Recent reviews by Basset

Very cool RTS with lots of potential, but still has a long road to go in terms of content

Неплохо, но можно было и лучше

It wasn't great on release, but now it's a much better game. I really enjoy multiplayer!

Великолепная Warzone, особенно с друзьями

Cool 4x4 and 1x1 multiplayer. Must have if you enjoy RTS and WW2 setting

The game itself carries a beautiful concept which prvoides you with a unique gameplay experience of battle royale, a mode where you struggle to survive in a ruthless fight with 99 other players. I'd give 10/10 for the idea, but PUBG doesn't really meet the needs of players. I won't say anything about optimization, that's a well-known issue of this game, so if you don't have a superb beast-of-a-machine don't even try it ( NB: last patches improved the situation a bit ).

First 10-15 hours feels like something incredible. Your heartrate increases, palms sweaty, knees weak, arms heavy... you know that feeling, don't you? The game makes you taste adrenaline, tremble in horror when you encounter a possible enemy in a local villiage, and feel jubilant after securing top1. But having played around 50 hours in total ( Part of it on my friend's PC ), You're becoming sick and tired of all that repetitive gameplay. Yes, it felt great in the beginning, but as soon as you have learnt the gameplay patter it becomes dull and pathetic.

Basically, any match you play comes down to 2 things: getting a good rifle, some medications, at least lvl2 armor and helmet and THEN just moving to the innercircle area and trying to secure a good spot for yourself. This is probably the only game ever that tells you "Hesitate. Don't take the risk. Sit here and watch them kill each other". I've taken top5 around 7-8 times without even killing other players, just by hidding and waiting for a good moment. Is this game competitive? I don't think so.

ANOTHER PROBLEM is that looting system, in my opinion, doesn't really make the player go for it, check every building, loot villages and towns. As mentioned before, you simply don't need much stuff, and the amount of loot which spawns literally everywhere is just INSANE. Usually you easily get a M16 or M4 with several upgrades, so you don't give a damn about other weapons ( who needs shotguns and pistols?). As the fight almost always happen in a wideopen area, you only need an automatic rifle, and you just get rid of your UMPs, MicroUzi, pistols and stuff... There's a very limited pool of weapons, mostly because of the spawning chances.

THIS LEADS to another conclusion: you're not really that intrested in killling people if you want to secure a top10 or higher. The game doesn't reward the player for being the fastest hand in the West. You're not intrested in the loot other players have because 90% of things you had already gathered yourself long before you met an enemy, thus it is almost always better to avoid fighting because you'll only risk yourself or reveal your hidden position. Yeah, sure, when you're in top12-15 you're forced to battle with other players, but again, it comes down to your initial position you obtained earlier.

THE SHOOTING in the game is great, though. It requires a lot of skill and practice, which really makes the game way better than any other games in this genre.

So what do we have? We have a CS GO in an open world, where instead of buying weapons you have to find them yourself and then meet the foes far away in the middle of nowhere. You're great at shooting and got the best loot possible? Good, there'll always be somebody who is happy to shoot you in the back or meddle in a fight when you're not checking the other angle.

Don't get me wrong, it is fun in a certain way - even a worse player can win. The problem with PUBG is that it doesn't reward risky play much. The only thing which gives you an advantage is a paradrop with AWP/another good gun, but this is the only thing currently present in game. Whether you land in a big city, or a small villiage, the chances you'll get everything you need are almost even. Above all, there's no point if fighting until you reach top 20 because you won't get anything but another round of bullets you will not use anyway ( Seriously, who the hell needs 200 ammo for M4 ? ). and maybe some bandages to the 500 you already have.

That's what it feels like when you're playing solo.

What I'd like to see from the devs is implementing more rare loot and rebalancing this system.How about adding more top-loot places faraway from the centre of the map, or making another map with like a megapolis architecture which will force players into close-combat areas? What if players could bleed and you couldn't stop that with painkillers or energy drinks ( Same goes to breaking legs/arms, losing sight and etc... ). In other aspects the game is great, But I still have to give it a negative mark mostly for the optimization issues and that repetitive playstyle.

My first review about this game was negative. Almost two years have passed, the game has been gradually changing all the time. To sum up very quickly - it still has many issues, but it has gained way more depth than it used to . I'd recommend to play it only with all 4 DLC's ( Especially The tiger and Man the guns )