Comanche

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"Comanche is a shooter game offering both single-player and multiplayer modes, allowing for PvP combat. The single-player campaign is an evolving storyline inspired by real-world events, where the Comanche helicopter program is revived following a UAV capture. Skill-based Conflicts missions offer challenging objectives and rewards for completing special tasks, with spectacular visuals and impressive game mechanics."

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56%

Audience ScoreBased on 339 reviews

story20 positive mentions

stability4 negative mentions

The game features enjoyable helicopter action with a mix of arcade and simulation elements, making it accessible for both casual and experienced players.
The integration of drone gameplay adds variety to missions, allowing for unique infiltration mechanics and puzzle-solving elements.
The graphics are visually appealing, and the game includes a lot of voiced dialogue and banter, contributing to a lighthearted atmosphere.

The controls are often described as clunky and unresponsive, making it difficult for players to enjoy the flying experience, especially with gamepads.
The drone segments can feel tedious and repetitive, disrupting the flow of gameplay and leading to frustration among players.
The game lacks depth in combat mechanics, with many players feeling that it does not compare favorably to the older Comanche titles, particularly in terms of strategy and mission design.

story
120 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
73%
10%
The game's story is criticized for being shallow and almost non-existent, with a repetitive structure that revolves around drone missions and combat. While some players appreciate the lighthearted banter and the campaign's premise involving various military conflicts, many find the execution lacking, with clunky controls and frustrating mission designs detracting from the overall experience. Overall, the narrative fails to engage players, leading to disappointment despite some potential in its concept.
- “This is a lot of fun, with a compelling storyline, fun gameplay mechanics, and some challenging interactions with enemies.”
- “There is a lot of story-driven dialogue/radio chatter that is expressed through both allied and enemy units.”
- “But if you ever wanted a story-driven, arcade-like helicopter game, this is probably your best bet.”
- “The controls are bad, the story is almost non-existent and the graphics are lame.”
- “Everything else about this game is disappointing: from its flight model, its arcade-action, its map layout, its story, its voice-acting... everything.”
- “It's not fun to play, it's not exciting to look at, it has an awful story and setting... it's bad.”
graphics
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
48%
36%
15%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many users criticizing them as dated and poorly optimized, likening them to mobile game visuals despite being released in 2021. While some players appreciate the decent and beautiful visuals, others note issues like blurriness and frame drops, suggesting that the graphics do not compensate for the game's other shortcomings. Overall, the consensus indicates that while the graphics may be serviceable, they fall short of modern standards and fail to elevate the gameplay experience.
- “The game graphics are gorgeous.”
- “Beautiful graphics.”
- “It is a nice game, excellent graphics and relatively easy learning curve, but too difficult for a casual player like me.”
- “Last, I hate to complain about the dated and poorly optimized graphics (really? mobile-game visuals in 2021 with frame drops in certain areas?) as good gameplay will always trump pretty eye candy in my book, but you'll find neither in this title.”
- “The game runs terrible and has very bad graphics for a 2021 game; it also has a weird blur over the entire image.”
- “The graphics are limited at the moment, but they look quite nice already.”
gameplay
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
45%
45%
9%
The gameplay of "Comanche" features two main styles: helicopter combat and drone operations, offering a mix of fun mechanics and diverse vehicle options. However, many players criticize the combat mechanics as poorly designed and the graphics as dated, leading to a somewhat unbalanced experience. While some enjoy the flight mechanics and campaign missions, others find the gameplay repetitive and lacking in innovation, particularly in its early access state.
- “This is a lot of fun, with a compelling storyline, fun gameplay mechanics, and some challenging interactions with enemies.”
- “What I like about this game the most is the variants of choppers and drones, which gives a great diversity to the gameplay.”
- “It's good to have another Comanche game; the campaign is interesting with good missions, and the flight mechanics with an Xbox controller are fun.”
- “It's as if the developers worried that the game wasn't enough like an FPS, so they forced in some poorly designed corridor-shooter mechanics.”
- “Gameplay-wise, it tries a few neat things by including a drone, where you have to switch between the helicopter and the drone, but overall the drone sections feel kind of strange and totally out of setting.”
- “If you're somehow into helicopters and really need a flight to have your fix, then the game would probably be fine for you; otherwise, 'Comanche' can be ignored: it features slightly dated graphics, no novel ideas, far from perfect shooting mechanics, and boring repetitive campaign design.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game is praised for its honest monetization model, featuring no microtransactions, which eliminates any pay-to-win elements. This approach contributes to a more straightforward and fair gaming experience.
- “There are no microtransactions, which means no pay-to-win.”
- “The game doesn't have the world's best controls, but it feels very honest without any microtransactions.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
25%
25%
The game offers a fun and engaging experience with a campaign that, while not overly lengthy, encourages replayability and skillful play. Players appreciate the balance of aesthetics and gameplay, contributing to its overall replay value.
- “Really fun to play; the campaign isn't too long but is replayable and takes some skill.”
- “I care about looks, flight, fun, replayability, framerates, and content.”
- “Really fun to play, the campaign isn't too long but is replayable and takes some skill.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game experiences notable stability issues, particularly with buggy controls and inconsistent performance, especially when using DS4 controllers, which require additional software. Players have also reported problems with drone gameplay, further contributing to the overall instability.
- “Controls can get buggy; DSWindows is required for DS4 controllers.”
- “Drone gameplay is frustrating and filled with bugs.”
- “Controls can be unreliable, and DSWindows is necessary for DS4 controllers.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game is generally well-received, with players praising its quality alongside the impressive audio and visuals. Overall, it contributes positively to the gaming experience.
- “The audio and visuals of the game are amazing, and the music is good too.”
- “The wtf song (news edition)”
- “The wtf song (news edition)”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive quality, reminiscent of "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided." Players enjoy the engaging experience of piloting a gunship through canyons while battling various enemies, contributing to a captivating and dynamic environment.
- “The atmosphere reminds me of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided a bit, which I like a lot.”
- “In the single-player, you basically fly a gunship around a canyon and destroy lots of enemies, such as ships, soldiers, and aircraft. It has a great atmosphere and is quite immersive.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the drone sections of the game to be poorly designed, significantly disrupting the overall pacing and quickly becoming tedious.
- “The drone sections feel half-baked, totally ruin the pace of the game, and become tedious pretty much immediately.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The game's optimization has been criticized for its dated graphics, resembling mobile game visuals from 2021, and for experiencing frame drops in certain areas, leading to a disappointing overall experience. Reviewers feel that both the gameplay and visual quality fall short, making it difficult to overlook the optimization issues.
- “I hate to complain about the dated and poorly optimized graphics (really? Mobile game visuals in 2021 with frame drops in certain areas?) as good gameplay will always trump pretty eye candy in my book, but you'll find neither in this title.”
- “The optimization is a major issue; the game struggles to maintain a stable frame rate, making it frustrating to play.”
- “It's disappointing to see such poor optimization in a game that had so much potential. The frequent lag and crashes ruin the experience.”