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FOG Multi-player Co:op Round Up Part 2 : Killing Floor
Coming up... Today I'm gonna talk a little bit about Killing Floor while I'm still reasonably wit-full.
Killing Floor (abbreviated as KF) is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed and published by Tripwire Interactive. It was first released on May 14, 2009, for Microsoft Windows,[3] and for Mac OS X on May 5, 2010.[4] There is going to be a linux release after the release of Steam (software) for linux.
KF is in the title. It's Co-op Survival horror first person shooting game. You join a game or start one, pick your perk(class) and start shooting anything that moves. Rinse Repeat, nothing more nothing less. Sound familiar? So why are so many people still active on such an old game? Well before I get into the few cons of this game I'll tell you why.
Maps Maps Maps..then more maps.
Take a stroll over to FPSBanana one such site that hosts maps for download for KF. Quite a few maps right? That's just a few there's hundreds. I'll be honest with you I have no idea how many maps there are, but guess what? You don't have to download any of those it's all automatic.
Once you click the server you want it will load the map automatically and put you in the game whether its in the pre-game lobby or mid battle.
Guns Guns and then more... knives? Wait what is this, a welding torch?
So the basic structure of Killing Floor is that you're in waste disposal. Mutant waste disposal. You're dropped in an arena size map and wave after wave of mutants come at you. Standard zombie type mutants. mutants with swords for arms, mutants that are invisible, that scream etc etc etc. In between waves you're allotted some time at a shop that opens randomly around the map. The more kills you have the more cash you have to spend at the shop. On top of these weapons which range from simple pistols to .50 caliber sniper rifles and fire axes to kitanas you are also equipped with a welder and a medic gun. The welder is for welding shut doors to slowdown or redirect mutants into areas of your choosing. The Medic gun is for healing yourself and others. It's ammo is infinite but requires time to recharge between uses.
Character Progression
In Killing Floor you gain levels in each perk the more you equip and utilize their special functions. The Medic class gets XP for everytime you heal your teammates, the sharpshooter for every headshot and so on. With each level reached the respective perk gains bonuses like faster recharge for the medic gun or more damaging headshots. All in All it's not enough alone to keep you playing, but it's a nice touch.
The Bad
There are unfortunately a few things that keep this game from being stellar. It's old, really old. It was originally a mod for UT2k4 and though Tripwire did a great job of polishing it and modernizing the textures it just kinda feels old. Thankfully the modders putting out all the maps do a great job of making enough maps for the game to always feel fresh, but I do hope they plan to release more graphical updates for the game. In the last year it's really shown it's age. The other problem is the lack of variety in enemies. For most of the waves you fight the same assortment of about 10 enemies. Since the games inception they only appear to have added about 2 enemies though in their defense every holiday they change it up. During Christmas it's all evil Santas and Halloween it'll be something else amusing. I also find sometimes though not very often I'll be unable to load certain maps in a reasonable time or at all. This can get frustrating when you just want to get into a game.
Based on these merits I'm comfortable giving this game an
8/10
Though I've owned the game for years I still get the urge to play and that's saying something. There's still hundreds of populated servers any time day or night.
* should be noted the game has a large catalog of character skins for purchase as well as recently released DLC Class characters who have new perks. I haven't gotten around to buying any of it, but after my most recent game I'm getting a little jealous of some of the cooler skins people are showing off. I would recommend waiting for a sale of which they have every month or so and just picking up the whole bundle at a massive discount.
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