Take a good hard look where ubisoft came from. This game was created when they still had amazing devs, like the ones that now created Expedition 33. This game back in it's day and the two that followed were the PEAK of action advanture games. While today they may be a bit janky they are a testament of what triple A was capable when good developers were valued and allowed to CREATE, not restricted by politics and marketing/microtransaction bs. It's so rare nowdays that I feel the same playing a game as I did with the POP trilogy. Funny enough Expedition 33 was one of those very rare games. I'm scared one day we'll lose these amazing devs and all we'll have left to play is the slop you see nowadays. Hopefully not. Do yourself a favor and play all 3 games.
If you enjoyed the first one this is a no brainer. It's improved in every way, but it requres even more grinding for gear etc. It's fun, but I can see myself getting a bit bored once it becomes too repetitive. That wont hapen for dozens of hours tho, so for the 5 bucks I got it for it's great valure. Never played this when it lauched because it was a disguting POS filled with ork/gear lootboxes. One of the worst afronts to gaming EVER. But now that they removed its great. Sadly this is probably the last game we'll ever see in the series...because warnerbros are the biggest piles of grabage that ever set foot in gaming, not only did they destroy de devs (monolith), but they also pattented the superb NEMESIS mechanic that makes the game stand out so much. I hope they get what they deserve for what they did to such a great developer.
Not worth anywhere near the asking price. -Voice acting is really bad. AI would probably do a better job. -Combat on foot is super clunky, slow and extremely boring. I've seen mobile games with better combat. On ship seems ok, but basic. It just seems like no effort or love was put into it. This is a "never touch" for me.
This is a great game. TLDR: this is a "we have Zelda at home" game, of you enjoy good combat combined with a lot of exploration, you'll be right at home. I own this on steam and I have to say this is a great little game. It's action combat is very well made. While Nothing innovative in terms of the melee combat (you have your standard block\parry\dodge and combos), where the game truly shines is the spell system. I haven't finished it so I don't know every spell, but some examples are using ice to make paths for you to walk on or solve puzzles. Then you have the really cool "force throw" you can do on almost all objects in the game (including some enemies!), you have a black hole type spell to draw enemies in and spam them etc. Another cool feature is the zelda-esque climbing mechanic, where you can grab onto big enemies and reach weakspots. So yeah, very fun overall. Another really good part of the game is the lore. The game has very deep lore that's displayed by talking to your companions in base. Story seems alright (so far) as well and voice acting is quite good. The only problem is the game has a very soft, no stakes type of story feel. You know like most games nowadays, no one dies , you're never in danger, you get attacked by a dragon and somehow survive. That type of thing. I recommended it since it's nowhere near 60 bucks. I thinks it's definitely worth it especially with the sale. if you like Zelda you'll like this too.
.. with constant patches that added more content and balance since release . This game is excellent. It adds a very nice dynamic of starting with the ship to ship battle, that basically decides starting hp and buffs and then the game switches to the pirate vs everyone else battles, on the ship/fortress. The battles rely heavily on positioning, since almost every attack moves your opponent. So pushing is a big part of the combat. The campaign itself is done in a rogue-lite fashion. You fight until you lose and then upgrade your ship/crew with the exp and money your left with (more of you win obviously). The game has amazing variety in the amount of abilities and enemies you face and also the dangers you find on every ship (depending on the enemy type you have guns /puddles of fire /tar/poison, ropes to swing you into position etc.). The only cons the game has imo are: the voice acting (it's pretty amateur ish and cringe at times) and the animations (which are floaty and don't connect properly sometimes). For the price, I highly recommend it if you love tbs and pirates, especially if you're maybe newer to these types of games, since the game has nice difficulty options to help you out and the game doesn't require a lot of time investment (the battles go by pretty fast and keep you engaged quite well). Fyi I have it on steam and have about 20-30h playtime so far. Cheers!
This is a stealth game , just like Shadow gambit/desperados/etc. Problem is, it's just bad in every way. It's clunky, buggy, unpolished. An insult to the stargate ip...shame... In no universe is this worth the price. Also the game is split in 2 parts? LOL what?...just no.
A great little title, but like someone said already, this game is HARD. Buuuut now they added difficulty options to it. So you can grant yourself 1 extra hit absorb, and slow down the gameplay speed. I certenly used it, because the base game is super hard later on. Sadly it's a short game, so you have to decide if it's worth your money. They've added multiple game modes and difficulties that change the maps/enemies, new game plus pretty much etc, but still, I think it's too pricey. Gameplay is excellent, sound is ok, music is also excellent and the story is basic(aka nothing new) but good. Very enjoyable overall, just maybe wait for a sail, unless you're fine with something that takes only around 7-8 hours (if you're bad like me) to beat. Also they're charging 16 bucks for the DLS which I hear is only 3 h...come on...
Why is the discount 80% here, but on steam its 90? at 2euro...wtf
I really didn't think this game was gonna be anything special, so I went with the good old "try it before you buy it" method. But now, being almost at the end of the game, I have to put my money where my mouth is, because I had a blast playing it. It's a metroidvania type of platformer, with a bigger focus on combat, rather then platforming. And I have to say the choice of character was really good. If you've played LOL, you know Ekko has some of the more unique/interesting abilities in the game and they are put to good use here. Everything from teleporting, slowing enemies, having a boomerang type of throwing weapon (that need quite a bit of skill to be used well) and of course rewinding time, is in the game. It's actually such a good idea to have the rewind, since it makes all the platforming so much more fun and forgiving. Instead of looking at crappy game over screen, you can just rewind and, as the game says, "do better". Ekko also has quite a few melee attacks: the standard combo, charge attack, sweep, lunge and aerial. So combing all that makes the game quite fun, the only problem is it also adds a lot of effects on screen...so sometimes you need to rewind just because you become confused on what happened. The story is very MEH...nothing to see here, but on the other hand the art style is beautiful, so seeing stuff around Zaun is quite a treat. I haven't played league in many many years, but I do however recommend this game (especially on sale) to anyone looking for a good time or a good metroidvania experience.
The 4 stars are because this is a game where you can dual weild a pistol and bible...shooting fools while reciting verses. That's by far the coolest/craziest thing I've seen in a shooter. It's one of my most fond memories from back in the day. Other then that...well the game's setting and story are really cool and I really like the shooting. But the second character and his stealth gameplay really drags the game down imo. I hate stealth so maybe its me. A very old game so expect a LOT of clunkiness, but a hidden gem for sure.
