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Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 2.2 hrs on record (1.3 hrs at review time)
Posted: 12 Dec, 2018 @ 2:50pm
Updated: 13 Dec, 2018 @ 2:12pm

I hate to say this, but avoid Insurgency Sandstorm.

They made some decisions to change the core gameplay, which is fine. But the game has lost its' soul. We get:
  • An increased time to kill
  • AP/HP ammo is gone
  • Reduced recoil
  • Increased equipment budget
  • More HUD
What you end up with is just Battlefield 3, but with worse graphics, and you can't pilot the planes.

Speaking of planes, let's talk about the fire support. Whatever you radio in, HQ is always going to reply "it's coming". They couldn't even be arsed to record "mortars are coming" or "autocannon is coming". Nope, only one line.

They also removed flashlights, and removed night mode for some reason.

As for the graphics - the game is unplayable in its' current state. It somehow managed to be even worse optimised than Quake Champions. "Insurgency Stutterstorm" comes to mind. And for those of you rich enough to own a GTX 1080 Ti - you get to enjoy a sea of brown.

I'd write more but can't be bothered. Just get Battlefield 3 instead (2012). Or continue playing Insurgency 1.

Stutterstrom, unfortunately, I will have to refund.
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Montgomerew 15 Jan, 2024 @ 9:54am 
Okay, "Tatty", the game has night mode now, it was just recently released at the time you wrote this review, it also improved some optimization, ETC.
The Ultimate Potato 13 Dec, 2018 @ 8:55am 
@idc
Right, that's the thing. You get 2 more equipment points, you need 2 more bullets to kill, you get two more HUD elements, etc...
idc 12 Dec, 2018 @ 6:25pm 
"Increased equipment budget"
You only get 2 extra supply points, and everything costs more. In INS2 an AKM was 0 supply points. In this game it's 3....