Grissallia 🏳️⚧️<p>Mar 17, 2023 - Day 76 - NewPlay Review<br>Total NewPlays: 82</p><p>Game: M.A.R.S.<br>Platform: Steam PC<br>Release Date: Nov 21, 2021<br>Library Date: Nov 21, 2021<br>Unplayed: 481d (1y3m24d)<br>Playtime: 21m</p><p>M.A.R.S. is a free-to-play third person cover-shooter. I'm glad I didn't pay for it.</p><p>This is a game with gameplay that feels like it came straight from the early 2010's... which is a problem for a game that was released in 2021.</p><p>A cover shooter in a world where Gears of War, The Division, and Outriders exist, has to bring something to the table in terms of gameplay that other cover shooters don't offer.</p><p>Technically, they've done that. Poorly animated characters, sluggish movement, and utterly woeful voice acting, is definitely something I haven't seen in the other cover shooters I've played, particularly all at the same time.</p><p>Some games are so bad they're entertaining; The developers of M.A.R.S. seem to have taken one look at the mountain of mediocrity, and decided to set up base camp about three feet up.</p><p>M.A.R.S. Not even once. It's:</p><p>1: Nope</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/MARS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MARS</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CoverShooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoverShooter</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ThirdPerson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThirdPerson</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Project365ONG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project365ONG</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Project365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project365</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NewPlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewPlay</span></a></p>