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Warning! may contain spoilers! Have a game you'd like reviewed? let me know! Post in here, or PM me. I may not be able to do it though. I have a constraint Money-wise, but I have played a vast number of games, in all genre's.

I've decided I'd start reviewing games as I play them. these could be new games, old games, low key games, or high profile games. Basically whatever I feel like playing, and have.

Currently I'm playing Assassin's Creed III. I've been a fan of all the games so far. and as it looks now, 3 will be no different. Below is a short synopsis of what i've played so far, after which i will give it a preliminary score.

Assassin's Creed III opens with a monologue from Desmond's father, detailing in brief the events of the previous games. It then picks up where Revelations left of, at the cave where the Precursor Civilization left it's secret to save the world. Desmond and company walk for a while before entering a large cave. Desmond at this point looks very different. i don't know if it as a design change or it's supposed to be he has changed, but he looks almost Malnourished. I'm assuming it has to do with his coma after he killed Lucy. But anyway, Desmond puts something glowy into a hole and it triggers a bleeding effect. his friends put him into the animus and he begins to learn about Hawthorne Conway. Hawthorne is going to see a play that his target is also viewing. After a quick exposition, Hawthorne Climbs up to the top of the balcony seats and moves through the set of the play. he reaches his target, kills him, takes a strange necklace, and makes his escape. it then moves onto a boat trip to America to search for a treasure that the necklace is apparently a key to. He gathers a team, they kill a LOT of British soldiers, Hawthorne meets a Native American woman named Ziio, and she helps Hawthorne find the door that he is looking for, in exchange for killing a particularly brutal British General. Hawthorne finds out the key he had wasn't to the door. (It's the door Desmond opens in the beginning.) He forms a romantic relationship with Ziio, and in an interesting twist, you find out Hawthorne is a Templar. Dun Dun DUUUUUUUUN!!! Anyway, at this point Desmond is pulled from the Animus, and he has an argument with his father, who punches him in the mouth hole. That's where i ended.



So far the story has been building characters, so the action has been rather tame. but it has been interesting, the graphics are not ground breaking, but good, and the game play is tighter and more responsive than in previous titles.

Preliminary rating 8.5 / 10

A Ten is very hard to get from me. so yeah. theres my review as of now. as i play more i will keep telling you the story, (Spoilers possible of course.) And i will change my rating as i see fit. remember though, these are my opinion so don't decide whether or not you'd buy a game on my word.

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A halo 4 review? fine!   It's be easy because i don't need to do a plot summary. you guys know it.   Graphics - Jesus. rollerblading. Christ. it' took me until five minutes after i started playing

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Do a review on Halo 4, and yes im dead serious.

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What are some future game reviews?

 

I'm going to be reviewing Farcry 3, right now! tah dah! while i'd like to do a full story review for each game, it's much easier to give an overall rating and some plot points.

 

My experience with Farcry 3 was brief, but fun, as a fan of the series since the first game, I'd like to think i have good authority to judge it.

 

 

The Game opens with introducing you to the character and his friends. you play as Jason Brody. He has 2 brothers, Grant and Riely.

It shows you clips of their vacation, and cuts to a prison camp where the antagonist, Vaas has them tied up and gagged. he begins to taunt your brother, yelling And i quote, "I'm the one with a ****" for absolutely zero reason. You quickly escape from the camp, but not before your brother grant is killed. you awake in a village with a new tattoo, and a man who claims if you help fight the pirates you can find your friends along the way. the game has you hunting animals, climbing radio towers, fighting pirates, and tripping on mushrooms (really. im not joking.) I didn't get to play past this.

 

 

The terrific thing about this game is the main character's personality. he isn't a gung-**-kill-them-all kinda guy. he's a kid caught in a bad situation, trying to keep his morality. He (at least at the begining) is teriified of the things he has to do.

 

The selection of weapons and customization is great, and is the best in the series.

The hunting is fun and you feel accomplished when you make your next rucksack upgrade from hard earned tiger pelts.

If you've played 2 you'll understand this. THE CHARACTERS ACTUALLY BREATH ONCE IN A WHILE. in Farcry 2 everyone talked like they were hopped up on coke.

The landscapes are beautiful and fun to explore, and the driving is entertaining, unlike 2 where it was an unwanted yet necessary chore.

The difficulty is ramped up from the old games, especially when you're fighting pirates and some Komodo Dragons decide to investigate, by attacking all the things in sight.

 

My major complaint is the complete removal of the games original set piece, the regaining of feral abilities, making your character a feral hunter. but this game is well done and is a fresh experience. so overall I'll let that slide.

 

Final score 9.3 / 10

 

A definite buy, the size of the territory alone is worth hours of gameplay, add in the story and side quests, and the co-op, multiplayer, and Farcry's famous map maker, and you have a game that will provide hours of entertainment.

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Do a review on Halo 4, and yes im dead serious.

 

A halo 4 review? fine!

 

It's be easy because i don't need to do a plot summary. you guys know it.

 

Graphics - Jesus. rollerblading. Christ. it' took me until five minutes after i started playing to realise the first cutscene wasn't live-action.

in game graphics are pretty good too.

 

Gameplay- Gameplay as always is 5 seconds of fun, that happens repeatedly. although it can become strenuous during legendary campaigns the campaign is really fun and well scripted.

 

Story - Having Master Chier have in game dialogue give him a much more human feel. where as in the previous games, he felt like a sociopath. The writing for Cortana, is amazing, and she is easily the most attachable character. And Spartan Ops is shaping up very nicely.

 

Multiplayer - I have my complaints, but who doesn't. Gameplay and balance is great, and the rotating gametypes keeps it fresh, although most people hate it. It makes you not play the same gametype over and over again. it makes you try other game types, until halo 4 i'd only played oddball a few times. now i play it a lot.

 

Final Verdict: 9.8 / 10

 

Obviously, if i didn't enjoy this game i would be a regular forum goer, it doesn't get a ten in my book because while great, it was not a groundshakingly different game.

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Uhm.. Can you do a full review on ME3? For the people who haven't played it yet. :)

 

Mass Effect 3? I'll do the whole series.

 

 

Mass Effect - Plot synopsis: http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Storyline

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Story: The story is great and the character's well written, although some of it seems forced on you.

 

Gameplay: The cover system is wonky, and doesn't work well. which would be fine if it wasn't the main point of combat. find cover, kill things, move on. The weapon overheats can be frustrating, especially when you use a sniper. but overall the gameplay is fun and interesting.

 

Graphics: the graphics work well enough for the type of game it is, but i feel like the character creation is poor, and you can never get your shepard to look like he/she isn't horribly disfigured.

 

Rating: 7 / 10

 

Mass Effect 2 - Plot synopsis: http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Storyline_II

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Story: the story in this one is very good, and the character's are once again believable. the story can feel a little tedious though. it also is a nice change of pace to be working for the good of humanity, but with an air of danger working with Cerberus. Also, Martin Sheen.

 

Gameplay: the cover system get a slap in the face and is told to straighten up, so it works much better, with a prompt to enter cover instead of walking at a wall. The thermal clip system Is better than the overheat system, but can be frustrating when you can't find ammo. the addition of heavy weapons in lieu of grenades is an interesting choice, but saving up the ammo to use the M-920 Cain Mini-nuke was very satifying. However the lack of weapon and armor variety has always disappointed me, but is rectified with DLC. Also, armor customization is a welcome addition.

 

Graphics: Same as 1 but with a larger Palette and more shading.

 

Rating: 8 / 10

 

Mass Effect 3 - Plot synopsis: http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Storyline_III

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Story: Fantastic! Except for the ending. the ending was written poorly, as i'm sure you've heard about at some point, which prompted a huge fallout (< theres your review Syko. :D jk I'll do one after this.) of anger from fans, so much so that Bioware had to release a free DLC extending the ending. even with the DLC i still don't like the ending. A good story keeps you guessing until the end, than reaches a reasonable conclusion, ME3's ending did not make sense. This is a big black mark on a great game

 

Gameplay: Great. the game is cleaned up and the controls are tight and responsive, the new melees are fun and the selection of weapons and armor is wide and expansive. it's easy to lose track of time playing the story and multiplayer. Truly a rare case of sequels getting better every time.

 

Graphics: A Much needed upgrade, but still not fantastic.

 

Final rating: 9.2 / 10

 

Overall rating: 9 / 10

 

The links contain a full summary of the games and any books that go in time with the plot.

 

Up next will be Fallout 3 / New Vegas.

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Fallout 3 - Plot synopsis: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073664/synopsis

 

Story - The writing draws inspiration from movies such as Mad Max and books such as Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream" This leads to a story full of interesting characters and surprising plot twists. Also, Liam Neeson plays your dad. Come on. Qui-gon Jin is your dad. he trained Batman. C'mon... really. I don't understand why Bethesda decided it would be a good Idea to put a permanent end to a game as open ended as this, but the Broken Steel DLC fixed it.

 

Gameplay - Elder Scrolls with guns. It's entertaining for a while, but having to walk somewhere for hours on end gets tedious. I also wish there was a wider variety of weapons.

 

Graphics - Not exactly good, but they get the job done. your character always looks stupid, so pick a hairstyle and skin color and just go for it.

 

Rating: 7 / 10

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Do one on Sleeping Dogs.

 

Will Do! After Fallout NV

 

Um... i don't wanna do a full review of Fallout NV, so here

 

It's Fallout 3 with new guns and a different story.

 

It ends permanantly and there is no continuation DLC

 

Rating: 5 / 10

 

Sleeping Dogs - Plot Synopsis: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2241982/plotsummary

 

Story - This game was originally intended to be True Crime: Hong Kong. but the original company went belly up. The story is well written and is a very good Noir type story.

 

Gameplay - I appreciate that this game was made with guns limited to certain scenarios, and focuses on Dirving, Free running and fist fighting. it makes the game more interesting. not to mention Wei Shen's fighting animations are beautiful.

 

Graphics- the graphics are good but not great. but they fit the bill for this game

 

Rating: 9 / 10

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