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Mass Effect
79
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 20-Nov-2007
 
Save System: Save Anytime (except when in a firefight)
 
Genre
RPG [] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action []
First Person [  ] Third Person [] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]
   
   
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
78
 
  NA
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 19-Nov-2007
 
Save System: Auto save checkpoints.
 
Gameplay Video: Watch on Youtube    (1440p60 - Ryzen 3600 - 14:55)
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [  ] Third Person [] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle []
   
   
Crysis
74
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 16-Nov-2007
 
Save System: Save Anytime.
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [] Third Person [  ] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth []
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review
Pros
1. Good graphics and environment detail.
2. Option to choose between stealth or play as any other shooter.
3. Graphics is not only the core of Crysis, it has quite a good gameplay too.

   
   
Assassin's Creed
81
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 13-Nov-2007
 
Save System: Autosave at mission completion.
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action []
First Person [  ] Third Person [] Shooter [  ]
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review
Pros
1. Fun to do secondary tasks.
2. Frequent checkpoints. You can leave your game almost anytime.

Cons
1. Repetive & rigid gameplay - You do the same tasks through out the game. You start with small tasks(interrogation, rooftop races etc) gathering up intel and to unlock assassination mission. Problem is that every assassination unlocks in same manner and similar tasks. So it is same thing over and over again untill game finishes.
2. Game lacks realism at some levels.
3. It's always sunny in Jeruselum, sun never sets !
4. Combat is pretty easy, you can easily take 20 soldiers at a time.

   
   
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
93
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 05-Nov-2007
 

Save System: Checkpoints

 
Nominated for Game of the Year 2007
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [] Third Person [  ] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]
   
   
The Witcher
81
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 30-Oct-2007
 

Save System: Save anytime except when in a fight.

 
Genre
RPG [] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [] Fighting/Combat [] Action [  ]
First Person [  ] Third Person [] Shooter [  ]
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review
Pros
1. Storyline - The amazing storyline of Witcher is alone a good enough reason to play this game. It's Witcher's storyline which once picks up, overshadows everything else that is broken about this game. Despite the good length of the game story never slows down, even side quests have meaning to them.
2. Game is divided into 5 chapters with each chapter set in a different location. This keeps the area smaller and keeps the game fresh as environment keeps on changing.
3. Though CD Project did not put much effort to cutscenes, otherwise graphics are really good in Witcher. At higher settings frame drop issues occur but are manageable.

Cons
1. Poor Combat - Combat in Witcher is QTE which makes it boring. You take the pointer to the enemy and click "once" Geralt will start attacking, then every 3 or 4 seconds icon appears in place of your pointer which means that you have to click again to keep the combo going. The only thing you choose is the type of attack Fast/Strong/Group. This is seriously a very boring type of gameplay. It also means that either game would be too easy or too hard. Anyone can maintain the combos considering that it's the same button that you have to press and timeframe is mentioned too. Combat in Witcher is just something you have to go through, all the gameplay points only for RPG elements which are great.
2. Complex - It takes lot of time to get used to The Witcher. Poor interface doesn't help either. Only when I was 3 or 4 hours in the game I started liking the game. At that point I got immersed in story and started to ignore other problems of the game.
3. Clunky - About 10 seconds after finishing off enemies, Geralt unseathes his weapon at his own. In dark areas if you are out of required vision potion you may want to switch to fire your torch which you end up doing immediately as you can't see clearly otherwise. But as I said when timer hits 10secs Geralt unseathes which he ends up doing to fire torch or any new weapon you just drew. Annoying very much !
4. Lack of presentation - Cutscenes are not very strong point of the game. Characters lack emotion, you have to do all the judging from audio dialog, their faces will remain more or less same. Background audios won't mix into each other either.
5. Quest Page Clutter - One mission should be under one heading instead there may be several quest entries for just one mission. Different objectives are at times mentioned seperately. Too many entries make it difficult to see what tasks are pending.
6. There are missions that can only be started or proceded at certain time of the day. Witcher doesn't have any 'wait' option. You can meditate at fireplace or in certain people's home but same may not be available in certain areas. Also you need one flint everytime you want to light a fire which may cause further troubles. A simple wait for x hours option should be there.

Witcher is a great game and all because of it's detailed and intriguing storyline while every other aspect of the game is disappointing.

   
   
Timeshift
69
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 30-Oct-2007
 

Save System: Save Anytime.

 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [] Third Person [  ] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review
Pros
1. You can stop time, rewind time or forward it. The bar that you consume in process regenerates and that too very quickly. After consuming it completely it regenerates back to full in 10-15 seconds. So you are going to use it a lot.
2. Occasional puzzles which may be little tricky, you need to understand the time alteration powers to solve them.
3. Time alteration is quite important in combat, without using the same it is quite hard to survive. Not to mention it's fun, you can stop time, take enemy's gun out of his hand!

Cons
1. No support for controller - I know Timeshift is a shooter but it's not a simple point and shoot game, apart from WASD and mouse, there are 8 buttons you have to quickly access in the game. It does pose a lot of inconvenience on keyboard. It means that I have to move my finger from either S or D to press the other button, thus not allowing me proper movement. With controller this becomes easy with a minor loss in aiming with joystick. If you have an option then I will suggest you to pickup the console version of this game.
2. Time alteration don't add much fun to the gameplay at least not after first hour or two.
3. Footstep sounds, both yours and enemies are a bit annoying.
4. Annoying Commands - There are few missions were you are surrounded by friendlies, they don't do much apart from barking orders yes they literally bark them. A task is given to you and exactly 5 seconds later they react like you are stuck and if say task takes 5mins to complete you will continously hear their rattling about why it isn't done yet. It's beyond annoying.

   
   
Portal
85
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 09-Oct-2007
 
Save System:
 
Nominated for Game of the Year 2007
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [] Third Person [  ] Shooter [  ]
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle []
   
   
Half Life 2: Episode Two
92
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 09-Oct-2007
 
Save System: Save Anytime
 
Game of the Year 2007
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [] Third Person [  ] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]
   
   
Halo 3
84
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 25-Sep-2007
 
Save System: Checkpoints
 
Nominated for Game of the Year 2007
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [] Third Person [  ] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]
   
   
Stranglehold
77
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 05-Sep-2007
 

Save System: Checkpoints

 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [  ] Third Person [] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review
Pros
1. Bullet time similar to first two Max Payne games add matrix like moves to it and you get lots and lots of fun.
2. Challenging - You have to face waves after waves with no breathing time and for most of the time your only cover is the bullet time ability.

Cons
1. Very short - There are only 7 chapters and they usually don't even last an hour each.
2. Checkpoints are after very long intervals and then game won't tell you when it's actually saved. You have to rely on your instincts about save locations. It's not much worrying but sometimes you have to go through several dozen enemies again because of it.
3. No support for controllers - Xpadder worked fine though and my game became a lot easier as compared to keyboard mouse. There are a lot of buttons you need quick access to in this game like heal button and controller helps you to bring all the buttons in your reach.

   
   
   
 
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