A game Crossfirex (not to be confused with technology AMD Radeon Crossfirex) – a multiplayer shareware shooter from Smilegate and Microsoft for family consoles Xbox one. A story campaign from authors will also be released for him. Alan wake – studios Remedy. The beta version of the project was launched yesterday, and we are in a hurry to share our impressions.
The first thing that many will pay attention to is the similarity of the game with Counter strike. It can be traced here literally at every step. The general design of the cards, the feeling of shooting, the lack of sprint and the ability to aim using a front sight on a weapon in classic mode – all this causes strong associations with a network hit Valve.
There are two modes available in beta: classic and modern. In the first, you are offered the familiar scenario – one team must plant a bomb and the other defuse it. Also, the complete destruction of the enemy detachment leads to victory, because revivals are not provided for here.
The choice of weapons is implemented through a system of lodouts, customizable between matches. There are a lot of different weapons and it behaves differently – you need to get used to and learn how to shoot.
The developers added a fresh feature here: one of the variations of the classic mode makes the attacking team almost invisible. Characters in the form of transparent silhouettes (the closest analogy is masking in a series Halo) armed only with melee weapons, and the defenders have to focus more on hearing, which refreshes the experience.
In turn, the modern mode offers more familiar to fans of new shooters gameplay. Here you can fire using sights, accelerate with a sprint, reborn after the death of a character, and the goal of the game is to capture and hold control points.
The cards are not bad and, as mentioned above, resemble Counter-Strike, but in beta the modern mode feels a little damp. For example, in one of the matches, our team was able to easily pinch opponents at the point of rebirth. At the same time, the game after appearing at the location does not make you immortal for several seconds and does not change the respawn point … in general, it does not do anything that all network shooters do to protect players from the so-called “spawn rape” for many years.
I would also like to draw attention to the technical part of the project. Camera control can not be called crooked, but still there is an input lag that makes it a little difficult to accurately aim.
It’s hard to say for sure, but it doesn’t feel very stable and the frame rate even on Xbox one x. It seems that the game periodically deviates from the goal in 60 FPS. But there is nothing critical that could not be fixed with a full release of the game.
At the same time, the graphics are already very pleasant. Weapon models look neat, maps are sufficiently detailed and pleasing with beautiful effects, such as reflections and highlights.
The game sounds worthy. It is quite possible to focus on sound, which is especially useful in the mode with translucent opponents.
Judging by the beta Crossfirex – A good free shooter with nice graphics and quite addictive gameplay, requiring knowledge of maps and the ability to shoot. On the other hand, some aspects clearly lack polishing. In any case, the game can be tried for free, and developers can fix most of the roughnesses to a full release.
Authors: Evgeni Ivantsov (Blaze),
Editing: Mikhail Shaginyan (ACE), Denis Korolev (Skyerist)
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