LEAP

I don't think most of the reviews try to answer the question: Is LEAP a good game? is it fun to play? That question is what makes me wish Steam had a mixed review option, especially for early access games such as LEAP where the gameplay is actually really fun, but it's riddled with a lot of very valid issues. So, I'm going to be giving this game a negative review, but in the hopes that LEAP gets some very well needed and loving developer support. To quickly summarize the pros for you, the movement in this game is stellar. Graphics are pretty astounding honestly. Gunplay, abilities, and TTK feel different from most other shooters in a way that makes gunfights feel a lot more involved mechanically. The quality of a lot of the gameplay elements feels better than most AAA shooters. However, LEAP has too many current issues that I think stem a lot from releasing too early. This game is terribly buggy from the technical side in every way (matchmaking issues, partying up issues, black screen...

EDIT: There's a jumbled up mess of edits/updates below... the main thing is this: NO, not even for $7.49 USD. EDIT#5 (10/3/24) - Even after lowering the price to $15 USD, it's STILL not worth it. It's actually kind of amazing after how poorly the game has done AND with the FEW people that have been waiting/asking for it to go Free-to-Play, that they chose to do this instead. Maybe money isn't an issue? EDIT#5 (4/16/24) - See previous reason as to why you SHOULD NOT under any circumstances play/purchase this game. It has only gotten worse since... EDIT#4 (10/11/2023) - Still not worth it and never will be. The playercount can be calculated on two hands, even during planned events. Most of the time, it can be counted with a single, closed fist. EDIT #3 (4/26/23): Don't... just don't. Nope, not even for half off. EDIT #2 for 2022 Winter Sale: The sale price isn't worth it. Please, don't waste your money like I did. I would refund this mess in a heartbeat (believe me, I tried)....

It runs very poorly as soon as there are a lot of enemies. It was more of a slideshow than a game. So you'll die a lot when a lot of enemies spawn just due to lag. The ragdolls are completely insane, everything gets launched away by just some AR bullets. I only played one PvE round but just that first impression was very bad, so I'd stay away from it until they fix the lags at least. But I won't stick around to find out if the game gets better. Maybe I'll revisit it after a few patches.

I enjoy this game and will follow its path to 1.0 but I am also going on record stating... (Negative first then positive last words) - The Sounds design is just PTSD inducing incessant noise with no real sense of distance or direction - It's poorly optimized - Gun balancing needs some work - The load times are ridiculous - The advertised 60 player matches are non existent (10v10 or 4 player co op) All of this being said I still want to play more which to me is the sign of a good game. Also the humor is genuinely amusing and inspired. I have 100% faith that when 1.0 is here i will be fully satisfied. Should You Buy it? YES...but not yet

>Futuristic weapons but insane recoil and bloom >Blooming worse than battlefield 2042 >hoverboards control like ass >no sprint, just a dash. >sniper rifle does less damage than sidearms >advertised as 60 player servers, can only queue 10v10 >bad framerates.

I impulse bought this game on release after watching a streamer talk about it. I played about 30 mins of effective game play and although the price is less than a AAA title, this game still lacks some polish. Some Pros: Face value, LEAP has some neat movement elements mixed with some ability based game play. The core shooting style is pretty diverse and well balanced between the classes. Sniper is a great range class with stealth for close quarter fights, but lacks the high range scope I believe it deserves. As for the bulk of the other classes, they use a mix of SMG, AR, Rocket Launcher style classes with some cool perks/abilities to use with them as well. Pretty awesome having a grappling hook and a PV (Personal Vehicle), 100% the best part of the game. Now for the Cons: LEAP has some issues with its core design. The sound in-game has this buggy crisp/popping that happens, It seems to happen only on one map, but i'm not 100% sure. The graphics run alright, as a streamer its a litt...

This game runs very poorly for something that styles itself as 'competitive fps', I quickly refunded. I'm talking anywhere from 45-90fps depending where you look on MEDIUM settings at 2560x1440 with a 5700xt GPU (*equivalent to a 2070super from Nvidia) and a 5800x CPU which is high-end in 2022. I would avoid this if you're looking for smooth high-speed gameplay unless you have a 2080ti or better.

So far it is a pretty fun multiplayer class based FPS. Still a little rough around the edges, but I able to run everything on Epic settings at 1440p. Movement feels slightly sluggish but with all the traversal options, you can easily get around the map. Very clean and well performing for an Early Access release. The fact that they have plans for full modding features makes me excited to see where this game will go.

Wow, what a humorous and witty tutorial! Too bad I had to play the actual game after that. Kind of. "Play" is a bit of an exaggeration for two whopping reasons. 1) Upon entering a match with the only 2 other humans playing, I had no gun or transport vehicle. The only thing I could do was grapple. I figured maybe I had to purchase weapons mid match or something, but no, everyone spawns with everything right away. I figured maybe I missed something in the tutorial, so I played that. Much to my shock, I had weapons! I could shoot, and even summon my painfully slow hover board! After completing that, I booted up a real match again...aaaaand same thing. I existed purely as a bullet sponge. 2) My favorite feature of the beta test that really showed the high IQ of the moderators within the game's discord server was the error that plagued myself and many others. The incredible message of: "FAILED TO CONNECT TO LEAP ONLINE SERVICES" The response given by the moderators of LEAP's discord se...

Got in the game to see literally NO ONE else was playing this game. not worth buying until the player-base goes up a LOT