Ballistic Overkill Gameplay Teaser
Through Steam, many games get their time in the spotlight, in the case of Ballistic Overkill though, it’s a curious thing. The game started out as a free-to-play title on Steam via Early Access, and through its time, got a 5 million player userbase. But now, as it approaches its full-on launch, its going Pay-To-Play. But, because of the time it took to get its fanbase, it likely won’t hurt it at all.
In case you don’t know, Ballistic Overkill is a fast-paced online FPS. The player has 7 classes to choose from and go deep into their particular gameplay styles to master each one, learn their skills, unlock new weapons and customize their appearance. With influences from Team Fortress 2, Call of Duty and some touches from Overwatch, the gameplay is very much arcade-oriented, each soldier complementing each other’s skills and at the same time they are all fully capable of delivering insane frags on the battlefield. Without wimpy support classes, in Ballistic Overkill everyone is a killer.
Ballistic Overkill takes place in 2036, a new form of energy has been discovered, so clean, safe and abundant that it changed the course of civilization. The governments formed an alliance and are claiming the monopoly over it, named MFA. But other private parties, mainly from the oil industry, do not agree with these terms. So they hired an unidentified mercenary force, known as Smokes, with the intention of bringing back the new energy source to the whole population.
If you’ve played this game in F2P, and don’t want to be a part of the pay-to-play crowd, that’s your choice, and the team acknowledges that the transition will likely lose some fans. But for those who stick around? They promise a worthwhile experience. The game is scheduled to come out of Early Access in the next few months.