I was hesitant in picking up this game due to the fact that I absolutely loathe cell-shaded games. I don't know what it is, but something about it just makes the animation look so fake. After hearing a lot of buzz, however, I decided to give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised to find myself completely immersed in this game within minutes of playing. The cell-shading bothered me at first, but after awhile I realized that it gives this game a very aesthetically pleasing picture of what would otherwise be another barren wasteland like in Fallout 3. Now, I'm not here to bash Fallout 3 or anything. Believe me, I actually spent more time playing that game than I probably ever will with this one. This game is hardly flawed, however. If you like running around, shooting and/or blowing stuff up, and reaping the rewards both from questing and looting...then this is your game.
A lot of people liken this to a RPG/FPS hybrid. I would have to agree for the most part. The questing and character customization is very similar to games such as World of Warcraft. You have 3 different skill trees to progress down depending on which character you use, and they all serve a different purpose. I was a little disappointed to see that some skills were similar between the characters, but for the most part everyone has their own unique use. The questing is also similar in that you typically have to retrieve items, kill enemies and/or bosses, or just run to a location and do the whole "flip a switch" kind of thing. My only other complaint from the RPG side of things is that each character only gets one activated skill. Everything else is passive or adds to that skill. I'm not saying this is bad, but I think this game would have prospered more with some added variety.
The shooter side of this encompasses just about every other aspect. There are different types of guns to choose from, and some may be better or worse in different ways. When they say this game has a bazillion guns, they are correct. But that's not to say that every single gun is completely different. It's more like saying that Diablo 2 has a ton of different items, but in the end they all have their similar counterparts. Aside from guns there is also melee attacking, however I found this almost pointless except in the case of the Berserker's skill. Pretty much if you've played any FPS before, you won't find anything new here. At least, with the exception that some guns come with elemental attacks that are kind of cool. Imagine wielding a shotgun that electrifies people, or a pistol that causes explosions. These guns are quite invaluable, and the Siren makes good use of them.
Now if I have to say anything bad about this game it's this: it's VERY repetitive. I know people tend to use that term very loosely nowadays, but the further I got into this game the more I felt that I was just an errand boy who wasn't receiving adequate payment for doing favors for people. At around level 25 I got incredibly bored and just decided to take the game back to Gamestop. I still would say it's a fun game though, and the ending isn't as anti-climactic as most would have you believe (I watched it on youtube). This game just takes a lot of time and patience...and since I just got Dragon Age, which has almost all my attention now, I just don't have time to run around doing meaningless quests and chores for people.
I would also note that I played this game on single player only. I'm very picky about what games I play online, so take my review as being from the point of someone who did it alone. And for first time players I would recommend being the soldier. I liked all the classes except the Siren, but it was the Hunter I went the distance with. If you pick this up I hope you have more fun with it than I did, because all things aside it really is a good game.
This game is very fun to play online! I think the single player option is nice but not the true way the game was meant to play. Its easy to pick this game up and run through a couple quests in half an hour or even join on someone else's game. the action is great and if you minimize travel time between action can be rather short. cars are fun and the addition of challenges make for a fun addition to the game. The four classes are a nice idea but the ability to develop their skill trees differently give these classes more variability.
The mods for the grenades and class skills are excellently done. Also the ability to level up in weapon skills prevents any class from being limited in weapon choice. This game has many layers to it that keep it more fresh than other MMO-type games.
i would recommend it to anyone that liked Diablo/Diablo II's action/RPG elements. The First person shooter element of this game is great!
I have played many great games for the ps3 such as MW2,Uncharted 2, Brutal Legends and many others and trust me if you love those games you are defiantly going to love this game! You may think theirs no way this game can have over 500 guns...trust me it probably has over 20 times that many guns! I have only picked up the same gun in this game once and I couldn't believe it! Theirs a choice of 4 characters/classes in the game and I have played them all and love each and every class. Each one brings something new and different to the game. The story is fairly long and the multiplayer is absolutely amazing! I have played this game online so much that playing single played is boring because you miss out on having all your friends join and quest with you. Even if you don't have access to ps3 online I still most definitely recommend getting this game! I am positive that you will love this game!
"Tons of guns and alot of fun, but if u can play o-op, it makes ur experience much better"
"Awesome game! Be prepared to spend many fun hours on this one. Great replay value as well."
