FAU-G Review: Good graphics let down by boring gameplay 

FAU-G is one among India’s most overvalued video games, and for good purpose. The Made-in-India sport is an motion title that revolves round real-life occasions that occurred on Indian borders. It options an in-game retailer the place you should buy merchandise and contribute to the Indian Army.  It’s even obtained its personal anthem.
When FAU-G launched on January 26, India’s 72nd Republic Day, we determined to present the title a shot and performed it for fairly a while. Here’s our evaluation of FAU-G intimately.
Gameplay
Unlike well-liked perception, FAU-G is as of now, a close-combat sport. Most of the motion is fist punches and kicks and handcrafted weapons that get their very own names like ‘Lalkaar’, or ‘Tandav’. This instantly units it aside from PUBG and different motion titles, which have a bigger emphasis on taking pictures. 

We will deal with the single-player marketing campaign mode, which is the one mode that’s out there to play. Battle Royale and Team Death match modes are but to be added to the sport. 
FAU-G includes a slightly easy linear narrative the place you observe a path from checkpoint to checkpoint and take care of enemies who get in the way in which. Gameplay is restricted to simply three parts for now – motion, strike and defend. There isn’t any leaping, no weapons you’ll be able to throw. This typically left us with a sense that the sport is getting repetitive because it progresses. Once the hand-held weapons are launched, there may be nothing new to check out. 
FAU-G permits gamers to hold as much as two hand-held weapons at a time. (Image Source: The Indian Express)
Certain checkpoints characteristic bonfires the place you’ll be able to sit for just a few seconds and regenerate misplaced well being. However, for the reason that checkpoints are linear, it is usually attainable to journey to an earlier bonfire checkpoint to resume well being. This workaround permits you to progress into each new checkpoint with a full well being bar, regardless of whether or not the final checkpoint had a bonfire or not.  
FAU-G permits gamers to regenerate well being by sitting subsequent to a bonfire. (Image Source: The Indian Express)
One problem introduced in subsequent ranges is coping with a number of enemies, who after the primary few missions will often start attacking collectively slightly than ready for his or her probability. Progressing is sort of simple if you happen to implement easy methods like going for the enemy carrying a weapon first, after which utilizing that weapon to take out others.
The solely different problem is a timer on the highest proper that you could hold a watch on. Missions will mechanically fail and resume from the final checkpoint if you happen to fail to satisfy the time necessities.
Combat and weapons
The three-button fight system in FAU-G has loads of room for enchancment, particularly in terms of hand-held weapons. Weapons that you just accumulate after beating such enemies can even final for only some strikes earlier than they vanish.
While that is difficult, what was very irritating is that weapons have solely a few strikes left in them and can’t be changed with new weapons even when they’re proper in entrance of you. Instead, gamers should search for extra enemies, expend the remaining strikes of that weapon, after which come again to choose up the replenished weapon. This was additionally time-consuming.

Combat with a number of enemies in FAU-G. (Image Source: the Indian Express)
Picking up weapons is as simple as strolling over them, much like many different video games. However, choosing up weapons or switching from weapons to fist and vice versa whereas in fight was in our expertise, subsequent to unattainable. In addition, switching between enemies you’re hanging whereas in fight utilizing the analogue management on the left could be very arduous, because the participant typically appears to punch and strike solely these nearest to him, regardless of what path you wish to ship him in.
Player will get knocked out in FAU-G. (Image Source: The Indian Express)
Enemies which can be about to assault you get a crimson glow a second earlier than they strike, and you may strike them first to nullify their initiative. This makes the ‘defend’ button ineffective most often. The addition of a counter-attacking mechanism the place customers can block an incoming assault, and transition that right into a counter-attacking combo would have been nice right here.
There can be a transparent lack of variation right here. Hours into the sport, you will see that your self combating precisely comparable sorts of opponents in the same territory utilizing the identical ways and fight kinds. There is just not a lot to do via the sport moreover altering participant and weapon skins.
Plot, Narration and Graphics
Another cutscene in FAU-G’s single-player marketing campaign. (Image Source: The Indian Express)
As gamers progress via the sport, they are going to see cutscenes that really feel very sudden and random at instances. The animated cutscenes, typically lengthy, could be skipped, nevertheless. Even when there are not any cutscenes, gamers will hear their avatar say motivational quotes like “Apne bhaiyo ko bachana mera farz hai,” that are good to start with however start to really feel pointless quickly after.
A cutscene in FAU-G’s single-player marketing campaign. (Image Source: The Indian Express)
The graphics of the sport are, nevertheless, spectacular for a title that’s lower than half a gigabyte in obtain measurement. We tried the sport within the highest attainable graphic settings out there on Android, on a OnePlus Nord, and have been delighted to see higher particulars and constantly clean efficiency. Unlike the gameplay, the graphics truly make you’re feeling such as you’re taking part in a clean and polished title.
Cutscenes in FAU-G are in Hindi by default however include English subtitles on the underside. A cutscene in FAU-G’s single-player marketing campaign. (Image Source: The Indian Express)
In-game retailer
FAU-G additionally presents an in-game retailer. Fans can buy unique merchandise right here in addition to in-game cash, which additional mean you can purchase participant skins and weapon skins. The sport lets you recognize that 20% of what you spend right here goes to the Bharat ke Veer basis. Alternatively, you can even watch adverts to get extra cash.
FAU-G’s in-game retailer permits you to buy skins for participant avatars and weapons. (Image Source: The Indian Express)
While this can be a good implementation to have, the skins you should buy for now are very restricted. We ought to quickly see extra parts within the retailer as extra gameplay modes are made out there.
You may also watch adverts or spend actual cash to rapidly get extra cash. A cutscene in FAU-G’s single-player marketing campaign. (Image Source: The Indian Express)
Verdict
The FAU-G expertise for us has been a blended bag. Great at graphics and fluidity, the sport is let down by its poor fight implementation and uninspiring, unchanging gameplay model. Throughout our expertise, the sport typically felt incomplete, repetitive and easily put, boring.
While we wouldn’t precisely name the sport half-baked, we’d strongly say that FAU-G wants extra focus and polish on precise fight, earlier than it may be fulfilling for folks past the primary half-hour or so.