Mar 17, 2023 - Day 76 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 82
Game: M.A.R.S.
Platform: Steam PC
Release Date: Nov 21, 2021
Library Date: Nov 21, 2021
Unplayed: 481d (1y3m24d)
Playtime: 21m
M.A.R.S. is a free-to-play third person cover-shooter. I'm glad I didn't pay for it.
This is a game with gameplay that feels like it came straight from the early 2010's... which is a problem for a game that was released in 2021.
A cover shooter in a world where Gears of War, The Division, and Outriders exist, has to bring something to the table in terms of gameplay that other cover shooters don't offer.
Technically, they've done that. Poorly animated characters, sluggish movement, and utterly woeful voice acting, is definitely something I haven't seen in the other cover shooters I've played, particularly all at the same time.
Some games are so bad they're entertaining; The developers of M.A.R.S. seem to have taken one look at the mountain of mediocrity, and decided to set up base camp about three feet up.