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Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition (PC)
by greaper Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition ----------------------------------------------- Introduction ---------------- This is a fun game which has a really long game play on some forums people have said that just the vanilla game play can take you 60-80 hours. Then the awakening dlc can take you 10-15 hours with the rest ... of the dlc taking 9-12 hours to complete. One of my favorite armors in this game is the blood dragon armor which you also unlock in mass effect 2 by having it on this game, this armor also unlocks on dragon age ii. There are many dialogue choices that you can make which will affect the storyline of the game there are also consequences for your actions such as losing a party member if you take a action that they do not approve of. This game has you trying to stop a unstoppable force of evil called the darkspawn which only rises from the underground system in this game during blights which will be led by an arch demon. The game also has religious elements, such as the chantry which seems to be a more extreme version of the church with their Templar's whose job it is to hunt down rouge mages. I bought this game on steam while it was on steam and that meant that i managed to buy it 75% off at £4.99 although now that i have played it i would have quite happily paid the full price for it. This is because of the replay value which i feel a lot of games are missing which makes you feel cheated especially when the games storyline can't be affected by your choices. this is what games need cause and effect which makes them more fun because you feel like the world is evolving around you instead of staying static. ----------------- Storyline ----------------- The origin stories on this game can differ greatly although so far i have only played as a female human mage and a male human noble just these two choices are excellent with the fact that you start in completely different locations. when you are a human noble you are a cousland while as a mage you start out by entering the fade which is explained as where you go when you dream. the different types of characters also offer you more background on characters you did not know much about on your last playthrough. there is also the choice to be a dwarven noble or commoner as well as i believe the choice to be a elf either living in the dalish forest or being a elven mage. There is also continuity other all of the origins because no matter what you are introduced to Duncan the Grey Warden. You are always selected as a potential Grey Warden recruit and you will eventually during the game play end up choosing to go with him because the current characters might want to get rid of you for a crime or they might want to betray you. some origin stories might actually close of choices for you because of the prejudice of the NPC's. The storyline has lots of plot twists which can happen at unexpected moments, which will be explained to you eventually. With this game when you just think that the game has ended more events happen which drags you back in. I will not go into too much detail about this because i will most likely end up releasing spoilers which is something i would like to avoid. In my opinion this is one of the best games that bioware have ever produced, if you like Zaeed Massani from Mass Effect 2 and 3 then i a sure that you recognize his voice for the mayor of Redcliffe villiage. you can also roam around the map although you should make sure that you get the Lothering quests done before a certain point in the game as the darkspawn will attack and then make it inaccessible to you. you will be able to unlock new areas along the way which also gives you the chance to find new NPCs and new characters that might join your party. you will find it difficult to make money in this game which is why I like the fact that a merchant will set up at your camp which will mean that you can sell the excess items in your items so that you can pick up other items on quests instead of destroying items in your inventory. The battle system is very different from other games that i have played in that you right click on the enemy you want to battle and your player will keep on attacking and then you can use powers such as bashing your enemy with your shield which is fun because as well as dealing some damage it has the chance to disorientate your enemy. what i don't like about the battle system is the way in which you can be stunned and if your health is near depletion then there is a chance that you could die this is why i would recommend to make quick saves often so that you are not pushed too far back. ---------------------------------------- Why buy the Ultimate Edition? ---------------------------------------- If you do not own the normal version of Dragon Age Origins then in my opinion it is worth buying it as the ultimate edition because it comes with all of the downloadable content, which includes awakening which i have not played yet which is why i have not reviewed that part of the game yet. In the future once i have i will add that onto this review, most of the DLCs add new story lines and campaigns to the game which makes the world much more interesting it also makes you appreciate how much time and effort Bioware have put into this game of theirs. --------------------------------------- Final thoughts -------------------- This game is a must have game for any gamer who likes RPGs and likes to immerse themselves in the game world like the Mass Effect series there is a codex that you can read which really pulls you further into the game lore. in my opinion you have to have a tactical mind to complete some parts of this game because it gives you a interesting view of the world. I have not really played any other RPGs other than the Mass effect series but this game uses the technology available excellently. ---------------------------------------- Requirements ---------------------------------------- Minimum ------------ OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1 Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 1.4 GHz/AMD Athlon64 X2 @ 1.8 GHz Memory: 1 GB Hard Drive: 20 GB Free Video Memory: 128 MB (nVidia GeForce 6600/ATI Radeon X850) Sound Card: DirectX Compatible DirectX: 9.0c Keyboard & Mouse DVD Rom Drive ------------------- Recommended ------------------- OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1 Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4 GHz)/AMD Phenom II X3 720 (2.8 GHz) Memory: 2 GB Hard Drive: 20 GB Free Video Memory: 512 MB (nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS/ATI Radeon HD 3850) Sound Card: DirectX Compatible DirectX: 10 Keyboard & Mouse DVD Rom Drive Read the complete review |
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PC)
by greaper Grand Theft Auto Vice City. ------------------- Good Features ------------------- I remember playing vice city for ages when i first played it on both playstation 2 and the pc, although compared to modern games the physics and cars are not as realistic that was never the point for me. I liked the ability to ... drive through the windows of the second floor of sunshine autos i believe the name was. what i have always liked about vice city is also the ability to be able to mod the game and one of the most fun mods that i have ever played on vice city was the BTTF Hill Valley mod, which added into the game the ability to time travel and try to recreate the back to the future movies. The missions in Vice city where always entertaining and i believe one of my favorite mission was being able to blow up a construction site with a remote control vehicle which is something which you would never dream of doing in real life. I also liked how if you so pleased you could drive around and free roam instead of doing any missions and though you would eventually do some of the missions to be able unlock more islands, i still remember trying to get up to speed along the beach in a car and being able to see the people panicking. This is something that alot of modern games seem to be missing the ability to go around doing what you want and not being forced to complete missions. this is especially useful for when you are struggling with a mission because you can let off some stress by going on a killing spree or deciding to drive along the pavement. I always liked a good police chase in games and i like the fact that in this game it is the police chasing you instead of in the usual sense that you would be the cop trying to catch a criminal. i also like the wanted rating system which means that the more crimes you commit the tougher it is to escape which is what would happen in real life which helps to add more realism to the game. whenever i see a vhs player i can't help but think of vice city and if it doesn't work make sure it is plugged in before hitting it. I also like how they added the ability to be able to purchase properties which was absent in gta iii which meant that you could have safe houses closer to you. i also like the ability to be able to collect money from in front of you safe houses which meant that if you were low on money you could leave the game active while you go do something else to let the money build up. although for some properties to be able earn the money there are missions that you need to complete, such as with the "ice cream" company which is eliminating the competition. the gta games have always picked up on real issues, such as in gtaiii with the mafia and gang crime. ---------------- Bad Features ---------------- The game does have some glitches that have never really been fixed such as when you can end up falling through the map which in my opinion is properly why there is a suicide cheat. it seems to me this is a case where the developers could not really solve the problem so they created a escape for you. I think in some ways this is a redeeming factor for this glitch because you do get a way out, although you would wish that it wouldn't mean that you would lose some money which you might have been planning to use to buy a better weapon. i especially hate the bug which can cause the sound to disappear which seems to make the game seem more boring because when there is no sound you don't find it as fun. the graphics are not as good as i would like them to be but for me that is acceptable for a game that was released in 2002. i believe that all of the good features about this game in my opinion help to outweigh the bad features of it which makes me much more willing to buy it. Read the complete review |
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - Sith Lords (PC)
by Danscomp Background -------------- I had the pleasure of playing Knight of the old Republic on PC. It was everything a Star Wars based CRPG should be. It had a great storyline, interesting and varied companions, a Millenium falcon style ship of your very own and a hugely satifying main character arc. The sounds were great, the ... graphics were cool, all was well. When I heard that we would see KOTOR2, named The Sith Lords, I was rather excited. Unfortunately what I and others ended up playing was not a completed vision, but a box full of pieces of an unassembled puzzle. No, that's not quite fair. Parts of it were constructed. The easy bits. Other pieces were clearly forced in where they were never originally intended to go. And the rest of it was simply absent. What we have, is a game that was clearly sent to market before it was ready. And that is a decision that is less the fault of developer Obsidian, and more the fault of Lucasarts, the Publisher. This game could have been great. But it was butchered, packaged and sent anyway. Is it still worth playing? Sort of. Gameplay ------------ Sith Lords uses an updated version of the Odyessy engine that Bioware created for the original. As a result, everything has a familiar, if slightly different look to it. There are some enhancements, particularly with crafting of items, but inventory screens can become cluttered and ugly. Speaking of ugly, the graphics are generally poorly chosen and populated. Drab seems to be the order of the day. While the original took care in how it spent its pixels, the successor seems to not care very much. Draw distances suffer also. Bare and functional are two other words which apply here. It looks in many cases like an early Beta, though there are a few exceptions. Sounds are generally just as good, though musically it suffers by comparison. Voice acting is also strong. You have the same facility to align yourself to the light or dark side of the force. Companions return, and your ability to recruit them depends partly on what sex you are and which side of the force you lean on. In summary, there is a strong visual clue throughout that the game is unfinished. Plot ---- If the graphics were ho-hum, the plot follows the same vein. At least there is consistancy. In Sith Lords, you are an ex-disciple of the Dark Lord Revan - who you played as in the original. As punishment, you have been cut off from the force and spend much of the game recovering your original powers. In order to do this, you must find the Jedi who psycically crippled you and either beg their forgiveness or kill them. You will visit a number of locations, which suffer from the graphical blandness described above. The really frustrating thing about Sith Lords is that it contains the most interesting companion seen yet, the sarcastic, enigmatic mentor to your character. Kreia. A robed woman of advanced age and sour disposition. The Dragon age character Flemeth owes a huge debt to the characterisation of Kreia. There is also a far darker theme running through Sith Lords, and one that hints at just how butchered the storyline became. There are some nice touches in visiting the same Sith World of Korriban (and Dantooine) as the original game, now fallen into ruin. Many of your companions are similar or variations of what you've seen before. You get to train some of them as Jedi. This should be interesting, but feels rather contrived. The interesting companions are: Kreia - as above. Brianna - a "Handmaiden" (Fnarr, fnarr) Hanharr - Evil Wookie and general badass. Visas Marr - Blind Sith apprentice HK-47 - The assassin droid returns, but in bits. You will need to destroy a number of working versions to rebuild this one. The boring companions are: Atton Rand - A young Han solo type pilot. Bao-Dur -A blander than bland bald-with-bumps technician Mira - A human bounty hunter with requisite hot bod. G0-T0G0-T0 - Basic droid type Summary ----------- The further you progress in the game, the more the cracks become apparent. The ending feels particularly awkward, and will leave many players as unsatisfied as I. As I've said, the most frustrating aspect of Sith Lords is not how broken it is, it is the glimpses you occasionally receive of what it could have been. There were groups of fans who found large sections of abandoned content in the game files and tried to restore them. I don't think they were ever fully successful, but did generate a beta before3 disbanding. Sith Lords was never going to be an improvement on the original, but if finished, it stood a chance of being just as good. Ultimately it is forgettable, thanks to Lucasarts. And I can't award it more than two stars. Read the complete review |
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