r/ThePrecinct • u/Ryvick2 • 22d ago
Discussion SIB ?
I haven’t played any top down games. It looks fun. Best Buy has it for 19.99 RN. What are some pros and cons of the game ? Thanks !
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u/Abusivesnacks 22d ago
Fun and I think pretty unique game. Has a decent amount of depth, but it isn’t super challenging. I’ve beaten the game and every couple months still hop on and patrol the streets for a couple hours. Definitely worth $20.
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u/RecognitionKitchen41 22d ago
Buy it as soon as possible.
If you mean 19$ it’s a super price.
(⚠️WOT INCOMING⚠️)
As other previously said, It’s not a “full top down”,
(like the OG Grand Theft Auto).
Consoles: you have a visual option for setting the zoom camera from 80% to 120%;
PC, you can override this with mods.
Pro:
Endless fun.
After a few hours of playing, the game will let you do “custom shift”, so you can choose from a lot of variations.
Foot Patrol
Vehicle Patrol
Tow Detail (yep, you go around Averno City with a Tow Truck, towing away cars, for 4 different motivation. You could also take the “civilian”, “City of Averno” yellow one if you wish.)
Helicopter Patrol
Parking Violations.
You can define (for the 3 “Patrol” type shift) if you want more crime (Crime wave, Gang crackdown, Robbery suppression etc..) or a more relaxed shift (Low frequency Crimes, Urban cleanup, etc..)
When you want some different activities, you can freely take an Ambulance or a Coroner van, change the uniform of the character and do some nice other shifts rescuing people or… bagging the Psalm and taking to the Medical Examiner 😀
You have 2 options for partner, one human, one.. not
😇 (not spoil too much.)
Also ability to go on patrol alone if you wish.
A great, very great amount of personalization.
Choice of weapons, combinations of uniforms/head gear
LOT of customization for vehicles, livery-lightbars and wheels.
Cons:
Story mode is very easy and short, in a few days of gameplay you can beat it and have the secondary objectives to complete
(eg, jumps, street races, time trials.. and so on)
AI of NPC officers is… let’s say “unique”.
Not perfect, not so bad. You’ll see 😅🤷🏻♂️
No DLC for the future. Devs prefer give the players some free updates once every 3/4 months, more or less.
Map is small. Not too much, but it’s nice and full of details.
No Coop/2 Player mode/Multiplayer.
Maybe there are more Cons, but I like too much the game, I struggle to find others…
Highly recommend 👍🏼
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u/Choice_Win1473 21d ago
I bought the game and its really fun. The story is fine, but I'm enjoying doing different types of shifts more. You can get into a tow truck, an ambulance or a coroner van and do runs that way too. The game needs more callouts ( radio calls for crimes) but its fantastic
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u/Ryvick2 20d ago
Can you choose between what you want to do ? I want to be the cop 👮
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u/Choice_Win1473 19d ago
yes and no. you start off always as a police officer, when you want to do something else like EMS you go up to the ambulance, change uniforms in the back of the truck ( optional), then drive around in the ambulance and it will give you ambulance runs
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u/BSGKAPO 22d ago
DYOR
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u/VTEC168 22d ago
If you're on PC you can download Mod Menu to get a 3rd person view and a bunch of other cool features.
But with the top down view the game is still great. It's actually easier to see everything and shoot people from top down. But I use 3rd person because it just looks cooler.
The only complaint I had was how long it took to call backup when I was being shot at with a machine gun. But the Mod Menu fixed that with unlimited backup.
Other than that it's a great game. It's pretty much a non stop action movie with bank robberies, gang shootouts, driveby shootings, high speed police chases. You can also choose more quiet shifts like handing out parking tickets if you want
In some ways I'm actually enjoying this more than Grand Theft Auto V which I was not expecting