Deadfall Adventures

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 15 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

1
Average:

3
Bad:

10

Pros:

Some impressive set pieces.
Varied locations across desert, jungle and ice.
A lot of weapons.

Cons:

Poor retelling of a story we've heard countless times before.
Boring, repetitive combat.

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Last revision on April 28, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Some impressive set pieces
Varied locations across desert, jungle and ice
A lot of weapons
At times the game is quite pretty
Using the torch to blind/hurt enemies is a nice mechanic

Reviewers Didn't Like

Poor retelling of a story we've heard countless times before
Boring, repetitive combat
Plagued by glitches and invisible walls
Puzzles run the gamut from overly simplistic to wholly nonsensical
The torch idea was stolen from Alan Wake
Collision detection is awful, for instance, shooting enemies at close range will sometimes cause bullets to pass through them like ghosts
Exploration is basically a fetch quest
Generic sarcastic protagonist

Expert reviews and ratings

Sadly, Deadfall Adventures is a game that attempted to gain a foothold in a genre where there are already well-established heavy hitters and failed. Naughty Dog are unlikely to be watching over their shoulder any time soon.

By GamingLives on November 18, 2013

Playing the game for the story may be understandable; but offering a multiplayer with little to no community following just shows how much attention this game is receiving. Pretending to be an “Indiana Jones” is fun, but I would likely consider other titles in the current price range.

By CapsuleComputers on November 18, 2013

It’s clear that Farm 51 worked very hard on this title and it’s easily an improvement on the developer’s previous first person shooter effort. Despite a couple of flaws, Deadfall Adventures is still an enjoyable take on the genre, and the addition of puzzles makes it worth playing through to the end.

By Ve3tro on November 18, 2013

Variations can remove environmental threats, but frankly if you choose those you might as well play Quake since these traps are the one thing that makes Deadfall Adventures’ multiplayer stand out. I think The Farm 51 are a bit hopeful to be honest – if I had trouble finding people to play Batman: Arkham Origins online with I haven’t got a prayer with this.

By StrategyInformer on November 18, 2013

Deadfall Adventures fails in delivering an exciting action experience or a world worth exploring. Struggling to live up to its two greatest influences, the Quatermain novels and Indiana Jones, it is eclipsed in their shadows, unable to carve out an identity of its own.

By PopMatters on November 17, 2013

We wouldn’t recommend that you stay away from Deadfall, but it’s hard to recommend it too, especially as everything it features has already been done better elsewhere; and with the Christmas period coming up, saving your cash may end up being the wiser option.

By GameGrin on November 15, 2013

They exist purely to inject an action set piece where it clearly and logically does not fit. This sort of baffling design is not a new thing but as game narratives improve these dated examples can’t help but feel just that - dated.

By AusGamers on November 15, 2013

An active community is unlikely to exist soon after the game's release. The money put into the creation of these modes would have been better used in polishing the campaign.

By TrueAchievements on November 15, 2013

All in all, Deadfall Adventures is not a bad game, but it's far from being great either, so we can only recommend you wait until a price drop to give it a go. We enjoyed it, it's not as bad as some reviewers said it is, but there is clear room for improvement.

By GamersYDE on November 14, 2013

There is an endearing charm lying deep within Deadfall Adventures and in a few moments of the game, it comes bubbling to the surface only to be quickly driven back by poor shooting mechanics or groan inducing one liners. There is a lot of camp in the...

By digitalhippos.com on November 14, 2013

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