CRSED: F.O.A.D.

CRSED: F.O.A.D. — a free-to-play first and third-person shooter in the "battle royale" genre. It was released in early access on Steam in 2018 as a standalone project, initially developed as one of the modes of the World War II shooter Enlisted.

In most aspects — game mechanics, graphics, shooting experience — CRSED: F.O.A.D. is very similar to PUBG: Battlegrounds, with many even calling it a free version of the famous shooter. The developers themselves strive to create a free alternative to PubG with some deviations from realism in favor of interactivity and fun.

Satire on the gaming industry is one of these deviations. During the battle, you can find not only rifles and pistols but also a lot of kitchen utensils. On the battlefield, there are pots and colanders that can be turned into formidable armor. Of course, you still can't use a frying pan for its intended purpose, but you can certainly smack an enemy over the head with it.

In Cuisine Royale, instead of a backpack inventory, the player can carry a bag in their left hand and a pot on their head. All of this has its own physical model and cheerfully flails around while running or shooting. The game's name — "royal kitchen" — is also one of the fun references.

You can also find many other items that will help in battle. For example, house slippers for fast running, with a function for high jumps over fences and other obstacles. Between fights, you can always replenish your health by snacking on some chicken — it's not just for the winner here.

CRSED: F.O.A.D. uses the concept of gladiators in an arena: each match takes place on medium-sized maps, where 15 to 36 players fight, depending on the multiplayer mode. The world constantly shrinks, pitting players against each other in wild brawls where a thick-walled frying pan or a sturdy rolling pin can make the difference.

The round time does not exceed 15 minutes, maintaining the intensity of the gameplay and forcing players to experience new sensations.

The game includes all the classic elements of a serious shooter — the character has indicators for armor, fatigue, health, three weapon slots for 6 types (melee, pistols, submachine guns, shotguns, rifles, and assault rifles), modules for upgrading, equipment, and various ammunition. The character can be dressed from head to toe in 11 separate pieces of armor.

The setting of CRSED: F.O.A.D. borrows the World War II theme from Enlisted. In early access, players had one map available in Eastern Europe, but the number of maps will grow.

The game world is a large plain with fields, meadows, forests, rivers, and small villages featuring early 20th-century technology, buildings of corresponding architecture, and their numerous ruins. You can enter any house on the map, open all the rooms, and search them.

As in any other "battle royale," players find themselves in different places on the map — spawn points are determined randomly. All characters start unarmed and in their underwear, so you need to immediately search for weapons, ammo, equipment, and various cool armor.

По всему уровню расставлены лутбоксы в виде холодильников, нужна всего толика везения, чтобы получить качественный шмот — в отличие от PubG, в CRSED: F.O.A.D. не нужно запоминать расположение полезных тайников, сундуков и схронов на карте.

Все основные тактики победы PubG справедливы и для CRSED: F.O.A.D. — можно бегать по карте и соревноваться в меткой стрельбе, а можно отсиживаться в одном месте и перемещаться крайне скрытно, чтобы обыскивать уже убитых врагов. В игре есть простейший транспорт, который упростит передвижение по уровню.

Авторы CRSED: F.O.A.D. добавили несколько необычных механик. Одна из них — это «Сезоны высокой кухни» — 10 недель, посвященных той или иной стране. В рамках Сезона игроки получают рецепты и по ним могут изготовить самые разные вещи: трусы, маски, костюмы и много другое.

Все это связано со страной, которой посвящен сезон. Например, во время итальянского Сезона можно было изготовить маску Дона Корлеоне. А во время Сезона «Дикий Запад» игроки могли сделать маску рестлера-лучадора, одеть униформу шерифа или наряд индейца.

Крафт вещей является постоянной функцией, все созданные вещи сохранятся на аккаунте, что роднит CRSED: F.O.A.D. с классическими MMO. Ингредиенты для крафта нужны самые разные: слезы врагов, отзывы запуганных критиков, секретная кухонная утварь и более неочевидные вещи. Их можно получить при достижении нового уровня, за выполнение ежедневных и еженедельных заданий.

В раннем доступе CRSED: F.O.A.D. было три игровых режима: