Insurgency: Sandstorm Review (Hardway)
When I first played this game, I hated it. That was because I migrated straight from Call of Duty. I started playing Insurgency Sandstorm a lot more, and now it's my favourite first person shooter. I love the realism of the game, the gun physics, almost everything about it is perfect. It has a very wide variety of weapons to use, and reloading them is realistic and satisfying. This game strikes me more of a wartime simulator more than a traditional FPS. The game is way better than CoD because you actually need a merit of skill to succeed.
There is a running joke with my mates when we see people rushing checkpoints and running around spraying, we say they're "CoD Players." Jumping around sliding and basically doing back-flips won't get you kills in this game, you need to use teamwork, tactics and mindfulness. The only issue I have is sometimes the AI is cheap and kills you in the most annoying and unrealistic ways, such as 100 yard aimbot with a pistol, or shooting you through a wall. They seem to do that if you play too well. Other than that, I reccomend the game.