Necromunda: Hired Gun

for a game that came out in 2021 its a steaming pile of slop. i have tried to give this a chance multiple times but i cant ever seem to get past the prologue without getting incredibly bored from the constant enemies, clunky controls, crappy graphics even on the highest settings. overall this game is a huge letdown. a slap in the face of all the other games in its genre. it feels like a cod/doom clone with 40k slapped on it. if you wanna try it go ahead when its on the cheapest sale it can be on. but i would recommend getting a refund even then. this game truly was a waste of time and money.

I'll get straight to the point - this game is just plainly terrible as a game: - the interface is awkward - the controls are unwieldy - about half the weapons are practically useless - you can buy grenades and healing and other consumables but can't buy ammo which'll lead to some of your better weapons chronically running dry - the game doesn't tell you how much ammo reserve you can have for your guns - the game will spawn enemies behind you, right next to you, all around you, inside you - and you lose most of your health before you have a chance to react - the side missions have constantly respawning enemies which the game does not tell you - as a matter of fact the game tells you practically nothing, of the game mechanics, the setting or even the story, leaving the whole thing a confused mess even if you invest your time reading up on the terms/concepts used via your favourite search engine; even the mission objectives can be near-impossible to decypher at times. The game/map design is superb from an atmosphere perspective, and for me personally a positive aspect was that the graphics style reminded me of the original Thief trilogy, Thief 2 in particular with the industrial elements. But I had this impression growing as I progressed though the campaign that the developers really made this game for themselves with a large dose of elitism and the so-called Curse of Knowledge in their minds. So if you are a hardcore fan of WH40k and especially Necromunda and know the lore inside-out, and Darktide just doesn't quite scratch that hive city shooter itch (or you don't want to have to put up with terrible teammates who steal all the ammo only to ragequit as soon as they're downed), by all means buy this game (when it's on sale). But if you want a decent game to have fun with - or an introduction to Warhammer 40 000 - stay away from this thing.