My PS4 copy turned up yesterday and thanks to the day one patch being live yesterday i was able to play it for a bit of time and get a handle on it. i enjoyed the beta but found it quite hollow and empty, i think this is because half the game world was pretty much stripped out, and there was no context or story. If they had given people the first hour of the game for the beta i think impressions of the game would be a lot more favorable the opening few missions are pretty epic and im really enjoying what i've seen so far.
I've been following the press and negativity surrounding this release but one thing everyone seems to agree on is the core loop of flying shooting and using powers feels unique and is very fun. The story's ticking the right boxes its a bit cheesy in places but the characters and voice acting is top notch and so far so good, if it wasnt a bioware game i dont think it would be drawing so much criticism.
Ive found the world a joy to explore ruined temples, massive craggy cliffs and lush green landscapes with landmarks and points of interest peppered throughout. It looks really good in places (the lava effects and the lava scorpions in the first mission show how good the game can look) yet bits of the free-play area can look pretty bland at times.
With the day one patch in place i haven't noticed a lot of the issues that have been forming the majority of the complaint last week, loading into the forge took about 4 seconds and loading into missions took no longer than a minute, Mid level loads where in the 30-40 seconds range so not massively intrusive, better game design could of prevented this (Destiny's use of corridors hides the loading when going underground) i'm not sure why they couldn't implement that here.
So far its ticking the right boxes though I've heard end game isn't that strong with only a handful of strongholds (think destiny strikes) and the ability to replay missions on harder difficulty being the order of the day. I'm pretty much fine with a 15-20 hour campaign as quite frankly i don't want an all in compassing Destiny level of content that requires me to play this and nothing else. It's content drops, which look to be regularly scheduled and spaced out through the first year and will keep me coming back too.
A solid seven out of ten so far, if you do enjoy this sort of game id recommend picking it up.
I've been following the press and negativity surrounding this release but one thing everyone seems to agree on is the core loop of flying shooting and using powers feels unique and is very fun. The story's ticking the right boxes its a bit cheesy in places but the characters and voice acting is top notch and so far so good, if it wasnt a bioware game i dont think it would be drawing so much criticism.
Ive found the world a joy to explore ruined temples, massive craggy cliffs and lush green landscapes with landmarks and points of interest peppered throughout. It looks really good in places (the lava effects and the lava scorpions in the first mission show how good the game can look) yet bits of the free-play area can look pretty bland at times.
With the day one patch in place i haven't noticed a lot of the issues that have been forming the majority of the complaint last week, loading into the forge took about 4 seconds and loading into missions took no longer than a minute, Mid level loads where in the 30-40 seconds range so not massively intrusive, better game design could of prevented this (Destiny's use of corridors hides the loading when going underground) i'm not sure why they couldn't implement that here.
So far its ticking the right boxes though I've heard end game isn't that strong with only a handful of strongholds (think destiny strikes) and the ability to replay missions on harder difficulty being the order of the day. I'm pretty much fine with a 15-20 hour campaign as quite frankly i don't want an all in compassing Destiny level of content that requires me to play this and nothing else. It's content drops, which look to be regularly scheduled and spaced out through the first year and will keep me coming back too.
A solid seven out of ten so far, if you do enjoy this sort of game id recommend picking it up.
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