Review grok 1/5 · Aug 30, 2021
Don't Revist Mediocre Games From Childhood
I picked up Fire Warrior on a whim from GOG. I remembered the game fondly from when it first came out. I knew, even then, that it wasn't a great game, but I remember thinking it was fun and really enjoying the 40k ambience.
After beating a series of RPGs I thought a nice mindless FPS might be the perfect …
I picked up Fire Warrior on a whim from GOG. I remembered the game fondly from when it first came out. I knew, even then, that it wasn't a great game, but I remember thinking it was fun and really enjoying the 40k ambience.
After beating a series of RPGs I thought a nice mindless FPS might be the perfect palette cleanser.
Well.... I guess it left me appreciating good games more, because this game is awful.
The controls are some of the worst I have experienced, with it being almost impossible to tell if bullets are actually connecting, and frequently they miss enemies literally right in front of you. In comparison, enemy shots are super accurate. This leads to numerous show downs where I died because my bullets literally passed through, rather then hit enemies, mean while every enemy shot hit me!
The enemies are ridiculously mundane, soldier in stupid blue fatigues, same exact soldier in red fatigues for a boss, and another color for middle enemy. Once Space Marines get added in it gets a little better, but then rapidly grows boring again.
The settings have a decent amount of variety, but unfortunately the game is SO bad that you quickly realize these are reskins of similar style levels. Trenches play like space ships, play like prisons....
After struggling for about 7 hours I realized it was time to let this game rest easy in my memories, and hopefully I can remember some of the experiences fondly, while I hopefully forget this most recent experience.