I started playing Syndicate and so-far I'm pretty pleased with it. The world looks just as I expected it to look, the atmosphere's there, the Agent augmentations are pretty cool and the shooter mechanics simply "work". This game is free from one of Deus Ex: Human Revolution's issues - you are badass from the start, you plow through hordes of enemies like a cyborg would and it's incredibly satisfying. Unfortunatelly the RPG aspect is non-existant - you can of course upgrade your powers but to be honest, not much changes - the upgrades seem trivial and insufficient.
The game can be frustrating at times as it is not afraid to toss dozens of enemies at you - either it's me being crap at playing games on a laptop or it's just constructed in a way that will make you die. A lot.
It's a fair challenge thought and you really want to carry on playing, for the sheer fun of shooting, for the story (which is one of the slow-developing ones, really) and for the gorgeous graphics. The game can be really breath-taking at times... and at other times, the designers REALLY overused bloom effects... So I guess it's a mixed bag.
All in all, it's pretty damn fun!
Other than that, my best friend and his gal hopped in last evening - we haven't seen each other for months, I was glad we finally had time to party a bit. Obviously we started up the Wii and after a few sessions of London Olympic Games, Mario Kart, Mario Sports Mix and other party games and some Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, we tried something that we never really thought of before - Just Dance 3.
...played 3 hours non-stop, every muscle in my body is aching and my kidneys feel like shutting down after filtering gratuitous amounts of alcohol. Fun was had... But damn, am I tired...
The game can be frustrating at times as it is not afraid to toss dozens of enemies at you - either it's me being crap at playing games on a laptop or it's just constructed in a way that will make you die. A lot.
It's a fair challenge thought and you really want to carry on playing, for the sheer fun of shooting, for the story (which is one of the slow-developing ones, really) and for the gorgeous graphics. The game can be really breath-taking at times... and at other times, the designers REALLY overused bloom effects... So I guess it's a mixed bag.
All in all, it's pretty damn fun!
Other than that, my best friend and his gal hopped in last evening - we haven't seen each other for months, I was glad we finally had time to party a bit. Obviously we started up the Wii and after a few sessions of London Olympic Games, Mario Kart, Mario Sports Mix and other party games and some Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, we tried something that we never really thought of before - Just Dance 3.
...played 3 hours non-stop, every muscle in my body is aching and my kidneys feel like shutting down after filtering gratuitous amounts of alcohol. Fun was had... But damn, am I tired...
