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Expeditions: Viking finds an excellent balance between historical realism and RPG mechanics.
Poisoft has shown the ability to create fun portable experiences in the past, but all of the trappings that would normally keep players coming back are missing here.
The limited HUD and outstanding sound design of Day of Infamy do wonders for immersion as it is just you down there, in the mud, holding onto your gun and scanning the terrain for the enemy.
This new content expands on the game quite a bit and adds both a new depth to making these characters your own, as well as more overt customization to the whim of the player.
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This first episode sets the stage in an entertaining and action-packed way, leaving just enough room amongst it all for the sarcastic group of characters many of us have come to know and love.
The production value isn't as high as I'd hoped, but the game knows what it is and every mechanic and feature works together in tandem.
Three out of the four multiplayer maps are sleek, exciting and fun, and the Shaolin Shuffle is a perfectly balanced zombies map.
Don't like grey areas? Just become the Borg via the hive mind belief system
More focus on exploration would have set Shock Tactics apart, but what is there is enough to warrant a playthrough.
All in all, Mr. Shifty was a lot of fun to play for the first few hours, but towards the end of the game it stopped introducing new challenges and started to stagnate.
In some cases you need to aim so high up you can't even see the objective anymore.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is one of the greatest multiplayer experiences Nintendo has produced in a long time.
Capcom, you need to be better than this.
With a low purchase price and a co-op option, this game should be on just about anyone's purchase list
Much like the melting pot of genres and gameplay elements in the game, The Sexy Brutale shines the most when everything comes together.
Roots of Insanity is not a complete disaster; it offers some weak jump-shocks glued together by an adequate if cliched story. Gameplay is straightforward and its few or so hours of game time have their moments of excitement and even a few twists.
Likable characters, exciting battle mechanics, and interesting colorful locales kept me engaged throughout my roughly 25 hours with the game. It doesn't set a new bar in any of its many disciplines but it's clear a lot of care and love has gone into Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom and the team at Enigami should be proud of what they've accomplished. They've built a solid little budget RPG.
_________________________ “These games are all exact recreations of the NES originals. They have original graphics, music, and gameplay.
I'm normally the type of player who will for sure choose the 8 or 16-bit option, but the modern art and music in Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap were so good, that I played 95% of the game full modern.