PlanetSide Arena

An interesting new take on battle royale. I like the aspects of combined arms and focus on teamwork. A lot of people who play Planetside 2 might not like this because its not a sequel but it never claimed to be.

This game is still early access, but [b]has potential[/b]. The strong points of this game are intense squad play on a large scale. In order to get the best experience one should be a [b]team player with a microphone, ideally with a team or a few friends[/b]. One should also be made aware of the fact that the game did get bombed with negative reviews from Planetside 2 vets that disagree with Daybreak Games working on Planetside Arena as opposed to announcing Planetside 3. Take those with a grain of salt. [h1]Some Pros[/h1] [list] [*]Focus on squad play [*]Free to play (you can just try it) [*]Large map and scale [*]Good balance overall; the game avoids frustrating mechanics such as OHK, cloak etc. [*]A new take on Battle Royal and Arena shooters; includes squads and vehicles [*]Nice art polish compared to the beta phase [/list] [h1]Some Cons (points the game can improve on leading up to release)[/h1] [list] [*]No tutorial, poor introduction to pl...

Cash grab. I gave the game a shot and even bought the legendary pack to give Daybreak a chance. 235 crates later all from the opening the crates given to me still did not unlock the limited amount of items available to unlock. If someone bought that straight out it would be insane the amount of money they would need to spend in order to unlock everything. I may come back and give the game a shot later but your loot box chances are crap. I like the planetside vibe but the gun play is awful. I see how they went F2P so if you buy the DLC packs hard to get a refund.

Not planetside 3, but that was not what i was expecting from this title. From the early days of reading about arena it was always meant to be more small scale focused. I see alot of potential for this title if it expands on different game modes using this engine, it seems pretty damn smooth so far and I could see small 50 v 50 maps be alot of fun. While I miss the golden days of PS1 and PS2, this is a fun free title set in that universe, its nice to hop in and get some action rather quickly without the hurry up and wait of PS. However I felt some strong but sad memories on the map of the massive battles ive fought in PS2 in similar bases. Is this game a 10/10, nah cant say that, maybe a solid 7. But it does not deserve the mostly negative reviews, if this game helps Planetside 3 happen one day then it is worth the endeavor.

games great. shooting feels good and responsive gameplay is fast paced visuals are suprisingly nice . honestly people are just negative cos its a br and not PS3. and also so people know its a br right now but theyre adding other none br modes down the line.

Incredibly fun game. It takes the frantic large scale combat of Planetside 2 and brings it into a smaller, more digestible format that doesn't get stale at all. It plays more like a Battlefield game (due to load outs, squad play, vehicles etc) than a typical Battle Royale game. Sure it's a little rough in some spots, but you can see the core loops and the moment to moment gameplay are incredibly solid and I'm super excited to keep playing as the game grows.

Needs non-battleroyale mode quick, or PS2 community is going to trash it, they are unaware that they are playing early access. Nice to not have eccentrics barking stupid orders on voice chat tho.

I will try to make this short. I play Planetside 2. I've played battle royals. This is not Planetside 2, like most negative reviews seem to think it is, or should of been. People should understand that going into this game. This is not like other battle royals either. Most battle royals, you land and try to find a gun before the guy next to you, then get shot because the building you looked in didn't have one. Pubga, Fortnight, its a die - restart - land - repeat game... which I find utterly tedious. This is not a perfect game. It is fresh to early access so there will be bugs. This is daybreak games, no offense to them, but generally they don't have the game ready on release. Take planetside 2 release, lots of bugs, not optimized, so on. This game is actually quite optimized, runs very well on high graphics for me. Again though not prefect. Some popins, some mushy ground textures... not the greatest. However, the reason I play this game is because of the squad based gameplay. I ...

Didn't really expect anything from squads. Triples was a nice experience enjoyed it, has it's own quirks but ultimately it's just another BR. Squads however is different with 12 people. It's an experience unlike anything else. I have 4k hours on Planetside 2 and I now prefer Planetside Arena over it. The action in squads is crazy especially when it's 300 players. However soloing in squads can vary quite a lot so it's very recommended to find people to play with. It's a unique experience and now my main game. TTK is very high which I personally enjoy, actually have to aim and trade. Lot of interesting interactions with the large tool arsenal you have with 2 underbarrels, 2 abilities and grenades.

At it's peak, this game is amazing. Almost a worthy spiritual successor to Planetside 2. But that peak is few and far between. The matchmaking is just bad and there is no tutorial so you are more often than not stuck with 1st time players who do not follow orders, get themselves killed and worst of all get assigned with the crucial squad leader role. I really want to enjoy this game and am willing to support it through dreadful lootboxes, but at this point it's just an excercise in frustration. Come back in a few months when they are finished live-testing.