Today's subject is: Gunz the Duel, a third person action game similar to games like Counterstrike, wherein you connect to a server and play solely online competitive games, with the exception of one cooperative game mode.
Now, in order to facilitate a fair air between games that will be featured on Free To Play Freakout, I will use a universal grading method factoring in universally accepted points of a good game, namely: Graphics, Sound(including music), Gameplay, Community, and Support.
Graphics: Gunz is a fairly old game, which explains their distinct lack of high resolution textures or... rather any identifiable effort put into the graphics. They aren't horrible, there is definitely far worse, but they are far from anything spectacular, or even noteworthy. There's really not too much I can say in this part, the graphics are just so mediocre. Gunz gets a 4/10 for Graphics.
Sound: The music is definitely one point where Gunz shows a bit of a strength. The music, while somewhat bland if you play it for a very long time, is definitely something that deserves mention. It is varied between the different maps and does it's job, it fills in the silence with something that isn't horrible to listen to, but also goes a step beyond, making some of the tracks even enjoyable. Gunz gets a 6/10 for Sound.
Gameplay: Gunz is a unique online game in that it grants you powers similar to gun-fu style action movies. Your character can vault off walls, run along walls, climb using their melee weapon, and do all sorts of other ridiculous stunts. These moves, while somewhat difficult to pull off in the heat of combat are definitely fun and can make combat look spectacular. However, the problem comes when you factor in the weapons you actually get to use. The progression is... linear... very very linear. Sure, you can blow a ton of cash and buy a heavy weapon like a rocket launcher or light machine gun, but they are completely superfluous and generally end in you never using them after their gimmicks are played out. The only real interesting gear is purchased for real money, something that really pisses me off. Gunz gets a 5/10 for Gameplay, the moves are cool, but the weapons are seriously lacking.
Community: The Gunz community is fairly active, yet not that friendly. Most clans are simply zerg inviters, inviting everyone who is not already in a clan. The community is a huge problem for this game and is worth a simple 3/10. There's nothing else to say.
Support: The Support category refers specifically to the developers support of the game. Gunz sits right in the middle of the road for this one, just as it does with most everything else. Since it's part of a large company, ijji, it gets significant technical support and new cash shop releases, as well as Moderator run events and those sort of things. I'll have to give Gunz a 5/10 for Support.
Overall: 4/10 Gunz is a decent game, it's somewhat fun to play and can be a good way to kill an hour or two with some friends, but the community as well as the linear weapon progression without spending real money really pulls this game down.
That's all for the first Free To Play Freakout
Cheers,
HappyPariah
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