Star Wars: Outlaws, PS5 Review
I am a massive Sci-Fi fan, so Star Wars: Outlaws should be floating my space boat. Be it Star Trek,
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The Division
Ghost Recon: “Inflection Point”
Once upon a time, there was a Ghost Recon gamer who loved to be sneaky.
With tactics, teammates and guile he would carry out complex, dangerous missions where the fate of the world was at stake.
He… was a Ghost.
But something changed. There seemed to no longer be a need for true Ghosts. 2019 has made this gamer become a new beast, and not something that makes bad guys scared of the dark. He has now morphed into a soft, spongy creature called a ‘Cash Cow’, and his only mission these days is to gobble up shiny trinkets and loot crates.
To be clear, this isn’t going to be our Review, as I think at this point any discerning gamer has enough information available to make an educated purchasing decision. What I intend to do is give some brief thoughts on how I approached my first few hours in Breakpoint.
Then in a few months come back and revisit the title, to see if the developer has come to their senses and made some improvements.
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The Division 2 – PS4 Review
I’m taking my time with The Division 2, partly because of commitments, but mostly because I am enjoying it so much.
Back in the late seventies I grew up on a diet of movies and books, the ones that stuck were the post apocalyptic adventures. There was something about being stranded in an empty world, picking over the ruins left by society that appealed to me deep down, I mean really deep down.
Here we are three years later in 2019, the world we live in is bit more crazy, while the world of The Division has moved on about seven months, which is allegedly enough time for you to have cleaned up New York. Once you get the introduction out of the way and open up your path to the White House the game kicks in proper and boy, it really delivers straight up.
The Division 2 is a rare beast, its a game that arrived fully finished, fully tested and fully delivers on its promises. Me, I’ll still be filling my kleptomaniac pockets as I trawl my way through the incredibly detailed vision of Washington.
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Anthem – Post release considerations, PS4
Anthem, you will have heard of it no doubt. Anybody with the slightest toe dipped in to Gaming, Social Media or having seen the odd Bus drive past will be familiar. Being the latest title from Bioware the stakes were high and it has to be said, Bioware fans can be a fervent pack when they are poked with a stick. Let’s be straight up from the front.
The company has delivered a game that does not stick to their modus operandi, fair enough, but the fans didn’t know and they’re upset.
The company has tried to deliver a game du jour, moderately massively persistently online, bullet sponge enemies and heaps of customisation.
The company has actually delivered a flawed, but fun game that can be enjoyed on different levels if you forgive a few structural issues.
This is probably a good time to say, this isn’t a review in the traditional sense, there are various reasons for that, but the key ones will be the method of Anthem’s launch and popularisation, alongside the pack mentality and vocal rejection of the game by anybody with a phone and some data for Twitter.
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2019 on Xbox. What’s to come?
So here we are, a new year and a new slew of games to look forward to. Most have been in the mix for a while now so there are no real surprises here but still an impressive list none the less.
Personally I am looking forward to The Outer Worlds and Wasteland 3 the most, but am also keen have a crack at Anthem and Metro Exodus. And lets not forget that all Microsoft Studios titles will release straight to Game Pass so if you aren’t a subscriber what more reason do you need?
Cheers, Barrie.
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