Block Strike: Warzone Unleashed
No, this game is *weird* in the best way. I thought it was just gonna be another dumb shooter, right? But the first time I played, I was in this level called "The Shifting Sands" and I kept getting stuck. I was just shooting everything, but then I noticed these little glowing runes on the walls. I shot one with my Desert Eagle, just 'cause, and this whole wall just *shifted* and opened up a secret path! My jaw literally dropped. I was like, wait, this isn't just about shooting.
It's actually kinda like a puzzle game mixed with a shooter, almost like Portal but with way more explosions and blocky zombies. Your not just running and gunning, you gotta actually *think*. Like, there was this one part where these annoying "Gloomlings" were swarming me, and I realized if I shot the big "Energy Core" in the middle of the room, it would stun them all for a few seconds. That little moment, figuring that out, was so satisfying. I played way longer than I meant to, looked at the clock and it was like 2 AM. Oops.
And the sound design, for such a blocky game, is really good. The AWP shot has this super satisfying *CRACK* that just makes you feel powerful. And when you pick up ammo, it makes this little *clink-clink* sound, I don't know why but it just makes me smile. It's not perfect, the first few levels are a bit slow, but once it clicks, it *clicks*. I actually recommended it to my cousin already, he's usually super picky. You gotta try it, seriously. It's not just a shooter, it's like a whole different thing.