Rough storyline, decent gameplay
posted by Pathfinder (FARMINGTON, CT) Jan 25, 2007
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Pariah is a good game to pass the time. From the first few moments, after the introductory animation sequence and into the beginning level, the game promises an intriguing storyline along with decent game play and reasonable graphics. The into animation gives you enough of the story to hook you in, and the graphics are quite well thought out. Game play itself offers upgradeable weaponry, interactive objects in the environment that do a decent job at representing true physics, and levels that do offer the kind of 'duck and cover' tactics so prevalent in FPS genre. The graphics, too, are enjoyable to look at, even after the novelty of the first level wears off.
However, the limitations are noticeable. For instance, the storyline seems disjoint at best, with no clear reason for the player to travel through this gauntlet of machine gun fire and simple 'find the button that opens the door' puzzles. It's not to say that FPS-style games need that detailed a storyline, but if the attempt was made, might as well back it up. Also, the weapons are pretty run-of-the-mill, without any real surprises, or anything particularly fun to use (although, it does come with a sniper rifle... I got to give it credit for that!) I found limitations to level boundaries very annoying, tantamount to an invisible wall in the middle of the hill you're trying to climb. These sort of quick fixes almost seem to patronize the user. It's not enough to impede play, but enough to notice and enter into my pet peeve category. Also, the inability to save progress manually (it does this automatically throughout the game), I find as particularly annoying, but that's just personal preference.
Overall, Pariah is a reasonably fun game to play, though don't expect much from the storyline. Action can become repetitive, but it's a good game to pass the time.
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