will get you anywhere if you want higher level rewards. This is a huge issue, because games tend to open up when you get to the end and present the player with a plethora of valid options for the toughest content, and Warframe is the exact reverse of this, only crowd control Warframes, only high damage, high crit weapons will let you even attempt this content. That literally weeds out the vast majority of your choices in mods, weapons and frames. The other negatives involve mainly traversal, its full of jank to be quite frank. maneuvers such as climbing on a ledge, running up or across a wall simply do not perform consistently as executed. You may even fall through geometry if you accidentally attempt a wall run at a certain angle on certain tile sets. which will cost you a one of your 4 daily revives for that frame instead of the game simply teleporting you back to a safe spot.

    The game itself still needs more polish, but the social tools, clan features, syndicates(factions), are evolving at a fast clip and the problems I've outlined may not be as endemic in the future thanks to constant updates.    … Expand
  5. getrwuegyweh
    Sep 6, 2016
    7
    Loved this game for a while, then just felt repetitive so down to a like. Probably one of the better free games on the playstation store but can just get far too repetitive and the planets look the same.
  6. Supreme_Bugz
    Nov 8, 2020
    5
    In one update they can destroy the usefulness of stuff you spent days grinding for
  7. POE3
    Oct 3, 2018
    7
    For what you pay for this game is Great...Wait You pay NOTHING. the graphics could be a bit better but they are still good. the game-play is fun and even funner if you have a friend to play with. and its nice that you can build just about anything for your character or if you wand you can get them through micro transactions. the combat somewhat reminds me of Mass Effect but without theFor what you pay for this game is Great...Wait You pay NOTHING. the graphics could be a bit better but they are still good. the game-play is fun and even funner if you have a friend to play with. and its nice that you can build just about anything for your character or if you wand you can get them through micro transactions. the combat somewhat reminds me of Mass Effect but without the cover system. If you don't have this game you should at least try it out whats it going to cost you? NOTHING

    Update: After not playing this game and coming back to it I can say is that it has changed a lot. when it first came out it had almost no competition on the PS4 but now with the PS4 having a larger library I can say that it doesn't hold up against the competition. Its still free and a good game but not as great as others on the market.    … Expand
  8. Hunkpapa
    Dec 6, 2013
    7
    This is really fun, fast paced, 3rd person shooter. There is a ton of variety in loadouts as a result of it being an MMORPG styled shooter. Consequently however, the story is severely lacking any depth at all and the menus are VERY unintuitive to the point of being downright awful. For a free-to-play game however, it's hard to fault it at all.
  9. destinyfan1
    Dec 8, 2016
    7
    i am going to make this review different then other reviews of mine.

    pluspoints +a lots of content (truely its a lot!!!!) + pretty good graphics (my opinion) + cool freerunning and weapons +pretty nice multiplayer (but not worldshocking) now the ... you now - it gets repetive after hours of playing - its free but pay to win ( almost every weapon is with money) - weak story    i am going to make this review different then other reviews of mine.

    pluspoints

    +a lots of content (truely its a lot!!!!)
    + pretty good graphics (my opinion)
    + cool freerunning and weapons
    +pretty nice multiplayer (but not worldshocking)

    now the ... you now

    - it gets repetive after hours of playing
    - its free but pay to win ( almost every weapon is with money)
    - weak story ( but its not that important in this game)
    so a very good free to play but i didn't play it for over 2 months already just because the pay to win    … Expand
  10. louishaishi
    Feb 2, 2016
    7
    No couch co-op... But considering it's free, it is awesome! Very in-depth storyline. The graphics are great, better than black ops 3. I can see the enemies properly. It's possible to go stealth, which is a great strategy for myself. Lots of levels. Lots of customisations and weapons, but extremely limited if you dont want to spend any real money on it. You can perform some crazy ass moves,No couch co-op... But considering it's free, it is awesome! Very in-depth storyline. The graphics are great, better than black ops 3. I can see the enemies properly. It's possible to go stealth, which is a great strategy for myself. Lots of levels. Lots of customisations and weapons, but extremely limited if you dont want to spend any real money on it. You can perform some crazy ass moves, but I forgot straight away. What's the button combination?… Expand
  11. CurlyJ49
    Jan 6, 2014
    5
    Fun game for about an hour, then you realize you're not going to level up or get any better without dropping real money on this "free to play" game. Missions seem very repetitive.
  12. SLIMJIMMONSTER
    May 7, 2015
    5
    This is a great game but compared to the PC version its a few updates behind always, if you want this game get it on PC on Steam.

    also compared to closed beta the game is much more pay to win and items won are ether decided by RNG or the Devs activating an invasion for a special Nav Cord that can only be obtained by invasions
  13. TheBigD-SMC
    Jan 1, 2014
    7
    WARFRAME is a very enjoyable game, but it takes a lot to get into it. I like to think of it as the Diablo of FPS games. The game is an over-the-shoulder shooter, and although you may play missions solo, it is designed to be played online multiplayer with up to 4 people per mission.

    The game is VERY Japanese: artwork, narration, animation, etc. What makes the game most enjoyable    WARFRAME is a very enjoyable game, but it takes a lot to get into it. I like to think of it as the Diablo of FPS games. The game is an over-the-shoulder shooter, and although you may play missions solo, it is designed to be played online multiplayer with up to 4 people per mission.

    The game is VERY Japanese: artwork, narration, animation, etc.

    What makes the game most enjoyable for me is it's rapid pace. Although it is possible to sneak through missions largely undetected, this doesn't produce a very satisfying experience for me. It takes far too long with far too much patience required for groups of enemies to present themselves in such a manner as to allow for assassinations or sneaking. With 4 rough-and-tumble players in a mission, any mission can be completed in 5 minutes or under.

    Where WARFRAME fails to achieve a higher score is in a few aspects:

    1. Load times on the PS4 are fairly atrocious, particularly when compared to the PC version.
    2. The tutorial is basically worthless. Much of my learning was done "on-the-job" by fooling around with various menus and figuring things out on my own; and taking much time to do so.
    3. Although the game is free-to-play, the game tries to make it as inconvenient as possible to do so. You can acquire most items in the game without paying for platinum (ie, the game's pay-currency), but it takes long hours of resource farming and construction; most weapons take 24 hours to construct once you have all of the resources, and additional warframes (ie, characters) take 72 hours to construct. This is further hampered by the limited number of item/warframe slots available to the non-paying player.
    4. It takes several missions before the game gets difficult and therefore interesting.

    This is currently an open-beta version (I believe), and hopefully these aspects get alleviated on final release; but I doubt this will happen, as apparently the game is already experiencing much success as is.    … Expand
  14. KusHReview
    Dec 30, 2013
    5
    Warfarme is an exceptional game by Canadian video game developers: Digital Extremes. The game has quite good graphics and is a really fast paced TPS(Third Person Shooter). The game is about an alien named Tenna saving the universe that was captured by some bad aliens. This is a players co-op game. The missions are all fairly simple but take a very long time and get very boring because allWarfarme is an exceptional game by Canadian video game developers: Digital Extremes. The game has quite good graphics and is a really fast paced TPS(Third Person Shooter). The game is about an alien named Tenna saving the universe that was captured by some bad aliens. This is a players co-op game. The missions are all fairly simple but take a very long time and get very boring because all the missions are very similar. The game might keep you busy for one or two hours and then you will realise "man, this is Its a shame for this game because it could have been very good. The game is well constructed but the missions are that ruin it. They are all fairly the same: kill the bad guys and destroy the mines.....However the game realises massive updates quite often so they game still has a chance. Its a nice fast paced game that can keep you going for a while.… Expand
  15. Kamarr
    Jun 18, 2016
    5
    Idk why people are giving this 10's this is not a 10 worthy game. A 10 worthy game doesnt have terrible grouping with friends and linear quests when I say this I mean every other quest feels the same.... I love the idea behind this game just hate how the game makes you want to use real USD to increase your Frame capacity or weapon slots... I do like how you can farm stuff but I don't wannaIdk why people are giving this 10's this is not a 10 worthy game. A 10 worthy game doesnt have terrible grouping with friends and linear quests when I say this I mean every other quest feels the same.... I love the idea behind this game just hate how the game makes you want to use real USD to increase your Frame capacity or weapon slots... I do like how you can farm stuff but I don't wanna spend 1-5 hours farming 1 boss to get parts. This game leans heavily on players spending $$ to just buy a frame or weapons... It's just the way blah for boring @$$ repetitive game play. I dpn't wanna dump money on this garbage either... this is a fun game to play maybe once a week the community isnt that bad either which is why this got a 5 for me. just there are many better games. Many people compare this to Destiny and idk why... Well I do... But even though Destiny is sorta **** it wins in PvP and PvE because in this game PvP is very STALE and not balanced at all and the PvE is just a massive $ hit rush because idk why lol just hate grouping with losers that only wanna bum rush everything... When I play games that require you to explore and acquire supplies and etc I like taking it at my pace nobody in this game allows that xD kinda selfish but least there nice.… Expand
  16. DukeJon
    Jun 15, 2023
    7
    Grindy game with a great community. Lots and lots to do though it's overwhelming, for the beginner you get the tutorial quest (which is super easy) then you are thrown into all these different game mechanics. Lots of updates and freebie drops from the devs to keep everyone interested. I played this for a few weeks but got bored. You keep repeating the same levels to grind for betterGrindy game with a great community. Lots and lots to do though it's overwhelming, for the beginner you get the tutorial quest (which is super easy) then you are thrown into all these different game mechanics. Lots of updates and freebie drops from the devs to keep everyone interested. I played this for a few weeks but got bored. You keep repeating the same levels to grind for better equipment and warframes, but the game is essentially the same. You start a level against one of the small number of enemy races. The map is often quite large and sparsely populated and it's easy to get lost, which isn't fun. You race round picking up loot. You have to perform simple minigames to turn off alarms and unlock vaults. Then you achieve your goal and head back to be extracted. Enemies are either easily killed or bullet sponges. There are a few warframes and abilities that make it too easy. Rhino is super strong. Octavia can kill rooms with a rolling disco ball. You end up wondering what the point of it all is when the weapons are all essentially the same but with different stats. There's a PvP mode but the game is geared more towards PvE. The devs have added quite a lot (a flying mode, a mode where you are crewing a spaceship, etc) but the core game can get repetitive fast.… Expand
  17. Plasmaneedle
    Mar 15, 2014
    7
    The core gameplay of this game is good, but the missions and enivronments can get repetitive, the interface is poor and the game is pretty boring if you don't do co-op. I recommend to those that are in between games and like co-op games like this.
  18. Eulo
    Feb 22, 2014
    6
    I'm quite indifferent to this game. It's isn't bad, nor is it great. It just kind of...is.

    The first mis-step this game makes is proclaiming that the Tenno are 'Space Ninja's'. One might think then that the game has stealth, and while it does have stealth it's just horrible...boring really. The best part is that there are no advantages to using stealth, only disadvantages. The best way    I'm quite indifferent to this game. It's isn't bad, nor is it great. It just kind of...is.

    The first mis-step this game makes is proclaiming that the Tenno are 'Space Ninja's'. One might think then that the game has stealth, and while it does have stealth it's just horrible...boring really. The best part is that there are no advantages to using stealth, only disadvantages. The best way to play the game is to chop off the self-proclaimed 'ninja' tag and throw on a 'Mercenary' tag. At least that way you'll get a better sense of what your doing and how to do it.

    The game does run smoothly overall, aside from the overtly blinding Bloom effects...seriously Warframe dev's, chill out with the Bloom.

    The gameplay is rather clunky. You'll usually have to press a button multiple times because the Tenno move so sluggishly. The game also has a neat 'parkour' function in which you can run and jump off of walls, and slide on the ground. This is fun, but serves no real advantage to dispatching enemies, it's simply way more effective to shoot them. The game's AI is also fairly stupid, assuming the traditional "hide behind cover and pop out every X seconds" model. The problem is that the gameplay gets boring...quick. The seamless switching between shooting and melee is nice and well executed, but the guns offer no dynamic challenge, they're just like CoD...no recoil or spread, just boring all around. The melee is, while fun, almost useless later in the game and quickly becomes obsolete.

    The game has an upgrade system in which you gain XP with your individual Frame and weapons, advancing to the cap of level 30, leaving you with 30 mod points. These mods can do things such as decrease reload time, increase bullet damage, add elemental damage, and much more for the guns. And things such as health increases, shield increases, run speed increases, and much more for the Frames. The problem however is that due to the nature of the game, almost every mod besides the "essentials" is rendered not-usable or ineffective due to the limited number of mod slots per weapon/frame. This type of bottle-necking as it's called also occurs with the weapons themselves. If the weapon doesn't innately have Armor Pierce or Armor Ignore, then it's essentially useless in the long run due to the enemies ridiculous armor scaling (it scales to the point where you literally cannot damage the enemy at a certain point).

    The game is fun as a casual pick-up. It's not hard to master and once mastered, doesn't really serve up anything difficult or new. For a free game however, the dev's did a pretty great job steering clear of the "Play To Win" model of Free games, which is nice, and kudos to them for that. If you're bored with the usual upchuck that AAA titles offer, give Warframe a try, you can't go wrong with a non-P2W F2P game.    … Expand
  19. grim977
    Sep 8, 2014
    6
    Ninjas play free and in this case you ARE a ninja. The multiplayer feel is better when you know people because people aren't always taking your kills, and if you don't spend money your armour just feels out dated and weak. free game so it's worth a try.
  20. s117
    Aug 6, 2014
    7
    I'm not a huge fan of in game purchases, but it doesn't make this any worse for having them. You might need to rely on those who do from time to time, but overall this is quite a fun game. Only things that let it down is that you can sometimes get lost and it's not too clear where to go, and if a player gets lost and can't find the exit, you can be stood around waiting for a while.I'm not a huge fan of in game purchases, but it doesn't make this any worse for having them. You might need to rely on those who do from time to time, but overall this is quite a fun game. Only things that let it down is that you can sometimes get lost and it's not too clear where to go, and if a player gets lost and can't find the exit, you can be stood around waiting for a while.

    Can't complain for a freebie though.    … Expand
  21. mboner1
    Sep 4, 2014
    7
    One of the few games that actually runs at the 60fps advertised by sony and the ps4, most of the others drop down to 20fps when their is action on the screen, I actually preferred playing blacklight on my pc, but on ps4 it's reversed, this game works flawlessly. Well done.
  22. SuperDuck23
    May 28, 2017
    7
    For a free game, Warframe is chock-full of interesting content and worth a play. However, I doubt it's a game that'll live very long in the memory of most people on account of it offering very few new ideas.
  23. MartinEzy225
    Aug 22, 2020
    6
    The user interface for a new player is not very good. Being a new player, I was easily lost in the game and lost interest in real life. but the controls felt fun but Destiny 2 was better.
  24. Thedarkadonis
    Mar 26, 2020
    7
    Beautiful game held up entirely by its Art/Sound/Level Design teams. The animations are numerous and dazzling! The sounds are unique and so fitting! The Locations and areas you run around in are a JOY to explore most of the time, with hidden passages and secret item caches everywhere! Not to mention everything looks stunning!

    But now we come to the game part. The BEST part about the    Beautiful game held up entirely by its Art/Sound/Level Design teams. The animations are numerous and dazzling! The sounds are unique and so fitting! The Locations and areas you run around in are a JOY to explore most of the time, with hidden passages and secret item caches everywhere! Not to mention everything looks stunning!

    But now we come to the game part. The BEST part about the gameplay is the movement system. Running, jumping and gliding around the map never gets old! And it feels really slick too(Mostly, sometimes you get caught up on geometry)! But thats where the game starts to fall short.

    Some frames and guns are fun, but most are derivative of others or downright benign. I find myself permenantly shelving most frames because the abilities are boring or worse than other frames.

    Enemy AI is decent, but the power level of Warframes and weapons in general makes every enemy feel non-threatening. You run around with good gear and things just melt! Bosses try to circumvent this by having LOTS of invunerability or specific weak spots, but it only highlights the issue. On top of that most bosses are already uninspired and not fun.

    All things considered, This game is fantastic for a F2P game! This game has a great framework and TONS of potential, but at some point it just feels like you do the same thing over and over and over...    … Expand
  25. INU4SH4
    Sep 6, 2020
    6
    I mean, to be fair this is a difficult game to review since it keeps getting updated, it's free and if you know what you're doing you might end up playing it for hundreds if not thousands of hours. Technically speaking, after all the updates it got and content to play I would say it is worth a 8/10 but this is a subjective review so I have to include my own experience which was not veryI mean, to be fair this is a difficult game to review since it keeps getting updated, it's free and if you know what you're doing you might end up playing it for hundreds if not thousands of hours. Technically speaking, after all the updates it got and content to play I would say it is worth a 8/10 but this is a subjective review so I have to include my own experience which was not very positive.

    Warframe is an incredibly fast-paced game but at the same time, there are stealth and slow missions. It's not very consistent in that regard but it's not really a negative point. There are tons of frames, weapons, and skills to use but most require too much grind and wiki search to obtain. That's mainly the main issue I have with the game. Since I didn't interact much with the community I would have to search online for ways to get the items I was looking for since the game doesn't tell you how. Basically, Warframe is a free game with a solid gameplay but requires too much commitment, grinding, and game knowledge. Fun to play with friends tho.    … Expand
  26. Tomplexthis
    Jul 7, 2022
    6
    This game is awful, Do not play it.
    it takes 4000 hours to progress to any actual point
    and it takes 1000 login days to even get some key feature mods.
    it will take 4 years of logins, just to actually "get" started.
    please pass on it, like the devs pass on fixing all the old content.
  27. mooblah
    May 25, 2023
    6
    Really going down hill with increasing host migration issues, links not even working, losing everything multiple times a day because someone quit, can't even start missions because it tried connecting to a mission already finished or glitched... this kind of issues have been increasingly growing....
  28. thethethe4
    Jun 2, 2023
    6
    WarFrame is a fun game, you almost fly around chopping up your enemies with a sword. You also have your special powers so that also adds to the chaotic fun of the game play. The levels do get repetitive though, each level is basically the same and all the enemies are very similar. The shear amount of micro transactions in this game is overwhelming, it has the same monetisation system asWarFrame is a fun game, you almost fly around chopping up your enemies with a sword. You also have your special powers so that also adds to the chaotic fun of the game play. The levels do get repetitive though, each level is basically the same and all the enemies are very similar. The shear amount of micro transactions in this game is overwhelming, it has the same monetisation system as clash of clans. I understand that this is a free to play game but when you have to wait hours or even days for a simple unlock then who cares if it's free. It really slows down the game and surprise the only way to constantly keep the time down is to spend your money and that is even if you get the unlocks. To get some of the bigger more significant unlocks you have to play certain levels that give these very specific unlocks. This would be fine if you didn't have to play that same mission over and over again because each time you beat it you get one part of what ever you want and you can get the same part twice so that makes it even longer. Even this would be tolerable if it wasn't a boss fight you had to spend 30 minutes on. The game is ok and its good for a play here and there but it's not a game to obsessive over.… Expand
  29. EmilCinefil
    Jul 19, 2023
    7
    380+ hours in, i can't get back in :

    The game is very good for a F2P, it's globally an incredible RPG. The gameplay feels good, the game gives you a lot of dopamine, you progress quickly and then ... you discover that the game is very grindy, and you start to feel weak against enemies, before understanding that you have to grind more to become stronger. It's understandable but ...    380+ hours in, i can't get back in :

    The game is very good for a F2P, it's globally an incredible RPG. The gameplay feels good, the game gives you a lot of dopamine, you progress quickly and then ...

    you discover that the game is very grindy, and you start to feel weak against enemies, before understanding that you have to grind more to become stronger. It's understandable but ... yeah, i don't have time for it.

    7/10, try it if you have time, it's free !    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#23 Best PS4 Game of 2013
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#8 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2013
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#9 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2013

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64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. Gamereactor Sweden
    May 15, 2014
    60
    One year from now, Warframe will be a distant memory, almost completely forgotten. It's one of those games that just doesn't leave a clear mark. Then again, it does offer violence with swords, and it does it for free. What's the worst that could happen?
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    May 11, 2014
    79
    Warframe is a decent grind-based F2P shooter. [Feb 2014]
  3. Gameblog.fr
    May 2, 2014
    60
    Warframe is a good free-to-play TPS, but the action is too repetitive to make it an essential.
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