If you’re a little on the slow side, the game will welcomingly remind you that you’re nearing death with dampened sound and a hair-raising alarm that will keep you on your toes (fingers, rather) and scared shitless. Being a classical arena FPS, the game features a health bar. Dying, on the other hand, is like taking a nice bite out of a knuckle sandwich … or an air horn to the face. Typically, these days when you manage to frag someone in a modern game, your screen is ravaged with a hit-marked, “BOOM +50 XP HEADSHOT LEVEL UP!!!” Fortunately, this is not the case in Nexuiz, a small text and synthesised VWOOSH complements your satisfying kill. Killing the enemy (or your team mate) is surprisingly subtle, but not in a bad way. The only downside to jetpacks is that you can exceed the map’s boundary limits (especially if you acquire two jetpacks in a row). Not to mention the jetpacks that can be acquired through mutators, they’re awesome (who doesn’t enjoy them?). Allow me to elaborate, once you acquire a mutator, you have three random options on what “power-up” you’d fancy … from overpowering your gun to colour blinding every player in the match (I accidently shot my teammate using it). What they do you ask? Well, they essentially mutate (hence the name) the game, tipping the favour onto your side or universally. These wonderful things can either be acquired through picking one up in the environment, receiving a killing spree, or capturing a flag. On top of all that, the best feature this game has to offer gameplay wise is the table turning Dynamic Mutators. Its smooth gameplay and deep atmosphere emphasises the perfectly executed fast-paced action essentially, it’s what an arena FPS is sought out to be.
Obviously, it’s not going to impair your vision, but you cannot see the texture of the sky thanks to the exaggerated lighting. My only visual quarrel is if you fancy being blinded, just take a relaxed look at the sky and that’ll solve your problem. Notice much of a difference? No? Me neither. Now put that saucer down and pick up a plate. The same goes for weapons: picture yourself holding a saucer. Nexuiz features nine (almost) distinct maps they all have their unique feel, but some seem to recycle the same theme now and again. Nexuiz allows you to see your legs, which amplifies the immersion and sense of movement in the game. Ultimately, that’s something you have to get used to when playing a fast-paced action game such as Nexuiz, since you’re mainly going to be paying attention to what you’re doing. When I began playing this game, the detail was so immense that I was thrown off on where to go the paths were not exactly clear. This is all thanks to the CryEngine3! The attention to detail is extremely high I caught no areas that weren’t occupied with plausible detail. In a non-artistic approach, the game looks great and has a solid atmosphere.
Remind you of anything? Graphics to Cry For:Įvidently, as soon as you boot this game up, your screen is filled with extremely attractive visuals. In my opinion, the teams are essentially fire versus ice.
And there you have it, there’s no single player, just unending hours of online/offline action. At last, a truce had been made and they now battle each other in what is known as the ‘Nexuiz Competition’. The backstory of Nexuiz is: two ancient clans, the Kavussari (red) and the Forsellians (blue), have waged war for centuries. It doesn’t hurt to have a backstory of course, to give it some setting. I mean, let’s look at Unreal Tournament 3 for example, great game and everything, but the story was (un)really sloppy. Let’s be serious here, when it comes to first person arena shooters, the story is like plastic film over your favourite food or item it’s there for the sake of being there and you’re only concerned about its contents.
Speculation will arise whether or not this version of the game is a worthy contender to the – more Quake-esque – original. And the best thing is … the CryEngine3, providing this game with some serious power and stunning visuals. Your goal is to instead make theirs a living hell by utilising the array of weapons, abilities and sheer tactics at your disposal: this is Nexuiz, and boy is it an upbeat thrill.ĭeveloped by Illfonic and published by THQ, this redefined game (originally an open source freeware) doesn’t fail to impress. Envision yourself spawning into a luscious (not sexually) arena, pitted against an enemy that’s determined to make your day really bad.
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