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@VanillaLake I've only been reviewing for a year or so, so I'm probably not the right person to ask about that. Still, I can't imagine someone hating all games because they've played so many, but there are probably a couple that have stopped playing games.

As for the beating the game before reviewing it, a lot of gaming websites try to get their reviews done for the embargo and in the process might rush it (I'm not making accusations, though) but I speak for myself - and, I imagine, every reviewer at Push Square - when I say that I try to play as much of the game as possible before I review it. Of course, with bigger games such as Fallout, The Witcher, and other content-heavy games, it's inevitable that the reviewer hasn't played the entire game (otherwise the review would take weeks, maybe a month to come out) but for every other game, we play as much as we can before reviewing

For me it's actually quite the opposite - since I've become a reviewer and have had access to more games than before (it used to be 1 every couple of months for me) I've become a little more content with not completing some games - or just leaving them for later.

Case in point: The Witcher 3. I absolutely love it, but the amount of stuff it has to do is way more than I have time for, so I left it for a couple of months and came back to it. Same with Just Cause 3 - I sweated that for a couple of months, left it for a while, and now I'm back on it. I'm less in a rush to finish games now, and I'm not really a completionist anymore

@Captain_Toad That was pretty much the only way I could think of describing it

@themcnoisy You never know! Sometimes it's nicer to review a... not so good game - gives me a chance to go all-out on metaphors

@Elodin It would be a funny ironic buy if it didn't cost £30. There are some funny glitches, but mostly they're just horrible, headache-inducing ones. I'm sure its value will go down pretty soon though

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@sonicmeerkat There haven't been many Cold War spy thriller games, and I was hoping this would turn out to be good. As you can see very clearly, it didn't

@Bad-MuthaAdebisi I'm not sure if I would even want to rent this considering the first level gives such a bad impression. Maybe a demo might come out

@naruball While the graphics might look fine in the trailers and screenshots, playing the actual game shows how horrible it is - no anti-aliasing, flickering textures and shadows - the graphics themselves aren't awful, but the game is rendered so badly that it honestly hurts your eyes

@get2sammyb Thanks! Couldn't read the article fully because I'm pressed for time a little, but I have a better idea now.

If this has a Loadout-style model, then it should work well. I'm not too interested in this, though.

@get2sammyb This is a dumb question, I know, but what exactly is No Man's Sky? What do you do? Because I'm looking forward to it, I just have no idea what the objective or motive the game has.

I love this game wholeheartedly, easily one of the best games I've played this year.

Man I'm glad this is happening, can't wait to listen to this tonight

No way. The reason I buy a console is because it means I don't have to upgrade every couple of years, and that way money doesn't factor into what games I can and can't play. I like it because it's equal, and everyone has the same machine.

If you haven't picked up AC 4 already, definitely do that. I Am Bread, Infinifactory, Nidhogg, Oddworld New N' Tasty, and Sportsfriends are all great titles too

The fact that you can choose which friends to receive notifications on is easily the one I'm most excited about

Can't wait to play this today, I'm gonna have a big smile on my face for ages

Titanfall is probably the only shooter in a while that I actually enjoyed playing online. It's such an awesome concept, so well-executed, and I can't wait for it to hit PS4

Frankly @get2sammyb I can't believe you said everyone at Push Square has two left feet - you obviously haven't seen my "Hollaback Girl" routine

@xpacerx That's why I think this could be interesting - if they really focus on the story and the politics behind the war, this could be an excellent experience. They shouldn't focus on fun, they should go for the Spec Ops: The Line approach of showing how horrible war is

@Hego It went under the radar - earlier this month the developers announced it on Dutch TV, so no one really noticed. No release date or anything, just an announcement

I like this idea, considering WW1 hasn't really gotten a game before besides Verdun, a shooter which I believe is coming to PS4 soon. This could be interesting

EDIT: Just realised Verdun isn't F2P

@MinerWilly Thanks! It doesn't have any local multiplayer modes - Campaign is the only mode, but it's randomised enough so that it stays fresh for quite a while.

@Bad-MuthaAdebisi Considering Puzzle Quest started out on the PSP, you're probably right - Ironcast would really suit the Vita. No word on a port yet, though.

@DominicanGlory Thanks! I didn't know that either, actually, so I'll probably pick it up at some point.

@NomNom I got hooked on this one for quite a while - at least you know it's good value!

@Dan_ozzzy189 You might want to check Ironcast out, then: it's only £10, and has a good bang/buck ratio

I agree with Robert on this, I always walk travel manually because I love the journey, and you can always find random events

Excellent month. Can't wait to play Broforce, Galak-Z is awesome, and Flame Over looks like an interesting concept. Super Stardust HD is great, too

@dryrain The intro pack (first episode) is £12, while the full game is £45. I'm not entirely sure how each episode is price, but I'd imagine £12 each

@PostmanPatinator Nope, only a few in-engine screenshots that only show the environments - no gameplay stuff as of yet

I loved this game on mobile, and by the sounds of it it translates well, so I'll probably get it, what with me being a huge Hitman fan and all.

@Azikira By any chance are you talking about Kill The Bad Guy?

I absolutely love Broforce, so it's great that more people can play it for free. A bit of a shame that Action Henk didn't win, though

@Paranoimia £20, I believe, which means you save £10. I wouldn't go for it until all DLCs are released, though - you want to make sure they're actually good

I'm torn. Usually I don't buy DLCs like this, especially because this only gives 3 or 4 hours for £10, but then again I love this game to bits

@PostmanPatinator You know it

Anybody who doesn't vote Star Wars Battlefront 2 is dead to me

@AXEL314 It really was. It seemed to throw all of the stealth aspects out of the window.

@Gamer83 While Absolution did get quite a lot of praise (Currently sitting at an 83 on Metacritic) it was a pretty divisive game, and a lot of fans of the series (myself included) They took everything that made Hitman great and ignored it, plus it was way too linear for a Hitman game

@DerMeister That's what I'd do: better to ensure the game is all-around good than to buy the first episode and hate it

@get2sammyb I'm pretty sure in the second mission alone there were 13 ways to kill the target, which is excellent. However big this game turns out to be, thanks to its sheer amount of replayability and its Contracts mode it should last a while.

@Quintumply To be honest I'd wait for the game to fully release as well, in order to make sure it turns out as a good one. It all depends on whether the first episode sells me or not!

@PostmanPatinator It feels a lot more pure and fun than Absolution ever does, and if this has half the amount of replayability that Blood Money ever did, then I'll be pleased. Loving your new name by the way

@SegaBlueSky The performance issues are pretty weird, considering I didn't get any. I did get plenty of glitches, though, so maybe flaws in the game's code are to blame for that. Hopefully these issues will be fixed before the game releases. I've heard a lot of people say that game seems "last-gen" too, and I can see where they're coming from, but I still enjoyed the almost-clunky animations and that sort of thing because it reminded me of Blood Money. It's all a matter of opinion though. The voice acting is pretty bad though, like you said.

I'm here to answer any more questions anyone may have!

Good that this turned out so well, never been much of a Street Fighter fan but I may pick this up!

I'm cautious about this. Honestly, I'd prefer a new developer to come forward and make a new skating game

I absolutely love this game. Not sure how well it will translate to PS4, but I'm sure it'll be a perfect fit for PS VITA

@skaarj217 It does seem that way. I'm not sure why they put this on PS4 first, to be honest

@JoeBlogs Make sure to Commie on your phone if you have any more puns, though!

@KratosMD DA!

@verynaughtyboy Afraid not, which is quite annoying. Still, if you're looking for a good platformer (though it's not much like Mark of the Ninja) then N++ is excellent

@fluggy I have no idea what the mentality behind the decision was, but I think it was something to do with the success of Grow Home and trying out smaller games - either that or trying to bring the series to Vita. The only reason they continued it, I imagine, is because they promised it, which is a shame for the developers. I'm not sure if reviews are all-round bad, though: mostly average, as far as I can see.

@john_c It's great that you're enjoying China, but what I was saying is that Russia's gameplay is almost the same as the previous games. Still, if you enjoy it, then why not give Russia a try! We all have our own opinions, after all

@JoeBlogs Believe me, I had plenty of Soviet puns ready for this review

@jmbenetti To clarify, no review is ever objective. An objective review would simply be listing off facts about the game, so every review is subjective. The fact that the site doesn't give AC games good scores is pretty much a coincidence - different people review the AC games (for instance, Sammy reviewed Syndicate) so we're bound to have different opinions. Still, everyone's opinions are different, and they're all valid.

@viciousarcanum The VITA versions actually come out in April, so it's a matter of whether we get a review code for it. By the looks of it, like you said, this mini series seems more suited to portable consoles

You make some really good points, so I guess the whole lesson we can take away from this is to vote with your money - don't buy shameful cash grabs and bad value DLCs, buy the better-value, better-made games instead, and hopefully we can make a difference. I

If you want to read a little more about this, the article I wrote last year about gaming greed might interest you (https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2015/11/soapbox_why_the_industry_is_getting_greedy_and_how_to_stop_it) plus there are some really good comments too

@Boerewors The sad thing is you're completely right. Considering the money companies like Activision are making, it's unlikely they're going to change their ways. I try to "fight" it, though

@Boerewors It's true that Black Ops 3 and its DLC are offering a lot more value than most shooters, and, unlike a lot of AAA games, Black Ops 3 feels finished in its vanilla form.

I get where you're coming from, and I get that DLC comes a lot worse than this, but I think that a season pass shouldn't cost the same price as a AAA game, the way a single DLC shouldn't cost the same as a decent downloadable game. I get the state of the industry, with inflation and rising production prices, but I still feel it's a little too much.

@xMEADx The Splash glitch was in the original review, but one of my friends (who's a compulsive COD player) said that yesterday the exploit was fixed thanks to a hotfix that David Vonderhaar announced yesterday https://twitter.com/DavidVonderhaar/status/694959779551121408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

@Bad-MuthaAdebisi Zombies is a lot more enjoyable with friends. Playing it by yourself just gets frustrating, especially if you're playing it for the first time.

@Boerewors It's definitely a lot better than most DLCs in terms of value, but I think that £12 for a DLC of this size is still a little too steep, considering the excellent Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone expansion was the same prize, and added a lot more. It may be a little unfair to compare the two, but I feel that, especially with the money Activision's making, it's too much.

@banacheck I agree with Der Eisendrache. Easily the best Zombies map, and it's chock full of easter eggs. Me and my friend have been trying to do the main one but even upgrading the bow is nigh-on impossible at times

@Tasuki Thanks! My opinion of Splash has been better since the main glitch spot was fixed, and I'm also hoping that some more guns and specialists are added.

@itshoggie Like Sammy and Robert said, it's pretty much a matter of opinion. I'm not happy with the price of this DLC, but the content in it is good, hence the 7 score.

@Bad-MuthaAdebisi To be honest I've never like COD'S multiplayer since 4, so I'm the opposite really. The campaign in BO3 kind of sucked, but it was still relatively fun. If you don't enjoy Zombies, I wouldn't buy this pack.

@NomNom Black Ops 3 does have one zombie map on disc, but it's probably the worst one. I agree with Activision's greed, though - I don't like the way they operate their games.

I'm here to answer any questions you have about the DLC!

Considering that H1Z1 was supposed to be a free game there's no way in hell I'm buying this

I'm not a fan of turn-based RPGs but I might give this a go. The visuals look great, though

Apart from For Honor, this is really the only Ubisoft title I'm looking forward to this year. The random track generator looks excellent, though

I really hope RIME, GT Sport, Shenmue, and Mass Effect get more info soon. Since Cyberpunk is by CD Projekt Red and I prefer sci-fi to fantasy, that's got my interest too.