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Something different to experience, took me around 80 minutes to complete so I recommend giving it a try, but not for everyone definitely
2015
This was my first RPG of this style (BaldursGate - like RPG or not sure how to call it), and even that I liked it, I understand that is not for everyone.
For me the game got so much better when I turned the difficulty at minimum, it was annoying having combats so frequently and the combat system was a bit too complex for me (or I did not have the patience to fully enjoy it...). Same for the level system, I tried at first to understand it and choose the correct options for my characters but in the end I did not paid so much attention to it.
I was way more interested in exploring the different scenarios, some of them really beautiful and interesting, worth to check every corner.
The story was also a bit difficult to follow some times, because there seems to be so much names, locations, past events and lore in general that can be a bit overwhelming.
For me this was one of those games where the first 1/3 or 1/2 of the game is great, and you start doing all the side quests, and paying attention to the game mechanics, but then it starts to lose interest and you end up rushing the main story.
But even will all of this I enjoyed most of it, it was good to try something different, but I don't think I will play this again, maybe Pillars of Eternity 2 after some long time.
For me the game got so much better when I turned the difficulty at minimum, it was annoying having combats so frequently and the combat system was a bit too complex for me (or I did not have the patience to fully enjoy it...). Same for the level system, I tried at first to understand it and choose the correct options for my characters but in the end I did not paid so much attention to it.
I was way more interested in exploring the different scenarios, some of them really beautiful and interesting, worth to check every corner.
The story was also a bit difficult to follow some times, because there seems to be so much names, locations, past events and lore in general that can be a bit overwhelming.
For me this was one of those games where the first 1/3 or 1/2 of the game is great, and you start doing all the side quests, and paying attention to the game mechanics, but then it starts to lose interest and you end up rushing the main story.
But even will all of this I enjoyed most of it, it was good to try something different, but I don't think I will play this again, maybe Pillars of Eternity 2 after some long time.
Great DLC. Interesting story in a new zone of Rapture (great atmosphere too), with some new equipment. A bit short maybe, it took me like almost 3 hours and a half to finish it playing slowly and trying to explore everything, I read on the internet that the duration is between 4 and 5 hours, but even tho I recommend to play it.
Once you get the armor piercing ammo the hardest enemy of the game becomes the pc port
Not as good as the first bioshock but still fun to play. I found it a bit long and boring during the last two hours, if it was a bit shorter it will be better.
Not as good as the first bioshock but still fun to play. I found it a bit long and boring during the last two hours, if it was a bit shorter it will be better.
2015
The oppresive sci-fi and underwater setting is by far the best of the game, followed by the story.
I think the monsters can ruin a bit of the experience, so recommended to play in the easy mode (I played the normal one), sure they can be scary the first time you encounter with a new one, but after trying to continue exploring and failing because the monster catchs you it becomes frustrating, and the game setting its by far enough to make you feel tension.
So maybe this game will be even better if it was a walking simulator, just the story, some puzzles, and enjoying the oppresive atmosphere of it.
Recommended to play for anyone interested.
I think the monsters can ruin a bit of the experience, so recommended to play in the easy mode (I played the normal one), sure they can be scary the first time you encounter with a new one, but after trying to continue exploring and failing because the monster catchs you it becomes frustrating, and the game setting its by far enough to make you feel tension.
So maybe this game will be even better if it was a walking simulator, just the story, some puzzles, and enjoying the oppresive atmosphere of it.
Recommended to play for anyone interested.
This review contains spoilers
First of all I didn't completed the game, I quited at the final boss battle because I just thought it was very stupid, you have to hit him with some pilars while the boss does not stop firing you magic balls, and you can't aim well because of the camera so you basically depend of the luck to hit him. I think this game is fun but have some problems (it didn't aged very well):
- it has some camera problems, you can only turn camera to right or left, so sometimes you can't see well the platforms where you have to jump
- framedrops
- (this point isn't very important in therms of gameplay but I believe that I have to mention it), in the spanish version the dubbing its desicronizated
- sometimes the combat gameplay can be a bit rough, also I think sometimes its a bit unfair because of the tons of enemies that throw you dynamite and go away running and jumping, and its a bit more difficult to reach them because of the camera problems
- this game is based on: you reach a new zone --> you need an item to open a new path to another zone, so you have to be constantly going up and down in the map areas, and sometimes can be difficult to know where you have to go.
-the story is not very deep, its a story for kids, generic and completely forgettable
About the good things:
- It has a good variety of items, and some of them are good and original ideas
- the platforming and exploring the areas its fun
So should you play this game? well I think it can be fun , but I finded it a bit long (it took me like 9h30min aprox to reach the final boss, although in some parts I watched a longplay on youtube [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxv9X3N0JyE ] to know where I had to go, so if you already have this game maybe you should give it a try and just quit if you start to get bored.
- it has some camera problems, you can only turn camera to right or left, so sometimes you can't see well the platforms where you have to jump
- framedrops
- (this point isn't very important in therms of gameplay but I believe that I have to mention it), in the spanish version the dubbing its desicronizated
- sometimes the combat gameplay can be a bit rough, also I think sometimes its a bit unfair because of the tons of enemies that throw you dynamite and go away running and jumping, and its a bit more difficult to reach them because of the camera problems
- this game is based on: you reach a new zone --> you need an item to open a new path to another zone, so you have to be constantly going up and down in the map areas, and sometimes can be difficult to know where you have to go.
-the story is not very deep, its a story for kids, generic and completely forgettable
About the good things:
- It has a good variety of items, and some of them are good and original ideas
- the platforming and exploring the areas its fun
So should you play this game? well I think it can be fun , but I finded it a bit long (it took me like 9h30min aprox to reach the final boss, although in some parts I watched a longplay on youtube [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxv9X3N0JyE ] to know where I had to go, so if you already have this game maybe you should give it a try and just quit if you start to get bored.