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Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy brings back the classic platforming elements with a nice and fresh graphical overhaul.

This game truely allows you to come back and experience one of the most iconic platform heroes, Crash Bandicoot.

The lvl's are exactly as you remember them from the original and the control's are tighter then, ever.

The graphic overhaul allows you to get fully immersed in the world of Crash Bandicoot and the advanced modelling work on the character itself is phenomenal, giving him even more expressiveness and characteristics.

The developers even cranked up the difficulty to make the game feel more challanging for fans of more recent platformers and crash bandicoot fans alike.


Pros:

+ 3 Games in 1 for a relatively low price, you'll get your money's worth, for sure.
+ Variety of worlds with wonderful scenery to explore.
+ Tons of collectibles and high replay-ability.
+ Funni main character who jumps, spins and screams.
+ Amazing platform action with a variety of innovative lvl's with tons of obstacles to overcome.
+ Runs on perfect 60fps .
+ Methodical gameplay.
+ Intense bossfight.
+ Stunning 4k graphics.
+ The best soundtrack ever conceived by humankind.
+ Seriously, the soundtrack is amazing, even bethoven couldn't keep up with this masterpiece.

Cons:

LITERALLY NONE

This game is pure perfection and perfectly demonstrates how Naughty Dog was able to get onto the radar as one of the bes ...... no THE BEST Development Studio out there !


So I wholeheartedly recommend this masterpiece to everyone, especially people who wanted to play the original trilogy and thought that the graphics were pretty dated, now is your time to experience what brought so many of us joy in our childhood with a completetly new yet familiar look.

Dive into the story on how Crash kindled the first flame and either write history, or relive it in all new glory !


10 wumpa fruit's out of 10 !












I still need a controller to play this game tho ....

Hello there fellow Review Reader, you have to check out this game. It's the most innovative shooter I've played in years.

This game made me discover my multipersonality and now iam going to live the rest of my life as a Chicken seeking for World Domination.

10/Cluck

See ya soon Obama ....

(This review is comming from a actuall Hater of the series)

I actually had a "decent" expierience with this game i dont think it is a good COD but i can say for me it is not the worst game of 2013.

First of : The Singleplayer

It is ... good, i mean of course its COD that means its a linear Story but the Actually Story the game tried to tell you was great.
And iam not talking about a "Great for COD Standards Story" iam talking about a enjoyable story.

There was actual Characterdevelopment, cool Scenarios and a cool feeling put into this game and a awesome Cliffhanger for a Sequel.

Graphics:
Its Bloody COD what do you expect ? it is not a Graphic Bomb but its acceptable and the Graphic Style actually looks awesome.

General Gameplay:
The Movement and Weapons feel lighter and come close to F2P Shooter but it feels like a entire new COD or it actually doesnt feel like a COD and as a 29,99€ Game ... i would like it.

The Multiplayer:

Of course the most hated thing about the game was the Multiplayer because you died to easily and when you would respawn you would have the maximum of 3 Footsteps before you would die again. Simply because the Maps were a Cluster♥♥♥♥, some of them were just to Small and annoying.

But i actually loved the Idea the Developers were going for, what you are noticing in this game is that Footsteps, Team Callouts are a big part of this Multiplayer, it was supposed to be a Shooter where you need to pay attention to your Surroundings because each step could be your last one.

Character Customization:

Ghosts is the first COD that lets you change the appearance of your Soldier/Soldiers, thats right, you can have more then one Character to play and each one Levels Up separately, but why would you want more Characters to LVL Up of you can have a ♥♥♥♥ ton of loadouts on only 1 ?

For the part i enjoyed the most the : Squad Mode

In this Additional Gamemode you can create a Squad out of all your Soldiers.

This allows you to compete against Squads of other Players and earn additional XP Boosts if your squad manages to pull over a fight while you are not even there to help it.

I actually like that System, creating your own Characters and play with them on your side on the Battlefield.

Extinction :

The new "Zombie Mode" of COD now features Aliens and it is realy fun to play, thats actually all i can say about it i mean there are different Abilities you can choose from and its actually disapointing that for more Missions you need to buy the DLCs but all around ... the gamemode is fun.

The Community: Well its obvious that the COD Community is the worst and in a game that is called "The worst of the series"
it also is obvious that everyone is being a ♥♥♥♥ about everything but that is not the Point iam going for.

I know that as a Player you want to go for the Stuff that is hard to get and take the best weapon in the game all over again but JESUS CHRIST !

The Usual squad you will come across is a Army of Bushes and everyone is using the AK-12 with the same Mods on each of them and its just ... realy annoying that no one wants Variation in their Squad, nope lets give everyone the same Equipment and Perks so they will have no variation, no balancing and so on.

It is not like that they are OP it is just annoying to see that in a game with so much Weapons ... everyone is using the same weapon and perks because it is "The Best".

But all around ... COD Ghosts wasnt that bad of a game ...

It is totally not worth its Money and plays like a F2P Shooter but it can be entertaining.

It shows what it wanted to be in the first place and it couldnt get out its full Potential but the Singleplayer,and we are talking about COD, the Singleplayer the "Zombie Mode" and the new Squadmode were fun to play (Well for me, this is still my opinion)

The game had a good amount of potential but well ... this came out.

Again:
Totally not worth its Money if it would be a 29,99€ Game it would be acceptable.
It felt like a new COD like it or not it had aspects that other CODs didnt have.
I had my fun with it and the little DLCs are actually quite worth their money.

I give a Call of Duty Ghosts a 6/10.

It was toootally not the worst game of 2013 and iam actually excited for a Sequel of this "Timeline"

A Indie Game that has a creative Battle System, a large variety of Attacks, a beautifull Soundtrack, awesome writting, interesting Characterdevelopment, visuals that will let your Eyeballs Explode, a great Replay Ability and is totally worth its Money ?

Here it is Ladies and Gentlemen : Transistor !

Made by the people who brought you Bastion (which is a game you totally should have played) this Masterpiece was letting my Heart Beating 7000 times in a Minute !


Basic Stuff: The Game is not Hard but it also is not Easy.
You probably wont find yourself dying that much in this game but that doesnt mean that the game isnt challenging !

Story :

As mentioned the writting is great, the Story is entertaining, beautifull and well presented.
The Story is not really that long (My Playthrough took about 7 Hours) which is the only lil minus point i can give this game but it is full of Fun and Drama

Characters: The Game doesnt have many actuall Characters which is not a minus point.
Each Character is full of emotion eventhough it seems like someone spoke like he was bored as hell while recording, that is what makes some of those characters great eventhough they can speak totally emotionless it fills the impact of their voice for You (The Player) with a lot of Drama and Emotion.
The Characters are as interesting as the World they live in.

Visuals: Speaking of the World, as i mentioned it will blow away your Eyeballs, the Sci-Fi style that the developers present you is full of interesting Places, Buildings and so on. The Animations are also a Blast !

Soundtrack: The Soundtrack is the Nuke !!! If you buy the game you just need to buy the Soundtrack eventhough its totally unessecary because you can even Unlock the Songs ingame. The Music is themed and emotional and : YOUR HEART WILL ♥♥♥♥ BRICKS WHEN THE VOCALS ROLL IN.

The Vocals of Ashley Barret are realy fantastic, she is a amazing Musician and when she manages to raise her voice inside the game your ears will bleed Jelly, why will they bleed jelly, you ask ? The Heck i know ! I dont know what you had for Lunch.

Actual Gameplay:

The Game is a Typical "Action Role-Playing Hack and Slash", but it has some nice little Features for example: The Customization

As you progress you will receive Abilities through some Events or through LVL Ups.

You can use up to 4 Abilities as "Action-Ability".
The Action Ability can be Upgraded by other Abilities.

For example i take the first 2 Attacks

Crash: A Normal Melee Hit that can Stun enemies for a Short Duration
Breach: A Typical Ranged Attack

At Acess Points that are placed throughout the game you can Upgrade and Manage your "Loadout".

Upgrading basicly is : You add one Ability into Another Ability, when you add a Ability into another one this Ability wont be able to be placed into other Abilities or as a Action Ability.

For Example:

If we add the Attack Breach into the Crash Ability Crash will gain the Ability to become a Ranged attack but we cant have Breach as a second attack tho.

With later Variety of Attacks you will earn, you can create your own Unique Playstyle !!!

Combat: Combat is realy Strategic and Exciting at the same time. You can either fight in the typical Hack and Slash Style or you can switch to the "Turn" Mode at every time. The Turn mode will stop time and will allow you to plan Actions against your Incoming Enemy (Your Enemies wont move until the Actions that you selected in Turn will be Executed), many people think that this just slows down the Game entirely but i think that it totally doesnt slow down the game it just gives the Game a Strategic Touch and its not like you are Invincible because of this Ability. While the Turn is active you can only use a certain amount of Attacks/Abilities but without Turn you can repeatly use the attacks all over again and after your Turn ended it needs to Recharge, while recharging you cant use any other Ability and need to wait until its fully Recharged to perform your Actions. By using a lower amount of Abilities the Cooldown of Turn will take accordingly less time.

Enemies: Your enemies are "The Process" a very special kind of AI that is able to develop itself all over again.
There is a Large Variety of Enemies that will Upgrade itself throughout the Game.
For Example : The Fetch

The Fetch is a Process that looks similar to a Dog and it is realy fast and will catch up easily with you if you dont develop a good tactic against it. However : Later in the Game this Enemy will gain a Hunting Cloak Ability making it a deadly Predator and can change the Fight against this Enemytype a lot.

Replay Ability : One this is 100% Sure, you will never get all the stuff in your First Playthrough means, you got to do the Story again to see EVERYTHING Transistor has to offer. The Challenges that you can do to Unlock Music, the Variety of Abilities and all their Combinations.

The Game can also be Advanced by Adding Features called "Limiters" you can add as much as you like !

What do they do ? : The Limiters will make your Game more challenging but this will also reward you with Bonus XP !

For Example Doubeling the Enemy Attack Damage but increasing the XP you gain by 4%.

Those Effects can be stacked to give you a Big XP Boost or if your just looking for a Challenge then they are also going to help you ^^.

I give Transistor a 10/10 it may not be the best game ever made but it still is a wonderfull Experience that you should have played.

I hope this Review will help you with your Decision to buy it because this Game is MORE worth then its price !

!!!Warning: This is not going to be a Review ALL about how Good the Graphics are or the Gameplay, this Review is focusing on aspects that i as AC fan want to talk about here.!!! (There also might be some lil Spoilers ahead)

This game brought light into the AC series for me again,
The Gameplay is still typical AC gameplay which is just upgraded with more Ship missions which was for me the only enjoyable stuff in ACIII.

But as i said before i wanna focus on Aspects of the Story, Characters and how the Year 1715 was presented in this game.

Story: At the beginning i thought that this Story is going to be all about pirating and basicly nothing about Assassins but i was completely wrong, the Story was full of brutal Plottwist which made this game a freakin Storybomb that wasnt dropped off since Mafia 1.

Characters: It was so great that it only took a year for Ubisoft to understand that your Main or Side Character not even need a good background story or a great setup, nope there needed to be more Chracter Development that was completely lost in ACIII, Edward Kenway is a great Character who doesnt actually change as much physically like Ezio, at a important Plot Point he totally changed his character and you hadnt the feeling playing a Grumpy Pirate who was only doing this entire ♥♥♥♥ for Money, no you were introduced to a AC Character who regrets Actions in his life.

One of my biggest Problems with ACIII (beside Connor the Potato) was that it realy didnt catch in the Essence of the Independence War, you didnt feel like you were changing something you were just a little helper who helped People like George Washington to get Famous.

Well i cant pretty much say anything what so ever about Black Flag ...

Okay of course you didnt change anything like Ezio in Rome but u realy have a connection to the Epoch in this game, the Historical characters you meet are not like Washington or Benjamin Franklin, meeting them feels like meeting the characters from AC Brotherhood again where u just felt like : "Those are my buddies and they would fight with me till death".

AC Blackflag was 1 out of 6 games that made me cry because of one of the most Emotional Moments in Video Game History that i have ever witnessed ( OF COURSE THE ENDING OF SUPER PAPER MARIO IS THE BEST THING EVER)

Give this game a try and play it all through and witness the beautifull ending that shows that Ubisoft can actually create great and Emotional Stories

Eventhough the game isnt perfect because it simply plays like a Regular AC it is one of the pretiest games in the Series.

I give AC Black Flag : A 9.5/10