JosephS
2023
(Single player campaign review) Absolutely essential video game, maybe the best American AAA game ever made. The details of the mechanics and level design seem forgotten by time. Paradoxically wildly underrated. On my short list of “mandatory reading” for videogames. A significant number of linear games would be a lot better if the developer learned any of the lessons from mw — there’s a huge and multidisciplinary game-wide commitment to spending money on simulationist systems in service of the linear scripted levels — very dynamic second to second ai, flavor dialogue that responds to dynamic details of fights , setpieces where you get saved by a tank or helicopter using real AI, and so on. Generational achievement. Don’t play the HD re-release, which messed up some of the fx.
2023
I don’t know dude, I didn’t complete the ng+ alternate runs but this game doesn’t quite work for me. Doesn’t feel crunchy enough, the minute to minute gameplay feels like dragging sliders and theres constantly a slight tactile discomfort around weapon cooldown. I have a pretty specific desire for “tank game” systems and and haven’t found it here. I think I liked ac3 more. Good game though.
I played this right after my mom died, swapping back and forth between it and Ace Combats 5 and 7. Neither flattered this game.
I played this right after my mom died, swapping back and forth between it and Ace Combats 5 and 7. Neither flattered this game.
2022
2023
A slight game that nevertheless overstays its welcome. Very pretty, moving around feels nice, each environment plays for what feels like an eternity. Probably should have been 2 hours long.
At first I thought the game wouldn't have any text, but given that this is a french studio it has a lot and all of it is terrible.
At first I thought the game wouldn't have any text, but given that this is a french studio it has a lot and all of it is terrible.
2023
fun core puzzle-toy gimmick, ocasionally elevating to myst like world logic puzzles (like, three or four times?)
Frequently a game about waiting for nothing to happen because you clicked on the wrong thing. Dopey ending. Looks like quite a large team worked on it, but they couldn't get the shadows to look OK so I'm gonna call this one an "indie game"
Soured with time, progressively lowering the score every few months
Frequently a game about waiting for nothing to happen because you clicked on the wrong thing. Dopey ending. Looks like quite a large team worked on it, but they couldn't get the shadows to look OK so I'm gonna call this one an "indie game"
Soured with time, progressively lowering the score every few months