![]() Imagine a skirmish against another squad across a crowded city. Positioning, scouting, and knowing when to engage are vital to success these are tenets that feed into the emergent tactics formed in the matter of seconds that separate life and death, especially when playing in groups. Regardless of the map, the same rules and tactics apply, and it's up to you to adapt to the given environment. ![]() Miramar, the newer desert map, showcases the evolution of PUBG with its more varied terrain, newfound verticality, and quirky touches to city interiors (like a luchador wrestling ring and a casino floor). One match could have the last 10 players fighting on the open shores and in between rock formations, and the next one could turn into a stalemate between squads holed up in buildings. You never know where the final firefight will take place, or which position will be most advantageous when things heat up, until the blue zone comes into view. Whereas capture zones and specific choke points dictate the action in many shooters, PUBG leverages simple variables to stave off monotony. It gives you time to scavenge regardless of the area you land in, but the random nature of where the circle converges within a huge map ensures that no one strategy can be employed repeatedly. The harsh reality is part and parcel of the give-and-take you have to accept in PUBG for the more rewarding moments to surface.Īfter working through the hectic opening of a match, you then have to face the dread of engaging others while also keeping an eye on the slow yet ominous "blue circle of death" that forces players into an increasingly smaller zone. Despite having relatively smooth inventory management, it's demoralizing to spend a majority of a match gearing up only to lose in the first firefight or die unceremoniously by distant gunfire coming from an undetermined direction. It's absolutely necessary to juggle all of these factors in the early phase of a match, and by the same token, this can prove to be exhausting and repetitive. In squads, sharing an abundance of ammo and health packs or helping scout for a vehicle highlights the tactical advantage of team play in the opening minutes. On the flip side, parachuting to a more distant town results in a less stressful hunt for items either way, you won't always get the gear you want. You have to account for the plane's flight path and determine if you want to pick a fight as soon as possible if so, it's a race to find the first gun or immediately throw hands in a hilariously janky boxing match. These critical items litter the city centers, towns, and abandoned structures across the game's two different maps. Dropping out of an aircraft with just the clothes on your back, you're expected to loot for weapons, ammo, armor, and health packs. Whether solo or with a squad of other players, the early phase of a match is filled with tense anticipation. Now Playing: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Video Review Jumping into a match is less daunting and faster paced than something like H1Z1: King of the Kill or earlier Arma II mods that Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene himself helped create.īy clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's ![]() Gone are granular gameplay elements like crafting, bleeding, and the arduous navigation from games of this lineage. PUBG stands above its forebears by streamlining systems and mechanics to let you focus on gearing up, devising tactics on the fly, and executing them to the best of your ability. It's not the first of its kind, and despite glaring flaws, PUBG emerges as the most accessible, mechanically refined battle royale game to date. With several randomized variables that challenge you to adapt, no two matches are the same, and it's what keeps you coming back for more. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds turns this foreboding gameplay concept into an exhilarating multiplayer shooter. And to keep things interesting as numbers dwindle, throw in the impending doom of an electric field that forces players into an ever-shrinking warzone. You know what's a great idea? Stuffing 100 players into a plane to parachute down onto a desolate island to scavenge for weapons, armor, and supplies in hopes of surviving a bloody deathmatch.
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