Garena Free Fire Review!
“Garena Free Fire is the ultimate survival shooter game available on mobile. Each 10-minute game places you on a remote island where you are pit against 49 other players, all seeking survival. Players freely choose their starting point with their parachute and aim to stay in the safe zone for as long as possible. Drive vehicles to explore the vast map, hide in trenches, or become invisible by proning under grass. Ambush, snipe, survive, there is only one goal: to survive and answer the call of duty.
[Survival shooter in its original form]
Search for weapons, stay in the play zone, loot your enemies and become the last man standing. Along the way, go for legendary airdrops while avoiding airstrikes to gain that little edge against other players.
[10 minutes, 50 players, epic survival goodness awaits]
Fast and Lite gameplay – Within 10 minutes, a new survivor will emerge. Will you go beyond the call of duty and be the one under the shining lite?
[4-man squad, with in-game voice chat]
Create squads of up to 4 players and establish communication with your squad at the very first moment. Answer the call of duty and lead your friends to victory and be the last team standing at the apex.
[Realistic and smooth graphics]
Easy to use controls and smooth graphics promises the best survival experience you will find on mobile to help you immortalize your name among the legends.”
Garena Free Fire Links:
iOS Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/garena-free-fire-anniversary/id1300146617
Android Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dts.freefireth&hl=en_GB
Company: GARENA INTERNATIONAL
Genre: Battle Royale
Rated: 12+
Offers in-app Purchases
Gameplay
On The Casual App Gamer, we’re really big fans of Battle Royale games. They’re fun, fast-paced and a great way to make gaming friends! Our all-time favorites are PUBG Mobile and Fortnite, but today we have Garena Free Fire which was recommended to us by the app store.
If I’m going to be completely honest with you, the gameplay is exactly the same as PUBG Mobile – to the T. There were slight differences, of course, but even the type of guns you can use were similar. The major difference was that you’re not put into teams, and you can’t use your microphone to talk to other players. Which although, I never talk in PUBG Mobile, I do think it’s a nice feature and a brilliant way to make friends or just shout down the mic like most of the teenage boys on the app!
Graphics
The graphics are also very similar to PUBG Mobile – they’re dark, pretty decent quality and the characters move well. My only issue was that everything took ages to load constantly, and I know it wasn’t my WiFi so that’s important to keep in mind.
Music & Sounds
As for the music in the actual gameplay, there’s not a lot to say. There’s music that drastically stops once you hit the ground and from then on, all you can hear are footsteps and gunshots like most battle royale games. It would be hard for Garena Free Fire to have music as you need to hear footsteps in order to know if someone is creeping up behind you.
Controls
Just like PUBG Mobile, when you first enter the game, you’re in a plane that you need to jump out of. Once you’re on the map, you are surrounded by an array of guns and other items you need. To run, move the toggle button on the left-hand side of the screen. To shoot, hit the shoot button on the right-hand side of the screen and you can also zoom in with the button next to it. Also on the right-hand side of the screen, you can crouch, lay down and jump. Like PUBG Mobile, to pick up a gun, all you have to do is walk up to it.
The Power of in-app Purchases
The store is split into 4 sections – top-up, weekly offers, and membership.
Top up
- 100 diamonds for £0.99
- 310 diamonds for £2.99
- 520 diamonds for £4.99
- 1060 diamonds for £9.99
- 2180 diamonds for £19.99
- 5600 diamonds for £48.99
Weekly offers
- x5 diamond royale vouchers, 74 resupply map play cards, and 199 diamonds for £4.99 instead of £7.99
- x5 diamond royale vouchers and x5 weapon royale vouchers for £4.99 instead of £8.99
Monthly membership
- claim 60 diamonds and a gun
- effective for 30 days
- instantly receive 100 diamonds
- claim 60 diamonds a day
- resets daily at 20:00
- all for £7.99 a month
Weekly membership
- claim 60 diamonds
- effective for 7 days
- claim 60 diamonds daily
- resets daily at 20:00
- all for £1.99 a week
The Verdict
There’s nothing wrong with the overall gameplay for Garena Free Fire, but it’s just too similar other games *cough PUBG Mobile* and it’s just not enough to get me to keep the game on my phone.
If you decide to download Garena Free Fire, let us know what you think and if you agree or disagree with the things we said. Happy gaming and stay casual!
Garena Free Fire Overall Rating: 3/5
iOS Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/garena-free-fire-anniversary/id1300146617
Android Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dts.freefireth&hl=en_GB
Company: GARENA INTERNATIONAL
Genre: Battle Royale
Rated: 12+
Offers in-app Purchases