Shina

Assassination Report #1 | September 2018

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Hey everyone!
I could finish some games this month after having been really busy on July and August with work and French lesson ( i can ask for croissant’s now!!!).
Finally finished all the Assassin’s Creed games just in time for Odyssey.

Games Beaten:

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

10/10
7.4 hours
13 of 14 achievements

Good:

  • Creepy atmosphere and an amazing history.
  • Graphics are good and they used motion capture for the characters.
  • The sound is amazing, they used binaural recording, the sound is really immersive and after playing it a bit it starts to feel that you really have the voices inside your head. Play this game with headphones.

OK:

  • The combat is a bit repetitive and puzzles aren't really challenging, but they fit the atmosphere and aren't the main focus of the game.

Bad:

-Don't really have anything bad to say about this game.

Conclusion:

Awesome game, I had an amazing experience playing it. A Masterpiece in my opinion.
The history pulls you in and Ninja Theory did a really good job in making this game immersive and with bringing mental illness into the game.
There is a little video documentary on the game that shows how it was done in terms of binaural audio and motion capture and all the research they've done about mental illness. I recommend that everyone watches it, it is interesting and help's understanding a bit mental illness and how they tried to bring it to the game.

Assassin's Creed Origins

Assassin's Creed Origins

8/10
75.7 hours
47 of 67 achievements

Good:

  • Good graphics and atmosphere, even the desert zones look amazing, which makes exploring more interesting.
  • The level system made me more interested doing side quests and getting collectibles was less boring than previous games.
  • Discovery mode is awesome to learn more about the history of Ancient Egypt.

OK:

  • Combat is a lot different from previous games, it took me a bit to get used to it and i'm still bad at it.
  • Stealth doesn't feel as good as previous games, maybe because this one has more open zones and most of the times the only place you can hide is on bushes.

Bad:

  • Game crashes for me in fullscreen mode after a few minutes.

Conclusion:

It's a nice refreshment on the series, i like the direction they're going.
Hope odyssey has a discovery mode too and that they improve the combat and stealth.

Firewatch

Firewatch

7/10
4.4 hours
8 of 10 achievements

Good:

  • Great sound.
  • Nice cartoonish Graphics
  • Nice voice acting and funny dialogue between the 2 main characters.
  • Good history.

Bad:

  • Game had some stuttering which is strange as i can play more demanding games without problems.
  • Restrictive movements, you can't really go off path.
  • Disappointing ending.

Conclusion:

It's a nice short game with a good history but i didn't really liked the ending. You pass all the game talking with the other character and in the end you never see her.

Octopath Traveler (Switch)

Octopath Traveler (Switch)

7/10
75 hours
no achievements

Good:

  • Awesome visuals and music
  • Good combat system.

OK:

  • I think having 8 different histories makes them less interesting than having one big history.

Bad:

  • Not much interaction between characters.
  • Can't change the first character you choose until you finish his history

Conclusion:

It's a nice game for it's gameplay and the combat system is really good, but the histories aren't special in my opinion.
Finishing a fight with 4 characters and having a cutscene with only one character feels a bit strange for me.

Currently Playing:

  • Life is Strange: Before the Storm
    Life is Strange: Before the Storm

    5.4 hours playtime

    8 of 34 achievements

  • Life is Strange: Before the Storm
    Life is Strange: Before the Storm

    35 hours playtime

BigBlueWolf

Excellent batch! I recently got Hellblade. Maybe will play this month. :D

Shina

You really should do it!!! :p