Witchfire

So good

nice.

Everything you want in a shooter: -Guns are the star of the show. There is magic and melee but they compliment instead of replace the guns. (No grenades) -Every gun is unique and plays differently. Guns have special effects that are based on how well you play. Landing headshots with a sniper rifles for example reward you in ways such as refunding bullets, burning enemies in your scope, or my favorite: a circular damaging AoE that is based on the player's point of view instead of based on the enemy's geographic location. -Cooldowns are based on kills and damage instead of time. This makes it so much fun to fight large groups of enemies and is another example of being rewarded based on how well you play. -Equipment is unique and provides a range of abilities instead of "+5 Defense" -Heavy weapons are powerful and the ammo drops are well balanced for them. I felt comfortable using them throughout missions instead of just saving every shot for bosses only. -There are plenty of optional challenges and even a difficulty dial of sorts to increase while you are on a mission. If you are having a great run you can decide to increase the pain for better rewards. -Ammo for the primary weapons is not pouring out of slain enemies. You actually have to plan your encounters and work on your accuracy. Missing too much can be punishing as the melee attack is not something you can rely for a full encounter. There isn't a hidden game mechanic that will guarantee an ammo drop just before you run out of bullets. If you spray and pray (no pun intended) you will run out of bullets and be effectively defenseless. I really enjoy resource management so I found it to be a lot of fun weighing every shot in the back of my mind. -Even when you die you still make progress. Much less progress than winning but still as long as you persist you will progress. Your time is respected. -The game expands at your pace. You aren't hit with a ton of tutorials, mechanics, gear, etc. Instead as you complete the main objective the game's world becomes a little more difficult and complex, but also more interesting and rewarding at the same time. -There isn't loads of text to slow you down but if you do decide to read, you might notice the writing is well done and reads like a book. The vocabulary used matches the setting very well instead of reading too modern. Complimented by great voiceover by the characters. -The guns have visual indicators on their exterior that subtly inform the player when their special ability is in use or ready to be used. -The maps are varied from wide open fields to cramped streets between buildings. -Enemies are pretty smart. If they are far away they will take cover and if they are out in the open they will try ducking their heads away from your reticle. When they are numerous they will overwhelm you from the front well one or two flank from the side. Melee enemies can also leap towards or away from your position rather swiftly making them much more interesting challenging compared to other fps games where they simply run towards you in a straight line. -Even though the maps don't change the enemy placements randomly change after each level up. It really keeps the game feeling fresh and keeps my weapon loadout everchanging. For example one random enemy spawn pattern that I got after I leveled up happened to be a dozen or so enemies right outside the entrance of the stage. It took me a few attempts to learn what would work best for that particular setup. I would try running past them, hunkering down nearby cover with defensive magic, running around in circles with a submachine gun. But what ended up working was to come crashing through the entrance portal armed with a shotgun and taking the group head-on. It was a blast. Anyway, great game I held off on buying it for a while because the price seemed a bit steep compared to other early access shooters. But when I finally did pick it up on sale I realized the price was to match the higher higher level of quality. I also read the latest dev diary and it is clear they are incredibly committed to this game. They seem incredibly honest and down to earth, even including screenshots of some of the feedback they are reading through on different platforms. They certainly earned my respect and I am excited to see what comes next for Witchfire!

好玩，就是不组队的话太累了，33小时70级，我这种老登还是希望联机玩爽一点，希望尽快完善联机方式，能匹配

Games like this don't get made by large studios through a bureaucratic layers of management. There are themes of this game that are a little unsettling and would probably be considered controversial to some crowds but that's what makes any game so interesting. Have not played a game so unapologetically unique as this one in a while, on top of it's peak smooth gameplay, 100% recommend.

Game is fire, good loop so far.

Unenjoyable due to the difficulty later on, pure stress, if you are into that like 90% of the others boys, good for you