Has anyone noticed how we haven't had a review of civ?
We really don't need reviews of Civ, I guess maybe Civ 5 when it comes out if some of us actually don't buy it immediately
Has anyone noticed how we haven't had a review of civ?
If it's the Disney one, absolutely worthless.
If you do intend to pay for it, I suppose I'd give it a 3/10 because it would not be quite as terrible.
Trine
So, yeah, it's out for PC and PS3. 10 bucks now, methinks. Anyway, it's a platforming game. I never know how to write a review, so I'll break it down to categories.
Graphics
They're awesome. To start off, the detail, textures and all the technical stuff are remarkably well done, but that's not what's important. The art style, the scenery and the whole world is just brilliant. You feel like you're in your own fairytale. A good one, though. It's also worth mentioning that the sound is just as good. It's not unforgettable, but it adds to the atmosphere.
Gameplay
Again, simply brilliant. You get a wizard with the ability to create objects. At first, just boxes, and just two at a time. But as you progress, you gain the ability to create two more types of objects and more of each at a time. Then, there's also also a thief, that carries a bow and a grappling hook. At last, as with every medieval-ish game, there's a soldier. Basically, you can alternate between any of them at any given time, unless one of them dies, in which case you'll need to get to the next checkpoint to revive that character. If all of them die, you go back to the last checkpoint. Anyway, it all comes together beautifully, and the puzzles are fun, with lots of ways to go around them.
Lasting Appeal
The campaign is, put simply, quite small. You'll finish it (15 levels) in around 5 hours. Even less if you rush through the entire game. You do get a co-op mode, but it's offline only. That's a bummer, because having three people co-operate to solve the puzzles and fight the enemies is awesome, and should be do-able online. Still, the best thing about this game is that you can go back and re-do any level, in any difficulty, as many times as you want. There are collectibles to add to the mix too. Some little green vials that grant you exp, and some of them are pretty well hidden, and reaching others is a puzzle by itself. And that experience will grant your characters new abilities and the development of current ones. Pretty neat. On top of that, put in two chests with special items (that have special effects) per level, and you'll replay the campaign three or four times to get all the experience and items.
So, in conclusion, it's a remarkable game. It's not absolutely brilliant, it's not a blockbuster, and the campaign is so short it wouldn't be worth something like 40 or 50 bucks. And on top of that, I still don't get why there's no online co-op. You still won't care about any of that. It's a lovely game, that you'll keep coming back to every now and then. I've personally wasted around 12 hours on it, probably, and getting the trophies for the game is also lots of fun. Recommended. : p
We really don't need reviews of Civ, I guess maybe Civ 5 when it comes out if some of us actually don't buy it immediately
I walked into the darkened house and found my eye drawn to a refrigerator in the corner, it had looked like a cabinet and I was really hoping that I'd find a gun soon. My wife waited outside and had asked me to turn the light on for her as she was afraid of the dark, I flipped the switches and discovered that I needed to turn on the power to the whole house and after a few seconds of pondering a solution I decided to check for a generator in the basement. I pulled on the knob on the basement door only to find that the door would not open, the one beside it had the same problem.... back in New York we had hardly ever run into doors painted onto the wall and already I had found two. Five minutes later after poking around in the attic and not finding a generator I left the house and looked expectantly at my wife for some kind of direction, She was to be of no help.
Another three minutes of wandering in the dark had passed and I began to invoke Cthulu to guide me out of sheer desperation, once again wandering the second floor I found a ghostly apparition but sadly it didn't tell me the way to the generator. I walked over to the fridge I had spotted near the door I had first entered... If only I had a gun.
"Honey, maybe the generator is in that old shed over there" my wife finally said after nearly 9 minutes of silence. If only I had that gun.
I usually hate any sort of driving in FPS games. Half-Life 2 lost me the minute I was in a canal driving a boat of some sort. Screw this. I can tolerate it in multiplayer games, but in single player, no. No horse riding, no buggy riding, no moto riding, none of that. Stop it developers.
What if you're a passenger? COD had that old French car that your squad drove in to the HQ
What if you're a passenger? COD had that old French car that your squad drove in to the HQ
And also a trooptruck or something that your buddy drove to the airport.
BFBC2EDIT: forgot to mention, and its a small point but very important. The sound on this game is simply incredible. The soundtrack (and by that I mean the gun shots, tank sounds, voice commands etc.) is on a different level to any game I have ever played. Very immersive with surround sound or a headset.
Huh, I really don't mind being a gunner and really enjoyed the CoD and UO campaigns.For some reason while I hated the airboat section (and still do), I didn't mind the car as much, even though it could be even more uncontrollable at times.
Heavens, that was even worse. I'm not a fan of the tank levels in CoD either. Any of them.
I usually hate any sort of driving in FPS games. Half-Life 2 lost me the minute I was in a canal driving a boat of some sort. Screw this. I can tolerate it in multiplayer games, but in single player, no. No horse riding, no buggy riding, no moto riding, none of that. Stop it developers.