Insurgency: Sandstorm

First time I played, I was playing the mode where you can't respawn. I was one of the last members left on my team, camping in a building as I was being surrounded by footsteps, until I hear ''Yo I know you're in here, don't shoot! Let's have a knife fight.'' I was skeptical at first, but turned my PTT on and accepted his duel. The following events compiled one of the greatest moments I have had in a multiplayer game ever.
As I stepped outside, the courtyard was full of terrorists. In front of me stood my oponent, knife out and ready. We introduced ourselves and discussed who should count us down. But before we could even begin, a sniper on my team sent a 50. cal round through my oponents skull! Literally every enemy player in that courtyard stormed the building and killed my only remaining teammate. After they rid of him, a new oponent stepped up to face me. It was an intense battle but I emerged victorious... and was then promptly executed. I haven't played in a long time now. But when I do, I'm hoping that man gets his rematch with me.

Since acquiring NWI, Embracer group has decided to fire many of the passionate, talented and hard working developers in favor of outsourcing the same role to individuals outside who are both able and willing to do the same role for less. I am ashamed to see a talented studio such as NWI be driven to the ground by company who is only interested in profit than the actual product.
I have really fond memories playing it together with my best friend and brother, it's really sad to see a game we've played together every day being destroyed by a money hungry company driven only by profit more so than the employees of a studio such as NWI and Sandstorm.
As of now I would advise everyone to refrain from buying Insurgency Sandstorm because it will only fall into the pockets of Embracer group elites than into the actual continued development of Insurgency Sandstorm.
To the original team who worked on the game both those still at NWI and to everyone who have sadly departed NWI I want to thank you for the blood, tears and sweat you put into Insurgency Sandstorm without you I wouldn't have the fantastic memories and all the fun I've had all these years playing Sandstorm.

---{ Graphics }---
☑ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☑ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☑ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☑ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ ? / 10 }---
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☐ 10

After growing tired of Counter-Strike, Insurgency: Sandstorm has become my go-to online shooter. It strikes a near-perfect balance between tactical and arcade gameplay. The guns look and sound authentic, and shooting feels incredibly satisfying. While shooting skill is important, situational awareness and teamwork are even more critical. You could get just five kills in a match and still earn MVP if you focus on supporting your team, capturing objectives, and providing fire support.
On the downside, getting from spawn to the nearest objective can feel tedious, and the game introduces a significant element of randomness due to large maps with numerous rooms and hiding spots. It's impossible to control every situation on your own, so without good team coordination, failure is almost inevitable.
One standout feature is the proximity voice chat. If you're unsure whether there's an enemy in a room, you can say something provocative over the mic, like how you took his mom on a date - nine times out of ten, he'll react, giving away his presence.

Prefacing this by saying that I only really play co-op vs bots. It's a lot of fun. The community on co-op is pretty chill. If you're looking for a light mil-sim game that doesn't require you to play for days at a time, this is it.

PvP is overrated. Go for the underrated Co-op community servers. If the devs would work on AI they could be on par with Ready Or Not.. but oh well.

6 YEARS after the initial release and we're STILL getting free content updates including new maps, game modes and weapons. This game is nothing short of absolutely amazing.