Terminator: Resistance

 Xbox One
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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 67 Ratings

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Dec 11, 2019
    7
    Terminator Resistance takes place about thirty years after the Last Judgment, in the midst of a war against the machines whose two first films of the saga we are quickly talking about. We find ourselves in the shoes of Jacob Rivers, a resistance soldier led by John Connor in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. Machines control the streets and few people are able to survive the tyranny ofTerminator Resistance takes place about thirty years after the Last Judgment, in the midst of a war against the machines whose two first films of the saga we are quickly talking about. We find ourselves in the shoes of Jacob Rivers, a resistance soldier led by John Connor in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. Machines control the streets and few people are able to survive the tyranny of Skynet, forcing the few survivors to meet and try to organize the response at the instigation of some soldiers who still believe. With its neat atmosphere and close to the movies, this is the only good thing that we recognize at Terminator Resistance. The result is not really convincing. We are thrown into fairly open levels in which we have the opportunity to complete quests and secondary objectives while making sure to get rid of the robots that hang around the city or on the contrary to dodge them taking advantage of the stupidity of AI for to hide. You will also be able to use decoys to distract from the kind of four-legged vacuums that wake up to electrocute you if you get too close to them ... And you'll have fun, too, by hacking the enemy cannons, it's always better than facing them with live ammunition! Terminator Resistance is a good game, which holds the road according to us, but on the other hand displays a strong price at its release. This is not given for a game that will be completed quickly (about 12 hours for the main adventure) and, while still interesting, does not bring much more than what currently exists on the shelves for the Xbox One already despite being a huge fan of the Terminator series.… Expand
  2. 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
  3. Majestikflow
    Jun 6, 2020
    8
    i gave it a 8/10. i would have given it a 8.5/10 if i had the choice. at first it seemed a little dull. but with the weapon choices, story line and battle it was really fun. i hope they make another one. they could have made it longer. but for $40 you can't go wrong. I buy almost all shooter games and this was a lot of fun. better than most shooter games. the 55 rating by the critics isi gave it a 8/10. i would have given it a 8.5/10 if i had the choice. at first it seemed a little dull. but with the weapon choices, story line and battle it was really fun. i hope they make another one. they could have made it longer. but for $40 you can't go wrong. I buy almost all shooter games and this was a lot of fun. better than most shooter games. the 55 rating by the critics is way off. they are usually about 20 points over the general public rating (if you remove the decimal point). you won't be disappointed if you get it.… Expand
  4. kaiser-one
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    If you enjoy Terminator 1 and 2 movie this is your game. This is that sort of games where the ambientation, the story and the feeling are the main protagonist.
    NO this is not AAA studio game is more like an indie, so do not expect greats voice acting or animation. So one that this is settled down you will realize that this game is awesome.
    So.. Long story short this is a big franchise    If you enjoy Terminator 1 and 2 movie this is your game. This is that sort of games where the ambientation, the story and the feeling are the main protagonist.
    NO this is not AAA studio game is more like an indie, so do not expect greats voice acting or animation. So one that this is settled down you will realize that this game is awesome.
    So.. Long story short this is a big franchise game made by a small studio that managed a great result, totally recommend.    … Expand
  5. Barkdawg
    Feb 2, 2020
    8
    If you love the future war scene from the first two terminator movies this game is for you nothing special just a decent first person shooter with an awesome backdrop an good story what the third movie should have been
  6. Shakhal78X
    Jul 16, 2020
    8
    This is a game that may not have the best graphics but makes up for other aspects. Despite the fact that graphics are an important element for me, Terminator Resistance absorbed me completely for the music, story and classic interface system. Playing this game was a pleasure.
  7. Haroldkok
    Mar 8, 2022
    9
    Amazing game, although the gameplay feels a little outdated, the live for the source material drips of the screen. This IS the third movie even if it's a game. I enjoyed this game more then most triple A bug budget game. The bad thing is it tastes like more and hopefully we get that in the future
  8. Haroldkok2023
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    This is what the third movie should have been. Hands down best movie tie in game ever so forget everything after T2 and play this game
  9. Steyraus
    May 17, 2021
    10
    If you a fan of Terminator this is the game you have been waiting for, with some caviats.
    I realy dug this game, we dont get many horror games with a good combat focus anymore. This game has elements of Dead Island , RE7 and Alien isolation, in my opinion and mixes aspect from those game very satisfyingly..
    The production value is low unfortunatly, but they still msnage to make the world    If you a fan of Terminator this is the game you have been waiting for, with some caviats.
    I realy dug this game, we dont get many horror games with a good combat focus anymore. This game has elements of Dead Island , RE7 and Alien isolation, in my opinion and mixes aspect from those game very satisfyingly..
    The production value is low unfortunatly, but they still msnage to make the world look artisticly awsome and the characters interesting.
    I had trouble finding how this game performed on consoles.. PS4 its 1080p smooth 60 fps.. Xbox 1X its 4K very unstable at 60 , but fine at 30 and PS5 and PC it runs best.
    I really look foward to this studios next game and    … Expand
  10. JasonVUK6
    Dec 27, 2019
    8
    I will never say this is the best game I've ever played. But it is nowhere near the worst.

    The music, the sounds, the look everything immerses you in the Terminator universe. And while it isn't up to some games standards in terms of graphics and visuals. It does a good enough job for them.

    Playing this game does truly hit something in the hearts of Terminator fans.
  11. germanik
    Mar 21, 2021
    10
    Очень шикарная игра! Атмосфера, музло, звуки плазмо-импульсной винтовки, сюжет - все идеально. Я вообще не понимаю, почему журналисты хейтят эту игру, ведь это одна из самых интересных игр. Рекомендую!
  12. redrush
    May 31, 2023
    10
    We get fun combat, surprisingly decent graphics even with the lower budget which is fine because graphics DO NOT make a good game. Something I believe the game critics have forgotten all about these days...

    We got lots of customization, gun upgrades, fan service weaponry, good crafting, exploration, small RPG dialog sequences that allow you to interact with characters in both small and    We get fun combat, surprisingly decent graphics even with the lower budget which is fine because graphics DO NOT make a good game. Something I believe the game critics have forgotten all about these days...

    We got lots of customization, gun upgrades, fan service weaponry, good crafting, exploration, small RPG dialog sequences that allow you to interact with characters in both small and large ways. We got sex scenes as well which took me completely by surprise because I had no idea how deep they'd go with their story aspect.

    Again, this game just came out of nowhere and I ended up feeling like I was playing a Metro in the Terminator universe. Its so freaking great. The voice acting is quite good, map design is very open and you can go about handling enemies in a variety of ways that all work well and aren't feeling generic.    … Expand
  13. DaffylingusRex
    Sep 24, 2022
    0
    No dlc on Xbox. The game sold just as well, if not better on Xbox so it’s likely another scummy Sony deal. I’m not a fan of exclusivity deals to begin with, but this is a new low.
  14. D1gitalR0nin
    Dec 16, 2021
    7
    Неплохая игра с густой атмосферой, отличной музыкой и озвучкой. Стрельба и интеллект врагов не очень, но вышеупомянутые достоинства тянут всю игру, благо она недлинная.

    Минус балл за то, что дополнений к игре разработчики на бокс не выпускают, только на плойку и пк. А так игра стоит вашего внимания, если понравились первые 2 части терминатора.    Неплохая игра с густой атмосферой, отличной музыкой и озвучкой. Стрельба и интеллект врагов не очень, но вышеупомянутые достоинства тянут всю игру, благо она недлинная.

    Минус балл за то, что дополнений к игре разработчики на бокс не выпускают, только на плойку и пк. А так игра стоит вашего внимания, если понравились первые 2 части терминатора.
  15. SenorKoquonfaes
    Aug 15, 2021
    7
    Set during The Future War, you plays a private Jacob Rivers, a member of the Pacific Division resistance squad. Your unit gets ambushed by a group of Terminators, but Rivers manages to escape thanks to some help from an unidentified voice over a radio. Shortly after, you run into a woman named Jennifer and her surrogate brother Patrick, who lead you to a group of scavengers and theirSet during The Future War, you plays a private Jacob Rivers, a member of the Pacific Division resistance squad. Your unit gets ambushed by a group of Terminators, but Rivers manages to escape thanks to some help from an unidentified voice over a radio. Shortly after, you run into a woman named Jennifer and her surrogate brother Patrick, who lead you to a group of scavengers and their hideout. You can either leave right then and there or look for other survivors; I chose the latter, since I’m a bad ass resistance fighter. While carrying out some scavenging missions, you eventually meet up with a Tech-com unit under the leadership of Commander Jessica Baron. You’re then sent to carry out a series of recon missions to help weaken Skynet’s defences. Jacob is then ambushed by a “skin job”, but is saved once again by a mysterious stranger who crushes it with an 18-wheeler. The Stranger urges them to evacuate the hideout and they seek refuge at Commander Baron’s bunker. From there its another series of missions to try and cripple Skynet and lead an all out assault on Skynet’s core.

    The core gameplay loop is split between a diet version of the Bethesda era Fallout games (the lock picking interface will look VERY familiar to contemporary Fallout fans) and Call of Duty-style action sequences. Instead of having a needlessly large open world, the exploration bits take part in small, sandbox levels with primary objectives and side objectives.

    The game’s narrative does a good job of characterizing both Jacob and the NPCs that you interact with. The game features a Telltale games style “choice and consequence” narrative, which was an interesting surprise. Your choices matter and can result in the NPCs you ran into at the start of the game either being alive or dead based on whether or not they trust you enough when it comes to making decisions. This can also lead you being romantically involved with one or both of Commander Baron and Jennifer. Not what I expected from a budget, movie-licensed game but welcomed nonetheless. Jacob himself also has a decent character arc. He goes from being a hapless resistance fighter runner from Terminators and by the end, he’s #2 on Skynet’s kill list, behind John Connor and ahead of Commander Baron, has risen through the ranks to become a Sergeant and is leading the charge on Skynet’s core while brandishing a violet plasma minigun and mowing down robots left, right and centre.

    The game’s overall creative direction is decent. Story-wise, while it’s not bad, I can tell that there were some corners cut in this game’s story as evidenced by a number of “A few [insert time interval here] black screens. I suspect it was due to time and budget constraints. Overall, it’ll still hit most notes for fans of the Terminator series but also stands on it’s own well enough to be digestible to casual fans or curious gamers like myself. The level design isn’t all that great either; it’s mostly just a bunch of individual set pieces with little or no connectivity to one another. It’s not the most graphically impressive game, but right from the very start it nails to Future War atmosphere brought on by the first two Terminator movies. The Terminators themselves are all beautifully modelled with plenty of care and attention to detail. The weapons all look great too; the shotgun kicks ass despite it being useless against Terminators and the thermal version scopes on the plasma weapons also pay respects to the movie franchise. There is some obvious texture pop in upon loading into the game. The facial animations all look pretty stiff and wooden along with terrible lip syncing. I won’t fault the devs too much for this since larger studios with more resources have tried and failed to make believable facial animations, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t point it out. Voice acting is fine, for the most part, although the mixing on Jennifer’s voice is brutal. More than a few times her voice started blowing out the mixing levels to point of getting minor static feedback and audio clipping. On a technical level, the game never crashed, lagged or stuttered for me playing vanilla Xbox One and the load screens are fairly short.

    Overall, Terminator Resistance is a perfectly satisfactory, budget game that also serves as a great love letter to the first two Terminator movies. Time and budget limitations most likely prevented this from being a fully open world game set in the Terminator universe, which thematically, would be awesome. It’s clear that the devs put their hearts and souls into making the best Terminator game they possibly could, despite having a number of obstacles and stigmas to overcome. there have been some incredibly bad takes surrounding this game upon release, but don’t let that stop you from picking up this game. Pick it up on sale and I think you’ll have a decent time with it.    … Expand
  16. pitbill21
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    If you’re a Terminator fan, then this is a must , enough said. Just have fun. and support these developers.
  17. UnStable_Sanity
    Jan 21, 2020
    10
    If you enjoy Terminator 1 and 2 you'll enjoy this game. I feel that if this game was released on either Xbox 360 or PS3 it would've done extremely well. You need to go into this game with an open mind. What helps me is to think of the game as an HD remake of a good Terminator game that would've been released on Xbox 360 or PS3. I decided to purchase my game at full price to helpIf you enjoy Terminator 1 and 2 you'll enjoy this game. I feel that if this game was released on either Xbox 360 or PS3 it would've done extremely well. You need to go into this game with an open mind. What helps me is to think of the game as an HD remake of a good Terminator game that would've been released on Xbox 360 or PS3. I decided to purchase my game at full price to help support the development team behind this game. I believe that if they had a larger budget they could've produced something more next-gen feeling. I hope this game gets enough support to allow this developer more resources to create the best next-gen Terminator game.… Expand
  18. MrHorse
    Jan 28, 2023
    9
    Yet another massive miss by critics. I don't trust them anymore. Mainstream critics for both movies and gaming have lost the plot. I have my theories, some of them hate games, others the properties, and others are just leftist and anything that doesn't propagate the masses can't be a good thing. But this game is. It isn't polished. It has Xbox One early generation graphics. But it's a heckYet another massive miss by critics. I don't trust them anymore. Mainstream critics for both movies and gaming have lost the plot. I have my theories, some of them hate games, others the properties, and others are just leftist and anything that doesn't propagate the masses can't be a good thing. But this game is. It isn't polished. It has Xbox One early generation graphics. But it's a heck of a lot of fun. And fans of the movies will LOVE this. Especially since the game is centered around T1 and T2. T3 isn't even mentioned. This isn't a spoiler, it's in the synopsis. Be prepared for a treat. Even the licensed music is there. Nothing was cooler than some of those scenes with that drum beat accompanying the destruction. And it explains things the movies did not. This is legit canon, and a must play for fans of AA games that just focus on making a fun game, but don't quite have the budget. Knowing what they did though, this game was an overlooked and vastly underrated title. It's worth it, especially as a rental from Gamefly or on sale as it's a bit short. I'll mention that the PS5 and PC versions have a DLC this version doesn't. But I was okay without it. The game was about to over stay it's welcome when it ended. And that is another thing the devs nailed. It wasn't bloated. And it was refreshing. I'll be severely disappointed if more from this studio doesn't get made.… Expand
  19. Anatoliy_DeVile
    Jul 16, 2021
    7
    Чертов ковид! Игру-то мы уже давненько так уже закончили, но сволочная болезнь не дала возможности отметиться о прохождении вовремя. Ковидла потихоньку отступает, а я пытаюсь в общих чертах вспомнить как оно было с Terminator: Resistance. Игра вышла не то чтобы очень давно - в ноябре 2019 году. Разработана она была поляками Teyon, в душе не знаю кто это. И получилось это всё дело не так ужЧертов ковид! Игру-то мы уже давненько так уже закончили, но сволочная болезнь не дала возможности отметиться о прохождении вовремя. Ковидла потихоньку отступает, а я пытаюсь в общих чертах вспомнить как оно было с Terminator: Resistance. Игра вышла не то чтобы очень давно - в ноябре 2019 году. Разработана она была поляками Teyon, в душе не знаю кто это. И получилось это всё дело не так уж и плохо, если конечно сильно не завышать ожидания от продукта. Тут Вам не Метро и не Far Cry New Dawn, если вспоминать топовые ААА игры, происходящие в суровой постапокалиптической реальности. У поляков всё значительно скромнее, но играть вполне себе можно и со временем даже начинаешь получать удовольствие. Забудьте здесь про красивые дальние прорисовочки ландшафтов, про толково анимированных персонажей, да и чего уж далеко ходить перестрелки здесь не самые увлекательные, и сводятся по большей части к поиску укрытия или щели, через которую вы будете вести огонь по врагам, которые к слову особо интеллектом не блещут, но совсем наглеть конечно не стоит и выход в открытый бой, как правило, сказывается болезненно, ибо с подвижностью у нашего персонажа не всё так гладко. Локации здесь делятся на прорывные экшеновые в духе колды, достаточно убогие и скучные, и на территории с небольшими картами, а вот тут вот всё поинтереснее, ибо прорываемся в сумраке развалин, которые контролируются всевозможными терминаторами, и не абы какими а всё по канону серии. Арсенал нашего протагониста не самый богатый, огнестрельный так и вовсе с весьма ограниченным действием, а вот бластеры это прямо отдушина с тем самым классическим «пиу-пиу». Очень неплохо продумана их прокачка за счёт подбора чипов. Порадовал хитромудрый нож, моментально убивающий т-800 при стелс-атаке, жаль их не очень много в принципе, в хабе прямо на расхват, а среди лута дефицитная позиция. Сюжет хитро вплетен как приквел к Терминатор 1. Не самый, прямо скажем, забористый, но держит в легком напряжении и то ладно. Местами есть даже моральный выбор, из чего явно следуют несколько концовок происходящего. Из босс-файтов порадовал бой с Танком, действительно было увлекательно. Финальному же бою игры как-то явно не хватило эпичности как и не хватало Terminator:Resistance вцелом, хотя та самая мелодия на все времена подкинула так немного уголька настольгического в топку. В общем и целом скажу, что не жалею о потраченном времени, но хотелось бы в следующий раз увидеть выход на более качественный уровень финального продукта, а так весьма сносно.… Expand
  20. EliteNutria6148
    Dec 26, 2020
    10
    Para Mi Terminator Resistance Es un buen Juego para pasarlo Lo unico que deben mejorar
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Cubed3
    Dec 17, 2019
    60
    The Terminator branding is mostly relegated towards the setting and a couple of characters; sadly not a single actor from the series lends their likeness or voice to add any authenticity. One of the few infiltration Terminators seen is designed as a generic looking muscle guy who looks and sounds nothing like Arnold Schwarzenegger despite his outfit being an obvious homage to the first film. Without Terminator aesthetics, this would have been a forgettable and generic action game. More than just being really easy, Terminator: Resistance is also very short. Even when completing most of the side-quests, expect to negotiate the entire experience in less than 10 hours.
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  2. Generación Xbox
    Nov 29, 2019
    70
    Terminator: Resistance could be a much better game both graphically and technically in general. Still, it has high doses of fun.
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  3. TheXboxHub
    Nov 26, 2019
    50
    Terminator: Resistance on Xbox One does nothing to create an identity for itself. Much like the machines in the game, the whole campaign feels manufactured using resources from other games that did it better – five years ago.
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