VGC writes: "You may not have heard of Dreamkiller before so I'll bring you up to speed. Dreamkiller is a short little run-and-gun FPS title, available for the PC and Xbox 360. You play as Alice Drake (most certainly no relation to Nathan), a sort of self-made psychologist who is able to actually enter the minds of her most troubled patients in order to root out the demons lurking within by shooting them, naturally. By wiping out all of the monsters within her patients' minds she is effectively able to cure them of their phobias. The concept is quite interesting; there's clearly potential for a great story with unique and interesting gameplay mechanics to match it. Unfortunately, as you may have guessed from the score I've given the game, any potential remains largely (but not wholly) untapped. The concept is mainly let down by bland, repetitive, mindless gameplay and dated graphics."
Mindware Studios' FPS Dreamkiller is now available to play for free on Steam through the weekend.
It's unfortunately very repetitive and not very addictive, and Mindware has made some questionable design decisions, such as the lack of a manual save system. As a result, the game is better for stress relief than anything else, a source of mindless entertainment as you blast away at hordes of bad guys.
Dreamkiller is an unapologetic throwback to the shooters of several years ago. It is fast and furious, and you will be tested at every point in the game. It can be a lot of fun when things are firing on all cylinders, but with the average visuals and nagging bugs, your frustration level will rise. At the end of the day, Dreamkiller just plays out as an average shooter.
I might have to rent the X360 version when it comes out. Sometime I miss the simplified gameplay of the classic FPS.
