Hi Everybody,
This is the second part of the Empire Total war review and in this i'll briefly cover multiplayer and the Napoleon expansion.
Firstly the expansion. Napoleon total war is surprisingly different to Empire. Not really in terms of gameplay, but in terms of layout. It may not sound like very much, but for me it made quite a difference to the feel of the game. This is not a bad thing, in some ways it feels more ordered than Empire, however it's another part of the game that you need to get used to. The campaign is as much fun and as addictive on this as it is on Empire. However, at the start of the first campaign (after the tutorial) it kind of feels like you are being thrown in at the deep end. you start off only with your little corner of northern Italy and enemy armies are preparing to attack you from the start.
As for the multiplayer, it is very interesting to see how everyone else plays the game. Their is a difference with every player and this keeps it alive and fun to play, even if your tactics turn out to be pretty crap. I've been playing a lot of naval battles (as you may guess from part one) and i've found myself playing a hell of a lot of one on one battles. I didn't expect this, i thought there would be mainly large fights, but those battles last a long time, so i can see why. It was wierd only using one ship however, especially after going from battles on the single player, where i've been using maximum capacity fleets vs fleets not that much smaller. It definately makes for interesting gameplay.
So in conclusion the expansion and multiplayers are pretty cool. The multiplayer gets 9/10 for the sheer randomness and the fact it's a great way to improve tactics and the Napoleon expansion gets 8/10. It is awesome, but it's a pain that the layout is slightly different to the main games.
Thanks for reading and let me know what you think of the game.
Pointman.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Empire: Total War Review Part 1
Hi Everyone,
Today i am reviewing Empire Total War, possibly one of the best strategy games around at the moment (That's the Total War series as a whole). I have only played one campaign so far, Road to Independance, but it is really engrossing and hard to stop playing. I've also been having loads of fun playing random battles, primarily naval battles. The introduction of naval battles has been key in this game. Particularly if you don't like auto resolving battles, which was the only choice you had in previous Total War games. Naval battles are extremely varied in the way they play out. One tactic which is effective in one fight, probably wont be as effective in another. Land battles also work out differently from previous games, which is an obvious statement to make considering the difference in technology (rifles), but i found it quite surprising, just how different it is. It's more fun though, i think. They don't seem to last as long, which isn't a bad thing if you're more into the political side and moving armies around the map.
Naval battles aside, the gameplay is generally very different, which takes some getting used to if you used to play the other games. But it doesn't take all that long to get used to. One example is the tax system, which is different becuase you can't change individual towns and cities tax, you can only change tax in relation to the rich and the poor. You can however exempt individual regions from tax, you just have to remember to change it back after a turn or two.
This game is definitely one of my favourites at the moment, It's like a history lesson, but played out in your own way. I give it 9/10, for sheer awesomeness. I know i haven't covered expansions or multiplayer in this review, but don't worry as i will be reviewing them in exactly one week from now( and i actually will do it on time this time) in Part 2 of this review! I will also give them individual scores. The reason i'm doing it this way is, of course because of university, so time has been hard to find. But i leave for the holidays in a few days, so i'll have my life back for about a month!
So until then, peace out,
Pointman
Today i am reviewing Empire Total War, possibly one of the best strategy games around at the moment (That's the Total War series as a whole). I have only played one campaign so far, Road to Independance, but it is really engrossing and hard to stop playing. I've also been having loads of fun playing random battles, primarily naval battles. The introduction of naval battles has been key in this game. Particularly if you don't like auto resolving battles, which was the only choice you had in previous Total War games. Naval battles are extremely varied in the way they play out. One tactic which is effective in one fight, probably wont be as effective in another. Land battles also work out differently from previous games, which is an obvious statement to make considering the difference in technology (rifles), but i found it quite surprising, just how different it is. It's more fun though, i think. They don't seem to last as long, which isn't a bad thing if you're more into the political side and moving armies around the map.
Naval battles aside, the gameplay is generally very different, which takes some getting used to if you used to play the other games. But it doesn't take all that long to get used to. One example is the tax system, which is different becuase you can't change individual towns and cities tax, you can only change tax in relation to the rich and the poor. You can however exempt individual regions from tax, you just have to remember to change it back after a turn or two.
This game is definitely one of my favourites at the moment, It's like a history lesson, but played out in your own way. I give it 9/10, for sheer awesomeness. I know i haven't covered expansions or multiplayer in this review, but don't worry as i will be reviewing them in exactly one week from now( and i actually will do it on time this time) in Part 2 of this review! I will also give them individual scores. The reason i'm doing it this way is, of course because of university, so time has been hard to find. But i leave for the holidays in a few days, so i'll have my life back for about a month!
So until then, peace out,
Pointman
Monday, 14 November 2011
Update!
Hi everyone,
This is just a quick update of what is coming up in the following couple on months. Firstly after thinking about it for some time... There will be a review of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (Around the 20th of December hopefully). Then around the 30th of December there will be the Battlefield 3 review and towards the end of January there shall be a review of Star Trek Online, since it's going free to play, and i can afford that.
During this period i will also be reviving my Minecraft blog and try to do something with the world that i started for it. I may also do a review of PC components, as i'm going to be upgrading my computer around that time.
As for the rest of this month and start of the next? It may be a little dead. There might be another couple of reviews and updates about Mechwarrior Online and stuff, but until late December nothing exciting will be going on.
Pointman.
This is just a quick update of what is coming up in the following couple on months. Firstly after thinking about it for some time... There will be a review of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (Around the 20th of December hopefully). Then around the 30th of December there will be the Battlefield 3 review and towards the end of January there shall be a review of Star Trek Online, since it's going free to play, and i can afford that.
During this period i will also be reviving my Minecraft blog and try to do something with the world that i started for it. I may also do a review of PC components, as i'm going to be upgrading my computer around that time.
As for the rest of this month and start of the next? It may be a little dead. There might be another couple of reviews and updates about Mechwarrior Online and stuff, but until late December nothing exciting will be going on.
Pointman.
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Sins of a Solar Empire Review.
Hello everybody!
This is a review of a not very well known, yet very awesome game! It's a strategy game based in the far future, when humankind has expanded into space and discovered alien races and all that general Sci-Fi jazz. The idea is that you pick a race to play as (Either TEC, Advent or Vasari) and you must try to become the most dominant "nation" in the game. You don't only do this be completely wiping out the other nations (however this is obviously important), but you can also do it through colonisation and diplomacy. You can in theory win the game without any players being destroyed, but this is unlikely.
The central gameplay style is based around; Military, Economy and Expansion. Key to victory is to be dominant in all these things. For example if you have half of all the planets on the map and the strongest military, it does not mean you'll win, because a strong economy is needed to make civilisations on the planet stable and productive (however having a superweapon helps in cases like these). When playing i often opt for the economic route. So i wont have that many planets until much later in the game, when my economy is strong enough to facilitate for expansion. This does of course mean starting wars with other people to take their planets.
There are many other things to take into account in the map, such as gas planets, magnetic fields, wormholes and so on. This also includes the maps themselves, they can range from small maps of one star and 20 planets to five stars with 150 planets (Those games last a long time). All of these features make the game really easy to immerse yourself in. It's so hard to stop playing the game! It's also a surprisingly relaxing game.
Another great thing is the add-ons for it. I mean the game was great as it was originally, but the add-ons really did take it up another level. Introducing new units like battlestations and new forms of diplomacy made this game even better and gives the player more aspects to think about when deciding who to declare war on.
It works very well as a multiplayer aswell. Diplomacy works in completely different ways when your playing against real players, or with real players versus AI. You can save multiplayer games and go back to them aswell, which is needed most times unless it's the smallest possible map.
Every person who says they are a gamer should own one strategy game, and that strategy game should be this one (now that's a recommendation). So i give this game 9/10. Here's hoping another will come out!
Thanks for reading,
Pointman.
This is a review of a not very well known, yet very awesome game! It's a strategy game based in the far future, when humankind has expanded into space and discovered alien races and all that general Sci-Fi jazz. The idea is that you pick a race to play as (Either TEC, Advent or Vasari) and you must try to become the most dominant "nation" in the game. You don't only do this be completely wiping out the other nations (however this is obviously important), but you can also do it through colonisation and diplomacy. You can in theory win the game without any players being destroyed, but this is unlikely.
The central gameplay style is based around; Military, Economy and Expansion. Key to victory is to be dominant in all these things. For example if you have half of all the planets on the map and the strongest military, it does not mean you'll win, because a strong economy is needed to make civilisations on the planet stable and productive (however having a superweapon helps in cases like these). When playing i often opt for the economic route. So i wont have that many planets until much later in the game, when my economy is strong enough to facilitate for expansion. This does of course mean starting wars with other people to take their planets.
There are many other things to take into account in the map, such as gas planets, magnetic fields, wormholes and so on. This also includes the maps themselves, they can range from small maps of one star and 20 planets to five stars with 150 planets (Those games last a long time). All of these features make the game really easy to immerse yourself in. It's so hard to stop playing the game! It's also a surprisingly relaxing game.
Another great thing is the add-ons for it. I mean the game was great as it was originally, but the add-ons really did take it up another level. Introducing new units like battlestations and new forms of diplomacy made this game even better and gives the player more aspects to think about when deciding who to declare war on.
It works very well as a multiplayer aswell. Diplomacy works in completely different ways when your playing against real players, or with real players versus AI. You can save multiplayer games and go back to them aswell, which is needed most times unless it's the smallest possible map.
Every person who says they are a gamer should own one strategy game, and that strategy game should be this one (now that's a recommendation). So i give this game 9/10. Here's hoping another will come out!
Thanks for reading,
Pointman.
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
MechWarrior Online!
Hi everyone,
I just been reading up on the developments about the MechWarrior reboot. I'm not gonna lie, i'm pretty excited about it!! After 2 years of hearing nothing it's good to finally get some information. I have to say i'm a little disappointed about the shift in the story idea. I was looking forward to the original story line because it was something that had not been done in the series before. Also, i would prefer it to be a full game, with a single player campaign rather than just Online.
With the story time changed to 3049 and the character changed to a mercenary, i'm a little worried that this game maybe too similar to MechWarrior 2: mercenaries. Even though they haven't confirmed the clans, it's safe to assume that you'll have to take part in fighting off the clan invasion in some way, just as you did in Mech 2: Mercs.
All that said though, i'm looking forward to finally play a new Mechwarrior game. As a life long fan of the Battletech universe, i've been waiting too long for this. I will post about MechWarrior Online as i hear more news and have new thoughts and ideas about all things MechWarrior.
Thanks for reading MechWarriors,
Pointman
I just been reading up on the developments about the MechWarrior reboot. I'm not gonna lie, i'm pretty excited about it!! After 2 years of hearing nothing it's good to finally get some information. I have to say i'm a little disappointed about the shift in the story idea. I was looking forward to the original story line because it was something that had not been done in the series before. Also, i would prefer it to be a full game, with a single player campaign rather than just Online.
With the story time changed to 3049 and the character changed to a mercenary, i'm a little worried that this game maybe too similar to MechWarrior 2: mercenaries. Even though they haven't confirmed the clans, it's safe to assume that you'll have to take part in fighting off the clan invasion in some way, just as you did in Mech 2: Mercs.
All that said though, i'm looking forward to finally play a new Mechwarrior game. As a life long fan of the Battletech universe, i've been waiting too long for this. I will post about MechWarrior Online as i hear more news and have new thoughts and ideas about all things MechWarrior.
Thanks for reading MechWarriors,
Pointman
Monday, 24 October 2011
Homefront Review!
Hi Everyone,
I finally got to play Homefront this weekend and have been really taking it in. Could the story evetually become reality? I doubt it, but the game developers really went to a lot of effort to make the story as close to reality as possible, to the point of bringing someone from the CIA in to assist in the story writing. It is meant to be based on something that could potentially happen in the future, however is highly unlikely.
Has this helped the game have impact with the single player? Hell yes. The opening sequence is almost scary with the amount of thought put into how things developed in the world over 15ish years. This makes the story enjoyable (Is that the wrong word?) to follow. The game flows very smoothly from place to place, i.e. from Montrose- Utah very easily, with a nice change from fighting the Koreans, to fighting a bunch of nutcases- San Fransisco. I think it moves smoothly due to the fact that the story is so strong. It would of really annoyed me if there was a "2 years later" part.
The gameplay itself however, slightly lets the game down. This is mainly because of the friendly AI. During the course of the game the team i was with consistantly failed to keep me covered despite shouting "I'll keep you covered!!!!!" The AI frequently failed to kill multiple enemies in open areas, resulting in my death to fucking many times! Another thing that pissed me off (personally) was that Connor guy. He really irritated me, i was hoping he would get killed mid way through the game or something. At the end was just way to late... Other than those "minor" issues with the AI, the gameplay is very good. The areas you fight in are fun to play in (despite the game being a little too linear) and the textures are really good too. The gun details are also very good.
Lets move on to Ye olde multiplayer. The multiplayer is very good and a lot of fun to play. I thought it would be a knock off of CoD's and yes it has many similarities, but the differences are hugely different from CoD. For example the way it's played. You have to rely heavily on tactics if you want to do well. If you run around blindly in this game, you're fucked. I found myself taking corners carefully with the sights up. I really like the way you "drop in" when you respawn, you get an overview of the whole map includung enemy locations and can plan your tactics accordingly, allowing you to do the maximum amount of damage possible in 1 life. The inclusion of vehicles is a good feature, especially as you have to buy them into the game. The Battle Points system is awesome too. It differentiates this game from all the others because it is so unique, with a brilliant pay out system. The only flaw with the multiplayer that i can think of is the damage system. The weapons are a little too weak in my opinion.
The flaws of this game are made up for by the multiplayer i think. Definately a competitor along with the big game companies when it comes to multiplayer. Wait for the sequel, i reckon they will nail the multiplayer then.
I give the game 8/10. Definately worth having for all FPS players, especially since it's so cheap now (in the UK anyways!)
Thanks for reading, peace out.
Pointman.
I finally got to play Homefront this weekend and have been really taking it in. Could the story evetually become reality? I doubt it, but the game developers really went to a lot of effort to make the story as close to reality as possible, to the point of bringing someone from the CIA in to assist in the story writing. It is meant to be based on something that could potentially happen in the future, however is highly unlikely.
Has this helped the game have impact with the single player? Hell yes. The opening sequence is almost scary with the amount of thought put into how things developed in the world over 15ish years. This makes the story enjoyable (Is that the wrong word?) to follow. The game flows very smoothly from place to place, i.e. from Montrose- Utah very easily, with a nice change from fighting the Koreans, to fighting a bunch of nutcases- San Fransisco. I think it moves smoothly due to the fact that the story is so strong. It would of really annoyed me if there was a "2 years later" part.
The gameplay itself however, slightly lets the game down. This is mainly because of the friendly AI. During the course of the game the team i was with consistantly failed to keep me covered despite shouting "I'll keep you covered!!!!!" The AI frequently failed to kill multiple enemies in open areas, resulting in my death to fucking many times! Another thing that pissed me off (personally) was that Connor guy. He really irritated me, i was hoping he would get killed mid way through the game or something. At the end was just way to late... Other than those "minor" issues with the AI, the gameplay is very good. The areas you fight in are fun to play in (despite the game being a little too linear) and the textures are really good too. The gun details are also very good.
Lets move on to Ye olde multiplayer. The multiplayer is very good and a lot of fun to play. I thought it would be a knock off of CoD's and yes it has many similarities, but the differences are hugely different from CoD. For example the way it's played. You have to rely heavily on tactics if you want to do well. If you run around blindly in this game, you're fucked. I found myself taking corners carefully with the sights up. I really like the way you "drop in" when you respawn, you get an overview of the whole map includung enemy locations and can plan your tactics accordingly, allowing you to do the maximum amount of damage possible in 1 life. The inclusion of vehicles is a good feature, especially as you have to buy them into the game. The Battle Points system is awesome too. It differentiates this game from all the others because it is so unique, with a brilliant pay out system. The only flaw with the multiplayer that i can think of is the damage system. The weapons are a little too weak in my opinion.
The flaws of this game are made up for by the multiplayer i think. Definately a competitor along with the big game companies when it comes to multiplayer. Wait for the sequel, i reckon they will nail the multiplayer then.
I give the game 8/10. Definately worth having for all FPS players, especially since it's so cheap now (in the UK anyways!)
Thanks for reading, peace out.
Pointman.
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
F1 2011 review
Hi everybody, sorry for the mega lateness of this review.
Although I haven’t played the game much myself, I have seen enough of it to make a review of it.
So let us start with the graphics of the game. They are very, very nice! From the way adverts around the side of the tracks reflecting off the side of your car to the rain effects, they are unbelievable realistic. Definitely a step up from the last games, which were also pretty amazing. The effects on the tyres are really good, from the brand logo in whatever colour they are (depending on what type of tyre you are using.), to the effects of driving in grass or over gravel.
The game has an amazingly dynamic and realistic weather system. It is created using real data from the country the circuit is in and depending on the time of year. That gives the game a strong feeling of reality when twined with the graphics.
The gameplay itself is as you would expect from an F1 game. Immense. It’s so different from any other racing game that if you go from a standard racing game to this, then you’ll find yourself nearly shitting yourself at the speeds you get to (especially when using the DRS on the straights) and braking to early. But it’s pretty easy to get used to. There’s one thing that has gotten to me though, the damage system. I do think it’s good, don’t get me wrong, but when you do crash, there’s still no major damage done to the main bulk of the car, it’s still just the wing and wheels that will come of and take damage, but it’s still very realist (I guess something has to be left for the next game) and thank god the safety car is in this game. That adds another dimension to the game.
The multiplayer is just another racing multiplayer… The other players will play dirty and take you out any opportunity they get. Not much has changed in that respect.
I give this game 7/10. It is graphically amazing, but not much has really changed from the last game. But given the choice, I’d play this game over last years, just because of the graphics.
Thanks for reading y’all!!!
Pointman.
Although I haven’t played the game much myself, I have seen enough of it to make a review of it.
So let us start with the graphics of the game. They are very, very nice! From the way adverts around the side of the tracks reflecting off the side of your car to the rain effects, they are unbelievable realistic. Definitely a step up from the last games, which were also pretty amazing. The effects on the tyres are really good, from the brand logo in whatever colour they are (depending on what type of tyre you are using.), to the effects of driving in grass or over gravel.
The game has an amazingly dynamic and realistic weather system. It is created using real data from the country the circuit is in and depending on the time of year. That gives the game a strong feeling of reality when twined with the graphics.
The gameplay itself is as you would expect from an F1 game. Immense. It’s so different from any other racing game that if you go from a standard racing game to this, then you’ll find yourself nearly shitting yourself at the speeds you get to (especially when using the DRS on the straights) and braking to early. But it’s pretty easy to get used to. There’s one thing that has gotten to me though, the damage system. I do think it’s good, don’t get me wrong, but when you do crash, there’s still no major damage done to the main bulk of the car, it’s still just the wing and wheels that will come of and take damage, but it’s still very realist (I guess something has to be left for the next game) and thank god the safety car is in this game. That adds another dimension to the game.
The multiplayer is just another racing multiplayer… The other players will play dirty and take you out any opportunity they get. Not much has changed in that respect.
I give this game 7/10. It is graphically amazing, but not much has really changed from the last game. But given the choice, I’d play this game over last years, just because of the graphics.
Thanks for reading y’all!!!
Pointman.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Fallout New Vegas: Review!
Hi Everyone
DISCLAIMER (or something)!!! This review will only cover the main game and not the expansions. Mainly because I haven’t completed the main story yet and I only ever do expansions after I’ve done the main story. Don’t worry though I’ve seen enough of the game to make a fairly good stab at a review.
So what’s new about Fallout New Vegas? Well as you would expect there’s a whole new (giant) area to play in, with an awesome story will based around you looking for this guy who shot you in the face and taking a side in the war between the NCR and Caesars Legion. And of course there’s a bunch of new weapons and items. The difference between this story line and Fallout 3’s is massive and that makes this game feel fresh, rather than just continuing on from whatever in the over game. New things like the open story line and the reputation system make this a lot more fun than before and it makes it a much better sand-box game.
Although the new features are really good, I feel that more should have been changed for this game. The graphics haven’t changed at all and that’s a bit of a let-down. Updating the graphics is usually the main difference in a sequel. So when I saw the same graphics, it just felt like another Fallout 3 add-on. That’s the problem with this game in in this way it is just too similar to Fallout 3. Also some things included in this game have been done on Fallout 3 by modders. For instance the aim down sight facility can be downloaded for Fallout 3, if you have it for PC. So for PC players, they might be a little let down by the game, but all of these things are made up for by the story line and the replay ability of it. For example the hard-core mode. I (as I’m sure a lot of people did) did not do hard-core mode straight away, but I definitely will. So through that I’m already guaranteed to be playing it through at least once more (Probably more).
So the gist of this is that as a story it is good. It has included a lot of things that were left out of Fallout 3, and is fun to play. The only problem is that the graphics should have been updated, to prevent it from feeling like a really long Fallout 3 expansion. All in all I give it 7/10.
Thanks for reading
Pointman.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Battlefield Bad Company 2 review
Hi everybody!
I thought that since Battlefield 3 will be with us soon, it's probably a good time to do this review. This review will not include BC2: vietnam.
The plot of the game is looking for a powerfull weapon in order to stop the Russians from using it against the US. I wont go into details about the story, but it is a brilliant story line. It's in someways similar to the story line of Killzone. In that a four man squad has to fight countless enemy soldiers through various different biomes, to prevent various disasters. I know that description doesn't sound great, but it does make for awesome campaigns. This campaign is really well thought out in terms of the story and really engaging in terms of the gameplay. The ability to control (and use) vehicles completes the game. It is another one of those games you want to play over and over again.
To the world of multiplayer! The multiplayer on this game is revolutionary. It is amazing! The game types are beyond the standard. Rush mode is what defines the online aspect of this game. And it is one of the most intense game modes i've played. Usually i'm not bothered if i win or lose, because i'm just looking to have fun. BUT rush mode is something else. I'm desperate to win those games everytime. The maps are epic. They are large and filled with buildings, which allows many different types of play styles. It's sniper friendly, rushing friendly and tactful/ stealth friendly. Another thing that makes this "revolutionary" is the destructable environment. Is some fucker camping by a doorway in a building? Then blow the fucking doorway to hell! There is just one hitch with the multiplayer, that can take away the fun of it. Spawn trapping. It doesn't always happen, but occasionaly i'll get into a game where some douche is sitting in my teams spawn, or they have a helicopter flying in circles around the spawn. There's no point in playing a match if that's happening in my opinion.
All in all, however, the game is awesome. as a series i think it's better than the Call of Duty series, but what do you think? write a comment and let me know. The BF- CoD debate is a pretty heated one and i want to know why people prefer which ever series!
Overall i give this game 8/10. It's great in all aspects. The only thing that lets it down is the spawn killing problem. Other than that it is flawless (IMO).
Thanks for reading!!
Pointman.
P.S. I will be doing a Battlefield 3 review sooner after the release than this one (Shocking, i know). I am getting BF 3 for PC and will have to upgrade my computer. You can expect the review around christmas time. Still pretty late, but better than a year late i guess. Thanks.
I thought that since Battlefield 3 will be with us soon, it's probably a good time to do this review. This review will not include BC2: vietnam.
The plot of the game is looking for a powerfull weapon in order to stop the Russians from using it against the US. I wont go into details about the story, but it is a brilliant story line. It's in someways similar to the story line of Killzone. In that a four man squad has to fight countless enemy soldiers through various different biomes, to prevent various disasters. I know that description doesn't sound great, but it does make for awesome campaigns. This campaign is really well thought out in terms of the story and really engaging in terms of the gameplay. The ability to control (and use) vehicles completes the game. It is another one of those games you want to play over and over again.
To the world of multiplayer! The multiplayer on this game is revolutionary. It is amazing! The game types are beyond the standard. Rush mode is what defines the online aspect of this game. And it is one of the most intense game modes i've played. Usually i'm not bothered if i win or lose, because i'm just looking to have fun. BUT rush mode is something else. I'm desperate to win those games everytime. The maps are epic. They are large and filled with buildings, which allows many different types of play styles. It's sniper friendly, rushing friendly and tactful/ stealth friendly. Another thing that makes this "revolutionary" is the destructable environment. Is some fucker camping by a doorway in a building? Then blow the fucking doorway to hell! There is just one hitch with the multiplayer, that can take away the fun of it. Spawn trapping. It doesn't always happen, but occasionaly i'll get into a game where some douche is sitting in my teams spawn, or they have a helicopter flying in circles around the spawn. There's no point in playing a match if that's happening in my opinion.
All in all, however, the game is awesome. as a series i think it's better than the Call of Duty series, but what do you think? write a comment and let me know. The BF- CoD debate is a pretty heated one and i want to know why people prefer which ever series!
Overall i give this game 8/10. It's great in all aspects. The only thing that lets it down is the spawn killing problem. Other than that it is flawless (IMO).
Thanks for reading!!
Pointman.
P.S. I will be doing a Battlefield 3 review sooner after the release than this one (Shocking, i know). I am getting BF 3 for PC and will have to upgrade my computer. You can expect the review around christmas time. Still pretty late, but better than a year late i guess. Thanks.
Sunday, 18 September 2011
Medal of Honor review
Hello everybody,
Lets look at Medal of Honor!!
Medal of Honor is in my opinion a brilliant game. As you all know it is designed to incorporate aspects of the Call of Duty series and the Battlefield series. It does the well, there's no kind of bias towards one game or the other (despite the multiplayer being developed by Frostbite- the people who developed Battlefield's multiplayer). So this game is literally the middle ground between CoD and Battlefield. Hoowever it didn't seem to recieve the attention that it perhaps should of. This is probably because of it's release date being so close to Black Ops. This (In my opinion) poor marketing strategy. It's a shame really, because the developers put loads of research into the game even down to how the guns should sound.
Anyways, onto the game play. The campaign mode is set in Afganistan. You play as multiple characters, but the main character is a US Navy SEAL. The plot is really well thought out and is one of the best story lines i have played. You get to expirience different types of combat, from stealth to guerrilla style fighting to all out battles to vehicle combat. That's what made the campaign replayable for me. I prefer to fight in different styles throughout a game (particularly stealth), so it made it extremely fun.
Another cool feature with this game is the Tier 1 mode, where you have to play against the clock to beat set times. This changed the way i played completely and makes it feel like a whole different campaign.
Onto the multiplayer. I think the multiplayer is fantasticly awesome! It's back to the basics, but that makes it better, rather than boring. It reminds me of the simple days of CoD 4. you don't have to much to think about in terms of class, i.e. weapons, perks, killstreaks, ect. The only think you have to think about is how you play. It's more based on player skill, than the over powered perks and weapons you use. Everyone gets the same killstreaks and the weapons are balanced. The game modes include standard TDMs and objective based game modes. The maps are amazing! They're very well constructed and give players many options. They are really sniper friendly too, but not sniper dependant or too small. It feels quite like CoD with hints of Battlefield, but in terms of how you play, it's very similar to Battlefield... You have to use tactics rather than just run around. But it's also just out and out fun! Right now it is my favourite multiplayer.
Overall i give Medal of Honor 9/10. It deserves it and every FPS player should own it.
But i want to know what other people think, it's like a third player in a CoD- Battlefield fight, so go ahead and comment and tell me your opinions.
Thanks!
Pointman.
Lets look at Medal of Honor!!
Medal of Honor is in my opinion a brilliant game. As you all know it is designed to incorporate aspects of the Call of Duty series and the Battlefield series. It does the well, there's no kind of bias towards one game or the other (despite the multiplayer being developed by Frostbite- the people who developed Battlefield's multiplayer). So this game is literally the middle ground between CoD and Battlefield. Hoowever it didn't seem to recieve the attention that it perhaps should of. This is probably because of it's release date being so close to Black Ops. This (In my opinion) poor marketing strategy. It's a shame really, because the developers put loads of research into the game even down to how the guns should sound.
Anyways, onto the game play. The campaign mode is set in Afganistan. You play as multiple characters, but the main character is a US Navy SEAL. The plot is really well thought out and is one of the best story lines i have played. You get to expirience different types of combat, from stealth to guerrilla style fighting to all out battles to vehicle combat. That's what made the campaign replayable for me. I prefer to fight in different styles throughout a game (particularly stealth), so it made it extremely fun.
Another cool feature with this game is the Tier 1 mode, where you have to play against the clock to beat set times. This changed the way i played completely and makes it feel like a whole different campaign.
Onto the multiplayer. I think the multiplayer is fantasticly awesome! It's back to the basics, but that makes it better, rather than boring. It reminds me of the simple days of CoD 4. you don't have to much to think about in terms of class, i.e. weapons, perks, killstreaks, ect. The only think you have to think about is how you play. It's more based on player skill, than the over powered perks and weapons you use. Everyone gets the same killstreaks and the weapons are balanced. The game modes include standard TDMs and objective based game modes. The maps are amazing! They're very well constructed and give players many options. They are really sniper friendly too, but not sniper dependant or too small. It feels quite like CoD with hints of Battlefield, but in terms of how you play, it's very similar to Battlefield... You have to use tactics rather than just run around. But it's also just out and out fun! Right now it is my favourite multiplayer.
Overall i give Medal of Honor 9/10. It deserves it and every FPS player should own it.
But i want to know what other people think, it's like a third player in a CoD- Battlefield fight, so go ahead and comment and tell me your opinions.
Thanks!
Pointman.
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Brink Review!
Hello everybody!
Lets talk about Brink!
Brink got some pretty mixed reviews overall, but I think it is AWESOME! I really enjoyed the gameplay, it's a pretty unique style of play. Although, there is not so much of the parkour as i thought there would be. The parkour was hugely emphasised.
The really cool thing about this game is the level of customisation. There's so much that can be done, that i'm changing my characters nearly constantly. It makes doing the challenges in the game worth doing other than just for the achievments.
Another good point about the game is the spawn points. They're actually protected so you don't have to worry about fucking spawn killers.
The downside of the game is that it's pretty short. Although the list looks big, you find yourself getting through it pretty quickly. I was happy when the DLC came out (which is cool aswell-- Whole new areas on the Ark), but that is only an extra 4 missions... and more customisation shit.
All in all, it's a good game, you'll find yourself going back to it over and over. I give it 8/10.
Thanks for reading and feel free to go and comment.
Pointman.
Lets talk about Brink!
Brink got some pretty mixed reviews overall, but I think it is AWESOME! I really enjoyed the gameplay, it's a pretty unique style of play. Although, there is not so much of the parkour as i thought there would be. The parkour was hugely emphasised.
The really cool thing about this game is the level of customisation. There's so much that can be done, that i'm changing my characters nearly constantly. It makes doing the challenges in the game worth doing other than just for the achievments.
Another good point about the game is the spawn points. They're actually protected so you don't have to worry about fucking spawn killers.
The downside of the game is that it's pretty short. Although the list looks big, you find yourself getting through it pretty quickly. I was happy when the DLC came out (which is cool aswell-- Whole new areas on the Ark), but that is only an extra 4 missions... and more customisation shit.
All in all, it's a good game, you'll find yourself going back to it over and over. I give it 8/10.
Thanks for reading and feel free to go and comment.
Pointman.
Call of Duty: Black Ops review
Hey Everyone,
I guess Call of Duty is the natural place for a games review person to start, right? Even though Modern Warfare 3 is just around the corner, I'm going to do this mega late review.
So lets start with the single player campaign. I personally thought the Black Ops campaign was one of the best of the Call of Duty campaigns so far. The reason is it is different to what has already been done. It's a different perspective on a the campaigns of the series so far. Also the story line is really good. It's more than just your out and out "Lets shoot the shit out of everything". You do get to shoot the shit out of plenty of enemies, but there's a lot of background to the story and interesting twists. It becomes more like a psychological thriller game.
The zombie aspect of the game is pretty fun and you can easily spend hours playing it trying to get past your previous highest level. The same goes for the arcade zombie game, which is just plain funny!!!
So... Multiplayer, that's what CoD is all about, right? I personally am not entirely sold on Black Ops' multiplayer. The introduction of features like CoD Points and combat training is good and again puts an awesome new aspect into the series, but that hasn't made me enjoy multiplayer anymore than on Modern Warfare 2. One problem i think is that the maps are too small, and not entirely sniper friendly. I am more of a sniper on CoD games ( Don't worry i'm not a rush around, spray fire, quick scoping sniper that pisses everyone off... I do it properly.) But in this game I don't see any point in trying to snipe.
All in all it has many good points in regards the single player, but for me, the multiplayer lets it down.
I think it's worth 6/10... Not bad, but there are better games in this genre.
Please comment and let me know your opinions.
Thanks for reading,
Pointman.
I guess Call of Duty is the natural place for a games review person to start, right? Even though Modern Warfare 3 is just around the corner, I'm going to do this mega late review.
So lets start with the single player campaign. I personally thought the Black Ops campaign was one of the best of the Call of Duty campaigns so far. The reason is it is different to what has already been done. It's a different perspective on a the campaigns of the series so far. Also the story line is really good. It's more than just your out and out "Lets shoot the shit out of everything". You do get to shoot the shit out of plenty of enemies, but there's a lot of background to the story and interesting twists. It becomes more like a psychological thriller game.
The zombie aspect of the game is pretty fun and you can easily spend hours playing it trying to get past your previous highest level. The same goes for the arcade zombie game, which is just plain funny!!!
So... Multiplayer, that's what CoD is all about, right? I personally am not entirely sold on Black Ops' multiplayer. The introduction of features like CoD Points and combat training is good and again puts an awesome new aspect into the series, but that hasn't made me enjoy multiplayer anymore than on Modern Warfare 2. One problem i think is that the maps are too small, and not entirely sniper friendly. I am more of a sniper on CoD games ( Don't worry i'm not a rush around, spray fire, quick scoping sniper that pisses everyone off... I do it properly.) But in this game I don't see any point in trying to snipe.
All in all it has many good points in regards the single player, but for me, the multiplayer lets it down.
I think it's worth 6/10... Not bad, but there are better games in this genre.
Please comment and let me know your opinions.
Thanks for reading,
Pointman.
Hello!!!
Hi Everyone, i have started this blog because for a long time now I have wanted to do reviews of games and get my opinion across to others from an average gamers point of view. Hope you enjoy!!
Pointman.
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