What The Anacrusis Needs to Improve to Compete With Other Co-Op Shooters
Ever since it was revealed, The Anacrusis has been on the radar for fans of co-op multiplayer shooters as its Left 4 Dead-but-in-space pitch is certainly intriguing, especially given its retro aesthetics that set it apart visually from a lot of the other co-op shooters on the market. Now that the game is finally playable in early access, however, it's clear that it isn't quite up to snuff yet and still needs plenty of work before it's finished.
Although it's not the most enjoyable experience at the moment, the magic of The Anacrusis launching in early access means that there's still a lot of time for it to be updated and polished before becoming a finalized release. Unfortunately, that doesn't help anyone looking to play the game today, as it's available for download on Xbox Game Pass, but if anything, the current build of it shows that there's potential for The Anacrusis to become a solid co-op multiplayer shooter up there with the best of them. To get there though, there are a few major fixes that the game could use to be put on the right track.
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The Anacrusis makes it very clear that what's available on Game Pass isn't a finished product and that fans shouldn't expect perfection immediately with it. That said, one thing that needs immediate attention is its controller support. To be blunt: The Anacrusis simply doesn't feel very good to play when using a controller. Obviously, many first-person shooter fans would argue that all games feel much better to play with mouse and keyboard, but the difference in controls between playing the game on PC vs. playing it on console is night and day. With a controller, even when settings like "look acceleration" are turned
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