Austin recommends: Fragpunk (Review)

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Fragpunk is one of the most promising tactical shooters to release in a hot minute, and deserves to go the distance despite how tricky it can be to earn a place at the table with the established players.

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[solarplexus]

That Titan Fall 2 line HAS to be comment bait

[Coralsys]

“punk” for a game with scummy corporate monetisation is just sad. Gameplay looks great but all of that stuff makes the game predatory

[schwolmart]

I don't think that was the final Titanfall 2 mission unless I'm remembering incorrectly

[The_Drewid]

"That final mission in Titanfall 2"
Austin revealed as a fake Titanfall fan.

[it-s-a-mystery]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's AI alarms were going off with many of this game assets

[LennardJaros]

I just have to say that it's quite hilarious to go "Abilities in Valorant are basically all variations of a smoke or flash grenade, unlike Fragpunk where some reveal enemies, some allow characters to teleport or use special weaponry." when ALL THREE of those ability types are also present in Valorant.

This does look surprisingly good though, the gunplay looks nice and the more mobile, on the move shooting is something I've definitely been missing from tac FPS. If it sticks around over the long haul, it seems worth a try.

[ZeusKabooze]

There is mod card in frag punk that increases your damage output the louder you yell into your mic 😅

[johnboy]

I miss when titanfall was the benchmark for fun shooters.

[Senumunu]

Getting "rewarded" with all these banners and icons feels like a hobo throwing dog shit at you and you aren't able to avoid it

[tophrii]

Wouldnt be surprised if there's more AI in here than just the banner arts.

[Dirty_Daddy]

Effect and Cause in Titanfall 2 is like halfway through. Not the last mission. But I'm not nitpicking....

[FlameJackstar]

So they mashed Valorant and Friends vs Friends together.

[godminnette]

The AI art, especially without disclosure or explanation of how they generated it (from an internal model trained on licensed art or from one of the models trained on stolen art), is really unfortunate. I also see lots of discussion that this game does not have good balancing, which of course there will always be discourse around in any pvp game like this with bad takes from casual players, but it seems particularly highlighted here.

[Danieldialga]

I was actually a bit hyped for this, but after playing it for a few days I just uninstalled it. Its fun for a couple of rounds, but the core isnt good enough to sustain a healty player base. If you are really into these sort of games you already play Valorant or CS, which feel much more robust and polished.
On top of that, I feel like im playing Genshin Impact whenever I see the menu and all the currencies. Yes you get them at a fair rate, but then they try to sell you a recolor for 30 bucks. No thanks.

[nezfromhki]

FragPunk is the one of the very few competitive games I've actually gotten into since the original launch of Overwatch, so almost a decade now. While the monetization and menus are annoying, the card system, great feeling gunplay and fun characters have kept me invested so far. Also, I've managed to unlock almost all but three of the characters without paying a single cent after 30h, so even that has not been an issue for me. I also got my girlfriend to try it and she quickly got quite into it, and I think the less self-serious style is a big part of why. She's literally never played a multiplayer FPS game before or basically any other competitive game for that matter, so it's fun to see her gaming horizons broaden a bit.

[ietsbram]

that mission in titanfall 2 was nowhere near the final one

[timmytwosome]

Every single last one of my friends have been playing this nonstop. Anyone worried about the monetization, i have friends who havent spent a dime and have skins for every weapon and skins for their characters. For anyone worried about the main game mode, there is also just freeform TDM, a weird zombies mode (personally dont like it but some do), and you can just do team duels among other rotating different modes. If you are worried about it being "just another one of these games" i thought the same until i played it and i promise you the way it feels and the random cards makes it so fresh and fun to the point my whole group is just hooked. Genuinely, give this one a shot. Youre missing out on some of the most fun ive seen and felt in multiplayer in years. Honestly havent enjoyed multiplayer fps like this since like Halo Reach or black ops 2.

[donovanjoseph]

I was interested in this game when it was revealed. High budget friends vs friends? Not a new idea, but sure.

But, MAN. ANOTHER primarily search and destroy tactical shooter? I know it’s not easy to invent new game modes, but this is exactly why people say innovation is dead in the genre. Nobody tries to shake up what the game is, we just keep making the same thing with new stuff thrown in.

Anyways, I’m gonna go play season 6 of The Finals. That game actually tries to do new things.

[thacoolest]

Will say, after about 50 -60 hours, I've unlocked all but 3. You do get ALOT of rewards for just playing consistently. The monetization is pretty insane tho

[jacksonjabba]

I think we really gotta be harder on AI in games.

We should be kicking and screaming against this