"A Rehash Of An Average FPS" - Terminator: Resistance - Complete Edition Review

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is the final version of the 2019 game and subsequent DLCs for the Xbox X/S. The brings Infiltrator Mode and To The Xbox, two long-awaited and highly-requested additions by fans of the original release. Developed by Teyon and published by Reef Entertainment, essentially serves as a discounted update to the base game, adding the improved graphics from the and the four-hour side campaign and Infiltrator Mode to the console.

's base narrative features the story of Jacob Rivers, a Resistance fighter on the quest to uncover secret intelligence on Skynet and the mysterious Infiltrator robot that wiped out his squad. Though the game may be compelling enough to warrant a second look for diehard franchise fans, in many ways, lacks many of the improved narrative and gameplay techniques popularized since its original release.

is an action role-playing FPS in the style of popular Bethesda and Obsidian games like the series of games and. While it may have been a pretty solid entry or alternative to those worlds when it was originally released in 2019 for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, compared to modern games of its ilk, it feels severely lacking from both a gameplay and narrative perspective.

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For one, there are typically only two choices in conversations, making the decisions in the game feel binary. Many in-game options that «affect the story» don't impact the gameplay throughout the vast majority of the campaign, instead culminating in a pretty underwhelming ending. While plot points feel important due to the sometimes extreme topics discussed, this is merely a veneer hiding rather shallow character-building for most of the cast, leading to a sense of