FIRMA
- November 18, 2016
- Think Heavy Ltd.
Firma is a space flight arcade game. Your job is simply to pilot a fast, highly manoeuvrable lander craft across the Moon and Mars where you’ve begun work as a courier. You must navigate, race and deliver vital supplies to scientific bases in hostile environments.
Reviews
- The game offers fantastic controls and a strong sense of freedom while navigating the Moon's surface, making it a standout VR experience.
- Mission variety and engaging gameplay, including racing, cargo hauling, and combat, provide a lot of replayability and fun.
- The immersive atmosphere and well-executed voice acting contribute to a polished experience that many players find enjoyable.
- The game has been reported as currently broken for some users, with issues like the lander being stuck and not able to take off.
- Fuel management can be overly restrictive, making gameplay uncomfortable during combat and leading to frustration.
- Some players have experienced difficulty with motion sickness and issues with saving progress, particularly when using certain VR setups.
- story21 mentions
- 24 % positive mentions
- 62 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The game's story is described as complex yet unobtrusive, allowing players to engage with it at their own pace while enjoying varied mission types, such as racing and combat. With fully voiced dialogue and references to sci-fi classics, the narrative weaves an interesting storyline from seemingly unrelated tasks. Players appreciate the mission progression and express hope for future content to enhance replayability.
“Great mission progression, the story is complex but not in your face (you can just tune out the radio comms and still play the game as sort of an action puzzler).”
“Missions are varied but create an interesting storyline out of seemingly unrelated tasks.”
“After completing the first day's missions, I realized that the game is not saving your progress.”
“The game has fully voiced mission dialogue and nods to sci-fi classics that create a unique, yet familiar world.”
- stability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users report that the game runs smoothly and performs well on the GTX 970, indicating a stable experience overall.
“It looks great and runs great on my GTX 970.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The inclusion of a time trial feature significantly enhances the game's replayability, encouraging players to revisit levels and improve their performance.
“With the time trial feature, there's a lot of replayability too.”