7,62 Hard Life

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"7,62 High Calibre's fan-made expansion, Hard Life, offers an enhanced tactical sim experience. With 25 new locations, 30 NPCs, and over 100 story quests, players can explore new content and customize gameplay. Over 1000 new items, including 130 weapons, and numerous fixes create a more refined experience for players of the original game."

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

71%

Audience ScoreBased on 163 reviews

story8 positive mentions

stability15 negative mentions

The game offers a vast array of weapons and deep customization options, making it a paradise for gun enthusiasts.
Despite its janky nature, the game is immersive and addictive, providing a unique tactical experience reminiscent of classic titles like Jagged Alliance.
The mod support enhances gameplay significantly, adding new features and improving the overall experience.

The game is plagued by frequent crashes and bugs, making it frustrating and often unplayable.
The lack of a proper tutorial and unintuitive controls can make the initial experience overwhelming and confusing for new players.
Many gameplay mechanics feel unbalanced or poorly implemented, leading to a steep difficulty curve that can deter players.

story
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
71%
8%
The story in the game has been described as reminiscent of the JA2 narrative but lacking in depth and flavor, with some players finding it engaging yet not compelling enough. While there are interesting missions and a variety of quest types, including non-combat objectives, the overall mission design has been criticized for being repetitive and poorly structured. Technical issues, such as bugs and crashes, further detract from the storytelling experience, although the game does offer a non-linear narrative with opportunities for player choice.
- “The new campaign missions involving Simon Blanco are interesting and engaging, sometimes introducing new objectives that involve not killing everything that moves in a mission encounter.”
- “I was not expecting the story to be as interesting as it is, nor was I expecting the game to be as non-linear as it is.”
- “Game is addictive, gameplay is hard, but that's because of the realism; the story is good.”
- “The story...it's very similar to JA2's story but with less flavor.”
- “More rehashed storyline and mission design.”
- “Unfortunately, some of the missions and maps/enemy spawn locations make no sense and they feel badly designed and rushed.”
gameplay
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
61%
11%
Gameplay is characterized by a mix of intense tactical battles and RPG-like progression, offering depth and a variety of mechanics, though it suffers from significant bugs and clunky controls. While some players appreciate the realism and complexity, others find the experience marred by pathing issues and broken scripts, leading to frustration. Overall, the game provides an addictive yet challenging experience, particularly for those who enjoy intricate gameplay mechanics, despite its many flaws.
- “Intense tactical battles and interesting world map gameplay.”
- “Gameplay consists of tactical combat and RPG-like progression.”
- “I enjoy the combat mechanics of this game and the variety of equipment that is at your disposal; what's more, you can modify weapons, interchange armor plates, and craft some items in your inventory.”
- “Ui, graphics, sound, gameplay, and controls are atrocious.”
- “The amount of broken scripts for quests, instability of the map sectors, idiotic pathing issues, and game mechanics not working, such as mines detonating and not inflicting damage on AI, overshadows whatever good can be said about this game.”
- “The devs, in all their wisdom, decided to remove the record action key, which previously played a central role in commanding a full squad without frustration. Now, gameplay is reduced to smashing the spacebar key to pause after every action.”
stability
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is widely criticized for its instability, with numerous reports of bugs, crashes, and glitches that significantly impact gameplay. While some players find it enjoyable despite these issues, the overall consensus highlights a lack of optimization and frequent technical problems, making it a challenging experience.
- “Broken, unfair, unbalanced, buggy, clunky, still pieces of Russian language, unexplained, save corruption.”
- “Buggy, often crashing but fun.”
- “While at this time (10/8/2015) the game is very buggy and will regularly crash, it is still worth the only $5 price tag.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
43%
43%
The graphics of the game are widely criticized for being outdated and poorly executed, with numerous bugs and crashes reported. While some users find the music enjoyable, the overall visual presentation is considered subpar and not up to modern standards.
- “The music is nice, the graphics are okay.”
- “Graphics didn't age very well, and have some bugs here and there.”
- “It is old, has bad graphics and there are still bugs.”
- “Graphics might look dated.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
67%
The music in the game is generally well-received, with users appreciating its quality, while also noting the presence of a volume slider for customization. Overall, the sound design complements the graphics, which are considered average.
- “The music is nice, the graphics are okay.”
- “There is a music volume slider available.”
- “The music and sounds in the game are underwhelming and fail to create an engaging atmosphere.”
- “The music volume slider is a nice feature, but it doesn't help with the lackluster soundtrack.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding elements, such as managing hunger and vehicle fuel consumption, to be tedious and detracting from the overall enjoyment of the game. These mechanics can slow down gameplay significantly, especially in larger battles, making the experience feel more cumbersome than engaging.
- “Hunger becomes a tedious feature that penalizes squad members without food.”
- “There are options for fuel consumption and breakdowns in vehicles, another tedious feature that I turned off as it added nothing to my enjoyment of the game.”
- “This is okay if you have a small party and are trying to be efficient; when you're leading a half-dozen mercenaries against 40 or 50 enemies, it becomes tedious and slows down battles to an unacceptable extent.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is described as mildly entertaining, with players finding it amusing despite the challenges posed by enemy accuracy and spotting mechanics. While the vanilla version is deemed unplayable, the modded version offers a fun experience alongside a well-crafted storyline and a vast array of weapons. Overall, players have invested many hours into the game, appreciating its comedic elements amidst the difficulties.
- “Pretty difficult, and good luck finding guides and bug fixes that are not in Russian, but with some mods, you have the choice between like 4000 guns all modeled well with proper bullet physics, plus a mildly funny shooter with a good storyline.”
- “Too many hours played to say that it is not a funny game (this version, not the vanilla version, that is unplayable).”
- “The accuracy and spotting of enemies is nothing short of hilarious and will give you a lot of grief.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game's optimization has been criticized for being as buggy and unrefined as the original version, indicating a lack of improvement in performance and stability.
- “As buggy and unoptimized as the original.”
- “The game suffers from severe performance issues that make it nearly unplayable.”
- “Optimization feels like an afterthought, leading to frequent frame drops and crashes.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Users highlight that the game offers exceptional replayability for its low price, providing nearly endless opportunities for players to engage with the content.
- “For the price of a single Canadian dollar, you get pretty much infinite replayability.”
- “Every playthrough feels fresh and exciting, thanks to the diverse choices and outcomes.”
- “The game offers so many different paths and strategies that I find myself coming back for more.”