Lastly, the dev decisions with the most recent patch (0.5) have caused some concerns in the small but active Hyper Scape community. With the use of plenty of different Hacks and some changes to weapon balance so far, this game doesn’t feel like one that is going to appeal to the casual console player. This is a game with a significant skill-ceiling, especially when it comes to tracking targets and mastering the very smooth movement. It’s also the pace of Hyper Scape which becomes eventually exhausting. With the current debate around mouse and keyboard versus controller in the Apex Legends competitive scene, it’ll be interesting to see how much aim assist is put into Hyper Scape. Twitchy shooters are a thing for PC mouse and keyboard players. One of the biggest problems is how the game will perform on consoles. Despite Hyper Scape’s potential as a competitive BR – with its twitchy shooting mechanics and fast-paced gameplay – the title is definitely facing some problems. That’s in part due to the huge release of Fall Guys – a Battle Royale that really has done something different with the genre. The surprise launch and Twitch drops meant viewership was up for a few days, with huge streamers such as Tfue running 24hour Hyper Scape streams, but in the following four weeks the hype has died down a lot.
It’s hard to say how well Hyper Scape will perform at this point. In my Beta review, I talked about the game’s best features and its worst features, and also why it might not work so well on consoles. Since the game was announced last month the hype surrounding it has died down somewhat. The fast-paced arena shooter will launch with a Season Pass and some new additions. The game leaves its Beta period tomorrow Tuesday 11th and makes its first appearance on consoles.
If you’d forgotten about Hyper Scape, Ubisoft‘s new free-to-play Battle Royale, you’re not the only one.