It took me some time to make my decision. I have a nearly pathological obsession with lasers, so naturally my first shot was a massive beam of energy at my enemies. After a few test runs, I found that the recharge time for the laser rifle would leave me vulnerable– no good for the capture and defend round. I went back to the weapon crafting screen. I extended the stock, removed the scope, added rockets, and set the fire rate to full auto. I ended up with a full auto rocket launcher that shot electric missiles. I called it, “Shock and Awesome.”
I love lasers.
I recently got my hands on the upcoming PC shooter, Loadout. This hyper-customizable and hyper-violent game comes to us from Edge of Reality. It’s full of potential, I can’t wait to get my hands on the full game and you should too. With over-the-top graphics and a massive array of weapon components, this is one game you should keep an eye on. Plus, it’ll be free to play.
The devs gave us five minutes to customize our gun. Though I had a lot of choices, they weren’t overwhelming. I can choose my stock, which affects accuracy, recoil and power, sights, ammo type, magazine type, firing type, payload and more. I had explosive electric missiles because they were cool.
After five minutes, we started the fray. We had to capture certain points on the map. Killing didn’t earn us any points, only capturing, but that didn’t stop me from preaching electric explosiveness from the book of Shock and Awesome. The first thing I noticed was the game’s cartoon-like art style. It’s like a cross between Borderlands and a Tex Avery cartoon. Even the death animation is grotesquely cartoony. One time, I got my face shot off, literally. What was left was a skull and a pair of dead eyes. Next, an errant rocket blew off my arm, which spouted gallons of blood before I passed out.
The violence is cartoony, but over the top.
Now I’m not going to keep talking about all my deaths, I’m not that awful with the game. Shock and Awesome freed a few folks from their bottom half, leaving them with their spines hanging out.
The gameplay was frantic, but tight. Apparently, I’m not the only one who thought of rapid fire rockets, so there were explosions everywhere. The other team had fire rockets, immolating all their targets. Lightning is where it’s at though, they can’t deny the power of Thor packaged in a rocket-propelled grenade.
Behold the mighty power of lightning.
The controls were simple– your standard third person shooter layout. Double tapping each direction would make you do a dive-roll, good for dodging incoming fire or putting yourself out when set ablaze.
Though no released date has been announced, the closed beta starts soon and if you want in on it, go to the Loadout website at http://www.loadout.com/. It’s definitely a game to check out since it brings innovation to a genre that recycles the same ideas again and again.
Loadout will be released on Steam this summer.
For the record, the match ended up in a tie. Fire rockets and electric rockets apparently cancel each other out for being too awesome.
It makes no sense, if you are going to attack Israel, why fire 4 firecrackers? Why not fire a 100 rockets?
I find many deplore bombing by Israel as many Gaza civilians are killed. Whereas Hamas fire in to Israel but without much deaths. Are they shooting aimless or they cant do proper firing?
To me N.Korea seems kind of pathetic and amateurish and i have my doubts that they are able to fire a nuke like this.
Thats just what i think nut i got no info on this particular topic. Do you?
Do you think they are able to for example fire a nuke at Seoul?
PALESTINIAN FIRE ROCKETS TO THE POPULATION CIVIL AND SCHOOLS THAT ARE GOOD? Israel’s lauded Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted more than 25 projectiles. Still, residents were told to stay close to home and the cities of Beersheba, Ashdod and Ashkelon called off school for Sunday
and kill people would they be in agreement if the people of the US started firing rockets into Mexico.~
Just an amusing thought I had. Of course, during the Gulf War, rockets were shot at Tel Aviv and some other places. And during a big war, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beersheba and other big cities would definitely be targets.
But what about Jerusalem? Would they fire at Jerusalem and hope they don’t hit the east side or any Muslim holy site? Or would they not care and fire anyway?
@Nabil Bakir: I’m not an Israeli actually. I just was wondering “what if Lebanon shot a poorly aimed rocket at Jerusalem and it hit the Dome.”
You’re the ones who should be scared, as each rocket attack on Israel invites airstrikes.
I keep seeing posts about how horrible israel is for killing lebanese civilians, but nobdy mentions thta hesbollah, wit hte tacit approval of the lebanese government indescriminately fires rockets at israeli cities?
Israel bombs legitamite taregts, but some times misses or has collateral damage that kills civilians.
Hesbollah fires rockets wit the hope of killing as many israelis as possible.
How can yo even compare the two, let alone say only one is evil?
Rimrocka, you forgot the dozens of rockets fired into israel from gaza between jamuary and June.
Oh and what does Hams have to do with Hezbollah invading israel, yes it was an invasion – armed troops crossed a sovereign border, attacked a sovereign nations military and kidnapped soldiers.
PALESTINIAN FIRE ROCKETS TO THE POPULATION CIVIL AND SCHOOLS THAT ARE GOOD? Israel’s lauded Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted more than 25 projectiles. Still, residents were told to stay close to home and the cities of Beersheba, Ashdod and Ashkelon called off school for Sunday
Are the civilians the “sacrificial lamb” for this Hamas group. It seems to be led by mad men who care nothing for them at all. Or is the Hamas playing God?They are the ones who ought to be wiped off the face of the earth.The rest of Palestinians are good people.Hamas has no right to leave them to die for them.
isnt it that ozone fills up a layer in the atmosphere, the ozone layer. and isnt it that ozone is flammable? so why is it that when the flame of the rockets of like space shuttles reaches the ozone layer, why doesn’t it blow up?
My husband wants to start a car and truck club, and he has some really silly ideas, personally.
He wants his last name to be part of it, which is Edge.
His ideas are
Edge of Reality (Car and Truck Club)
and
Over the Edge Creations (Car and Truck Club)
I’m looking for any more ingenious ideas.
Thanks:)
All of the tasteless and trite nonsense on television today is making me seriously consider tossing mine. I have full cable too. There is virtually NOTHING ON! EVER! What will finally push you over the edge? *Reality TV is pushing me closer*
ERIC M: Sounds like you dont know what the freak you are talking about. I watch a variety of documentaries on history, biology, etc. BUT, and very big BUTT, even THOSE channels have reality tv on it. So, please, save your childish comments for someone else.
I’m just wondering because with the help of Big Show last night I’m beginning to wonder is he a crap wrestler in reality?
The last few pay-per-views where he’s won titles he’s had the help of either a superstar or Vickie. What’s going on?
I know he’s the “ultimate opportunist” but surely this is pushing his gimmick to the point of boring?
I don’t like him as a superstar but if the WWE storyline writers keep on going like this i’ll be falling asleep during his matches!
Well taking into consideration the “possibility” of Time Travel, is it possible to be your own Grandpa?
Or would that create a series of paradoxes that bend the very edges of reality its self.
Time Travel It’s self sounds like a very paradoxical event it’s self!
What If I went back in time and killed myself before I ever created a time machine?
It is possible that I am in an elaborate prank being pulled by my friends, but I just found the edge of the world, people speak to me like I’m in a commercial, and my dad did die in the ocean… Little help?
Just an amusing thought I had. Of course, during the Gulf War, rockets were shot at Tel Aviv and some other places. And during a big war, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beersheba and other big cities would definitely be targets.
But what about Jerusalem? Would they fire at Jerusalem and hope they don’t hit the east side or any Muslim holy site? Or would they not care and fire anyway?
@Nabil Bakir: I’m not an Israeli actually. I just was wondering “what if Lebanon shot a poorly aimed rocket at Jerusalem and it hit the Dome.”
You’re the ones who should be scared, as each rocket attack on Israel invites airstrikes.
I was on patrol with the I.D.F. on the Gaza border, and there were two Palestinian boys playing on a pile of rubble. A shot rang out and one of the boys dropped dead. I turned and saw one of my troop lowering a smoking rifle. Horrified I asked why did you do this? He replied “they are Palestinians and they are on our land.”
Later that day two rockets were fired into Israel.This was headline news, but there was no report of the murdered little boy.
Tag teams count as 1 and titles can change brand.
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