Frontlines™: Fuel of War™ Reviews

At first, when looking at the steam page and reading the game contents, I expected a rather different product, something that would be similar to "Planetside 2", a type of game that has the global war aesthetics. Although the game turned out completely different to my imagination, its a decent shooter that involves a wide diversity in equipment, allowing the gameplay to be more dynamic. I'd say its "Call of Duty" with "Battlefield" inspirations, as the addition of vehicles are awesome, making the game stand out. The gameplay actually feels great as it delivers the total war aspect, with shooting, fighting and vehicle combat all around the player, especially when rockets whizz over the head, exploding somewhere in the background or under your feet. These characteristics portray the authentic feel, which involves the player into the fight, especially when you drive off the enemy forces and take the objectives one by one, feeling less resistance with each step. While the story was not anything spectacular, I was more interested in the missions, as various battle scenarios, where the NPCs are surprisingly well set, as they do not always target you no matter what (as in other shooter games), but also pay attention to other threats, such as your teammates and friendly vehicles. Now, the game lacks, in my opinion, in gunplay, because the weapons seem very inaccurate with high spray. Assuming that the assault rifle is your most used weapon in almost all the missions, shooting it felt very unsatisfying, as it would already lose its efficiency already in mid range (especially if you're trying to shoot the enemy's unguarded body parts, whose behind the cover). Speaking of enemies, they are fairly buffed (or perhaps the weapons' damage is low), as you need to decently spray the enemies with bullets in order to kill them. I found the MG (also the sniper rifle) to be the most efficient, as it two-shots everyone and can easily tear up sentries, but unfortunately its available only by the end of the game. The legendary red barrels that explode upon shooting, are also lacking in their function, as explosion damage seems to have a very small area of impact, which is the same with any explosive-related weaponry. Nevertheless, I liked the game, despite it not meeting my expectations (my expectations, my problems XD) and having troubles in key areas, the overall gameplay feel is there and I can definitely recommend to try the game, if you like shooters.