Back when it came out I and many other people considered Black Flag a watershed for the series and rightfully. Simply put: This is the next watershed and if they can continue to crank out games like this at this level of quality the I hope they making these games for as long as they sell because I'll never get tired of something like this. I'll welcome a game like this every year with wide open arms.
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I deliberately held off on doing this review because very few if any outlets have bothered to give this game a fair shake post patches. The bulk of what you see out there is either 1.0 or 1.1 when the game was in a far worse state. As of the date I write this: January 1, 2015, the game is vastly improved and evolved from its launch day form. The problems have been largely fixed. If the game had launched back in November in 1.4 form everything would have been fine past the usual nominal glitches…
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Today we shall look at a fun, but slightly flawed game, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Middle-Earth is an action adventure RPG romp into the universe of the Lord of the Rings. With that established and without further adieu, let's get this show on the road. I believe that I have stated on numerous occasions that am not the most picky when it comes to graphics. There are others around here that can talk to you about the difference between 720p vs 880 vs 1080p vs 1080i and frame rates and all…
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I am a huge fan of the Assassin's Creed games so admittedly I approach these games with a healthy benefit of the doubt and positive bias in place. I hope I'm not an outright fanboy and I don't think I am since I can harp on some quibbles and nitpicks I had from previous games, whether it be the KBM controls on the first one or the utterly ghastly first person platforming that was in Revelations. In complete defiance of the normal trend of sequelitis, this series continues to expand and improve…
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It's somewhat of a miracle the Ryse in its current state exists at all when you truly think about it. What was originally intended to be a Kinect title on the 360, had to be gutted and completely reconfigured to be a live action launch title for the XBOX One. Truth be told I was pretty skeptical of the title at all prior to seeing some detailed gameplay videos that sold me at the 11th hour. Still it had a hell of an obstacle to overcome in its development history as well as the fact that the…
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I was admittedly a bit late to the Knack party prior to launch. I had heard the name and knew it was an exclusive launch title coming out for the Playstation 4 and that was more or less the extent of my knowledge. It wasn't until our own Gary Smith put some information in our forums that I started to become somewhat interested in the title. From there the more and more I researched it seemed the more I would become excited for the game. Fast forward to now and not only have I had time to sit…
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Hello boys and girls and welcome back to another edition of everyone's favorite video game review, The Backlog...what? This isn't your favorite review? Oh...well that's embarrassing. Today we'll be taking a look at LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes, Telltale Games latest LEGO incarnation. I've been meaning to get around to writing this for a week or two now, and even now I can't seem to write more than a bit and piece here and there. Once again, life and work get in the way of my enjoyment of video…
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I’ve gone back and forth trying to decide how I wanted to handle this review. The Last of Us released this past Friday, and of course, it was a hugely anticipated PS3 exclusive. Reviews from the larger Metacritic outlets went up weeks ago, and so by now people who may have been on the fence before will have seen dozens and dozens of all positive reviews and have likely purchased the game. So with that said, I’m going to do something different with this review; I’m going to talk spoilers. Don’t…
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Today we're going to be taking a look at Remember Me, a third-person action-adventure offering from the folks at Dontnod Entertainment and Capcom. When I first heard about this game, I was intrigued, but I didn't get my expectations very high. Perhaps that worked to my advantage, but regardless, this was a quality offering and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with this game, and I look forward to getting back to it down the line somewhere. So with that said, let's get down to some specifics. Anyone…
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Chase McCain returns to Lego City right after criminal mastermind and all around bad guy Rex Fury has escaped from prison. McCain is the... umm... man (?) that did most of the work to bring Fury to justice and lead to his arrest. The man that actually made that arrest was Marion Dunby, an incompetent policeman that rode that success to the office of Chief of Police. Of course he does not care for our hero, that would require admitting he doesn't deserve the acclaim and praise. Anyway, with…
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For those familiar with the Devil May Cry series, you will know that Dante is a Demon Hunter. For those not familiar with the series, Dante is a Demon Hunter. He is seeking revenge for the murder of his mother. At least he is in this telling, I have not played the original series, so I'm not sure off hand if that was the plot for those games. Turns out demons are running some things in Limbo City, brainwashing the public through their Raptor News Network and delicious Mountain De... uhhh... I…
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In many years I could sign off on this game as "Game Of The Year" outright. It's that good. In a year like 2013 is shaping up to be and the fact that this game came out early enough in it, the jury is still out. I can guarantee that by the end of the year this game will be still on many people's GOTY shortlists, including mine. That's probably enough of a review right there for a lot of people but wait, as they say, there's more! I'm going to explain how and why I think so highly of this game…
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Today, we'll be discussing Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, the series first venture onto the Playstation Vita. This is also our first review of a Playstation Vita game here at Web of Paine, so hopefully you enjoy this review. With the Vita being the hi-def sequel to the PSP system, AC3 Liberation is one of the games that I was looking at to see the quality of the Vita's hi-def capabilities. Having experienced a mixed bag with some prior games, I was really looking forward to seeing some quality…
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I've not attempted to hide the fact that Assassin's Creed has been my favorite franchise of the current generation, or that Assassin's Creed III has been my most anticipated title of the year. I had incredibly high expectations going into this game, and truth be told maybe I had that bar set a little too high. Since the game's release, I've pumped into a little over 20 hours into the single player and I'm about 45% on the completion scale. I have a ton of stuff left to do, although I finished…
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This review is for the PC version of Darksiders II, and as such I'm going to spend the first portion of this review talking about the problems I've had with the PC version. Darksiders II was very obviously designed with a controller in mind; it's not at all keyboard and mouse friendly. I don't do a ton of PC gaming, especially new games, so I don't have a gamepad or a 360 controller to plug in, and thus I've experienced a number of frustrating things while playing Darksiders II. My biggest…
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At first glance, you may think Brotherhood is nothing more than an expansion pack to Assassin's Creed II, and actually that doesn't feel far off. The game does carry that vibe. Brotherhood picks up exactly where Assassin's Creed II left off, for both Desmond and Ezio, making this a direct sequel where you really need to play the second game before firing this one up. Everything is pretty much the same as Assassin's Creed II here. You're still reliving the memories of Ezio Auditore, and there's…
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First, let me say that I have never played a game in the BloodRayne series, and only caught about five to ten minutes of one of the movies when it came on the Sci-fy channel. It seemed like an intriguing series however, so I jumped at the chance to take a crack at this game. As expected, we play as the title character, Rayne. With something of a cartoonish sultry outfit, complete with busty chest and high heeled boots, Rayne looks ready to vanquish the undead or take a spin around a pole in any…
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Uncharted 3 was my most anticipated game of the year. It’s been a week since its release, and I have finished the single player campaign twice (Normal and Crushing), and I can safely say that it lived up to my anticipation and expectations. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves set the bar extremely high, and I believe Naughty Dog are right when they say the kind of jump between Uncharted to Uncharted 2 can only happen once a generation. Where Among Thieves vastly improved in every way over the first game…
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Enslaved is a rarity in this day and age. It's a new IP, it completely leaves out any form of multiplayer, and it's strictly a linear experience. This all results in one of the best single player games out there thanks to a masterfully crafted story, beautiful cinematics and atmosphere, some really exciting sequences of gameplay, and some well developed combat. You play as Monkey, and you have a sidekick whose abilities you can control named Trip. In the beginning, it seems like it is going to…
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Lair has an interesting story and some fun moments, but frustrating motion controls and uneven mission design keep it from taking flight. Two out of five stars.
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