The Patriots Revolution

The Patriots Revolution is a first-person shooter with a clean low-poly look. Its story follows Ashley, a young woman living quietly with her husband and child in a small American town, until explosions and alarms break out and military forces take over the streets. News broadcasts reveal that a faction has seized power in a coup and imprisoned the President. Ashley joins the resistance to fight back. In play, that means moving through a series of locations, completing objectives and fighting enemy forces in firefights that reward quick reactions and sensible use of cover. Objectives give each level a purpose beyond simply clearing enemies, and the variety of locations keeps the campaign from feeling like one long corridor.

The controls are standard for the genre: WASD to move, mouse to aim and shoot, scroll wheel to change weapon, R to reload, Space to jump, C to crouch and Shift to run. That makes it easy to start for anyone who has played a shooter before, and the developer describes the controls as accessible to newcomers too. It runs in WebGL and needs a keyboard and mouse on a landscape screen, so it is best on a desktop or laptop. Missions break the game into manageable chunks, and P pauses when you need to step away. Because objectives define progress, the game breaks naturally into chunks, so you can play for a while, stop, and come back later.

This is a good fit for players who want a story-driven FPS in the browser without the complexity of a full commercial shooter. It sits with campaign-style action shooters and resistance-themed military games, and the low-poly style keeps it readable on modest hardware. Experienced FPS players will find enough action to keep them moving, while newcomers can learn the basics of cover, crouching and reloading at their own pace.

via GameFlare