Brink for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

So you know how there's been a backlash against Modern Warfare-type shooters? If you haven't heard, people are tired of the same old sprint-melee-assault rifle-two hits and you're dead business. Well if you're among those who feel like I do and like to think that pacing makes up a large part of a shooter's playability, this game is the plague.

I got Brink because from what I could tell, it had interesting movement and graphics while being a somewhat fantastical change of scenario from the Modern Warfare types. All those were at least partly the case.

On the other hand, the "story" mode is basically the worst of any game I have played since...I don't know, but it was probably for TI-83. There is no sense of being briefed on your mission, the dialogue is choppy, and the actors fail to contribute anything but loud barks and shouts in exaggerated accents. Worst of all is that there is no improvement once you begin playing the game.

The gameplay is just garbage. Think about everything that perturbs people about Black Ops and quadruple it. There is a constant stream of useless information bandying about the screen as you constantly run out of ammo. I suppose the idea was to approximate the frantic nature of an ammo-management thriller game, but what happens is that you just resent Soldier-class characters who don't restock you. The mission objectives change nearly constantly without much reason or provocation other than giving you reasons to run across the tiny levels. There is no cover system other than ducking behind sheen-less bulletproof glass.

Do yourself a favor and stay away from this game unless what I've described (a dearth of any sense of strategy or order) seems like an appealing shooter concept.