Well, it arrived. My new gaming pc arrived Friday, and its all set up and ready to go. I've wanted to do this review for a while, but I didn't run on a reasonable spec on my old computer to justify my review. But now it has, and after trying it now, as well as my original knowledge, I'm ready to do this.
The question is, are you ready?
Sure?
Then lets begin
Killing floor is a budget game made by Tripwire. It was originally an unreal mod (I think it was on unreal tournament) The game started off as, and still is (unless there's a sale) £15, meaning its a nice fairly cheap game. But are you getting bang for your buck?
The aim of the game is to survive waves of zombie like creatures called ‘mutations’ (Nazi zombies comes to mind here) on your own or in 6 player teams. Every round the mutations get harder and more in numbers. Not only that, but there are many types of the buggers, including
Clots-The standard mutation, which can only grab and slash you, like a real zombie. But once it has you grabbed, you cant shake him off unless you kill him, or jump.
Gore fasts- Similar to clots, but run fast and have a giant sword arm. They cannot grab you like clots do though.
Bloats- Similar to a boomer of left 4 dead, except the bile hurts instead of attracting zombies
Stalkers-Invisible to the eye, unless there close
Crawlers- Spider like mutations that can leap and hide in ceilings and walls
Scrakes- Guys with chainsaws
Husks-Guys with flameguns.
and the flesh pound, a walking titan that will speed up when enraged.
But lets not forget the final boss, and huge monster that appears at the end of the final wave, with tons of health, a cloaking device, strong hands and a chain gun and rocket launcher, its none other than the patriarch. This self proclaiming ‘Father’ of the mutations needs to be tackled as a team, and is a worthy foe.
Sounds like a lot of work? Lucky for you, theirs a trader willing to help, and at the end of the round you can buy weapons from her and horrible prices. Guns range from AA12 shotguns to LAW’s, so there's something for everyone. Also, there are 6 perks you can choose from at the start of the game/lobby, so you can get guns cheaper in a particular section, more damage or more storage available. These level up consistently over games, up to level 6, and can greatly increase your characters power.
If you play solo in the game, you can customise the game settings in sandbox mode (though you wont earn any xp, and the options are limited) or add a mutator, such as only flesh pounds spawn. (0_o)
There are many good features in the game. If you pull of an impressive headshot, or kill 8 mutations with a single grenade, or something like that, you will gain slow motion time for a few seconds (everyone will in online games). This helps you recuperate in sticky situations, and allows the whole team some thinking time. Another good feature in game is that there are no certain spawn points. The game is designed to spawn mutations near you, in sensible and tactical areas, mostly behind you. This adds surprise to the games, and with clever map design, allows there to be no safe spots in the levels.
One thing I like about this game is the little things that other games don’t. The first aid injector can be used on yourself, but is more effective on one of your 5 friends in the game. There is also a welder for welding doors, but the maps are designed so this won’t guarantee safety. The trader moves places, so you have to go find her, and the levels are well thought out and varied. Another thing I noticed is the attention put into detail. Little things like the patriarch’s back story all add to the game play.
With every steam and pc game, there is great mod support for this game. Countless creative levels, such as a Shaun of the dead map, and new mutators to turn the game into counter strike style, or l4d versus style, their are so truly great ones out their. Or make them yourself, the game comes with a level editor, so you can mod to your hearts content (I personally haven't used it, so I cant tell you if its good or not though)
One thing I cant stand though is the terrible so called ‘English’ accents the players have. Yes, Tripwire are doing the thing everyone else does, get English people completely wrong. If I heard anyone talk like they talk in killing floor in real life, I would really really really want to punch them.
Another flaw that the game seems to have is how easy it is to be screwed over. countless times I've got caught on door frames, only to be separated from my team and engulfed by mutations seconds later…..and sometimes you get evil teammates not giving you any money to buy weapons, but now I'm just nit picking
Overall, Killing Floor is a small but sweet game, which can get repetitive, but is one that could get you hooked.
Oh, before I wrap this up, the updates Tripwire do (such as new maps) are free, so yay for free stuff
Score 8/10 (for its price)
Recommend to : Zombie lovers and Nazi zombie players
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