Pariah had great potential but somehow along the way it fell flat on its face taking the gamer down with it
I started the game with a slight feeling of humor at the thought of controlling a doctor wielding rocket launchers and assault rifles (at least they were original). From there you begin the long roller coaster of confusion and shooting vicious looking thugs. But as you progress you slowly become more and more bewildered at the apparent lack of information and at one point you are doublecrossed by a character that you barely know or even recognise. At another point near the end of the game you walk straight into a full out war, who's fighting the war? what sides are involved? whats the war about? but sadly i never found out. Even of the main characters Karina is poorly described and usually disappears for random periods of time to reappear without any explanation. The only plot points are the sporadic and usually confusing cutscenes that more often than not leave the player frsutated at the storyline that has more twists and turn than the Di Vinci Code.
But all that aside Pariah creates a quite beautiful environment for you to get confused in, its wide, large outdoor environments are nicely textured and detailed and during the prison missions the designers manage to capture the essence of a futuristic city burning during a war which you could almost forget you were playing Pariah and imagine you were somewhere in Halo. One of its good points is it physics engine which allows for rag-doll physics as well as the destruction of various bits of scenery.
The weapons although not terribly underpowered they arn't they earth-shattering weapons of mass destruction you would hope for. The only time the weapons really become worth using is when you fully upgrade all its aspects.
All in all Pariah fails to live up to expectations and falls into the category of mediocre, which is very disappointing as it easily could have been a great game if it had cut down on its twisted plot and buffed up its weaponry.
If you want a more detailed and technical breakdown of Pariah then look up the gamespot review, but it your looking for an exciting, enthralling and deep fps then look elsewhere because you will be sorely disappointed.