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Firewatch PC - Complete Review

2016-03-22T10:19:00.000-07:00

Hello there readers after a long while am doing another review and ironically it is my first review of 2016. 'Firewatch' is a first person Indie/Adventure game developed by 'Campo Santo' and this game is a pleasant surprise of this till now.

I picked up this game from steam just on a whim without any prior or proper knowledge about it, the only thing i knew about it was from a short trailer I saw on E3 2015 and it was to my great surprise after playing it I realized how absolutely pleasant it really is and how this Indie title separates itself from the masses.

Story/Plot

The game starts by gives you a narration of our protagonist's back story in a textual format but still it managed to attract a gamer's attention and felt attached to the character in a mature manner. The game presents us the story of 'Henry' who to escapes his sorrowful and despondent life to work as a Fire Lookout in Wyoming wilderness for the summer and the game follows how he spent his 79 Days of summer as Fire Lookout, apart from our protagonist the game features only one other character 'Delilah' a lookout from another region with whom 'Henry' only interacts using a radio day in and day out.

The main story arc of this game surrounds the strange and mysterious incidents occurring around the forest and these two lookouts trying sort them out. This game takes a very mature progression of the Story line where players gets attached to both 'Henry' and 'Delilah' and how these two support each other just via talking through a radio, you could actually experience a bond forming between these two strangers over a radio and in their common struggle to unravel the mystery.

The ending to the plot would not be as climactic as one might expect but still it manages to provide you with a complete satisfactory conclusion and if you could think about it by not giving a much climactic ending the game shows its maturity and I personally admires it, the only drawback was that the game was pretty short even with casual pace and exploration it would hardly take 4-5 hours of gameplay.

Gameplay

Speaking of Gameplay it is a simple first person Adventure game with a small hint of simulation, where developer opted for a no HUD gameplay which I prefer most of the time and tried keeping complexities to a minimum giving a player to completely cherish the the fire lookout experience the game has to offer, it is a great example on how simple gameplay can be engaging and effective. Climbing down or rappelling through ravines, going through wilderness and keeping check on campers and finding caches, finding amusing easter eggs, reporting incidents back to station, interactive talking with 'Delilah' or simply hiking through forest and exploring.

The Gameplay offers nice variant vistas of Wyoming Wilderness and provides a play through grounds which very neatly hides it's linearity and small area but even with its limited are the game still manages to keep the play through interesting and non repetitive.

Visual/Sound FX

Visual of this game is what is generally called a bold 2-D graphic style and with that sense of in game visuals you can't really go wrong, the graphics are soft with nice and pleasant light effects and evenly textured wilderness which could be found appealing.

The sound Score of this game along with voice acting is one of the biggest selling point about this game right along with its plot. With game only featuring two characters a whole lot depended on their act and they pulled it off splendidly without a doubt and its Music score offers mild singular tunes sounding pleasant to ear, the which you could literally listen on for hours at the end and typically transitioning swiftly based on ambiance.

Final Words

'Firewatch' is a great game and a total unexpected surprise that snuck up on me. This game is the very definition of pleasant, it shows off its attributes in its simplicity and maturity in manner of both its story arc and gameplay, with nothing to go wrong visuals and a truly amazingly peaceful soundtrack and splendid voice cast that makes you attached with just two characters in entire game. No matter which sort of gamer you are this game is one of the must have experience.

Pros - Compelling and Mature Story Arc, simple yet engaging Gameplay, Amazingly peaceful SoundScore accompanied by splendid Voice Performance.

Cons - Story was a bit short, Ending not as climactic as one might expect.

Rating - 9.4/10

Initial release date: February 9, 2016

Genres: Adventure game

Developer: Campo Santo

Writers: Sean Vanaman

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS

Designers: Nels Anderson, James Benson

Ranked Worst to Best - Assassin's Creed Games

2015-12-16T05:26:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers with the recent release of 'Assassin's Creed Syndicate' I have taken the opportunity to play all the games in franchise again and rank all the Assassin's Creed titles from Worst to the best, looking by the the rate at which new titles of the franchise are releasing i just might end up updating the list every once in a while , well at least for now this is the proper order according to me (The ranking is based on my personal opinion where i did my best to cover and compare all aspects of the games before ranking them though some of you may still disagree so, feel free to share your thoughts on comment section).

Note :- I'am only considering the main stream titles from the franchise and thus any handheld or mobile device titles are not included (This also does not includes 'Assassin's Creed Chronicles')

10. Assassin's Creed : Liberation HD(Honorary Mention)

(Well the title did originally released on 'PS Vita' but after sometime they remastered it and released it on mainstream platforms that being the sole reason i have included the title in the list.)

In 'Liberation HD' you are placed in the boots of 'Aveline de Grandpre' first playable female assassin in the franchise. The adventure of this assassin takes place in new orleans the renowned french quarter during the american revolution with settings running parallel to that of 'Connor Kenway' infact our protagonist encountered 'Kenway' during one of her misadventures.

Considering that this is actually a handheld game remastered to be launched in higher platforms the game looks pretty neat and appears to be quite a polished product where it also brings a certain new elements to the table, one of which i would encourage is the persona mode where the stature of character changes with change in persona, though the game shows some promise in the beginning it falters as the game began to progress, equipped with boring story arc, uninteresting mission structures and no relations to the Grand Scheme of Assassin's Creed storyline. The game may shine at places and possess it's engaging moment but all in all non favorable and thus lies at the bottom.

9. Assassin's Creed

Well The original game launched 8 years ago was groundbreaking in it's hay day which introduced us to 'Animus', the game possessing dynamic parkour gameplay accompanied by stunning visuals and not too shabby Storyline which followed the redeeming quest of Master Assassin 'Altair ibn la ahad' and his journey towards hunting templars and discovering the purpose of his order.

The game was iconic but with the release of sequels and many an occurred iterations which came along with them which favored the gamer paled the original game in their comparison. Basically it is a very good game but has become too dated and won't seem to us as phenomenal as it was on it's launch day.

8. Assassin's Creed: Rogue

The game setting is very identical to that of 'Assassin's Creed Black Flag' but here your protagonist is 'Shay Cormac' who is an Assassin Turned Templar and is on a mission of rooting out the Hollow Leaders of Assassins, showing us the perspective of the struggle between two factions from Templar point of view and making a damn good point on it.

The game possessed a great potential being almost completely identical to 'Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag' where it could have been one of the best assassin's creed title as the game possessed a unique plot angle and presenting a perception supporting Templars but the game laid waste in it's mediocrity. Assassin's Creed Rogue is a good game and i personally enjoyed it with nothing much to complain about it good visuals,gameplay and interesting plot but the reason it remained a mediocre game because it never aimed for a higher level to achieve and thus remained in the shadow and wound up at 8th position in my list.

7. Assassin's Creed: Unity

Assassin's Creed: Unity placed you in the boots of 'Arno Dorian' a brash young assassin during the era of french revolution seeking vengeance on the templars with a disregard for following the creed and well that's it for the plot with barely and influence of the ongoing french revolution on the plot there is literally no great significance that lies here, i honestly found it be boring and forcefully lengthy but the game possess other redeeming qualities. Leaving aside the bugs and glitches this game suffers it infact is a very good looking game possessing great visual and textures, absolutely gorgeous with an introduction of a slightly improved and a much more dynamic approach towards game play mechanics it tries to compensate for it's poor plot and mostly that would have been enough but many a mission structure (disregarding the assassinations) were very linear not much diversification to be noticed and the game does very little to reward the completionist types which in previous games were very much rewarding, engaging and encouraged people to spend more hours on the game. So there you have it why unity got placed in the 7th position.

6. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

This game was a direct and immediate sequel to 'Assassin's Creed II' where it took it's prequel's attributes which we all adored and expanded upon it adding more contents to it. The game game was quite a feat which also introduced the multiplayer mode to the franchise which according to me personally was very engaging and gameplay was cleverly implemented. Though the game is very satisfying and provides many rewarding contents it still feels more like an expansion of 'Assassin's Creed II' and less like a stand alone game ,there also lies some elements which i would not approve of which includes many filler missions just to extend game time, forcefully lengthening of the game plot. Many of you might not agree with and some might even curse me but as for the guy who played all the assassin's creed title again just for the sake of writing this article am not that far off the mark.
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is a very Good game and i enjoyed it thoroughly but some tough choices were made while positioning it on my list though i would not differentiate much between 5th & 6th position.

5. Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

The latest installment in the franchise of Assassin's Creed felt less of a traditional Assassin's Creed game possessing a little grandeur in epic fantasy department and more of a rut buster because the game feels a lot different than any of your traditional titles in the franchise but that does not necessarily means a bad thing. 'Assassin's Creed Syndicate' is an awesome game with interesting plot, great visuals and most importantly the dynamic diversity of missions and side missions providing you with loads of rewarding contents and for the first time the franchise providing two playable characters the frye twins 'Jacob & Evie Frye' going through the Streets of Victorian London in the blooms of industrial revolution and liberating it from the Templars. The game was much more engaging and entertaining than it's predecessor 'Assassin's Creed Unity'. My only complaint would be the combat which could prove to be sometimes repetitive and the plot is not as influential and inspiring as previous titles (Unity,Rogue & liberation not included). Tough choices were made and that is the reason it wound up at 5th position though i would not differentiate much difference between 6th and 5th position.

4. Assassin's Creed: Revelations

The Final Installment of Ezio trilogy concluded it with a satisfying end and provided the gamers with a much deserving closure both on life of 'Altair & Ezio' and finally revealing the grand purpose of Desmond's Destiny. This Adventure of Ezio depict him as an aged person and full of wisdom but far more deadlier than he was before, in his final installment Ezio visits masyaf and constantinopole in search of wisdom left behind by the altair to find a deeper meaning in the beliefs of their brotherhood and in turn wounds up facing the templar order. The game could be a little limiting with Mission sequences being not much spectacular than usual but it's biggest attribute is the plot depicting the struggle of Ezio in a foreign land while searching for Altair's wisdom along with Desmond's struggle in present time with his fragmented mind puts on an air of Grandeur which leaves a lasting impression.

3. Assassin's Creed III

Most of you disagree with me right now and many of you are about to discredit the entire list by now but hear me out here. Assassin's Creed III is the biggest underrated title of the franchise where people struggled towards the change from 'Ezio' (it was bound to happen as he was part of 3 predecessor titles and people were habituated of him) towards the protagonist of this game 'Connor Kenway' and many of the people wound up comparing both the protagonist which was not at all a fair comparison as both Assassins are from a different era, Ezio from renaissance and Connor from American Revolution. The characters deserve to possess their unique characteristics and attributes and i found the character of 'Connor Kenway' to be original, unique and most importantly agreeable. Apart from character the game contains a very interesting plot and the arc it follows is very satisfying with a visual that is mind blowing even still it is a very good looking game and the game tries to provides it's own uniqueness to the already present strong gameplay mechanics, it introduced the dynamic ship gameplay which was widely appraised in 'Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag' and not only that but the game also provides importance to the role that 'Desmond Miles' plays and brought in many ground breaking changes in the 'present day' story line. The only complaint i have with this game is that it could prove to be rushed and inconsistent at times.

2. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag was one of the most unexpected turnout of the Franchise where everybody expected it to be yet another yearly title of Assassin's Creed Franchise but the game literally blew our mind, the game in itself is a feat, provided with a true experience of a pirate's life(i mean who wouldn't love it) along with the most appraised attribute of a pirate experience is commandeering your very own ship and the game gladly presented it to us. Go treasure hunting, whaling , hijacking ships, taking down fortresses, assassinating templars, looting/pillaging, unraveling conspiracies and all in all while searching for a mysterious precursor site. This game is a whole package and most deserving to be the finest of the 'Assassin's Creed' franchise.

1. Assassin's Creed II

This game was, still is and will be (Most probably) the best installment in all of Assassin's Creed franchise. The game may be dated but still deserving it's position on the top of the mantle. The game introduced many iterations from original assassin's creed game and added many new characteristics which are still in regulation but most importantly the game introduced us to a brash and passionate youth from Renaissance by the name of 'Ezio Auditore da Firenze' and tells us his tale that shows us how betrayal and tragedy fell upon his family and circumstances forced him to become an assassin and his transition into the brotherhood.The game is perfection in itself and one of the most influential plot i have experienced, accompanied by such an amazing soundtrack which was so good that it ended up becoming the theme sound score for the entire franchise. Not only this game is the best Assassin's Creed Game of the franchise but one of the best video gaming experience i have ever encountered.

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Assassin's Creed Syndicate (PC) Review

2015-11-21T08:22:00.003-08:00

Hello there guys sorry for the long inactivity, it has been a long time since i posted a review on a video game but am back with a bang on a detailed review of 'Assassin'S Creed Syndicate' just go on ahead to find out if Assassin's Creed Series is back on its righteous track or do we have another 'Assassin's Creed Unity' at our hand which i honestly found to be uninteresting and mediocre at the very best and consider it to be a low point in Assassin'S franchise.

Story/Plot

Welcome to London lads where the new installation of Assassin's Creed takes place in the blooming heart of Victorian England with era of Industrial Revolution upon us and the streets of London scouring with thugs and amidst all this we find our two protagonists, that's right for the first time in history of Assassin's Creed you get to play as not one but two Assassins the 'Frye Twins'. This game tells us how these two young Assassins are going to take on the streets of London while enacting their responsibilities towards the creed.

The plot of the game tell us on how this brother/sister duo taking over the streets of London using their gang 'The Rooks' from 'The Blighters' who are supported by The Templars whilst searching for the pieces of 'eden' hidden in London somewhere. The plot engages us showing the contrast in nature of the twins where 'Jacob Frye' is a Head Strong bloke who is impulsive,irrational and a bit childish with an attitude of 'Shoot first Ask questions later' which honestly reminded me a bit of a young and rash 'Ezio Auditore' while her sister on the other side 'Evie Frye' is exactly opposite who is rational and keeps a clear head with more focused on her responsibilities towards the creed and finding the pieces of eden rather than playing Gang Leader with her brother. Though they both create their own brand of chaos, although you can switch between characters at almost any given time but mainstream missions are more 'Jacob' oriented rather than 'Evie' which was a bit of a let down as she is the Stealthier Among the two but given the dynamics of their relationship let us get past this error and makes us engage ourselves in the plot and the struggles they face both with Templars and among themselves.

Now speaking of present time Story line which was barely existing yet alone made engaging since death of 'Desmond' in Assassin's Creed III, they tried to recreate the spark but made an unsatisfactorily approach towards it.

   All in All the plot was quite refreshing and engaging unlike it's previous counter part 'Assassins Creed Unity' which mediocre at best and plot being very dull. Though i still found the missing of the Grandeur which existed in previous Assassin's Creed game, a True Feel of fantasy which was lost since 'Assassin's Creed III' which made me fall in love with this series, they tried to rekindle the same essence in 'Assassin's Creed Black Flag' and for the most past they succeeded but i could not even find its glimmer in Assassins Creed Liberation,Rogue or Unity.

Even though i adored Assassin's Creed Syndicate there were some unsatisfactory turn of events in the plot and the obvious missing sense of epic fantasy which personally was a bit let down for me.


Gameplay

Well Gameplay always has been a strong and attractive attribute of Assassin's Creed Franchise and this one also is no different, this time around they have provided us with a more dynamic approach towards the gameplay which was first implemented in unity but here in this game we get to experience it in a polished form. The gameplay is very similar to previous Assassin's Creed game where you could use your acrobatic skills to free run around the city and carrying out the deed of the creed. The gameplay may very well be similar to previous titles but i couldn't help but notice some changes in the mechanics and most of it was for the better.

The stealth mechanics takes a more dynamic approach along with the combat which it appeared to me a bit derived from the Batman Arkham Series, even the eagle vision now acts more as detective mode from batman series where you could see through walls and objects, not complaining even i think it was for the better. Apart from another major changes you could observe is the grappling hook you get which is attached to your hidden blade which u can use to grapple onto tall buildings or even hook slide from one building to another (yet another similarity from Batman Arkham games) the grappling hook mechanics is pretty neat but still it could not be said as finished product still need some work on it and another addition is that you could drive carriages as it was the only means of transport at the time and the carriage driving mechanics was properly implemented even though i wasn't much good at it and end up crushing bystanders. Speaking of bystanders the NPC bystanders seemed to me very unresponsive even when i was assassinating people left and right their expressions seemed to be like 'eh!' only on some situations i got the impression that NPCs are reacting to something though i must say on the contrast the enemy AI were very responsive and alert and difficult to handle which even added more to the dynamics of stealth mechanics.
Where 'Jacob' is more on facing enemies head on bashing enemies skulls using brass knuckles her sister 'Evie' is more stealth oriented where she uses a baton stick of some sort and honestly saying as soon as combat starts she turns into Inspector Gadget using that weapon of her.

In the living breathing London we have been provided a large playground and provided with many contents which i personally enjoyed and kept me engaged to the games be it helping out 'Charles Dickens' or finding secrets of a hidden Assassin Chamber, fighting in the pits, racing the carriages, fighting gang wars and many more and since you are basically a gang leader you can also increase the skills for your gang along with your own separate character skills with both trees mapped separately which not only require currency but also special items to upgrade the skills.

Apart form poor bystanding NPCs the game posses very strong gameplay mechanics which is a big positive factor of this game and with good optimization present you could experience smooth gameplay and it makes good use of its large map with lots of contents to keep you engaging towards it for quite some time.

Visual/Sound FX

The Visuals of this game is pure eye candy, very much similar to that of 'Assassin's Creed Unity' but the visuals of that game being amazing still was rough around the edges with dull tone and filled with bugs and glitches. This game is placed in a similar visual settings but with more depth and detail posing a warmer environment approach with a polished touch and a softer tone which was all for the better of it giving it a sense of a finished product. The character details and uniqueness were splendid though many of the NPC's from rival gangs possessed similar models so there were not much dissimilarities present and the population density was very low when compared to 'Unity' though it is for the better. Now speaking of the visual highlight of this game is the London itself, with a massive map to explore at first it might appear a bit greyish and dull but give it some moment to settle in and you will feel the beating heart of London and experience the true bloom of industrial revolution.

   The Sound FX of this game is also very satisfying with a splendid voice act done by the cast especially the back and forth between the frye twins and the addition of 'Charles Dickens','Charles Darwin' and 'Alexander Graham Bell' was a nice touch with sound score giving a true essence of The Victorian Era, there was no complaint regarding it from my side.

Special Note :- PC port optimization is much better in this than in previous title and even on medium end PC the game should be able to run smoothly with Medium-Low settings without a hitch and stutter.

Final Words

Here is the final word, Since 'Assassins Creed Black Flag' this is the most enjoyable and engaging installment and for some parts even more so than Black Flag. The game plot is truly engaging especially with such interesting characters like 'Frye Twins' and their adventurous take on the control for the streets of London and I could not have asked for a more dynamic approach towards the stealth mechanics and interactions and lots of contents for you to be engaged in the game. Drawbacks of the which i found to be was that even with numerous weapons in your arsenal the combat could get repetitive and many of you could find some turn of events to be unsatisfactory but if you could move past it this is truly a splendid game and a very enjoyable and engaging Assassin's Creed title i have played in quite some time.

pros - Engaging Plot, Contrast of Frye Twins, Polished Visuals, Dynamic Stealth Approach. Lots of interactive contents.

Cons - Repetitive Combat , Unsatisfactory turn of events in Plot, Unresponsive NPCs.

Rating - 8.5/10

Game Of Thrones A Telltale game series : Episode 1 - Iron From Ice (Complete Review)

2014-12-05T04:57:00.000-08:00

Ironically this time around am also doing review on a click & go adventure title , here is a funny coincidence this one is also developed by 'Telltale games' . I'm also hoping for this one too be a blast and not to jinx it am holding up some pretty high expectations as 'telltale games' excel at story telling and this time they are doing it with the 'Game Of Thrones' one of the best fantasy a person could experience not only in the form of George R.R. Martin's Novel 'A Song Of Ice & Fire' but also as HBO's original TV series and thanks to'telltale games' we get to experience the game version of this fantasy as its back lore contains literally tons of contents & little details which are worth experiencing.

Story/Plot

Well first things first if you fellas haven't caught up to recent episodes of tv show or read the books there might be some spoilers for you. So from what i have gathered from playing the game it entirely revolves around the lives of the house 'Forrester' who were the loyal followers of the 'Starks' and how the the outcomes of war effected their lives. The game begins with you being placed in the boots of 'Garred Tuttle' squire of The Lord Forrester who is one of the lead playable characters in the game others being the children of Lord Forrester , So the game starts off during the 'Red Wedding' if you are aware of this incident you know that this was one of the key moments in the lore. The incident of 'Red Wedding' brought a dramatic change in struggle for power over seven-kingdoms of westeros and the game tries to focus on changes it brought among the houses which were not at the center of this turmoil and how indirectly it effected them , the episode 1 was particularly slow paced and struggled a bit in keeping the players focused on it although it started off a proper episodic chapter which am eagerly looking forward for. It was kind of like a slow paced version of 'Tales from Borderlands' and to be honest i liked the idea , the games constantly reminds you of the TV show which is a masterpiece in itself and not sure about other but Game Of Thrones fans just couldn't walk away from this game that's a guarantee.

Gameplay

As said before its a click & go adventure game a simple yet elegant approach towards depicting the story curve with this much complexity.The gameplay seemed a bit more interactive you characters play through many a combat scene and goes through many quick time events which makes sure to you stay on your toes. The game also features an inventory system were you obtain some collectibles and items which might be helpful in future purposes for example herbs , keys , seals , milk of the poppy etc. and also the decision making requires much more thought as depending upon the intense theme of the lore and turn by turn you will be trapped in the conundrum of decisions you have to make and witness how drastically it effects the story in more than one way than you could have hoped.

One of the things i've always wondered was how it would feels like to survive and struggle in the land of westeros and have one of those complex and twisted conversations which you have to handle carefully and calmly so that they wouldn't later come to bite you in the behind , my hope is that just like episode 1 other episodes might also bring the ominous charm of 'Game Of Thrones'.

Visuals/Sound FX

Visuals and graphic designs could said to be a big draw back of the game as Dev's tried to surf on an unknown waters and provided us with paint stroke textures , it could have been nice but the textures are lucid and due to this there are no proper effects of lighting and shadow detailing could be noticed.The visuals does appear beautiful at times but fails to maintane the intense tone of the lore.

Now here is the part which i liked the most not only does the game uses original soundtrack from TV show which includes creating the lovable intro of the game with theme music just like TV show . They also used the cast from TV show to perform in the game and let me just tell you this it doesn't get more authentic than this be it the sneaky charm of Margerie ,Bitter words of Cersei or Clever comments of Tyrion , rest assured others characters acting have also been preformed splendidly.

Final Words

The game literally takes one of the best fantasy available and tries to expand on its lore and with the level of complexity the lore of 'Game of Thrones' possess it would always keep you engaging.This was the first episode so just try to be a bit patience as it requires a slow approach to get to the good parts.This game might seem a bit dodgy at first but give it a try and it will grow on you & this goes without saying gamer or no gamer 'Game of Thrones' fans its a must play for you

"Game Of Thrones in a Graphic Adventure "

Pros - Engaging Complexity , Intense Decision Making , Voices done by original 'Game OF Thrones' cast

Cons - Shady visual artwork , quite a slow pace

Rating - 7.5/10

Tales From Borderlands : Episode 1 - Zer0 Sum - Complete Review

2014-12-02T06:37:00.004-08:00

Hey guys am with yet another review for my readers its a spin off game based on Borderlands series and thankfully unlike last spin off game i reviewed 'Escape Dead Island' which was a complete train wreck , this game here is developed by 'TellTale Games' who are loved for their 'Game of the Year' winner Walking Dead game series and have got quite a knack for story telling & they create video games episodically with every new episode releasing within a few weeks. So let's continue with the review of Episode 1.

Story

If anybody is not aware about the Borderlands back story or setup let me just quickly elaborate about it . The game series revolves around in a hostile planet of 'Pandora' where the stage set up is like a post apocalyptic world , and there are rumoured to be various vaults present on the planet containing invaluable alien technologies and the people who dedicate their life searching for it are called vault hunters and there is always a competition of violent nature going on between the vault hunters and a big corrupt corporation of 'Hyperion' owned by an evil guy called 'Handsome Jack'(i know its cheesy but fits right into the game). So in all the three established video games of Borderlands the plot technically revolves around a group of vaults hunters and their adventures during their search for vaults but in this game instead of focusing the plot on some big shot vault hunters it is being focused on the misadventures of the other guys whom the legends may not remember but still how they impacted the Borderland universe.

The plot has two lead protagonists 'Rhys' & 'Fiona' on one hand Rhys is a corporate employee of the hyperion looking for a chance to make his way to the top of the company and in the world , where as on the other hand Fiona is a con artist who along with his sister and mentor trying to fill up her pocket as much as possible.The plot curve dictates how followed by a series of unfortunate events Rhys & Fiona were somehow bound to meet and thus begins their crazy adventures along with their friends trying to make it through the harsh world of Pandora. The entire plot is played on as narration where both Rhys & Fiona have been captured by an unknown assailant who is forcing them to tell their story as he needs some information out of it. As i mentioned before 'TellTale' games have quite a knack for story telling and this time also they don't disappoint , they have beautifully narrated the whole story (at least episode 1) where it was filled with wit , action & melodrama , you will witness that not only the game contains a true essence of Borderlands series with Zer0 from borderlands 2 playing a major support role in episode 1 ,but it also possess an interesting and highly engaging storyline on itself.

Gameplay

If you know 'Telltale games' you could have easily guessed that its a point click and go adventure game which is their strong suit and they always try to makes this simple format of gameplay more interactive and innovative where they place their attention towards little things that a gamer would enjoy instead of bringing up large and sudden changes which leads to undoing of many game titles.
as simple as the gameplay goes there is nothing much to elaborate about it , games of these formats are generally slow paced and the players would lose their most of the interest in prolonged gameplay sessions but the Devs made the game so interactive and engaging that you wouldn't let go of your controller till the very end. Apart from some quick Time Events in the game , what really attracts your attention is the dialogues you play through and the decisions you make during the game and how deeply it effects the gameplay and storyline and it kind of always makes you anxious on how the plot will unfold. The main forte of both the game genre & Devs is focused on story telling and the gameplay beautifully complements the enhancing this experience.

Visuals/Sound FX

The visuals of actual borderlands game contains the lovable comic book artwork and the 'Telltale games' have always based their games on this format , so basically what i'am trying to say is there is nothing wrong that could have gone with the visuals.

According to me in order to achieve the true essence of Borderlands sound fx plays a very important role and they have achieved it. The game is filled with out of the whack characters each possessing their own uniqueness (thanks to voice cast)and the good old hilarious back stage to support it with original soundtrack from borderlands game , the fans would feel right at home.

Final Words

Confession time i loved this game , i seriously didn't hoped 'Tales from Borderlands - Episode 1' to kick off the series with such an amazing start with a highly engaging plot , interactive gameplay and beautifully complementing visuals & sound fx. If the future episodes be just as good as this one we all are literally looking at one of the top nominee for 'Game Of The Year' title. My only complaint is that this wittiful misadventure was way too short.

"An Amazing start To This Series Of Episodic Graphic Adventure"

Pros - Engaging Storyline , True to story decision making , beautifully complementing visuals and audio

Cons - Too short

Rating - 9.5/10

Series: Borderlands
Developers: Gearbox Software, Telltale Games
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, OS X

Escape Dead Island - Complete Review

2014-11-28T06:33:00.000-08:00

Hey there fellas am back with yet another review for my fellow gamers. Its 'Escape Dead Island' well its a spin off game created by Deep Silver based on the game 'Dead Island' in an attempt explore more of Dead Island universe which would be very much appreciated by the hardcore fans of the franchise. Lets just hope i do justice in rating out the game.

Story/Plot

Well the game focuses on the base origin of the 'Dead Island' universe where game starts off with and puts you in the boots of a certain Ninja/Secret Agent investigating the lab placing him literally at the time when outbreak begins , after a few shabby levels the game jumps forward 6 months where 3 of the aspiring journalist going to the island of Banoi in order to investigate about the infestation as the news about the outbreak was suppressed. Where you 'Cliff Calo' are the protagonist of this third-person action shooter and as expected all three of them are now stranded on the island and struggling for survival and trying to gather proof and build up their story to reveal about the truth about the island , i mean it seemed a bit nuts to me but whatever floats their boats.

As the title suggest you are trying to escape this zombie island and the plot depicts that journey of your struggle and the hardship you face during the island. They even try to explore deeper into the little world of Dead Island and as said before it would be very much exciting for hardcore fans of the franchise , which to be honest doesn't includes a larger demograph. The game also digs deeper into the origin story of the outbreak and adding a bit of a mystery flare at some places making the game takes you through pretty mixed curves showing its ups and downs but sadly no matter how much interesting the plot goes at some point the downward curve overlaps the positive part. To be honest at a point right during my play through i paused the game and started wondering why ? whats the point of this nonsense , the more i played this game the more it seemed to me like a zombie version of Far Cry 3 and that too not i a good way.

Gameplay

Well as for a Third-Person Action-shooter the game feels a bit limited , even with an island given to explore which are filled with zombies there is literally nothing to do , even the mission objective feel just like going from one point to another killing off a couple of zombies along the way maybe encountering a new zombie or two , don't get me wrong there are bits and pieces to enjoy about the game but really its just in bits and pieces .The combat was supposed to be the cool part of the game which i really loved in the original Dead Island games but what you get is really pathetic and doesn't even capture a single fraction of awesome zombie killing of the Original series which was he center of attraction in those games. In this all you can do either shoot , lame kick on zombie's face and randomly wave melee weapons on the infected or sneak from behind to get a stealth kill , speaking of which when you go straight to a zombie's face and then move past round him to sneak from behind for a stealth kill that is just complete non sense i mean nobody is that much brain dead . The game tries to compensate by adding a bit more vulnerable character who can be infected by the virus so you want to form a strategy before jumping headstrong, they also try to offer various types of weapons to change the pace of combat but its way to homogeneous to be effective or even enjoyable, although i would agree that splashing the face of the zombie by a headshot never gets old.

The missions you take on also doesn't have any depth to them , as mentioned before they are all basically going from one point to another while killing zombie on the way although sometimes the game play is not so linear as in many sections of the level there are many object to interact to which offers you a slight different path or approach towards your destination which feels like a sort of release from the boring linear approach and sadly that's the only positive comment i could say about it and not to mention that the game is filled with bugs and glitches which would have easily suppressed any major positive factor if this game had any , you all must think am judging way too hard but believe me i tried for looking for positive stuffs for hours but there was nothing much to begin with of that anyway.

Visuals/Sound FX

Well the only approval this game will get from me in some sort of the way is by its visuals as there is not much wrong you can go by adapting the comic book art style , the visuals may not give you any eye gasm while playing but at least its decent and easy on the eyes . The visuals may not be the best in comic art style like borderlands series showing radiance while playing but still it is one the major factor of the game which made me survive this game till the end.

There is nothing much to say about sound fx apart from the fact that it has a crappy/cheesy acting and a music score which i didn't hated.

Final Worlds

Now every once in a while there comes a game which not only makes me think of myself as a cynical critic but also makes me question myself why do i even play video games and Escape : Dead Island lies on the borderline of that category although there were some enjoyable moments but still playing games like this makes me wonder what were Devs thinking while making crap of a game like this one. Now the hardcore fans of the dead island may want to try it out and some of them may even enjoy it but if you are not one of those people i would suggest to just avoid the game.

Pros - Comic Book Art Style

Cons - Buggy , Glitchy & repetitive linear gameplay , cheesy voice acting , bland storyline

"You should ESCAPE on this outbreak "

Rating -2.5/10

Series: Dead Island
Developer: Fatshark
Publisher: Deep Silver
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows

Lego Batman 3 : Beyond Gotham - Complete Review

2014-11-25T06:05:00.000-08:00

Hey guys am back with the review of Lego Batman 3 : Beyond Gotham , the latest game in the Lego Video game section created by 'Traveler's Tale'. So let me just start off by saying that am not a big Lego fan , I mean before 'Lego Movie' i would have never even considered playing it . Its not like i hate the category but i just don't get the appeal , though as it may i will try my utmost best not be biased while writing the review.

Story/Plot

Well the plot of the game is a bit complicated so in order to elaborate it i have to convey in various steps.The game kicks off with an unusual meeting of the all emotional spectrum ring holders , soon finding out that it was a trap set by 'Braniac' in an attempt to steal and harness their powers. The Story then jumps forward to Gotham City where Batman and Robin are chasing after Killer Croc in sewers focusing on the regular crime fighting routine of The Dark Knight & Boy wonder and the game goes a bit mundane until you have reached the level where space watch tower being invaded by the gang of super villains and that's the point from which the exciting & fun part of the game kicks in as the Game turns from a Lego Batman game to a Justice League Game where you get to play as all the lead characters of the league and thus making the title 'Beyond Gotham' justifiable.

Since its basically a Justice League game the story prospect is much more entertaining and enjoyable where Justice League team up with League of Doom accompanied by Green Lantern Corp in order to prevent Braniac from accomplishing his nefarious objective of miniaturizing and capturing Earth. The plot is well placed to attract a wide group of players and not only Just DC fans.

Gameplay

I don't know wether you are familiar with the gameplay concept of Lego Games . Well if you are not let me put it this way , the game mechanics are as basic as it comes for a co-op game where 2 players play through a level breaking as many stuffs and destroying as many enemies as they can , even solving a few nifty and fun puzzles along the way while earning coins as a sort of personal competition.The game also offers a wide roster of playable characters each with its unique attribute and efficiency , thus increasing the replay value of the game . The wide range of roster isn't the only reason for its increased replay value but the game also offers tons of extra contents in form of collectibles , different playable modes , unique boss battles even mini games including rescuing TV's Adam West included in every level. The Game also features Suit selection where most of the characters can change among theirs various suits where different suits offers different unique abilities which are highly useful in tackling various obstacles and enemies which add to the variance and minimizes the repetitiveness of the game , that being said the game becomes dull during prolonged game sessions.

Although the game seems all fun and entertaining its not without its faults for starters the combat is pretty homogeneous where the attack is performed simply by a melee blow at least for most of the characters,the game has provided uniqueness to characters but combat wise most of the characters are pretty much identical. They should have added various moves to add originality to characters. Secondly it shows restrictiveness in the level designs which is not a deal break but still a bummer and finally the game could prove to be distasteful for the newcomers to the Lego franchise as game tries to provide help in forms of hints but still i observed that players could be stuck in a level for a long time getting frustrated just because they didn't broke every object or didn't noticed a latch or lever made of legos among broken legos or missed the jumping legos to create objects. I haven't had much experience with Lego games but while playing the game i found this issue to be kind of frustrating otherwise its a pretty fine game.

Visual/Sound FX

To be honest i didn't thought much about its visuals before starting the game because its just a Lego game there is nothing more dynamic to be expected , but while playing the game i noticed DX 11 really churns out pretty good visuals with more detailing in effects and surrounding , providing better depth of field and dynamic lighting and shadows is pretty stunning but still not a pure eye candy. Its fair enough to say that i liked the light hearted artworks and how game takes us through variance in scenarios from bat cave to space battles showing off its implementation of DirectX 11.

The sound FX part i liked a lot , the voice cast did an impeccable job filling life to a bunch of legos be it the Joker's funny punch lines , Flash's Childish blabbering or the depth of seriousness in Batman and the music score is also not too bad.

Final Words

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham may have its error in the gameplay which might push away some players but if your learned the ropes to cope it , it is a fun ,light hearted and interactive solo/co-op game with the game being a LEGO Justice League in disguise with an engaging plot , pretty nice visuals and lovable voice casting which would be appreciated by many. So if you like engaging yourself in some light hearted casual gaming especially co-op , i would surely recommend you this game but if a couple hours of Casual game time is not you thing i would say try to avoid it as game becomes dull and uninteresting during prolonged game session..

Pros - unexpectedly interesting plot , impeccable voice acting , DX11 visuals

Cons - restrictive gameplay , prolonged sessions makes the game lose its charm, not favorable to players new to Franchise

"Casual and FUN !"

Rating - 7.2/10

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

Developer: Traveller's Tales
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, iOS

Randal'S Monday (PC) - Complete Review

2014-11-19T06:23:00.003-08:00

Jeez back After nearly eight months of inactivity .... It didn't surprised me that i had lost so many of my viewers, Well time to make amends i have lined up quite a queue for my upcoming reviews which will also include "First Impression In First Hour " Commentary gameplay, but not only this i have also set up an exclusive 'giveaway' for my viewers where i'am giving away 3 'Shadows of Mordor' keys for steam and also will be conducting more giveaways in future including Gaming goodies.

Story

Well the game 'Randal's Monday' is particularly a single player only, point & click adventure game . The entire premise of the game surrounds the life of a one kleptomaniac 'Randal Hicks' who took his best friend's engagement ring and how he is forced to relive a particular monday as a result of being effected by the cursed engagement ring kinda like the movie 'The GroundHog Day' by 'Bill Murray' but they had put it in a clever way as Randal Experiences a different monday every time he wakes up depending upon the incidence occurs on previous day , it might appear that the game might get boring after a while but it keeps you hooked up as Randal takes on insane and hilarious misadventures everyday encountering aliens , Darth Vader and even Death and how his best friend commits suicide everyday differently is also pretty funny. Although at the begining it might appear that the whole charm of the game may last forever but as Randal takes on a different adventure every time, but many of the incidence and encounters becomes some what of a bore and the ridicule responses of Randal becomes less and less hilarious as the game progresses. The Plot has a lot of charm to draw you attention but fails to grab hold of it till the end.

Gameplay

Well as mentioned before the game is a click and go adventure game which follows the conceptual way of a comic book letting you browse through various scenarios and try to rebuild old school narrative in its own fashion which to be honest i really liked & in an attempt to change the scope of humour we have been provided various sorts of replies to be made by 'Randal' kinda like an rpg game but the whole idea of dialogue selection becomes redundant as most of the time you have to select every variations in dialogue no matter you would want to or not making a lot of conversations very boring and becomes a downfall because playing through these segments like a cartoon show is half the base of the game.

The other half base of the game includes the puzzle solving to proceed through the scenario by interacting with almost every thing in the scenario. The way of interacting is divided into 3 part Inspection , Communication & Physical Interaction (which basically includes adding items in your inventory) where you add various items from inventory together and interact with scenario to solve the puzzle which is also very redundant as ' Randal' refuses most of the interaction by passing a snide comment towards the players , which had its charm in the begining but loses as we progress and would rather become quite irritating as you try to solve puzzles ridiculously impractical and difficult to solve which forcefully makes you resort to looking for hint.

The gameplay of 'Randal's Monday' still need more logical approach towards puzzle solving and making it more fun to solve rather than making it a chore

Visuals/Sound FX

Well the games is basically a giant cartoon based adventure and so is its visuals reminding you of old cartoon based games where it can't go wrong , the game visuals helps adding the lighthearted fun and nuisance in the game helps in the favor . This Cartoon style kinda fills you up as if you are watching a humorous cartoon show where you get to make the choices of the character , kinda like 'South Park : The Stick Of Truth' but still shy a few factors to be a perfect example.

Sound FX is a bit too shabby as one would expect an array of wide Sound FX to fill the richness of a cartoon visualisation 'Nexus Game Studios' failed to implement it , apart from the Voice Acting of 'Randal' which was pretty hilarious at times the other's seem quite mundane.

Final Words

'Randal's Monday' is a modern classic click n' go adventure games which makes you some what nostalgic towards old school games and classic hilarious cartoon shows offering an interesting plot with brain teasing puzzle solving making you appeal towards its comic book charm but as you progress deeper into the game jokes and Randal's response/reactions seem a bit less funny and the puzzles tends to be more impractical and illogical many times. So if you want to enjoy a modern classic touch n' go adventure with attractive appeal and design and might enjoy ridiculously tough puzzles you might wanna go grab it.

"An Attractive Hilarious Touch and Go comic book Adventure with a bit repulsive puzzle design "

Pros - Hilarious and Funny Plot setting ,comic book based art work is quite attractive

Cons - ridiculous and illogical puzzles, conversation go less and less funny as you go deeper into the game , Bland and Homogeneous NPCs.

Rating - 6 .5/10

Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z - Complete Review

2014-03-28T22:32:00.003-07:00

Well am not a big fan of 'Ninja Gaiden' series but i have played enough Ninja gaiden games to know that they have consistently offered us or at least tried to offer us with crazy adventures of our phenomenal ninja 'Hayabusa' offering intense and fast paced action with somewhat borderline sensible storyline but i gotta tell you this , the latest title to the series "Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z" is a whole lot of crazy. Some of you may like it & a lot of you will hate it. So i will go on with the review and let you guys decide.

Story/Plot

Well in my previous reviews if any of you have read it , I gave a lot of shit to 'Metal Gear Rising Revengeance' about its plot and how its a non sense , well i would like to take that back because compared to this game the plot for Metal Gears Rising is Oscar material . Still i will lay an outline for the plot no matter how dreadful it is , our protagonist here is 'Yaiba' who is a sort of mortal enemy of 'Hayabusa' (protagonist from previous Ninja Gaiden titles) and during one of their battles he lost his arm and died yup he actually died and some times later he was brought back to life in form of a cyborg by some fancy corporation and both Yaiba & the Chairman of this fancy corp wants Hyabusa dead. Since they share common interest they seek Hyabusa in a zombie infested town to put an end to him and that is everything the plot can offer where there is nothing new under the stone. Needless to say plot is super cheesy insane & downright non-sense. I think they were going for a 'Far Cy 3 Blood Dragon' kind of a vibe by attempting to make an insanely funny game but apart for a few whimsical moments its a total disaster , if i didn't knew any better i would have thought that the game is some sort of a joke played on gamer's expense .

Gameplay

The game is basically a fast-paced hack n' slash with a minimal amount of platforming . As mentioned before this is a zombie game and honestly i have been sick of the zombie games as lately they have gone cliche'd and boring where a new zombie game releasing almost every month .Well the one thing the game got it right was the hacking n' slashing component which runs at a high pace and it does provide some occasional fun but at the end of the day its still a mindless button mashing where you have to go through same scenario over and over again with the same routine, where you will enter an area where you will be attacked by normal zombies which are just fodder for you to obtain health bars and then some higher level zombies magically appear and try to kill you. The only thing that kept me going through this was before mentioned fast paced hacking and dealing with a wide range of zombies as they both collectively made occasional fun moments.

Generally Ninja Gaiden games offers fast paced hack n' slash with a tough but redeeming learning curve where you face difficult challenges and rely on your skill to overcome them , surprisingly as it may sound Yaiba was also going for something like that but after half an hour of gameplay i noticed the game literally throws it away and makes you force back to button mashing and the challenges you face in the game are anything but skill based instead they are downright frustrating and i don't know why but with complete naivety i expected that Boss Battles would be any different "OH Boy was i Wrong !". Contrary to other Ninja Gaiden titles it has very limited moves and no special abilities apart from throwing zombies with the cyborg arm if it counts as one. The platforming part of the game however minimal amount it had was a good break for me from other repulsive nature of the game even the camera control angles where at one point i was sure of it that the game is trying to give me seizures (Kidding of course), the only thing this game got it right was the optimization where it maintained solid frames and no matter how much crazy the visual angles went it managed the stability.Well you all must have the picture i was trying to paint about the game & Needless to say it would be sensible if you just avoid it.

Video/Sound FX

Well during the first cut scene i was like oh it has a cell shaded comic style visuals what could possibly go wrong ? the answer is Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z . For crying out loud i have seen Free to Play MMO games with better visuals than this , i was barely able to identify different characters of the game & be far from it to be expecting detailed textures , still can't believe this game is powered by 'Unreal Engine' and by seeing the screenshots you must have got the idea about its graphics quality.

Well apart from some humour by Yaiba during play through i have nothing but hateful words towards this game regarding sound and visual FX

Final Words

'Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z' is a complete ridiculous game which fails at its every aspects even the cheesy humour which was the main thing it was going for according to me , so i would highly recommend to avoid this game even hardcore Ninja Gaiden fans because after an hour or two this game becomes unbearable I don't even know how i survived this train wreck. If you really wanna try this game go for it at your own risk.

"Just Avoid This Zombie Invasion"

Pros - Fast-paced action is occasionally fun , Array of different types of zombies

Cons - Crappy Visuals , Non-sense plot , way too cheesy acting , repetitive and limited gameplay

Rating - 3.5/10

South Park : The Stick Of Truth - Review

2014-03-26T13:24:00.006-07:00

Hey guys honestly speaking this is one of the most awesomest game i've ever played. Thi game is a perfect example of porting a TV series or Movie into a Video Game Franchise because apart for few games they are a total trash but this is not only a great port but also offers a complete unique gaming experience .Well i won't be wasting anytime and getting on with the review.

Story/Plot

Well our lead characters from South Park(T.V. series) are LARP ing around the town where the struggle continues between humans & drow elves for possession over 'The Stick Of Truth' as whoever owns it shall control the universe and you are the new kid in town who's gonna help humans regaining 'The Stick', the plot outline is a little rip off from 'Lord Of the Rings' & 'Game of Thrones' but that just makes it more funny as those who all have watched the actual show it tends to make a ridicule of any subject or object no matter the topic and the game is also no different either , where you will laugh till the stomach aches at every turn around. Throughout my entire gameplay of about 10-12 hours including side-missions and collectibles i encountered almost every character from the TV show filling life into every section of South Park and the entire map is filled with fun little easter eggs.The game goes on a thrilling pace where you won't face a single moment of boredom where every quest be it Main or side is filled with variances and a new challenge even though its gameplay time is pretty normal with loads of replay value even till the end i was wishing the game would never end . Summing it up i would say that story is filled with funny and unexpected plot twists , insane Laughter moments and above all no repetitiveness. Well this was to be expected as the creators Trey Parker & Matt Stone personally contributed towards creation of this game.

Gameplay

Well as i have mentioned before 4th grade guys are LARP ing around the south park so its obviously an RPG game where go on various main & side quests looting and killing your way through whatever obstacles come ahead .One of the most challenging thing i found was to implement 2D perspective of scenario into gameplay element but 'The Obsidian Entertainement' still managed to do it so perfectly and with a true essence of the actual series in a simple manner that i was astonished , although i would admit at first i wasn't the biggest fan of the gameplay but after few minutes of settling in i was totally immersed & got hooked up and haven't been able to put down the controller for hours at the end .

Now getting into the core depth of its gameplay as its a Role-Playing genre you have to pick up among four different types namely Warrior,Mage, Thief & Jew ! yeah you heard me right being a Jew is infact a class type but i gotta admit there isn't much of a difference among the the classes as every type of items and weapons are available for every class and the only noticeable differences among them are the clothing and special attacks , i gotta admit it was a little let down but apart from it the gameplay section is rock solid even the combat system which is based on retro MMO games where the main action/battle occurs on a turn based system for which i donot usually support but this is no usual game and i wouldn't have it any other way as it is right now and don't worry about repetitiveness as the gameplay stays fresh throughout the game and due to variable quests and activities you acquire different supports & summons ability which provide a change of pace and are freakin hilarious. Speaking of special powers when i first obtained my ability of 'DragonShout' i know its an attack from Skyrim but this one is so damn better as you literally fart off as a blast and set things on fire , i cannot explain how hard i laughed when i first got the power and you not only get this but you will obtain 4 different types of fart power each one more deadly , gross and hilarious than before , the whole gameplay mechanics is a one big roller coaster rider where you'll experience laughter and dedication towards game all at same time . The game also manages to simplify obtaining collectibles and cliche'd tasks in such a way that for gamers who are going for 100% completion won't be irritated by these things instead they prove to be quite fun , not only this but i also found the game to be almost completely bug free and if there were any i was having so much fun that i might not have noticed it . I must admit i didn't expected this game to be so much entertaining and addictive .

Viuals/Sound FX

Well everyone's gonna agree with me here that the visuals & the art style couldn't have been better where 'Obsidian Entertainment' instead of showing off dynamics of 3D modelled visuals they stayed true on course for providing us with a Great South Park experience in a traditional 2D concept and no matter if you are new to South Park franchise or a dedicated fan everybody's gonna love the light hearted visuals & concepts.

Sound FX.....
OH Boy! where do i even begin to describe how perfectly they have created the essence of South Park into a game with non-sense Hilarious voice acting by the actual casts from the show and the music score is both funny and psyched up at times. This whole co-ordination and concepts of both Visual & Sound FX are gonna make you feel that you are actually playing in a TV show.

Final Words

South Park : The Stick of Truth is the most hilarious game ever made filled with crazy insane moments which is gonna make you laughing out your asses but still maintaining the importance of the main plot with gameplay mechanics which stays fresh and addictive throughout the game and visuals & sound FX can be only defined as Classic South Park Experience. So no matter what type of gamer you are even i would say it also doesn't even matter if you are a gamer or not if you're a living breathing human you ought to try this game as its a Must play for all.

"An Epic Hilarious Journey"

Pros - Extremely Hilarious, Fresh & Addictive gameplay , classic light hearted 2D visuals , superb voice acting

Cons - Not much differences among the classes

Rating - 9.5/10

Thief - Complete Review

2014-03-17T13:04:00.004-07:00

Am back with the review of 'Thief' and to be honest with you guys am also confused about the game as it has some pretty good factors and some poor factors making it hard for anybody to decide wether to go for it or avoid it.

Story/Plot

Well the plot of the game is very unstable and the theme of it is very confusing lying in the midst of Fantasy ,Olden Science-fiction or Dark Times , this uncoordinated mixture of different genre which were intended to make the game interesting end up ruining it. Th game starts off with an interesting plot guiding us towards a conspiracy to attain power by the 'Baron' of the City(apparently the city wasn't given a name) and you as a master thief which the game force on every turn to realize(it seems petty) without any intention will try heal the city and end this dictatorship , that doesn't sound bad but due to lack in proper approach it fails horribly where the game provides us with 8 different main quests & about 25 optional quests where you easily complete main quest in 8-12 hours and completing all quest & obtaining collectibles would easily provide you with 20+ hours of gameplay. Though the game offers you with a surprisingly more quantity of gameplay time but as i've said before the plot suffers heavily and the plot seemed a bit immature and broken and offers nothing original and interesting ,even the plot twist and spoilers are expressed in such a way that you won't be excited about it . If you are diving into this game in hopes of having a unique plot experience , i wouldn't suggest to get your hopes up high.

Gameplay

Well with plot of the game lies in the ruins one would expect the gameplay to be the support for the game but the gameplay was also a bit let down as Thief is a first-person action and apart from a few games the genre has not been much successful and the Eidos Interactive didn't only changed the concept of thief from a thrid- person to a first-person , they did it pretty neatly and provided us with a game which shows aspects of greatness in stealth games and sorting out many kinks along the way but do notice i said it shows aspects of greatness instead being one. When i was playing the game i couldn't help but notice the similarity of 'Thief' and found it very much derived from 'Dishonored' where you also have the liberty to chose your gameplay style wether you wanna go head on to face enemies or hide in the corners and played it out as a ghost , personally i prefer stealth over the jumping on the enemies head-on. The main similarities of both games are that their stealth mainly rely on shadows where Thief players feel a little over dependent on the shadows which hinders and limits the variations that might be offered by a game and on some levels of certain quests it would feel like the game doesn't challenge us enough with different possibilities instead it might be irritating as it offers us only one path towards our objective and forces us to do some rash high profile action to manipulate the AIs as they some times gets caught up in a glitch and breaks the pace of game & speaking of AI they contradict themselves as they acts completely dumb some times and extremely vigilant the another as a result you freely roam around the area as if there are no gaurds. This is some of a few things about the game which makes us feel not being challenged enough or by getting totally irritated and also instead of the master thief The character feels more like a petty thief as we have to lift almost every thing from the area even forks and spoons and there not enough collectible theft items like a painting or breaking into a safe or hidden lock behind a posters.

Up until you must be thinking the game is horrific but its not all bad as the game do offers a swift stealth mechanics which makes the game intersting and worth playing & arrays of platforming around the map which keeps you held onto this game and variations in different types of arrow is a clever use for overcoming obstacles or dealing with AIs and i really liked the part where garret uses different tools like a screw driver to steal plates or access vents and use cutters to steal paintings and disable traps and using his focus abilities you have to do all of this without anybody realizing you were there. As of now game mainly attracts the gamers who prefer stealthy action and it seems its going towards the right direction with its gameplay tactics and if worked on kinks it has the potential to be one of the leading games in the genre but right now it gets shot down due to poor coding and optimization , at first i thought it was only on pc but as i tested it on PS4 the result remains the same. When you play the game it feels like it was rushed into development as the end result is not a finished product. Long story short game's gameplay mechanics shows signs of greatness but gets shot down because of poor optimization , speaking of poor optimization the game is filled with loading screen from when you enter a different area or after a cut scene or reloading a checkpoint and they take 1-3 minutes which is a huge bummer.

Visuals/Sound FX

Visuals are the only aspect of the game which pleased me completely , the details on character modelling , the surrounding , the burning of the game, the smokes everything look amazing and the dark environment of the game enhances the ghostly stealth provided by the game. The game justifies using DX 11 visuals and PC gamers out there if you're planning on getting this i would suggest that you gear up good as the game is demanding in terms of visuals. The game looks beautiful no doubt but there's a big catch due to poor optimization it suffer frame drops and slight stuttering sometimes no matter the platform wether its a console or a high end pc this bug is effects all.

The voice acting and character presentation are complete waste especially Garret his voice feels like that of a runt and the voice overs during gameplay feels forced the game is filled with cliche'd dialogues and poor voice actings , game also suffers with out of the sync video with audio which got me annoyed during conversation. The only thing good about its sound FX is that of the background music and crisp sounds of different phenomenon going around in the surrounding.

Final Words

Thief is a very contradicting game which fails completely on the plot development , horrid voice acting and poor optimization leading to an game which feels like an unfinished product but offers Solid Visuals & strong gameplay mechanics especially the stealth part showing some good potential towards the future . Still i wouldn't recommend this game to everybody but if you really love stealth genre and have the patience to play them you could grab it when the prices go down.

"Showed Great potential but failed to Implement"

Pros - Solid Visuals . Strong stealth gameplay

Cons - Broken plot , Constant Loading Screens , Poor optimization

Rating - 6.3/10

Castlevania : Lords Of Shadows 2 (PC)

2014-03-13T09:54:00.001-07:00

Hey there fellow readers , i know i've been almost 2 weeks late on the reviews of 'Thief', 'South Park : The Stick Of truth' & 'Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2' but i can gauranty you that my review on the games especially Thief & Castlevania is gonna help you in making a choice wether to go for it or not as both the games have been rated poorly and received bad response from the critics though they have their ups and downs but these games are to be given a fair chance. So lets get on with it.

Story/Plot

The big word is that 'Gabriel's Back' or as he prefers 'Eu Sunt Dracul' The prince of Darkness and whoever is going to play this game i would highly recommend playing previow parts namely Castlevania :Lords of Shadowa & Lords of Shadows : Mirror of fate as they explain & tells briefly the important events and happenstance of how Gabriel (Now Dracula) turned from a Holy knight of Brotherhood of light into the Prince of Darkness and revelations of Dracula's descendants , although all these have been explained in the prologue video but its not same as playing the actual game .

Well the games starts with depicting the seige on Dracula's castle by forces of BrotherHood of Light where Dracula is shown as all mighty and powerful where nobody is a match for him but he all he want is to find his eternal peace but he is a true immortal who cannot be killed , after Defeating the great paladin of BrotherHood the story flash forwards to centuries later to present times where its shown that Dracula Rises from his tomb where he is desiccated and weak with broken and confused recollection of past when Zobek comes out of hiding and reaches him to inform that Satan's Accollytes are planning his return and only Dracula with his complete potential and power will be able to stop as he was the most powerful & feared and they have an element of surprise as everybody thinks that Dracula is dead or gone into hiding . Zobek also promises him to give eternal peace which Dracula so dearly desires from the reforged cross of Gabriel (Dracula) before he turned evil.

Now Dracula is set out on his quest to stop the acolytes hiding in modern days from bringing Satan trapped in Hell. Similar to DmC (2013) Demons are represented in the form of big evil incorporations , since you are weak and powerless you have to face these Demons while also regaining your former glorious powers. Dracula suffers from his broken consciousness and memories while being haunted by his past and must face his inner demons.The game tries to give you a real experience of being the all powerful Dracula and makes you realize why he is feared by all and gives you a satisfying conclusion towards the Lord Of Shadows saga & I must say after my 10-12 hours of gameplay time the story starts off with a slow pace but eventually it picks up a steady and interesting pace although i must admit the plot is missing a Mysteriousness & a layer of enigma but still it manages to provide a satisfying ending. Story of the game is good & satisfying but nothing mind blowing or special.

Gameplay

Castlevania : Lords Of Shadow 2 is a typical action Hack n, Slash game with a mix of puzzles and platforming whose mechanics are similar to its previous title but the optimization of the game is fantastic and a much more user friendly as compared to buggy Lords of Shadow (1st part) where there wasn't even an option to manage camera angle which was highly frustrating and spoils the fun of the combat pace , not only this but the combat is much more smoother and i found no difficulty in pulling off some killer combos , still i have a complaint that the attacks keep on breaking up with a subsequent gaps during changes of combo and it gives enough time for enemy to blow a strike & breaking up my flow otherwise i had a very smooth experience with the game and i'd like to give a special shout out towards the movements of Dracula especially during platforming they were very natural and realistic which i found absent in many AAA hack n' slash titles like DmC & God of War..etc.

As is mentioned gameplay Mechanics are very smooth and user friendly but there are some segments of gameplay that i found broken and unnesesary for example the stealth portion of the game feels stupid & downright bland where the AI acts dumb as doornail and makes me wonder why ? the second thing i felt redundant and demeaning was the ability of Dracula to take rat form only in dark spaces though i agree this also helps in giving a puzzle complex in some sections but i personally thought it was childish and it felt as a sort of insult towards the 'Great Count Dracula' and the third and final problem i had was the navigation with help of mini map is highly confusing which has lead me to wander about the locations pointlessly and ive been stuck in alot of rut because of poor navigation. Unlike these there are many other gameplay components which are pretty cool and clever for example the game does provide some innovation towards classic puzzles that takes place in different games , special abilities like setting a group of bats to distract enemies or turning into mist forms to avoid damage or pass through bars and the ultimate weapon of all the use of Dragon Talisman to summon the power of a Dragon and burn you foes to crisps or use combination of Void & Chaos powers to tactically deal difficult foes and overcome certain obstacles which i found pretty clever and speaking of difficult foes, Boss Battles in the game really tries to provide you with a large variances but fails to provide complete unique boss fight yet they are one of the biggest highlight of the game. The gameplay segments are successful in making you realize that Dracula's Might and power. According to me Gameplay of this game is fantastic apart some irritating segments but still it bags a major positive factor on its side.

Visuals/Sound FX

Seeing the Visuals of the game i was quite surprised as the game have been in developement for a long time and i didn't thought that they could provide us with such a defined and detailed visuals except the environments they still looks rusty and dated but the effects produced in characters and various affects are superb especially Dracula OH man! doesn't he look stunning even during gameplay you can see the movements of body are in perfect symmetry even you can notice movement During his breathing , not only Dracula but every character has been provided with detail texture & finesse from main characters to grossed punies . This game is a fine Example of finished product in terms of visual eye candy.

Here is another shout out! going for 'Robert Carlyle' for bringing the Character of Gabriel Belmont/Dracula to life by doing a splendid job in voice acting and 'Patrick Stewart' for empowering the character of Zobek by giving him a strong and firm base and apart from these two there are also a few celebrity actor/actress in the game's cast giving an impecable performance towards their respective characters and the theme song with piano instrumental is very soothing with a layer of fantasy in it . The sync of both visual and Sound FX leads to a great depiction of Dracula's tale.

Final Words

Castlevania Lords of Shadows 2 is a great game with good visuals, great voice acting and soundtrack giving an essence of fantasy , smooth gameplay providing a true Dracula experience although the plot wasn't much interesting and some gameplay sections were poorly implemented but still its a great action Hack n' Slash game and would highly recommend it to a genre lover.

' A Great Depiction of Dracula's Legacy '

Pros - you're Dracula ,smooth gameplay , realistic movements, great voice acting , polished visuals.

Cons - some gameplay sections were poorly implemented , dated environment visuals , non-influential plot.

Rating - 7.9/10

Metal Gear Rising : Revengeance (PC)

2014-02-15T06:19:00.000-08:00

Hello there fellow readers you all must be wondering why am i doing this review as we all all know it was launched months ago , but only few of you might know that it was recently launched a few weeks back for PC as well , so this is review to help guiding pc gamers.

Story/Plot

Well the importance and influence of the plot in the game is similar to that of you find in a porn i.e. none at all. According to me they have established a plot just to form the base of the game , during the whole 5-6 hrs i spend on the campaign which includes Additional Challenges and two dlcs which is actually very short for a single player only game and its filled with melodramatic & cheesy cut scenes which to be honest i liked a bit they add a certain flavour to otherwise boring plot. I wouldn't say it was complete nonsense but a total lack of effort can be seen and one of the thing noticed that they were trying to force us on showing how awesome is the action of game which according to me was an overkill. In summation the plot is not a total trash but its no ivy league either a little effort on the plot with a lengthy campaign or additional gameplay content would have made this game a great catch.

Gameplay

The gamplay structure is perhaps the most redeeming feature of the game containing high blood and gore action with complete fluidity thats gonna hook you up with the game , it sorted reminded me of 'Vanquish' its a pretty old game but still kick ass awesome , anywho the thing i was saying that high octane action provided by this game is great fun and increases the replay value although i would admit that things go pretty weird sometimes which especially includes bizzare enemy AIs.

Well to the core its a face paced action Hack n' Slash with a minimum amout of platforming which is kind of a bummer and for a game which focuses mainly on gameplay i expected some wide range sweet combos and cool finishers but i got limited moves and finishers which gets rehashed and very repetitive over time , here the button mashing action is fun but i expected more. The main key factor of its gameplay includes the blade time where you go into super slow motion and chop off enemies or parts of enemies any way you want based on vertical and horizontal cuts , it can be a little difficult at first to get hold of it but after you master it is very cool and effective and combining it with a ninja sprint and you can perform some sweet moves. Now i' ll expand about the bizarre part of the game which i mentioned before Mainly it includes creepy and sort of gross mech droids where one is more weird than before especially bosses of the game who are very cheesy but don't be mistaken the game offers a wide variations among the boss battles where every boss had to be dealt with different measures and they are one the major highlights of the game, sometimes it gets hard to take this game seriously as i blurted many a laughs after seeing different characters, there is also a creepy way to regen health and gain upgrade points is by harvesting the part of mechs which sort of makes sense since you are also a half mech . As i mentioned before that i loved the action part of the game & to be honest they are the best part of the game but at some points it really feels like they overdid by constantly shoving it on our face to hide the fact that there is not much content and variances present in the game and by taking a look at characters i personally think that they were trying a little too hard to show awesomeness of their character by pulling off a little too insane maneuvers i mean seriously a guy throws a huge robot more than twice the size of a T- Rex with one hand and then chops it in two half with a tiny sword and acts like it was just another boring day at the office, i really liked the swiftness of the character but not everybody has the charming Attitude of 'Dante'.

If you are reading this review you must think that am pretty confused and contradicting my own words or i just don't like this game. The thing is the game is pretty good and i enjoyed it but the game itself tries to negate its +ve factors by over doing it.

Visuals/ Sound FX

Speaking visually wise game looks excellent when i was about to start the game i was very cynical as how its gonna compare with other games having a.blast off with dynamic DX 11 visuals but it handled it nicely the game looks stunning especially when you are chopping of hordes of enemies and the port to pc version can be defined a success as the game doesn't requires sky high configs so most of you will be able to play the game with a mid range system at max settings in 720p.

Voice acting done by cast was cheesy but i seem to like it and as goes for soundtrack or any dynamic sound effect, i tried to find but there was'nt any .

Final Words

Metal Gear Rising : Revengeance is mediocre game trying a little too hard to go AAA. The game has bland plot , Great fast-paced Action,good visuals and cheesy characters but extremely low gameplay content, If you love & care only for an action packed game i would suggest that you get it right away , otherwise wait for prices to go down.

"Amazing Fast-Paced Hack n' Slash"

Pros - Fast paced action , nice visuals, bizarre boss battles

Cons - Broken & bland plot , repetitive gameplay

Rating - 7.5/10

Assassin'S Creed IV : Black Flag (PC)

2014-01-20T22:07:00.002-08:00

Hey Guys am back again with a exciting new review of 'Assassin's Creed IV : Black Flag', i know am pretty late about this review but i got messages from readers asking for giving up the review on the game, apparently my reviews actually helped some gamers in deciding . Anyways lets get on with the review....

Story/Plot

Well explaining plot about this game is difficult but it can be termed 'contradictory' as compared to previous titles , if any of you guys have played previous games the main plot which were pretty much straight foreward where you have to put an end to templar's scheme with twists and turns along the way of Characters story by following the way of Assassins and their Integrity , but this time they almost did the same thing but took a pretty scenic route which was a nice change of pace .The Assassin you are placed in is 'Edward Kennway' grandfather of 'Connor' from Assassin's Creed 3. Here the player is not displayed as a hardened assassin but presented as sort of Rash pirate who only cares about profit and happens to obtained the robe of assassin from a corrupted assassin and finds himself in the middle of a race between Templars & Assassins towards 'The Observatory' which is a ancient vault containing a 'piece of eden'. The plot of this game has its ups & Downs , positive points include a true pirate like experience , plot involving legendary pirates like 'Blackbeard',the game has its own grand moments & negative sides include a little bit of redundancy and i found the story to be not as immersive and inspiring as previous titles and Plot in real world also seems a little clever at first but it turns disappointing and bland by the end.

Gameplay

The Gameplay experience i obtained from fromthis game was remarkable and unique. This game provides you with a True life like experience of a pirates life. This doesn't only includes unique and exciting main campaign missions but also literally includes tons of side activities which is gonna hook you up with this game for days at the end. This time ubisoft notched up and provided us with a grand play ground to explore and relive the 'the golden age id piracy' . where main missions are in a spice mix of stealth , espionage, naval combat , looting,salvaging, brute combat etc.which lasts easily more than 12-15 hours of main missions & if you are a completionist like me you are in a great luck provided an extra Large playing ground to explore and tons of collectibles and side activities which incudes salvaging , harpooning whales and sharks , treasure hunt , raiding other ships , assassination and Naval contract , helping out Assassin bureau etc. Which will easily provide you with 50+ hours of gameplay time.

Now giving up detailed insight on the gameplay structure i can say that ubisoft perfected the user friendly gameplay of assassin's creed III with a few new tweaks of their own like now using ranged weapons are very easy and be skillfully applied during combat and also sword fight seems more fluent and brutal , freeing up slaves to recruut them in your crew and they took Naval portion of the gameplay to a whole new level by making it more interactive and tying up many side activities to back it up with , also in this game hunting ,salvaging and raiding is very important because apart from money you also need raw materials for upgrading your ship and your character among which one my favourite side activity is going on treasure hunt to fing thw chest by figuring out the map and capturing of an entire fort to make a specific region into a non restricted are where they provides you with support during combat. Although gameplay aspect is completely solid i noticed that AI in the game are very unpredictable ,sometimes they act very cautious and some time just dumb as a doornail ,apart from this i have no complaints regarding it gameplay tactics. I consider it one of the best action-adventure game of all time and its a high praise coming from me.

Multiplayer

Well personally i really love the multiplayer section of this game and have thoroughly enjoyed it on previous titles (Assassin's Creed- brotherhood, Revelations, III ) because of its unique gameplay which sets it apart from mainstream multiplayer of shooting titles . If you are unaware of the theme let me give you a quick concept about it , the concept is very simple you are given a target which you have kill as swiftly and stealthily as possible and at the same time you have a pursuer who is gonna kill you, whom you have to evade. Seems easy enough right ? well its more complicated than it looks where you require a lot of tactics and techniques to come out on top & various game modes have been established on this concept to provide variations , also this time they have added a gamelab mode where you have ability to personalize and create your very own game mode which you can share with your friends and entire uplay community and if its good enough it will officially credited and will launched as official game mode and i would like to mention the social concept of uplay community present in the game which lets you share achiements,community challenges and special event occurring in either single player or multiplayer which is well appreciated and here ubisoft has perfected its online structure with almost no bugs.

Visual/Sound FX

On the basis of visual display and GFX the game looks beautiful every character , effects, surroundings adds life to the game and a special shout out goes for water effects and sea shores area where realistic scenarios are unbelievable, although the game looks super amazing but detailing of some forest areas and animals looks bland and little shady , otherwise game looks totally gorgeous and a little warning for pc gamers this game is very resource hungry and requires a system with high end configuration.

A splendid job has been done in voice acting and sound effects and would recommend using a decent headphone while playing the game and you would be lost in the world of piracy and soundtrack of this game is marvelous which psych you up and During Naval combat the theme music of Pirates of Caribbean' goes on which is just cherry on top.

Final Words

This games is truly amazing whether in terms of visual eye candy or action packed gameplay filled with adventure and a vast world to explore even though plot was not as inspiring but wasn't half bad either .In short its a must play for every gamer no matter your genre preference.

Pros - Visual eye candy & amazing sound tracks , fluent and action packed gameplay , a true experience of golden age of piracy

Cons- Story/Plot was not as inspiring and immersive , Unpredictable AI(sometimes go complete dumb)

Rating - 8.8/ 10

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Saints Row IV - (Complete Review)

2013-09-06T00:21:00.004-07:00

Hello Everybody its been a long time since my last review and i had been so busy lately that i missed out on review of many games but nonetheless i just couldn't give up an opportunity to write up about Latest Installment of "Saints Row" Franchise. Honestly speaking i wasn't much of a big fan of Saints Row game up until 'Saints Row The Third' after playing that game i became a huge fan of the franchise -the all out of the mind Action , the cheesy humours , engaging Storyline & fun Challenges that too with fun of co-op play and when i heard the announcement of Saints Rows IV Oh Boy ! wasn't i Excited..! Still even after watching the Awesome Trailer a Question Arise in my mind even by adding Super powers can they even Top themselves As the Standard and expectation were set pretty high From this game and sure as Hell Volition Inc. Didn't disappointed us and am glad to say that they finally outdid themselves, Now lets Take a Deep Look in various aspects.

Story

Well the events of Saints Row IV takes place 5 years after the Happenstance of Saints Row The Third and a lot of things have changed since ,You are now the President of America apart from same old trusty Homies you also get a couple of New ones and believe me you'll be surely excited to see them one of which is 'Keith David' Himself now getting back on story plot - The Earth is invaded by Alien race called 'Zin' (i know its pretty cheesy) and since there is invasion there will be abduction where you and many of your homies have abducted By Zinyak (Leader of Zin Empire) and they have kept you and everybody else in a virtual World A sort of Prison of your Mind and you have to access that virtual world to free your homies from the virtual reality and use powers which you obtained when 'Kinzy'(Cyber World Expert Homie from Saints Row the Third) hacked the Virtual World to provide you some advantages , the plot is sort of like Matrix Movie , infact its exactly the same even the way you got rescued from Virtual Reality. Now you have to disrupt and Cause Chaos to Zin Empire not only Virtually But also in the Real world Which provides a Sci-fi Space adventure to the plot, which in every way an awesome and mind blowing experience.

Many of you who have been reading this must have watched Movies Making parodies of different movies but this is the First game which not only creates parodies of different games but also the movies, everybody's gonna be laughing their asses off when they play this game this i can surely vouch for.

Gameplay

Well in aspect of Technicality the gameplay mechanics is almost as same as Saints Row The Third and although the key features remains the same there have been some changes due to addition of super powers , like in challenges which were available in Saints Row 3 are now presented with a little twist and turns and also new challenges are added keeping the new acquired super powers in mind. Well having super powers is extremely fun i don't even think i used vehicle either land or air during my first play through as having powers like Super Strength , Super Speed i didn't saw any use of transport as obviously i was faster than it i even dare say that i hardly used weapons to kill enemies (Murder Bots & Boss Battles excluded) , speaking of which a great array of weapons have been provided to you to wreak havok and bring Chaos to the world and here's a cherry on top i found the gameplay to be very smooth and very less buggy as compared to previous game.

Now taking a deeper look into the Super Powers and mission layout of the game.Well your Quest log contains main quest and side quests , here addition of side quests can be determined as new and every quest (Main or Side) are divided into different levels or parts where performing main quests you make progress in Story line and performing Side quests provides special upgrades to your powers and not only this you also get special upgrades for powers by completing certain Challenges and rest of the power upgrades you can buy using data clusters present throughout the city in an abundant quantity and normal character upgrades can be bought using money same as previous game. Now Lets familiarize you with awesome powers that are available which are 'Super Speed' , 'Super Jump' (glide is also unlocked via this) , 'Super Strength' is sort of a passive ability , 'Blast' here you can throw deadly balls of elements like fire & ice , 'Telekenisis' (I don't think i need to explain what this is.!) , 'Power Stomp', 'Buff' its a sort of protective shield which provide you with damage boosts and Finally 'Death From Above' in this ability you you mark a point from high altitude and blast down to the ground, Damn its extreeme Fun using powers especially in an Open-World SandBox game and its even more fun when playing co-op which is much more stabilized and also exclusive challenges have been provided. Gameplay of this game maybe very much similar to its predecessor but in a way of technicality its much more smooth and provides a better grip to the players.

As i mentioned early that this game makes parodies of not only various games but that also of movies here are some examples to excite you up...its power features are very similar to that of Prototype , its ally/Homie interaction and Romance simulation for various characters in aboard the ship can be easily compared to Mass Effect games and the whole plot of virtual world is way to similar as Matrix Movies and this are the only parodies i will mention as don't want to spoil the fun by giving away everything.

Visuals/Sound FX

Well even Visually the game is almost as same as 'Saints Row The Third' but by taking a deeper look it can been seen that there have been some improvements like increased facial details and expressions , blast and lightning effects more dynamism has been added but still its takes a keen eye to find the Difference and i expected much more from the game so i'm disappointed in this aspect , Overall the visuals can be deemed as 'FINE'

Now Speaking of Sound FX the Saints Row Series always had a punch in their SoundTrack and this game is also no different containing great music score , Dynamic Sound effects , Voice acting great as always filled with cheesy humours and exquisite punch lines... There is hardly a fault you can find here.

Final Words

Well honestly speaking "Saints Row 4" is very similar to that of its predecessor in almost every aspect but still its an awesome game i enjoyed it a lot , its highly entertaining and fun no matter what you won't be bored out of this one for a long time , this game reminded me of good ol'days when gaming was all about fun and entertainment , no matter whats your preference choice of game is enjoyable by all

Pros - Highly entertaining fun , smoother gameplay , cheesy humours , super powers are awesome , great voice acting

Cons - Very Similar to Saints Row The Third , minor bugs ,

Rating - 7.8/10

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The Last Of Us - Complete Review

2013-06-24T06:04:00.003-07:00

Hey guys am super excited to write the review of Probably one of the best games of this generation "The Last Of Us" and we all know 'Naught Dogs' has a reputation of creating extreme realistic visuals and depth of gameplay and this can be easily seen on 'Uncharted' Series and when i first heard about 'The last of Us' i was pretty damn excited to see their work as zombies game franchise have gone sort of dead beat these days and may Naughty Dog's Innovation is all Zombie games needed , now lets not waste time a start up with the review ..

(All The Images Posted on this Post are Of Real Time Gameplay Footage)

Story (May Contain Spoiler !)

Well the story begins during the start of the zombie out break and technically its sort of a fungus causing infection , well in the begining of the campaign you play as Joel's (Protagonist) daughter -Sarah where you experience the dynamic outbreak from what it seems to be a small town where Joel , Sarah and Tommy (Joel's Brother) are trying to escape the the town and during this event a tragic incident occurs and Sarah dies.....So the main Game starts after 20 years of the incident where you (Joel) and your partner (Tess) are trying to survive this infected world , so the campaign kicks off when 'Tess' convinces you to get a payback from some gang leader who owes you weapons and ammo , so after your encounter with the gang leader you find out that he had sold those weapons to a group called 'Fire Flies' who opposes the anarchy of military rule in this chaotic times so you made a deal with their queen (sort of a leader amongst them) that you will deliver something safely to their laboratory outside the quarantine zone , Soon you find out that you have to Deliver a Girl (Ellie) and after a scenario of arguements and discussions you agree to safely take Ellie to their Lab , not long after that you find out that Ellie was bitten by a zombie which she claims to be three weeks old bite and that she is somehow immune to the fungus and that's why Fire Flies want her to cure the infection and thus begins the Journey of Joel & Ellie which feels like a complete cinematic or movie experience which consists their survival against not only infected but some savage peoples where they bond and look out for each other ....The whole Scenario of the Game is nothing less less than a Movie itself thats makes you ride in an emotional experience and really makes you bond with the characters, Hands down this is probably the most realistic story experience presented in a game.

Gameplay

Well Basically 'The Last Of Us' is a Third -Person Action/Shooter with a great blend in mix with stealth mechanics and since its a post appocalyptic scenario you literally have to salvage everything and anything you can where you collect any different objects like rags , blades , binding materials ..etc. to create stuff like medic kits, shivs , molotov , bombs..etc , the game also has a pretty fluid platforming system , the game also has a pretty supportive friendly AI and competetive enemy AI , where friendly AI helps a lot during platforming or if you need to get past across any obstacles and proves to be extremely help full during Combat and speaking of Enemy AI they seem to be very observent and act smartly according to the situation as soon as they hear or notice you they instantly calls for back up and hides behind a cover and not rushes towards and even if you try to rush towards them they use teamwork and equipments to put you down , they also advance towards you using precautions and help of covers behind any object they can find and even zombies wont give you an inch for mistake because even on noral difficulty one mistake among zombie and its a death of you ...According to me this game has the best functioning AI ive ever seen in a game.

Now speaking of Combat system it can be said to be satifyingly realistic experience and since you have to salvage for everything you have to be very careful with you ammunations as you u have to survive not only zombies which really takes up a lot of ammo if not shot in the head but also there are human enemies who uses tactical techniques to avoid your gun fire , so throughout the game you have to use various techniques to cope up with different situations and also you have to use strategies because if you try to take on enemies head on by rushing you'll surely end up dead as ive said before the game is very much realistic and even a single shot can pin you down on ground for a few seconds or if you try to attack them fist on fist or with melee weapons they will fight back to try and engage you and his partner will try and shoot and here's the great part many times ellie does also provide you cover up when you are in a fight but when enemies are over whelming even she can't protect you , now this brings us to the stealth mechanics of the game which i mainly prefer where Joel & Ellie (Only for a brief amount of time but you get to play as Ellie) crouches and tries hears the foot sounds or voice of enemies to try and pin point their location but don't go thinking that its like a super ability because a person has to be making sufficient noise and should be within your audible range so that you can hear it and using this ability you can perform stealth take down on enemies and normal infected zombies and for special infected like clicker which can't see a thing but have super strong hearing are extremely deadly and you have to use special tactics to take them down or you can use silent weapons like a shiv or Bow and arrow and i must say the game has a well balanced combination between stealth and guns blazing combat and both are highly satisfying and realistic, Th Last of Us has one of the most smooth and realistic gameplay mechanics ive ever played.

Multiplayer

The Multiplayer of this game can said to be a mixture of uncharted 3 and Gears of war series (Sort of) , but still it has originality in its own way , the gameplay of multiplayer section is very much alike the singleplayer campaign in multiplayer you also have to salvage for equipments and since the amount of ammo is limited you have to make every shot count though you can purchase ammo or upgrades during a match to back you up still its a far cry from the way you can play this as traditional third-person shooter. The game only has two different multiplayer modes Supply Raid. In this mode, a player's team has 20 reinforcements. Once they're exhausted, the match will go to sudden death. and the other one is Survivor Mode Which is sort of an Search and Destroy type of gameplay in this the mode a game occurs in 7 different round where every player gets one life per round , the team who wins the most round wons the Match , i know its not a whole lot of variety but its a smooth gaming experience and the use of salvaging and survival instinct to engage in multiplayer is great fun.

Visuals/Sounds FX

I'll tell you this when i first turned on the game i was like WOW !!! such a gorgeous and evenly detailed visuals on the current gen Console it is too good to believe if i wasn't actually playing it on ps3 i would have said the game must be powered by next gen consoles i, yeah its visuals are that much realistic everything from highly details facial textures to body movement or blood splashes or blazing a zombie with flame thrower and real time ashes burning up or in cold weather when you breathe you can see hot air coming from your even the light effect or torch i completely realistic when you place it on far distance object or flashing it towards a close object and the Environment the game takes place in soo much different scenarios and that too with such realistic and beautiful visuals it was like my eye is about to bleed , i mean c'mon Naughty Dog out did themselves creating visual almost equally beautiful to next gen consoles and that too with DX 10 , they sure as hell earned our respect and if you don't believe me try out the game yourself its a complete eye candy.

For those who have read my previous reviews you guys/girls know that i write mainly crappy stuff in Sound Fx section as honestly i really have nothing much to say except a few reviews but this time its not like this the game not only have a beautiful sound track for which i actually watched Credits it was that good but it sure as hell provides extremely realistic sound effects to enforce support the Movie like feel about the game and the surrounding environmental sound SFX is mind blowing , also i would recommend that you use a decent headset while playing the game it really enhances the experience and the voice acting is top notch not only for joel or ellie but also for various other characters which gave their presence in the game it was so surreal at many points i even forgot that its a game

Final Words

"The Last Of Us" is an extremely beautiful game with Dynamic visuals proving to be eye candy throughout the game have a well balance and very realistic game have amazing soundtrack and sound effects which provide a cinematic feel to the game with an unforgettable campaign experience and a polished/Fun Multiplayer alll in all its is definetly one the best games released till date and pretty confident that its gonna be the 'Game of the Year' of 2013 which is pretty big coming from me as am a huge fan of Batman Arkham Series and their new title is on release later this year and here is a side note if you are reading this review and still haven't made up you mind on buying the game i would definetly yell out to you that its a Must Play and even if you don't own a ps3 i would say go buy one even if you are just gonna play this game because its definetly worth it !!! .

Pros - A truly memorable Campaign Experience , Very detailed and realistic visuals , mind blowing sound track and effects , smooth and realistic gameplay

Cons - A few minor Bugs

Rating - 10/10

Marvel Heroes - Complete Review (PC)

2013-06-16T23:32:00.006-07:00

Hey there fellow readers i am pretty excited to write up the review of Marvel Heroes , which i've heard from many sources that it is the most awaited MMO(Massively Multiplayer Online) of this year and i was personally excited i mean who wouldn't , Activision's first MMO (i think !!) that to based on marvel series , If you people remember there were also two titles before based on a theme like this Marvel's Ultimate Alliance 1 & 2 thought it wasn't a heck ass popular but it was still a great co-op fun with friends i personally enjoyed that game a lot and was hoping that they could re-create that experience on a larger scale with MMO feature and since basically the game is a Free 2 Play and who doesn't love a free game which is technically a AAA title....Lets see how this game turns out.

Story

Well generally speaking according to me the story in a MMO seems to matter the least , actually its more of a forced Cliche'd plot where the game calls out for all heroes so save the day , even though the Devs tried to provide intense story to support game it just doesn't happens and i blame the lack of trying nevertheless the plot goes like this , The great Watcher of the Universe narrates the plot of how its his job to look over the people and just observes but is forced to step in to stop the Dr. Doom from using Tesseract Cube (yeah the same cube from Avengers's movie) for his evil intentions as the whole world is in danger , like i said it may seem intense but its importance fades over time , its not like but you couldn't care whats going on with the story line althought you do go on some quests/missions taking places in a variety of regions which are crazy fun especially when you are playing them with friends and dont worry about the gameplay time as its a MMO game updates will come carrying new missions and feautures
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Gameplay

Well Marvel Heroes has sort of a strategic gameplay with came angle hovering from above similar to one in strategy games in fact the gameplay can be defined as strategic where you control your character (super hero) simply just by clicking on your mouse (no controller support !!!) and can use special abilities via keys in keyboard and i was sort of dissapointed as i was hoping the game to be more fast paced and action oriented though you do get accumulated according to it but it doesn't completely comfortable but the game tries to fill that up providing lots of content and amazing quests taking place in different and amazing landscapes were you fight against a large variety of different enemies not only including minions , mini bosses but they also have major scale super villains referring rivalry from almost every super hero and battling against them so very fun where you and you friends use you characters abilities and perform different tactics to fend off enemies and deal with major boss villains which helps in advance through the story line and as you people have noticed i have been trying to implement that this game is more fun with friends because basically all MMO's are and this game just churns out that feature and basically the game is meant to played in co-op with friends.

The Game is said to be Free to Play but basically it isn't completely as when you start the game after opening cinematic you get to chose between 6 different free characters and if you want to play with other characters or unlock costumes , sidekick/pets , booster cards etc. you have to purchase them by using 'G' points which you have to buy using real currency and thats pretty costly which undermines the whole meaning of free 2 play and it makes the game limited in somewhat areas apart from it the game seemed pretty user friendly to me and although i didn't found any bugs or ground breaking glitches myself there have been a tremendous amounts of report regarding connection issues and creating super group (in game Clan) and a few others , Sincerely speaking gameplay is average at best i mean its great fun with friends but basically the main gameplay attributes do not tend to attract gamers which is one of the main negative factor about the game.

Visual/Sound FX

Visuals of marvel heroes is very artistic and having a nice textures and pretty well detailed considering it is a MMO game and that too counting on a large variety of landscapes and an array of villains ranging from small minions to main boss villains and seeing as it is a super hero game i noticed great and highly detailed game effect whether it is a flames or lightning or ice attacks almost every elementel effects are beautifully designed not to mention even though the game plays as sort of strategic way when zoomed in you can se detailed work done on them looks like gazzillion entertainment has good job in developing good visual compared to other MMO games but still if i compare it with other standard games the visuals would hardly be average and even i may seem satisfied but there is a complaint in a mission when too many players gets gathered up in a a place it gets a little too unstable and frame drops drops and becomes inconsistent well this happens rarely so no need to worry but it still needs to be patched.

Well looking for a sound FX in a super hero movie or game one expects it to be of heroic essence , a music that can get you psyched up and in my consistent time playing this game i found music score to be be energetic and suits the Heroism of the game apart from it the voice acting done by characters seems satisfying enough , Honestly this is far as i can describe about sound FX of the game because there is nothing much to talk about sound FX in this game
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Final Words

Well Marvel Heroes is a fun game one can spend hours enjoying it especially with friends but it can't be considered hardcore action game and might turn off a large amount of crowd , the game has satisfying voice acting and visuals are pretty good compared to other MMO's but if compared to other standard games not too good but over all its great casual game where you can play with friends or find all new players to play with and since technically its a Free 2 Play i seen no harm in trying it out.

Pros - Free 2 Play , Great fun with friends in co-op , great elemental visual effects , game has a lot of contents to offer

Cons - gameplay mechanics is not much user friendly , even being a free to play the game puts a lot of limits on players by putting expensive contents to buy for , overall visuals not too great , story line doesn't seems to impact you after a point

Rating - 6.8/10

Metro : Last Light (Complete Review PC)

2013-05-28T03:04:00.004-07:00

Hey guys its been a long time since my last review of 'Bioshock Infinite' , but am back with the Review of Metro Last Light a game which i was pretty eager to check out since i enjoyed the previous title 'Metro 2033' as it was surprisingly good and was a lot different than generic shooting games and especially the horror elements present inside it with some realistic gameplay depth but sadly i was disappointed by Metro Last Light , it may be possible that these element which turned me off might not be such a downer for everybody else . So check out this Complete review to make a judgement out of the game.

For Those who Doesn't Wanna Read the Whole Review Go to the Bottom of this Post For Quick Summary

Story

Well the game takes place nearly a year later the incidents of 'Metro 2033' where everybody took shelters inside the metro railway system after thermonuclear war in this post appocalyptic world where you have the same protagonist 'Artyom' now as the story is following of previous title all the 'dark ones' were eliminated but a young Dark one has been Spotted , probably the last and The Order wants you to eliminate it but 'Khan' a friendly supporting character from previous game thinks that the dark one holds some key to Artyom's nightmares and can bring peace back in Metro but during you attempt to reach the child dark one you were captured by some communist group in the metro , so the main plot kicks off with you trying to escape from your captivator and in the process you find out about some devious plans to take over the complete metro using the child dark one by different groups and now you are on a run to inform The order about this conspiracies taking place by different groups and you find yourself on the center of it and although how much interesting it may sound it sure as hell takes a lot of time building its pace and can downright boring at times the key is patience , have some of it and you may probably enjoy it.

Gameplay

Well gameplay mechanics of the game is pretty much same as previous game where you have to survive the horrors of Metro and occasionally go out for some open world action , one of the main key features of Metro Last Light is Light and Darkness where you have to use light as your own advantage against mutant monsters and blend into the darkness while facing human enemies which really balance outs the gameplay and you have this device attached to your watch that indicates either you are visible by your enemies when light falls on you and as usual you have to use gas mask in heavy radiation zones and obviously you have to change the mask filter as time expires but here's the thing these filters were scattered all around the region providing no challenge for survival instinct , what i did found challenging was when any mutant attacked me the glass in my mask gets all scratched up and gets splashed up by dirt and blood making difficult to see but you can always wipe up the glass but still the cracked glass maked it harder for me see and i really enjoy this type of realistic challenge. The surroundings in Metro Last Light is well appreciated by me especially the colonies build up with people and their hard ship is really well presented and this time the outer world visualization is also worth noticing filled with various types of mutants acting as a set pieces in the environment.

Gunplay in Metro Last Light seems a little past pace and action oriented as maximum amount of time you are shooting against humans rather than mutant monsters and keeping that in mind there are also a few types of grenades provided for heavy action gameplay turning the game into more of a generic shooter rather than survival horror but luckily there is a pretty decent stealth mechanics in the game not the best in bussines but pretty solid and satisfying for a first-person shooter and while speaking of shooting experience i found that there is a very small variety of weapons present which really didn't bothered me much as the game is set in a post apocalyptic scenario where people have to salvage everything even their currency are military grade bullets which you can use to buy new weapons or attachment for them , even though the gameplay looks pretty solid but its full of cliche'd sequence like while waiting for a transport or riding it and out of no where hordes of mutants starts attacking you , i have nothing against it but there are way too many of these sequences ,there are also other cliche's but these too seems to occur most of the times and are frustrating , it may seem that i consider this game a total waste but the truth is the game can be really enjoyable at times.

Visual/Sound FX

Well my Expectations from visual fx were pretty high as Metro 2033 had some ground breaking effects that too powered with DX 11 and ive gotta say the dev's have done pretty decent job by churning out some nice and realistic effects especially the surroundings they add a level of authenticity to the whole scenario like abandoned storage room with rusticated steel doors filled with cob webs which do burn up when you use your lighter and you can see the webs burn into flames and a splendid job is done in creating effects with marshy water and blood and gore , PhysiX particle effects is just mind blowing and honestly speaking visual FX is the best part about the game wether its a texture filtering or splendid lightning effect it really feels like apocalyptic world.

Sound Track in the game is average at the best and very clunky some times but the voice acting is pretty solid and nice sound effects like dropping of water and its echo in the tunnel or crisping or dried grass when you run on it but its easily forgettable nothing fantastic about it but i give an appreciation for trying hard .

Final Words

Metro Last Light was expected to be a sort of survival horror but it turns out be a just generic shooter even '4A games' tried hard to force it to stand out but the base of the game is weak . I would only say that 'Last Light' is just an average game with splendid visuals , where story develops at really slow pace , though it is a really good game but i wouldn't recommend it as a must buy.

Pros- Splendid Visual Details and effects , Smooth and mixed gameplay mechanics , Environment seems authentic

Cons- Story Develops at slow pace , more of a generic FPS than a survival horror , nothing memorable about sound FX or characters in the game.

Rating - 7.3/10

Summary

As you all know Metro Last Light is based on a post apocalyptic world in Russia where everybody has to settle in the underground Metro Rail system to survive from the radiation in outer world, the concept's take post apocalyptic world is refreshing but the story is some what of a downer where it starts with a blast and just drops dead beat and gameplay is no ivy league but it has got its own perks but gunplay is downright average where human AI just seems brain dead as compared to mutants but Visual effects and texture resolution is one of the main redeeming factor of the game as everything else just seems average , most of you probably think that i just hate this game but the fact is i was expecting a little more than this...the game is not recommended but you are very welcome to try it yourself or wait for the price to go down.

Bioshock Infinite - PC (Complete Review)

2013-04-04T06:37:00.003-07:00

Hello everybody today i'm writing up the review of Bioshock Infinite for which am honestly very excited , and apology for missing out on review of Tomb Raider (2013 reboot). now lets talk about Bioshock series , 2K games took many gamers including me by surprise and mesmerized us when first Bioshock game was released back in 2007 , it was a polished and unique first person shooter with a slight hint of adventure present in it and had an amazing story present in the under water world of Rapture and when the follow up cam the Devs expanded even more of original game and unfolded many mysteries about Rapture but even though the franchise a polished and unique experience still i've always felt like this series was under rated honestly because people prefer mainly action heavy military shooter present in the market , but this time around it also seems like the Devs went for a little action oriented gameplay with bright surrounding rather than dark tone given to franchise by previous titles and this time around they have shifted the whole scenario from under water world of Rapture to flying city of Columbia.So, lets take a look if these changes leads to making or breaking of the series.

Story

Well if you have read my previous reviews , then you'll know that i don't give away any spoiler or at least any major spoiler. So. as many of you know this time game takes place in 1912 in flying city of Columbia , in the game you are placed in the shoes of the protagonist Booker Dewit who was hired by an unknown person to bring him the girl (Elizabeth) to New York unharmed , now the game start with you going to a light house on a small boat as directed by the person who hired you & you have no idea what you'll find when you reach there as you went into light house investigating one thing led to another and you find yourself inside a jet pod thrusting you to Columbia. Columbia seems like a racist catholic city where everybody praises 'Comstock' a person who calls himself the prophet of the lord and he seems to know Booker ,but Booker doesn't have a clue who Comstock is and pretty soon after your arrival in city you find yourself accused of being a False Shepherd and every city gaurd or authority wants you dead on command of Comstock(Prophet) , now you have to use any means necessary for your survival and after an hour or two of gameplay you found that Elizabeth is held captive in a tower and during her rescue you find that you are being attacked by a giant mechanical eagle known as Song Bird which is sort of a protector/warden of Elizabeth and after escaping the Song Bird , you and Elizabeth agree on helping each other to escape Columbia . Now both of you have to survive the obstacles and enemies thrown at your path by Comstock(Prophet) and escape the flying city , and don't let this simple theme of the story fool you because as deeper you go into the game it becomes more cynical and plot becomes more mysterious . I can 100% vouch that this game is 2K's Master Piece with one of the most amazing and twisted plot ending which will not only make this game a memorable experience but also it will be stuck on your mind for days.

Gameplay

Gameplay Mechanics of this game is some what different from previous titles its more of an action shooter but adventure part of game is also well oriented and rather than forcing waves of enemies at your face for you to survive the game encourages you to use tactical techniques to fight off enemies using weapons , environment and vigors. Vigors are same as plasmids from previous titles , you acquire different types of Vigors throughout the game via , small bottles of vigor drink to activate new vigor like using a fire ball or bolt of current or levitating enemies in air , using vigors depletes your salt bar much like eve hippo from previous games. Salts can be found in environment pretty easily which are not only available as blue salt bottles but they can be also found in different foods or drinks which also provides you health. Using vigors and surprisingly wide variety of guns present in the game combat is enjoyable till the end but one of the main attraction i found was that even being a linear game Bioshock Infinite provides a larger playground for combat (combat inside buildings are excluded) where you can use sky hook (a gear attached in left hand of Booker) to slide over skyline rail system that loops around the buildings and covering a larger area for combat zone and you can also use sky hook to perform deadly executions and attacks filled with blood and gore , this makes the shooting experience fast paced and highly engaging and thank god the AI in the games are not brain dead they are well designed even on easy difficulty they won't be foolishly standing around they will try dodging you fire and as soon as you start reloading a weapon AI will charge towards you with heavy melee attacks and gun fire , even though there are no boss battles the game throws at you some sort of mini bosses like automaton robots or some sort of half mechanical half human giant bot to provide variety in combat having their own set of immunity and vulnerability towards your vigors and weapons.

Now taking a look at other aspects of the game , like previous titles you have to salvage any thing you can from corpses or storage objects (trash can , desk , barrels etc.) for ammo , health , salt and money , money can be spend on vending machines to upgrade guns or vigors or you can buy resupplies in them which isn't much needed because resupplies can be plenty in surroundings if you search for them and in the campaign after you rescue Elizabeth she travel along with you , even though she doesn't fight against enemies still she proves to be quite helpful by providing salts , health kits and ammo during combat from the surrounding if you are busy in action or unable to reach and believe me this proves to be very helpful and she also have ability of opening a tear in space and time and manifesting different objects and support items like creating a cover from gun fire or a turret to support you or stashes for ammo resupply or medical kits and she can also open locked doors or safe for you if you provide her with required no. of lock picks which you have to find in surrounding which wont be much of a problem if you are one of the exploring the complete environment type.

Even though the game is engaging and very enjoyable having almost no bugs that ive encountered but still there is a big problem with PC version the game stutters and drops frames some times which becomes very irritating , luckily i found a fix for this stuttering here which almost completely solved the problem but still the games a proper official patch to fix this.

Multiplayer

I personally was a little disappointed when first heard that there will be no multiplayer because even though in Bioshock 2 the multiplayer was a little buggy and unpolished , i still liked that game as it was a nice break from typical shooters but iam glad they went on complete focus on enhancing the experience of single player campaign.

Visuals/Sound FX

Honestly speaking visuals in the game is amazing but still even in Direct X 11 max settings it wasn't showing any major noticeable effect since i compared by running game both on DX 11 and DX 10 apart from it the game looks beautiful and city of Columbia is filled with its originality having identical set pieces and interaction with many of them and you can even notice the humming birds hovering over flowers and scary crows flying around the darker environments and if closely observed you can see great details in character models and environments and the effects created by water is splendid you can observe each drop of water flowing in the rain from any object or your hands and blood and gore seems pretty satisfying , the game shows a brilliant example of tyndall effect as light enters the room you can observe dust and smoke particle by presenting one of the best Shadow and light effects ive ever seen in a game and there are many major or minor effects visual effects that enhances your experience and make Columbia look alive.

Speaking of sound effects music score or sound track is based on early 90's theme music which really suits the surrounding but still its nothing memorable but the game really makes it up to you by providing solid voice acting to characters even npc's and enemy AI and the sound effects are dedicated to variety of visual effects to make the city worth remembering be that the firing of the gun or screeching of metal , breaking of glass or bursting of spark or crowing of the crow . The sound effects in the game is really well implemented.

Final Words

Bioshock Infinite is a beautiful game with highly detailed visual effects and the sound effect which complements it and one of the most twisted and amazing plot of the game.

even though the Direct X 11 implementation was negligible (which is easily forgettable) and stuttering issue proves to be a deal breaker some time(i found the fix so it didn't bothered me so much) This game is a MUST PLAY

Pros-Amazing plot for the game , beautiful sound and visual effects which complements each other , combat is engaging and fun

Cons- Direct x 11 implementation was negligible , stuttering and frame drop of game prove to be a deal breaker some time(Luckily i found the fix) , Story developes at a slow pace

Rating - 9.4/10

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Crysis 3 - Review

2013-03-02T04:21:00.002-08:00

Hey guys I'm back with the review of Crysis 3 which is a game that needs no introduction especially to pc gamers because , although the game is no longer a pc exclusive, it will always be c PC gamer's pride & seriously if you don't know about this awesome series just throw yourself out the window, coz back in 2007 when Original Crysis (crisis 1) was released it revolutionized the gaming industry ,offering not only top notch dynamic visual but also gave a refined and polished experience of sand-box shooter with a core storyline which still counts as one of the best shooting experience a game has to offer, even though crysis 2 wasn't the same big hit as Original Crysis , as many pc gamers criticized to crytek about the game no longer being pc exclusive but still it had a strong story line with amazing visual and offering new and evolved action-shooting experience.Lets take a look if Crysis 3 holds up to the reputation created by its previous titles.

Story

Psycho is Back

Story plays an important role in the game , so without giving away any major spoiler i'm just gonna give you guys a basic outline of the campaign . The game takes place around 23 years after the incidence of crysis 2 where prophet has transferred his consciousness onto the Alcatraz via symbiotic Nano suit. So, the game kicks off with you being rescued from a Cell base by 'Psycho', yeah you heard me right its Psycho -protagonist from Crysis : Warhead . So after your rescue you came into knowledge that since you destroyed Cephs in Crysis 2 , Cell corporation has been using Alien(Ceph) technology and are on a verge of world Domination and the only cephs that are left on the planet are mindless 'Stalkers' having basic crude animalistic instinct without any hive brain to guide them posing no major threat , although everybody is classifying Cell as the major threat but prophet is somehow convince d that there is an alpha ceph who's gonna invade the earth pretty soon and he(prophet) is the only one who is capable of stopping it. Sadly this is as far as i'll go without revealing the any big spoiler, but there is one thing storyline is one of the major positive side of the game.

Gameplay

Well there isn't any major changes in the gameplay mechanics its pretty similar to Crysis 2 , which is a good thing because changes from Crysis to Crysis 2 were pretty friendly towards fast paced action/Combat during gunplay and highly benefetial towards multiplayer aspect. Well talking about Crysis 3 there are a couple of extra features to nano suit , like you can hack a turret, control panel , land mines...etc. via visor mode which do comes pretty handy and provide tactical advantage during combat and over coming obstacles and there is also a slight changes in upgrade system of nano suit which comes in a 3 types of module set.

Talking of combat gun play is very much improved with proper balance in recoil and stability and also new customizable features are available on weapons like different types of grips or various types of ammo which is a cherry on top when you are killing off more menacing cephs than before or hunting cell agents equipped with Ceph tech , I used hunting in a literary meaning coz you take'em down using an actual bow and arrow and they are not any simple weapon, it was designed specifically for nano suit having enough kinetic energy to take down a rhino in a single shot even while cloaking i.e. using it does not while consume any additional energy and it also has various types of bow for tactical and destructive advantage. Apart from a wide variety of weapons including LMGs , SMGs , Assaults , Snipers, pistols, Launchers & Special weapons like K-volt which fires shock bolts , there are also various types of weapons in this type of category. There are also Alien Ceph weapon present in some surroundings having deadly and special abilities like a bolt sniper which can kill any target with one shot or can destroy surveillance towers of Cell in many regions throughout campaign or a pinch rifle which is a tiny bit similar to Halo's needle gun but this weapon is larger in size and far more lethal , not this there also a wide variety in ceph weapon but they act only as temporary weapon like a mounted heavy Gun and there are also a few objects in surroundings like A light pole/Pipe or an assault shield to use its as physical melee weapon or by using strength of suit by kicking/throwing heavy objects at enemies for tactical advantage. But the game is not gonna be a piece of cake because the AI have been improved and are pretty decent coz as soon as you get a high profile kill or they find a body they go into tactical cover mode and they try to stick together ,they also try pinpointing your location by throwing emp grenades or if you go very close to them using stealth , they will sense you and start shooting. This is the type of gameplay that really amps up your apetite for facing challenge and become a silent predator. The game Play of Crysis 3 is an epic action packed journey filled with many 'OMFG' moments. Now I get it when reviewer from 'ign' said

"Devilish Fun Combat - IGN"

Multiplayer

Well Multiplayer is not one of the strongest point of the game but I found it a lot more improved then previous game although it has a fair amount of bugs that might prove to be a hinderance in the flow of game especially being an indian player I get pings around 200-400 ms which is pretty high but when playing the game , these things doesn't seem to bother anymore because you are enjoying yourself too much. This was one of the thing I loved about the game, which according to me is an extremely rare feature found only among a handful of games and also I found that this game has one of the fastest matchmaking system , when I started I found the lobby within 1-2 seconds.

The game also has quite a variety in multiplayer mode some of which are completely new and original , but one of the main attraction was 'The Hunter'
mode in which a couple of players are placed in a map as Cell Operatives(No Nano suit powers) and also some players are placed as Hunters(equipped with nano suit) having special module for this game type only providing a permanent stealth activation with only a Hunter Bow and the aim is to kill all Cell operatives before time limit and after the Cell operative is killed it re spawn as a hunter and the Cell operatives have to survive as long as possible using offensive or defensive techniques , I know its not an original game type but its great fun. you can also use hunter bows in other game mode but you will have to unlock it which takes a lot of time, luckily I pre-ordered Hunter edition and got Day 1acces to the Bow and other exclusive items.

Tis game is a great break from rehashed COD(call of duty) series Or basically any other typical fps ,even though I loved COD - Black Ops II it still was like other typical fps game including other COD titles which have nothing more innovative or more to offer. I mean what other multiplayer shooter offers you to place your self in shoes of a super soldier equipped with Alien symbiotic suit with crazy abilities. The game's multiplayer may not be the best but the series is showing promising factor in field of multiplayer and a great action packed experience is guarantied. You'll wind up playing this for weeks , months even.

Visual/Sound FX

Definig Visuals of crisis ... sheeeeesh !!!!!!!! .If I say the visuals were awesome or fantastic it would be a disrespect to CryEngine 3 and to people at Crytek. The only comment that truly describes is "The Best Looking Game Till Date". This time around Crytek has taken it all the way to the top with extremely detailed and realistic facial movement and expression , bringing an explicit detail into weapon & bursts while firing with even grunt enemies or cephs having a detailed and thorough texture and the particles and shading of environment is too good to be true where you can see the details of every leaf in stages with high grass land and there is one thing I'm not easily impressed by any water detailing of a game but this game has a beautiful effect its almost real life like and this time Crytek made no compromise and launched the game directly on DX 11(no DX-9 or10) on pc, ive seen the comparison between PC,PS3 and Xbox 360 and the console versions doesn't even came close to the real thing, Infact there was even a troll pic of Crysis 3 & Ps4's tech demo pic about facial expression and the tag line was 'PS4 outdated before launch'. Anyways since the release of first game the the big question remains the same "Can it run Crysis ?". I'm not kidding , to even run this game you need a decent DX 11 video card and if you want to taste the game in its complete glory you've gotta spend some big Bucks $ !!!

Now Talking about the sound FX the game has very strong voice acting and the dialogues that tends to give you a chill or two surely and the sound effects of surrounding and gameplay is brilliant , you can hear the snap of neck during a stealth kill or chirping of the grass while you walk or run on it , including the stretch of bow while you aim, these are some of the finest examples of the great audio mixing done. The music part of the game is bound to be great because the soundtrack of the game was given by Hans Zimmer who has also has give music to the Block buster trilogy of the New Batman Movies , There is nothing else than can be said about Sound Fx other than Mind Blowing.

Final Words

Crysis 3 is a beautiful game with engaging story , Brilliant Sound effects/track , Best visuals till date Thrilling gameplay and a Decent multiplayer with some bugs that might cause hinderance.

Pros - Brilliant Sound FX , Best visuals till date , Engaging story , Thrilling Combat

Cons - Bugs prove to be annoying at times, Multiplayer needs work and polishing , Very Short Campaign Compared to predecessors

Rating - 9.0/10

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DmC : Devil May Cry (REVIEW)

2013-02-07T00:38:00.002-08:00

DmC : Devil May Cry

Complete Review(PC)

Hey Guys i'm back again with the review of the new reboot of the DmC and pardon for delay because ive got hooked up in new DmC just like Devil May Cry 4 which was honestly my first hardcore game infact one of my favourite game of all time .As all of you know DmC series is known to be one of the best in Hack n' Slash action adventure genre and up until DMC 4 it was being developed domestic team of Capcom themselves,But this time around Ninja Theory was given in charge for new game because of this many die har DMC fans including me were very disappointed as noticing the past game by them.So lets take a look how this game comes to ur expectations.

Story(spoiler !)

Mundus is a Total Bad Ass

This is where the campaign ends or is it

The story in this game is pretty much similar to first game in original series. Where the Demon king "Mundus" is hell bent on killing Dante. So, the game starts when a mysterious woman 'Kat' coming to Dante and warn him about the hunte demon sent by mundus to drang dante to limbo(demonic realm) and kill him,and this Kat is a psychic who guides dante in limbo and after you defeat the hunter demon she takes you to their headquarters of the association she work for "The Order". Who are in a struggle to free the worlds from demons,and their leader is Vergil who asks for Dante for his help to defeat the Demon king Mundus (yeah i was also shocked seeing vergil on the side of good) but here is a twist Dante doesn't seems to remember his past or who he actually is because his memory were blocked. So, vergil and kat takes hime to his old home to trigger his old memories where he learnt about his past and that vergil is his brother , then vergil explains him the whole story about how the general of demon army 'Sparda' fell in love with an angel 'Eva'(its a tad bit different from original series as her mother was human but i liked this innovation) and they had twin sons Dante and Vergil and when mundus came to this knowledge he felt betrayed by sparda and attacked their house and killed Eva and enslaved sparda and torturing him for eternity in darkest corners of hell., but before getting caught sparda wiped the memories of his sons and hid them separately untill they meet again . Then Vergil Unveils that only he and dante can kill the demon king as they are nephilims (part angel-part demon) only they possess the power in their Swords 'Rebellion' and 'Yamato' given to them by their father. Now vergil,dante and kat embarks on the journey to free the world from the rule of mundus,speaking of which one of the great thing i found that demons in real world are projected as evil corporates controlling the world.

And a message to DMC lovers to give this game a try as story pans out brilliantly and the the ending of the game has a peculiar surprise for all who plays it

Gameplay

Dante's got some pretty sick moves

Gameplay has always been the strongest side of the series & this game is also no different and to top that Ninja theory have taken a different approach towards the combat which has its fare share of pros and cons lets first take a look a pros , your arsenal of melee weapons is divided into two sections angelic and demonic ,where angelic weapon is more helpful in crowd control and weakening the enemies and Powerful Demonic weapons to strike deadly blow at weakened enemies and his faithful rebellion act as a neutral weapon having an all round features.Dante also has grips where angelic grip is use to pull your self towards enemies or object and demonic grip to pull enemies and objects toward you ,your arsenal have 2 angelic and 2 demonic weapons and also includes three different types of ranged guns which you acquire throughout the campaign and can upgrade them at begining of a mission or by divinity statues founnd during missions,combining these weapons,guns and grips you can pull of prety awesome and spectacular combos ,however no matter how great its combat system is it has its own flaws first of all the game has no target lock system it just auto target on enemies and proves to be very irritating while facing aerial and ground enemies at the same time,secondly it seems a little disappointing as there are no different combat styles like gunslinger,sword master ,royal gaurd and trickster like in previous game but i respect dev's decision as they are trying to opt out a fresh and new perspective but there is a thing that bugs me a lot in this game there are not even half as much different combat moves as there were in DMC 4 it was a hughe draw back and also there were no taunt system given in the game which i really liked in previous games. Now lets take a look at enemies which are very well designed with very different varieties and each more sinister than previous one and are very challenging according to different difficulty levels they really live up to the difficulty level of previous games as in this game developers gone more technical because very enemy has to be dealt with different tactics you can't just mash buttons and kill everybody its not god of war were almost every enemy is just killed by mashing buttons, its Devil May Cry where you have to use different combos and combine your entire arsenal of weapons to deal with the hordes of demons , there are also some gruesome, horrific and memorable boss fights that really keeps engaging ,some people may say that there are not enough amount of boss fight but avoid them there are just perfect amount and every battle is difficult than before.

Well That covered the combat system now lets take a look at the interaction with surroundings , this game is not a typical hack n' slash game it also has a fair amount of adventure form in it as you have to struggle in the ever changing world of limbo using your angelic/demonic grip and angel boost to move past obstacles,as i failed to mention about angelic boost before it is an ability you earn where dante can thrust himself forward in the air to move past obstacle or gaps which he can't using normal jumps or grips, as the level designs in limbo is one of the finest and every level has its unique essence where puzzles are in form of completing levels of limbo very much similar to Darksiders series but less complicated and less difficult , and last but not the least one of the most awesome part of the game the devil trigger, when you activate it the dante does not turns demon unlike past titles , his eyes becomes red ,hair turns white and he goes into super power stage and smashes everybody in the air (doesn't includes boss battles)and slows down the time and you have to kill as many demons as possible before the gauge runs out , when the trigger is active the whole visual of game play changes into semi black-white colour pallete and textures become as flow of brush ink it truly is a sight worth seeing.Well game play may have its faults but it truly is a unique experience and i can say that ninja theory is heading a right path with this game.

Devil Trigger will take your breath away

Visuals/Audio

When i thinks of level design,environmental textures,enemy design and modelling only one thing comes to my mind complete macabre , the whole limbo is uniquely designed where you can never see repeating levels and each part of limbo has a sinister touch to it which is memorable. the modeling of enemies and character are highly detailed which gives you a polished visuals as a the game was powered by unreal engine no doubt the game looks magnificent.As for the new look of dante it'll grown on you.

As you are aware DmC always features part rock and part heavy metal based music to churn up the killing experience well this game is no different it has a unique blend of music theme that really suits different scenarios or cut scenes and voice acting of the game is impeccable that really ensure the authenticity of characters and this game is a fine example of facial movement .I've gotta say there is hardly a fault you can find in the visuals , a great job was done here.

Final Words

This new Reboot is a fine example of solid story ,great visuals, great game play mechanics it provides an over all polished experience , apart from some annoying bugs or faults its a great game if you are a DmC fan or likes this genre it is a must buy for you other wise its highly recommended to try it.

Pros- Fluid game play,awesome visuals,great turn out of story

Cons- no target lock , no bloody palace , needs more combat moves

From My Side iT Goes- 8.8/10

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Hitman Absolution (PC) - Review

2013-01-14T06:46:00.002-08:00

Hitman Absolution

Complete Review(PC)

Hey Guys its been a long time since my last review , but i'm back again with the hitman absolution(pardon for posting review a month later).So lets just get into the Details without wasting any time about THE MYTH i.e. Agent 47.

Story

The story kicks off with your handler in agency going rogue and leaving the agency with an asset of agency(a girl) victoria and you have been given orders to eliminate the Diana(your handler) and securing the girl. At the end of your assignment (eliminating Diana) you get a note from Diana after her death requesting to protect the girl. Now Agent 47 Struggles in protecting the girl and trying to investigate about why Agency needs her(victoria) desperately. During the campaign you will encounter a few characters from previous games and since this time you are working against the agency Agent 47 has to completely rely on himself in every mission , Also instead of rutheless killer in this game Agent 47 has been projected as a wee bit emotional towards cause and mostly in a good way. Well I think That's All i can say about the story without giving away spoilers.

Gameplay

The gameplay is mainly based on stealth factor where the main goal is to complete your mission with least non- target casualty or without eliminating anybody else except the target(if possible),as your mission is being scored according to your play style and gives you an accolade regarding how you performed.The main key feature of the game is its core mechanics where you have to take in account of everything in your surroundings and use it accordingly /intellectually to achieve your goal , like you can throw bottles,books,bricks,wrenches...........etc. to distract your enemy so that you can walk past them or attract them towards yourself to single them out from the crowd/group & take them down silently , if this not your play style you can use these object as a weapon to attack them head on , there arealso some sharp object like syringes,knifes,screwdriver.....etc. to silently kill an enemy from a distance but the best & my personal way is to garrote the enemy using you metallic wire and you also get bonus points since its a signature kill and its the most silent way to kill according to game as above mentioned items and even silenced can alert the enemy at close range or you can subdue the guards/enemy and make them unconcious & opt a non-lethal way,and your job isn't just finished by eliminating gaurds you have to hide them in order to prevent from getting detected ,there are proper amount of hiding places where you can hide a body, or you can hide in them yourself to to stake for your target or observe gaurding patterns & if you are not a fan of stealth tactics you can attack enemies head on with your silenced silver ballers(Agent 47's pistols) or any other type of weapon yo can take from enemy npc(non playable character) and some weapons are just lying around the levels but believe me stealth is a far more better choice as it thrills you up when have to chose between different approaches towards your target strategically.

Apparently i failed to mention the disguise system before as 47 takes down a guard/enemy you can chose to take on his disguise or some disguise items are present in surroundings which appear as small white packages but don't think just by getting disguise world's an open ground similar type of enemy NPC will get suspicious and may alert the others this is where the instinct mode of the game comes in using which you can prevent getting detected in disguise but this ability isn't all you can eat buffet you have to use is strategically as using instinct to prevent detection depletes the instinct bar , it can also be used to analyze gaurding patterns,accessible objects in environment ,see enemies through wall but don't worry these abilities doesn't use up your instinct bar & there's also a point shooting feature you can trigger from instinct mode where you can tag any NPC in the line of sight and tag them before instinct bar runs out and eliminate them in a cinematic way.One of the Best thing i liked about game is that you don't always have to garrote or shoot your target you can do it in a more subtle and creative way ex- during one of my mission i killed my target by poisoning his food , during an mission in lab is malfunction the blast chamber to kill the scientist, there are many more ways like pushing from a height ,electrocuting the wash basin and when target come's he dies from electrocution....etc. the point being you have many other options to eliminate the target without directly confronting them.and for super hardcore fans out there it may seem like a piece of cake but don't be disappointed this game has a very unique way of managing difficulty , it has main 2 difficulty settings enhanced(easy) and professional(hard) with 3 different sub difficulties in each of them and in Professional settings gaurds not only more damaging but also becomes more vigilant and unpredictable + you also have very low instinct and by triggering it you can no longer see behind walls,see enemy movements or accessible objects, there is a difficulty mode in Proffesional called Purist it really is for hardcore Hitman lovers only where the HUD is completely removed and with no hints minimal amount of instinct which doesn't even re-generate and even during disguise its almost impossible to get away un noticed.

It may seem like i'm exaggerating a lot but you have to play this game in order to believe it even its AI's are very well programmed , although there is one minor bug/fault i found that during climbing up or down the ledge or sometimes during gun play Agent 47's movement seems little stiff and woody though it can easily be neglected.

This Crowd Is Noting Compared to One From Mission In China town And Railway Station

Multiplayer

Hitman Absolution doesn't have a multiplayer mode it features a contract mode where you can play contracts created by users and developers from different levels of the main campaign where you can select stage,custom target,disguise,weapon and difficulty you can play contracts created by friends or you can jump online to play custom contracts from different player who posted it online. Although contracts mode is fun but it lacks innovation and feels repetettive and even boring at some times.

Visuals

Visuals in the game is brilliant especially the crowd simulation in couple of its stage the amount of the crowd is very high i haven't seen such a big crow in any other game and with every pedestrian being almost identical and even with such a big crowd the game manages to run the game smoothly and maintaning the frames at a solid 60 FPS,as goes for environmental visuals it really enhances the experience as the stages are filled with many accessible unique objects having really detailed textures, my jaws got dropped when i played a mission during the rain where you can literally see every drop flowing from Agent 47's face ,talking of which the new face model of 47 gives him a real bad ass look in a very subtle way,even though i really loved the visual it comes with a few bugs even in max resolution the edges of the game feels a little blunt , it lacks the sharpness which increases the richness of the eye candy.PC version of the game is far more better than compared to one from ps3 and xbox 360 so you want to enjoy the rich experience yo must have a decent gfx card ATI-HD 5990 or better Nvidea - GTX 400 series or better.

Apart from visuals sound track is beautiful i even got goose bumps at some points and voice acting may not be the best but its Rock Solid with a few TV series celebreties giving their voices.

Final Words

Hitman Absolution is a great game with beautifuls visuals and amazing soudtrack and one of the best stealth games i've played apart from from some minor bugs. It's Definetly a MUST BUY.

Pros- Great Visuals,great game play mechanics,Engaging story

Cons-Contracts Mode could have been more innovative,Visuals have blunt character edges

Rating- 9.5/10

IF anybody needs help in PURIST difficulty please inform me via comment and i'll upload the walkthrough right away

THANKS FOR READING THE REVIEW

Dishonored PC -Review

2012-10-22T01:12:00.002-07:00

Dishonored

Hey guys i'm gonna give you all a complete & detailed review on the latest sensational product of Bethesteda's DISHONORED.Those who have played or heard about this game might know that this game is a breath of fresh air Let's Take A look ......................

Story

Step into the turmoil of Conspiracies

The Begins with you a decorated war veteran Corvo(Protagonist) coming back to his homeland to help the empress to fight off the rat plague that has befallen over the region , and during your meet with the empress she gets assassinated by her generals and you are pinned= up as a fall guy for the assassination .......So the game kicks off with you trying and escaping the prison and grouping up with the rebels and an overseer (some type alienated person) which helps you become a some sort of super Assassin in a struggle against the rat plague at large and to unravel the conspiracy behind this turmoil.

Multiplayer

Sadly DISHONORED doesn't have any multiplayer game mode , but luckily the game is so engaging in the aspects of its single player campaign you won't feel the need of multiplayer.

Gameplay

Mana Powers are pretty awesome

The game features a pretty unique and versatile gameplay which includes taking crucial decisions during game which may change the outcome of the events to come . The game is pretty much a stealth game but this doesn't means you can't go head on to fight enemies, this is one of the great things about the gameplay that you can play the same scenarios with plenty of different approaches and you can literally complete the whole game without even killing a person.The Developers have taken a linear first-person shooter/action game and gave it a Role-Playing essence with a slight feeling of sand box games.Speaking of genre this game is kinda mixed as its a first-person game with sword swinging but there is also equal part of gunplay in it,other that you have mana to use pretty cool power which can be bought and upgraded with helps of runes its a type of old artifact lying around the specified areas and bone charms its type of a passive ability or a perk you can select up to 3 types of charms ,all these powers were triggered by courtesy of an overseer(some type of alienated and mystic peoples) and these are the powers which makes you a super assassin like you can zap into place to place ,slow time or even stop it for a few moment , keen heightened senses to look through wall and viewing area of enemy.....etc.But one thing i loved about the game was it managed to keep all aspects of the game in a very smooth flow and pace for the game,even the sword fighting can sweep duel combat system.The AI in the game are pretty well developed but at some times they feel completely idiot ,in the game AI's have indicater which shows their awareness of your presence which i think was nice but some time even in broadlight i enter and exits a room or a building scavenging up coins and nobody even notices this may not be a deal breaker but it sometimes bums me out.Other than that DISHONORED has a great gameplay mechanics and one of the best stealth game ive played.

One of the Best Stealth games

Visual/Graphics

The game had pretty nice Environment Visuals

Visuals in Dishonored is not very appealing even in maed out setting there was nothing spectacular about the game,the textures feels shady and a couple of npc's looks horrible but Arcane studios(Dev's) did a pretty good job in environment details & lighting effect for churning up the ante and the gore and blood looks explicit and details on guns and swords are great, AI visuals are also pretty Standards nothing spectacular about NPC's also ... a mid ranged PC can easily handle its maxed out settings ......Its graphics might not be blistering but its not a deal breaker also

Final Words

DISHONORED is a pretty game with a perfect balance between stealth and action and a pretty solid gameplay structure providing many different approaches to game increasing its replayability, only let down was the visuals apart from that its a must buys for gamers and i don't wanna jinx it but this might be the next Game Of The Year!!!!!!!!

PROS-one of the best stealth games,combat is very fluid, multiple approach towards an objective is very innovative

Cons-average visuals, story may lose its impact after a point,game needs more dramatic perspective

RATING-9.0/10

Darksider II - PC Review

2012-09-02T02:32:00.001-07:00

Hey Every Body I'm Gonna Give you guys a complete Review On DarkSiders II.Those who have played Darksiders have pretty much the idea what Darksiders is all about If you haven't its highly recommended Hack n' Slash Action-Adventure with a great artwork style visuals and gameplay.Lets see if DEATH is as much as Bad Ass like WAR....Lets Take a Look...........

Story....

Story in Darksiders II may seem pretty linear to you but don't get fooled as it goes deep and sinister.In game Death is set out on a journey to clear his brother War's name for bringing premature appocalypse and ending the kingdom of humans.the game Begins with Death reaching out for Crow Father for his unravelled secrets to find a way for reincarnating Humans and the secret lies with the Tree of Life.....But without giving away too much and spoiling the fun for fans and who it might intrigue Darksiders II Literally expands its horizon from original game as you Travels to Different Realms and uncover mysteries and conspiracies.

The Journey Begins Here

Gameplay....

This game is a classic Hack n' Slash action adventure with many RPG element like customizing armours and weapons and talismans which didn't featured in Original Game.Addition of RPG element really increases the replaybility of game giving tons of extra game hours by providing a great open world and dungeons.Its got a big and surprisingly well designed world which i personally didn't expected as creating a huge game map without rehashing repetetive levels even the dungeons are well designed and identical.

Combat is top notch

Combat in the game is beautifully designed with great artistic textures(as expected) here you have two weapon slots Primary which is Scythe(it only features scythe as it is the identical weapon of death but you'll get plenty of options between different type of scythes) and Secondary weapon includes bucklers,arm blades,gauntlets,claws,hammers,maces,glaives & axes featuring heavy and slow type which you can combine to form Hell Blazing Combos(pun intended), Combat system really feels comfortable as you can perform lightening fast small attack or face off with slow but deadly smashes with heavy weapons where gamers can cook up plenty of strategies if you think this kick ass then don't even get me started on Death's magic abilities which costs wrath(similar as original Darksiders) but its much more fluid and and can be performed with physical attacks and give em the power of The Reaper in a perfect flow.In original game War was like a tank built to take heavy damages and block up attacks but Death is more agile and fast he can't block but have a pretty nice dodging system(as they say offence is the best defence) not only this Death also have a fare amount of gears & equipment like Redemption(His brother strife's gun) , Death grip (for covering more distances while wall running or climbing),soul splitter,Phase walker,Void Walker(just like Darksiders 1 where you can create portals to travel from one point to other),Death also has acrobatic skill like wall running,pillar climbing..etc.As its a versatile combat game it has certainly given a wide variety of enemies which can give you a pretty good challenge as the game is part RPG enemies can defined by their level so players have to create some strategies while facing higher level enemies,Speaking of which Boss fights in the game seems splendid as there are wide varieties of different bosses and you just cant kill every boss with just facing up directly the tactics also comes into play for different bosses.The voice acting in game feels pretty good but nothing Phenomenal like Original game.
The also has a few bugs which might hinders the flow of game some times like while entering and exiting any conversation or the customization menu the game freezes for a few seconds its not a Buzz kill but it feels annoying at time.

Boss Fight with Basileus

Death has Many Acrobatic abilities

Visuals/Graphics....

Reaper form is Amazing

Visuals in the game have great artistic touch from Combat to Opening a door have an feel of great artwork and the Rider Himself(Death) has a keen work of texture and every detail feel in his armour set and weapon feel detailed Apart from great sense of artwork and representation ,the game lack the visuals blisstering your eyes nothing which will bring High End PC's to knees this game be easily played in a mid ranged pc's having a solid frames other than that i kinda missed dynamic cut scenes which was one of the highlight of the original game , if you ignore it then game has to offer variety of both artistic and detailed environment and characters.

Final Words.....

I personally loved the game its a polished game with beautiful textures engaging story and a top notch gameplay and combat it could easily be said it is one of the Best Hack n' Slash game i've ever played apart from a few minor bugs it is a must buy game For both RPG fans and Hardcore action loving gamers.

Just like Death Every Game has Pros & Cons

Pros-Beautiful textures and artworks,Addictive gameplay with top notch combat and intensive story

Cons-Minor bugs may be annoying at times,it lacks the Dynamic and dramatic cut scenes or conversations, nothing dynamic on visuals

From my Side it Goes 8.5/10

Inversion-Review

2012-08-28T05:40:00.000-07:00

Hello everybody I'm gonna give you guys a full review on PC version of INVERSION.Although its concept and theme may seem great and apart from other shooters on the market but is it really? Lets Check Out......

Story....

In campaign story is pretty linear hardly enough to begin with the story starts with you stepping into the shoes of David russel a Cop in vangaurd City .The Campaign starts with attack on the city by some high tech ravagers(Lutadores) having these nifty little devices called GravLink using it to literally bend the laws of physics.Soon after that you find yourself enslaved by the Lutadores and after your dramatic escape from prison your main goal is to find your daughter who got lost when this chaos strikes.Even though the story is pretty straight forward there is a couple of pretty nice surprise for players

Visuals.....

Visuals Can be Blisstering At Times

Even AI are Well designed

Visuals in Inversion is pretty nice the Vangaurd City looks very promising in this gravitational chaos but in a few areas you might find textures a little bit shabby thankfully its not a deal breaker.The Characters are very well clayed even the grunt Lutadores have detailed textures.But sadly it cant be said for different level designs some locations may seem very impressive and some feels too shabby ,This also goes for the textures and details in weapons where i find myself getting confused between different types. Apart from these flaws the visuals in INVERSION is pretty good but nothing spectacular is to be expected.

Gameplay.....

Boss Fight with the Brute

This is a Traditional third-person cover based shooter which i personally found to be highly influenced by Gears Of War , as it resembles a lot from GOW(Gears Of War) way of taking cover,movement and even a weapon is almost similar to Retro Lance Of GOW but it was unable to bring that smooth experience.Apart from it the gun play feels odd while playing i wasn't getting that feeling of holding a gun in my hand and the worst part of it was the melee it literally sucks the life out of combat it seems like i just wave my arms in air and the enemy automatically died other than The narration and voice feels like forced on characters and just doesn't sit right . Other than this rough features i thoroughly enjoyed the GravLink(gravity controling machine) it was awesome you can literally crush your enemies with Low and High Gravity , as game continues you will also find various new features including in GravLink like throwing cars at enemies or forming a forcefield of gravity even though this is very fun ..And game also have a few sections of area where you have to float in air going from debris to debris it may seem difficult seem difficult and broken part of gameplay but after you get a hold of its actually nice and combat while floating is awesome.One of the main highlights of the game were boss fights where you have to cunningly use your GravLink to defeat them but i think it was not enough for developers as they desperately tried to force the same boss battles over and over again which proved to be a deal breaker if you neglect this feature then Boss fight may seem fun and proportionally challenging even both friendly and non friendly AI's are great they play technically like evading,dodging ,Flanking and this goes without saying that this game has pretty solid AI's.Then there is destruction part of game it is well implemented according to surroundings not as great and wide ranged or satisfying as Red Faction or Battlefield games but it is a positive aspect of the game.

Boss Fight From Slave Driver

Floating is Awesome

Multiplayer.....

Co-op is Awesome

This game has both co-op/competetive based multiplayer .After finishing campaign in nearly 6-7 hours i was actually excited for multiplayer for using the GravLink on players but as i mention earlier gameplay mechanics is not likely smooth for game play features implementation of aspects from campaign into multiplayer doesn't sit well but it still could be fun at times to play with friends.The main great part of its Multiplayer is its co-op feature where you and your friend can play as Davis Russell and Leo Delgado in Campaign co-op it just doubles the fun of the game just imagine blasting your way through hordes of Lutadores with a friend hooked up in a GravLink.

Final Words....

Inversion is pretty nice game with well designed visuals and environment and satisfying blood & gore, the gravity concept is great approach and new theme for good old third person shooting genre.It may not be a must buy but in today's world of sequels and cliche'd concepts its a pretty nice approach.

Pros- AI is pretty Solid,Co-op is fun, GravLink boost ups the game's aspects

Cons-Poor gun play and melee combat, repetetive boss fights , multiplayer is not smooth as it should be

From my Side it goes...........6.5/10

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