Loadout | |
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Developer(s) | Edge of Reality |
Publisher(s) | Edge of Reality |
Platform(s) | Windows, PlayStation 4 |
Release | Windows January 31, 2014 PlayStation 4 December 16, 2014 |
Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Loadout was a free-to-play multiplayer third-person shooter developed by Edge of Reality. It was released on Steam for Microsoft Windows, then co-published as a special PlayStation 4 version with P-40 Online Entertainment. Loadout focused on arcade-style multiplayer firefights across a variety of modes and used exaggerated cartoon gore. Players could alter the appearance of their in-game avatar, as well as the properties of their weapons using in-game currency. [1]
Edge of Reality has since discontinued development of the game. [2] [3] On January 23 of 2018, CE-Asia (in collaboration with P-40) published the game on PlayStation 4 in several Asian countries as a paid "Premium Edition". [4] Other game servers were closed on May 24, 2018, due to the inability to comply with the onset of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. [5] On September 26, 2020, Loadout Premium's servers were shut down due to inability to afford the server cost, leaving no servers of the game available. However, a fan project is currently attempting to revive the game. [6]
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | (PC) 72.56% [7] |
Metacritic | (PC) 72/100
[8] (PS4) 59/100 [9] |
Publication | Score |
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GameSpot | 7/10 [10] |
IGN | 6.9/10 [11] |
PC Gamer (UK) | 77/100 [12] |
Hardcore Gamer | 4/5 [13] |
The Escapist | [14] |
Loadout received mixed to positive critic reviews (72 on Metacritic [15]), 4 out of 5 stars (51,800 player reviews) on PlayStation 4, and “Very Positive” (35,986 player reviews) on Steam.
The Escapist gave Loadout a rating score of 80 and wrote this bottom line in their review: "A surprisingly well crafted multiplayer shooter full of options, amusing cartoon violence, and rock solid action. That Loadout does all this, and provides a respectably balanced free-to-play ecosystem, is encouraging to see." [14]
Hardcore Gamer rated the game a 9 out of 10 and wrote this closing comment: "It didn’t take me long to realize that Loadout wasn’t an ordinary shooter. It’s an amalgamation of sorts, melding comedy, cartoon violence and competitive multiplayer seamlessly. Edge of Reality seems to be well aware of the genres' over saturation, and contribute very little to the nimiety of mediocrity. Shooters may be all the craze now, but Loadout doesn’t take the challenge of being different sitting down — it stands, with a severed head and a badass rifle. There are few online-only experiences that offer such dynamic gameplay without developing some sort of genre-identity crisis. Hell, the fast-paced matches, alarmingly meaty weapon customization system, and visual hilarity are but a few of the features that make Loadout worth its weight in dismembered limbs. So why wait? There’s simply no better time to kill your friends than the present. Although the game modes may not be innovative, innovation doesn’t always spell fun, and that’s something Loadout has by the explosive crate-full." [13]
PC Gamer gave the game a 77 and said in their review, “Loadout's gun customization and well executed twists on shooter staples make it a free-to-play game that doesn't feel like a compromise." [16]
IGN gave Loadout a 69, stating in their review: “Loadout attempts to compete with Team Fortress 2 at its own game, and it performs admirably thanks to great weapon customization options, strong map design, and a generous free-to-play setup that charges mostly for cosmetics. But the matchmaking system is straight-up broken, leading to frequent frustrating mismatches, and its four maps aren’t enough to keep me around for long."
[17]
There are seven game modes: Death Snatch, Blitz, Jackhammer, Annihilation, and Extraction, Domination, and Campaign, most of which are based around collecting Blutonium, a fictional element. [18]
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Loadout | |
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Developer(s) | Edge of Reality |
Publisher(s) | Edge of Reality |
Platform(s) | Windows, PlayStation 4 |
Release | Windows January 31, 2014 PlayStation 4 December 16, 2014 |
Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Loadout was a free-to-play multiplayer third-person shooter developed by Edge of Reality. It was released on Steam for Microsoft Windows, then co-published as a special PlayStation 4 version with P-40 Online Entertainment. Loadout focused on arcade-style multiplayer firefights across a variety of modes and used exaggerated cartoon gore. Players could alter the appearance of their in-game avatar, as well as the properties of their weapons using in-game currency. [1]
Edge of Reality has since discontinued development of the game. [2] [3] On January 23 of 2018, CE-Asia (in collaboration with P-40) published the game on PlayStation 4 in several Asian countries as a paid "Premium Edition". [4] Other game servers were closed on May 24, 2018, due to the inability to comply with the onset of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. [5] On September 26, 2020, Loadout Premium's servers were shut down due to inability to afford the server cost, leaving no servers of the game available. However, a fan project is currently attempting to revive the game. [6]
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | (PC) 72.56% [7] |
Metacritic | (PC) 72/100
[8] (PS4) 59/100 [9] |
Publication | Score |
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GameSpot | 7/10 [10] |
IGN | 6.9/10 [11] |
PC Gamer (UK) | 77/100 [12] |
Hardcore Gamer | 4/5 [13] |
The Escapist | [14] |
Loadout received mixed to positive critic reviews (72 on Metacritic [15]), 4 out of 5 stars (51,800 player reviews) on PlayStation 4, and “Very Positive” (35,986 player reviews) on Steam.
The Escapist gave Loadout a rating score of 80 and wrote this bottom line in their review: "A surprisingly well crafted multiplayer shooter full of options, amusing cartoon violence, and rock solid action. That Loadout does all this, and provides a respectably balanced free-to-play ecosystem, is encouraging to see." [14]
Hardcore Gamer rated the game a 9 out of 10 and wrote this closing comment: "It didn’t take me long to realize that Loadout wasn’t an ordinary shooter. It’s an amalgamation of sorts, melding comedy, cartoon violence and competitive multiplayer seamlessly. Edge of Reality seems to be well aware of the genres' over saturation, and contribute very little to the nimiety of mediocrity. Shooters may be all the craze now, but Loadout doesn’t take the challenge of being different sitting down — it stands, with a severed head and a badass rifle. There are few online-only experiences that offer such dynamic gameplay without developing some sort of genre-identity crisis. Hell, the fast-paced matches, alarmingly meaty weapon customization system, and visual hilarity are but a few of the features that make Loadout worth its weight in dismembered limbs. So why wait? There’s simply no better time to kill your friends than the present. Although the game modes may not be innovative, innovation doesn’t always spell fun, and that’s something Loadout has by the explosive crate-full." [13]
PC Gamer gave the game a 77 and said in their review, “Loadout's gun customization and well executed twists on shooter staples make it a free-to-play game that doesn't feel like a compromise." [16]
IGN gave Loadout a 69, stating in their review: “Loadout attempts to compete with Team Fortress 2 at its own game, and it performs admirably thanks to great weapon customization options, strong map design, and a generous free-to-play setup that charges mostly for cosmetics. But the matchmaking system is straight-up broken, leading to frequent frustrating mismatches, and its four maps aren’t enough to keep me around for long."
[17]
There are seven game modes: Death Snatch, Blitz, Jackhammer, Annihilation, and Extraction, Domination, and Campaign, most of which are based around collecting Blutonium, a fictional element. [18]
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