One of the biggest hyped games of the year for the Xbox One and PC dropped yesterday and is it worth the hype?

In short, yes and here is why:

It is a breath of fresh air to the FPS genre. I only played it for a couple hours (hence the first impressions) and I already love how different, yet familiar it is. The game play is fast paced with running and jumping. The controller lay out is similar to other popular FPS games (COD) but the game play seems smoother and the maps seem to be the perfect size.

It feels well balanced and fair. So far I haven't been spawn killed, which is a welcome change, and the re-spawns seem to be somewhat random which is a big help with that. The guns all seem to be pretty balanced and nothing really over powered, and all of the classes seem to be pretty equal to each other. The biggest concern that I did have that went away really quickly was the actual titans. I was afraid that the titans would be over powered but they are manageable as long as you don't run at one head on. There are many different ways you can take on a titan to destroy it, just face first isn't one of them. The titans themselves control just as if you were playing as your pilot, which is great, and you have to think about how to use it if you want it to last.

An added thing that I really like is just the overall feel of the game. It doesn't really feel slugish at all. The controls are crisp and the graphics are pretty decent. I also like that it tells you when you are outnumbered in a titan. I don't know why, just kinda cool.

I have a few complaints but they don't really matter since they are trivial. One of them being that that lobby times seem to be a bit long in between matches. See trivial.

I would say if you like the FPS genre, then this is a must have. Great job to Respawn entertainment.

Check out the trailer and gameplay below, and trust me it looks just like the trailer feels.

 

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