#more dynamic gameplay plz

[raye-sim]

the worlds most awkward chess game.

Andreas and Neveah’s brothers didn’t get along, but she appreciated him trying to give it a shot. Frederico straight up didn’t like him, but Marcelo came around to him after Andreas impressed him with a game of chess.

[salemsimss]

hiiii bestie salem, 12, 2, 16!!! (plz this would b so cool)

tex hiiiiii!!!

12. What is the last screenshot you took?

Actual screenshot wise, this was the last screenshot I took when I shared a snippet of a render I was working on with you guys ;)

However, this was my last Sims screenshot of this baby, Laika! She has my heart <33

2. How would you describe your style?

Omg that is such a good question! I feel like my style changes Sims wise and IRL. I would say I'm a Maxis Mix type of person, where I use both Alpha and Maxis Match CC. I love the mix-and-match combo when it's done a certain way!

Another thing I noticed is how I go for the more realistic style, even gameplay wise. What can I say? I'm an escapist who likes to create scenes in my head lol.

16. Recreate someone else’s sim in your style.

AAAA OKAY - So I ended up going for Echo by @hazelsnakes because I love her dynamic with Zosia.

I hope I did them justice ;u;

ASK PROMPT

[prof-peach]

If you could cross over two of your favorite games, which would you choose? Please explain, why that crossover would be a good match.

Oh you’re going to regret asking this one, I’m bout to GET SERIOUS.

So Pokemon, obvs, I love the whole world it’s built in, but the games imo are REALLY boring, I haven’t enjoyed one a lot since gale of darkness, the main ones just are a little too linear obvious plots, pretty standard setups for story and style. Speaking of style, the games lack personality, the models aren’t animated well, moves have no dynamic energy or visual difference at times, and the turn based battle style just feels kind of, I don’t know, old? Slow? Just doesn’t suit what I enjoy personally, gives me a FInal Fantasy vibe and I just cannot stand the speed at which things happen in those games, plus not into 3rd person ‘let’s build a team of people’ much, but that’s a problem for another time. With this all in mind, the game I wish would happen is like gen20 Pokemon, far future sadly, I doubt I’d see it in my lifetime but god I’d be happy if I did!

Ok so take the newest Zelda graphics, the visual treat that was BOTW, open world, puzzles, not JUST combat, you got side missions, hunt the chickens, find missing pets, parcels, items, whatever. Love it! The horse taming?! Amazing you funky little game. Now take the bad guys and beasts from that. And put Pokemon in instead. Give them the diversity, the life and believable natures that BOTW gave the animals, I followed a frog in BOTW for 15 minutes, and it was a great experience, it felt like it was believable. Above world spawning, ACTUAL difficult gameplay, rare spawn rates, make dragons hard to get again, cmon, it’s too easy now, make it so we need a certain set of Pokemon for certain tasks. Water types big enough to carry you will be able to get you to new areas, rock types that can help you climb mountains faster, or break through blocking boulders. Actual towns with more than 4 houses in them, shops, barns, farms, homes. Like little link with the heat, maybe ice types would struggle in volcano areas, or bug Pokemon not be so comfortable in gale force winds. Give the weather more of an effect on your partners. Mounts, don’t even get me started that Pokemon Let’s go had you able to ride any of the larger species, but swsh did not???? Bitch please, give me my rideable Pokemon. The wild area too was far too closed, limited, online was laggy and a mess, camping is limited, let me do more with my team. Pokemon for me is all about the actual creatures, how they live with humans, and the many wonderful things they’re capable of. Yes of course it’s cool they can fight, but like what else you know?

I’d love a game that lets me buy a plot of land, maybe plant things, custom build things. I’m a sucker for the fallout4 settlement builds when they’re modded to hell and back, they’re fun! It can be a really calm and creative process. If I could do that and skip the main campaign and all the battles for a bit? Amazing, it sound perfect for me. I am that distracted hoe collecting flowers while the kingdom burns in the background. Side quests are everything to me. Let me give homeless people enough money to get them in a home? Let me adopt Pokemon that are stray around the town? Plz oh plz bring me a Pokemon game that allows me to work WITH my team to do more than KO other species. I want to save and buy a plow for my buddy gogoat, and grow amazing foods to sell to get currency to spend in decorations, to spoil my team. Give me actual game consequence, if I ignore that sick and injured Pokemon I find in the wild, later maybe it’s family don’t want to help me out with a different problem, too stricken from grief. I am all about the average bits, the old women who need help, the lost pets board in town, the general day to day stuff. Let me get cosmetic items for the Pokemon I keep, cute outfits, special gemstone items, let me actually live with them, or even feel remotely like they’re realistic.

Ok so in game, if it’s looking like BOTW it’s pretty beautiful but also stylised, I’d have it so you can send out a maximum of 3 Pokemon from your 6, using bumpers and such to throw them out. If you hit the trigger you switch from controlling the human trainer, to the Pokemon you’ve targeted with a standard lock on targeting system. You then can be the leader, but be the Pokemon. You could technically defeat the game without a human if you wanted, which incorporates the mystery dungeon games I think, and caters to that crowd. I’d love to see the use of attacks out of battle, things like using water gun to grow plants, using ember to start a campfire faster and stave off the cold. There’s no consequence to Pokemon anymore, and I think that’s where it’s lost me. I have to admit I miss the days of a poisoned pokemon fainting if you don’t heal them soon enough, I miss gym battles that were actually tough, damn, try picking charmander in red and beating brock without grinding in viridian forest first, it’s not easy. And I loved that. Yes it’s a child’s game, it will never be difficult again, but god it’d be nice to have a bit of a challenge, or maybe a difficulty setting, so some could play it with hostility turned off, great for kids, or you can be n adult like I know so many Pokemon fans are, and play it on expert mode and ACTUALLY have to work hard to beat the game. Alternate skill trees anyone? Train gun a fire type to ACUTALLy combat water moves?? Please! Cmon! It frustrated me that every challenger has pretty much a systematic set of moves to use to win. Grass opponent? Fire attack spam until you win. It’s dull, so at least with very difficult tricks to either find or learn in game would make it more achievable if you can send that fire type in and I don’t know, train them so much the heat evaporates the water mid-battle and you suddenly have a shot at winning. Pokemon has taught me that if you work hard enough you can achieve something, but the games just have such strict ways to win. Feels wrong.

In terms of battling, let us BE the Pokemon, let us learn to dodge, train our speed, train our defence, make a team of truly tough Pokemon instead of just, average? Some species have a cap on their skills, a squirtle has lower stat points than a Charizard, but you can’t ever change that? Let me choose the Pokemon I believe in, and let me work with them until they’re just as good, if not better than the game tanks. This would also make online battles more interesting. Everyone picks the top trio. Fairy, dragon, legendaries. And yknow what? It’s boring. That one IRL fight with the monster Pacharisu that won in the world tournament with follow me and the situs Berry? Unbelievable, I love that little rat so much because of this, so let us all have a chance to build a team that’s strategically viable, strong, and potentially a winner formula, even if they aren’t fully evolved, or the biggest Pokemon in the world. Yeah maybe you have to grind way harder with your unevolved Pokemon, but you get to the end game and win, because you put love and time into species that you enjoy, not just good fighters.

Unfortunately I am beholdent to Todd-idiot-Howard, and I love the Eldrescrolls and fallout games (before they got dumb, not that I don’t play the new ones. 76 I’m looking at you, you big asshole game.) honestly I hate online games, so none of that junk, just a good old fashioned open world sandbox game is plenty. Games for me are an escape from others, not an invitation to socialise. To each their own of course, and I do play online games sometimes, just pretty short lived ones, over watch and rdr2 for example. Would they be sometimes better on private servers? Yes of course, fallout76? Want to play with others? No. I do not. Please leave me alone. And if you buy a private server you’re feeding the monster that is Todd Howard, the man the myth the asshole, then we’ll get more bad games like 76. I just so desperately want the Pokemon company to see what a beautiful potential game they’ve got on their hands, that could be suitable for far greater audiences, but instead they’ve focused on the kids. It’s fine, it’s functional, but it’s lost to the fans from day 1, that are all 20+ years old now and want something meatier to play, something far more broad and inclusive. I also hate that there’s no wheelchair option in any Pokemon game. Like cmon, it’s not hard to include that.

In short, BOTW + Pokemon, with a sprinkle of open world sandbox to it, less fighting, more fun. Or, at least both options. Sure, go fight everything, great, but I want to farm carrots over here with 6sunflora, plz let me have some peace.

Edit: I forgot about harvest moon, chuck some of that in there too.

SECOND EDIT: someone in the comments mentioned to put this in Unova? Plz love yourselves, this game would be ALL MAPS. Stuff one singular location, this is the ideal game, put every map in it, join them, put islands in, make them more explorable, more detailed!

[imperial-topaz2003]

Ryu ga Gotoku/Yakuza Questionnaire

@kulemii made this Yakuza Questionnaire that I really wanted to try out. So, here’s my answers. Spoilers for...pretty much the entire series

A.) Just Your Faves:

Favorite character(s)? Majima, Akiyama, Ichiban, Ryuji, and Kiryu are my top 5.

Favorite game(s)? Yakuza 0 and Like a Dragon

Favorite protagonist(s)? Majima in 0, Akiyama in 4 and 5, and Ichiban

Favorite antagonist(s)? Kuze, Awano, Nishiki, Ryuji, Mine, and Someya

Favorite final boss(es)? Nishiki, Ryuji, Mine, and Majima at the end of 5. Also Kuroiwa and Kuwana in the Judgement games if we’re counting that.

Favorite side character(s)? Hirose Family in 6 and best boy Rikiya in 3

Favorite substory(ies)? Disciple of the New Order in 0. You already know why.

Favorite song(s)?  Two Dragons, A Scattered Eternal Moment, and DESTINY

Favorite game location(s)? Sotenbori and Yokohama

Favorite weapon(s)? I don’t even use them. Real Yakuza use their fists.

Favorite healing item(s)? I dunno, Stamina Royale?

Favorite tattoo(s)? I really like Majima’s, Kiryu’s, and I have a soft spot for Ichiban’s

Favorite minigame(s)? Disco Dancing in Yakuza 0 (Plz bring it back, RGG studios)

B.) Let’s Get Personal:

Which character do you relate to most and why? Ichiban, with his nerdiness, open personality, and overall just being a very friendly and supportive guy

What’s a scene that never fails to make you cry? The one with Nishiki holding Kiryu at gunpoint in 0.

Do you have a comfort character in the franchise? If so, who is it? Akiyama, cuz who doesn’t love a smooth talking, ass kicking (literally) slacker with more money than he knows what to do with?

Who would you like to post more about but you don’t? Why don’t you? Eh, sadly don’t have an answer that much. I don’t even post in general that often.

Which character do you think you would bump heads with most if you knew them in real life? Probably Saejima. Not literally, I’d die, but I feel like and I would have conflicting methods and personality.

Are there any characters that you wish you could be more like? Majima. He emits so much charisma and chaos.

C.) Let’s Be Subjective:

What was the most infuriating moment? I don’t have one in particular.

Which game had the worst plotline? Tied between 3 and 4. 3 for the Orphanage part being so damn slow, and 4 for rapid firing plot twists like it’s going out of style. Also not the biggest fan of 6′s.

Which character(s) deserved better? Shinada. C’mon, he’d fit right in with Ichiban’s crew.

Which character would you like to see as a protagonist? I would like to see a prequel for Ryuji or Mine as a main character, or perhaps an interquel with Nishiki’s events just before Kiwami after Kiryu was sent to jail.

Which character would you like to see as an antagonist? Couldn’t think up any.

If you could revive any deceased character, who would it be and why? Rikiya and Mine. The former for having great chemistry with Kiryu, the latter for having the potential for a solid redemption arc in later games. Also Ryuji because he’s hawt.

Which character should have died but didn’t? I couldn’t think up anything. I believe everyone I wanted to die in RRG games already has. 

What was the worst plot twist? Probably the second Yamato in 6. Probably because...what purpose does it serve? And how did it even happen?

What was the most emotional scene in the series? I’m gonna go with Yakuza 6′s ending as a whole.

Which game do you think should get a remake? I feel like Yakuza 3 (the gameplay at least) could really benefit from a Kiwami-style remake. Wouldn’t mind seeing Kenzan or the Kurohyou games getting remade for the west, either.

Which character has the best taste in clothing? Who has the worst? Majima has the best. As for the worst...I dunno. The Obatarian in 0?

Whose voice do you enjoy hearing the most? Majima again. Nothing else brings a smile to my face quite like “Kiryu-chan!~”

Which sworn brothers worked best? Kiryu and Nishiki in 0. 

What dynamic would you like to see more of? Not sure

Who has the most tragic story? I dunno. Quite a few of them had some really sad ones.

D.) Let’s Get Controversial:

Who’s the most overrated character? None that I can think up.

Who is the most underrated character? Shinada. Yeah, he’s a looser, but that’s part of his charm imo. And he got some solid character development

Who’s the most overpowered character? Kiryu, but not in a bad way

Which character(s) do you believe should have never existed in the first place? Eh, I’m not feeling that cruel. 

Which character do you think isn’t portrayed well/ is misunderstood by the fandom? Shinada again, for the reason above

Do you think Kiryu was a good father figure to Haruka and Daigo? Yes. Maybe not great, but that’s part of what makes his story feel human if you know what I mean. 

Who was the least engaging protagonist? Tanimura. Not bad, but I didn’t find him as engaging as Akiyama, Saejima, or even Shinada

Which character had the absolute worst moveset? Kiryu’s in 6. They took away so many of his Heat Actions and his actual combos are garbage.

Any hot takes? None off the top of my head

What’s something everyone loves that you hate? Not sure

E.) This or That?

Explore: Kamurocho or Sotenbori? Sotenbori

Bops: Haruka Sawamura, T-Set or Dream Line? Haruka

Return: Shinada or Tanimura? I’m sure you already know this, but Shinada

Eat: Ramen or Takoyaki? Ramen, because at least I know what that tastes like

Disband: Tojo or Omi? Both of them are fairly corrupt and sloppy organizations, but I’d pick Tojo. Our protagonists deserve better lives. 

F.) Insert Yourself!

Who would you buy a drink? At which bar? Ichiban and his team at the Survive Bar.

Which restaurant would you like to try? Who would you treat to a meal? Kanrai looks really good. I’d probably buy Shinada something there.

Who are you inviting to karaoke? Majima. Need I explain more?

What is your Smile Burger order? The Teriyaki Smile Burger Set, only because Teriyaki Burgers are REALLY GOOD

What would the first 5 pictures in your camera roll be of? Majima, Akiyama, Ichiban, Ryuji, and Kiryu, in that order

Who would you challenge to a dance battle? Akiyama. I’d loose, but it’d be worth it.

Who are you fighting on the Millennium Tower rooftop? Kiryu. I’d get my ass kicked, but it’d be worth it.

Which Morning Glory orphan would you adopt? Mitsuo. He’s the only one I really remember

What are you most likely to get arrested for? Trying any of Majima’s heat actions and breaking every window on the block by accident.

Who would be your kyodai? Ichiban. I would say Kiryu, but everyone who's seen him has a kyodai has died at some point.

And that’s my answers to these questions. Hope ya enjoyed! Credit, once again, to @kulemii for this questionnaire.

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Hi @arthotsglasses!!!!! I just really wanted to ask how you're doing!!! And tell you about how amazing your Mc x Kyle art is!!!! Hugs!!! It was honestly so amazing omg!!!!

Oh! Also I was kind of looking through your masterlist and noticed that you know collar x malice! I just recently bought it so I was wondering if I can ask your opinion on what you thought of it!!!!

More hugs!!!💗💗💗 hope you are doing well!!!

oyaaa thank u thank u. Hope u are enjoying the holidays too.

ok I will try to talk about CxM without spoilers, but I apologize in advance if something slipped. U HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Art - the cgs are litttt af. Especially the dynamic angles they use. idk as an artist, I'm a big fan of it. Also the good part is, the side characters are drawn with actual care and don't look like dogshit. Would 10/10 date some of the side hoes cuz damn side bois and girls be lookin hawt.

Bois: I think this is one of the very few games where I don't have anyone that I dislike or don't want to play their route. I'm in favour of everyone, ofc some more well written/designed than others, but thumbs up for me. The biggest thing for me is that, all of these boys have some sort of natural imperfections, like being clumsy, can't keep the room clean, and just more normal flaws that maybe real human boys would have. Cuz a lot of Otome game bois are completely perfect with a traumatizing childhood or depression, they lack that reality check for being good at literally everything and saves mc at all perfect times.

MC: ok fav mc out of all mc in Otome games I've played so far. SMART, INDEPENDENT, CAPABLE, STRONG, WOMAN LETS GO. She solves her own problems, does not solely solely on bois to come and save her like a little princess, has strong braincells and passion in what she does. (and not to mention, in this game, mc has a sad backstory too which makes mc more relatable unlike other mcs who lived perfect life loved by friends and family and never had a crisis) She has friends, family, a social life outside of just being with the bois, which I find very important and good to include. (cuz u know many mcs, they get yeeted somewhere and only simps for the boy and nothing else)

Gameplay: pretty good, very interactive with the player. It's not just clicking next for hours straight, there's some navigation, crime scene observing, and aiming for gunshots. (ik pretty epic) I suggest you play with the walkthrough unless you don't mind having you or your mans flat out dead in the next 5 seconds. Also you better have massive braincells if you are gonna blind it, cuz you have to actually solve many parts of the crimes as the player. sAvE tHe GaMe frequently plz or you will regret it (like me but it's all good now)

Can be triggering cuz there's a lot of blood, drugs, violence, stabbing, manipulating, crimes, people going feral, and apeshit. Play with caution.

ok I ordered the -unlimited- (the sequel) the day I finished the main game cuz damn it was really good. Now I'm ever so slightly biting off of each sequel route cuz I don't want it to end p_q. Hope that was a decent review, if you want more specific or other games feel free to ask more!

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Assassin’s Creed: Origins (2017) - An Ode to Bayek’s Beard (SPOILERS)

Assassin’s Creed: Origins, much like Assassin’s Creed 3, feels hamstrung by the period in time it’s set it, or rather the real-life characters it chooses to have the story revolve around outside their protagonists (Bayek and Aya).

WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT IT?

Assassin’s Creed: Origins sees a fully realized period of Ancient Egypt around the time the Greeks and Romans were lurking about and Cleopatra existed. Bayek of Siwa has full reign of Ubisoft Montreal’s latest sandbox and grind world, and if you’re into the kind of game where you can get lost and distracted by the goings on of NPC (human and animal life alike), and the manipulation of “real time” (day can become night, and night can become day at your leisure), then Origins won’t disappoint you. 

It’s a welcome change from a France where everyone has cockney accents and Old London which isn’t all that different from Colonial America.

It’s a part of history most people really aren’t familiar with beyond golden age and modern day movies where white actors dress up and paint their skin brown, and information is almost always dubious at best, so the audience’s general ignorance of the history itself lends itself to the world building that makes the environment feel alive and worth exploring, because doubtless most folk are going to do some research after playing this game for better context and understanding.

In terms of gameplay, the most interesting aspect of the gameplay (for me) is the use of Bayek’s Eagle, which, shocker, really does not have a role in the narrative at all (so you don’t have to worry about a scene out of The Mummy Returns, where Ardeth Bay’s bird companion is killed). The game’s take on Eagle vision is basically using Bayek’s eagle to scope out enemies within the area. This has no bearing on the narrative or the plot, so anyone expecting the Eagle to explain why all of the Assassin’s from Altair to whoever else has detective vision that can see mysterious symbols and enemies in red will be sorely disappointed.

Side missions range from helping a villager save their relative or friend from whoever is occupying Siwa or Alexandria, to saving a villager from lions and crocodiles, who aggro the moment you walk just a few inches within their general spitting distance. There are other elements: if you’re into gladiator or street fights, they’re certainly around to be had, but the villager in peril missions stuck out the most to me and seem to make up the bulk of the busywork.

Most of the voice performances are solid, particularly from Abubakar Salim (Bayek), Zora Biship (Cleopatra) and Alix Regan (Aya). My only real quibble with Salim is that it sounded like he was told to growl through half of his dialog if it had nothing to do with jovial conversation, or quiet moments with Aya, which is a problem I had with the voice direction for the protagonist in The Evil Within 2, but nowhere near as bad or as Clint Eastwoody (thank god).

I like Bayek and Aya, they’re a welcome reprieve the doldrums that were the Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate twins and the the French Ezio from, um, Assassin’s Creed Unity (I think was its name). They feel connected to the world the player is allowed to roam and see primarily through the eyes of Bayek, and which plays a big part in caring about these characters at all in conjunction with their narrative drive.

Even the skeleton of the story for Origins is fine:

You’ve got a husband and a wife, Bayek of Siwa and Aya (presumably of Alexandria and not Siwa) looking to avenge the death of their son when he is killed by a masked group of thugs searching for something (the apple of eden most likely) Bayek has no real knowledge of. The two of them seek out their son’s murders using methods that would later become the foundation of the order of Assassins (tfw you accidentally cut your own finger off and history remembers you as a duty-driven badass). By all rights, this should’ve been the meat and potatoes of the game: Bayek and Aya working together, the player switching between the two characters for different scenarios, and setting up the creation of the order in Egypt and the antagonists that they fought.

WHAT’S BAD ABOUT IT?

Aya and Bayek spend most of their time separated, with Bayek seemingly preoccupied with avenging their son, and Aya preoccupied with a duty she swore to Queen Cleopatra (who apparently is in exile and looking to usurp her brother, the “Puppet Pharaoh”), to the point where she doesn’t seem to have the same passion for retribution as Bayek anymore.

Once they’re together, the game dedicates some of its early cinematics to demonstrating that the two adore each other, mostly through sex. Bayek and Aya are probably the only canon romance in Assassin’s Creed that feels like a genuine relationship, and not “character B makes moon eyes at character A” (Henry and Evie), “character A is a womanizer and ‘the only woman he ever loved’ was murdered” (Ezio), “My girlfriend’s a Templar” (Arno and the Elise), or “Kaniehtí:io has sex with Haytham Kenway in order to justify Connor’s biracial status because Ubisoft made such a big deal about the fact that their Native American protagonist was half-white and they wanted to keep Haythem in the plot” (AC3).

When the game needs to demonstrate how these two work together as a team, it’s often Aya only delivering Bayek some information and the player carrying out said mission as Bayek. Bayek is isolated from the character that makes him the most dynamic, and Aya, who you think would’ve been a “scenario b” character (someone please revive the Resident Evil 2 dynamic, plz), is regulated to much of the background until the end of the game.

Even then, she’s only playable for maybe four or five missions: A ship battle, a stealth mission to light the Beacons of Not-Gondor, and two assassination missions at the closing of the game. An even bigger problem with this structure for Aya, is that this is only possible by removing the central character (Bayek) from the focus of the narrative, which creates imbalance in the story. It really felt like Ubisoft had no idea who they wanted for a POV character. And from the looks of things, Aya’s playability (the reveal that she was Amunet, a legendary Assassin who used snakes to kill Cleopatra) is more of an afterthought than something they originally intended from the very start of the game’s production.

Once Cleopatra enters the scene, the game forgoes pretending that it’s interested in making their adversaries (the people who killed their son) characters. Where a game like Assassin’s Creed 3 might’ve spent just a little too much time fleshing out the fictionalized versions of historical character villains when it should’ve been focusing more on Connor, Origins has the opposite problem. 

It doesn’t give its villains any time to become characters, which undermines Bayek and Aya’s progression as protagonists with a goal. The villains are part of a group called the “Order of the Ancients”, which acts as a precursor for the Templar Order (I guess???). None of them, save Khaliset (the Hyena), even register on the Richter Scale of memorable. They die, and then Bayek and Aya spend a lot of time in empty space having a shouting match with them (in what looks bad theatre) before banishing them with a feather. There was a slightly clever twist where one enemy called “The Crocodile” was a haggard old white woman, but the most they ever do with her is introduce her, and then send the player off to kill her. 

Supporting characters in Bayek’s story, most of which are friends or family, are simply there to betray him after he has a little joke and laugh with them. I swear, its like every single character he meets that isn’t some village peasant! One particularly interesting minor character, Kensa, was a former Medjay that worked with Bayek and turned to Gladiator battles to make a name for herself. 

She’s a fun character who fights with Bayek up until he discovers The Crocodile is one of the people hosting the gladiator battles. Kensa declares that she’d never betray Bayek (and I believe she wouldn’t), but the moment the game sends you after The Crocodile, you overhear her talking to your target like a drone and then the game has Bayek kill her unceremoniously with no reference to Bayek’s deed afterward. She’s just dead on the ground.

The missions dedicated to Cleopatra are perhaps one too many. She and her subplot really could’ve been a background fodder. The people Aya and Bayek were gunning after could easily make up most of the bulk of the story, but, nope, gotta weave Cleo up into that plot somehow, no matter how clunky it turns out.

What good is the formation of the Assassins if the opponents that spark the catalyst effect mean nothing more to the game than a few experience points to shove aside as it masturbates to the introduction of Cesar, Pompeii references, and the assassination of Cesar? Like Assassin’s Creed 3, I really think Bayek and Aya got short-changed because Ubisoft Montreal’s history boner continues to get the better of them (and they just have mediocre writers).

The way the game chooses to end Bayek and Aya’s relationship is about a weak as the accidental creation of the Assassin’s logo (a bird skull falls in the sand, Aya picks it up and bam, there’s the logo). A lot about the last moments of the game feel like Ubisoft remembered, “oh, wait, this is supposed to be a game about the formation the assassins!” And jammed the climax with almost every reference they’ve made to Egypt’s Assassin Bureau beforehand as quickly as possible.

Ubisoft’s gameplay continues to bloat out Creed games that, at this point, are better off being linear experiences, or sandbox games no larger than Assassin’s Creed or Assassin’s Creed 2. The fact that Origins "requires” the player to grind in-between story missions or side-quests in order to exploit a XP system I believe would’ve been ignored altogether like the feather missions in AC2, is scummy to say the least.

I really dislike the lightning in this game and how it effects the character models. Most of Assassin’s Creed: Origins looks as though it was run through a Instagram filter and hit with a bad case of bloom. Aya and Bayek’s skin tone is inconsistent as hell. In some scenes they’re a solid dark brown, in others, they’re so pale and washed out, it looks like they need a blood transfusion. A lot the NPCs look ashy and washed out in the bright light, and that only seems corrected in some pre-rendered cinematics. 

It feels as though Ubisoft tried to find some “happy medium” between the commonly accepted mainstream depiction of Ancient Egyptians (fair skinned, pale, and ambitiously brown) and historical depiction of Ancient Egyptians as seen in their artwork (most if, not all of the, had fairly dark skin). But, more often than not, they bowed to colorism.

On another note, Ubisoft really needs to ditch the real world elements since Desmond Miles is dead and gone (his story, in the retrospect that is “the world is gonna end in 2012!″, was benign to begin with), and none of the no-name characters they introduce do anything to restart the dead battery that is Modern Assassins vs. Abstergo Industries, but, Assassin’s Creed is a franchise perpetually held back by its weaker components on top of the overreach of its developers ambitions.

The most compelling thing about Assassin’s Creed: Origins is the world it created. For a bunch of people who decided Egypt would be a boring environment for a game (thought I’m not surprised they decided to set it during the time the Greeks and Romans were rolling up in the place), they certainly make it work to their advantage. Bayek and Aya are perhaps their strongest characters in the franchise, but, they’re stuck in a story that doesn’t feel all that together and is rushed by the end of the day.

I didn’t expect a lot from this game, I liked some of the things I got from it, but at this point, expecting better from an Assassin’s Creed game seems misguided nowadays and one should always lower their expectations.

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If you make a post and no one follows you

Does it really exist?

A brief rundown of whats going on in my life as far as gaming is concerned:

Destiny 2 which is a MESS but I’m sticking it out because I “missed out” when I departed D1 early more on that shit-caked whirlwind later

Nier Automata, motherfuck this game is something else and I doubt I’m even a quarter of the way in. How is it possible that it’s already dethroned my 2017 GoTY??

FIFA18 is so frustrating its soul-crushing but such is futbol or so I’m told.  This year is the first year I’ve started Ultimate Team and Online (I started ‘14 plz dnt jdg) The career of young stars (Milinkovic-Savic, Malcon, Embolo) is finally gaining traction. 

The Division is another one of those “holding-my-nose” situations and though I dipped a few toes in on my own since this last big update; I’m waiting to get some friends to really test it. 

Shadow of War is dead to me, another big loot box pusher that was just a little too repetitive to keep me after the first 10+ hours. 

Wolfenstein 2 is done and dusted until all that sweet sweet dlc comes out. It may be the tightest FPS to come out for a while and I’m really proud of Bethesda for coming through big on this title.

The Witcher 3 (The Late Hunt) I know I know, thank my friend Joe for badgering me because I’m having a BLAST. I’m currently rounding up Dandelion’s hoes and I’m looking forward to getting back to that fray. 

Bloodborne is my demon, lurking in the darkness laughing at my failed attempts to even get back into Yharnam. Every step in that city is laced with dread and peril, my nerves are putty in the flames of every enemy I face. Alas, my conquering of Nioh has amounted to nothing more than a singular achievement rather than the springboard that would propel me and my hunter through the living nightmare. Another day Yharnam, but I am coming for you. 

Nioh is the intro course to hardcore RPGs (why aren’t they called hxcrpg come on guys please tell me I’m not the only one) that I needed and I think a lot of people should give it a go. This is the closest any game has brought me to a hilt and blade since Onimusha and Ninja Gaiden. It can be a bit much as far as the items are concerned but brush past that and the gameplay mechanics are solid af with swift, crisp, and distinct combat that really left an impression with me. It will go down as one of my favorites. 

Fallout 4 was another let down of 2017 in the long run. There were a lot of bits that I liked (gunplay, the location both as a setting and as a gameplay element, decent quest amount/variety, weapon mod system). However, I really have a problem with how hollowed out the RPG elements like the perk system, speech tree, the truly interesting and imaginative side quests of 3 and NV. Even little things like where was my weapon conditioning. Can the mainstream gaming community not handle the idea of a tool breaking?? Nuka World and Far Harbor were great additions but unfortunately, neither of them offered any real changes to gameplay. Though what lacked in dynamic gameplay it made up for in unique setting, interesting motivations for the player among other things. Where’s Obsidian at? Also...Creation Club....fuuuucking hell...

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Standoff 2 is a very popular Action game developed by Axlebolt. This is a series of Standoff. It’s the form of a dynamic first-person shooter (FPS) game. This version has New maps, new types of modern weapons, new game modes are waiting for you in this incredible action game. Here terrorists and special forces going to engage the battle not for life, but to death. In this Mod Apk version has Unlimited Ammo, Money, No Reload and Unlimited Currency. Download this special version for Free and Enjoy the FPS game.

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This game has special 6 maps. Which was the old version. New version has More maps and skins.

You’ll enjoy 3 game modes such as “Deathmatch”, “Defuse the bomb” and “Arms race”.

New option added. That is Competitive games (“Defuse the bomb”)

You can make or play with your Friends, Lobbies and Messaging with them or Text and voice chats.

There is an option for Trades between players.

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Standoff 2 is one of the best FPS game and it has much better Tournaments. This amazing HD graphics will blow-up your mind. Here are some users reviews:

experiencegaming: It is the best android game I have ever played! It really deserves these 5 stars. But there are two things that i would like you to add. First more heavy guns, like shotguns, brownings and other types of guns. And second a trading system so I can trade skins with my friends. Thanks for your time!

fun: The game is good for pro/people with skill and the control are very good that not the problem. The gameplay is great. The graphics is good when it high but I put it a medium and it still great. It the money to get case(which have rare skin than boxes) are hard to get when grinding so can make it faster to grind. Plus can we have characters creators and get report system to little hackers but the hacker are hard to fight and can there be a feature we’re the gun be in the left instead of the right.

yobama: This game is very much mobile counter strike, and there’s nothing wrong with that. this game is extremely polished and has plenty of content. The gameplay is fantastic with a lot of ways to customize your control scheme to match you’re personal preference. There’s even a very in-depth option to customize your crosshair to your liking. This game in no way pushes to be pay to win like most mobile games. The only microtransactions in the game are to pay for skins which don’t affect gameplay.

Michael Blasko: Great game! Just like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Wish there was more customization with controls (i.e. additional fire buttons), a higher chance to obtain better skin from boxes and cases and to fix some small server issues. Most of the issues I have listed are minor, but would improve the game greatly! I hope to see some of these suggestions implemented and some new content in the near future!

ibrahim tagizade: The game is absolutely perfect except some server problems, I mean so much time i die behind the wall but probably server shows me near the wall – not behind. And also my internet connection is good, 80 pings actually. If you fix this it will be great.

X mite: this game is the best. it brings me joy to play such a great game on mobile other than pubg this is the best game on mobile for me. I think you should keep the rampage mode.

No Copyright TracksTM: Wow, I am playing it on my s9 with every graphic on max, and it runs in 60 fps! I haven’t seen a game of cs that optimized and such good graphics! Also, the controls are easy and make the game fun and enjoyable. Keep up the good job!

Giovanny Gomez: This game has incredible potential which it has reached, but with each update, we lose something. I personally miss being able to spam jump, but after jump fatigue, the movement has been incredibly slowed down. Please allow some version of Bhop allowed without people having to find glitches. Allow us to gain momentum as we jump. If this does not resolve then my rating will stay the same, thank you.

Darsh Verma: Everything I experience is totally Excellent!! What I want from Standoff 2 to generate more guns with more skins, more maps, Don’t include one player in that game that had already completed 2 rounds… That’s It.

DARE DEVIL: graphics are good, the gameplay is also good and controls great but u must add more new weapons , must training maps for all things like no scope training and all. I know it not an eazy task but I know u all will try your best .plz try. We love this game too much.

Shirin Akter: it’s the best fps ever in the world. it also deserves 5 stars. But the heavy gun should also be added. there are 50 of skins there are many modes: tdm, deathmatch, capture the flag. There are 2-years event modes are: duel sniper, rampage, capture the flag. In duel sniper, you have only m40 and you can fly. In rampage, you had only bat and shotgun had tons of fun. I don’t play capture the flag sorry. please say yes. I hope they will add heavy and please download this game. Do not forget to download this app!

Rohan Singh: It’s the best game ever played by me. Saying frankly as a gamer and have played every game and this game is the best one I have ever played. Its better than PUBG and Fortnite too. But need to work a little in lagging Otherwise its the best.

Naman Hegde: this game is very good and I love it. I have this game on my other phone but I am downloading this game on this mobile too because this game is so good. I had this game a very long time ago when it was not so good but now because of the update. this game has turned out so so well. the graphics are great and the controls are also so good. it is tough, hand and very very addictive to play. I really – really do recommend this game. I just think they should add more game modes like zombie mode.

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Modern Combat 5: eSports FPS game Create a squad from 9 classes, add your friends for team play and test your skills in dynamic warfare against online rivals from around the world! MC5 aimbot Apk Mod God fps game has provides you with No Ads for Android. Download this MC5 because it is one of the best online FPS on mobile.

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Modern Combat 5 (mc5) has great graphics, music and voice performances perfectly adapted for a first-person shooter game and Play the new Spec Ops missions for a real online FPS adrenaline rush. This is a Perfect for anyone hungry for solo play first-person shooter fun, or team play eSports competition. Here are some user reviews:

Mrityunjoy Das: It was my first ever multiplayer gameplay that I have ever played. Earlier I played this game in my iPhone & IPad I. e. on ios version way back on 2015 where I have unlocked all the available fighter characters and reached level 50 stage. Thereafter, the game was updated to a higher version which my ios version didn’t support. Thereafter, 3long years now I have finished all the story levels which I was unable to finish it earlier. Hence, one could imagine how much I liked the game. LOL

Prabhakar Singh: The game is awesome. amazing maps and adventurous campaign missions. for Multiplayer matches it can be improved more. I’d love if they introduce a new option in setting controls, i.e rearranging the tapping points for the trigger, grenade, Crouch, etc on the screen. Thank you…

Devin Smith: great game good graphics but when the last update came out today it had a flaw…. on April 19, 2019, when the new update came out when I want to go play multiplayer it won’t let me it says that my connection was lost but I didn’t have bad internet at the time.

Sarah Abdullah: Awesome Game! Like this is an awesome game! My 7-year-old brother loves this game and also askes me to always play it on my phone. The downside is that I feel like this game should be for everyone! Besides this problem…Awesome Game!

Umer Khan: I got great experience it is the game I wanted.it is historical, it is fantasy, and it has the great graphics and the important thing it is shooting game but I love its graphics are better than I thought I really recommend this game I love it a really nice adventure.

Broc Sampson: love the gameplay. fairly balanced weapons & armor. I don’t like the knife Jack’s. works with an Xbox controller. wish they would add more maps.

Gaby Villa: I was so happy when I started playing this game it’s because of it challenging and fun. I just want to say though that this game has a very big potential in going at the top of the ratings but it has a lot of improvement before it gets there, like adding more stuff in moving your character like rolling to avoid and jumping to reach high places I really had some cool ideas but I don’t want to state them cuz this game is yours and it your idea that matters. So, all in all, it best game there is.

Renga nathan S: This game is awesome and I am very excited while playing this game. This game has good graphics in weapon detail. And the other graphics also very good. This game more weapons so it increased the rate of playing. No fix in this game, but very hard to get a blueprint of a weapon so plz make it easy It will increase your rate of plays. Another good work is multi-player have increased the game in the first TPS Thank you.

victory egwuatu: it’s an awesome game alright but the graphic a wasn’t the same as the video on my phone, the multiplayer is cool and all but sometimes when I’m shooting an opponent it’s his bot doesn’t move and next thing I’m dead cause the same person killed me from behind. kinda sucks. as for the story, its really ok, plus I’ve been trying to download the remaining chapters but it isn’t downloading for some reason and it keeps disconnecting from the server continuously good game overall but please help fix it.

Grant Stuarte: Honestly, love this game, but there are several things that really annoy me that keep me from giving 5 stars. First being it 9/10 times will put you on the same map no matter what. literally today I tried it just to see; 15 times in a row I left streets, because I had already played several matches there, and it put me back in that map every single time. 2nd is just small glitchy things like someone stabbing you when they are facing away from you.

Basheer vi: Best Shooting Game. I love to play this game please make it offline soon. My Island has a low speed of internet. So make it offline it will help more gamers to play like me. I don’t want it fully offline but you need to add offline story mode too. And also online multiplayer for fastest network users. Thank you.😍😍😍😍

Charles Parr: I have been playing this game since 2013. Its a great game with awesome graphics. With that being said, I am very disappointed with this latest update. The app keeps disconnecting and when I do manage to keep a stable connection I can’t play multiplayer because it is stuck at 64% downloading map data. I hope the developers fix this soon. I have a lot of money invested in armors, weapons, etc!

Lucas Henrique: man this game is so good, great graphics and great history involved on the game but, after this last updates, I can’t play multiplayer matches and it’s always reconnecting and reconnecting… I almost uninstalled it( Just didn’t do it ’cause it has cost a lot of my time to download). And it would be the smallest problems if I could get out of the tutorial when I access the game;-;. So I really hope this game come back to normal.

Tboy Brima: The game is fun. Unlocking weapons is satisfying and they give a nice amount of free credits. The controls are very wonky. Too difficult to aim even when I use a gamepad. Sensitivity is on either side of the spectrum of being too low or too high. Higher tier weapons are very overpowered. Developers need to finetune the controls and gameplay.

kalo tamanikaiyaroi: The best graphical game so far. The 3/4d is amazing. The multiplayer freezes sometimes. Control needs a combo mode, the knife is not available to new players and support staff should be buyable with in-game cash, gold, and coins. The game sometimes freezes at the end of a match mostly multiplayer. Campaign mode the game always verify files and starts download all over, even when opening the app. The boosted mode is most of the time freezing in-game, after and when count down to start. Almost like PS4 on mobile.

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