HATRED, aka Awor Surkrarz Simulator 2015

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"I'm fed up with this world!"

 

[Durandal]

Haven't played the game yet, but the obligatory "kill X civvies to proceed" missions seem to get repetitive after a while, and hunting down that one last guy is kind of annoying. There is no full mapscreen, so you'll be aimlessly wandering about the map looking for that straggler.
Maybe it would've been better if you just had to kill about 25-75% of all the people in the map to proceed and avoid such situations.

usually accompanied by invincible frames.

Well, it's better than getting hit during cutscenes where you have no control over yourself. *cough* Human Revolution *cough*
Besides, the kill cutscenes only take about 5 seconds max, and don't break the flow that badly.
Unfortunately 5 seconds don't give enough time for more brutal executions, like in Manhunt 2. Hatred obviously wants to be brutal, but it ends up being more lax than most violent videogames. Most executions are just shooting a guy on the ground from a different angle, at most the brutality peaks when you pulverize someone's head or repeatedly stab him.
The long brutal executions worked in Manhunt, because Manhunt is a stealth game. You won't get shot at by 20 cops when executing someone (if you are playing it right), so the developers could add longer and more varied executions. Manhunt is also slower-paced than Hatred, so you're not as itching to get back into the game.
IMO the execution-for-health mechanic for a fast-paced twin-stick shooter like Hatred could've fit better if it had another setting, because there were alot of people expecting some BRUTAL shit, but the flow of the game prevented it from further delving into that.

 

[Somberlain]

Haven't played the game yet, but the obligatory "kill X civvies to proceed" missions seem to get repetitive after a while, and hunting down that one last guy is kind of annoying. There is no full mapscreen, so you'll be aimlessly wandering about the map looking for that straggler.
Maybe it would've been better if you just had to kill about 25-75% of all the people in the map to proceed and avoid such situations.

Eh? None of the missions require you to kill everyone. It's mostly "kill x residents of the area" and there's always more people than that. There is no "wandering in empty areas looking for the final straggler" stuff in this game.

 

[vonAchdorf]

It's funny how the "violence is never justified" crowd now argues that the game lacks "context" and "rationalization" for its violence.

I also like lines like "it's not as edgy as its said to be" – dear kids, no need to buy it.

 

[Durandal]

Eh? None of the missions require you to kill everyone. It's mostly "kill x residents of the area" and there's always more people than that. There is no "wandering in empty areas looking for the final straggler" stuff in this game.

Really? That's good to hear. I've only seen a stream, and at one point the streamer ran around the forest with no clue where to go next because he had no objective markers. Which is probably more related to him being retarded than anything.

 

[1451]

At the start of each map there are objectives markers. But they disappear as soon as you reach an objective. If you run away with completing it first, the marker disappears but if you press left alt you can still see what you must do.

 

[GrainWetski]

IMO the execution-for-health mechanic for a fast-paced twin-stick shooter like Hatred could've fit better if it had another setting, because there were alot of people expecting some BRUTAL shit, but the flow of the game prevented it from further delving into that.

Just turn on "safe executions" so it's just quick animations that don't even zoom in.

After hearing all the cheesy one-liners, of course.

 

[Spectacle]

I can't decide who annoys me more nowadays, SJWs or edgy anti-SJWs. Whatever happened to having real opinions on stuff..

Calling Lyric Suite, we have a neutral detected inside the perimeter!

 

[Eyestabber]

I can't decide who annoys me more nowadays, SJWs or edgy anti-SJWs. Whatever happened to having real opinions on stuff..

How to look cool and moderate on the internet 101*:

1 - find controversy
2 - straw-man both sides of the controversy
3 - proclaim your own superiority with vague statements criticizing both sides (see above for an example)
4 - enjoy your newfound "cool and moderate" guy status

* actual knowledge of the subject being discussed is 100% optional. In fact, it's better to avoid knowledge at all costs, as it might skew your otherwise perfectly balanced™ view of things.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Watched few gameplay videos.
It would be nice to have this level of destructibility + multi storey buildings in something like Freedom force.

 

[Lyric Suite]

I can't decide who annoys me more nowadays, SJWs or edgy anti-SJWs. Whatever happened to having real opinions on stuff..

Calling Lyric Suite, we have a neutral detected inside the perimeter!

I can't decide who annoys me more nowadays, people who argue 2+2=5 or edgy anti-2+2=5. Whatever happened to having real opinions and stuff...

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

I'd design a much more spree killing game.

If it has your original art in it, I'd it.

You're not. Even on easy, you can die in about 2 seconds if you are getting shot at by multiple guys at once, at least when you start fighting soldiers.

Sounds like a sign of being a damage sponge.

I wouldn't say the protagonist being a "bullet sponge" is a particular problem. If he weren't, the game would be obscenely difficult due to situations where several dozen enemies will charge you from different directions at once.

In my spree-shooting game there wouldn't be such infantility as fighting military and hordes of cops and winning.

 

[Multidirectional]

I can't decide who annoys me more nowadays, people who argue 2+2=5 or edgy anti-2+2=5.

What the fuck are you even talking about? Who says 2+2=5?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

I'd design a much more spree killing game.

If it has your original art in it, I'd it.

 

[Lyric Suite]

I can't decide who annoys me more nowadays, people who argue 2+2=5 or edgy anti-2+2=5.

What the fuck are you even talking about? Who says 2+2=5?

SJWs, obviously.

 

[Multidirectional]

I didn't know all of them were bad at math too, my bad. Kill all SJWs.

 

[DwarvenFood]

Runs like shit, controls like shit.

Too bad.

What about voice acting ? Should I stick with original, or English ? (Or are both done by the same VA)

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

That looks messed up.
I like it.

 

[Azalin]

Runs like shit, controls like shit.

Hope they put enough patches out until the next Christmas Steam sale

 

[Lyric Suite]

I didn't know all of them were bad at math too, my bad. Kill all SJWs.

Are you really stupid or are you just pretending?

 

[Multidirectional]

Are you really stupid or are you just pretending?

Yes.

 

[Sodafish]

Played it for about 20-30 min. Completely bland gameplay and cringeworthy faux-edginess.

 

[Multidirectional]

Yeah the tone and presentation is utter shite but it still had the potential to be a fun shooter with nice destruction. Doubt any patches will make it into that now. But hey, let's turn this mediocre shooter into a top seller because we're edgy retards who are fighting the good fight against SJWs! This will truly raise the standards in gaming industry.

 

[Somberlain]

Yeah the tone and presentation is utter shite but it still had the potential to be a fun shooter with nice destruction. Doubt any patches will make it into that now. But hey, let's turn this mediocre shooter into a top seller because we're edgy retards who are fighting the good fight against SJWs! This will truly raise the standards in gaming industry.

[Intelligence] So, you are mad that I fight the good fight with my wallet on Steam?

 

[Multidirectional]

Not mad, I'm bored of this crap. And of political faggots shitting up my hobby with their nonsense in general.