{"id":11373,"date":"2018-01-18T03:27:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T11:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/escape-from-tarkov-closed-beta-review-finally-coming-into-its-own\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T12:58:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T19:58:31","slug":"escape-from-tarkov-closed-beta-review-finally-coming-into-its-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/escape-from-tarkov-closed-beta-review-finally-coming-into-its-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Escape From Tarkov (Closed Beta) Review \u2013 Finally Coming Into its Own"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Escape From Tarkov <\/strong>
\n Battlestate Games<\/strong><\/p>\n

My friend and I had originally been against four Russian BEAR operators, but we\u2019d whittled that number down to two. We were playing as Western USEC mercenaries, which stood for United Security, a sort of Blackwater outfit on steroids. Since we\u2019d wanted to try out the new Escape From Tarkov<\/em> closed beta map, Shoreline, we\u2019d hopped into a raid.<\/p>\n

The first thing we noticed about EFT\u2019s <\/em>new Shoreline map is that it\u2019s pretty big\u2014certainly larger than the handful of maps already available. It also featured a nice mix of rugged countryside and industrial areas. We\u2019d utilized the more open rural zones to our advantage, taking out our first two enemies since we had some pretty advanced scopes on our rifles. But when one of the remaining BEARS began firing at our position with a light machinegun AKA LMG, we had to get the hell out of dodge.<\/p>\n

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We successfully infiltrated a large warehouse in a nearby industrial zone after killing a couple of SKAVs (basically desperate Russian citizens armed with whatever they could get their mitts on). Then we spotted our two remaining BEAR foes entering into the same area before quickly disappearing from view. They were heading directly for our building.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s ambush them,\u201d my battle buddy said.<\/p>\n

We immediately holed up in a small office room on the second floor of the warehouse, and waited. Using EFT\u2019s<\/em> brilliant sound design, we lay in wait and listened. It didn\u2019t take long for us to hear the telltale sound of boots clomping on the stairwell leading up to the second level. We positioned ourselves on either side of the sole door which led into our room, but were careful to do so in a way which would prevent crossfire.<\/p>\n

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The creaking sound of our adversaries\u2019 steps ended in front of our door. Instead of smashing the door in with a boot stomp, the BEARs took the more cautious approach of gently sliding the door open. Because there were a couple of tall pieces of office equipment flanking each side of the door, we wouldn\u2019t be able to see our enemies until they moved further into the office.<\/p>\n

The lead BEAR must have gone into silent step mode because I couldn\u2019t hear him\u2014I could only see the barrel of his rifle as he furtively moved into the office room. I was just preparing to fire when I suddenly saw him back out of the room.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s rush them when they continue back down the hallway,\u201d I said to my comrade.<\/p>\n

Just as I was saying \u201ccomrade,\u201d I heard something metallic hit the floor. Looking down, we both spied a live grenade not too far from our positions. It seemed as though our Russian friends had outwitted us.<\/p>\n

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As you can probably tell, this description of one of my recent EFT <\/em>games almost reads like a movie. Indeed, each game plays out like one. EFT<\/em> was designed to be a cinematic, free-roaming experience, even if you as the main character die quite often.<\/p>\n

You see, EFT<\/em> is a return to the classic hardcore shooter games of yore. The ones that have given way to the more arcade-y shooters as of late. Much like the original Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six titles, it\u2019s a game that rewards careful planning and cunning tactics over brute force and who has the biggest guns.<\/p>\n

EFT\u2019s<\/em> developers, Battestate Games, recently offered select folks access to their closed beta of the game. One of the most important aspects of the beta is that it is much more optimized than their previous alpha build. That means that most of the desync issues that plagued the game in the past have been taken care of.<\/p>\n

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The closed beta also features:<\/p>\n