The time attack element is terrible. Replacing the gameplay of scavenging for weapons on the field with picking two weapons to keep forever is awful. I want the lead pipe and executions back. Returning to a medpack system instead of regeneration is probably a good move for an arena game, but it clashes with the timer. All in all it feels like a step backwards from previous thing-thing titles in every way. This is an enormous disappointment.
Reviews for "Thing-Thing Arena Pro"
That For Good!
this is PRO MOD YEAH!
I say its an amazingly new outlook for someone, and one can explore new possibilities wit this one. sure, it may not have all of the things we know and love, but doesn't that happen to everything? we're humans, we know how to adapt :D Lets adapt to THIS change!
I mean no offense, but this Thing-Thing is disappointing. Sure, it adds new stuff, but also takes away far too much at the same time. The #1 thing on my "to bitch about" list is the lack of ammo, both as a pickup and a limit to it. A close 2nd is health not regenerating; insead, you find med-kits around the various maps. Then, there's the issue with the weaponry. As far as I can tell, there is a distinct lack of a melee weapon(though given the infinite ammo, it kinda makes sense) The challenge-based gameplay is alright, but creating a time limit ruins that.
Another problem(well, more of a "gamer feeling entitled" thing, so don't feel obligated to correct it) is the weaponry itself; there's simply no VARIETY to the guns! What happened to the spear gun, the gas-bomb launcher, the grenade/landmine cannon? Even the Beretta's missing, alongside some of the best Thing-killing equipment out there!
In the end, this addition to the Thing-Thing legacy feels...odd? Kind of rushed? Almost not worth the time playing? Well, the other games all added in new guns/storylines/new mechanics. To me, the whole concept of the Arenas was/were to just SURVIVE, for as long as possible, however you could, with whatever you could. The goals killed that, making a single game/match a frenzy to kill as much as possible, while limiting the ways you could do that. The Arena is a place with no time restrictions, the only limit being your health, guns, and ammunition. This game doesn't deserve the Arena name.