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Review of Guns of Icarus Online - Losi - 06-08-2014
Guns of Icarus Online is on sale right now: http://store.steampowered.com/app/209080/
Guns of Icarus Online is a original type of FPS. It is warfare in the sky between ships that resemble pirate ships (yarrrr). Ships battling other ships, all being held up by hot air balloons. Steampunk at its' rawest.
Let's summerize the classes first. The Gunner, the one who operates the main offensive guns on the ship. The Engineer, the one who goes around the whole ship keeping the health of each part of the ship in balance (Haul, Engines, Guns, Balloon, etc...). The Pilot, the one who maneuvers the ship forwards/backwards up/down, and who usually captains the ship. (Though the pilot doesnt neccesarily need to be the captain, a gunner could be the captain telling the other players what to do.)
With all this being said, there are a few options for different types of gameplay. I myself prefer to be a gunner, because it is extremely fun to destroy a ship with a flak cannon after blowing it's balloon with the machine gun.
But if you're the type who doesn't think they're very good at shooting accurately, there's the option of being an engineer. Being an engineer is probably the most demanding job on the hole ship. Which is why there's usually one Pilot, two Engineers, and one Gunner. Most of the friends I regularly play with prefer to be engineers, they are never idle, always doing something (unless the ship isn't in battle).
And if you do not like the stress of having to run around in first-person keeping everything in good condition, or if you don't like having to have the burden of being the one who HAS to take down that other ship before it takes our ship down, then you're probably going to choose the pilot.
The Pilot is in control of a lot during battle, he has to keep the ship in the right position for The Gunner to be able to turn the guns enough that the other ship is within range, but he also has to move around in a way that makes it hard for the other ship to shoot at you. Personally, if I didn't mainly play a gunner I would probably play the pilot. Being in control of the ship is really cool, and fun, very fun.
The gamplay is pretty amazing to say the least. The three-dimensional battlegrounds makes for very interesting use of the Unity Engine, which they use very efficiently. The teams are made up of four. Games are can be scorebased or time based. Battles consist of Team Red and Team Blue, and go from 1 ship vs 1 ship to 4 vs 4. That's 32 players.
So if you enjoy a variation from the generic FPS, one that involves a (mostly) warm online community that is friendly and active, and if you enjoy interacting with real people across the world through your mic, this is definitely a game for you.
tl: dr Just go buy it. Right now, you will not be dissapointed, there's something in here for everyone.
RE: Review of Guns of Icarus Online - MiS - 06-08-2014
I've seen certain people play this game, and it looked pretty interesting. I'd give it a go, if my computer wasn't bricks. It really is a different type of first-person shooter.
Spoiler: Also, for your review format.
You might want to try splitting up sections of your review so that it looks less wall of text-y. It'll help the reader not feel as overwhelmed, and you'll have a better time organizing your thoughts when they're individualized in each section.
RE: Review of Guns of Icarus Online - Losi - 06-08-2014
Thanks @MiS I'll admit i kinda put in a clusterfuck format. oops. ill work on that.