This update is to say I had a review in mind but I had forgotten most of it so I'll be replaying and possibly researching another game
If you have suggestions just comment or contact me anyway
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Aztaro Reviews The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Title: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC
Genre: First person, Third person, Action, Adventure, Sandbox
Online Interaction: Downloadable Content
Story: [I seriously didn't pay attention so I'll wing it] After a bad case of "wrong place wrong time" you are sentenced to death because of the rebellion leader, Alfred Stormcloak. Luckily for you, you're saved by a dragon and you start your adventure, killing one and finding out you are dragonborn. You now go on a quest to kill the dragons and people by screaming your head off.
[for a better look at the story go here Wikipedia.org's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Plot]
Well... yeah... to much story for me... nothing against the developers but to much text, side quests, books and such it's hard to know what's relevant or not. ANYWAY after you talk to the graybeards your adventure begins, because GOSH DARN THAT MOUNTAIN. Once you do that, such a huge map, so many caves, jobs and tom-foolery to be had, even if I tend to visit lots of caves and loot more than do missions, I still like this game, I would play and if I get into it, hours will pass before I even realize that it just sucked up about 5 hours of my life. Different races, classes, jobs and stuff is nice for a roleplayer to get creative.
Rating: 77/100
Reason: Way to introduce your players "Hey go climb a mountain that will take about 2 real life hours to get to the top". Ha ha, yeah no I'm off to adventure, also the landscape is just way to mountainous, there's mountains deliberately set up so you must climb it, go around or fast travel and fast travel makes you miss A LOT of the game. If the mountins weren't such a HUGE issue, this game would be a lot more fun, like Oblivion, just PLEASE stop spawning dragons every time I exit a fast travel, PLEASE, those bones and scales aren't light you know!
Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC
Genre: First person, Third person, Action, Adventure, Sandbox
Online Interaction: Downloadable Content
Story: [I seriously didn't pay attention so I'll wing it] After a bad case of "wrong place wrong time" you are sentenced to death because of the rebellion leader, Alfred Stormcloak. Luckily for you, you're saved by a dragon and you start your adventure, killing one and finding out you are dragonborn. You now go on a quest to kill the dragons and people by screaming your head off.
[for a better look at the story go here Wikipedia.org's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Plot]
Well... yeah... to much story for me... nothing against the developers but to much text, side quests, books and such it's hard to know what's relevant or not. ANYWAY after you talk to the graybeards your adventure begins, because GOSH DARN THAT MOUNTAIN. Once you do that, such a huge map, so many caves, jobs and tom-foolery to be had, even if I tend to visit lots of caves and loot more than do missions, I still like this game, I would play and if I get into it, hours will pass before I even realize that it just sucked up about 5 hours of my life. Different races, classes, jobs and stuff is nice for a roleplayer to get creative.
Rating: 77/100
Reason: Way to introduce your players "Hey go climb a mountain that will take about 2 real life hours to get to the top". Ha ha, yeah no I'm off to adventure, also the landscape is just way to mountainous, there's mountains deliberately set up so you must climb it, go around or fast travel and fast travel makes you miss A LOT of the game. If the mountins weren't such a HUGE issue, this game would be a lot more fun, like Oblivion, just PLEASE stop spawning dragons every time I exit a fast travel, PLEASE, those bones and scales aren't light you know!
Aztaro Reviews Saints Row the Third
Title: Saints Row the Third
Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC
Genre: Shooter, Racing, Sandbox, Fool-around, Mini-Game, Customization
Online Interaction: Co-op, Downloadable Content
Story: You are the leader of the now famous [and infamous] Saints, becoming so popular to having product lines such as drinks, clothes, toys and more. But keeping to your roots you go out and rob a bank with your buddies Johnny Gat and Shaundi... with a movie actor practicing for a role. Long story short someone has set up a trap for your heist, you get captured, forced to jump out of a plane [twice] and when you make it back to earth you are left no money and no help at all. This is where you start with getting your revenge
Sadly I can't tell you more without spoilers and not the ones on the back of cars. This game is what most people want out of Grand Theft Auto when they run out of "serious" things to do. With Streaking, mascot killing, races, assassinations, "Whored Mode", television game shows with killing people and a WHOLE lot more, this game will keep your attention with it's supreme silliness. I went to watch the new games coming out, some so serious I almost forgot how Saints Row is never serious when I saw the preview for the new game. Anyway point aside, good mechanics, good navigation mechanics and customization. This game is something you want to play with friends around or to get a good laugh.
Rating: 90/100
Reason: This game is fun, silly and can bring some surprises. The problem is that Co-op tends to be glitchy, no matter how good the connection, DLC kills any new characters you make due to HAVING A TANK right once you get your first crib [aka right after bank heist] and being able to take over part of the city with a click of a button and get a decent cash flow. Though everything in the game, is fun, there's no doubt to that just needs less glitchy co-op, I seriously fell through the world, lost my partner do to a car driving though my bike on their half and I got stuck in the ground, unable to be recovered, definite must have.
Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC
Genre: Shooter, Racing, Sandbox, Fool-around, Mini-Game, Customization
Online Interaction: Co-op, Downloadable Content
Story: You are the leader of the now famous [and infamous] Saints, becoming so popular to having product lines such as drinks, clothes, toys and more. But keeping to your roots you go out and rob a bank with your buddies Johnny Gat and Shaundi... with a movie actor practicing for a role. Long story short someone has set up a trap for your heist, you get captured, forced to jump out of a plane [twice] and when you make it back to earth you are left no money and no help at all. This is where you start with getting your revenge
Sadly I can't tell you more without spoilers and not the ones on the back of cars. This game is what most people want out of Grand Theft Auto when they run out of "serious" things to do. With Streaking, mascot killing, races, assassinations, "Whored Mode", television game shows with killing people and a WHOLE lot more, this game will keep your attention with it's supreme silliness. I went to watch the new games coming out, some so serious I almost forgot how Saints Row is never serious when I saw the preview for the new game. Anyway point aside, good mechanics, good navigation mechanics and customization. This game is something you want to play with friends around or to get a good laugh.
Rating: 90/100
Reason: This game is fun, silly and can bring some surprises. The problem is that Co-op tends to be glitchy, no matter how good the connection, DLC kills any new characters you make due to HAVING A TANK right once you get your first crib [aka right after bank heist] and being able to take over part of the city with a click of a button and get a decent cash flow. Though everything in the game, is fun, there's no doubt to that just needs less glitchy co-op, I seriously fell through the world, lost my partner do to a car driving though my bike on their half and I got stuck in the ground, unable to be recovered, definite must have.
Update again cause woops
Woops indeed, I have missed another sunday review and will do another 2 again, quite silly of me
Monday, June 3, 2013
Aztaro Reviews VVVVVV
Title: VVVVVV
Platform: 3DS, PC
Genre: Platformer
Online Interactions: To download
You're a captain of your ship, with your trusty crew you go out and explore space. Though one day there seems to be a problem with the ship, everyone goes to evacuate. You make it out safe and sound in another part of the ship but... where did everyone else go? You must use you ability to flip gravity to trek the remains and not only search for your crew, but figure out what caused the problem to the ship and teleporters.
This is a game made off the older principles of platformers to bring you a fun but still challenging experience. With only a few buttons and the map, you must go on a scavenger hunt to find your crew and cause of why everything in the ship seems to be messing up. They have computers with some witty and serious messages and most of the "rooms" in areas have neat names as well. This just has the feeling of an old game to it and that's good to see even in new games. Also if you're a completionist, there's some nice shinys that need collecting and if you do collect certain amounts you unlock game music to listen to on your ship.
Rating: 80/100
Reason: The good old nostalgic feel, the simplicity and it's down right fun, though some points get very tough and the screen changing from "room" to "room" can be a bit disorienting. Also some of the shinys aren't that easy to get, besides those, worth a play through or 2.
Platform: 3DS, PC
Genre: Platformer
Online Interactions: To download
You're a captain of your ship, with your trusty crew you go out and explore space. Though one day there seems to be a problem with the ship, everyone goes to evacuate. You make it out safe and sound in another part of the ship but... where did everyone else go? You must use you ability to flip gravity to trek the remains and not only search for your crew, but figure out what caused the problem to the ship and teleporters.
This is a game made off the older principles of platformers to bring you a fun but still challenging experience. With only a few buttons and the map, you must go on a scavenger hunt to find your crew and cause of why everything in the ship seems to be messing up. They have computers with some witty and serious messages and most of the "rooms" in areas have neat names as well. This just has the feeling of an old game to it and that's good to see even in new games. Also if you're a completionist, there's some nice shinys that need collecting and if you do collect certain amounts you unlock game music to listen to on your ship.
Rating: 80/100
Reason: The good old nostalgic feel, the simplicity and it's down right fun, though some points get very tough and the screen changing from "room" to "room" can be a bit disorienting. Also some of the shinys aren't that easy to get, besides those, worth a play through or 2.
Aztaro Reviews Flatout Ultimate Carnage
Title: Flatout Ultimate Carnage
Platform: Playstation Portable, Xbox 360, PC
Genre: Racing, Demolition Derby
Online Interactions: Download, multiplayer race, leader boards and rankings
You're a new racer who thinks they have what it takes to be the best. The person who thinks they can take on some of the best like Jack Benton, Frank Malcov and others. But it isn't that easy, you must work your way up from the smoldering heap of car parts and destructible environment. It starts with a choice, Light and fast, heavy and slow or the medium.
If you like racing or anything about destruction and HAVEN'T heard about Flatout, you been living under a rock of sadness. This game is one that made HUGE memories in my childhood, a racing game with realistic damage AND interactive [mostly destroyable] environments? That's something that sticks with you for quite some time. This game when I saw it on sale, only brought back memories of 1 and 2, I spent HOURS playing this game, wasted a lot of weekends just to get the fastest car and then having friends over. We didn't even race half the time, we would start out racing then see who can fly the farthest or even do the most rolls. Getting back on track, this game has from tuners to muscle cars and trucks to SUV's so you can find your racing style. You can either be fast and win the races or you can imply the "rubbing is racing" rule with a 3 ton SUV going about 100 miles and hour to the face of an opponent. Or if you like, mix both styles! This game has races, demolition derbys, time trials and a bunch of mini games ranging from human windshield bowling to race the check points before your vehicle explodes! Even if you aren't a racing fan, this is a game to play with friends, it's fun, it's pretty and overall can make some lasting memories.
Rating: 95/100
Reason: Fun, fast, destructive and addicting. But I still have to be fair and review the game, everything in the game is basically flawless from menu navigation to racing but there's really no story, it's not like it's a problem but there's no story. It's just a character bio during loading screens that you cannot read without a camera or screenshot, other than that, great game, GET IT!
Platform: Playstation Portable, Xbox 360, PC
Genre: Racing, Demolition Derby
Online Interactions: Download, multiplayer race, leader boards and rankings
You're a new racer who thinks they have what it takes to be the best. The person who thinks they can take on some of the best like Jack Benton, Frank Malcov and others. But it isn't that easy, you must work your way up from the smoldering heap of car parts and destructible environment. It starts with a choice, Light and fast, heavy and slow or the medium.
If you like racing or anything about destruction and HAVEN'T heard about Flatout, you been living under a rock of sadness. This game is one that made HUGE memories in my childhood, a racing game with realistic damage AND interactive [mostly destroyable] environments? That's something that sticks with you for quite some time. This game when I saw it on sale, only brought back memories of 1 and 2, I spent HOURS playing this game, wasted a lot of weekends just to get the fastest car and then having friends over. We didn't even race half the time, we would start out racing then see who can fly the farthest or even do the most rolls. Getting back on track, this game has from tuners to muscle cars and trucks to SUV's so you can find your racing style. You can either be fast and win the races or you can imply the "rubbing is racing" rule with a 3 ton SUV going about 100 miles and hour to the face of an opponent. Or if you like, mix both styles! This game has races, demolition derbys, time trials and a bunch of mini games ranging from human windshield bowling to race the check points before your vehicle explodes! Even if you aren't a racing fan, this is a game to play with friends, it's fun, it's pretty and overall can make some lasting memories.
Rating: 95/100
Reason: Fun, fast, destructive and addicting. But I still have to be fair and review the game, everything in the game is basically flawless from menu navigation to racing but there's really no story, it's not like it's a problem but there's no story. It's just a character bio during loading screens that you cannot read without a camera or screenshot, other than that, great game, GET IT!
Update
OH MY GOSH I FORGOT!!!
Yesterday I was gonna make up last weeks miss this week but I seemed to forget about both
So no I shall do 2 reviews to punish myself!
Yesterday I was gonna make up last weeks miss this week but I seemed to forget about both
So no I shall do 2 reviews to punish myself!
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