Scourge: Outbreak

Scourge: Outbreak
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65
Steam
55.584
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Price
$1.79
Release date
2 April 2014
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65 (218 votes)

Blast your way through Nogari Island as Echo Squad. Utilize a devastating array of weapons and special abilities to crush everything that stands in your way. Features a fully Co-op enabled Campaign for up to 4 Players, as well as a variety of 8 Player Versus multiplayer modes!

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Scourge: Outbreak system requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 and Windows 8
  • Processor: Processor Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2, or equivalent, running at 1.86 GHz or greater
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Video Card DirectX 9.0c compatible, 256 MB of VRAM; NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB, or greater
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Soundcard DirectX 9.0c compatible, 16-bit

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Rangerlump
Rangerlump

Best $8 I have ever spent. It is like Gears of War, Mass Effect, Borderlands, and L4D2 all in one...

AMAZING COOP with space laser feel.

it has ingame VOIP and game finder for us loners....

SocioPsycho
SocioPsycho

If you enjoy this game then so be it, I am happy someone dose. For others, my review is not law but a tool to help you make up your mind, one way or the other. I found the game not to be all that fun from combat to story, and a game which is 99% combat, this will hurt it hard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbPVt15yZhE

Islandwarrior88
Islandwarrior88

Not a bad at all, its decent. Gameplay isn't that great but its still worth playing, good luck finding other people to play with for the mutliplayer, I wasn't able to find any online games.

Slothsniper
Slothsniper

A very niche game. If you're into the aesthetic then it is definitely worth playing. This applies ESPECIALLY if you played the first version of the game ("Scourge Project: Episodes 1 &2") but found it a bit disapointing. They reworked the controls, adding things like rolling and a smoother cover system. The textures remain bad but they added lots of visual effects which make the gunfights pretty intense.

The character XP and perk system is more intuitive and is better explained to you know, and is accessible even without being online. Oh, and the Gamespy bullshit has been removed from the game meaning multiplayer is possible again.

The levels are pleasantly bright and colorfull now which goes a long way towards making the game feel less like a cheap Gears of War knock-off.

The best part is the way they added a lot of little story moments which make the playable characters a lot more fleshed out. For instance: the tutorial mission starts with a little cutscene unique to whichever character you're playing as that shows you a lot about their personality in less than a minute.

The devs took a disapointing game and fleshed it out so that now it lives up to most of what I wanted from it originally.

Jocosity
Jocosity

this is basically one of the most generic third person shooters you can pay actual money for which isn't to say that it's bad but it is to say that if you're playing alone just look somewhere else because this game is very clearly meant to be played in co-op and constantly reminds you of that fact during load screens and chapter ends but if you do have friends with $7 each then it might be worth looking into even though it's a little buggy

rolsan
rolsan

Very good game. Reminds me a little of Mass Effect.

Anonymous
Anonymous

Let me preface this by saying that I know my played time is low to be reviewing it, but I bought it for myself and my wife and we haven't had much time to play together in the past few days. This game is an excellent combination of deadspace, mass effect, and left for dead. Very fun, very intuitive controls, exp/levelling system could be a bit more developed. Very little difference between the characters, but that's mostly a good thing in a co-op game like this. Single player is alright, but I definitely recommend it for playing with a friend.

FRITZ
FRITZ

For a $10 game it's well made, Feels a lot like gears of war and mass effect. For those who enjoyed these games you will certainly enjoy this one, it's not going to break any record but in my opinion worth playing especially for the price.

Tony Longshire
Tony Longshire

This game for me was a bargain!! a total bargain!!. i paid for it £5.03 in the sale or special i could not be happier:).For me its turn into a "great" little game,stereotyped characters,slimy monsters,buckets of D.NA.mad corporations and dirty dealings (sounds like the real world ha ha ha...)
So its not skyrim or bf4 but compared to ther so called AA titles it absolutely shines through,compare it to all the hype "colonial marines" had i really wish i had bought this eariler and instead.That came from the peolpe who bought us "borderlands" as well.
Graphics are there and show what they meant to,sound is good you hear what you meant to,AI is good enemy and allies seek cover and shoot out combat is goodThe story is total "saturday morning cartoon" which to me at least is brilliant "Big guns and massive insects"what more do you want:).
For me a very "good" purchase and at the price a "bargain" have not tried co-op i am very pleased playing the single player game,just think "FUSE" with aliens and you are there.
I didnt know the game had been "updated" and the developers did a brilliant job!! so very happy with that,its good when a game is still worked on to try to get things right for us gamers:).
So very pleased and very happy with a "surprised" little "GEM" straight up my "sci fi" street:).

Jsuis Vulverine
Jsuis Vulverine

Very fun indie TPS. The gameplay is solid, the lenght is reasonable, the plot is simple and the coop is very fun. For 8 buck, this is a must for all the COOP enthusiasm that are looking for a good time.

Domela
Domela

I don't remember when I had this much fun with a fps. D/L the demo and finished it. Than I pruchased the full version. Spent 4 hours with it. Give it a shot you won't be sorry:)

Floating Turtle
Floating Turtle

ok so as this is not a big budget game like most, and yeah it still has a few bugs to work out, but i hope that will be in future patches. but this game is kinda something special it just feels right to play, i mean sure there are lots of third person cover shooters out their (gears of war for example) but this one just feels different.... i really cant tell why but lets just say the demo kind of got me hooked and i plan to play ALOT more of this. give it a try.... what have you got to lose? its £5.03

phuzzy
phuzzy

I bought the originals and barely played them. This one has me hooked, actually pretty fun. For its low price point, if you are looking for something similar to Gears of War, check this out! :)

A Hat in time kid
A Hat in time kid

i like gears of war and this game like gears so its really good game

Sakaronalle
Sakaronalle

Generic cover-based shooting with generic plot and cliched carbon-copy charaters. Enemy and ally AI is just bad. There isnt much challenge, making enemies bullet sponges and spawning gorillion of them at once might make game bit harder but is just easy way out for developer.
- Co-op seems somewhat fun actually. If this game someday comes on steam sale, this might be worth to consider as no-brainer co-op spamfest. For single-player and for full price, I wouldnt reccomend it.

HourEleven
HourEleven

It's a budget FPS, but it is actually really fun. The control feels good (a very competent use of the Unreal engine) and the co-op game play is satisfying.

Issues
I do have a problem with the use of the "action" button; one button that runs and enters cover and jumps over cover, etc.

You can rebind keys, so that's a plus (but you can't seperate the actions from the action button).

You'll want to rebind the keys that control your squadmates if you are playing solo. They use the F# keys but just skip the key assigned to the soldier you are currently playing as. Confused me for a couple minutes why my squad was reacting to F1, F3, and F4, but F2 didn't anything - Oh, F2 is the key to control the soldier I'm currenlty playing (if I was playing as a different soldier, like F3 or F4).

All in all, it plays like the shooting and chest high wall sections of Mass Effect 2. Get some friends together and it's a good time, well worth it's price tag (not too shabby as a solo shooter, either).

I'd love to see it opened to Steam Workshop and let the community go wild with the UrealDK, but oh well.

Mattizo
Mattizo

I was lured into the game because of the price and all the positive reviews on steam. The game is not bad but its just kind of dull after awhile. The story is pretty generic and then it tries to add a twist at the end. Its a really bad way to tell the story. We know throughout the game that things aren't as they seem but then to just puke out information for two minutes at the end isn't good story telling. You could tell they had some good ideas and maybe wanted to tell more but the execution was poor. The ending tries to leave you on a cliffhanger but all it feels is like a waste of time.

You are going to spend a lot of time running around and shooting stuff and the combat never really feels that satisfying. There are a few weapons that are fun to use later on in the game but the same four you end up using for most of the game are just unexiciting. It just goes back to that dull feeling, especially with the shotgun.

Honestly, there is just no good reason to spend money on it. You are better off spending your money, your time, and three of your friends time playing something else.

XTR6000
XTR6000

decent fun, a lot like Mass Effect, and Warframe

william19999
william19999

After playing the demo for a day I purchased the Ambrosia Bundle. The game is a blast to play. I am currently playing
in Single Player Mode. The three squad members work well under combat conditions. (1) they follow the leader. (2) They fight
with the leader and revive each other and the leader quickly. All this in my opinion works very well. Sending squad
members to a point works well and looks cool. Weapons and ammo can be a problem. You need to remember where your weapons type of ammo is else you will run out and have to look all over for ammo for your weapone type.

Bottom line the game is fun just dont take it too seriously.

bradleypariah
bradleypariah

Here’s what you should expect: Gears-of-War-like, third-person shooter with added sci-fi elemental attacks and defenses. The campaign can be played solo or with up to three other players. I never played this game in co-op mode, so look elsewhere for reviews on that. This is purely a solo campaign review.

I beat this game back when it was called "The Scourge Project." That title is gone from the Steam Store now, and previous buyers got this remake for free. The update is purely visual, so I'm just going to review my experience of the original game.

The story is passable, but it takes the back seat. Some of the voice actors are good, most are not-so-amazing. There's a touch of character development, delivered in flashbacks, throughout the campaign - which is kind of neat considering it begs multiple playthroughs to learn the true background of all four playable characters.
Back when it was originally released a year or two ago, I took around nine hours to beat the campaign.

This title focuses on action and cover-based shooting mechanics.
The controls aren't as good as Gears of War, nor the graphics, neither the story, but for eight dollars, it scratches the console shooter itch.

7 out of 10

mrius
mrius

I enjoyed this game. It was'nt something spectacular but for the price, it is a great shooter. Played in single mode. Did not crashed on me and did not hang up. Ammo is everywhere so you don't find yourself without it.

Skeptical Gnomes
Skeptical Gnomes

I'll keep this short and sweet: this is a very fun game, especially in co-op, and a fantastic relaunch of the original with some added polish, content and stability.

The combat is reminiscent of the Mass Effect series (combination of gunplay and cooldown-based powers) and it tells an interesting story, but never lets the story get in the way of the game.

Its absolutely worth the price if you enjoy 3rd person action games, especially if you can play with a friend.

T-800 Unit Model 101
T-800 Unit Model 101

Just a short Review:

Pro's:

-4 Player coop 3rd Person Shooter/ Multiplayer (via Online Steamworks)
-Good Cover and Shooting mechanics ala Gears of War
-Good Graphics Unreal Engine, Big Levels
-Good Story with a dynamic plot and an open end
-Price/Value is really good

Con's:

-Some Campaign scenes are really hard and some minor Bugs

Thats it! I give it 7/10, this is a really Big Game for a small Developer Team, thanks!

CrushKillDestroy
CrushKillDestroy

This game has gotten a lot of love and revamping from the developers, think of it as a gritty, dark mass effect brawler with some downright scary groups of enemies. Great co-op experience, if you were upgraded for free (owners of scourge project) you must try the new version. And if you're new to this, try it anyway! Great with friends.

chrisdisturbed73
chrisdisturbed73

This game is amazing. I did not find one bad thing about this game. I bought this on sale but after playing it I would have paid full price. Buy this and tell your friends to get it. I had fun with it alone so far and co op will be awesome. By yourself your ally AI is very good. You get hurt they're there in under five seconds. I didn't even use the quick order system (a button wheel system to order them around.) They did everything well on their own (covering fire, moving up, healing, etc). The enemy AI was very good as well. If you let your guard down or get reckless and rush in you will become nothing more than a hole-ridden corpse. Plot was simple and understandable and for me that's all I need. The weapons in the game were cool and should try to use all of them for achievements and to see which one fits your style. The game looks awesome and I don't even have that good of a computer (I have an i5-4200U cpu and intergrated graphics so if you have a good rig with a good video card this game is gonna look gorgeous). Music was good and always on cue for fights and quiet moments. I've beat this game twice and I have seen no glitches whatsoever. I have not yet played multiplayer but if its anything like single player it's gonna be good. Get this game.

aaro007
aaro007

Awesome game, but no players online. If someone wants to play it with me online, send a friend request.

rikster
rikster

I am really enjoying this game!

GREUHL
GREUHL

This game is fun as hell, seriously addictive. Rough as hell at times but worth every cent.

Let Me Solo Her
Let Me Solo Her

First, I like the gameplay, and then the music.

Somewhat make hints even easier to understand!

MAriskaDeville
MAriskaDeville

Terrible. I can see why this was given away for free. Awful AI, bad map design, and bullet sponge enemies that can knock you down in seconds. For a shooter, the shooting mechanics are bland and forgettable and this game has the worst shotgun of any game ever.

Your team AI spend more time running in and out of cover or getting lost on the map, than helping.

Also the game is checkpoint based, and the checkpoints are often badly placed. Basically to pad out the short gametime. Average voice acting and subpar gunfire sounds rounds out the list of fail.

Only highlights was semi decent graphics. and nice soundtrack. Also controls are fully rebindable.

Lewd n' Lippy Incubus!
Lewd n' Lippy …

Well, occasionally buggy, cover system sometimes does not work as it's supposed to, companion AI is still pretty much retarded, some things need more polish.

So what? Really cool characters, awesome guns and really intense gameplay!

Moreover, this game proves that some developers actually CARE. They knew that they will not make a lot of money on this game, they knew that the first Scourge wasn't a very good game, still they fixed most of the bad things, redesigned the levels, added more features (I really like the XP and skills system), improved pretty much anything, for instance the enemy AI (they really are pain in the ass since the half of the game!), shooting and cover system. They even gave away this game for free for everyone who owns the first Scourge.

And that's why this game is worth a shot. Yes, it is a generic Gears of War clone with Mass Effect elements. Yes, the low budget is visible in every inch of the game, and yes, it still needs some fixes. But as I said - developers really CARE about the players, unlike pretty much every single one of the BIG companies, so I guess such rarity deserves some support from us ;)

And with such positive attitude, energy and enthusiasm I hope they'll make it big some day.

Thanks for your time and effort, guys! Keep it up!

PS. And screw Metacritic, IGN and other 'big' reviewers. Seen other players' reviews? Yes, this game really is a good one :)

Trublade
Trublade

Scourge Outbreak is a futuristic tactical shooter, less like Call of Duty and more like Brothers in Arms. I would say this game is one part Mass affect, two parts Gears of war, and three parts Brothers in Arms. This game may not go over well with twitch shooter fans, but for people who like methodical but visceral shooters, this is the game is for you. The story is not the best part of this game, but the game play will keep you coming back. If you enjoyed Gears of War and brothers in Arms, then you will most definitely enjoy Scourge:Outbreak. “Warning” this game is not with out it's flaws, but it's still an enjoyable shooter. There are parts of the single player where you die and still get passed on to the next area, some of the voice overs are cheesy, and the Hispanic voice actor is laughable.
Despite this games flaws, there is still a lot to like about this game. For under ten Dollars this is a very good game, despite it's price tag this game offers more then some full priced games. If you like cover shooter, then you should just take the plunge and buy this game. For the price and the features you can not do much better then Scourge Outbreak. This game is not just cheap like so many other games on Steam, it's actually a deal.

The Sign AKA Losinal AKA Bob
The Sign AKA L…

I've played this game for only an hour and already had multiple freezes that forced me to force quit the game. The audio-graphic voice sync is aslo crap and enabling subtitles is a waste. Most dialogues cut out before they are finished and it really takes away from hte story (or lack of development). My experience was on the dishonourably discharged Ranger. When I was landing on the Island and went to open a door, some two or three second clip had the resitance leader saying "You think doing this will clean your record." then the subject was never touched again. This game need serious updates to fix this unplayable game. For now I won't recommend anyone to buy this, even if it is on sale.

LGBTQ Activist
LGBTQ Activist

only 2 words can discrbe this game *co op* and *amzing* sadly i have no one to play co op with but even single player is so good i can only see what its like to have a helping hand

Ahnari
Ahnari

This is a really good game.I would highly recommend it.

OdinSon94
OdinSon94

Let me get right to the point this game is DECENT at best. The cover to cover system is pretty shady. Has the potentially to be a great game. Just need a few (like 4 things) fixed to imporve the overall game mechanics.

Flo
Flo

This was never a high budget game, you see and hear this.
But nonetheless, get some friends and play the coop-missions and you will have some fun.
The AI is a bit dodgy and you want to bite the keyboard sometimes, but we had our fun.
Unluckily the story ends with a cliffhanger

DanielUK
DanielUK

good fun game to play reminds me a little of gears of war from the combat dont like the way some enermys take like 3 clips to kill if not more one thing will say the AI teammate are pretty smart as they will pick you up allmost stright away from dieing the graphics are good the storey line is farily long with coop but NOTE if your buying this game for coop or multiplayer dont the community is dead so just buy for the single player overall a good game

HatefulMother
HatefulMother

Basically, it's a short, little Gears of War game. I like the controls, and the gameplay is pretty good. My only real complaint about the main campaign is the fact that enemies take too much ammo to kill, especially when you begin to encounter the scourge creatures. You might kill three or four before you run out of ammo with a particular weapon. Fortunately, there is LOTS of ammo lying around. You just have to go get it. Also, there are times when you are pinned down and it would seem that the best solution is to just hold your position. However, this is not always the correct solution as there are times when the enemy will send an infinite amout of enemies to attack you. You have to fight through them. This would not be a problem if your team members would tell this to you in order for you to get a hint. Other than that, I find it to be a solid third person shooter experience. It's too bad this game did not do better.

Also: This game has BOTS that you can use for multiplayer. I am very happy about this because there has been a major shortage of bots in games lately. This is now my official game to play when I want to play a shooter but not with others (I hate multiplayer).

Teady
Teady

FUN When it actually works. Really buggy but a good game overall

Dr. Blue
Dr. Blue

The story is overly generic, none of the guns are satisfying to use, and the game is obviously a PC port, in the most pejoritive sense of the phrase. I hope you're OK with aiming with the right analogue stick on an XBox controller; I struggled to use the mouse, but eventually gave up.

Ronny Dibble
Ronny Dibble

Scourge: Outbreak sadly falls short of a mediocre Gears of War clone. In the first 20 minutes I was tempted to turn it off and uninstall, due to the fact that the story became stale from the get go, as well as how the hit reg was implemented. Soon after you empty your clip into a dumb enemy, you'll no doubt notice that it takes more than half a clip for the enemy to go down. This is due to the first few bullets which register, which then triggers an animation in the enemies model so you know you're hitting them, but sadly the animation also negates any other bullets to register until such animation is done executing. Once you notice this, you'll find that firing in short bursts, spacing your shots so that the animation finishes through, then fire again is more effective, but also ridiculous. I also haven't come across a game in which an enemy needs 2 - 3 headshots before a death...

Scourge: Outbreaks story is also unoriginal and has been told many times before. Basically a mega corporation has monopolized a vital resource but by a sinister means, and thus you are tasked to fight your way to the grand dismantling of said corporation. This story has been told in the "Alien" universe to some extent, and is way more interesting.

The AI is, for the most part, stupid. Think of the Dreamcast or Nintendo 64 days, in which the AI ran around blindly or jumping for cover in which you are behind, taking such cover, then realizing that you're the enemy and then starts to shoot you. The story tries to reconcile this by telling the player that "They are under psychic control!" which basically means that the developers decided that it was easier to implement a stupid AI than to implement a stronger one, and try to reconcile this through the story. Thankfully, most of us gamers see through bullshit and laziness when it comes to games like this.

Though I've only played a brief bit of the game, I feel confident that this doesn't break any new ground, or even old cracked ground for that matter. The story is worn, the graphics are unspectacular, the voice acting us below sub-par, and the feeling that this game is a waste of time is enormous. If I were you, I'd save your money and buy something more worthwhile than Sourge: Outbreak.

UPDATE: After 3 more hours of playing this game, I can truly say that this game sucks. Infinite spawning enemies, grenade spam by the AI, the part in which you gotta destroy a dropship becomes more and more difficult (Dropship fires increasinly more rockets) as you try to destroy conduits which take forever to destroy. Oh, and the ally AI likes to group together and take cover behind each other, as that's what we do when we real people play these sort of games.

pook99
pook99

This game is a low budget gears of war clone.

Pros:

-gameplay is similar to gears of war with its emphasis on cover combat, if you're into that you will probably enjoy that aspect of the game

-the game is a decent length

Cons:

-squad A.I. is horrid, they waste grenades on nothing, throw grenades right at you, and are generally prone to running right into the line of fire and getting themselves killed

-every enemy is a bullet sponge, be prepared to empty full clips into enemies and watch them still stand, it gives your guns a very weak feeling, even when you get the sniper rifle enemies do not go down with a headshot. Not only that but even little enemies take tons of bullets to kill. Remember the tiny flood things from halo? Imagine an enemy of that size taking 25 machine gun bullets to kill, I wish I was exxagerating but I am not

-a few extremely frustrating parts. Level 2-3 is particularly bad, and while most of the game is relatively balanced you will run into these parts where a combination of bad A.I and bad level design will make you want to smash your computer

I give this game a very lukewarm rec. I did enjoy it and if you can get it on sale it is probably worth your time, it is not a must play game by any means but if you like gears and see it for cheap you will probably have some fun with it

MikeUFC
MikeUFC

The 3rd Person Cover Shooter is one of my favorite genres to play. So I thought it odd that I hadn't played the original Scourge: Outbreak episodes even though I had bought them a while ago. But thanks to the generosity of developer Tragnarion Studios I was able to play the remastered version. My thoughts? Not too bad. You play part of a group of mercenaries looking to take down the Nogari Corporation and retrieve a piece of meteorite used to create a powerful synthetic. Scourge really doesn't bring anything new to the table. It's chock full of 3rd person run and gun action and really that's about it. You go from point A to point B killing lots of aliens and other things in your way. The graphics aren't bad, the controls are responsive and it sounds good. It does have a few bugaboos though. The AI is not good. Not the enemy and certainly not your squad. I bet multiplayer would be an absolute blast. The checkpoint save system SUCKS. If you die mid mission, prepare to repeat stuff and you WILL die during this game as there were times where I found it very difficult. Parts in Chapter 2 had me wanting to bang my head. The level design is also pretty uninspired. other than a cool section inside a mountain and some areas towards the end, you'll be indoors traversing labs etc. Pretty bland. But that said, if you're looking a pretty fun way to blow 6-8 hours you could do worse than Scourge. It doesn't come close to a top shelf cover shooter like Spec Ops but even at MSRP it's worth a shot. 7/10 from me.

Morrr
Morrr

Good fun in singleplayer mode,…

But this game just causes a Kernel Panic on my Mac everytime I start a private match with a friend. Would be awesome to get an update that fixes this.

Cthulionic
Cthulionic

Great game, i enjoyed the single player campaign. It feels a bit "dirty" sometimes, but i like that.
- The fighting is fluid, and the best thing of this game. 9/10 (there could be more variety in the "bionic powers")
- I like the environments/setting: 8/10
- Story: Could be better, but serves the fighting well. 6/10
- The Story is not told well. They can really work on that, because it would fell much more epic with a little more effort.
- Music: Proper dramatic music, i like it: 8/10

These are all personal ratings based on how much fun i had playing, i dont like to compare with other games.

Recommended!

♠♥_Hastyle1_♣♦
♠♥_Hastyle1_♣♦

Time Bought: Jan 1st 2012
Money Spent: $7.50 for a 4pack
Worth The Price?: YES, and then some
Position In Game At Time Of Review: finished the story mode on normal with a co op partner

WOW, this game is AMAZING for the cheap price that they have it for now a days on bundles and steam sales!!! First thing you'll notice is the graphics are GREAT, on par or even better than alot of $40-$60 games in the same genre. Second thing you'll notice right away is the Gears of War type of gameplay. Which by all means is not bad at all!!! I played with my gf who is a gamer too and we just wanted something to pass a couple hours, but we ended up getting very into it!! And the whole time we kept complimenting so much about the game. We are going to try the other options in the game or play Scourge Project Ep 1 &2 the day after beating this game. It definitely goes into my category of magnicent sleeper games!!!!

Rating: 8/10

co_Opernicus
co_Opernicus

Great game!!

Pure action, straight to the point, co-op campaign, multi-player mode... What I like the most is its intense gameplay and replayability. It's what in my opinion a VIDEOGAME has to be, no more, no less.

Trust me, once you get the grasp of the special abilities and how to properly use the enhancements you get by leveling up your character, the overall experience is just great.

For those saying it's like Mass Effect, Gears Of War, etc, well, that's a lax and vague statement. Yes, it has features seen on GOW and Mass Effect like 3rd person view, firing from cover or checkpoint based maps, but saying it's a clone of a game just because it includes GAME GENRE or GAME CATEGORY mechanincs is just stupid. It's like saying Call Of Duty, Battlefield, or Killzone series are clones of.... eeerm.... DOOM? Because they belong to the FPS category?? If you love 3rd person shooters, you'll love this game too, it's that simple.

PROS:

- Co-op campaign mode (even better with friends on max. difficulty).
- Lots of scenarios and special events.
- The intensity in the action of some chapters.
- High replayability: Once you beat the game, you'll love to replay it with what you have learnt.
- Great XP perk system.
- "Shade", one of the playable characters... he's just so cool
- Sniping!

CONS:

- Some enemies are too hard to beat down and this can get a bit frustrating at the beginning.
- Hard to find pvp games
- Could've had more remarkable differences among characters' abilities.
- There are moments in the campaign where the voice of Reisebeck telling you what to do next gets really annoying (he just won't shut up...)

My advice? GET THIS GAME, for its price it's well worth buying it!

Ildrien
Ildrien

Although Campaign Mode is a bit short and the narrative is quite simple, Multiplayer Modes are extremely fun and the maps are well designed. Price is also nice.

Burdo
Burdo

This game....this game...

Where do I begin?, first of all don't pay full retail price for this game, I payed 2 dollares for it on sale and this is what I got.

First of all the art style is pretty cool, gameplay is boring as hell, just feels like any other third person shooter out there, the friendly AI are stupid when it comes to helping out in dire situations (Like fighting the gunship), the cutscenes are boring as hell not only that but the characters mouths dont even move!, what is this the n64 again??...

The co-op might be okay if you play with friends, but if your looking for a random co-op partner ther are none, and for versus mode there is no one playing it aswell.

The gameplay is boring as hell, its just mob after mob of enemies, kill em and move on to the next zone, the story is so dull that no one gives a crap whats going on and just focus on killing the same BS over and over again.

In the end I do not recommend this game, its boring, simple, repetative, and not worth picking up at all. I'm glad I ain't pay full price for this, the trailer & images make it seem amazing but its a bland old boring hunk of junk.

C. ||
C. ||

fuck this game, it's garbage.
do NOT buy it.
jk, it's the best game ever, i love it so much.
enjoy folks.

JonoF
JonoF

Daft AI makes solo play frustrating.

{<-DuRrP->} Riser the Bulwark
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Ok i'm bored, so i decided to pick a random game to review. I can honestly say that if you're planning to play this game for great effects and a large majority of powers and weapons, you bought the wrong game. This game is lacking, in near on all aspects. The weapons are limited to a few types: smg, assault rifle (burst only), pistol, Sniper rifle, grenade launcher, and maybe 1 or 2 more i forgot to mention. The powers are the same, relatively speaking, for each character. And the movement animation is the same as well, which isn't that big of a problem until you see the female character walk. (I laughed). The redeeming quality of this game is the action. The action is good, very good. There are points in the game where you don't think you'll make it out of a fight unless you time your powers just right. The action is partly why i have near on 50 hrs. in the DEMO alone and why i bought the full game later on. The story is good too, they could have added a bit of background to each character but the point of view you have differes with each character you play (there are flashbacks). All in all, this is not what i would call an 'awesome' game, but it is good enough to buy for the price it's listed at, not to mention it runs on sale quite a few times. If you like action then i recommend this game to you, just don't come looking for much variety of other things. 7/10

LethalFeline
LethalFeline

If you are looking for a satisfying co-op shooter experience on a budget, then you should give this title a whirl.

The mechanics are solid, the guns have impact, the enemies are mostly intelligent, and the story is a bit more than the usual space marine narrative. The characters have a bit of depth and are likeable as well.

Be aware that this game does have some clunk, but it's that loveable and playable kind of clunk.

Ethan.
Ethan.

it probably would have been more entertaining to burn the money that payed for this.

aVe
aVe

I initially tried to play Scourge Project 1&2 and failed, mostly because the screen resolution was desperately set to "lowest". It was a blast to play Doom like this, but in full 3D, you just feel visually impaired. Anyhow, Scourge : Outbreak solved this problem, so I finally was able to play it.

Aside Left 4 Dead, it was the second time I played a "third person / team based / tactical fps" but since I love real-time party-RPGs like Dungeon Siege, or turn-by-turn tactical RPGs like FallOut Tactics, this one sounded engaging.

The gameplay is pretty straightforward : choose one of the 4 characters, use a tutorial if you need and get some backstory (nice addition), then run into action with your fellow heavily armored buddies, receiving mission updates along the way.

It seems that the game makes a good use of modern FPS tropes like choose-2-weapons-to-carry and glue-yourself-behind-boxes. The orders you can give are contextualized : depending on where, who or what you are targeting, you can have the closer team member take cover, focus on an enemy, open a door, use a turret, revive another team member ; without losing the pace of the fight which is great. Overall, each team member is a decent shooter and never forgives to save you even under heavy fire.

The special abilities are kinda neat, but for me, the real pleasure of the game was to consider each confrontation as a puzzle : where should I position each team member in order to assault or defend? Sometimes an sub-optimal line of sight could cost your team frequent death/revive cycles.

The enemies are challenging enough, even in beginner more. Soldiers can take advantage of the level and bosses requires some strategic planning. But the strange design decision of infinite critters that mysteriously vanish when you reach the next checkpoint somewhat disrupted the experience.

Since the storyline is purely functional and the characters kinda stereotypical, playing solely for the story won't reward you. It seems that there is a leveling mechanic, granting you points in different categories like "short range kill", "head shot", "assistance" but I don't know if it grants you with bonuses except for the powers.

To wrap it up, Scourge Outbreak is a decent team-based shooter, with a nice game flow, and correct level design. Nothing truly memorable though, so it feels more like a filler.

MrSefe
MrSefe

Bad controls, bad plot, gutless guns and extremely idiotic ai squad members. Maybe try once with friends but may not have friends after.

Subscribenstein
Subscribenstein

Originally planned to play it enough enough to earn the steam cards for it. Stopped after 3, mediocre to the bone in nearly every facet except for controls. Once in a while the controls for dodging or taking cover just flip out or do something you didn't want.

And in a 3rd person, cover based shooter, that's a pretty big crime. Wasn't compelling enough to finish, but isn't the worst thing you could play if you're bored.

Possibly worth it for the 4 player co-op, but there'd probably have to be a pretty big sale.

barrel roll out of 5.

redsimonDE
redsimonDE

This cheesy science fiction 3rd person shooter delivers exactly what it promises: non-stop action. As an elite soldier with 3 comrades at his side (you choose one of the 4 at the beginning) you fight aliens, humans and mutants with guns and a special shockwave ability while discovering what the evil Nogari Corporation has to hide.

I can recommend this game not for its mediocre story or typical action, but as food for the fan of dark science fiction action who needs just this once in a while to feel ok.

kenichis
kenichis

Very good game, one of the best third-person shooters, excellent graphics with solid gameplay, a bit off on the voice acting and lip sync but i don't mind. 8/10

BanOphobia My Struggle
BanOphobia My …

Cheap Gears of War style knockoff. I actually beat the old harder first version, because this version used to lock up the old PC. This version adds the mechanic of rolling around like a idiot. Yeah in full armor with big guns just like GOW. That makes the game a lot easier for sure. Gameplay in brief cover shooter against bugs and augmented humans. Story in brief about some generic alien thingy. Nothing new or innovative when I think about really.

il Duderoni
il Duderoni

Dear God do not play this alone. I'd even say ever, but I did not play this in Co-Op, so there you go.

No, really, the reason I start out this review this way is to glaringly point out how not only incapable but absolutely TERRIBLE the teammate AI is in this game.

There are games, such as RE5, where the AI can be made to function well enough given some adjustments. (in that case, give Sheva a bolt action rifle and suddenly she's a bullet preserving aiming goddess...)
Scourge's teammate AI has absolutely NOTHING to redeem itself. I know I'm beating on a dead horse here, but allow me to point out from what aspects the AI is absolutely failing.

- The AI often fails to spot an enemy, even if it's blatantly attacking them. This becomes blatantly obvious when the small alien critters come into play. They'll crawl next to your teammates, take a moment before leaping with their overpowered attack (get hit twice by it = down) and take out your entire team. That skill of theirs has no CD but it's impossible to miss. And the AI... just glares at it. It takes one actual downing before they'll even know it's there!

In other words, the AI is blissfully unaware of it's surroundings until its almost too late to react on it. This changes when they are in cover. In fact, when in combat with other humanoids toting guns, your teammates are well capable if you babysit their positioning. Because if you don't... ohhh boy, they'll take cover in terrible angles (exposing themselves) and run from cover to cover just because their AI can't decide.

So a part of the game is against armed humanoids. You got your positioning worked out, you place the markers for your teammates...

- And the teammates don't always listen to your commands. You'll place a marker in one spot, and they'll take cover behind something you KNOW you did not intend for them to hide behind. Usually it's okay, cover is cover. But the game likes to throw enemies BEHIND you from time to time. So if your teammates don't listen to your planning, which would've accounted for this...

Well, then there's lots of reviving to be had, speaking of which...

- Your teammates are pretty incapable of being smart regarding Reviving. Let's bring the example of earlier back. A small alien critter has taken down a teammate. What would a smart AI decision be? Take down the critter, then help your teammate up.
What do your teammates do? They go straight to reviving. Even if the same enemy is still right besides the downed teammate. In fact, any teammates that are not busy reviving will not AID the teammate coming to the rescue. No, they'll just... Mind their own business. It's really quite dreadful.

The one thing the AI does 'sort of' okay, is using their shield skill in tandem with reviving. Sometimes they use it when needed, sometimes they don't (while they really should). Stonewall in particular has a shield he can keep up while reviving, so he's usually assigned as the designated reviver... or at least, so in my mind. There's no actual mechanic to assign him to this role, because...

- All you can do with your teammates is point at something for them. Luckily there's a way to pick WHO does what, but in general the only interaction you can do is keep your mouse on something, and context will decide WHAT they'll do. Unless it's a wall. A wall does not mean 'go there' for them. It just doesn't work. You need to point at the actual floor. Which makes pushing up a pair of stairs an absolute hoot.

So, let's summarize. Your teammates are terrible at shooting at enemies unless nobody is downed and they're not downed immediately themselves. They're pretty suicidal when it comes to reviving and there's little you can do to guide them other than force them at a spot, where they have free reign to decide what cover to use, and not the cover you meticulously picked as ideal for them. Got that? Alright, up to the next set of issues.

The Gameplay itself is... clumsy? I can't think of anything better. The guns that are not meant to be super strong, are super weak. The pistol is useless unless scoring headshots, and the Firefly (the Assault RIfle class, apparently) feels like a BB gun. Shoots fast and takes too long to damage anything, let alone kill even the weakest of things. The Raptor is a burst fire rifle with good enough DPS, and the shotgun is instakill at point blank and useless at any range beyond that. We're talking "right up in your face" range. No exaggeration.

For most of them, usage just does not feel good. And when the animation quality is laughable (just look at AMP sprinting, it's hilarious) it just doesn't help when the characters are absolutely boring as well.

Stonewall is what I assume the leader. He has a little bit of a potty mouth and a dumb attitude, Absolutely unlikeable and boring.
AMP is the female-with-attitude because we certainly haven't seen that before... mind the sarcasm...

Mass is... a shotgun toting Scot/Irish/I-can't-even-tell-anymore and absolutely uninteresting.
And Shade... is supposed to be sneaky? But the game doesn't really employ a stealth system so everything about him is... he's sneaky but enemies spot him immediately so... he's just really weak. Not to mention they advertise him using akimbo pistols but so far that doesn't seem to be a feature in the game. Apologies if it does come in later, I kind of gave up after a certain point in this game.

Every character has an AoE and a shield attack special skill. Largely, they're useless for how resource consuming they are, which only refills at certain tanks found in the game (no auto-regen) and for most characters these AoE's are awkward to aim.

Level design is in general made for firefights, Even in situations where you're only pitted against Aliens, which CAN and WILL crawl on the walls to maneuver their way around. I have to say, for how stupid your Teammates are, the Enemy AI sure is capable at killing them. Cover tends to mean very little unless you're holed down an actual corridor waiting for an Elevator to arrive.

The story? I heard some ridiculous leaps in some video games, but this one took the cake right from the start. Also, the tutorial doesn't seem to mention that your AoE (if ranged) has a fixed range. I was stuck in that section for 10 minutes until realizing that.

I have to admit, up until the Aliens arrived, the game was playable as a 'shitty that you could tough through'. But as soon as the critters came into play, only the cheesiest of cheesy tactics can work and not even always then. And, just to remind you, it takes TWO leaps from a mass of small critters to down you. If a teammate goes down, sure, the Player can cover the AI reviving. But if YOU get downed? Forget about it. Prepare for a slow and cringeworthy display of terrible AI that, one by one, come to revive you and find themselves downed by the enemy thats RIGHT BESIDE YOU. It takes actual geography to block an enemy for a revive on you to generally succeed.

Seriously, avoid this game. I know some people love playing games that are terrible, but this one just... it's not fun, not even in a laugh-at-a-bad-game kind of way. The only way this can MIGHT redeem itself is if you have a team of four HUMANS that know what to do in order to properly tough through this game. Forget about it on your own, you'll hate yourself trying to finish it.

Cripe almighty.

pondspress
pondspress

Truely shameless in about every single thing that denfines a 3rd-person shooter. A game that wants to be Gears Of War so badly, but doesn't understand how. There are better TPS out there on Steam, especially for indies!:

https://youtu.be/sELrbTBfEvE

AmbroseVox
AmbroseVox

This is gonna be a long review I think. I only played this game for a little under two hours and I know I should give it more time but I honestly can't. When I got two copies I thought it just be a fun game for me to play with my friend since we were having some trouble finding co-op games to play. Our options were pretty limited because I have a computer built for gaming and she has a laptop that can handle plenty of games but not a lot of new big name titles or older ones for that matter. I found the game to be functional if a little dry and overdone. I know a lot of people don't like the third-person covered based shooting concept that's gotten into a a lot of games these days. I honestly don't have that much of a problem with it because most games that do it find at least one mechanic that makes a little unique. This game didn't really find that unique point, and although I'm not sure what they could have done, it still makes the gameplay bland. Still in the time we played I was having fun. There's always a lot of baddies to shoot and that's always fun. But the powers each character has aren't that interesting and are at times kind of hard to use, at least in my experience. I can appreciate that they tried to make the story aspect compelling and it wasn't too bad for a game like this. It was simple, I didn't have any trouble following it, and it wasn't that silly or ridiculous. Still, pretty dry though. What killed the game for me is the voice acting. It is absolutely horrible. Combine that with the fact that the personality and backstory they tried to add to each character was never seen in gameplay that well and confined to a text box, it was impossible to relate to them or find them the slightest bit appealing. In terms of graphics, I also found it boring. The enviornments are akin to that of many 4 player co-op games I've played like Borderlands 1 & 2 and the character design is just...awful. The four leads are some of the ugliest main characters I've seen in gaming. That's my detailed analysis though. In my broad opinion if you're looking for something simple and shooty to pass some time with after exhausting all of your other co-op options, give it a go, but I can't recommend it as a co-op game that's engaging, can make each player feel like they can relate to their character, find an identity, and invest a lot of time into.

Toejam
Toejam

awesome coop game , please design the next chapters

dustdust
dustdust

This is the homeless man's version of Gears of War (if he also had a gimpy leg). The main issue is that co-op is forced upon you from the start, thus making you rely on your 3 incompetent AI idiot partners (don't bother trying multiplayer since it's completely dead). Even if you don't die, they will and you will be forced to start from the last checkpoint (in which there are far too few in a game that heavily relies on bad AI). Issuing commands is useless because rarely ever will they attack the enemy they are supposed to. All of the guns seem underpowered (at least in Gears, a few headshots to the Locust grunts will put them down quickly; in this game, it doesn't matter if you shoot them in the head or legs, there is no difference in damage). The cover system is passable, but your character oftentimes will slide to another wall or obstacle that you don't want them to. Don't bother wasting your time or money - play Gears of War instead (or wait for it to be released on Steam, however long that may take).

SKAIRUHB
SKAIRUHB

The game is terrible ... I needed an asprin because my head hurt to much trying to make sense and the plot twist was bad because it was predictable and I just couldnt give a shit ... dont bother it is a waist just go play spec ops the line... trust me play spec ops the line you'll have a better time... Scourge the outbreak could have been good and there are moments that show that it could have been a decent game but there were so many poor design choices that made the game a chore to play through and by the end your just gonna want your money back.But if you want to get go for it more power to you i'm not going to stop you

IkoN Clan Les legi 102 community
IkoN Clan Les …

pretty decent shooter!!! think space and guns!!!

redwind33556
redwind33556

boring, buggy , getting old. its good for a cheesy boring sunday afternoon. thats about it.

Hurtbringer
Hurtbringer

One of the worst games I've played in a long time. It tries hard to be a Gears of War clone but fails in every sickening way it possibly can. Enemies are at the very least three or four times as bullet spongey as enemies are in GoW and it isn't fun dropping multiple clips into every single enemy when the entire game around it sucks so badly. Some enemies are even double that bullet spongey like a boss in The Division but much more often than that, usually mutiple of them each level. It all feels very generic too because it is. Every aspect of it. You can't take much dmg so you will spend a lot of time waiting for your teammates to revive you. You can't aim grenades so good luck getting much use out of them.

Worst of all? It has the worst checkpointing I have ever seen. If you die you will often be re-doing upwards of 10+ minutes of work and because every enemy is a super bullet sponge, 10 minutes easily feels like a half hour. Graphics suck too, the whole game sucks. I can't think of even one redeeming quality other than it might impress people who are easily impressible so it has that going for it.

Pros:
Sound effects are sorta decent

Cons:
Everything else

3/10

Fomin
Fomin

This is a pretty good Third Person Shooter with full story co-op and AI teammates that are often more effective than human players.

It plays a lot like Gears of War crossed with Mass Effect Multiplayer and features a very good drop in drop out coop mode which has plenty of checkpoints to minimize frustration. A bit lacking in polish but very advanced and ambitious for an indie game. Feels like a steal considering the price.

A couple of weak points are the "magic" system which doesn't really seem to work though you can get through the game without using it and the fact that the ammo crates aren't universal so you will constantly find yourself dropping weapons so that you can pick up one which is compatible with the local ammunition boxes. This was probably added for realism but it is annoying and doesn't add anything good to the game.

Another weak point is the fact that the game directs you to use grenades on the first armored helicopter but later in the game, you face a second armored helicopter which has exactly the same design but is impervious to grenades (you can only kill this one by going upstairs and grabbing the special heavy weapon which will enable you to shoot it down though the game doesn't tell you this and even gives you a box of useless grenades as if trying to trick you into rage-quitting.)

Other than that though, it is mostly a good game. Be warned however, the ending is a cliffhanger. This game was obviously intended to have a sequel which was never made. I hope they make a sequel someday but I wouldn't bet money on it.

CptGrunt95
CptGrunt95

Just awful. A Gears of War clone that has some of the clunkiest controls I've experienced in a third-person shooter. The squad mechanic is a joke, weapons feel weak and it overall just sucks. Was expecting something at least playable but it isn't, it really is that bad. Even for it's low price, wouldn't recommend.

Cosmic Sound MDB
Cosmic Sound MDB

This game is a reliqve not working on HIGH Sierra, not working on OSX at all hence everyone wants to be updated to latest version os OX. It sucks to pay for something and not to be able to play it.

JohnMcHobo
JohnMcHobo

tl;dr :
Lots of potential and care, executed with flaws in all areas that add up too high. Try it out only at a sale price.

Long version:
Sourge Outbreak is a 3rd person cover based shooter, with interesting visual designs and characters that attempts to tell a multi-perspective story, but has gameplay flaws that become too hard to ignore as the game goes on.

The team AI is passable, but can´t be relied upon to do the job for you, enemy AI is very simple but has fair aim and reasonable aggression.

Said enemies however are bullett sponges, of which the game throws more and tougher ones at you, until you are overrun by armored mooks that do not care about your popgun weapons. This games weapons are weak, feel weak and enemies are too tough even if the weapons were stronger. Headshots become mandatory, your best bet becomes the sniper rifle which can remove a helmet with one shot and score the kill with the next. Anything else becomes inneffective. At some point in the game you encounter melee-based aliens, that can oneshot you with an attack leap in a game that is not made for melee combat.

The controls are clunky in general, and if you can actually shoot out of cover is unpedictable. This leads to a ton of frustrating deaths were you are being shot in cover, can´t shoot back and die as you try to get away from the magnetic cover.

The story starts interesting, then plummets down to one of these moments where one intelligent question would prevent an entire drama, only to end unfinished in a very sudden bossfight.

The freshest thing the game has to offer is an attack or shield power, with the shield being useful and the attack power becoming irrelevant due to bullett sponges. An XP system rewards action in certain categories with useful perks, which feels rewarding.

Can´t say anything about the multiplayer, since there where no matches to be found. Botmatches however gave me the impression of very small matches with an unpredictable damage system.

All in all I really can´t recommend this at full price, which is a shame because I believe this is not a cash grab. The devs put work and effort into their game, but in the end all the flaws start adding up too high and are too annoying to ignore.
I hope lessons are learned from this, because its a damn shame if caring people are doomed by lack of experience.
More luck in the future.

DrRitsuko
DrRitsuko

Where to begin? I saw this on the Jimquisition, and thought, Hold on now, that's pretty cool! I bought the game myself, (The Ambrosia edition) and started it up. First let me say the Easy mode was alright, definitely wasn't easy with the Team AI forgetting to revive me, though granted for the life of me I could not revive them, even smashing the E key. Recommend an Xbox 360 Controller.
Granted I needed to tinker the game a bit to simply get through the easy mode (Cause I like playing for story and setting) but rest assured it is still a challenging enemy force, and the power conduit towers have triple health I bloody swear.
I disagree with Jim Sterling on that note, this game was actually very enjoyable, I liked the choose your character and the setting was vibrant. Though if you happen to keep the pistol (And it comes in handy) you'll need it cause jimmy-four legs is immune to rocket fire and I'm pretty sure only half the shotgun blast affects him.
I played as Shade, though granted as some will note the game does feel like it lacks length and really story depth, now I might play EP 1 and 2 to see more. But Nogari felt more like a backdrop than an acting faction, which ultimately undermines it.
Long story short I recommend it, its fun with it's enviroments, it's NOT a AAA title, and if they make a sequel I will be interested. But the drawback is the villain feels rushed and the story is anything but long which honestly robs it of being good.
PS. Best hacking minigame EVER.

Man Like Kitch
Man Like Kitch

I remember back when The Sourge Project ep1 & 2 were out couple years ago and honestly, it was simple cover shooter with a focus on multiplayer.

While the original game was pretty buggy, this version attempted to revamp the game while essentially following the same campaign, while a bit balanced. It's been a long time and the game's online players are pretty much all gone and moved on, but the campaign is worth trying out if the genre is your kind of thing and like to play different characters with different powers.

The price for the game has dropped considerably, so it's worth giving it a go.

TheRuck1237
TheRuck1237

OH MY GOD....after reading said review to not play alone i played with a friend...i feel venereal disease is less painful than this game, i played for 31 minutes in which time i couldve had a more productive wank and clean up.

Saxton's Stick
Saxton's Stick

oh my god damn this game is so much of a hootinanny you'd be wantin to play this shit without yer french boyfriend I do declare no come on down to the gameplay where we got some hiding behind cover and bullet sponge bugs, after that take a fine perusal of our graphics gallery where you can find all sorts of fucked up shit, like the a.ss of a scientist sticking out from under his coat and the countless lighting bugs, and you can't forget our prime jewel the state of the art duck and cover system you can get your weenis trapped between a rock and a hard place easier than you can say asswecan now come on down to billy bob joel's fucked up game emporium and get scourge outbreak today!

Nordanix
Nordanix

It might not be the best game, but it's not that bad once you get the hang of it. I started on Normal but it was quite difficult, so if you get downed a lot, don't hesitate to switch to Casual as I did. Though you might have more fun with friends in Co-op.

- Graphics are pretty good, visuals are nice.
- The AI, at least in my experience, is quite decent. They tend to help out, but you might need to command them to get a more responsive reaction.

Get it on sale and you'll probably enjoy it more.

zweistein
zweistein

Painfully average, they had a lot of potential if they spent some time in better story writing, level designing and optimizing the fighting mechanics.

PS: "if you got any grenades, i suggest you use them"
who designed that level omg

ALLINO
ALLINO

nothing specially, its playable, its average fps game, no progress, nothing new under the sun, sometimes a little bit boring

Cygnus
Cygnus

9 years ago I bought (Scourge Project EP. 1&2) and completed it, tonight I see in my Library (Scourge OutBreak)A relaunch of the original, I'm 5 almost 6 years late trying the new version.
I liked it in 2010 now its 2019 so I d/l , play and remember how much I liked this game,Its a nice looking game too.
I only played this in single player mode, Now I am replaying and checking out the new version.

No its not AAA but its simple Sci-Fi action shooter with good action and graphics you get 3 companions who will heal your ass if your wounded ha! , I like how they snuck out the new version (for Free) while I wasn't looking.

jimanddot1
jimanddot1

who would have thought that somebody would create a game using the x key to zoom in and the G key to shoot.

RYZEN JESUS
RYZEN JESUS

Cant get past the first minigun boss,as he keep regen health everytime you hit him after each teleport.

NB
NB

Well, I am usually pretty lenient towards fun but mediocre games. But this one is not just mediocre it is bad. I thought it look and play decent at first but no; it is one of the worst TPS I have ever played.

The one thing I fucking hate in a game is unlimited spawning enemies without a spawner and this games is full of it. And it is made especially worse by the very limited ammo and the 2 guns limit with the ammo different for each guns.

To end this endless waves of enemies, you "just" have to reach the next waypoint that is usually behind said enemies. When enemies keep coming and coming, after a while, it gets so tedious that you just start to run through the wave and try to reach the waypoint. So fun.... :S

Without that, I might have tried to go through the whole game just to laugh at the story or some of the voice acting but it is just too bad for me to even do that.

I haven't tried the multiplayer, as I don't want to force any of my friends to play this shite, so I can't comment on it.

I can’t believe I waste money on that.

Koi
Koi

Well this is a basic third person shooter from an old era, if you just like playing through bland games that function okay this is alright for that, especially if its on a dirt cheap sale, surprisingly it supports ultrawide, and you can play around with cfg files a lot, should be sorted for a better base experience.

Goro Majima
Goro Majima

Scourge Outbreak aka Cringe of War is a terrible clone of Gears of War. It definitely has the edgy part down, but lacks the smooth and sexy movement, the tight gunplay, the gore and executions. The game is complete shit in terms of balance, even on normal you get taken down in a few hits and have to unload an entire magazine at each enemy.

The level design itself is not bad, but the enemy encounters are placed on terrible positions at times and your team AI is an AI in name only, because there barely is any intelligence at all. These retards stand around useless most of the time and when you get gunned down they just run to the player for a revive and don't give a shit at all the enemies around you.

The story is a convoluted mess, but has some really funny cringe moments and terrible voice acting. With better balance this game could have been pretty average.

Time to finish the story: 5 hours

Shaney
Shaney

This game was really cool at first but the biggest gripe I have is that every enemy - whether trash mobs or boss monsters - is an absolute bullet sponge. I ran out of ammo constantly. You can head shot an enemy soldier probably five or six times before they go down. It's too bad because otherwise this game would be pretty fun - especially on a steam sale. I wanted to like this and I played a decent session of it but I got really tired of essentially reloading my gun after every kill. It seemed like enemies almost literally required an entire clip of your ammo just to off them. That got boring pretty quick.