INTRODUCTION:

Well, I'll be upfront with those who are reading this review... American Patriots: The Swamp Fox is still 100% guaranteed NOT worth six bucks. Let me break it down as to why you probably shouldn't get this game from Cult Software, and instead get one of their other games if you're into board games or American history.

UPDATE:

I have not been able to play the latest gamemode that was inserted into American Patriots: The Swamp Fox quite yet, but to be honest, I'm not entirely sure I'd want to check it out. I'll fully update the review when I get around to it, but this may or may not be up-to-date pros and cons, so keep that in mind when reading on.

STORY/LORE:

The whole game is spent reliving an ambush scene from The Patriots... yeah, that's it. Look up the scene from that movie, and you'll get the gist of the game.

GAMEPLAY:

Again, watch the scene. The gameplay is made for you to eventually die off from the mass floods of redcoats, which isn't really fun and ruins any possible replayability that American Patriots: The Swamp Fox may have had.

VISUAL AESTHETIC:

The environment in American Patriots: The Swamp Fox is green, swampy, and muggy. The redcoats are faceless, but I will say that hitboxes have been fixed up; it may not help for the rest of what I'm about to spout it, but it is something to consider. The pellets that are shot from the redcoats' muskets look almost like Bullet Bills from the Mario franchise, which ruins a bit of the emersion when I know that bullets the size of cannonballs are getting shot at me. Speaking of the bullets, they also lag a lot, along with everything else, so judging their movement speed and timing is really funky. Finally, motion blur has to go; I normally wouldn't get sick from motion blur, but I actually started to feel ill from looking at the screen after a while.

AUDITORY AESTHETIC:

The redcoats of American Patriots: The Swamp Fox don't make any distinct noise when they're walking up on you, but only when they shoot at you. Easy gameovers occur from running circles and not hearing a redcoat walk up behind me. Let's not forget the flute music in this game that could cause auditory seizures... wait, that isn't a thing? Aight, imagine nails on a chalkboard combined with a flute playing the highest note they can right in your ears.

BUGS, GLITCHES, AND OTHER ISSUES:

Apparently the guy behind American Patriots: The Swamp Fox promised, "zombie redcoats," but I saw nothing of the sort. For a, "Halloween," game, there isn't much spookiness to be had from this. Seems more like an Independence Day-esc game more than a horror-filled treat. Hitboxes were crap at times, the idea you cannot really live for more than a minute or so is kind of a joke, and the game is so laggy and disorienting that I simply couldn't take the sickness anymore.

OVERALL?

American Patriots: The Swamp Fox is, simply put, a game to avoid. This Halloween game is nothing more than a laggy Independence Day game with the intent on making sure you can't even live more than a few minutes to enjoy a SINGLE aspect of it. Play one of their board games on Steam; they seem aight.

YOUTUBE PLAYTHROUGH:

American Patriots: The Swamp Fox was played while I blathered about possibly beginning Twitch streaming and such, so here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWkLr9blXnk

[b] [h1] INTRODUCTION: [/h1] [/b] Well, I'll be upfront with those who are reading this review... [i] American Patriots: The Swamp Fox [/i] is still 100% guaranteed NOT worth six bucks. Let me break it down as to why you probably shouldn't get this game from Cult Software, and instead get one of their other games if you're into board games or American history. [b] [h1] UPDATE: [/h1] [/b] I have not been able to play the latest gamemode that was inserted into [i] American Patriots: The Swamp Fox [/i] quite yet, but to be honest, I'm not entirely sure I'd want to check it out. I'll fully update the review when I get around to it, but this may or may not be up-to-date pros and cons, so keep that in mind when reading on. [b] [h1] STORY/LORE: [/h1] [/b] The whole game is spent reliving an ambush scene from [i] The Patriots... [/i] yeah, that's it. Look up the scene from that movie, and you'll get the gist of the game. [b] [h1] GAMEPLAY: [/h1] [/b] Again, watch the scene. The gameplay is made for you to eventually die off from the mass floods of redcoats, which isn't really fun and ruins any possible replayability that [i] American Patriots: The Swamp Fox [/i] may have had. [b] [h1] VISUAL AESTHETIC: [/h1] [/b] The environment in [i] American Patriots: The Swamp Fox [/i] is green, swampy, and muggy. The redcoats are faceless, but I will say that hitboxes have been fixed up; it may not help for the rest of what I'm about to spout it, but it is something to consider. The pellets that are shot from the redcoats' muskets look almost like Bullet Bills from the Mario franchise, which ruins a bit of the emersion when I know that bullets the size of cannonballs are getting shot at me. Speaking of the bullets, they also lag a lot, along with everything else, so judging their movement speed and timing is really funky. Finally, motion blur has to go; I normally wouldn't get sick from motion blur, but I actually started to feel ill from looking at the screen after a while. [b] [h1] AUDITORY AESTHETIC: [/h1] [/b] The redcoats of [i] American Patriots: The Swamp Fox [/i] don't make any distinct noise when they're walking up on you, but only when they shoot at you. Easy gameovers occur from running circles and not hearing a redcoat walk up behind me. Let's not forget the flute music in this game that could cause auditory seizures... wait, that isn't a thing? Aight, imagine nails on a chalkboard combined with a flute playing the highest note they can right in your ears. [b] [h1] BUGS, GLITCHES, AND OTHER ISSUES: [/h1] [/b] Apparently the guy behind [i] American Patriots: The Swamp Fox [/i] promised, "zombie redcoats," but I saw nothing of the sort. For a, "Halloween," game, there isn't much spookiness to be had from this. Seems more like an Independence Day-esc game more than a horror-filled treat. Hitboxes were crap at times, the idea you cannot really live for more than a minute or so is kind of a joke, and the game is so laggy and disorienting that I simply couldn't take the sickness anymore. [b] [h1] OVERALL? [/h1] [/b] [i] American Patriots: The Swamp Fox [/i] is, simply put, a game to avoid. This Halloween game is nothing more than a laggy Independence Day game with the intent on making sure you can't even live more than a few minutes to enjoy a SINGLE aspect of it. Play one of their board games on Steam; they seem aight. [b] [h1] YOUTUBE PLAYTHROUGH: [/h1] [/b] [i] American Patriots: The Swamp Fox [/i] was played while I blathered about possibly beginning Twitch streaming and such, so here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWkLr9blXnk