Posted on: November 19, 2022
Jou_de
Verified ownerGames: 1112 Reviews: 45
Marvellos done!
The Short: A bit like Tomb Raider, with easier jumping parts, better and more diverse fighting system and a really open world where you can decide the progression. Remarkably well done. The gameplay: Very well balanced, many nice side-quests with majority much better than the usual "fetch X" style and even include nice plot twists. The story is well done too, even though I am not the story type. New players are guided the right amount into gameplay, many other games overdo that part. The world is huge. The leveling is done well too, it does not feel like an endless grind. The fighting style fits my playing style: "Archers Heaven". Since I am bad at typical Boss-fights, I like that they are challenging, but manageable. To compare: I fail at many boss fights in The Surge 1 and 2 and have to resort to "helpers". The look: Just great, I have nothing to complain, which is rare. If you play in 4K on a large screen the faces look realistic and not plastic. Though: Why does Aloy always have that concerned and worrisome look on her face? Yep, that is my only complain. And I do complain without hesitation when things are bad, I am German. The coding: Very well done, the performance is great, not a single crash, not a bug anywhere, never got stuck somewhere and could not leave. It is remarkable that the game keeps a good steady FPS with near perfect stutter-free gameplay, much better than most other games. Other things: You are not forced to listen all dialogs, you can skip them quickly. I can read the subtitle faster than they speak their parts. Even though the voice acting is well done. The savegame-spots are limited to fireplaces and some quest-autosave spots, but there are enough fireplaces around to avoid getting annoyed.
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