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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

Back in 2016 or so if you had told me that a colorful, low poly, $10 indie game would still be installed and played fairly regularly on my PC over 5 years later I would have had a hard time believing you. But here we are!

In Ravenfield you play as a soldier on the Blue (Eagle) or Red (Raven) team, battling it out over spawn points on a map. Much like Battlefield as the name suggests. The low poly count keeps framerates high in all but the most chaotic of situations. Planes fight and bomb from overhead, gunboats skim the waves and vehicles and troops fight it out until one side is nothing but ragdoll corpses and colorful paint blots.

The controls are good and the systems work pretty well all around. There are default maps, modes and weapons to enjoy but the the real magic of the game comes from the amazing mod scene. Ever wanted to know what a D-Day landing would turn out like if one side had nerf guns and the other side had muskets? Ever wanted to fly big paper airplanes to dogfight flying couches? How about diving into a fictional World War 1 esqe universe that had waaay more lore and detail than it has any right to have? Yup you can do all of it and more.

I'm so glad to see how far this game and their mods have grown over the years. If you like a fun little shooter that you can take offline or boot up for a quick session, I recommend giving this one a look.

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[-] Jack3G@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

An early version of Ravenfield used to get shared around at my school. It only had two maps and was probably pirated tbh, but we played it heaps. Maybe I should buy a copy as thanks to the dev.

[-] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

There was a very basic free version with block men models. There's definitely has been a lot of stuff added and changed since then

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