Damnation's biggest problems are the unintentional mistakes. The game is a mess of bugs. I saw enemies shoot through walls, hover across the ground while crouched, and magically teleport across the screen because the game couldn't keep up. More than once I stood in front of an enemy for several seconds before he noticed me. It's comedic gold, but I imagine the dev team isn't laughing. This isn't a premier blend of pulp fiction. It's just a pulpy mess.
Damnation
Blue Omega Entertainment · May 26, 2009
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Evolving the shooter genre with its unique and exhilarating combination of fluid action and combat, Damnation features huge, open environments, frenetic combat, daredevil acrobatics and high-octane vehicle-based stunts. Presenting players with an intense test of reflexes, quick thinking and rapid-fire conflict, Damnation will feature vast, breathtaking landscapes, each covering miles of distance and thousands of vertical feet.
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- 5.0Damnation is not exactly a terrible game. As a shooter, it does the bare minimum required to be considered competant. It's just incredibly mediocre and pointless that it's made me wonder exactly how games like this even get the green light. There is simply no good reason for Damnation to exist. In fact, by the time this review is ready to post, I'll have forgotten that it ever had done.
- 3.0Where to start? Damnation feels old in almost every component it has. The graphics are particularly weak; they're dark, dirty and lack any real detail. Occassionally you'll come up against a decent looking texture only to have it brought down to the level of the one next-door. The voice acting is awful - literally like people were pulled off the street to deliver lines with no context.
- 2.5There's no reason for you to play Damnation. It fails at being a worthwhile title on all fronts. The gameplay isn't fun, the levels are too long, the sound is bad, and the story isn't interesting. There are more problems, but I'll leave my written flogging at that.
- 3.5Visuals and sound are loaded with problems on all three platforms. Each version of the game regularly chugs during gameplay and cutscenes. The Xbox 360 and PC versions are probably the worst offenders, with the 360 stumbling through cutscenes and the PC displaying a lot of tearing. You have to give Blue Omega credit for trying something different with Damnation's steampunk story and its leaping-around action, but that's about it. Everything else here is painful to experience.
- 3.4In the end, Damnation really is a sad story. The game had an interesting concept and a good amount of potential but it just never came together. It is really unfortunate to see it fail in just about every aspect because even if it had gotten one thing right, be it platforming, shooting, multiplayer, or its storyline, perhaps it could have still found an audience happy to check it out. However, as it is I can’t imagine anyone enjoying their time spent with this game.
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