Game review: Uncharted 4

Write by Chaos council member / Dragon scorpion 77 

Any one that say this game isn't visual stunning would be lying , because this game is beautiful stunning in enivorment texture & game play is awesome ,  i didn't come across any frame drops or glitches during the first play though which is a good sign.

The story to this last game is actually well thought out with a goonies style pirate theme with a few action scene & exploring although the flash back game play wasn't really necessary in the game because this could of been done with the other 3 games

Game play is a a little tricking at time with a style of tomb raider climbing with puzzles to solve that arnt really a challenge they were pretty easy to figure out so there isn't any challenge there , the game play is good although the constant climbing everything can be a little frustrating at time because you spend more of the game climbing than shoot the bad guys with action scene fighting which is ok but it can get a little boring.

These are mostly the good points about the game, the down side is the cinematic of the game these arent short when you first play the game you cant skip these scene because you get the feel for the game story as it goes along , it tense to be more like a movie that a game but the good thing is there is a seamless transaction between cut scene & game play like you dont even notice sometime that you've continue on the story.

Although these cut scene are good they tend to take too much of the game play up, you find your self just wanting the game's cut scene to finish so you can carry on, yes im aware some people are fine with this but some people hate long winded cut scene.

The trophy system is pretty straight forward but some are a bit of a challenge , but this is what i hate the most Multiplayer trophy being force to play a multiplayer just so you can platinum a game is the most anouying thing ever specially when im not a multiplayer player gamer,  i dont like multiplayer at times being forced to play it just to get simple trophy shouldn't be in the platinum challenges.

I feel as a gamer trophy system she only have trophy that involve the main game unless the game is MMO then that different.
The one thing i notice playing the multiplayer trail which was getting seriously anouying was this constant need for stupid message pop up that would freeze the game until you pressed & hold X, this didn't just happen once it happen through out every trail.
It was like very 5 secs i would pick up something or throw something i would get this stupid message tip that freezes the game in the middle of a fight leave you vulnerable, once is enough but have this happen every 5 second when you try to complete a trail is beyond stupid.

Props:
Game play is brilliant
Story is good
The fighting machic are good by take a while to get use to them
Characters development is good
Visual stunning

Cons:
Being force to play multiplayer for the trophy system
Trails in multiplayer you keep getting stupid messages tip that freezes the game during battle
The cut scene can seem a little long winded at time.

Game Rating: 8 out of 10


     

Doom is Broken Dont buy it

Doom came out on the 13th may all seem fine, the story is great, but the multiplayer was so great, but what seem to be a good launch of the game has turn in to a broken game not only for its snap map & also its main campaign.

Now i would expect this from a online game multiplayer side to have issue but the main story campaign seriously!!!! now dont get me wrong the game story run smooth but when it come to the challenges in the game registering the game seem to have frustrating issue when you complete a challenge its not saying its complete which is frustrating when you trying to platinum the game.

This isn't just the issue even the snap map is having issue, when you place certain objects on the map you created , you finish the map that taken you over 7 hours to make, but as soon as you test to see where this is a good map low & behold everything you have place has disappeared.

Now i contact Bethesda about this issue have a receive word back about it absolutely nothing, which can only mean one thing they dont give a shit, which is the typical response from the gaming industry, but i think this is dam right disgusting for a company to launch a game after a beta with this amount of problems with the game.

Since the game is supposed to be tested before going out the public, its pretty clear they just throw this game out without full testing this game for them self if the game works.

This is an are issue of the ps4, as of now im not buying any more games if this is what were going expect everytime a new game comes out, because £50 on a broken game is a piss take.      

Doom Review

Written By Dragon scorpion 77 aka Gerry Barnaby 

Doom the age old battle against the force of darkness as you relentlessly carve your way through the complex building's of mars UAC cutting down demons along the way in order to close the portal they opened to hell.

After complete the game on easy mode ive come to see how the game is in full  , there are a few things that i have noticed that are different from what is show at E3 as the game plays in a different way from what is show & there are a few bug's that need to be sort.
 Graphic wise this game is great ,  it run smooth at 1080p 60fps on the ps4 perfectly there is no frame drop that ive noticed  but it down side is that its not a scary game like doom 3 was ,  its a full on run & gun fast pace game where you cant just stop to look at the environment or your wind up demon food.

 The combat system is pretty good in combat as the weapon are easy select from the wheel you can switch between weapon with ease , the only draw back to the game its the speed of the movement of the character you are playing.

Now im aware that this is a run & gun game you need to be moving fast in order to dodge incoming fire balls & plasma blast from demons but the move does tend to be a little to sensitive & over baring at times when you are trying to look around for stuff like collectibles.

This is something as well because of the fast pace nature of the game is hard to have time to look for anything when you are being over run & ran down by demons, which make it almost impossible to search for stuff.

If anyone say they've complete this game on easy in less than 24 hours they are lying because apoun playing this myself this game will take at least 2 days to complete on easy mode that just rushing through the game collecting what you can on the way.

Now i bet well your thinking that easy mode its easy.......NO the thing i come to notice is that this even on easy mode doesn't hold you hand you still have a challenge , there was a few time it gets over challenging , specially when it come to the boss battles.

Even the boss on easy mode are a challenge there are few that are very OP for a easy mode, you would expect this on a harder mode , but what concerns me is if they are OP on easy mode how OP are them on High difficulty. Not sure if this was in intentional to be this way but the boss spider master is way to over OP on easy mode even i struggle to beat it ,  i died about 4 times before defeating it on easy mode.

I can truly say it lives up to the doom name in every way brutal fast & relentless at times, the blood & gory is just everywhere on certain levels , there is just something disgusting about walking through pool's of blood or body hanging on the floors & ceilings to get to your destination which make it a great game portraying doom.

The level design on the demon are pretty cool, there some new demons as well as the one you know from the original doom games with there own unique way of attacking you, the imps climb of walls throwing fire balls at you , the hell knights are more fast & aggressive with this game they take a lot to put down.
The only thing i was dispointed in is the way the demon come in to play a little tiny spark they appear , i think they should have kept the doom 3 style entrance of demon would have been better. 

One thing i do miss is the cinema scene which have been taken out of this game , but there is a story to the game in the ways of video recording or hologram moments throughout the game to give you a sense of what going on.

Although they took at the cut scene i still think they should have kepted them in certain area as the game does feel like its missing plot holes in the story to which they could of been told a little bit better with the cut scene , but i can see why they took them out as it give the player more game play & the option to carry on the game without have to wait 10 mins before continuing.

The story its self was good its does leave you with a sense of will there be a sequal because unlike before when you arrive at the station & all hell break loose, you find that your character that your playing has a past & destiny which seem to be past down from generation to generation when the hell gate is open which is clever story.

Trophy side of things some are pretty easy to get as they involve certain thing in the story, other you have to do challenges & rune challenge to get, the only draw back is that its not gonna be on play-through to get all the trophy there is gonna be some grinding to get them.

The one ultimate challenge which is gonna be the toughest one is ultra nightmare, yes if you want that platinum trophy you have to beat the game in ultra nightmare, from what ive learned is it one play through you die that it back to the very start of the game which ive learn from previous games can be extremely frustrating special with this game.

Its because the length of the game & the amount of time it get you to get to the end of the game you have to put in a lot of hours to beat it, if you right at the end level boss you die that is gonna frustrate the hell out of you, i dont think these developer through that one through because its hard in easy, so you can imagine what it like on ultra nightmare.

There are a few issue with bugs like the loading screen, few time ive had to restart because the screen froze or was loading right this has only happen once or twice, there been one level where a imp for some reason ended up in a wall throwing fire ball at me, ive had to start the level because of that it because certain level require you to clear the area of demon before the lock down can be realized it anouying when that happens.

Thankfully these are the only issues ive found with the main story mode of the game, as the rest of the game run smooth.

Snapmap side of doom is brilliant as you able to create any map in any way you can to challenge players , but the one fatal flaw in this side is the Snap map Academy that teach you how to make the maps & add objects.

There's is a reason for this its because they haven't thought out that most people have a hard time with read thing because of dyslexia this is the gonna be the one problem with these people trying to understand this on how to make things, i think this is where this should of had a voice over on how to do things to make it easy for some people to understand on how to do this part of the game.

Its can be very complicated to make a map work as it not very well shown on certain objective on how to use them in the game this to me is a poor executed snapmap side in the game.

As for the multiplayer side of the game sadly still feels the same as the beta i played, the multiplayer feels OP with the guns & very bland with a very generic feel to it, which is a shame since the main campaign story is brilliant.
As before when i played the beta i just wasn't feel it then iver, ya oh course you gonna get those that just well its fun , i might enjoy picking my nose but i still wouldn't call it fun lol.
When a multiplayer feels this generic im sure its gonna receive some backlash as it compare to call of duty & halo with a quake feel, because that all the multiplayer feels like the fact they want you to pay $40 (usa) £30 uk for a season pass to get extra content for multiplayer i cant really see most doing that when it feel like this.

Good thing the story side of the game is good as this game would fail, so its got it good point, mainly for its campaign which is good.

Pros:
Good combat system & upgrades
Game mechanics run smooth at 1080p 60fps
Good story campaign
Graphics are good
Environment sell the story brilliant
Rune challenges offer challenge for the hard core game
Snapmap is cool
Old school run & gun fights


Con:
Movement is a little over barring at time.
Some boss's are a little OP on easy mode
Multiplayer just feel generic
$40 season pass is a little to much for a poor multiplayer.
There are a few glitch with load screen & a few bugs.
Snap map not easy to follow missing alot thing to make it clearer to understand how to use.

Overall Rating:
Campaign story -  9 out of 10 
Snapmap  - 7 out of 10
Multiplayer - 5 out of 10




 

Game Review: Zombi

Zombi originally on the WII U comes to the ps4 on the free game month on the psn , although the graphics are slightly different from the wii u the game still mange's to keep its its dark creep unnerving atmosphere as you travel around the streets & corridor in the darkness.

One thing about this game is that if you dont watch what you doing & keep you eyes on the surrounding area you can get certain zombie coming from no-where before you know it your a zombie hamburger.

This game doesn't not hold your hand in anyway as you continue on your mission collecting things & get item to progress through your journey to complete the game. It take alot to kill some zombies as it take more that one hit to take these zombies down , which is why its a pretty hardcore game to play  as the zombie come at you , your panic mode can set in when 3 other zombie come at you mistake can be made.

 if your getting over-whelmed its some time best to just quickly back off because 5 zombie at the same time can get you killed in this game with out question because once one grabs you , you haven't got the serum that the doctor give you the zombie its chowing down on you its game over.

 With the first two levels of the game chicken & standard are pretty straight forward run through but dont go think its that easy because it still presents are challenge to get through the end it your not careful of what your doing.

Unlike Survival mode if you die you are resurrect as a new person every time you die , but the only draw back with this is that instead of carry on the mission . you have to go & retrieve the backpack of the last character that you died with ,  So you have to go to the last location where you died which is OK but can be frustrating at times , but you have to be careful because depend on the way you died the last character could be up walking around like a zombie can be hard to put down.

This is where this game can be seriously frustrating as there is no point in saving the game because you only get one chance at complete the game , in survival mode you really have to keep you wits about you has there is no second chance.

Once you die in survival mode its doesn't matter how far you get in the game its game over you have to start from the begin of the game as there is no save point on which to continue from , this is the challenge in the game if you want the platinum trophy.

I've played a few zombie games, but this is very creepy & there are parts in this game that will scary the hell out of you to the point you drop the control out of your hand, as it did me with some unexpected moments lol. 

For a game to do this make this one of the best zombie game out , which is a shame because it didn't sale so well on the Wii u , which is understandable because with the control's the Wii u has its not really a game for those types of controls , its more of a Xbox or play station controls.

All in all this is a worth it game to play if you looking for trophy because the first two stages are easy trophy's but the challenge is in survival mode which may take a few try's, with the zombies in the game they are pretty scary special when you in the dark place all you can see its what you torch is shinning on.


Pros:
Story is pretty cool reveals a pretty good twist in the game.
Good weapon pick ups to help you get through.
The game atmosphere is very creepy & frightening in places
The zombie make you skin crawl & put you off you game making harder not to panic.
The challenge is not over challenging but challenge enough.

Con:
Survival mode has no save point or return with new character , so if you die on the last mission its game over & have to start from the begin of the game which can be seriously frustrating.

Game rating : 7 out of 10 for a zombie game.

Mad Max Game Review

Everyone should know the story of mad max, unless you've been living under a rock all your lives or have only just been born which in case you're excuse from knowing this story.
Unlike the film to which this game isn't based on it story but only based on concept which takes you in to the world where the apocalypse has happen & turn the world in to a waste land of savage people gone mad, destroy everything in there path creating war group faction that rule certain lands.

The game's graphics are pretty good in show this environment, with the special effect of the storm which has two type lighting storm & hurricane, which does do alot of damage if you caught out in the open during this storms but you are giving a 10 sec warning when one approaches which i liked, give you a chance to drive to cover.

The character's & detail are awesomely done on the ps4 version not sure what they are like on the xbox one version, but i will say this game is pretty awesome on the ps4, i love the way they've designed the look of the main villain of the game lord Scrotus,

As bad ass boss go this is one scariest looking dude's ever seen , special in this waste land game, where you see alot of gruesome thing in this game from body cut up to bloody scarecrows made out of bodies & scrap metal to mark territories.

That not all you have to contend with in this waste land ,you have war boy parties in a variety of vehicle hunting you down & running you off the road.

But all is not lost when it come to car combat as you complete various mission you get upgrades to car defence & weapons, not only that a colourful character by the name of cumbucket that reminds me of the hunchback in 300 film, this guy come in handy when you on the road because it allow you to focus on the road while you can get cumbucket to fire the weapon at the enemy.

The upgrade system on the character is easy to use with a simple grading system which allow you to unlock certain items with the scrap metal you pick up from blowing up cars & raid camps.

With the mad max game it's main feature is the cars, which you have two sets of cars to collect, you have the archangel cars & the normal collectable cars that you can steal off the road or at camps to bring back to the base.

Unlike the collectable cars the only upgradable cars are the archangel ones , which you spend most of the time driving in unless your racing which is random choice car depend on the location of the death races , which is part of the races tracks which you need to beat the time to get legendary marks too get the trophies if your going for the platinum trophy.
The cars have a simple upgrade system easy to use like the others, yet some car parts are only unlock as the mission progress, but if you new to this game i would do the main mission first that way you get all the vehicle you need for game, plus the other things need to get platinum.

Most of these are the good parts of the game, the storyline although tragic towards the end, it kind of does leave for a second game to be done, but this game isn't without its faults.

During some of the race's your find that they can become very frustrating at time as some of the vehicle are off balance, the slightest bump or hit they tend to spin out lose seconds on the clock to try to get thoughs legend marks.
There is one vehicle that is so slow & off balance its almost impossible, to get a legend mark with it, but there is a sliver lining the trophy for these races only need to you complete in every death race with the collectible, but you have to get legendary mark with the archangel cars to get the trophies which is a good thing as most of the other cars are unstable.

This is the one thing that stressed me out the most the fighting, which the developer have got completely backwards, when you on foot you get into a combat situation the camera is way to close to the character you can see the attack coming from behind you, which is frustrating when your trying to get a combo without getting hit.
Most of the time you final on this because the camera is so close, yet when it come to car combat there is so much distance you can see 360 degree around you, now this should have been put in to the fighting combat as well because the close camera doesnt work so well when your in combat.

The is the other problem with this game if your going for the platinum trophy, most of the trophy are pretty simple to get as most of them are tied with races & mission, but here where this game can be very repetitive.
There is a trophy called Up to the Task, now you would think it would be just a simple trophy by getting one mission done, no.......sadly the case is that its not so easy as that, you have 144 challenge to complete to get this trophy, did it really need this many no because that a little over the top when it come to a trophy, as some of the challenges require x2 to complete it, which is repetitive because you can alway do them first time.
This is a bad in the ass because the length of the game is already long as it is without having to complete all these challenges to get that trophy, which can get boring after playing for a while.

Do i recommend this game yes if you look for a fun game, but if you looking for the platinum be prepare for the long haul.  

Good point:

Characters
storyline
Car combat
weather is intense
great realism in Environment
Game play.

Bad point:
In combat the camera is too close
Repetitive nature of the challenges
Some cars are unstable spin out.

Game Rating: 7 out of 10