When it works, it’s absolutely fantastic, but it regularly doesn’t. Now the veil has been lifted, other gripes about the console are emerging, specifically with other highly publicized enhancements.įor one, Quick Resume, which allows for the suspension of up to three games, is currently more of a hindrance than a help. 'Black Ops: Cold War' may be pretty, but it doesn't demonstrate why the Series X is a big step. Hell, for all its positives, Legion is locked at 30fps. Modern Warfare offered more groundbreaking visuals on the One X. Sure, things are crisper and faster, but do they look and play that differently? No. ![]() But the Xbox Series X–and, perhaps, the PS5–has set a new precedent: because of these finer improvements to an existing generation, landmark advances are more piecemeal.Īt no point during the last two weeks–even during Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Watch Dogs: Legion–can I say I’ve been genuinely astonished by a new game on the Series X. The seeds of change were planted with the One X and PS4 Pro, when the gaming industry pivoted towards incremental refinements in line with new TV standards. Even the boffins of Wikipedia are in limbo on how to label this year’s big releases, but they’re not the “ninth generation of video game consoles”–this redirects to a more generic page that neither classifies the Series X and PS5 as eighth or ninth gen merely “current consoles”. ![]() The trade-off is that enemy swarms grow equally fast and you don't start with any extra lives the only second chances you get are in the form of expendable shields that occasionally come as bonuses for saving humans.As of 2020, the concept of console generations is dead. It plays very similar to Resogun proper, where you zoom around a ring-shaped level, shooting down enemy ships and rescuing vulnerable humans on the ground, but you earn weapons and armor upgrades at a much faster rate than usual. If you're looking for something more fast-paced and exciting, focus on Protector mode. That's not to imply that it's bad or even not fun-you still experience the wonder of voxels and the drive to earn higher and higher scores, and likely a bit of laughter-but Commando mode just doesn't compare to the rest of Resogun. This new style of gameplay is intriguing because it's different, but it lacks the sense of speed and excitement that's typical of Resogun. You don't move particularly fast, and your gun is underpowered for what feels like too long relative to how fast the number of targets increases on screen. Because you can fire in more than two directions with the right analog stick, Commando mode feels like it has more in common with twin-stick shooters than it does with Resogun.īlasting through increasingly difficult waves of enemies in Commando mode is challenging and the Schwarzenegger impersonations are humorous, but fighting on foot isn't as thrilling as zipping around in a ship. You do have a few of the same abilities as your spaceship, including bombs and speed boosts, and you can jump, which is useful when ground-based enemies eventually appear. Although the house you're defending can withstand some damage, similar to structures in the classic game Missile Command, all it takes is one hit for you to die in Commando mode, and there are no continues. You run along the ground, firing into the sky as enemies nosedive into frame. It's a fun touch, but don't let the comedic side of Protector get in the way of what's most important: defending that house. It's obviously not Arnold Schwarzenegger, but while defending humanity's last home from incoming enemy spacecraft and environmental hazards, you do randomly spout some famous lines in his voice. ![]() Protector mode is a more punishing and exciting variation of the standard game-you earn powerful upgrades at a rapid pace but typically die in one hit-while the Commando mode has you defend the last house on the planet as either Arnold Schwarzenegger or an Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonator, sans spaceship. This tradition is upheld in the new Defenders DLC, which contains two new modes: Protector and Commando. Housemarque's voxel-packed side-scrolling shooter Resogun is easy to love for it's stimulating visuals and soundtrack, but once your newfound fascination with voxels and dance music finally cools, it's the challenge to survive and the call of the high score that draws you back.
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