Hell Let Loose Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · July 28, 2021

Hell Let Loose review takes a look at this realistic World War Two first-person shooter with open battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line, and a unique resource-based strategic meta-game. This is World War Two at a scale you’ve never played before.

Hell Let Loose

Hell Let Loose Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
27.6GB download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
The controller has four layout choices.
Graphics – fullscreen, resolution, v-sync, shadow quality, anti-aliasing, fx quality, SSAO, motion blur, aspect ratio constraint mode, graphics preset, texture quality, foliage quality, and view distance.
Field of view slider.
Toggle settings for lean, ADS, and sprint.
Invert axis and sensitivity sliders for both mouse and controller.
Can rebind controls for mouse and keyboard.
The Field Manual is your how-to-play section. It is all text-based and covers everything.
Tactical WWII fps game.
Server browser and filters.
Can favorite servers or even rent one.
Has 3 factions – Germany, Soviet Union, and the United States.
Three chat levels-Local, squad only, and leader.
Deploy/spawn in waves. Visible spawn timer.
Deploy map has clear markings and a legend.
Realistic and impressive surround sound.
50v50 mode.
14 roles to pick from like rifleman, medic, sniper, anti-tank, etc.
Vehicles are in the game from the truck to the tanks.
On-screen prompts with helpful tips and tricks.
Dark gritty atmosphere.
Using voice chat and proper speak elevates the game to the next level.
Character customisation for each role – helmet, head, and uniform along with loadout.
Practice area.
Hardcore shooter in terms of no spectate or info where your killer was etc.
Excellent music and sound effects and best played with headphones.
Down but not out state so you can be revived along with the option to just straight up die.
The end-of-game scoreboard broke down by squad and team.
Vote to kick system.
Pre-match warm-up.
Has MAG vibes to it from the way the comms work to the grand scale of it all.
Vehicles are a case of starting the engine and you can swap seats etc.
You can build spawn points, drop-in supplies, call in airstrikes.
It has vaulting over walls and through windows.

Hell Let Loose

Hell Let Loose Review Cons:

How to play is just a series of text pages.
A lot to take in.
A lot of issues with resolution and not getting prompts on what is happening.
It’s one of those games where you need to watch YouTube videos just to learn the mechanics and play style.
The controller has an issue of a server error message that will render the controller useless until you back out with the mouse.
No feedback on deaths.
Server information is wrong, from player numbers to spaces.
Daunting experience.
Text is oh so small especially in-game.
Nothing is very welcoming, just a cold opening menu then into a warzone.
Servers say they have space when they in fact do not have space.
Spawn camping is a thing and a common one at that.
No comms really kills it or if someone Lone wolves it.
Constant fps drops.
You constantly feel left out.
Several times I went in using a controller and I couldn’t bring up any menus to leave, edit settings or look at bindings.
Hard to pick out the enemy.
A lot of just running across an empty land.