HIGH Seeing almost any of the wraith powers for the first time.
LOW Bizarre pacing kills all momentum and drags the campaign down.
WTF Why was branding introduced so late? It should be a core mechanic!
I've blogged about it a few times, but in case you haven't noticed, I'm pretty stoked for Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Like I've said before, the game wasn't even on my radar until I got hands-on at PAX, but it only took a minute or two before I […]
Survival horror games aren't what they used to be. Once upon a time, they were about survival and horror. It makes sense. It's what the genre is called, after all. These titles would encompass qualities of mystery and exploration as the player fought to stay alive with every step. Over the years, they've increasingly become about action, gunfights, and an overload of cheap jump scares. I prefer the former, despite a plethora of the latter.
HIGH The new and improved forensics procedures.
LOW The laughably bad plot.
WTF Practically everything good about the first game is bungled here.
According to ESRB, this game contains: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
There is a school of thought that suggests that if a work of art is able to affect someone, whatever that effect may be, then that art is successful. So it's possible that the mere fact that Condemned: Criminal Origins made me feel like a significantly worse person for playing it is proof of its effectiveness.
The outline of last year's hit first-person-shooter (FPS) F.E.A.R. (short for First Encounter Assault Recon) reads like a poignant satire on the immature state of big budget videogame development.
According to ESRB this game contains: Blood and Gore and Intense Violence.
Lately I've felt the Japanese RPG has stagnated, which is a difficult admission for this diehard fan of the genre. But I think Xenosaga stands out as one of the best PlayStation 2 (PS2) RPGs. Xenosaga made me truly care about its world, by being a good game that tells a great story well.
If Xenosaga is any indication, then Japanese game developers aren't yet ready to end their tawdry love affair with the cinematic effects pioneered in games like Final Fantasy VII and Resident Evil. Rather, they seem to love these effects more than ever.
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