Review – From Dust (PC, PS3, Xbox360)
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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.

Review – Overwatch (PC, PS4, X-Box One)
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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 trade duplicate item drops with other people Game can feel a little repetitive after a while, several maps feel like facelift copies of each other Social aspects could use some work In Depth It's really hard not to compare Overwatch to Team Fortress 2.  They have vaguely similar art styles, the game play is the same sort of class based team shooter game, and the whole attitude in design is…
Review – New Super Mario Brothers 2 (3DS)
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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 for if things get too tough The Bad It's Mario…  It's not a particularly original Mario either There are a few tricky points but not much is super difficult, which makes the game go by pretty quick The Coin Collecting aspect is interesting but serves little purpose In Depth If there's one consistency in Nintendo's world, it's Mario.  I'm not even going to attempt to figure out just how many…
Review – Battlefield 1 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
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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 feel like a war. The Bad Dense visuals can be extremely confusing most of the time Leveling process is extremely slow Price (Game, Micro Transactions, DLC, etc) Note, I generally try to use my own screen shots but despite my best efforts with several tools, I couldn't get this game to TAKE screen shots.  Chock that into the negatives if you want.  These shots are pretty indicative of what things…
Review – Beyond: Two Souls (PS3)
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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 story that doesn't leave a ton of questions but it's super great. Many Sequences are completely pointless and superfluous to the plot. The game's gimmick is neat but leaves a lot to be desired with it's limitations. tl;dr Sterilized Version Beyond: Two Souls is an interesting narrative game from Quantic Dream and David Cage that is similar to their previous titles such as Heavy Rain and Farenheit. It's much less…