Bleeding Edge in the Test
What happens when you take a swig from the Overwatch, three-tenths of Cypherpunks with a shot of Jet Set Radio mixed in, the Whole then with a Cel shaded Look garnished, and it is in a Fight Club served? Correctly, you can get Bleeding Edge. At first glance, it looks like a Overwatchrip-off with a slightly strange-looking appearance. However, this impression should be quickly forgotten, because already on the second view is based on the Bleeding Edge a lot more than just a clone.
In a distant future, technical Biomodifikationen part of everyday life, but as so often these technical improvements are not used as they are intended. Hackers modify them or invent new absurdere parts of the body, which of course is highly illegal. But hey: no risk, no fun! The resulting dubious modified bodies compete to Design your top, in back yards, canals, or other secret Locations in teams of Four against each other.
A dystopian appearance
The Look of Bleeding Edge at first seems a little strange, maybe even a little confused. The Level convey the appropriate mood for each Location. From the bright, friendly Sky gardens, with a lot of plants, about the industrial Look of the factory, to the dark world of the channel, everything has its appropriate Element, which make the environment look real. A slight Cel Shading influence gives in turn the arenas at the same time something comic-like, which is, in turn, through the sound, with suitable music, Arena speakers and the ambient noise is amplified. In the case of the models of the fighters themselves, the Cel Shading is much more pronounced. Together with the coming to the use of Third-Person perspective, the Setting thus receives all the charm of a diorama. The acts, as has already been mentioned at the beginning, something unusual, but for this game is exactly the Look it needs, to be able to good into the action, immerse yourself. Expertly the available style are mixed in the medium, in order not to miss a filthy, wicked and futuristic coat of paint. This would not have been possible had you opted for a pure Comic book Look and the more realistic style of the arenas waived.
Characters and roles
In the current Version of the elf fighters are part of the game, which differ not only in their Handling, but also in your class type from each other. Available to three classes, which are characterized by different abilities to you. In the class of “Damage” you have five characters to choose from. These are nimble in their movements and can fight back, but be careful: your armor and life energy is low. The class of the tank is represented with three characters. Here, an explanation is almost superfluous. Tanks are large, they share a good way to get stuck a lot, but they are heavy and sluggish. To stay finally, the supporters of which three exist in the game then. A special task is given. You need to support your Team with all sorts of Tricks, such as, for example, healing. Yourself you can defend, mostly, because on a real attack that would effectively cause harm, you may not have. For it manages to pull you quickly out of trouble.
If you think that the various fighters would be of the same class differ only by a different Look from each other, you’re sorely mistaken. Each of the fighters has, in addition to a main attack and three special abilities, which have different functions and cooldowns, also one of two super attacks. This Mix makes each fighter an individual package, which calls for the right game style.
Mods and enhancements that stretches as far as the eye
The Illegal body enhancements of the individual figures are not set in addition, but can be adjusted. In the course of your career, your credit, and gathers experience points, and rises with the respective fighters in the Level. As a result, your Mod turns free Chips that you can install yourselves. But also here there are of course unlimited possibilities. Each warrior has three Slots that can be fitted with Mods to the same so as to better suit your style of play to adapt or him better at his specific task to prepare. But don’t worry, all the characters are already equipped at the beginning with pre-configured Mod-Sets. With the customization of your stretching you can, accordingly, so time to leave until you are penetrated deeper into the game.
But wait a Moment, there was not yet of Jet Set Radio the speech? Properly, to be able to you faster in the battle, have the most fighters, it’s a Hoverboard. Of which there are a lot of different models and Designs that you can unlock, or even yourself can Restyle your. What today no more spray-on Tags, dance-Emotes and Skins are allowed, and also that which you can, of course, a variety of free switch.
Conquer or Collect?
Apart from this variety of individual design possibilities delivers you the Bleeding Edge in two different game modes that you randomly at each round will be assigned. The first mode is a conquest game on the map, there are points to conquer and hold then also. To conquer such a point, you have a short time alone or with your teams in the appropriate Zone to linger without an opponent is in the same. A Zone was already brought by the enemy under his control, so you have to neutralize it first to be able to you then for your Team to take. This means that you will need the double time to be able to a foreign occupied Zone in your possession. Up to this point, it is actually a classic conquest mode, but you are not satisfied. The developers have designed the mode to something more exciting. The areas which are to be taken and defended, are not always active and can move, depending on the Arena even. As a result, the mode gets even more tactical sophistication and the device to a grave battle. Winner is, who has held the zone for the longest time and the first to the score limit is reached.
The second mode is called power cells to collect, and represents a kind of Capture the Flag. In the first Phase of the Container, the contain energy cells appear. In order to get the cells, you must destroy the container. This Phase continues until either all the cells are collected or the time is expired. Thereafter, the Abladezone opens, where you have to keep your collected cells to take. In the collection phase, it’s still pretty quiet and you can almost undisturbed on cell go hunting. In the phase of Delivery, however, it is a powerful thing, because every killed player loses all the energy cells. These can then be immediately collected and delivered. Of course, the Deliver energy cells takes time, which in this Phase of the Match, an intense battle ensues. All cells are delivered or the delivery time has expired, it starts All over again. The Team wins which has delivered the First 50 cells.
Teamplay is the key
With Bleeding Edge provide the boys and girls of Ninja Theory is a good tactical Third-Person-Brawler from. And this is exactly where the Problem is. You are playing with your friends in a Team, everything is easy and clear. Your distributed tasks and roles, to speak presumably, to each other via a Voice Chat and be able to enjoy the game in full focus. This part is lost in random groups often. Although there is a Voice Chat, but hardly anyone makes use of the use. The developers have added clues that you to some minor problems in your Team composition to draw attention, as well as functions implemented which allow certain commands, such as “Here” or “Defend” to give quickly. But unfortunately, this is ignored more often than heed and so you’re stuck in rounds in which the Supporter either Rambo wants to make, or hidden to support instead of the Team. Of course that is not the fault of the developers, but it can lead to the ruin of a really the day, if it happens. Finally, you don’t want to be unfair and Rage quit the game.
Cross play, does it make sense?
The quick answer is an unqualified Yes. The slightly longer Version, on the other hand requires a brief explanation. Almost all of the can be played will be published by Microsoft directly on a Windows 10 PC and Xbox One games. So Bleeding Edge. Who now says, however, that the PC players, would like in almost any other Shooter an advantage, you don’t have to. Bleeding Edge is very melee-heavy, making an accurate aim almost never is needed. At the same time can be set by means of the Trigger Pull always Focus on the nearest target, which allows for a quick switch. Of course you can play the game with keyboard and mouse the best, but one quickly realizes that it has been optimized for the Controller. With a mouse and keyboard, it seems even more so, as it would be much slower and reacts slower than the player using a Controller.
At the edge of the cut
Although much of the Bleeding Edge managed, one must also say, “Here, did you cut”. This starts with the really good control. This is functional, it can be easily controlled, and if you’re not clumsy, you can quickly. But why you can’t shoot with the Trigger, but press the X-Button? This Problem pales, however, in view of the immense loading times. Some of these are unbearable, and with a little experience, you can immediately see which console the player to use, or whether a PC is involved. PC players with new computers are the Fastest, while Xbox One owners represent the neck of the bottle, which always must be maintained, what is the game experience absorbs very.
CONCLUSION
Bleeding Edge is a great Thrid-Person tactical Brawler, although in the first Moment of Overwatch reminds; however, it would be too easy and would not be justified. The developers from Blizzard’s Hit inspiration, a few ideas taken over, only this should not give the impression it was just a clone. Who are the long load times survives will discover: Bleeding Edge is more. It has placed its focus clearly on the tactical components of the game. Due to the very small team size, it is much more important is how special abilities are used, and how the Team operates. At the same time, this point is the greatest difficulty of the game: With four against four, the individual understanding of the game is extremely important and if one fails or not for the Team on the same, lost the round even before it has begun. All in all, you get Bleeding Edge for a cool Look, a matching Sound and a good game delivered, in the but incorporation must. Owners of the XBox Game Pass or Ultimate Pass can rejoice, you can get the game for free, and can hope with future Updates at the same time to other fighters.
What Bleeding Edge is ? A tactical Third-Person Brawler that takes place in a future which is shaped to fight Biomodifikationen and illegal betting.
Platforms: XBox One, PC
Tested on: XBox One, X
Developer / Publisher: Ninja Theory /XBox Game Studios
Release: 24. March 2020
Link: Official Website
