The jeep is fast and effective firepower meant for hit and runs. Each vehicle serves a clear and distinct purpose. With little fluff, compared to the weapons. Every now and then I'll be respawned at the back of the map, opposite the action, with no vehicles. Nothing feels cooler then discovering an automatic sub machine gun as my sidearm then whipping it out to mow down the opposing force. Quickly identifying cover, I shift into prone position. I love how I'll be occasionally thrust into playing a sniper in the middle of a short range firefight. Most of the time, you won't die like that, so what happens? You get sent into the body of a bot. If you die while the plane is flying overhead, you'll become one of the guys falling out with the exact load-out you requested. The reinforcements will parachute over a relatively random location. You periodically receive reinforcements from a plane. The two major twists are the reinforcements and respawning. The goal is to either eliminate all other enemies, or to take enough flags to 'dominate' the opponent. It's weird, but worth playing once or twice. You take a group with you to go to ghost hotspots where you promptly shoot up a bunch of ghosts for some reason. It's pretty hit or miss depending on the map. And it feels really cool carefully knocking out key areas using blitzkrieg tactics and gratuitous smoke grenades. To be fair, on the smaller maps, it doesn't drag quite as hard. Personally, I find it much more rewarding to lead a squad into a fortified location as bullets are traded around you. It feels like such a massive waste of time.

Once you do find the enemy, if you get shot first, it's over. All sense of tension disappears after the first five minutes running around. It sounds fun in theory, but especially in the larger maps, playtime can drag. Rather than an all-out war between two massive factions, you merely play as the leader of a small squad sent out to eliminate another small squad. Spec Ops is a rather interesting alternative. It doesn't feel very different from point match. It's enjoyable, but gets old quickly, unless you make sure to switch up the maps during play sessions.Д«attalions, on the other hand, simply gives your team a grouped, set number of lives. In this mode, once you die, you're respawned after a short period of time. Point match, wherein each kill a soldier makes contributes points multiplied by the number of flags the team said soldier is on. This actually leads into why the game mode 'Skirmish', is so excellent. The game does a good job of balancing each of the weapons, keeping any one weapon from totally trumping another. There's a large variety of sidearms, grenades, and even rocket launchers. Try as I might, I can't figure out a purpose for the Greaser.

Keep in mind I'm only counting non-hidden-non-op weapons. Bots won't attack you unless you've shot them, or you're in their line of sight. If you really wanna shake things up, there's even a stealth weapon: the Quicksilver. The SL-Defender, on the other hand, is a pure sniper rifle. The M1-Garett is a marksman rifle for short to medium range.

The RK-44 makes for a highly balanced assault rifle that can be used in virtually any situation. There are a variety of weapon types to get used to and enjoy. It uses the WASD/mouse combo very common in FPS games, with the addition of crouchs, lying prone for reduced recoil and movement speed. It doesn't take that long to get used to, even for a relative noob like myself. Let's start with an overview?Д«asically, there's a bunch of flags that you can take. Where to start? Going to be totally honest here, I don't play many FPSs.

PLAYER! The enemy team RAVEN is advancing on ISLAND! Prepare your weapons! EAGLE team, mobilize!ДЄlright.

Ravenfield early access