Recent reviews by Wayeb

Preface:
im glad bethesda withheld review copies of this game, it showed how confident they were with thier product and they had right to be this game is amazing and very well thought out.

with that said, completely disregard the reviews from ign and game spot thier just bad, if you dont believe me watch the gameplay video from th game spot review and judge for yourself.

The Review:
The Narrative (oh god the narrative):

the game is a story about you and Yu, the way prey approcahes the narrative portion of the game is in a "if this was you, what would you do?" fashion, which can only be acheived by the unique scenario Morgan Yu finds him/herself in. the choices and descion making in this game are only trumped by the likes of Vampire: The masquerade, its all about naunce, the result is a game that plays less like a choose your own adventure book and more like a story, your answers are your actions, what you do and tactily don't is how you will define Yu.

The Combat:

this game does survival horror well, rather than try to petrify you with terror (and fail miserably breaking immersion) its settles for the definition of horror instead, that is a perptual state of alarm, and this enhances the game play by making you pay attention, your senses are you first line of defense; you can hear every enemy in this game if your in proximity, you can see signs of even the most illusive aggressor long before a fight starts, the subtle changes in the game seek in install a sense of dread (slightly darker screen, quiter ambience). These features alone arent game changing, but the premise that dominates the narrative is prevolent here too "if this where you, what would you do?" you can go in guns blazing a more costly but effective approach, or use the myraid aceltyne tanks and hydogen pipes to your advantage, perhaps you'll just stick tot he shadows and sneak by, or circumvent an area entirely utilizing the level design, your approach is upto Yu.

Final Word:

the game is very well desgined, npcs will comment on your every action (even responding in shock if you do something your not supposed to or find a way around a percieved obstacle). This however does not make the game perfect however, if you play this game like a fps you'll have a bad time, this game is not in the slightest way friendly, and thus takes some getting used to and isnt for everyone. Furthurmore the narrative is all about You playing yu, if you try to rely on other npcs to dazzle you and dominate the story you will be dissappointed (this game is more a sim than an rpg) it depends on you to immerse your self with its constant questions and intrigues. However the game all in all holds up its very well excuted and the events that unfold demand that you revisit Talos 1 when all is said and done with renewed insight.

Tl;dr

its real good

there is a special place in hell for a game like this

it's real good

its all better now

I've spent my life in foolish quests
for gold and riches, I confess
And now I'm left with just regrets
Too late to change my ways

My life, it seems, has slipped away
I leave no legacy to praise
Nothing more for me to say
My life has been a waste

10/10 would conquer entire kingdom, and run out of things to do again.

The heart that you cherished so
The hand that you tried to hold
Belong to a stranger
But a vision you crafted
10/10- would cringe again

but seriously if your not having flash backs of highschool by the end of this, good for you, now if youll excuse me theres a corner that requires some crying into

If youve never played hitman play this one, and use this to get you started best hitman walkthrough. the story is a little weak (its a conversation between two people, talkin smack, bout the homie 47) but the game play makes up for it many times over. the level desgin and A.I. isnt perfect, but for its time it would rival (and probably exceed) and current and future titles for years to come, unlike its succesour absolution, total player freedom is a key part of every assasination, you can do literally anything!!!!! (just dont expect everything to work). all in all i would give it a 10/10 but then again if you could rate entertainment using numbers, using a scale everyone agrees on one direction would rule the world. so the best way to understand is to see for yourself BUY TODAY AS IN RIGHT NOW!!!!
(hint: when you see yourself wearing a white suit, click as fast as you can, then show some suckers what happens when you talk smack bout the homie 47 ;P)

The game play component has two modes, join a mission district and press k to get shot at, or join an action district and have the game press k for you, so you can get shot at sooner, as well as having more people to shoot at you. As for the ranking system, with the aid of mommys credit card it can join the plot over in the corner, ever so often clear its throat and stretching a little , and mumbling something along the lines of "this game isnt pay to win, you can unlock all the weapons as you progress through the game" to which you will reply "what about the weapons i cant unlock through the game" right before resumes its silent vigil. All points bullitin caters to a unique few, the extremely rich, the extremely close, and the devs, the cash shop redundifies any and all attempts at proggression, while also placing some out of reach weaponery into the game, as for the joker store...suffice to say its a joke (see what i did there). All Lag Bullitin has optomization issues, that would give the dialup era of online gaming a run for its money when it comes to unreliability, the server is secretly the worlds most advanced rng as it has awareness, but many years of neglect have lead it to become resentful of humanity and thus you will find in your moment of need, when you are soo close to murdering Xx_rApEdyeMUMm8_xX and restoring honor to you family the server will get distracted and forget to register... well anything, and after a quick game of he said she said you are shuffled along to the respawn screen, the game is horribly unreliable unless you the lucky few, then you have nothing to worry about youll be sything down noobs and veterans alike blessed by the almighty apb god we call server, with the lag armor. Having said all this there are some good points to apb such as the customization.... yup thats the only redeeming quality, if this were a fashion world simulator it would be enough, but in a badly optimized tps (third person shooter) it just means you'll look pretty while your ragdoll lays on the floor, and theres not much else to redeem the game.

in conclusion the devs are bad, the game mechanics are bad, the servers are bad, the community is toxic garbage, left behind by the civilized word, gained sentience and decided to stage a perverse mockery of a community bad, the funeral clothes creater is indepth and well designed.



TL;DR
the games bad, unless you spend your time in bronze, then you can enjoy countless hours of blissful ignorance, while you skip along to the sound of angry 12 yearolds