Whooo!! My thread was revived.
I might as well take the opportunity to post a few reviews of the most recent bad games that I've played.
Rise of the Argonauts
It's a cool action RPG with some pretty middle of the road voice acting, heaps of dialogue and weird but decent visuals.
The setting, art style and music are pretty good and it's hard to hate a game based on Greek mythology. It does have some flaws though, the dialogue in the game can get pretty tedious sometimes, it's good but long. The framerate can drop sometimes during heavy combat and overall the game requires some commitment to finish the whole thing. Overall, Rise of the Argonauts is a good action RPG, it's more streamlined compared to similar games, but it is fun and the world does have that mystical charm to it. If your looking for some RPG action on your PS3 or 360 and you can find this for a low price, then it's worth it.
Too Human
It's not as bad as some poeple make it out to be, but when you start playing, you'll feel like crazy people made the game. Too Human is a game that's designed to be addictive, you'll feel compelled to loot, upgrade and explore and some people can get by on just those elements alone. The problem is that the game can be hard to play at first, it uses a twin thumb stick mechanic that makes use the right thumb stick to aim your character and fight. It's confusing at first because of how unorthodox it is, but you do get the hang of it after a few hours.
My main problem with the game though is the story and visuals. The cut scenes are sometimes really badly animated and the story can lose you a bit when it keeps introducing new story elements without actually explaining what's going on. The plot isn't that bad, but it could have been constructed much better and the presentation, even though it's a cross between Mass Effect and Halo, can be pretty inconsistent and lacklustre. If you find that the best part of an RPG is to loot and upgrade, then Too Human is a perfect fit for you, just as long as you get over the controls, the camera and presentation.
Dark Void
It ain't that bad. The only problems I had with Dark Void was that the framerate can get a bit iffy sometimes, the flight controls can be hard to master at first and the indoor visuals can be a little to similar and metallic. Though the game suffers from those problems, I still think it's pretty good. The music is fantastic, it probably has the best and most underrated soundtrack of the year, the voice acting and plot is all good (starring Nolan North), the visuals can jump from breathtaking to bland, the controls are good and the game introduces a few interesting gameplay elements that keeps the combat interesting.
Using the jet pack to jump above enemies and the come down shooting them, having mid air gun fights and traversing levels vertically with the jet pack are all pretty cool and it also helps that it has a good plot to push you on. If you need a Third Person Shooter with a twist, then for the right price, Dark Void is a good buy.
