Archie_it
2018
Being a huge fan of fighting games, I thought this would be my jam… And it sort of is? On the one hand, the fighting in this is fun and obviously very visually appealing, albeit quite confusing for a newcomer. But at the same time, everything outside of the battles I dislike. The ui, the menuing and strange tutorials, it all just felt a bit off for me. Maybe I’ll get back into this at some point, but for now it stays on the shelf.
2015
Unfortunately this was removed from ps plus recently and soo now I need to pay full price for it… tbh I’m not sure if I will. Don’t get me wrong, the story and dialogue is incredible, I love all the small stories and side quests, and the main quest is great as well. But the real turn off for me is actually the combat, which is surprising for me being a massive fan of good combat in games. It honestly felt way too repetitive and button mashy, and maybe in another game this might not be an issue but Yakuza has A LOT of combat in general. But apart from the combat, this was great and I loved it, so I’ll probably pick it up another day but for now that’s not the case.
All the good from breath of the wild and more. The way that every puzzle (and when I say every puzzle, I mean every puzzle) can be solved in so many different ways is such a flex on Nintendo’s part. If you haven’t played the game, the map might look overwhelming, but in my opinion that’s the wrong way to look at it. With so much stuff on the map, what happens is I’ll set out to do something, and then get distracted and do something and get distracted again and do something else, and even after 2 hours have passed, it hasn’t been a negative for me because I’ve been having so much fun. As well as all of these, I’m really glad the story in this is way more interesting and honestly just straight up better than BOTW’s.
Easy GOTY. Incredible game.
Easy GOTY. Incredible game.
This review contains spoilers
Luckily, Uncharted 2 improves upon the first game in almost every possible way, with only a few small complaints stopping this from reaching a 5. The story feels way more in depth here, especially compared to the first game. I was very glad by the change of scenery as the first game was ALL IN THE JUNGLE and this had a couple of varied locations that shook up the pace every now and then. The gameplay was much more fleshed out in this game, with the addition of stealth, enemy variety, more weapons and environments made this a way more well rounded experience.
But sadly, there’s a reason this wasn’t a 5, and that odds almost entirely because of the section from after the train crash and before the village under siege section. That section just bored me to my core and I had to take a break because I wanted to play something entertaining. Aside from that though, overall Uncharted 2 is an incredible game that 1-ups its predecessor in almost every way.
But sadly, there’s a reason this wasn’t a 5, and that odds almost entirely because of the section from after the train crash and before the village under siege section. That section just bored me to my core and I had to take a break because I wanted to play something entertaining. Aside from that though, overall Uncharted 2 is an incredible game that 1-ups its predecessor in almost every way.
While it’s successors (from what I’ve heard) may bypass it’s quality, Uncharted is still a great game that lays great foundations for a beloved series. The story and camera movement make this feel cinematic as fuck, the shootouts are quite bare bones in terms of mechanics but are still engaging, and the platforming is fun. (Albeit there were a couple times playing I didn’t know if an object was climbable or not lol)
Overall, Uncharted as a game has a great mix of story and gameplay that comes together brilliantly to form a great game.
Overall, Uncharted as a game has a great mix of story and gameplay that comes together brilliantly to form a great game.