Capturing weapons in Highguard is enjoyable and feels excellent. However essentially the most satisfying factor to do within the newly launched free-to-play raid shooter doesn’t contain weapons. As a substitute, it occurs every time I get an opportunity to smash some crystals utilizing a minigame that rewards perfection in a wise method.
In Highguard, which is out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox, you may have the prospect to go to outlets throughout your match to purchase shields, weapons, ammo, upgrades, and different gear. However nothing on this world is free. Properly, I assume Highguard is free, however no matter, my level is that you just want some money to purchase these things. Really, not money however blue crystals. Bits of blue crystals, to be extra exact. You get some from killing enemies and raiding or defending bases, however a quick and environment friendly method to get numerous crystal shards is to mine the massive deposits that litter the map. And mining these bigger veins of crystal is satisfying.
On PS5, you click on the fitting stick to start a easy timing minigame that allows you to shortly smash by means of a giant crystal deposit with a satisfying collection of sounds and a giant crushing blow on the finish. Each time I do that completely, I really feel good. I adore it. I typically take a second to interrupt a number of extra crystals, even when I don’t really want to, as a result of smashing them completely is such a pleasure. I’ll at one level have been caught off-guard and shortly killed by two enemy gamers as a result of I used to be distracted whereas mining crystals. Awkward.
What actually helps make this course of really feel good, in addition to the fantastic “dink, dink, crash” noises and timing minigame, is that once you completely nail it, the sport offers you a reward: The following crystal you mine will break immediately. Oh, buddy, you higher consider that feels good.
Now, I want to level out that I truly should go mine for crystals in the course of the center of a protracted match so I should buy some shields, which isn’t my favourite a part of Highguard. In reality, numerous the economic system round mining crystals and spending them doubtless must be tweaked to make it much less annoying early on and fewer of a ache within the later a part of a protracted spherical. However that doesn’t change the truth that the precise act of mining in Highguard makes me really feel good. I adore it. They need to add a mode all about harvesting crystal shards and taking them again to your base, and whichever workforce has essentially the most after 5 minutes wins. I’d play the heck out of that.
