2023-05-02 19:50:00
World premiere today Redfall — new cooperative first-person shooter created by the team Arkane Studios for Xbox Series X|S and PC. At the same time, the embargo on the publication of reviews of the first exclusive was lifted. Microsoft for $70.
Alas, the impressions of journalists were not enthusiastic. At the time of this posting, Redfall’s average rating on the review aggregator is Metacritic fixed at the mark in 59 out of 100 on PC and 64 out of 100 on Xbox Series X|S. The game fell into the so-called “yellow” zone.
According to the reviews, Redfall turned out to be an extremely uneven game, suffering from a number of problems and fundamental mistakes made even at the stage of creating the basic concept..
It is noted that Microsoft released an open-world first-person shooter that does not offer any revolutionary ideas and along the way manages to stumble in various aspects of game design. They scold the approach to filling locations, inexpressive plot progression, weak role-playing system and stupid artificial intelligence. The game is also criticized for the banal “ordinary” — Redfall is a stark contrast to Arkane Studios’ previous unique releases.
In addition, Redfall got hit hard for a weak technical part.. Almost all materials in one way or another mention the general “dampness” of the game, which manifests itself in the dominance of bugs, visual errors and poor performance — even on powerful computer systems, the novelty cannot boast of high speed, and on the Xbox Series X | S everything is limited to 30 frames per second with a general scarcity of the picture, which is inferior in some points to the projects of the previous generation ten years ago.
Finally, big questions also arose regarding Redfall’s overall budget. — the story is partially presented through dozens of audio files, and the “wooden” setting of the cutscenes is bewildering. Many journalists write that they do not understand the pricing logic of this game with such content and technical part — for the first time in Xbox history, it costs $70.
Defenders of Redfall, in turn, note that it is fun to play, and the addictiveness of the basic gameplay – the main plus. Others remind that the game will be developed according to the service model, so in the future it can change a lot, and problems with AI will be fixed with patches.
PCGamesN – 7/10
“If you can put up with some really stupid AI that sometimes turns gameplay into a mindless process, then Redfall can be called a quite competent co-op game. However, I still feel sorry when I think of an immersive sim that the Arkane team might release instead of this project.
Attack of the Fanboy – 3.5/5
“There was no breakthrough, but not every game has to be a breakthrough. Sometimes it’s enough for a game to be just fun, and in this plane Redfall leaves a very good impression.”
GamesRadar+ – 2.5/5
“Redfall doesn’t live up to the standards previously set by the developers at Arkane Studios. It’s a game that feels like it’s been put together in a hurry. It’s not fun to play.”
GamingBolt – 5/10
“Redfall has proven to be Arkane Studios’ most unimpressive game ever. It has a curious setting and some aspects of the studio’s signature style, but it’s not enough to make up for its many problems. From unresponsive controls and questionable design choices, to weak storytelling and overwhelmed by technical problems.”
GameSpot – 4/10
“Arkane tried to work with a popular genre today and endow it with the signature style inherent in the studio. The result of the work was an absolute mess.”
VG247 – 3/5
“Echoes of Arkane’s past in this game can still be heard, but it’s much quieter than we’d like.”
Dexerto – 2/5
“Redfall is the game with the worst performance in my memory for the past few years. But even when it works as it should, it is still a crude and boring project. You can’t say for sure, but it seems that Redfall has been the victim of too many forced compromises. Probably, somewhere there is a universe in which the concept conceived by the authors has received a more complete implementation.But, unfortunately, we live in a different reality.”
We Got This Covered – 9/10
“Redfall has a rich, beautiful open world, plenty of weapons and a wide variety of enemies. Players will not regret betting on the latest Arkane masterpiece.”
The game is now available on Xbox Game Pass.
See also: Redfall for PlayStation 5 was developed, but was canceled by Microsoft.
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