Bulletstorm PC Game Review
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Bulletstorm is a 2011 first-person shooter video game made by Polish developer People Can Fly and the American company Epic Games, and is published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The game was released on February 22, 2011 in North America and on February 25, 2011 in Europe.
The game is distinguished by its sense of style and crass humor, rewarding players with points for performing increasingly ludicrous and creative kills. Bulletstorm does not have any competitive multiplayer modes, preferring instead to include cooperative online play as well as score attack modes.
As a first-person shooter, Bulletstorm focuses on combat, both with firearms and melee attacks. There are a variety of fictional firearms available, although the game also places heavy emphasis on kicking enemies and using the energy leash.
The weapons range from a pistol to a cannon that shoots a bolas weighted by grenades. The player can aim down the weapon's iron sights or optical sights for increased accuracy. Each weapon has an "alternate fire" mode which uses charges; for example, the assault rifle's alternate fire is a single blast of bullets that destroy almost everything in its path. Much of the story and gameplay revolves around the "energy leash", a rope of energy projected from a device on Grayson's left hand. The leash allows him to pull enemies towards him, activate certain devices and traps, and slam down a ball of energy that launches all nearby enemies into the air. The player can also kick enemies and run and slide into them. If an enemy is launched into the air from the whip or by being kicked, the enemy goes into slow motion to allow the player more opportunity to perform skillshots.
One of the game's unique features is the "skillshot" gameplay system, which rewards the player for killing opponents in the most creative and destructive ways possible, from killing an enemy in midair to pushing an enemy into a carnivorous plant to executing an enemy after shooting him in the testicles. The more complicated or unusual the skillshot, the more points players acquire. The points are used to purchase weapons and upgrades. The weapons are unlocked at set points throughout the game, and after a weapon has been "re-armed" by purchasing it, a "charge shot" for the gun is unlocked at another set point.
Points are used as currency at "dropkits" scattered across the planet, which the player can use to replenish munitions. The dropkits include a gun shop, a skillshot checklist, and gameplay statistics. The player cannot upgrade their weapons, but can equip different guns, purchase ammunition, upgrade the amount of ammunition they can carry, and even purchase special-ammunition "charges". The player can equip up to three weapons, the assault rifle being the default weapon; it is always equipped, and is considered the main prop weapon in cutscenes.
Bulletstorm uses a recharging health system, in which damage to the player is reflected by the screen turning red, and the player quickly returns to full health when not taking damage.
You took a suprising amount of time talking about the plot for a game like this
therainbowpigs Yeah, and I appreciate it because I dropped it halfway through and was looking to resume it but forgot what had happened.
therainbowpigs Which is pretty awesome considers the early reviews pretended (or outright stated) there was nothing there. I was really surprised and gripped on the story when I got the game myself.
@@jgunner280 The story in Bulletstorm is terrible.
@@idakev it's not too bad
This game actually has a better story than it has any right to have. It's both funny and dramatic, and that almost never works.
I loved Bulletstorm. It was so over the top and macho, it was pretty much impossible not to enjoy. RIP.
B-b-butts Butts I really I this game to
Got it for $5 on Switch and just finished it. Fantastic game but the limited weapon selection, and no jumping was disappointing.
People still play it even today so not really RIP ;)
And the fact that you can play as Duke is amazing. He fits there perfectly. I wish new Duke Nukem game was like that, only with darker atmosphere.
Does anyone know Jennifer Hale was among the cast of Bulletstorm?
This game is criminally underrated. I know it has flaws but I still love it.
EpicPanda111 for example .. GamesRadar 10 out of 10 .. IGN 8 out of 10 .. Game Informer 9.25 out of 10 .. ;)
***** When it first came out I found a lot of people gave it so much shit and panned the living hell out of it back in 2011.
I still dont get how this game could have failed commercially.
because it was released in the same year as MW3, BF3, GOW3 and Skyrim.
So it was just overlooked by bigger IPs
That and a few other things: 1. FPS games were starting to enter their overexposed period by general gamers.
and 2. This was released around the same time as Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Pokemon Black & White hit.
I do
The first bunch of levels are great fun. This game really does have a lot going for it, and when it's fun it's super fun. It's just the later half that sucks most of the fun out of it, and like GGGMan said, it's pretty much impossible to perform all the trick-moves on higher difficulty and it feels rather unfair. I also thought that the trick-moves got very repetitive as the game went on. Definitely not the worst game ever, but also not great either.
On the surface it's a run of the mill unreal engine eventual bargain bin fps, and it doesnt help that there's a score system that makes it look arcade which arcade shooters never hit off, and with all that said it was released at $60
Only bad thing abouth Bulletstorm is that there is no sequel:)
+Mitachia and the games for windows live bs
The sad fact about Bulletstorm is that it clearly shows that a great fun FPS can come out, but the general masses tend to simply ignore it since it doesn't fit the safe, marketable and reliable criteria, you know what games i'm talking about.
Salokin Sekwah I think the issue was this game got pirated to shit on PC. The people who say PC gaming is dead are usually the people who pirate these games without a second thought. They're the reason we had to wait 2 years for GTA5 on PC.
Gggmanlives Sadly, your completly true. :'(
Salokin Sekwah The fact that it uses GFWL probably didn't help matters.
Gggmanlives Doesn't explain it flopping on consoles.
Martijn does the game still work without it?
your reviews are true gamer reviews not some overintelectual shit, you play games for fun, instant subscribe
+Kubhak Thanks for subbing!
"Overintelectual" I would say Pseudo autistic nonsense, then intellectual, because you can't "overthink" something that suppose to be fun.
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nixtblack Just agreeing with the commenter
Yeah I don’t like stuff like IGN they just get payed to say good stuff about a bad game
For me it is the best single player FPS of its generation. Brilliant gameplay. Killing enemies in crazy ways never gets old.
Looks pretty good. Like a 90's FPS made today.
This has aged interestingly
This game still stands up as good today as it did back in 2011
Honestly this was the REAL Duke Nukem Forever of 2011, basically it wasn't shit... to harsh?
Salokin Sekwah DNF had its moments, but yeah this was very Duke-ish.
plot twist: this was going to be Duke nukem
KOgames
Gonna need some kinda proof there, chief.
Just a joke can't believe you replied
+Salokin Sekwah Games like Bulletstorm, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon and Saint's Row 4 kept the legacy of Duke Nukem alive after DNF failed.
I remember loving this game when it came out. Still holds up today.
I remember this game. Every FPS fan should give this a chance.
this was one of my favorite FPS SP experiences of all time. to me, it is a must play!
This game is amzing cant wait for the full clip edition. I think this game is like 90s fps shooters like doom and duke nukem but with more modern story telling and more linear lvl design.
what is the full clip edition? Is there more levels?
@@lustyrhondamacphallus3896 It's basically remastered Bulletstorm.
just beat this game, this was my first playthrough ever. man, what an incredible game!
A really fun game and there are alot of moments that sort of breaking the "traditional" story build up. One memorable part was that you think you going to have a boss fight with a giant mutant, but he just tripped and fell to the vat of Lava and ended up quickly.
The story is a bit mixed though, sometimes it take itself too serious and sometimes they know they are poking fun of the storyline.
All in all a really good experience to play this game back when it was released there was alot of "Military sims", in which also I think this game is most remembered for it's interactive trailer "Duty Calls".
This was such a fun and simple game, really enjoyed playing it.
Good news, everyone, since People Can Fly has gone independant, there's a HUGE possiblility Bulletstorm 2 is in the works RIGHT NOW!
So put on your anti-gravity boots, and latch on those leashes, 'cause we're gonna kick some more ass, with skill!
I prefer to chew my asses but whatever.
Been sat here waiting for 2 years, waiting for the announcement. Getting sick of sitting in my own faeces and eating the raw rats that crawl over is getting tiresome.
And then fortnite happened.
They'll make a sequel once outriders is out
Nah, outriders is their next game
In my opinion Bulletstorm is an underrated game that brought something totally different to the FPS genre.
Just finished this game today during quarantine , i want Bulletstorm 2 !!!!
I really love this game. It reminded me of everything I used to love about the genre excepting limiting me to three weapons at a time.
The was a beautifully made game. The graphics and effects are really amazing and epic in a lot of the landscape scenes. It really does seem like it's a REAL world. 👌
This is another underrated game should deserved a sequel. Too bad, the lame-ass selling copy figures didn't meet the expectation. So they decided not to.
Sad isn't it huh?
Anyway, Hard Reset next?
***** In time. I'm not a fan of Hard Reset.
Gggmanlives
Some of game need to take time for getting used it with the mechanics.
Just take your time, we don't rush you.
Gggmanlives Why? The fact that all enemies are bulletsponges? :P
***** you sure it wasn't just because they wanted to stop making FPS's? most of the studio is now a part of the Astronauts, who made the Vanishing of Ethan Carter.
Martijn It felt like one of those pseudo old school games, but the only levels I played kept throwing shitloads of annoying little robots at me and I don't remember old school games trapping you in a corner with legions of exploding robots. I'll revisit it though and give it another chance.
Why does every Unreal Engine shooter Epic has a hand in result in grunts with massive backpadding?
Oh my this generation was terrible for that. Why I couldn't get into Gears and other epic games in this generation. I passed on Bulletstorm for that reason. When they remastered it and put Duke Nukem in it, I got it on the cheap, love it! Time place and price point. Hell I even have it on the Switch.
Video starts: character kicking an enemy
Me: I'm sold
I've seen so many reviewers do this, I know it's 6 years old now and Gman has long since evolved with his format and dropped this part of his review structure. This video made me realize something about a huge chunk of even the best reviewers.
So Gman starts talking about the plot, almost immediately first thing in the video right after a brief intro.
You figure this might last eh, 5-10 seconds, maybe 15 tops?
Then he just keeps going and going and going, and you're sitting there like... 'Uhhh dude? wtf? so... how many hours into the game will I be before I don't know what happens next now?'
So you keep watching, figuring this is going to be required information for the following review he's going to give.
Then when he finally finishes, there's no actual reason, other than padding the video length, for any of that being told to you.
I think it's widely assumed that 'spoiler' just means 'the biggest twists or reveals in the plot climax'.
Honestly, spoiler is a nuanced concept that different people have different tastes for, but IMO we should add an unwritten standard for a game reviewer where you give as little as possible in terms of plot or storyline aspects, opting for a 'Back of the Game Box' game overview. The setting, worldbuilding aspects, time period, aesthetic, and a movie-poster-length synopsis of the game's story.
It'd be nice to have a 'gold standard' definition of 'spoiler' that only reviewers use, where it includes any/all significant events that happen from the first cutscene to the credit roll. All other background world/gameplay aspects are fair play. Unless a specific part of the review requires revealing certain events to critique/give thoughts about the way they were done, there is literally no actual reason that review videos should be padded with plot dumps that essentially ruin all suspense and surprise for the first few hours of any given game.
Gman you already consistently hold this type of standard in 2021 it seems, sorry that this review got me thinking, it's not meant to be directed at you, this is such a common thing in reviews.
This game looks pretty nice, it somehow reminds me of Vanquish which is also a fast paced shooter by Platinum Games. Very very nice channel by the way, I've been watching your videos for like 5 hours straight!
Wolfenstein TNO, Shadow Warrior and this one are the kind of games that regain your faith on the old school genre
I didn't enjoy Bulletstorm as much as I thought I would, especially after seeing their parody Duty Calls, so I thought they'd deliver something that avoids the modern FPS tropes.
But then you have limited carrying weapons, some QTEs, regen health and especially too much linearity, and invisible walls and of course no jump but QTE for the jump over ledges. This creates such a feeling of no control, even if this is just an FPS and has the good gimmicks of attraction beam and special kills and some interesting weapons (even if sometimes the enemies felt bullet spongy to me), there were a lot of other bad elements that made me not want to play the game after a while.
I honestly thought this is "What if Gears of War is first person?" because of all of the action, blood, one liners, and gore... which to me make it stands out compared to the "Seriousness" games forced in nowadays...
the "i'll kill your dicks" line made LOL so hard at the time... I was a weird teenager in 2011
I have always liked this game. The only two things I never cared for was the co-op and the lack of any kind of jumping mechanic.
Really fun game.
That's really all I can say about it.
It's one of those games to unwind on and have some fun with.
Though I think it should have Med-kits splayed over the levels as apposed to regenerating health
I just started playing this game today and it's so good. It's like a first person Gears of War but more goofy and satisfying.
Ok but, can we talk about that music at the menu?
Like that's Two Steps From Hell level of good. Soaring badassery in music.
Bulletstorm feels like somebody was making an old-school fast paced shooter, and then some executive came in and said: "The fuck? Is that big, red, rectangle supposed to be health? And why are the bullets so slow? Nonono, this'll never do. Change all of it, can't stray from the formula, or else we'll lose our investor money!" And then we wound up with something that feels like it's supposed to be old school, but is still caught up in the modern trends.
100%, and honestly the notion that this is a REAL FPS for REAL gamers is completely absurd. It's basically the worst of both worlds, with slow movement, reloading, first person cover system, it's a mess.
Seeing how much people love this game online makes me a little sad. It's ok for people to like things, but there's so many legitimately old school FPS games that go ignored while EPIC gets to sell copies of this completely generic crap. I'm positive no one would consider this game to be very special if there was a greater general appreciation for older FPS games.
I'm addicted to watching your reviews and I don't know why
My quibbles with this game is that the guns feel better with something like a horde shooter like Painkiller than something that basically embodies the generic FPS game where enemies take cover and your movement speed is "realistic"
this was truly one of the most under appreciated games of the generation especially the enhanced edition overhauling some of the combat
im seriously considering getting it on steam all these years later
The dazzling creativity that went into most of the weapons and the remote control dinosaur blew me away, and I'd never even heard of this game before 2019
I'm glad I saw this, I loved bulletstorm
Another game that needs a sequel I just wanna know how it ends the story was likable enough for that.
Really like youre reviews man!
Iam just an average Swedish guy who grew up on Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake and other violent video games I probably shouldn't have been playing :)
Keep up the good work! Peace!
Still one of my favorite single player FPS games. It's up there with DOOM, Butcher Bay, and Half Life series.
Best game of 2011 for me. Very underrated.
Damn how the years have passed
What sucks about this game is the fact that it had a cliffhanger ending and it's sequel was cancelled, I mean they should have at least released an alternate DLC ending (free of course) to justify the cancellation of the sequel.
One of the best FPS of time. Period.
Your assessment of Steve Blum's voice is probably the most correct sentence to ever have been constructed.
Perils of Pokey I couldn't find a thing wrong with his voice if I tried.
Oh shit I forgot all about the part when you controlled the dinosaur. Great game for its time the slide kick and the skill shots you can perform was well addictive. Great review and show case as per usual, keep up the awesome content
Hey Gggmanlives, can you review Star Wars Republic Commandos?
Mitchell Petty I get that one a lot, it's coming soon for sure.
Thanks
Gggmanlives I am surprised you haven't reviewed NecroVision yet. It's a game that you will definitely find interesting, despite its flaws. It was made from the same developers that made Painkiller.
Are you going to review it soon enough? I would really like to hear your opinion on it.
It's a fucking crime this hasn't gotten a sequel. One if the best fps games ever made.
This game still looks really good even 12 years later!
such an under rated games in my view, so much fun and didnt take itself to serious, loved it :) good review old chap
loving your videos man
Sometimes I boot this game back up just to enjoy a polished skill based shooter that's not Doom. Lovely stuff👏🏿
Thinking about if DE added this type of combat philosophy would it be better or worst?🤔
I loved this game. Just played it in a single sitting. Sarrano is voiced so damn well.
awesome review! been waiting for this one! now, how about killzone series?
mzsov Just finding the best way to capture PS2 footage then I'll review KZ1.
One of my favorite games of all time
In the current-gen version of the game, there’s a special mode you unlock after completing the campaign for the first time called overkill mode where in that mode, it’s the same campaign but with one major difference: ALL WEAPONS AVAILABLE!! That’s right, no three weapon restriction bullshit whatsoever
It's dirt cheap on Switch until the 11th this month, and after this review, I'm ready for another shooter!
This is a great game. I'm glad it gets some love for once.
As someone who owns the PS3 version of Bulletstorm I can say it controls well, is still arcadey, has good graphics, and has great gun-play. I spent almost a year replaying the campaign because it was that fun
Less popular review like this always better than the popular ones like ign
Thank you pirates. Because of you, we may never get a sequel to this amazing game.
They were banking on the 360/PS3 versions of this game selling well. It didn't, and that's not due to piracy in the least. The game was marketed to be much more generic than it actually was, and it being a new IP didn't help at all.
Korey D
Can't remember where but i remember seeing the developers saying that the game didn't sell well enough because most pirated the game.
RevanBladeZ if making a sequel would have caused the Vanishing of Ethan Carter to not be made I'm glad it didn't get a sequel
RevanBladeZ also a pirated game =/= a lost sale
its a good game..at 2011 the graphics were good its like serious sam..
This was a free download on PSN last year, and I enjoyed it immensely... I realize the FPS market was really overcrowded with so-called "serious/gritty" titles back then, but this little over-the-top jewel deserved a lot more love than it actually got...
Far as I'm concerned, it's the spiritual heir to Duke Nukem/Shadow Warrior. There's always room for a game that isn't afraid to make fun of the genre and doesn't take itself too seriously by trying to be something it isn't.
I actually went and got the game because of this review and while I'm really enjoying it, there's one point in particular that I have to agree on, since it makes itself noticeable very early on. That is the weird hit detection problem that causes certain skillshots to simply not work when they should. The number of times I've emptied a dozen rounds into a man's crotch in hopes that I can stun him, then kill him for the 'Mercy' skillshot, or perfectly pulled off an intentional 'Gag Reflex', (at long-range, mind you) only for it not to register when I attempt it the next few times is a real bother. I promise, I'm actually pretty good at shooters, these shots aren't difficult for me to line up... they just don't register. And it's a real pisser, because for those two specific shots, I'd say they work only half the time, maybe less. There's a few other skillshots with dodgy registration, but they don't have it as a problem nearly as much. And that's a real damned shame, because if they'd fixed that, the game's combat would've been, flat-out, one of the best in FPS history. Instead, it's relegated to 'really good', which is enough to be memorable and usually enjoyable, but not, "Holy fuck, you need to play Bulletstorm. It's combat is second-to-none," like it really, really could've been... Damn, I just realized how sad it makes me when games come so close to living up to their potential, but a small problem gets in their way... And, of course, the game was never patched (at least not to resolve this), which, well, I can't imagine it's a problem that EA didn't know about via QA. It's really damned noticeable... But, alas, a great game this is, and I shouldn't complain too much that it wasn't INCREDIBLE, since I'm still having a lot of fun and it's polished in most every other aspect.
Bulletstorm is awesome most underrated game ever
No it isn't.
RaPtOr9600 for example .. GamesRadar 10 out of 10
I think you just sold me on this game. Nice review.
Yo Gggmanlives, you should make a review on Dishonored! It's heavily inspired by the old Thief games.
One of the most innovative, fun, and addictive shooters of all time. Instant classic. They just don't make them like Bulletstorm anymore.
À so underrated game. I spent a so gooooood moment with it. Fun, fun, fun and fun, period.
Just the best Old-school FPS of the 360/PS3 era. As far as i love Singularity, prey or Quake 4 that game won all. Fast paced Action , Beutiful graphics , fun weapons and skillshot, with only this game People can fly have made the major hit they never have made of the Painkiller Series.
I absolutely love that game and the newly announced remaster is already in my shopping list
Love this game!!!
Played it on the 360 and Xbox One...
Great times...
:-)
one of the best games i ever played...they dont put this much effort in to games only on rare.
4-5 hours? Jeez you blazed through that fast..
Bulletstorm could have been amazing, but it was held back by a lot of the same issues that plage the Gears of War games. Especially the way it trivializes its scripted setpieces and makes them little more than dull background animations.
Thanks for the review GGG because I picked a copy up after seeeing this review and I could'nt put it down until I'd finished. If Call of Duty and Gears of War had a baby, this what it would look like. It's shame it never had a sequel because there's not enough titles out there that manage to have a decent SciFi story and manage to cram some funny scripting in on purpose when some AAA studios can't manage to pull that off.
Loved this game.. Its was crazy.
Pity they didn't do a follow up
How this game doesn't have a sequel is beyond me.
Anyone ever realize this game is what Duke Nukem Forever should've been?
I did! I haven't played it yet, but all of the various walkthroughs and reviews I've read and watched make it very clear that this game takes a lot of inspiration from the Duke Nukem series.
Interesting related fact: Though the game was written by an American most known for writing comic books, many of the Polish developers weren't really aware of what was going on with the writing until they read a Polish translation. One of them likened it to learning a curse word in another language. When you learn it, you kind of just say it because your own culture doesn't really have much context to it, so it's fun for the most part. When you hear it from a language you're more familiar with, then it starts to hit home.
In the same breath, they had praise for Epic, as they were never put under any pressure to clean it up.
That sucks that the sequel got cancelled I would loved to see bulletstorm 2 come out
Definitely my favorite fps of this decade (even with so many awesome other shooters like Wolfenstein, Doom, Shadow Warrior,...) and I think the linear level design was fitting for a game like this. But what you said is true, died so many times tryin to pull off certain skillshots.
Man you do such a bang up job at reviewing titles... FAR better than IGN or any of those clowns who don't analyze shit but the money slipped into their pockets.
This game would have been so much better without regenerating health and weapon limits. Still a cool game though even with the modern baggage.
Right back at ya pal
+DUSKIE STUDIOS Your the only kid here. Shooters are more fun to play with more weapons and having a weapon limit in a game that encourages total mayhem was just pointless. And I would of rather had health packs instead of being forced to take cover every 5-10 seconds. I don't care about realism, bulletstorm didn't need it.
+DUSKIE STUDIOS 4 sentences with some double spaces is a essay? Okay then. Better than spamming somone with multiple messages in a row and telling someone to shoot themselves over a preference of game mechanics. At least you agreed with some of my points though.
+DUSKIE STUDIOS Nope but nice try though. Even 9/11 jokes are fair game. Even though I saw 9/11 happen on TV by accident when I used to watch the weather(we didn't have internet back then) before going to kindergarden and actually had nightmares for a week because of it.
+DUSKIE STUDIOS Health regen usually makes things pretty easy since you can recover pretty fast. The fights are usually more dynamic but not to big of a challenge.
Meanwhile without it the fights feel way more intense. you always have to keep and eye out for supplies and some cheeky ass sniper that cuts off a great chunk of your health with one bullet. For me it´s a pure preferance and games should´ve have this as a feature you can turn on and off....
I;ve replayed this every December since I got it .. very fun still
I remember playing this game for a long time on the xbox360, one of my favorite games on the console and i now with there was a sequal
well I'm sold, gonna get this now
This game is not a bad game, one of my favorite FPS video games ever. And, one of the better ones out there, but it can get a little tedious and repetitive.
Just bought the full clip edition on PSN for £3.50, never played it before but i like it. I remember when it came out i just didnt buy it for ps3 back then. Was prob too busy playing Rage which is absolutely brilliant.
Well' you can say that this is the most stylish FPS ever .
So... what you're basically saying is that THIS is the Duke Nukem Forever that we all deserved instead of the one made by Gearbox? I respect that.
Yay Bulletstorm I really like this game the gore is amazing.
While on subject of over the top action, do you have any plans for a mod corner video? There was a Doom mod called Trailblazer released just at the start of this year that would fit right in, the same person who made it also worked on Russian Overkill, probably one of the most if not the most ridiculous mods one could imagine.
If you're worried about the other 11 guys shooting at you, then out comes the leash alt-fire...
this game is so good i play this for the first time with one sitting literally finish it without standing, i started playing around 11 pm and finish around 4 am. Good game.
Hey! Gggmanlives
What about taking a look at Cyclones from 1994 made by raven.
Its a fps with some great mechanics.
You probaly dont get alot, if any requests about reviewing it.
It deserves to get some light shed over itself.
The game doesnt have a single proper review on youtube, and even when searching the web there isnt alot of stuff written about the game.
So many people have missed out on it in my opinion.
At the very least have a look on it and tell me if you ever will consider doing a review?..
And now, I want to play it. Thanks