Paranautical Activity is a rather infamous game for reasons known to many in the PC Gaming community. But beyond the infamy, I needed to ask, is it actually a good game?
PA is a first person shooter that uses randomly generated levels similar to rougelike games. Its a neat take and the gameplay itself is rather interesting. The FPS elements take inspiration from games like Quake but can be done fast paced or slow paced and the controls are very intuitive, at least as far as I played. The graphics feel like an HD version of a mid 90’s PC first person shooter, if that makes sense, and actually look really good on a big screen TV. The enemies, while not the most diverse, are serviceable but the bosses leave a lot to be desired. I don’t know what it was, but it just felt like the bosses were lacking for some reason. It felt like they could have been done a lot better.
The game did not have any frame drops that I noticed, or any screen tearing, but the audio was no the best. I felt the soundtrack just didn’t fit the game properly and that was a bit distracting.
But now the question is, is the game fun? Yes and no is the answer. The game fills a niche, of both classic FPS games and games that are similar to rougelikes, while many will be turned off by it. The truth is, it took me several days to get any idea of what I felt about the game and I’m still unsure really. I do like what I played and did enjoy it at times, but other times it just felt flat. However, the times I did enjoy it, I enjoyed it a great deal and thus I’m unsure what to say now. I think this game is worth checking out and give it a slight recommendation, but be warned that it might not be for you. This game definitely is not lacking for content though and there won’t be boredom here,