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DotEMU is Closing
Just heads up to the gamers out there, if you've ever purchased anything from lesser known online game site, DotEMU, the store is closing June 1st. After June 1st, you…
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Review – Saints Row the Third (PC, Xbox360, PS3)
2011 – Volition – 1 Player (Campaign) Multiplayer (Online)
PC, PS3, Xbox360
The Good
- Loads of fun Gameplay
- Reminiscent of classic GTA
- Amazing custom character creation with voices and interactions not just “faceless”
The Bad
- The missions are kind of just a repetition of a handful of mini games
- Kooky level may be too much for some people’s taste.
In Depth
Saints Row really has a comeback story behind it. The first game is apparently rather terrible. the second game is better but not great. It’s already saddled with being a “GTA knockoff” by default no matter what it does. Somewhere Volition has managed to get something really right because Saints Row the Third seems to be quite a hit among gamers. So much of a hit that THQ had decided to focus more on games like Saints Row over things like it’s failing Wii Tablet thing (U-Draw).
This thing is pretty long and image heavy, so you’ll have to click through to get the whole thing.
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Review – American Truck Simulator (PC)
The Good Strong Developer Support Sprawling environment to explore Straightforward Gameplay The Bad Free drive could be more flexible No official online multiplayer Repetitive gameplay There are a lot of…
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Review – Fez (PC, PS3, XBox 360, PS4, Vita)
2012 - Polytron Corporation - 1 Player * Review is based on the PC Release The Good Neat and well executed 3D rotation Gimmick Interesting and reasonably complex puzzles The…
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Review – Gunman Clive (3DS)
The Good Quick classic style gameplay Interesting and different art style Game becomes more complex than it initially feels The Bad Game can be frustratingly "cheap" in it's difficulty Not…
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Review – From Dust (PC, PS3, Xbox360)
2011 – Ubisoft – One Player
The Good
- Interesting Gimmick where you manipulate the world using literal God Power
- Eventually there is a sandbox mode, which is neat.
The Bad
- The gimmick is way more limited than it is made out to be and the world tends to “right” itself
- The above makes a lot of the levels frustrating since you try to do X but it just sort of fails…
- By the time you unlock the Sandbox, you’ll hate the game play.
In Depth
Ok, I tried… I really tried. If possible, I try to complete a game before I do a review of it. This means being late to the game most of the time but it also means I get to experience all that the game has to offer, which is the way it should be. There are exceptions for various reasons, some games don’t have a real ending, some are repetitious enough that it’s clear nothing more is going to be gained by continuing onward.
Others become so frustrating and irritating I just can’t being myself to finish it no matter how hard I want to. From Dust is one of the latter set there.
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Review – Overwatch (PC, PS4, X-Box One)
The Good Fun Team based Gameplay Loot system that never feels like you need to buy anything (though you can) Large variety in game modes The Bad No way to…
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Review – New Super Mario Brothers 2 (3DS)
The Good It's Mario, it's pretty good in all the ways Mario is good. The return of the Raccoon Leaf, generally reminiscent of SMB 3 all around Build in mechanisms…
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Review – Battlefield 1 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
2016 - EA DICE - Single Player/ Online Mutiplayer The Good Visuals are top notch and dense World evolves and changes as the battle continues Massive miltiplayer battles that really…
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Review – Beyond: Two Souls (PS3)
2013 - Quantic Dream - 1 Player (ish) The Good Interesting and ambition idea and gameplay. Impressive graphics. Lots of choices that shape the story a bit. The Bad Convoluted…