Am I the only one who is absolutely ecstatic that we are getting a sequel to Insurgency later this year?
Insurgency started out as a Half Life 2 mod and eventually became a fully blown game back in 2014. It took a while for it's community to get going, but once it did it became fairly popular, selling 3.9 million copies on Steam. It is one of the best games currently on Steam, finding a great balance between the over the top arcade experiences of Battlefield and Call of Duty, with the more realistic gameplay of tactical shooters and military simulators. That balance allows it to find a nice middle ground that I personally have not seen replicated in another shooter. Just enough tension to where you can't run and gun, but not so clunky, janky and "realistic" as to ruin the fun.
Insurgency: Sandstorm will bring big changes by moving from the outdated Source engine to the Unreal Engine 4. It will have new classes, new maps, and more game types and co-operative goodness. So far what we know is that major improvements to gameplay are being added, including a bigger focus on realism through reload mechanics and the ability to break down doors. For the first time, vehicles are also being added to the game. While I am personally a bit worried about how the game will be balanced around this accommodation, seeing as how series like Battlefield handle it, I am confident that the team will get it right. They did after all cancel an entire singleplayer campaign just to focus on what the fans actually came for: multiplayer goodness.
Right now the game is in alpha and it should be releasing later this year. I am a little disappointed to hear a planned campaign was being cancelled, as it actually sounded quite nice based on it's concept. I also hope the graphics improve a tad. But otherwise I'm so happy. It's funny, I am such a big fan of Insurgency 2014 that I can't believe it's taken me this long to hear about the sequel, which apparently has been known about on and off since as far back as 2016. I'm also glad I heard about this game, because I thought that the developers of Insurgency were working on Day of Infamy exclusively. And seeing as how that game has not sold well, and has had an even rougher start than Insurgency did originally, I was kind of worried that the hard work of some of the best modern shooter devs would go unnoticed and die off. But the unique gameplay that Insurgency and Day of Infamy are known for, is coming in a brand new package with a new engine and broader brand recognition, as it is releasing on all current platforms. This might also be the first time I actually play co-operative missions, seeing as how they look very detailed and they will probably even use left over stories and levels from the cancelled campaign. If you can't tell ... i'm very very very ... well, just consider me, happy :)
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