Hi guys! Today I will talk about Just Cause 3. As always, the review will have four parts, firstly I will talk about the storyline, then about the gameplay, afterward, I will talk about the visuals and finally, I will tell you my personal thoughts and give you a rating for the game from 0-10 (10 being the best).

Storyline

The story of this game isn’t something special, meaning that it’s there but you don’t really care about it.

Gameplay

Just Cause 3 takes place in Medici, an island that has been taken over by a dictator and your job is to liberate this island. You play as Rico and you have many weapons and gadgets at your disposal.

The tools that you will use to traverse the world are a grappling hook, a parachute, and a wingsuit. Using these tools has a real skill to it. It will take some time to get used to these tools but when you succeed it will be fun and rewarding to use them.

There are many mini-challenges in this game that are associated with these tools. For example, there is a challenge about how far can you climb while using your parachute or how far you can go using your wingsuit.

The game shows when you surpassed another player’s record and when another player has surpassed your record. This makes for a fun challenge for those of you that want to be the best.

There are also a variety of vehicles and weapons that you can unlock by liberating bases. The map of the game is huge and there are a lot of bases and towns that you have to liberate but the problem is that this process becomes repetitive after a while and it really takes the fun out of it.

I guess it depends on what do you want out of the game. If you want to play this game just to finish it and add it to the list of games that you finished then it really becomes boring after a while.

If, on the other hand, you want to do crazy stunts and push the limits of what you can do in this game then each base that you liberate is a test of what you can do in the game and you won’t get bored.

I personally found the game repetitive and I finished it because I don’t like to leave games that I play unfinished.

Now let’s talk about the enemies that you will fight in this game. The enemies that you will fight aren’t the brightest people, in fact, they are pretty stupid and useless, most of them at least.

The threat that they pose comes from their numbers. They spawn fast and they can overwhelm you if you let them. Rico has to take a lot of hits to die and regenerates health when he is out of combat so when you see you are close to death, you can retreat and regenerate your health.

Visuals

The graphics of this game are pretty average even for the time of its release. The island looks good but it’s nothing special. You can’t really change Rico’s appearance so you are stuck with his starting appearance. I don’t really have anything more to say about the graphics and the general appearance of this game. It is ok for what it is.

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Final Thoughts

Just Cause 3 is a good game but nothing more than that. It isn’t a game that has any replayability, at least for me and when you finish all the missions and DLC you will probably forget about it.

It’s a good game if you don’t have anything else to play and you are looking for something to pass the time. The graphics as I said aren’t something special and how good you find the gameplay depends on what you are looking for in a game.

The game doesn’t offer a real challenge except the mini-challenges where you compete against other players to see who is the best in a specific thing in the game.

For me, this game is worth buying only if it is on an extreme sale like 5$. I bought it at that price and for 5$ I believe it is worth to buy it. I know it looks like I am bashing the game, but it really isn’t the case. I am just saying what I feel about the game even if it sounds like I am bashing on it.

Final Verdict

Storyline: 7.4

Gameplay: 7.4

Visuals: 7.0

General Rating: 7.2

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MMORPG have been a part of the gaming world for over a decade. I can’t even start saying how much they brought upon the gaming culture in general. Today, I will speak about a newer generation MMORPG: Guild Wars 2 (abbr. GW2).

Guild Wars 2 was at some point the fastest-selling MMORPG in the west, and for good reason. The review will be split into 4 subsections; storyline, gameplay, visuals and personal thoughts. Let us begin:

Storyline

Set about 150 years from the original Guild Wars, GW2 begins at the local year of 1325 AE, and it begins with the personal story of the character you created.

Through the story (that is unlocked as you level up), you try to build up your own legend, based partly on your race’s culture and join one of Tyria’s (the continent that the game takes place on) major orders: The Vigil (based on warfare), the Order of Whispers (based on subterfuge) and the Durmand Priory (based on science).

At the same time, your hero tries to reunite a legendary guild called Destiny’s Edge by solving the problems that broke them apart the first time.

Their ultimate purpose is to create an army strong enough to challenge the most dangerous threats to the world; the Elder Dragons. I don’t want to spoil the story further, but in general, the storyline about the Elder Dragons is the game’s focal point.

In general, Guild Wars 2 is very focused on its story, with frequent releases to their system, the Living World. The Living World is, as the name suggests, a continually updating story. The story and the world evolve through those Living World episodes, and more maps are created for the sole purpose of housing the newest plotline.

If you’re looking for an MMORPG that is focused on delivering an exciting story, then Guild Wars 2 is a must pick for you. And the positives don’t end here.

Gameplay

Generally, GW2 has your typical MMORPG gameplay. You create your character, choose his race, class, appearance, and some minor backstory details, and the gameplay is dependent on the class.

A difference from the classical MMORPG trend is that weapons don’t change your DPS, instead, they give you 5 different profession skills (classes in the game are called professions).

You also have 4 utility skills that you can choose from a broad range (exclusive to each profession) and an elite skill. These utility skills are unlocked from each profession’s specializations, and each profession has its own.

GW2 has so far released 2 expansions that you can buy. Each comes with an expanded story, more maps, and buying one gives you access to several other features. This does not mean that GW2 is pay-to-play or pay-to-win, as these features aren’t all that important, with the exception of maybe one.

Each expansion also gives each profession each own elite specialization, with new mechanics and playstyles, and one or two new weapons, with all new weapon skills.

The above seems like pretty handbook stuff for MMORPGs, right? Well, GW2 has one main selling point from the other ones. GW2 generally has a horizontal progression system, instead of the classic vertical one.

This means that instead of being based on you grinding your way to the maximum level in order to grind for the best possible gear, only to start that grind again with every new expansion, GW2 instead focuses on the endgame.

Once you reach level 80, that’s where the game begins. The newer expansions and updates are relying on this concept, they just give you more stuff to do, without needing to grind anything.

There are both PvP and PvE modes. PvP, and GW2, in general, make sure that a player without an expansion doesn’t have any disadvantage. That means that playing the Core game doesn’t leave you handicapped and overpowered by players who paid for more content.

PvE has two endgame modes, fractals, and raids. Fractals are easier and designed for up to 5 players, they are practically harder, bigger dungeons. They are available for all players. Raids are harder, 10 man content that require very good timing and communication.

They have many micromechanics to learn and are done usually by experienced and hardcore players. You can only play raids if you have one or both expansions.

Many players complain about the balancing of the game, but there are always these kinds of players in every game. They do have a fair point in that the balancing changes take too much time, as they only come on a rate of about once a month.

Of course, some professions are weaker or less optimal than others, but that is always the case for anything multiplayer.

At least GW2 is not based on the holy trinity. In case you don’t know, the holy trinity is the rationale that every group in every MMORPG should definitely have the three classes: tank, DPS and healer.

Another selling point is the freedom this game provides. GW2 lets you do practically anything you want, however you want it, and it never forces you to do what you don’t want. And another huge bonus is customizability.

Guild Wars 2 lets you design your character how you want to; besides the plethora of options in the character creation, there are many different armor pieces that you can use on your character, and you can mix some of them up to have your own personal style.

The game also allows you to dye those armor pieces, further adding personality to your character. There is also a small part of the players interested in roleplaying. And once more, the positives don’t end here.

The SFX in-game is nothing too special. But the voice lines are amazing and the voice actors very convincing. You’ll find yourselves all giddy on some of your character’s lines, no matter the race.

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Visuals

GW2 has absolutely stunning graphics. ArenaNet (the company that is responsible for GW2) has nailed every environment that was put as a challenge; from icy mountains to vast jungles.

From regular plains to dry deserts. ArenaNet never fails to impress and the graphics are certainly top quality. While that may sound scary to low budget players, GW2’s lowest settings can actually be run on some very bad PCs, and the minimum system requirements are not high at all.

Sometimes though, when many players gather at one point, there is a cluster of effects, and all you can see is just some glowing, but other than that, the graphics are top-notch.

Personal Thoughts

Guild Wars 2 certainly gets a lot of praise and for a good reason. It has a company that cares about it and tries to perfect every little detail. Its balancing might be subpar but they are trying. The graphics are amazing for the PCs that can handle them.

The versatility is huge. The fact that you can fully customize your character is awesome. There are so many different dyes to choose from, I personally spent hundreds of hours just trying to decide!

I suggest you try this game since it’s free, and if you like it, you can proceed to buy the expansions, that is the most reasonable move anyway.

Final Verdict

Storyline: 7.8

Gameplay: 8.8

Visuals: 9.0

General Rating: 8.5

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Hi guys! Today I will talk about one of my favorite games: The Division. The game had a lot of issues at first but after years of patches and fixes it turned out to be an amazing game.

As always, the review will have four parts, firstly I will talk about the storyline, then about the gameplay, afterward, I will talk about the visuals and finally, I will tell you my personal thoughts and give you a rating for the game from 0-10 (10 being the best).

Storyline

The story of the game is good though it isn’t a game that you should pick because it has a good story because it feels like the developers didn’t want to focus as much on the story. Maybe it isn’t so much their fault since each player creates his own character.

I guess they didn’t find a good way to express your character’s personality because your character never speaks in the entire game and it feels like you are an emotionless machine that only does the tasks they want you to do and nothing more, but enough of the story, let’s talk about gameplay.

Gameplay

The Division is a third-person multiplayer RPG tactical shooter game and there aren’t many of those games nowadays. In The Division you create your own character which is a member of a secret government organization whose job in the game is to suppress the threats in Manhattan and find out what caused the virus outbreak.

Many people had a problem at first because the enemies feel like bullet sponges, so they reduced the amount of time it takes to kill an enemy, but at the end of the day it’s an RPG, if the enemies died with 3 bullets it wouldn’t be an RPG, so you need to decide if the game is for you or not.

The game has a variety of guns, abilities, and gear for you to choose, there are many builds. You can play the game either solo or co-op up to 4 players. The missions become a lot easier when you play co-op but they still give you a challenge.

The game has PVP modes, survival mode, and a horde mode where you fight waves of enemies. There is a lot of content in the game, but it still is a looter game where you play the same missions repeatedly to find better gear and that isn’t for everyone.

There is also the Dark Zone which is a PVP environment where you free-roam an area to find loot that you have to extract but at any moment another player that is in the area can go Rogue and attack you to steal your loot.

The Dark Zone is something that you will either love or hate. The first rule of the Dark Zone is that you don’t trust anyone in the Dark Zone, the second rule of the Dark Zone is to remember the first rule of the Dark Zone.

When I went in the Dark Zone for the first time someone that I found there send me an invitation to join his group, then he made our group status Rogue, then he left the group, attacked me and killed me, although I didn’t have any items that he could steal at that moment so I don’t know what was the point of that, but you get my point.

Visuals

The Division has very good graphics and depending on the time of day that you play in the game it can go from good to amazing looking graphics. Manhattan in the winter looks amazing with the snow in the streets.

You can also choose from a variety of clothes and outfits to customize your character and you can also find more clothes on the map from looting. My only problem with the game in the looks department is that you don’t have enough options in the character creation since it is very limited.

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Final Thoughts

The Division may have started rough but now it’s a great game and it is worth to buy it but only when it’s on sale since The Division 2 has come out which improves upon the first Division. Now you will ask me “why buy The Division when its sequel is out?”

The Division 2 continues the story of the first Division and for me, it’s good to experience the story for yourself even if I said that the game doesn’t focus enough on the story. I suggest that if you want to buy the first Division that you wait until its price is below 15$.

Final Verdict

Storyline: 8.8

Gameplay: 8.3

Visuals: 9.3

General Rating: 8.8

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Minecraft is the kind of game that is the king of its respective genre. A simple game at first look, its massive success forced Microsoft to buy it and take charge. It also spawned many clone games trying to take some of its glamour. Minecraft, however, remains at the top, and it will stay there for a long time.

This review will help you understand why Minecraft is so successful, and why you should play it if you haven’t already. As usual, this review will be split into storyline, gameplay, visuals, and personal thoughts. Without further ado:

Storyline

Minecraft has no storyline, except some random dialog between two beings that pops up when you… finish the game. But I wouldn’t consider that as a story. Other than that, you are a person who spawns in a world and tries to survive.

Then again, there are many lore tidbits lying around the overworld, but that’s just the first of the many fun things in Minecraft. The speculation.

Gameplay

Minecraft is all about its gameplay. The basics are that you can do anything. The only limit is your imagination, life is your creation. Before I dig in deeper unless I state otherwise, I’ll be talking about single-player There are three game modes (four if you have multiplayer): survival, creative, hardcore, and the multiplayer mode of spectator.

Survival is Minecraft’s classic game mode. You spawn in a randomly generated world, with no items. Your purpose is to survive, but even if you die, it doesn’t really matter, as you respawn to your original location. Generally, there are steps that you can follow, but the beauty of survival is the distractions.

The general guideline is that you find materials to build tools, then you build a house as a safe haven for the night. Afterward, you dig deep to find rarer minerals in order to mine obsidian, which is the hardest material. Using it, you build a portal to the Nether (or hell…) where you explore until you find a Nether Fortress.

There you kill the mobs called blazes and collect their rods. Combining them with ender pearls found from Endermen in the Overworld or Nether, and you get Ender Eyes. These will lead you to a stronghold.

You then place 12 Ender Eyes on the portal. Jump in the portal to teleport to the End. There, you will find the main boss, the Ender Dragon. Beating him will give you the ending I mentioned.

Other than that, there are harder bosses and more stuff to do, and you can do them in any order, it doesn’t matter.

While it doesn’t sound like such a “do whatever you want” game, I mentioned distractions. That means that on any of the aforementioned steps you and will be sidetracked. You might want to find a village and start trading, or improve your house and expand it. Or, as I already said, literally anything you want.

Creative mode releases you of the burden of survival. You are invulnerable to damage, and enemy mobs don’t chase you. You also have every possible item available, and mining takes no time at all. Now you might be wondering “why would I play a mode in a survival sandbox game that dismisses survival completely?” Two reasons actually.

Firstly, you might just want to build anything out of your imagination. That will require lots of resources, and Creative mode gives you an infinite amount. There are many people who made absolutely amazing things and settings. Some created whole replicas of actual cities and countries. Again, only your imagination is the limit.

The second reason is Minecraft’s special blocks. Minecraft utilizes its own energy-producing ore called Redstone. With it, you can power up various blocks with different uses each. There are pistons that push blocks. Or note blocks that play a specific note. Lots of people have created various contraptions, including a fully functional 64-bit computer. Others have recreated their favorite songs using the note blocks. Limit = Imagination.

Hardcore, as the name implies, is the harder version of survival. The only practical difference is that you only have one life. Once you die, it’s game over. I don’t see a reason for someone to play hardcore unless they really wanna challenge themselves.

Finally, spectator is a multiplayer-only mode that enables you to watch as other players play. All of the aforementioned game modes can be used for multiplayer servers.

As you can see, Minecraft definitely gives you the freedom to do what you want and the way you do it. Furthermore, you can use mods, which add more things to do, more stuff to mine, more mobs to find, and many other things.

You can create your very own mod as well. Mods are supported by the game. Just be careful when using one, as it can mess your previous save files, so be sure to back them up.

Its SFX is unique and renowned among gamers. Everyone knows the sound Creepers make before they explode. Or the sound of an angry Enderman. And certainly, everyone is spooked when they hear a Ghast.

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Visuals

Minecraft has simple 2D Pixel Art Graphics. They are also based on blocks, which is Minecraft’s unit of measurement. While that may not be fancy, it certainly is a reason for its appeal. Its pixel art graphics serve older gamers with nostalgia.

Of course, if you don’t like it, there are thousands of resource packs created by players and supported by the game that changes the appearance of the game. Some of them make the game look stunningly realistic. All you need is a guide.

Overall, the blocky graphics and whacky sound effects won’t be much of a bother, on the contrary, you might find yourself being used to them.

Final Thoughts

Minecraft absolutely deserves all of its praise. Its simplistic nature, the fact that you can do anything, and really everything about this game make it great. To further add to its bonuses, Minecraft has a working team of developers bringing more updates to keep the game fresh.

Even if you are bored waiting, there are a plethora of mods for you to try. The game doesn’t force you to stay either, you can just stop playing for a year, and when you return even more stuff will be waiting for you!

There are lots of other smaller great stuff about this game that shows how much the developers care about it, like in the language settings, there is an option for “Pirate” language, which replaces every item’s name with its pirate slang counterpart.

Minecraft is one of the best games in the world and it deserves it, you can spend infinite time on Minecraft, and you will still want more.

Final Verdict

Storyline: –

Gameplay: 9.8

Visuals: 5.0

(It should be noted that the visuals can go up to 10 with the right resource packs. 5.0 is the very least.)

General Rating: 7.4

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Hi guys! Today I will talk about one of the best games I have ever played: Metal Gear Solid V Phantom Pain. It truly is an amazing game and I wholeheartedly recommend it to you, and you will learn why it’s so amazing in this review.

As always, the review will have four parts, firstly I will talk about the storyline, then about the gameplay, afterward, I will talk about the visuals and finally, I will tell you my personal thoughts and give you a rating for the game from 0-10 (10 being the best).

Storyline

One negative thing about this game is the story.

Perhaps Hideo Kojima was rushed to finish the game because there are a lot of questions about the story that are not answered, and generally, it doesn’t feel like they cared enough about the story.

Gameplay

Metal Gear Solid V Phantom Pain is one of those games that give the player absolute freedom to approach every mission the way he wants to, the player can be stealthy, go guns blazing or something in between.

That is something that pleases everyone because in every game there are people who do not like the way the game forces you to play but with Metal Gear Solid V no one can complain about it.

The game also has a variety of tools that you can use in the missions. You can choose your companion that will aid you in the mission, the weapons you will use, and you also have air support from your allies.

You can plan each mission the way you want to, and not only that, you have information before the mission about the weather since the weather is dynamic and plays a big part in how you will approach the mission, also you can choose the time of day you will play the mission, most of the time at least.

Another cool part about the game is that the enemies adapt to your playstyle, for example, if you kill enemies mainly with headshots, they will at some point use helmets to protect themselves, if you attack more at night, the enemies will use flashlights.

You can capture enemies and recruit them in your army, send them on missions that will give you profit and put them in various positions depending on their skills, it is a nice feature that makes the game and the choices you make more meaningful since you can focus your resources in the things you want to improve and will help you depending on your playstyle.

The game also has a lot of missions for you to do and it is sure that it will keep you occupied for a long time.

Finally the game doesn’t have a difficulty setting and I know that you can make the game as difficult as you want it to be but I personally don’t want to change my playstyle to make the game more difficult, I want the game to be able to challenge me while playing it the way I want to, and to be honest the game isn’t that difficult.

I rarely faced a situation that was hard enough to make me put some real effort, and that may not be a problem for casual players but I want a game to challenge me so for me that’s a negative thing about the game.

Visuals

The graphics of this game are truly outstanding, they are comparable to games that released this year and you can even say they are even better than the graphics of most games that are released today.

I thoroughly enjoyed roaming in the game and seeing those beautiful landscapes that the developers created for us. They used motion capture for the character’s movement and facial expressions so they look so realistic that I can confidently say that the game looks as close to a movie as a game can get while still being a game.

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Final Thoughts

Despite the two negatives things about the game that I mentioned, only one of those for me is something that most people will agree and that is the story. The difficulty is something most people will not care and most of you won’t care.

For me, this game is a must-have and you absolutely need to try it out. It is one of the best open-world games that exist right now, and it has a lot of content and missions, it will take you a lot of time to finish them all.

Final Verdict 

Storyline: 9.7

Gameplay: 9.8 

Visuals: 9.7 

General Rating: 9.7

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Today, I will review a newer generation roguelike game: The Binding of Isaac, and its sequel The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Like last time, this review will be divided into 4 subsections; storyline, gameplay, visuals and final thoughts.

I must warn you before I start, this game takes some very religious turns here and there, so those easily offended by such things shouldn’t continue. Now, without further ado:

Storyline

The story begins with the titular character, Isaac. Similarly to the story in the Bible, his mother, a very religious person, starts hearing a voice from the sky, presumably God himself. He claims that Isaac’s soul is corrupted and he must be cleansed.

So, his mother decides to strip him of all his toys and clothes. “God” however still demands proof of faith, so he asks his mother to kill Isaac. Isaac overhears his mother’s plan, and before she has the chance to kill him, he escapes through a hatch.

Now, Isaac must escape from the basement and free himself.

Other than the above introduction, there really isn’t much story to unlock. The only remaining story is some in-between levels cutscenes and a bunch of different endings for each first successful different final boss kill.

The game does have a deeper meaning, however, as there are signs that Isaac is homosexual, and he tries to deal with his nature by turning to religion, and after seeing that the Bible doesn’t have a solution, he kills himself.

This is not set in stone, as the game doesn’t actually have a set canon storyline. But you shouldn’t let the darker theme of the game’s story affect you as the game is more than worth it.

Gameplay

Another game that relies on its gameplay instead of story or graphics, The Binding of Isaac (TBoI) is a newer generation roguelike game. You pick your starting character between the many different options, each with his/her strengths and weaknesses, and you start to traverse randomly generated dungeons. Each level becomes harder and bigger, with tougher enemies. To move on to the next level you must beat a boss each time.

You begin with your character’s basic attack. As you explore, you will find various items and trinkets, all of which grant you a beneficial effect. The fun factor is the randomness and replayability; you never experience the same run, and you never know which items you’ll find. Some items can be combined to form extremely strong combos.

The first game is much harder as it has fewer items and combos, fewer characters, and fewer game modes. It also has fewer final bosses. These were addressed with its sequel, TBoI: Rebirth, and its DLCs. TBoI also has elements of survival games; you have keys, bombs, and money to manage.

There are also many micro details that you will learn while playing. For example, if you finish a level without taking damage, you have an increased chance to find a devil room, where you can trade max health for very powerful items unobtainable otherwise.

If you don’t make “a deal with the devil”, every time the devil room is set to appear, an angel room might appear instead, which gives a very powerful item for free. Things like this are worth spending time too as this game can keep you hooked for many hours. There are also many unlockables for the achievement hunters out there.

The SFX is spot on, and there are many sound effects that will be engraved in your mind. Each passive item has its own effect on your projectiles, making it easy to see what’s going on.

Certain combos create absolutely stunning visual effects. This is mostly true for Rebirth; the original is older after all.

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Visuals

The graphics are nothing to gawk at. It’s certainly not an AAA game, but they do hit the mood. Each level gets darker and bloodier, and they do a very good job of reminding you that you are in a hostile place.

The bosses have fluent animations and great models. There isn’t anything too complicated, and the developers did exactly what was expected.

Final Thoughts

This game delivers in its goals pretty well. Other than being a game that you can play and spend time getting better, it also has the positive of being easy to pick up and start playing and then stopping after a few minutes of playtime, only to continue from where you left off when you return.

Many sensitive people might get offended by its religious elements and “deal with the devil” options, but these people are exactly that; sensitive. For those not as easily offended, this game is sure to stay in their hearts. I guarantee that anyone who buys this game will spend hundreds of hours having fun unlocking items and characters.

Final Verdict

Storyline: 5.5

Gameplay: 9.0

Visuals: 6.0

General Rating: 6.8/10

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Hi guys! Today I will talk about a game that I finished a few days ago, Assassin’s Creed Unity. The reason I played it recently is because of the events that transpired in Notre Dame, Ubisoft decided to give this game for free for a few days and I got the chance to pick it up.

As always, the review will have four parts, firstly I will talk about the storyline, then about the gameplay, afterward, I will talk about the visuals and finally, I will tell you my personal thoughts and give you a rating for the game from 0-10 (10 being the best).

Storyline

The story of the game is good, but nothing amazing.

Gameplay

Assassin’s Creed Unity gameplay can be divided into two parts, the parkour and the combat mechanics of the game. The parkour in Assassin’s Creed Unity is greater than it has ever been in the series, even when compared it to the recent Assassin’s Creed Games.

That said there are still some problems with the parkour system like when you want to go through a window, it can be really hard sometimes because your character seems to have a mind of his own and you have to put effort to manage this seemingly simple action. In other words, when the parkour works, it’s beautiful, but when it does not, it’s painful to watch it.

The combat mechanics of the game are like the previous games, heavily based on parrying and nothing too special. If you get one of the swords that have max damage in the game, then you can basically one-shot everyone except if they parry you, in which case you parry back and then one-shot them.

If they gang up on you then throw a smoke bomb and one-shot everyone. If you get one of those swords that have max damage you become a god and they can’t do anything to you no matter how many there are, this makes the game boring because when no one can kill you there isn’t much point in being careful.

In all the main story missions I never felt the need to go sneaky and assassinate everyone, because they couldn’t do anything to me even if I went in guns blazing.

Now if you want to make the game more difficult for yourself then you can go stealthy, but the problem, for me at least, is that the game doesn’t make you want to go stealthy, it doesn’t give you an incentive.

The thing that makes the game truly shine for me is the co-op missions. They are very fun to do, especially if you play with friends. Unfortunately, there is no in-game chat, so you must be friends with the players in your team to chat with them through Uplay.

One advantage of doing co-op missions is that they can help you progress your character easier since they give you XP and money to spend to get some gear.

Visuals

The graphics of this game are outstanding despite being released in 2014. Paris looks astonishing and real. Special effort was put in making Notre Dame cathedral as close to the real one as possible. The designer team also focused a lot on character appearance.

You can customize your character with many different outfits and use many different colors to dye his clothes. There are also costumes from previous Assassin’s Creed games that you can unlock like Altair’s and Ezio’s and many more. There are also some new costumes that you can unlock that look amazing.

The only problem with the graphics being so good is that the game wasn’t optimized so good for PC, so you will need a very good Graphics Card to play this with at least 60 fps.

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Final Thoughts

Assassin’s Creed Unity is a good game, there is no doubt about that. The parkour is the best Assassin’s Creed has ever seen even though it still has some problems and the graphics are beautiful even compared to today’s standards.

One setback for me was the combat in this game, as they did nothing to improve it and it feels pretty one dimensional and repetitive. The game isn’t very difficult, especially if you pick up one of the strongest weapons, and that might be a problem for those that want a real challenge.

I was never stuck at any point in the game and felt the need to grind. I would recommend that you take this game when it’s on a good sale and if you have some friends to play co-op since the story of the game isn’t something that’s truly extraordinary.

Final Verdict

Storyline: 8.8

Gameplay: 6.8

Visuals: 8.8

General Rating: 8.1

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Slay the Spire is one of the newer games that’s been released. Its reviews are overwhelmingly positive on Steam, and it’s only been launched from early access in early 2019.

Loosely following the rest of our reviews, I will refer to its storyline, gameplay, visuals and finally, my personal thoughts. I will also give a personal rating in the end. And without further ado:

Storyline

There’s nothing notable about its storyline, For the most part, there is no storyline, and only if you beat the final secret boss, you will get an “ending”. Other than that, the main premise is that you are a character that tries to scale a tower called the “Spire” and it’s full of enemies and weird creatures.

There exists a sliver of lore through events, mostly, but it’s one of those games with a mystery behind it.

Gameplay

The gameplay is where the game truly shines. Having bought the game since early access, it is easy to see why the game has overwhelmingly positive reviews. The game has elements of deckbuilding, roguelikes, and dungeon-crawling.

The premise is that you have a character with his basic starter deck, and by climbing the Spire and facing various challenges, you improve upon your original deck.

There are three characters, each with a different starting deck, relic (relics are powerful trinkets with passive effects), and card options for your run. That not only makes each character have different gameplay from the other, it also makes each run vastly different.

When you start out, you pick a bonus offered at the start. Afterward, you are presented with a map and different possible paths (some of which cross with each other).

Every path has a different combination of the game’s predetermined floor types; an enemy, an elite enemy, a rest site, a shop, and an event. The game has 3 Acts in total (and a secret fourth Act, if you complete its requirements that is), and every Act has 15 floors.

In the middle of every Act, there is a treasure. At the end of each Act, there is a random boss from the pool of each Act’s specific bosses.

An enemy floor is marked by a monster face and is a simple fight. It rewards you with gold (the game’s currency) and a choice of 1 out of 3 random character-specific cards.

An elite enemy floor is marked by a horned monster, and it’s like a regular enemy floor except it’s much harder, but rewards you with more gold and a free random trinket.

A rest site is marked by a campfire. You have the choice of healing 30% of your Max HP, or upgrading a card from your deck, thus making it stronger.

A shop is marked by a loot bag. Here you can buy a card from the ones offered (there are also two random white cards; cards that can be used by any character), or remove a card from your deck. You can also buy exclusive shop trinkets.

Finally, an event floor is marked by a question mark. Here, a random event takes place, and (usually) presents you with options. Some events can be extremely helpful, others can be very hindering, but most just give you options between very good effect for the cost a very bad one versus a decent effect with no cost. The event floors are what make this game truly unique, as they give the game a D&D kind of vibe.

A treasure floor gives you a free trinket. Finally, the boss is a very hard enemy with its own set behavior and rewards you with 100 gold, a choice between 3 rare cards, and a choice between 3 random boss trinkets.

The game utilizes energy. Each character begins with 3 energy. Every card has an energy cost, so hand managing is crucial to success. Every time you lose or finish the game, you have to start over again. That is not bad, however, as mentioned already, every run will be completely different from the last.

The game was being updated with new enemies, acts, trinkets, etc every week while in early access, but since release, the developers reduced the frequency of updates.

Finally, SFX. There are also decent sound effects. To be honest, the developers put in a lot of thought and effort in the VFX and SFX departments, even though they are not the main selling point here.

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Visuals

The graphics are nothing spectacular to look at, but that does not mean they are bad. For starters, the game is 2D, and there is nothing too complicated. Every character is polished, and every enemy is as well. There are also some mini animations for some of the cards. The graphics should suit you unless you only like AAA games.

Personal Thoughts

I really have enjoyed the game, and I even got it at a lower price than its current one, as I bought it during its early access phase. I am very happy with the purchase, I play it to this day.

The game is definitely worth it and will keep you hooked despite not having an actual story, and that’s coming from a guy who prioritizes the story. It’s definitely a game to consider, especially if you have a low budget PC or Laptop.

The developers are planning to add more content to the game soon, so in the end, there really is no reason not to buy this game (unless as stated, you only like AAA games).

Final Verdict

Storyline: 4.0

Gameplay: 9.5

Graphics: 6.5

General Rating: 6.7

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Hi guys! Today I will talk about one of my favorite games, Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This game may have been released in 2015 but I thought I should still write a review about it since I recently played the game for the first time and I loved it.

Just like the previous time, the review will have four parts, firstly I will talk about the storyline, then about the gameplay, afterward, I will talk about the visuals and finally, I will tell you my personal thoughts and give you a rating for the game from 0-10 (10 being the best).

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Storyline

The story of the game is ok, but I don’t think the story is as good as the previous games. You must find Ciri and Yennefer, but it feels like you just go from point A to point B where you get a mission in order for them to help you so they send you to point C then you go back to B and then you go to point A and the cycle repeats again and again.

The good thing in the story and game in general is it’s branching storyline, where your decisions affect the final outcome and that is something you don’t see often.

Gameplay

I think CD Projekt Red took it to the next level with the final installment in the trilogy and made its last game the best one. The combat in Witcher 3 is fluid and feels real. You can fight enemies any way you want. You can even go full wizard and upgrade the sign skills and rely on them almost completely for combat, the same thing I did.

You can build your character in whatever way you want and that gives the game another great feel. You aren’t forced to play the game a certain way unlike other RPGs, where they might have different builds for you to choose from even though not all of them are viable.

The game has a lot of content and will surely keep you busy for a long time. There are hundreds of missions to do in this game, it really seems like it has no end. The crafting is amazing too, and the best in the trilogy.

The enemies in this game are very different from one another and they require a different approach in order to beat them, keeping the game fresh.

I like how they make you think before a fight and research your enemies and what their weaknesses are, it makes you feel like a real Witcher. There are also two DLCs that were released for this game. The first was Heart of Stone and the second was Blood and Wine.

If you ask me which of the two I think is best then I would clearly pick Blood and Wine. The reason for this is that the area of the map that you unlock with that DLC for me is the most beautiful in all the games, and I loved every second I was in that area. The scenery was majestic, you saw green fields everywhere and beautiful areas. With that DLC you also unlocked paint for your clothes, which is a nice thing to add in a game and especially an RPG.

Visuals

Another selling point of the game is the graphics. The graphics are top-notch and even today 4 years later they can be compared to titles that were released in 2019. The world is vast and beautiful, there is a day and night cycle and also the weather changes.

Free-roaming the map just to explore is fun just because of how real the world feels thanks to the graphics and the dynamic weather. I also like how the world feels different depending on where on the map you are. You don’t feel like they copy and pasted the same environment everywhere. I recommend you buy this game on PC because that is where the graphics truly shine.

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Final Thoughts

Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is by far one of the best games that exist right now and a must buy. It is worth every dollar that you will spend on it. If you want a game with amazing graphics and gameplay then that’s the game for you. The story might not be something special, but it doesn’t need to be in order to make the game a must buy, it’s good for what it is and you won’t regret buying it.

Final Verdict

Storyline: 9.5

Gameplay: 9.5

Visuals: 9.3

General Rating: 9.4

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