Aggressor

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Aggressor is a single player arcade shooter game. It was developed by Flashpoint Studios and was released on July 28, 2021. It received neutral reviews from players.

"Aggressor is a single-player Shooter game known for its stylish physics-based air combat and stunning visuals. The game offers 30+ player-flyable aircraft and over 20 distinct weapon types from the cold-war era and beyond. It requires an understanding of traditional flight physics, making it a challenging and engaging experience for aviation and shooter enthusiasts."

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Audience ScoreBased on 146 reviews

graphics7 positive mentions

story4 negative mentions

The game has a lot of potential and features a wide variety of aircraft from the Cold War era, making it appealing for fans of flight simulators.
Recent updates have improved the game significantly, enhancing gameplay mechanics and visuals, which has made it more enjoyable.
The instant dogfighting mode provides a fun and casual experience, allowing players to engage in quick battles without the need for extensive preparation.

The controls are often described as unplayable or overly complicated, making it difficult for players to enjoy the flying experience.
Many players feel the game is lacking in content, with limited missions and features, leading to a sense of abandonment by the developers.
The game has numerous bugs and technical issues, including problems with AI behavior and mission functionality, which detract from the overall experience.

story
61 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
5%
88%
7%
The game's story aspect is currently minimal, featuring only a handful of missions that primarily serve as combat simulations, with limited replayability and progression opportunities. Players express frustration over the lack of content, as the missions are short and often poorly designed, leading to a sense of incompleteness and difficulty in unlocking new aircraft and weapons. While the game shows potential, many reviewers hope for future updates to expand the mission variety and improve overall gameplay experience.
- “Love the game but needs more missions, but the game just dropped so yeah, but I can't wait to see where it goes. I think it has a lot of potential.”
- “Limited missions at the moment, but a good instant dogfight mode.”
- “Only complaints are lack of content (but it came out today so obviously there's more to come) and I seemingly can't figure out how to make more money after I have finished the missions.”
- “The lack of thought put into the few missions that are made really had me feeling off about this game.”
- “With so few missions, the replayability is simply not there yet.”
- “In missions, there is no actual feedback on your progress, so in one mission the game states you have to destroy all planes before a timer runs out, but never tells you how much time you have to do it, or even the time remaining.”
graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
37%
47%
16%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising the art style and visual effects, particularly the destruction physics and low-poly aesthetic. However, some players find the excessive post-processing effects like bloom and blur detract from the experience, leading to a desire for more customizable graphics options. Overall, while the visuals are appreciated for their charm and potential, they can be inconsistent, with occasional stuttering noted.
- “I love the art style and I wish more games looked like this.”
- “The visuals are very nice, and the crash physics are good too.”
- “There are tons of aircraft, cool graphics, epic custom battles, and lots of explosions.”
- “The graphics, while pretty, have so much bloom, post-processing, blur, and shaky cam that you must turn almost everything off.”
- “This game only lets you rely on visuals, so you have to get up close just to see if the plane you're shooting is not an ally.”
- “Although the visuals look basic, aircraft physics are simulated to a moderate degree.”
gameplay
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
53%
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Gameplay reviews highlight a mix of frustration and appreciation; while some players enjoy the visual effects and core mechanics, many criticize the outdated controls, lack of updates, and various bugs. The missile locking system and HUD are particularly noted as needing improvement, with suggestions for more intuitive mechanics similar to other flight games. Overall, the gameplay experience is seen as fun but flawed, with significant room for enhancement.
- “The core gameplay is the same, but pretty much everything got overhauled.”
- “From a gameplay standpoint, I really love the effects and physics of the game.”
- “Visual effects, flight mechanics, combat, damage models, all beautiful, amazing, and simple!”
- “I love the art style and I wish more games looked like this, but the gameplay style is just not for me.”
- “Esc menu doesn't work, absolutely no info about any mission, bad plane controls for such precise gameplay, stupid AI, a lot of different bugs, not optimized.”
- “I'm not filled with confidence that this is going to turn out well; it's a neat look, but honestly that decision is a little mind-boggling considering the videos on the store page showing you gameplay with stuff you can't even use for no other reason than they didn't really think through the whole progression thing.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs and glitches that render it nearly unplayable. Many feel it currently resembles a tech demo rather than a finished product, leading to a consensus that it is not worth its price at this stage.
- “Super buggy to the point I can't even play the game.”
- “Many, many glitches in its current state.”
- “This game isn't worth 5€ or even more at this stage; ideally, it's a very buggy tech demo.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Many users feel that the monetization strategy of the game appears to be a cash grab, indicating a lack of genuine effort from the developers in creating a balanced and fair system for players.
- “It's clear the devs gave up on this as a cash grab.”
- “The monetization system feels exploitative and ruins the overall experience.”
- “I feel pressured to spend money just to enjoy the game fully.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of the game is a mixed bag; while graphics are generally smooth, players experience occasional stuttering, particularly when attempting to engage a large number of aircraft in "instant dogfight" mode. Additionally, there are concerns about the balance of aircraft performance, with some planes feeling overpowered or underperforming.
- “Aircraft performance: this is more of a pet peeve, but it feels like the US with their early planes severely underperform, or maybe the USSR, specifically the La-7, overperforms to the point of being too overpowered.”
- “- In 'instant dogfight', you'll experience significant stuttering if you try to get 100 planes on each side; it's machine-specific.”
- “- Often smooth graphics, but sometimes there's noticeable stuttering.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game offers significant replayability, with players noting that it may become even more engaging after some time has passed since its release. Many users express a willingness to revisit the game in the future to explore its content further.
- “It has tons of replayability.”
- “Might be more enjoyable after a year of being out; I'll check back on this game in a few months.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is highlighted by the amusing design of the aircraft, which resemble real jets but feature quirky modifications and humorous names. Additionally, players find it funny that the in-game currency prices for these aircraft are exaggeratedly high compared to the limited rewards from missions.
- “It was pretty funny seeing my plane look like a torpedo with a rotor on it.”
- “All of the aircraft in the game, which resemble real jets but have modified and sometimes humorous names, have in-game currency price tags that are beyond what you can earn from the few available missions.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players feel that grinding is minimal in the game, as there are no significant rewards or unlocks for their efforts, and the differences between planes are primarily limited to speed rather than unique features.
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is criticized for its poor audio quality at high speeds, resembling a distorted sound reminiscent of a 1999 video camera, and the broken volume options make it difficult to enjoy the music amidst overwhelming noise.