Oh dear. As Britney once squawked “Oops I’ve done it (again)”. What have I done? And was I wearing a tight red PVC outfit whilst doing it? Well I was dressed normally, but I’ve done something very uncharacteristic for me. I’ve gone all in and bought a game in early access for £36.99!!! Whilst my wallet recovers, let me explain why. I love military shooters but could never get into Arma 2 or 3. COD was great, I especially loved Warzone but the constant balance changes along with it become very Fortnitey with cosmetics meant I slowly drifted away. Battlefield 4 was great but could never get into the later iterations. On paper Wardogs offers what I want. A fun 100 player multiplayer military sim. And 1.25 million copies sold mean it must be solid, surely?
So hyped up I bought a copy on Steam and downloaded the game. Initial impressions from the tutorial were good. The gunplay and mechanics seemed solid. I was happy. Then I entered my first game. I spawned, loaded up with equipment and hopped into a helicopter were a helpful pilot offered to take me to out forward base. Before landing I managed to fall out of the helicopter and had to be revived on the base roof. Fine. I then fell off the roof and had to be revived again with a kid shouting “What are you doing Daddy?” in proximity chat. I then had to finish my game for dinner….
See my first impressions of the tutorial on YouTube here: