Line #37 VideoGame/ProjectBlackout


1	[[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Project_Blackout_2476.jpg]]
2
3	''Project Blackout'' is a MassivelyMultiplayerOnline FirstPersonShooter game with RPGElements. It was originally developed by South Korean software company Zepetto as ''Point Blank''; when it was published in North America, the name and some story elements were changed.
4
5	Like many other games of its genre, ''Project Blackout'' is fast-paced and violent, with a variety of weapons and gameplay modes. It falls on the realistic end of the FacklerScaleOfFPSRealism: for example, weapons are directly based on real-life guns; health is extremely limited, encouraging cover-based gameplay; recoil makes guns bounce, reducing the accuracy of automatic fire; and there's no HyperspaceArsenal, so players are limited to one primary weapon and a few smaller weapons.
6
7	It's free to play (mostly--the in-game shop [[BribingYourWayToVictory sells more powerful items for real-world cash]]) and can be downloaded at its website [[http://pb.gamerage.com/ here]].
8
9	----
10	!! This game contains examples of:
11
12	* AllegedlyFreeGame: This game is free, but to acquire better guns, you have to [[{{Microtransactions}} buy them]] with points (or time-based rent using real cash). Cash points also can be used to buy some perks and more durable characters.
13	* AnnouncerChatter: A voice announces all of your headshots, chain kills, etc.
14	* BoomHeadshot: Headshots are a one-hit kill if the target isn't wearing a helmet.
15	* BreakableWeapons: Your weapons decay. When they run out of charges, you have to buy them back from the store.
16	* BribingYourWayToVictory: Some items can be bought with the in-game Credits, but the most powerful items and powerups are only available by spending real-world cash.
17	* ColorCodedMultiplayer: Red and blue teams (although the Red team is something of a misnomer--they actually wear camo).
18	* CriticalExistenceFailure: Both for the players and the BreakableWeapons.
19	* EveryBulletIsATracer: There's a toggle for this in the options menu.
20	* FollowTheLeader: The game follows in the footsteps of ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'''s multiplayer, with very similar gameplay; in fact, many of the higher-tier guns come directly from similar guns in ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare''.
21	* GameLobby: The game uses lobbies to put together games.
22	* GangstaStyle: akimbo HK45 alternate fire mode hold the gun sideways, lining both gun straight and fire it simultaneously
23	* GunsAkimbo: Some guns can be dual-wielded.
24	* InterfaceScrew: Flash grenades cause affected players' screens to shake, turn white, and blink in and out of focus.
25	* LifeMeter
26	* LoadingScreen: Displays a brief view of the level map before the game starts.
27	* LudicrousGibs
28	* {{Microtransactions}}
29	* OneHitPolykill: They're called "Piercing shots" and they occur fairly rarely.
30	* PistolWhipping: A SecondaryFire for some weapons.
31	* RealIsBrown
32	* RespawnPoint
33	* RPGElements: Your character can complete missions, gain experience, level-up, and stuff like that.
34	* ScoreScreen
35	* {{Stripperific}}: The female characters are quite... impractical about their combat gear choices.
36	* ShortRangeShotgun: Shotguns are very powerful at close range and can even kill in one shot without a BoomHeadshot; however, they're ineffective across larger distances, a weakness which is exacerbated by the cover-based gameplay.
37	* StandardFPSGuns: Knife, pistol, shotgun, automatic weapons, grenades, sniper rifles...the works.

Context VideoGame / ProjectBlackout