A group of journalists who cover video games had the opportunity to travel to San Francisco and cover a game that only a few know. Here at TierraGamer we have played it at JugandoDLBits and we also wrote about it. Yes, we mean precisely GTFO.
This title which is developed by the Swedish team of 10 Chambers Collective who is best known for his contributions to series such as Payday, has been working on GTFO and at least 2 with an Early Access that receives continuous updates through its Rundowns scheme that could well be called seasons.
Now, in the framework of The Game Awards 2021 we already have the official announcement that version 1.0 is ready. That means that GTFO It is no longer in Early Access, it is ready and with a series of adjustments that those who already play should know and those outsiders may need to review to see what awaits them.
We are not going to tell you if it is worth it or not, but I will tell you how was this hands on of a title that will receive the nickname of ‘The new Dark Souls of Shooters’. If you don’t believe me, let’s see! Spend it alone!
Survive or die together
The premise of GTFO It is to escape from an underground complex and the only effective way is to do it as a team and understanding in the best possible way the roles that as players they are going to take before and during the game. In the version that I had the opportunity to test it had both weapons and cosmetics unlocked and that helped to understand the progression a little more in depth.
First of all, there are hitting weapons like clubs; of shooting such as rifles, shotguns and others to choose from to build the appropriate loadout. Then, in the levels, you can get more ammunition and items of all kinds and healing. All these elements are hidden and there are not many. Not that you can afford to waste bullets.
Now, GTFO It seems a certainly brutal and aggressive game, although in reality that does not mean that playing as Rambo in Vietnam is the option, on the contrary, you have to know how to take advantage of all the resources throughout the game, have a clear strategy and establish roles to manage to survive.
For example, it is important to know how to place turrets and have the resources to repair them. You should also have enough healing kits to heal yourself and the other players in the game. To that we must add that it is also important to understand all that the game offers you tools to endure as long as possible.
It is not an easy game and has a very large learning curve
GTFO It is not a simple game, despite the fact that it is a clear shooter title. It is important to understand what the computers between each level are for and thus know all the escape routes you have on hand. Even understanding the map and its use beyond exploration has its joke.
What is a fact is that the game will have no mercy on you, there are many enemies, most of them are lethal and you have to think carefully about what all the tools are to keep them at bay. For example, you will have explosives that you can place on one door, then place a turret on another path, and so on.
You should also understand that there are many elements of trial and error that you need to be very patient with. Sometimes you will need more than one pass to survive. With practice you will see that it will be possible to endure until the end since the immediate results will not be noticed from the beginning.
That leads us to see very specific things that you are going to face when playing GTFO and you must know them so that the gaming experience is much more bearable and not an unbearable martyrdom.
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GTFO and its pros
- It already has control points: There is no longer permadeath from which you cannot escape, there are control points where you can continue the game, although they will not be eternal.
- There are bots to play with: Let’s say you have no friends to enjoy GTFO, well, 10 Chambers put out a number of bots that you can team up with. They are not perfect, but the experience will be more bearable.
- There are more survival options: There are much clearer instructions so that your games are not a headache, the problem is that they are not that easy to read either.
- Patience and stealth will reward you: Strategy is key and plan well the paths to follow when playing GTFO will be key. You have considerable time to meet the goal, so do not despair.
What is the Achilles heel of GTFO?
- Bots may not be enough: Playing with artificial intelligence will never be the same as with other players.
- The learning curve is very high: it will not be so easy to learn all the details of the game and that will take it away from the casual audience.
- The pairing will be a challenge: Although this is one of the points that 10 Chambers Collective worked on, the truth is that until we see it in action we can really tell if it works or not.
This is the time to play
If you did not enter GTFO at the beginning because it was in Early Access, but you wanted to try it, this is the best opportunity to enjoy the experience. Clear! It is not a simple game, but it is also very fun and rewarding when you manage to go very far.
This is the best time to enter, even its price is certainly affordable ($ 369.99 MXN). Give it a try if you like multiplayer with a lot of challenge and whose proposals feel fresh, but at the same time heavy and wanting to despair a lot.