Review: Vigor (Xbox One)

Vigor is a free-to-play shoot ‘n’ loot game where you build the Shelter in post-war Norway. The nuclear war is over. Europe is devastated, Norway has become the last stand.

Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• 10.9gb download size.
• 1000 Gamerscore.
• Opening tutorial area.
• Survival loot shooter gameplay.
• Game-go into an area, loot, shoot or avoid other players and escape to renovate and upgrade your home and gear.
• Daily missions.
• 12 player online.
• Solo and duo playlists.
• Six locations. From factories to fishing villages to farms.
• 3rd person view.
• Crown’s-premium currency.
• The base building uses real-life timers.
• Base-build and upgrade your base to generate food, scrap, materials and even Crown currency!
• Customisation-generic presets, clothing, gestures and weapon skins.
• Crafting-get plans for weapon/items/health/ammo.
• If you die you lose everything!
• Rewarding gameplay.
• Powerful sound mechanic with footsteps and door opening a huge deal.
• Stay out in PVP as much as you want, a gas does spread but what I’m saying is stay or go when you want.
• Crates-5 tiers of loot rarity and these are mostly rewards and are the games version of loot boxes.
• Playable Rubik’s cube in your base.
• Can go full ADS complete with hold breath.
• Your house has a shooting range with gun challenges and infinite ammo.
• Play how you want.
• Weather randomize in each location.
• Players can pay crowns to increase loot amount, crate rarity and this applies to everyone.
• Insurance-pay crowns to keep everything g upon death.
• Airdrops-show up on the map and hold top tier loot.
• Each map has points of interest like a safe that takes time to open (informs everyone) code breaking boxes, a tower to show everyone’s position (tells everyone).
• Getting shot shows direction of shots.
• Loot cars, boxes, safes, trucks, closets, wardrobes and more.
• Really cool concept.
• Store updates daily with items and skins (uses crowns).
• Your house is a big place with grounds to explore and collect resources.
• Food-share food with others(pretty sure it’s all BS) and has a leaderboard.
• Familiar controls.

Cons:

• Connectivity issues.
• The slowdown in places.
• Long load times.
• Frequently disconnects.
• Can waste/lose crowns when you get disconnected after buying boosts or insurance.
• Slow to divulge mechanics.
• The uneventful plain end of the run screen.
• Gunplay feels really floaty and struggles with crazy recoil and bad aiming.
• Frustrating.
• Gunplay is just not fun.
• Hard to get specific resources especially early on.
• Interact prompt is a mission in itself with it not always showing up.
• Loot feels scarce.