Forge

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Chaotic mix of thirdperson combat and roleplaying progression, Varied abilities among five classes, Classes complement each other well.
Fast-paced crosshairs combat; good map design; admirable balance.

Cons:

Only four maps, Not all listed game modes are actually available, Clumsy tutorials that the game forces you to enter
Some objectives aren't clear; heavy ranged focus; only four maps.

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Last revision on April 13, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Chaotic mix of thirdperson combat and roleplaying progression, Varied abilities among five classes, Classes complement each other well
Fast-paced crosshairs combat; good map design; admirable balance

Reviewers Didn't Like

Only four maps, Not all listed game modes are actually available, Clumsy tutorials that the game forces you to enter
Some objectives aren't clear; heavy ranged focus; only four maps

Expert reviews and ratings

Forge is an ambitious mixture of genres--PVP and team FPS--but it's not polished enough and doesn't have quite enough content to work completely yet. Dark Vale has their work cut out for them making Forge a complete and intuitive experience, but the...

By Gaming Nexus on March 12, 2013

I'm not sure what it's like from the outside looking in, but as someone who's directly involved with covering games and has to be thinking about them on a daily basis, January was one hell of an action-packed month.We kicked the year off proper with more...

By Destructoid on February 01, 2013

It's a bit short on content, but Forge is nevertheless a frenetic rush of competitive multiplayer...

By GameSpot on January 10, 2013

Forge's appeal lies in its familiarity. It takes what PvP-oriented MMORPG fans love about instanced battlegrounds and arenas from games like Guild Wars 2 and World of Warcraft and separates it from their larger worlds and baggage. Going one step...

By GameSpy on December 10, 2012

Dark Vale Games' Forge is a bizarre mixture of third-person shooter attributes and and fantasy role-playing, where armaments and spells are always darting right past you. It's a strange combination to be sure, but a winning one that molds the game into...

By GameZone on January 23, 2013

Once upon a time, most games featured a single player campaign or storyline and possibly some sort of multiplayer. These days, it is becoming more and more common to have games that are pure PvP, with no single player mode at all (exceptions possibly...

By GamingShogun on December 09, 2012