@cooltoast EA made Dungeon Keeper for Mobile. Its pretty much the feeling you described above. With that said I am a firm believer in "give credit where credit is due". Inquisition is the first EA game I have played since kingdom of Amalur. So this is a turnaround for me, but I am still cautions. Obviously I am going to pretend there are no micro transactions, I don't deal with that crap.
I have read several reviews, this is the first that seems to nail the essence of the developers goal. I for one really liked the story so far, not sure why so many critics decided to say its not all there or coherent. I really think the political aspect of the game is great. I am totally into politics in these fantastic worlds (Huge A Song of Ice and Fire fan), so naturally games like Inquisition and the coming Telltale Game of Thrones are really exciting to me, its about political power and how you can shape your influence in that environment, its pretty epic.
Its a good review, I also think the multiplayer is lack luster and it is highly unlikely people will find me there.
@Hekteur @Zerot Well, we can always make a game where we can trash Activision, EA, Microsoft or Sony, just a fan service you know? =)
I mean this is what we do in my country, you see, soccer is a pretty important/religious even here. So when an opposing team wins in real life, some dudes that had nothing better to do would angrily play FIFA and chose their team against the opponent and then change the real life result in the virtual environment to their favor.
While this is pretty stupid/simple, its a fantastic stress relief if you care enough about a certain topic. Heck, even Activision could get a kudos if they had a secret map in CoD that took place in their office, make it something like the airport level in MW2, make the board of directors an end-level target or something. I mean, if they did a level were killing 100s of innocent bystanders is ok, then I am sure they wouldn't mind such a fictional map on their own environment, right?
Me? I care nothing for soccer (must be the only one in my country, lol) I rather play a round of Dynasty Warriors when angry and beat the crap of everybody there. I feel so much better afterwards.
@blackothh @Darthexodus Thats an opinion sure, while I have no love for CoD games and proudly have not bought MW3 to this date (or any other CoD after MW2), effectively breaking a trilogy (voting with my wallet) is a challenge to me, I wonder what else can you do with an FPS game? I think the genre is stale and as easy to maneuver as a brick during mid-throw. I would criticize CoD a lot, personally I prefer Battlefield as it gives me more strategic options, but aside from the scale, the game structure is rather similar to one another.
What type of innovation are you looking for? (honest question).
Gosh the patent system is so outdated when it allows situations like this. I mean, even the original suit and the counter thereafter. Its hard to innovate when people have rights to "double-click" and things like this.
@areial_ace @ux1077 Well, "the board is set, the pieces are moving"... We will have to wait and see the outcome, but I also share the concern. I really hope they deliver on it. I have not invested on the game yet (not sure I will). But I seriously plan to buy if its that good.
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