Old Review: Most fun I've ever had on a slow paced shooter, it's very funny as well, 99% of the times.

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(This will be a more in depth review of Intruder, than my previous review was)
Intruder is a stealth based online multiplayer FPS game inspired by legendary stealth games like Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, SWAT 3 and Deus Ex.

Community:
The main community, that consists of the veterans of Intruder and some fairly known streamers, is very friendly and welcoming of newcomers. But there have started join in on the game these beginners that are the most toxic people and they easily get salty cause of the many mechanics they don't know about. If you're just starting out with the game, it's recommended to check out the tutorial, before going into a lobby, so you wouldn't get pounded by people that are more experienced than you. Speaking of mechanics and gameplay, let's move onto that topic.

Gameplay:
Gameplay itself is very fun and can be rewarding at times, but sometimes feels clunky. For instance, the shooting might not make much sense to some other players, but the other players are used to it by now. I think that the gunplay needs a bit more work, because it indeed feels sometimes a bit unresponsive or just doesn't make sense. This game uses voice chat with 3D Audio aka Proximity chat, which means it's very important to communicate with your team about strategies and other important team building aspects. Communication is made easier with the use of Radios and hand signals. Radios are a way to communicate with your whole team from anywhere, but Hand Signals on the other hand, are useful when stealth is needed or it's needed to be quiet, only your teammates can hear the finger snaps and can see the signals themselves. If the team, you play with, knows what they are doing, then the game can be especially fun and rewarding for the whole team. But some people might also be thinking, how much the game costs and is it worth it when it's still in the early access state, let's find out now.

Pricing:
For an early access game, the price might be too high for some, but the price shouldn't push you away from the game, because in my opinion, it's kind of worth the price, even if it's not on sale. By purchasing the game, you'll support the small but active development team and their project that is Intruder. With the money you pay them for their work, will help them add new features to the game, as well as fix bugs and improve the game in other aspects as well. Just, if you don't have enough money to buy the game on full price, then feel free to get it on sale, but if you do have the money to spare to get the game at full price, go on, we won't stop you! After talking about these 3 aspects that are most important for me, I'd like to give a rating as well. I left out the Visuals/Graphics part of the review, because it isn't the most important aspect at all, the game's graphics are more close to something from 2013, but it'll just get more people hooked with the game, because the game runs on most laptops and PCs. So... onto the rating.

Overall thoughts and rating:
This game 100% needs more work done, but for what it is right now, it's very good. I really like the gameplay, because it feels a bit more realistic than some shooters out on steam and it can be very fun to play (just watch out for the toxic people). I like the looks of the game because they are simple and don't hurt my eyes when looking at it for more than 5 h at a time. The stealth mechanics are very rewarding and can be funny as well sometimes. The competitive scene for the game is very good, there are matches and tournaments against clans (I am a part of a clan myself) and sometimes other community events where people can win rewards and in-game drops. The good community and the awesome dev team help give ideas and help people improve in the game. I am not very good at map-making, because I don't understand much of it (especially when it's in unity :P), but there are tons of guides to get started in map-making yourself, but I'm just too lazy and I don't have enough free time to learn it. Overall the game is well made, but needs improvements.

Score:
Graphics: 5.6/10
Sound: 8/10 (depending on teamwork and the game sound design itself)
Gameplay: 7.3/10 (can be very fun with the right people and the right teammates, but sometimes the game itself ruins the fun cause of glitches or other factors)
Price: 5/10 (fair price for an improving game, but definitely needs to be improved on to make people trust in the pricing decision)

Overall Score:
6.5/10 (improvements needed, community can be toxic, sound design is very good, gameplay and gunplay is good but can be clunky, team communication isn't the best with some teams, game price is pretty high so people might be turned away from the game, dev team is pretty active and gives out fairly regular updates, but these updates have the chance to bring in new problems)