SilentBandicoot
It's good if you want more of that Far Cry 3 goodness before shelving the game but overall it's only 4 missions and not too interesting.
2014
This review contains spoilers
It took a lot out of me forcing myself to finish this game. Bad voice acting with dialogue that can make you cringe. Gameplay is slow and frustrating. I completed all the side missions hoping to find some that were at least interesting but no luck unfortunately.
If you haven’t played this game and want a game to throw you a true curveball that makes you feel uneasy (in a good way), I honestly suggest playing only the main story quests skipping the side quests until you get to the hospital level. I recommend rushing to this level and then abandoning the game. The only accomplishment you will feel after finishing this game is the fact that you forced yourself to the end.
Below this is the spoiler.
In the middle of the game there is a level that really, truly surprised and delighted me. A level in a hospital that does horror really well that suits the slow gameplay. It actually got a jump scare out of me and because I wasn’t ready for it, the whole level had me on edge. The level was such a surprise that I wasn’t sure what they were going to throw at me.
If you haven’t played this game and want a game to throw you a true curveball that makes you feel uneasy (in a good way), I honestly suggest playing only the main story quests skipping the side quests until you get to the hospital level. I recommend rushing to this level and then abandoning the game. The only accomplishment you will feel after finishing this game is the fact that you forced yourself to the end.
Below this is the spoiler.
In the middle of the game there is a level that really, truly surprised and delighted me. A level in a hospital that does horror really well that suits the slow gameplay. It actually got a jump scare out of me and because I wasn’t ready for it, the whole level had me on edge. The level was such a surprise that I wasn’t sure what they were going to throw at me.
A beautiful looking game even in 2023 with some really fun on-foot (Assassin) combat mechanics.
Due to personal preference, I was not a fan of the Ship combat. I understand that some players really enjoy this mechanic however so that one is on me.
One thing that really dragged the game's score down for me though was the escort missions. A few here and there could be excused in my eyes, however they're were too many in this game and I found them really irritating and boring.
The story was engaging enough though so I rushed to the finish line to see how it ended.
Due to personal preference, I was not a fan of the Ship combat. I understand that some players really enjoy this mechanic however so that one is on me.
One thing that really dragged the game's score down for me though was the escort missions. A few here and there could be excused in my eyes, however they're were too many in this game and I found them really irritating and boring.
The story was engaging enough though so I rushed to the finish line to see how it ended.
2015
Best played on Legendary difficulty in Co-op, otherwise it is the weakest Halo experience with a forgettable campaign, and the second worst enemy designs (Halo 4 being the worst).
A decent time but can be very frustrating. Some issues I had were in regards to the Remaster and others were issues that carried over from the original game, which it is more difficult to be hard on as it is a classic that changed gaming forever for the better.
Graphics weren't too bad. With quality of life improvements it feels like they did the bare minimum. For example: adding checkpoints when you die in a mission, but there are no mid-mission checkpoints. For the most part this wasn't too bad, it was only an annoyance for me in later missions that were longer and more frustrating. At least there are checkpoints at all. I remember dropping the original game on PC as soon as I stopped having fun with repeating missions I was failing (I know I know - skill issue).
The radio stations have also lost 21 tracks that were in the Xbox version. Towards the end I got so sick of hearing the same songs over and over that I would just drive with the radio turned off.
One thing from the classic that really bothered me as well was the hostile gangs. I don't want to say too much for spoiler reasons but if you know you know. Racing missions became near impossible for me if I attempted them after certain story missions. Some very poor gameplay decisions were made there by the original Rockstar team.
Towards the end I chose to use a walkthrough for one of the final missions where you have to drive around all 3 islands destroying certain objectives that don't appear on your minimap until you get really close (I really feel for the classic players that didn't have the minimap at all). I wish I didn't have to but after failing it once I already couldn't be bothered repeating it more than once.
Overall it's a classic game worth playing and experiencing but I believe it is not worth finishing.
Graphics weren't too bad. With quality of life improvements it feels like they did the bare minimum. For example: adding checkpoints when you die in a mission, but there are no mid-mission checkpoints. For the most part this wasn't too bad, it was only an annoyance for me in later missions that were longer and more frustrating. At least there are checkpoints at all. I remember dropping the original game on PC as soon as I stopped having fun with repeating missions I was failing (I know I know - skill issue).
The radio stations have also lost 21 tracks that were in the Xbox version. Towards the end I got so sick of hearing the same songs over and over that I would just drive with the radio turned off.
One thing from the classic that really bothered me as well was the hostile gangs. I don't want to say too much for spoiler reasons but if you know you know. Racing missions became near impossible for me if I attempted them after certain story missions. Some very poor gameplay decisions were made there by the original Rockstar team.
Towards the end I chose to use a walkthrough for one of the final missions where you have to drive around all 3 islands destroying certain objectives that don't appear on your minimap until you get really close (I really feel for the classic players that didn't have the minimap at all). I wish I didn't have to but after failing it once I already couldn't be bothered repeating it more than once.
Overall it's a classic game worth playing and experiencing but I believe it is not worth finishing.
2007
It had some interesting concepts with the Carnal Rage vs. Heroic stance, however both options were under-utilized and had their fair share of annoyances.
It definitely shows its age and comes with that classic licensed game funk. I believe I only got as much enjoyment out of as I did (ignoring multiple parts that brought on some minor rage) because my brother and I both challenged each other to play it through to the end.
Go in openminded with low expectations and high patience and you may get some fun out of it.
It definitely shows its age and comes with that classic licensed game funk. I believe I only got as much enjoyment out of as I did (ignoring multiple parts that brought on some minor rage) because my brother and I both challenged each other to play it through to the end.
Go in openminded with low expectations and high patience and you may get some fun out of it.