Mark Ankucic, "Sometimes, when you review a game after all the other reviews came out, you wonder whether or not you got sent a completely different version of the game."
Unfortunately, the open worlds in games like Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Halo Infinite, and the original Assassin's Creed do more harm than good.
I legitimately loved Halo's switch to open world. They made traversal of the map entertaining, and everything involved just tied into the (what I consider) awesome gunplay.
The entire time I really felt the slow takeover of the map, and all the little steps forward felt satisfying.
I don't know what more people really want there, considering the setting and story. A handful of soldiers hunkered down on enemy territory; slowly trying to win the battle.
I think R* are the only ones who have made compelling open worlds. I can’t stomach most open world games and how boring they are with busy world. It’s like a flex to make this massive environment, but it’s extremely boring to traverse and play in. GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 blew me away with how incredible their worlds were. Elden Ring was the only other game to give me that sense of awe.
I’m back on an open world kick after Horizon. I don’t know what clicked in me but exploring the map and seeing the detail work has me loving open worlds again. Playing AC Odyssey on hard and really enjoying it and the map. Reinstalling RDR2 tonight because damn, that map is just incredible for sightseeing.
Halo Infinite felt off. It's like the developers didn't know what they really wanted to do
Depends on which open world titles u play, most of em are shitty AF, but I honestly admire open world genre, sometimes to just take a break from fighting and missions you explore n see details you haven't noticed before cause you were too busy body at first, then boom finding some dope equipment or things to sale
GF365: "Most games are not perfect and that may be because of a character or an enemy. Here are 10 mediocre bosses in great games."
The Pursuer from Dark Spuls 2 was great, I think the author just sucks at games.
GF365: "These are the best games based on movies. Every entry on this list will be a great video game adaptation of popular movies."
"Sometimes, when you review a game after all the other reviews came out, you wonder whether or not you got sent a completely different version of the game."
Or maybe you just have a different opinion than the others. What a terrible way to start a review.
Reads like a click bait article where the author benchmarks his experiences against other reviews.
I completely disagree already just going by the intro up there, but I'm still going to read this to see what they have to say.
5min later...
Garbage article. Deliberately misspelled Silmarillion, maybe to show how much he doesn't care about LotR, talks about what it borrows from other games but doesn't mention the Arkham series(combat)
2/10
I love the game. Think it massively improves on elements it's taken from Batman and Assasins Creed. The nemesis system is great and I'm sure they can make it more complex in a sequel. Things like being hunted down by a pissed off Orc that you thought you'd killed is a pretty awesome surprise. Although there's only 20 main story missions I'm enjoying the side missions a lot more than in other games. Maybe one of the first games I can actually see myself buying a DLC for.
Yeah this game sucks!