3 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.1 hrs last two weeks / 1,026.6 hrs on record (255.5 hrs at review time)
Posted: 14 Sep, 2019 @ 10:35am
Updated: 14 Sep, 2019 @ 10:36am

Early Access Review
Editing this... Please hold. (cause it was too long at start -_- )

-=Co Op=-
Deep Rock Galactic is a co-op shooter where everybody needs to pull their own weight. No mindlessly shooting cause ammo doesn't spawn everywhere. The longer you stay, the more enemies show up. Resulting in you losing ammo. But don't fret, ammo is refillable. Just mine a certain resource and call a supply drop. But, you have to share that ammo. So think of others before yourself.

-=Gameplay Loop=-
The gameplay loop is:
-Mine and collect
-Defeat bugs
-Extract

-=Difficulty=-
Ok, so the difficulty is determined by player count, hazard level, length, complexity, and red mutators. Haz 1, low complex, low length, no red mutator, solo, (without bosco?) being the easiest. And haz 5, high complex, long, a red mutator, and 4 players being the hardest. You will see certain enemies more often, the higher the difficulty. But it feels like if one person can't handle it, you're bound to have a hard time. So stick with easy when joining randoms and bump up the difficulty or lower it 'till you're comfortable. It's better with friends obviously.

-=Replayability=-
Ok, some don't think it's replayable, but I do. Idk... I just love killing bugs. And seeing them crawl on walls is so cool. Sure the game gets repetitive at times but unless you are playing on Haz 1 by yourself, it never feels boring... at least for me. Just don't play too much or you'll get burnt out. This upcoming update is gonna add even more stuff to do. So replayability gets better in the long run I guess?

-=Singleplayer=-
If you just want to experience the game by yourself, you can do that, with the aid of Bosco; your all purpose companion. He shoots, fires rockets, revives (limited times), lights things up, mines resources, and best of all... salutes when you do. But you can turn him off if you want to. But why would you? Ingame pets are awesome! But if you do decide to... Maybe you just want to challenge yourself, like having no lights. (Bosco won't turn his off) Or Bosco just makes things trivial. (He is really helpful unlike some teammates...)

-=Verdict=-
Game is great. The devs play it. Tons of fun for solo or a team. Enemies are a blast (some are) to fight. And the music can make you feel you're in danger.
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