Vince Grella - Whats hot and whats not

Written by Dave Tuesday, 02 February 2010 07:05

January has passed. Heres my miniguide on whats hot and whats not:

Whats hot:

Mass effect 2: Brilliant game. Cant recommend this enough. The RPG elements have been stripped to make way for better story telling and a more detailed mission and side mission structure. The results are amazing, definitely pick this up if you're a TPS fan but if you are looking for a hardcore RPG experience you might be a bit disappointed with what ME has to offer and Id recommend you go for dragon age and its upcoming expansion coming in march instead. Score: 9.5/10.

Bayonetta: Very good action game. If you love hack and slash and over the top action make sure you give this a look. Very varied and the action is broken up nicely to make sure it doesnt get repetitive. The story though is very questionable and is probably the major let down point of the game. Lots of replayability too. Score: 8.5/10.

Might and magic (ds) - A game which has the same effect to me as puzzle quest did in 2007. Very addictive puzzle game mixed with RPG elements which create an innovative experience. Hopefully this is released on xbla some time in the future. Score: 8/10

No More Heroes 2 - Yeah, yeah I havent played this but for people with a wii, this is looking like a great action game. Recently came out in USA and is due out in Australia soonish, it has definitely expanded on the first which was an awesome game in its own right. Score: Pending

Whats not so hot:

MAG (PS3): Dont get me started on this one. This game is an abomination. Full price for a multiplayer game which is severely lacking a number of areas. You have to choose 1 out of 3 factions to join in what is a virtual online war with battles of up to 256 players. Thats the best part. For its cool premise, its really lacking in gameplay which feels like its from the early 00s and graphics which are also very poor and lacking. Score: 5/10.

Army of Two 2: I played this about a week ago and was not impressed. The gun customization was awesome but thats about it. Probably just not my type of game, I definitely cant AOT2

recommend this one with better shooters out on the market. Score: 6/10.

Dark Void: I probably dont have to explain this one but I did try it on pc. What has happened to you capcom. TPS which is very very bland. As average as a game gets. 4/10.

Games on the horizon:

feb 2: White Knight Chronicles
feb 9 :bioshock 2.
heavy rain, phoenix wright feb 20
Sometime in Feb: Dante's Inferno, AVP.

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Re: Vince Grella - Whats hot and whats not

by Vince Grella

Thursday, 04 February 2010 22:03

Vehicle.

Btw in 2 weeks theres more free dlc. Im hoping its the hammerhead.

Re: Vince Grella - Whats hot and whats not

by tTurkleton

Thursday, 04 February 2010 16:36

Loving mass effect 2 atm, although it feels like it's missing something, I just can't put my finger on it. Confused0036