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Sounds like you've made your own mind up there mate.
Jags..class
Player Valuation: £70m
Yes I have. Until dawn for Halloween and destiny to get me over Christmas.
I'm just going to pop random reviews in here for games in recent years that people may not have played, but they really should do so - or alternatively they may not have played, and should avoid like the plague.
Bioshock Infinite (2013)
PS3/X360/PC/MAC
This would get a perfect score from me if it wasn't for just one pretty major flaw - but we'll come to that later, because it is quite literally the only downside this otherwise perfect game has.
Yes, perfect. In an age where first-person shooters are giving up the ghost and binning single-player campaigns entirely (bloody Battlefront, I'm looking at you. Give me my Jedi story mode FFS), Bioshock Infinite proved not only could it be done well, but it can blow away anything else the genre has to offer in terms of offering a quintessential gaming experience.
The graphics are, of course, stunning, but it's the artistic direction which makes this game so good. You are drawn into this world hook, line and sinker - it's visual beauty contrasting sublimely with the ugly violence. Every character has depth, every plot point means something, and it all builds to a climactic finale that it would be an actual crime to spoil for you.
When people talk about video games as art and point to 'walking simulator' boring crap as examples of it, the reason I personally scorn at them is because of Bioshock Infinite - which is ACTUAL gaming art. A complete masterpiece, offering a totally immersive experience while giving you actual gameplay.
Which is why it's a bloody shame the actual shooting mechanics are so damn mediocre! For me, the core mechanics of a game are so central to the experience that it takes two whole points off the score. The gunplay isn't "bad" as such, just... average. The Vigors (basically magical FPS "Skyrim-esque" spells) aren't as impactful as the previous titles in the series and the guns are phoned in and lack any imagination and spark, which is doubly surprising given the inventiveness of the universe itself.
But it sort of doesn't matter. This is definitely a case of a game where the overwhelming positives drown out the one big negative, and does so with ease.
The game is a masterpiece. If you haven't played it, bloody hell, do so, and lament the fact that you probably won't play its' like again unless a Half Life 3 comes out, because the AAA gaming studios have decided that unless a game is multi-player and a military shooter, there's no point in making it. Urgh...
8/10
Bioshock Infinite (2013)
PS3/X360/PC/MAC
This would get a perfect score from me if it wasn't for just one pretty major flaw - but we'll come to that later, because it is quite literally the only downside this otherwise perfect game has.
Yes, perfect. In an age where first-person shooters are giving up the ghost and binning single-player campaigns entirely (bloody Battlefront, I'm looking at you. Give me my Jedi story mode FFS), Bioshock Infinite proved not only could it be done well, but it can blow away anything else the genre has to offer in terms of offering a quintessential gaming experience.
The graphics are, of course, stunning, but it's the artistic direction which makes this game so good. You are drawn into this world hook, line and sinker - it's visual beauty contrasting sublimely with the ugly violence. Every character has depth, every plot point means something, and it all builds to a climactic finale that it would be an actual crime to spoil for you.
When people talk about video games as art and point to 'walking simulator' boring crap as examples of it, the reason I personally scorn at them is because of Bioshock Infinite - which is ACTUAL gaming art. A complete masterpiece, offering a totally immersive experience while giving you actual gameplay.
Which is why it's a bloody shame the actual shooting mechanics are so damn mediocre! For me, the core mechanics of a game are so central to the experience that it takes two whole points off the score. The gunplay isn't "bad" as such, just... average. The Vigors (basically magical FPS "Skyrim-esque" spells) aren't as impactful as the previous titles in the series and the guns are phoned in and lack any imagination and spark, which is doubly surprising given the inventiveness of the universe itself.
But it sort of doesn't matter. This is definitely a case of a game where the overwhelming positives drown out the one big negative, and does so with ease.
The game is a masterpiece. If you haven't played it, bloody hell, do so, and lament the fact that you probably won't play its' like again unless a Half Life 3 comes out, because the AAA gaming studios have decided that unless a game is multi-player and a military shooter, there's no point in making it. Urgh...
8/10
In the system Kopito-13, "Negrito" is a term of endearment though.
*Heads to galaxy map!
gaino92
Power level over 9000
Just wait for fallout mate It will be worth it
AaronTheBlue
Player Valuation: £60m
Going to buy ark and elite dangerous next week looking forward to it
One isn't necessary, but it is amazing with a joystick.
I use a T-Flight HOTAS X. Cheap, cheerful, and good value for the money, compared to other HOTAS solutions.
Mega geek moment I also use TrackIR5, which is head tracking (allows me to look around in the cockpit by moving my head). Not as sophisticated as Oculus, but pretty bloody good, and very intuitive.
Good ol' Hoof 13.
evilwebby
Player Valuation: £50m
Nice write up. I just went out and bought it 
Loved the first 2 Bioshock games - amongst "best of generation."
I was trying to get into Skyrim in the last few weeks, but up until now (logged about 5 hrs) very little has happened, and to be honest I don't think I have the patience to work my way through a game this vast.
Loved the first 2 Bioshock games - amongst "best of generation."
I was trying to get into Skyrim in the last few weeks, but up until now (logged about 5 hrs) very little has happened, and to be honest I don't think I have the patience to work my way through a game this vast.
I'm just going to pop random reviews in here for games in recent years that people may not have played, but they really should do so - or alternatively they may not have played, and should avoid like the plague.
Bioshock Infinite (2013)
PS3/X360/PC/MAC
This would get a perfect score from me if it wasn't for just one pretty major flaw - but we'll come to that later, because it is quite literally the only downside this otherwise perfect game has.
Yes, perfect. In an age where first-person shooters are giving up the ghost and binning single-player campaigns entirely (bloody Battlefront, I'm looking at you. Give me my Jedi story mode FFS), Bioshock Infinite proved not only could it be done well, but it can blow away anything else the genre has to offer in terms of offering a quintessential gaming experience.
The graphics are, of course, stunning, but it's the artistic direction which makes this game so good. You are drawn into this world hook, line and sinker - it's visual beauty contrasting sublimely with the ugly violence. Every character has depth, every plot point means something, and it all builds to a climactic finale that it would be an actual crime to spoil for you.
When people talk about video games as art and point to 'walking simulator' boring crap as examples of it, the reason I personally scorn at them is because of Bioshock Infinite - which is ACTUAL gaming art. A complete masterpiece, offering a totally immersive experience while giving you actual gameplay.
Which is why it's a bloody shame the actual shooting mechanics are so damn mediocre! For me, the core mechanics of a game are so central to the experience that it takes two whole points off the score. The gunplay isn't "bad" as such, just... average. The Vigors (basically magical FPS "Skyrim-esque" spells) aren't as impactful as the previous titles in the series and the guns are phoned in and lack any imagination and spark, which is doubly surprising given the inventiveness of the universe itself.
But it sort of doesn't matter. This is definitely a case of a game where the overwhelming positives drown out the one big negative, and does so with ease.
The game is a masterpiece. If you haven't played it, bloody hell, do so, and lament the fact that you probably won't play its' like again unless a Half Life 3 comes out, because the AAA gaming studios have decided that unless a game is multi-player and a military shooter, there's no point in making it. Urgh...
8/10
tsubaki
Player Valuation: £90m
no - and it isn't necessary to upgrade your monitor, video card, get the best HOTAS you can find and start to look forward to when the Oculus is released commercially, but you will find yourself doing all of these things
i have an x52 and it shames me how much i enjoy elite, if it wasn't for the outright evil of ck2 and the napoleonic wars mod of mount and blade, i wouldn't play anything else
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
Debating starting GTA 5 over again.
Jags..class
Player Valuation: £70m
OK tell me more, is rift worth buying now and what computer specs will I need. I've been waiting till rift works with a decent game. Rift and space, wow
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