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Summary: Sweet graphics and music, but...
Review: the fighting interface isn't too bad, though it took a bit to get the controls to functions. The first person shooter is clunky, and very difficult to control. The people, while good detail to face and body, and general body movement, the minimalistic facial expressions is just creepy. While the plot is highly imaginative and original, the pace feels rather plodding. The eye and ear candy of the 3-D graphics, combined with Bowie and Reeves background music are amazing, and save the game. If you're looking for something different, or like the slow dreamscapes of mystery games, like Myst and Riven, give an Omikron a try. If you're looking for something faster-paced, look elsewhere.
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Summary: Sweet graphics and music, but...
Review: the fighting interface isn't too bad, though it took a bit to get the controls to functions. The first person shooter is clunky, and very difficult to control. The people, while good detail to face and body, and general body movement, the minimalistic facial expressions is just creepy. While the plot is highly imaginative and original, the pace feels rather plodding. The eye and ear candy of the 3-D graphics, combined with Bowie and Reeves background music are amazing, and save the game. If you're looking for something different, or like the slow dreamscapes of mystery games, like Myst and Riven, give an Omikron a try. If you're looking for something faster-paced, look elsewhere.
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Summary: Prepare to kick your computer several times
Review: The game is beautiful, but I do think Quantic Dream could have taken some time to fix a number of things. For one, the game has a huge grudge against my primary display driver (which works fine on the other 3-D games I play) so I have to use the software rendering, which isn't too slow as long as it's on 640x480 resolution and the detail is very low and the clipping is very near...Also, the shooting mode is insanely stupid as other people have said. And the game refuses to respond to my keyboard about a third of the time when I try to fight in the arena. (My roommate didn't have that problem, however, so it might just be my keyboard.) And it would be nice to skip the cut scenes...seeing the video for the 50th time at the arena is really boring. Now that I've bitched about the programming, I have to point out that it's a truly addictive game, and very fun for this not-very-hardcore gamer. One more gripe: The Dreamers don't perform often enough. :)
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Summary: this is the best game
Review: The hype of this game is that it is a "fully-realized world" and I don't think I can argue with that. The streets are filled with people, you can be hit by cars (or sliders as they are called) heck you can even go down to a supermarket and buy some food. This game is very fun. Another excellent feature of this game is its wide variety of gameplay. Most of the time you are in adventuring mode but other times you can switch into fighting, shooting or swimming mode. The fighting mode is very fun (you have a hologram fighting program in the main characters apartment) It is not the best fighting out of fighting games but it is a lot better than some of the pure fighting games out there. The strange thing about the fighting is that there is no block button. Every person has a different skill level of fighting in the game so each person has different skills in blocking, special moves, styles etc. The fighting is excellent. The shooting is not as satisfying as the fighting because of the way it is set up. All of the enemies come out of predesigned spots so all you have to do is play the level over and over until you know exactly where the enemies will be. It is still fun but not as satisfying as the fighting. I haven't really experienced the swimming so I do not feel inclined to review it. I'm having a lot of fun with this game so I suggest that you get it.
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Summary: I'm glad I bought it, but it lacks here and there
Review: This game has an allure because of its revolutionary concept, but not all is delivered. To make it short: THE GOOD: -incredible graphics, with or without a card -free atmosphere that just begs to be explored -somewhat of a branching storyline and some choices along the way -huge, seemless city areas -great concepts - many inhabitable characters and NEARLY endless possibilities THE BAD: -the four different 'modes' (adventure, shooting, fighting and swimming) are kind of annoying -the objects (books especially) are somewhat repetitive and limiting -all the people in the street... do they all look EXACTLY the same or am I seeing double - triple - quad... AHHHHHHHH! -I personally don't like the concept that you are REALLY sitting there playing a computer game which is controlling bodies in another demon-infested parallel universe... I'd rather put myself in the position of the character than just be myself sitting on my butt -for the life of me, I can't drive those blasted cars -some of the puzzles are very hard and in some, the solution doesn't really make sense. I had to buy the PRIMA strategy guide, which, in a bind, I recommend.
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Summary: Original and entertaining but not without problems
Review: This game has intrigued me ever since I saw the ads in game magazines. Now having expended close to several weeks effort on the game I can only say that the game is original, entertaining and fun if you can overlook some of the faults in the design. You play a 'nomad soul' that jumps from body to body living and interacting with the game world as a host of different people. Each new person you inhabit has his/her problems and goals which you try to solve as that character. The good parts: a great story, an original idea (for a PC game), smooth 3D graphics, a chance to experience several different lives in a single game. The not-so good parts: clumsy controls (expecially combat) and the fact that while you can generally control when you want to jump bodies, at several points this is forced by the game (usually just when you thought the current one was perfect). It may just be me, but I don't really like being railroaded just because the storyline demands it. The new game 'Messiah' has a similar idea but allows you total control over when you want to enter or leave host bodies. Also you may want to web over to the publisher's website to check for patches - the game seemed a little unstable, at least on my PC that no amount of tinkering with drivers, Direct3D, etc could fix.
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Summary: GREAT GAME, But........
Review: This game is great but at certin times it gets either way to hard or really repetative. The first person mode isn't very good but the other modes are excellent in my opinion. If you don't own this game then buy it. But, buyer beware it gets really confusing at parts so you might get frustrated at times.
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Summary: GREAT GAME, But........
Review: This game is great but at certin times it gets either way to hard or really repetative. The first person mode isn't very good but the other modes are excellent in my opinion. If you don't own this game then buy it. But, buyer beware it gets really confusing at parts so you might get frustrated at times.
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Summary: Great game - a must
Review: This game took me by surprise. I didn't know how to handle this strange mix of adventure-game, roleplaying and action-game at first. Once I got the hang of it, I couldn't let go. What a fine game this is. It's breaking new ground with the mix of styles, and I certainly praise the makers for this. It's an immersive, breathtaking experience, sure to provide long evenings, long nights even. There's plenty to discover, as in a good adventuregame, and there's some figthing and shooting to do as well. There are some minor drawbacks. The procedure to save a game is quite annoying. You can't save whenever you like: you have to find gold rings first. The amount of rings grants you the amounts of saves. So when you're far advanced in a the game, but didn't find any rings yet - well, you have to start again at the last save... Hence four stars instead of five. Overall, this is a sublime game, very haunting and with humour as well. A extremely good buy.
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Summary: Good game
Review: This is a great game. Great graphics and a great story line. For me the game has ONLY one flaw which are the first-person shooter sequences. You would think that with the quality of everything else that went into it the programmers would create at least a passable shooter sequence. If you haven't guessed by now, the shooter sequences are not that good and do not 'feel' like the rest of the game. To further provide an analogy, it is like you are playing a great game like "Privateer2: The Darkening" and then out of the blue you are playing 1980s "Space Invaders". With all of the other technological wonders of this game, that is the one part that sticks out like a sore thumb. The hand-to-hand fight sequences are excellent, the storyline is superb and the graphics are high quality. David Bowie's music adds a poetic flavour to this cyber-world of Omikron and I would highly recommend his new album called 'Hours' which has some of the soundtrack to this great game. In summary, if you can put up with the near impossible shooter sequences, this is a terrific game.
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