HAZE PS3 Demo Review:

What I Liked:

1.  Graphics are  good, with a few exceptions.

2. Gameplay is typical of recent sci-fi FPS games. Reminded me of Turok without dinosaurs and with some nicer looking graphics.

What I Didn’t Like:

1. Dialog is some of the worst I’ve ever heard in a first person shooter. It sounds like the script was written by the 13 year old son of one of the developers.  It tries too hard to be “hip”.  I seriously think that people in 2048 won’t be using the words “newbie”, “boo-yah”, and the phrase “easy-peasy Japanesy”.  One guy says something like “Is there a medal for being badass and gangsta, because I’m it.” Or something very similar. And it’s a white guy claiming to be “gangsta”.  I think the same guy also talks about the enemy shitting in their pants, but when he says it, he sounds like a gleeful 9 year old who thoroughly enjoys the literal thought of someone shitting  their pants.  Seriously I sat there and did the facepalm about 3 times while playing the demo because of the crap-tacular dialog.

2. The human characters look plastic. Remember Doom 3? Yeah, looks just as plastic as Doom 3.

3. Same tired sci-fi FPS plot elements.  Crashed dropship in the jungle? Check.  Secure the crash site? Check. Bunch of beefy trash-talking soldiers? Check.   If this was an RPG, the demo would be the mandatory sewer level.

Gay: Seriously the dialog and the script are THAT BAD.  When you cringe while playing a FPS because of the dialog, you know something is WRONG.  -1

Final BS Rating: -2 SUCKS

Closing Statement: I won’t be buying the full version of HAZE when it comes out later this month.  With the exception of the abysmal dialog, this game just screams average.  There’s enough in the demo to satisfy my feelings about how the rest of the game will be.  When Nectar becomes your one factor separating you from other similar shooters, you’re in deep shit.  4 player Co-op is a great addition, if you have that many friends willing to play though it with you.  My advice, if you have Call of Duty 4, keep playing it and pass on HAZE.  COD4 is still the king of FPS games for the time being.