Recent reviews by Centurion Zen

Really absurd oversight that you can't replay chapters...

I can not recommend it enough. It's a Wonderful Masterpiece that deserves every bit of success it can get.

A sold 10/10 from me. I rarely Give 10s to ANYTHING, I'm rarely that impressed.

This isn't the best game in the series (The old blood, I cannot recommend enough), this isn't the best co-op (that would be Rainbow six Vegas 2), but you can appreciate Youngblood despite its flaws.

Stealth is a lot more easier even with the cloak, It's deeply satisfying that I can now - with ease - take down almost everyone along the way, slick as a whistle. The OST is great and I often got swept up with it being a dark but hopeful 80s style track, that reminds me of the old pixel games. And the open-endedness gives it a lot of replayability

I won't defend its flaws. If you want enemies to be satisfying to kill, you have to play along with the arms race of upgrading your weapons. Enemies can see you right through the dark when you have just a flashlight (upgrades can put it on weapons). And you just barely interact with all the other characters, by comparison the 3 previous games, are far from as interesting anyways including the two main characters*. And I won't defend the microtransactions.

But I just can't agree with everyone that said it was that bad. It's still got the quality of the Wolfenstin series - if it's the worst of the series that doesn't make it that bad. And It's at least worth the money if you're getting the standard edition. But the Buddy Pass is certainly worth the extra - You can have plenty of fun with a friend, at least after getting the hang of requesting to travel... 7/10

People are right about what this game did wrong and what it didn't do - I still love it.

Edit: OK maybe it was a bit too nice to this game, I'm saying it's not that bad, I'm not saying it's reached the reasonable standards set by the rest of the series. In a series that has been so far outstanding, good enough isn't really good enough.

(in case you're wondering, 10/10 for TOB, 9/10 for TNO & 8/10 for TNC)

*Some people might view this as a light reading, but I didn't find them as cringe as everyone said they are. By comparison to B.J. they're just plain boring. They clash with the theme of the series, heck they clash with thetheme of the game itself but they are easy to tune out.

Honestly, this game told the story watch dogs should have had. A surveillance system so powerful not even its creators are immune from its abuse. All watch dogs tells you is that 'if you put everything on the same system, anything can be hacked'. Orwell makes you complicit in how others are seen & actually gets you to regret that in the end. It's much more mature & Orwell actually makes you think on the subject of the manipulation of language & warrantless wiretapping.

And the story is so captivating, it actually gets me replaying it just for the smallest lines of dialogue. Orwell doesn't overstay it's welcome, it lets you leave no stone unturned & still stays on track in such a way you can {spoiler}figure out the truth be for the ending{/spoiler}.

Guess that's what you can do when you don't juggle a project between multiple departments... Ubisoft.

You guys could have at least sold this for like $5. Getting it for free kind of makes me fell a bit guilty.

It is exactly as advertised. A top-down shooter game with strict rules of engagement. You are rewarded for doing things by the book & cannot proceed to next level for not abiding by the tough but fair ROE - Not even that, You always get more points for taking people alive. So if you do everything exactly right for one level you can proceed to the next 5 levels even if you are killing with impunity.

I am disappointed, however, that a game called 'police stories' has a whirlwind of cliches for a story. If you're interested in a good police story I thoroughly recommend LA noire (I would also recommend sleeping dogs but I haven't seen the story it self, it's supposed to be excellent.) Aside from the actually surprising ending, I recommend this game for the gameplay & the soundtrack, not the story.

My absolute favorite part about this game are the random news articles in the top left corner. It really puts the last 18 years into some context. They can range from interesting to mundane to funny. You WILL Pause the game just to put he EXACT words in the Google.

God's holy trousers this is one beautiful bastard of a game...

This game made quite an impression on me. It may have flaws but I'm glad I bought it in the end.


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