Recent reviews by McKinstrey

The game has everything an Alien fan would want. Additional background story, incredible amount of movie references and sequel story of what happened after Ellen Ripley went missing subsequently after the destruction of USCSS Nostromo.
> Amazing graphics
> Smooth but challenging gameplay
> Incredible atmosphere, almost to the point I forget I am playing a video game.
> The game feels like it would be a perfect sequel movie about what happened after the misterious disappearance of USCSS Nostromo thanks to the story telling, characters and the flow of the gameplay.

In my honest opinion the game is a love letter to Alien fans and everyone who consider themselves such a person should rip through it.

I also highly recommend sticking to the chronological order of the Alien franchise, especially the original movies if you want to experience the atmosphere to the fullest extent and understand the background story.

Been waiting for more than 2 years to try this one out. And I've gotta say It was worth it. As of the first couple hours I spent in the game I can confidently recognize the following facts:
- It's free
- It's the closest FPS mil-sim(ish) game to Squad
- Upon its release it is stable to play consistently
- Provides a great enviroment and atmosphere
- Great manual of arms and weapon manipulation[mag/press-check would be nice though]
- FULL MOD SUPPORT
However!
- The gameplay is understandably not the greatest[movement, vaulting], could be a lot smoother and probably will be
- Transition to equipment is stuttery and REALLY slow, happens only 2-3 seconds after pressing the initial button
- Respawn, administering medical, reload doesn't always work for the first time

Overall, what can I say?
If you are a fan of mil-sim games and/or semi-realistic tactical shooters, you will in fact, like this piece.
You should not only give it a chance because it costs you nothing, but also because of the aforementioned facts and because of the full mod support, I believe this game will be one the of most well crafted masterpieces on this platform in the F2P genre.

Hell Let Loose. Oh man, where should I start.

I was first introduced to this game through a free weekend 5 days ago[3rd of December, 2022] by a friend who haven't seen the game himself either before. I wasn't so impressed with it in the first battles, but boy oh boy was I wrong.

I was into my third game when for the vast majority of the battle we were pushed to our rear, having no ability to break out from our lines and trenches for about 45-50 minutes. Then in the last minutes of the bloody shooting we broke out as one and rushed to get the nearest point, then with the help of one tank and its crew of 3 guys, my squad was able to break into enemy territory of the main point, while marching behind the tank and taking advantage of its cover to pick off germans one by one. Then the whole team started advancing behind us and half of it flanked the town from the left attacking from both front and left. We got the town in less then 5 minutes and won the game, while I was running around helping guys out as a medic, in chaos, shooting germans, reviving battle buddies and bandaging their wounds while they were shooting at everything that moved, screaming, artillery fire surrounding us, limbs flying off right in front of me, germans trying to get into the house that along with me, 8-9 of my teammates occupied.
Or when 4 minutes remaining and you and 15 of your teammates rush to the point to help out the capture and someone starts blasting soviet marching songs to boost the moral, 15 people yelling into the microphone, and you win the game in the final stretch.
If you want that, you WILL enjoy this game.

If you're looking for a great community, with authenticity, a game that is semi-realistic, has great audio, gameplay, graphics with great details and zero repetetiveness thanks to the unlimited possibilities, SOPs, operations, then this game is for you.

Boy, oh boy where should I start. As a newcomer to the S.W.A.T genre I feel like I don't have the experience to fully elaborate on why the game is such a masterpeice, but I'll try my best.
Currently the game has:
- 7 maps, 2 test sites included.
- A wide range of operations, consisting of barricaded suspects, active shooter, hostage situation, raid and so on.
- Multiple gun choices, with attachments and gun modding.
- Casual clothing equipment.
- Tactical utilities used by S.W.A.T teams all over the United States, including battering ram, breaching shotgun, C2, CS gas, flash and stinger grenade and the list goes on.
The game will have:
- More maps confirmed.
- More enhanced graphics, mechanics.
- More precisely developed maps, operations.
- Additional equipment, firearms.
- Further details on gore, gun shot wounds and realitsic injuries.
The game is highly replayable, thanks to the broad-spectrum of opportunities of executing a mission, creating an SOP, carrying out the SOP, utilizing every equipment differently, trusting your squadmates. The anxiety and adrenaline rush you feel every minute as you move on from door to door, not knowing when the enemy will rush up on you, the constant requirement of focusing, and being there mentally 100% is something you don't feel in every game. This is not a shooter. This is not an FPS. This is not an action game. This is - and I think it's safe to say - a S.W.A.T simulation of the highest tier that you've never witnessed before, and never gonna forget. If you have a solid team behind you, with solid comms and solid SOP, you're going to have the time of your life, and I can assure you that with no regrets.
As a new supporter of the developing team I feel responsible for my words written here, and I think I can peacefully say that if the product keeps the way it headed to, it will go down as one of the greatest simulation games in history ever hitting the market.
See you operators on the field and wishing you the best outcome of every mission.
"The sheep pretend the wolf will never come, but the sheepdog lives for that day."

I don't understand why people complain right now and complained when it came out. Its story is awesome, full of action, graphics are good, considering the fact that it's from 2013 by SEGA. Maybe I am only enthusiastic about this game, just because it was one of the first more serious ones I've played when I was a kid, back in 2014. I still remember the joy and excitement every day I opened it. I am a big fan of the original Alien movies and in my opinion this game provides the full experience, got a lot of connection between the movies, references and you can't get better than that. It's a 10/10 for me, worth the money and time to play it through at least once!

Let me tell you something. I tried Truck Simulator first roughly about 4 years ago, when I bought Euro Truck Simulator for 2 bucks I remember. I opened the game and played it for like 1 hour. (that's because I was really hyped that I've got a new game.) But after that I decided to refund it, because I had no interest in it anymore. Through the years I downloaded ATS Demo several times, because I've had worthy memories from the ETS. But I've always deleted it. Now everyone who knows me just a little, I am an American buff, that pretty much means, that I am interested in everything that is American. History, Culture, Politics, Food, Drinks, Cars etc. After a good amount of years I decided to give ATS a final try, if it's really worth the time, and money or not. Now just look at my gameplay hours in it. It ain't much but considering the fact that i bought it 5 days ago, it's pretty remarkable. I totally didn't regret this decision of mine. I recommend this game to those, who don't care if their Truck is slow, barely controllable, or for the first time they suck at driving it, or parking it. I recommend this game to those, who'd like to see ingame landscapes, landmarks, who'd like to live real sounds, realistic traffic, driving, and parking. To those who can get along with driving for 30 minutes straight.[Personally I hit up my ingame web browser search for some radio stations and listen to it, it's fun]. I don't recommend this game to those, who like fast driving, drifting, and being chased by the cops.

10/10

Awesome Military SImulation! It takes up more than 70 hours to get to know tha basics already, but I recommend Squad of course, not for the MiLSim buffs only, but for those, who want to take a peek into an intense team based tactical experience. The 37 bucks totally worth it. Squad gives you probably most accurately what's really happening on a Battlefield, in contrast of the movies, and to the Call of Duty, Battlefield series
Graphics 10/10
Gameplay 10/10
Community 9/10
Maps 10/10

One of the best tactical team based shooters out there right now. Obviously the 30 bucks worth it. You've gotta get in the careful playstyle first, but as soon as you feel the weapons, get to know the maps better, other playstyles, you will be getting along just well. Oh and you got to have a lot of patience first. But just as I said, best small based tactical shooter out there at the moment. If you want to play on bigger maps, and a more realistic/MilSim community just go with Squad. :)

I pretty much know a lot of things about the Country, not every single but much enough to say I am a bit of a creepy guy. Especially about the Civil War. This game is about absolut teamwork, about the convergence in the Union and also in Confederate Army, and also was in the Civil War. This is wonderful to see how people can play with Honor and Integrity. How American people respect their on Land, their own Free land. And not because of the game. It's because they are all Americans. Proud ones. All Confederates and Unions. Actually I was really suprised, when I joined into a Battle, beacuse I've seen a lot of videos about the Game, and I've seen things like players are listening to their officers and do what they say, and I was like, "nah it's because of the video". No it wasn't in the video only. When I joined, I wanted serious battle, with serious people, in a serious community, and I've got it. That's what I need. This is beautiful that some people just created a Game, that noone thought about, because "Civil War... uhh boring". That is amazing when you see a bunch of Confederate soldiers charging towards our formed line.. And you hear that someone is yelling "FIIREEE" and you and your fellow soldiers shoot. Some of them falls on the ground, but some of them keep running. When its no time for reloading, and you must switch to melee. And then you know what happens.

The best looking battle royale out here at this time. Pretty funny gameplay. Totally not realistic :,D Fluffy Bunny Jumping Shoes?! Knee Pad of Speed? Cool. It takes place in the Second World War, because of the weapons, I guess. As I mentioned earlier the game is beautiful, I have the best frame rate all the time. And it's free until 25th of June, so get it, as soon as possible. It could easily beat PUBG. So keep the work on guys, and appreciate all the updates.