Agreed – definitely remap keys! WASD all the way. Luckily the game makes this super easy.
I’ve been able to kill everything I come across with the regular weapons – they just take a lot of hits, which is probably why they give you such huge max ammos. Guess it makes sense – shooting a metal robot with bullets wouldn’t take it down that easily. They just don’t have the expected pain animations like in doom etc., so it can feel like you’re not doing anything to them.
In fact, I’d say some enemies have too LITTLE health – the giant spiders and the big flying ships seem to go down way too easily for how scary they look.
The actual terminators themselves (when you get to them) are disappointing too (The first one I saw didn’t make a good first impression, stuck on a desk and moonwalking awkwardly!)
They’re slow and not particularly aggressive, and really don’t pose much more of a threat than the walker robots. Real shame for the signature villains of the franchise.
My problem is the aiming. You can choose between “laser” and “tracking” with F9, but I can’t tell the difference – your aiming is too accurate either way, and you basically have to stand still and take heaps of hits to have any chance of targetting anything. Especially those annoying drones that bob up and down in the first level.
And yes – splash damage is definitely a pain! Especially since every enemy explodes and does damage to you if you’re nearby!
I realise I sound very negative, but honestly, despite the rough edges, I’m kind of getting into it – although it’s taken me about 3 missions to get into the groove. I’m not sure if they designed the levels in order, but they seem to be getting better.
Edit: oh, and the automap is worse than useless!
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