Now, as someone who loves using burst fire weapons in shooting games, and as someone who always thought that having a burst fire shotgun was unheard of (even though there was that one burst fire shotgun in CoD Black Ops 2 - I don't know how I forgot about that until now), I kind of like Arcane Embrace. I was never one to use shotguns unless I have to, and Arcane Embrace is good... but I will admit, it does have some problems.
Aside from the design (like seriously, it should've had a much more unique design instead of being a reskin of Bonechiller), I honestly wish it had better perks. I would say half of the perks it has are good, and although I don't know what kind of perks I would like to implement into Arcane Embrace, but what it does have doesn't seem to be that good of a variety in my opinion. I also wish it wasn't a slug type. And yes, I know that it's a burst fire, but I can easily tell that it doesn't do spread fire like every other shotgun, and that it functions like a slug shot. Even the reticle is the same that slug shotguns use in the game. But I think the biggest problem is the fire rate. It feels slow, clunky, and delayed when wanting to fire the next shot. And I understand why, but it just doesn't feel consistent to me.
Would I like more burst fire weapons in Destiny 2? Yes, I absolutely would. But considering how much people seem to hate the burst fire hand cannons, and I'm willing to bet they might not like Arcane Embrace as well as I do. So maybe the weapons should stay as they are. While I do have some problems with Arcane Embrace, and while it doesn't function as well as I wanted it to, I do in fact like it. Other than that, I'm honestly giving it a 6/10. Not bad, but definitely could've been better.
I don't know who will agree or disagree with me on this, but I figured I'd give out my review for Arcane Embrace. Especially since October is finally done. What a horrible and intoxicating month this year. But that's a me problem, so don't worry about it.
-
14 RepliesThe gun is honestly not great for most gameplay imo. Because it burst fires you can easily waste ammo if the first shot kills your target the second then whiffs. Anyways the roll I want is volt shot and dual loader.
-
1 ReplyYou say you know it's a slug shotgun...but then say you can tell it's a slug shotgun and that it doesn't do spread fire...like other non-slug shotguns. Do you work at IGN?