Summary

  • Developers of The Finals have addressed concerns about the game's movement speed being "nerfed" and stated that no movement changes were made between the open beta and 1.0 launch.
  • The 1.0 launch of The Finals surprised fans and quickly gained over 200,000 players on Steam, but controversy arose with accusations of movement speed changes.
  • The developers explained that the movement speed did not change, but other factors like animations, sounds, settings, and the FOV slider may have made it feel slower for some players. They are working on rebalancing some of these changes.

The Finals developers have addressed concerns that the game's movement speed has been "nerfed," stating that no changes were actually made to the movement between the open beta and the 1.0 launch. First-person shooter game The Finals made a big splash with its open beta earlier this year, earning a great deal of praise for its over-the-top action and focus on fast-paced gameplay.

The Finals beta was a big success and left many fans hungry for more. When The Finals beta wrapped, there was no indication as to when the 1.0 version of the game would be available. That's why The Finals' shadow drop at The Game Awards 2023 came as such a surprise. It didn't take long for fans to flock to the 1.0 version of the game, amassing over 200,000 players on Steam in no time at all. However, the 1.0 launch came with a bit of controversy, as some fans accused the developers of "nerfing" the movement speed

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The Finals Debuts to Big Player Count Numbers But Mixed Reviews [UPDATE]

First-person shooter game The Finals releases to huge player count numbers on Steam, but it is suffering from mixed user reviews.

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Various Finals players took to the game's user review section on Steam to air their grievances about the game's seemingly "nerfed" movement speed. The Finals negative reviews were enough to drag the game's overall user score down to "Mixed." The developers have since responded to these concerns. Apparently, The Finals movement speed didn't actually change at all from the open beta to the 1.0 release. However, the developers think that the reason it may feel slower to some is due to a combination of "small adjustments to animations, sounds, and settings." In a Discord post spotted by PC Gamer, The Finals devs said that the light and medium archetypes may be particularly impacted by this. The biggest culprit, though, could very well be the FOV slider.

The Finals devs pointed out how the 1.0 release saw the FOV slider defaulted to 71, "which can have a huge impact on how the game feels." Those that feel as though the game is more sluggish than the open beta should definitely consider diving into The Finals' settings and tweaking the FOV slider accordingly. In the meantime, the developers are "working on rebalancing some of the changes."

The Finals was hugely popular during its open beta, and this quickness to address fan feedback will likely go a long way in giving the game even more goodwill among FPS fans. Based on early reactions, The Finals has what it takes to be a mainstay FPS hit, so it will be exciting to see how the game evolves moving forward.

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The Finals
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FPS
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Systems
PC-1 PlayStation-1 Xbox-1
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Top Critic Avg: 81 /100 Critics Rec: 85%
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Released
December 8, 2023
ESRB
T For Teen Due To Violence
Developer(s)
Embark Studios
Publisher(s)
Embark Studios
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Play
PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X|S
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Viewers at home, here's the news you've been waiting to hear: THE FINALS is accepting new contestants, and that means YOU! That's right, soon the world could be watching YOU tear apart our newest dynamic arenas and seize everlasting fame!

As you know, THE FINALS is the world's greatest free-to-play combat game show! Our contestants plug in to our virtual world and join teams in escalating tournaments. They fight it out in our beautifully-rendered arenas based on real-world locations that they can alter, exploit, and even destroy.

Sure, you can aim and shoot, but contestants that add our carefully curated virtual environments to their arsenal are more likely to advance, so do anything you can imagine in the name of victory! Burn arenas to the ground! Send wrecking balls crashing into your opponents! Don't just pull triggers - pull down buildings!

Genre(s)
FPS