All of that takes some getting used to and it's frustrating when I get stuck in the environment.

In the right hands, even Warframe's lengthiest maps can be traversed in seconds. Similar to a skateboarding game, ground slides can be comboed into forward bullet jumps into dodge rolls into more ground slides. It's brilliant how these moves chain together. It's thrilling to clear large chasms in a single bound or rip past enemies while racing against some timed objective. Do I want to collect every warframe and weapon, or do I want to focus on making one or two obscenely powerful? Do I want to tackle the hardest missions or invest my time finding the best cosmetic gear? Each is a uniquely rewarding pursuit with its own appeal. Instead, it's almost akin to a sandbox game where I set my own objectives. Unlike most RPGs, Warframe doesn't focus on vertical progression where I keep leveling up to become more powerful. Like Bungie's pseudo-MMO, Warframe is a co-operative RPG shooter set in a grim far-future version of our solar system. Game systems are haphazardly stitched onto one other in ways that are sometimes incoherent, but oddly charming all the same.Ĭomparisons between Warframe and Destiny aren't unfair.

Warframe's growth doesn't resemble a well-tended plant-it's more like a mutant science experiment. Space and underwater combat, an open world zone, PVP battles, customizable clan housing, public space stations, tameable pets… the list goes on. In 2013, it was little more than a procedurally generated loot shooter, but Digital Extremes has grafted dozens of features onto that root system since then. Warframe is the most Frankenstein-esque game I have ever played.

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