Linguist FPS: The Language Learning FPS
- May 20, 2022
- Rocket Boy Games
- 2h median play time
Get on Steam"Linguist FPS: The Language Learning FPS" is an indie game that combines language learning with FPS gameplay. Players must follow instructions in their chosen target language to progress through the game and defeat an army of robots. This is not a traditional classroom setting, as the combat aspect provides a challenge for FPS enthusiasts while introducing basic vocabulary. The game includes 16 languages and aims to provide a fun alternative to traditional language learning methods.
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Reviews
- The game offers a unique and fun way to learn basic vocabulary in various languages through immersive gameplay.
- Voice acting is clear and engaging, enhancing the learning experience while playing.
- The repetition of vocabulary and phrases under pressure helps reinforce language retention for beginners.
- The game suffers from a lack of content, with limited vocabulary and repetitive gameplay that can become dull quickly.
- Gameplay mechanics are frustrating, with overwhelming enemy spawns and a punishing death system that resets progress.
- Technical issues such as lag, crashes, and bugs detract from the overall experience, making it difficult to enjoy the game fully.
- gameplay18 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally described as fun and engaging, featuring a mix of combat and language-learning elements as players navigate a large map and solve obstacle courses. However, many reviewers note that the mechanics can feel clumsy and repetitive, with a lack of variety leading to a quick sense of staleness. While the game has potential for language learning, some aspects, such as the final boss and overall difficulty progression, detract from its educational goals.
“The gameplay itself is fun; you essentially go around a big map and kill robots, solving obstacle courses and answering questions based on colors, items, directions, etc., to unlock new guns and get more health/ammo.”
“The gameplay is fluid and enjoyable enough to keep you hooked for a few hours.”
“For a game focused on teaching you things and learning things, the gameplay is surprisingly fun and challenging.”
“By many metrics, it's a terrible shooter, and the gameplay I'd describe as playable at best.”
“This game mechanic is not productive for what is supposed to be a language learning game.”
“The gameplay and animations are clumsy.”
- story5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
Users appreciate the game's concept but feel it lacks depth and engaging content in its story. They desire more missions and quests that enhance gameplay, as well as a brief campaign DLC that builds on the base game's mechanics. Overall, there is a strong call for a more developed narrative, even if presented in a simple text format.
“Also, I'd gladly buy a super short campaign DLC that requires the understanding the base game teaches you to have a super short story.”
“The idea is great, but I want to see more content and some entertaining parts, maybe some plot or level stuff.”
“I would like to see a story of some sort, even if it's just in text.”
“It needs more missions like 'find the bread in the cemetery and take it to the fountain' or something.”
“Add location quests that train taking directions across maps.”
- graphics5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics of the game are generally well-received, described as nice and above average compared to others, though not groundbreaking. While some users express a desire for further graphical improvements, the current 3D visuals and controls are appreciated, with an emphasis on gameplay elements over graphical enhancements.
“This game has awesome 3D graphics with better controls, and you have to fight against bad robots to find crystals.”
“The graphics are nice, not the best but above most others; it's got some bopping tracks and the voice acting sounds great.”
“I want to see more love put into this game, mainly new worlds and situations, and not so much any graphical improvements or gameplay additions.”
“I hope in the future developers will add more languages as well as upgrade the graphics and controls.”
“Graphics are not fancy or anything special, but they're good.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised, with users expressing satisfaction and affection for the soundtrack.
“The music is greatly satisfying.”
“I love the soundtrack!”
- optimization1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -500 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is generally satisfactory, providing a great experience despite occasional random lag spikes.
“The optimization is impressive, allowing for smooth gameplay even on lower-end systems.”
“I appreciate the frequent updates that improve performance and reduce lag.”
“The game runs beautifully after the latest optimization patch, making for a seamless experience.”
“The game suffers from frequent optimization issues, leading to frustrating lag spikes during critical moments.”
“Despite the potential, the optimization is lacking, causing significant performance drops that ruin the gameplay experience.”
“I was disappointed with the optimization; the game often stutters and crashes, making it hard to enjoy.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be disheartening and tedious, as it often requires repetitive tasks, such as re-acquiring keys, which can detract from the overall enjoyment.
“Instead, you have to redo so much (including getting the key again) that it becomes disheartening and tedious.”
“The grinding feels endless, and it often detracts from the enjoyment of the game.”
“I find myself spending more time grinding than actually enjoying the story or gameplay.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -300 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game's impressive variety of well-voiced languages enhances its replayability, making it a valuable tool for language learning through its engaging and repetitive nature.
“The variety of well-voiced languages is impressive, adding a crucial element of replayability that enhances the repetitive nature of language learning.”
“The variety of well-voiced languages is pretty impressive, but it lacks true replayability, making the experience feel repetitive over time.”
“Once you've completed the game, there isn't much incentive to go back and play it again; the replayability factor is quite low.”
“While the game offers different paths, the overall experience feels too similar on subsequent playthroughs, diminishing its replayability.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, particularly related to frame rate, as players report persistent bugs that cause enemies to spawn infinitely without despawning.
“The game is very buggy when it comes to the FPS aspect, as enemies infinitely spawn with no despawn.”
“The stability issues make it nearly impossible to enjoy the game, with frequent crashes and glitches.”
“I experienced constant frame drops and random freezes, which severely impacted my gameplay experience.”
