the "friction" in this game is hotly debated but i think a lot of it stems from this fact that this game is pretty fundamentally flawed on a structural level. the insanely stunted fast travel is done entirely on purpose not to instill a sense of adventure in the player, but because walking across dirt roads and fighting the same three enemies is literally the meat of the game. that is the gameplay, and if you don't REALLY fuck with it then you have my pass to give up on it without feeling like you're losing out on your gamer badge of honor. fighting guys does feel really good but its hard not to feel like -- yet again -- im just playing the demo for the actual dragons dogma.

cant say that i or anybody else should be disappointed because a lotta folks are gonna come to find out thats just what dragons dogma is, but if this game is going to continue that tradition then i gotta come to the same conclusion i think a lot of people come to: dragons dogma is really just ok

Written on June 30, 2010

In Crysis Warhead, you assume the role of Jason Statham Psycho on his solo mission that takes place elsewhere on the island. His job is to find out what the KPA is secretly shipping and why is it such a secret. The story is much shorter than Crysis, comparable to Halo 3's single player. When I bought it was cheaper than Crysis and came with Crysis Wars. You don't need Crysis to play it either, as it is a standalone expansion.

Crysis Warhead is more action-packed than the original and is a bit harder with tougher aliens, and more Alien Hunters to boot.

Crysis Warhead presents various fixes to the original. It not only looks better, but with tweaks to the engine, it even runs better than Crysis.

Crysis Wars is the online component to Crysis Warhead and is much improved over the Multiplayer of Crysis. Crytek has recently opened up Crysis Wars to modding, allowing for possible implementation of a Single Player mode if they really needed one.

Best modern indie retro FPS, hands down.

Part of that is my Build engine bias speaking, no doubt, but I'll never pass up an opportunity to replay this.

The levels are technical marvels that still wow me years later and the gunplay and weapons are slick as hell. I still love this game's cyberpunk atmosphere too. Not as over-the-top like Turbo Overkill as an example, but grounded with some minor comical elements, akin to the 80s Sci-Fi it's inspired by. All that's missing is a bigger modding scene but even then, this is still one of my all-time favorites.

I'd call this more of an art piece than an actual game. I think they did a wonderful job capturing the feeling of playing a cat, abet a very intelligent one. And the actual environmental work was fantastic. The actual story is simple but a bit depressing when you think about it.

But there's not much game here and is mostly exploration based. There's a few fetch type quests, example: find this, to give to this person to get this key item to go to the next area. And some light puzzle and avoid the beams sections. But generally it's fairly light.

But at 6 hours it doesn't manage to overstay its welcome and is well done but not exactly mind blowing in any regard.