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10 Games That Had a Great First Half, but Got Boring in the Second

Usaid — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:15:59 +0000

Pacing is easily one of the most vital aspects of a video game, and nailing it can be a dreadful task for a developer. It’s a medium that requires balancing elements of narrative and gameplay mechanics for the entirety of the experience, and when that is not done right – things can quickly start to fall off track. Of course, that doesn’t mean that games that exhibit such tendencies turn out to be objectively bad but having pacing issues does leave a sour taste in the mouth. With this feature, we will be taking a look at 10 such games that do start out strong, but tend to get a lot less interesting as you inch towards the end credits.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Kojima Productions delivered one of the best stealth experiences of recent memory with Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. The game meshes together a great story filled with underlying themes along with an open world that’s quite literally a playground of possibilities. It’s one of the best games that use the concept of systemic world design to the fullest extent, and it’s really fun to bend these systems to your will and come up with interesting solutions to a variety of problems.

The game starts out really strong, and Kojima ensures gradual progression as new tools start to open up and missions get more complex with new enemy types and labyrinthian designs – forcing you to use everything in your arsenal to get through it all. But once you get past Mission 31, you notice that the “new missions” are actually just rehashed older missions with new mission clear constraints tacked on top for good measure. It’s still fun to clear out these missions, but stripping away the freedom to cause chaos can also turn some people off – and that coupled with the fact that it’s all essentially rehashed content built to pad out the game can tamper with the enjoyment.

15 Video Games That Gave Its Players Boss Like Powers

Usaid — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:55:28 +0000

Games are a form of escape from the many mundanities of normal life; it’s a medium that thrives on providing a sense of escapism to the players. And what better way to provide that escape than indulging in a power fantasy – one that allows you to let loose and wreak havoc upon your adversaries with little effort? To that end, here are 15 games that give you boss-like superpowers:

Prototype

Radical Entertainment’s Prototype might be the most obvious candidate for such a list, and with good reason. The game sees players assuming the role of Alex Mercer, who has been inflicted with a deadly virus that has given him a plethora of superpowers ranging from the ability to consume and disguise anyone to jumping across buildings and gliding through cityscapes and many more. Using these powers, you can make short work of almost anything and everything that comes in your way – and it feels really empowering to say the least.

15 Amazing Open-World Stealth Games You Need To Play

Usaid — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:45:36 +0000

Games that allow players to deal with their adversaries in a bevy of different ways are great. Games that allow players to do that in large open environments? Even better. Today, we will be looking at the cream of the crop when it comes to open-world stealth experiences.

Please note that this list is an unordered one, so the order in which these games are ranked has nothing to do with their respective qualities. Also for the sake of uniqueness, we have limited entries to one per franchise.

With that out of the way, let’s begin:

Assassin’s Creed Unity

The Assassin’s Creed series of games is home to a number of excellent open-world experiences, although most would agree that Unity stands tall as one of the best stealth-oriented Assassin’s Creed games to date. Sure, the game suffered from a rocky launch – but now that its technical inefficiencies have been sorted out, fans can truly appreciate all that Unity did right. The densely packed and visually striking environments of the 18th-century palace house a wide array of techniques and opportunities to silently take down foes, and the fluid animation-driven parkour system is easily the best in the series. Furthermore, the game’s key assassination missions build on top of these mechanics by constructing open-ended missions with plenty of ways to go about taking down your targets.

15 Single Player Games With Powers That Were a Blast to Play

Ravi Sinha — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:40:52 +0000

While a good story, challenging combat, complex puzzles and detailed worlds can make for fun times in video games, sometimes you want to feel all-powerful. Some games cater well to that power fantasy, giving you incredible powers to wipe the floor with the opposition, thus providing the ultimate catharsis. Let’s take a look at 15 single-player titles with the best powers.

Control

The morphing Service Weapon may be her claim to the Director position in The Oldest House but it’s Jesse’s psychokinetic powers that make her a force to reckon with. Along with launching objects – and bodies – into enemies, she’s capable of using nearby rubble to create a shield, temporarily Seize a foe’s mind, and even Levitate. Further powers were added in subsequent updates, like Shield Rush for conjuring a shield of rubble and then charging into enemies with it.