Hard Reset Redux
The acclaimed First-Person Shooter returns fully upgraded, and more beautifully challenging than ever. Hard Reset Redux is a brand new version of the cyberpunk classic that includes all the content of previous editions, and adds new improved gameplay, enhanced visuals and additional content to make this the Definitive Edition of Hard Reset.
Hard Reset Redux is an action-packed and hardcore single-player shooter which embraces the best qualities that the genre has it offer. It includes over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies, great weapon variety, a challenging campaign and a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Having been originally developed to shake-up the shooter scene on PC, Hard Reset now returns to do it again on a new generation of hardware.
New Features
- Brand New Cyber-Katana Weapon: A powerful new weapon which provides an effective close range combat option
- Brand New Enemy Type: Various variants of a threatening new Cyborg Zombie now lie in wait for unsuspecting players
- New Quick Dash Move: Provides players with a new movement option in battle to help avoid incoming attacks and enemies
- Enhanced Visuals: The game has been updated to the newest version of the RoadHog engine and includes improved lightning and effects
- Improved Performance: Enjoy faster Load times, a new Quicksave feature and full joypad support
- Rebalanced Gameplay: The game now includes improved difficulty levels and better pacing
- Different Enemy Placement: Enemies are introduced differently throughout the game, and provide a new challenge for even the most seasoned Hard Reset veteran
Story:
The world as we know it ceased to exist. Humanity is at the verge of extinction, living in the last closed city of Bezoar. Mankind wages war against the machines controlling vast areas of what became the ‘Barrens’. Machines want to control and assimilate ‘The Sanctuary’ a network that holds billions of digitalized human minds. Our hero, Maj. Fletcher, is a soldier of CLN – a corporation combat unit, established to protect the city. Machines are constantly assaulting the walls of Bezoar. Fletcher moves in when Bezoar’s protective barrier is breached.
Hard Reset Redux Review
Overall, the game is alright, the weapons (or rather weapon modes) are fun to use, the visuals are quite nice, the soundtrack is average with some great tracks. However, I can’t really say it’s anything more than just “Okay” due to a few issues.
The enemies are very bullet spongey, it’s somewhat improved in the Redux version, but it can be very tedious taking down some of the enemies as a result. It’s very annoying especially when the most bullet spongey enemies spawn so soon after the last ones.
The redux version appears to have made the game much easier. This is due to the addition of the Shadow Warrior (Flying Wild Hog also developed that, the redux is infact clearly a port of Hard Reset to the updated Road Hog Engine which Shadow Warrior uses) style dodging mechanic. This makes avoiding enemies much easier to the point you can avoid most attacks by dodging around the battle area. Insane difficulty as a result felt very much like Normal – Hard instead. It’s fun don’t get me wrong, but it does make it feel too easy almost.
Story is nothing to write home about. Generic cyberpunk Bladerunner/GitS kind of stuff with a dash of Terminator. Plot seemed somewhat hard to follow as well. Cutscenes are animated comic book kind of things. They look rather crude and honestly they aren’t that interesting.
And lastly, the Redux version is barely any different from the original Hard Reset. You get a new energy sword weapon (also straight out of Shadow Warrior, the hand pose is also identical as well as the animations) and a few new enemies (I think…?), but aside from a new engine and a weapon, it’s barely any different.
So if you already have Hard Reset, maybe skip this one. If not, I would definitely buy it.
I dunno if you will want to play it more than once though. Shadow Warrior surpasses Hard Reset in virtually every way.
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