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Today, years after release, you can get all 3 bioshocks in single pack. First 2 games are remastered and improved. But is this pack worthy? Should you spend your money? Bioschock: Remastered PROS - You will step in to the rapture (city at bottom of sea) for first time. - Graphics are logically worst of all tree games, but it is still okay even for todays standarts. - Gameplay is what matters here and in bioshock 1 its very good. Interesting locations, enemies, bosses, crafting, hacking, etc... You explore locations, finding hiddent areas, fighting your way trought hostile city. There are various weapons and plasmind (magical powers) that will help you in various situations and fights of course. - Story is and lore very good too. You will expereince a lot of funny, interesting moments. - First game is the longest of all three in my opinion. its a little bit slower but do not fear, t´here is enough action for everybody. CONS - Crashing. Yes that is the only thing that i didnt liked. After years, it is still there and not fixed. So if you will paly this, please do have 2 SAVES and rotate them everytime you save. I had to repeat almost all location because of this. Bioschock 2: Remastered PROS - In second game, you will look to the undersea city rapture again, but this time you will play as Big Daddy (If you played first game you know what it is :-D) - Graphics are significantly better. Especially water effects are very good (Better than in third bioshock) - The game is really very similiar to the first bioshock. But everything is enhanced. Fights are better, crafting is better, hacking is better. Almost all things are improved a bit. The game plays better. - But there are still some thing that are worse. The game feels shorter. Locations are more straightforward and not so interesting in my opinion and so on. - Story is and lore are very good. CONS - Still crashing :-D but now only when you let the game in menu for some time. But rotate saves here too for sure like in first game. Bioshock: Infinite PROS - Third bioshock is different and not in bad way, but in good way. It is from different universe :-D. Welcome to the columbia, the flying city! - Good thing is the gameplay itself is very similiar to first 2 games, but with more intense action. There are no pasive plasminds but now you will find gear through the game (its better in my opinion). Active plasminds (magic skills) are still here and they are still usefull and funny to use. There many weapons to use and you can choose which fits better to your playstyle. - In bioshock: infinity you will have a companion, sweet young girls elisabeth, that will acompany you during the game and will be with you till the end. Together with her you will uncover story of third bioshock which is in my opinion fantastic and leaves 2 previous games behind. Elisabeth is not just a pet that will follow you. She talk, she move, she cover herself, she find money, ammo, salt (mana) and medkits for you, and thats not all because about you and her the whole story is. She is just unique and fantastic addition to the game. Without her game would be nothing. - Graphics are logically best from all three bioshocks but in bioshock 2, water had better effects. - Music and sounds are atmosferic and top notch. The world itself is beatufily crafted. CONS - Well its not crashing, at least for me. But its sad it stuters on my new high end PC when changing locations (loading new things) its annoying but i got used to it. FINAL RESULT All three bioshocks in single pack and in discount are fantastic offer. Gameplay, Story, Atmosphere, Good portion of action, Many ways how to play, that are things where all bioshocks excell. I like that all bioshocks differs from each other in some ways. in every one of the three i like something else that others do not have. If there werent crashing and stuttering issues it would be even better.

Well I hoped to have good time playing AC 3 on new PC but after what i saw ingame and in menu i wont play it. Horrible artefacting, not able to change resolution at all and i guess there is no ultra wide support too (but cant change resolution at all so cannot check that)

The game is simply boring for me. Bought it in C&C bundle for cheap and after playing a while i've uninstalled this. It seems EA will ruin every game serie they touch.

It was fun. I really enjoyed Pillars of Eternity but i am also upset a little, because it miss many things that made legendary Baldurs Gate 2 so good. Dont get me wrong. PoE is good game but it is still steps behind BG2. Not in every aspect of game. Some things are better in PoE, but overally there are still a lot of things to be improved. PROS - Almost all things in game are good or at least mediocre. - Graphics are OK. Developers did good job to bring you same old BG2 feel in modern coat. - Sounds are mediocre not bad but nothing that will excite you enough. - User interface, journal, inventory, world map, character sheet, etc... everything is good with place for improvements. Game tries to provide you with plenty of informations about almost everything, but there are still a lot of basic game machanics that you need to find on internet. - Quests have more results, You make a lot of decisions during you gameplay and it does matter. Overally I had very good feelings about this part of game. There are a lot of ways how to solve conversations and various events. Your reputation is based on your conversation and quest decisions. - Items, Armors, Weapons, etc..., are good. Weapons have different damage types and armors have different damage reductions. - Very nice ending where the game tell you what happend with towns, villages, party members, factions after your victory. CONS - Stealth system is not as good as i would like it to be. You can sneak around to know where your enemies are and what are they numbers but that all. No sneak attacks no quiet situation solve. - Combat system is flat and very straightforward here. In BG2 you had a lot of different ways how to solve different situations. Here it is too, but poorly executed. Is there a room full of fireball traps but no one to detect it and disable it? No problem just cast cast protecting spells on our warrior and let him to trigger it all without harm. In BG2 yes. But not in PoE you cannot cast defensive spells when out of combat :-D. - There are a lot of spells for same thing. Its sad because in BG2 were a lot of spells too, but for different situations with various combat changing effects. You will find it here too but very rarely. Here you are just casting some spells on some enemies and in most situations it doesnt matter what spells on what enemies :-D. - Although items, armors and weapons are good, their special magical properties are not as interesting and cool as they could be. You can even enchant your items with another stuff you found on your adventures which is nice addition but its same like with spells. A lot of varios magical properties with same effect. It almost doesnt matter what magical properties your items have. - No multiplayer. I was shocked when me and my friend bought game expecting to play together (in BG1 and BG2 more than 15 years old game it was possible) So we were forced to play it solo. - End game comes quickly. One time you think you are in half of game and several hours later you stand before main boss. And when you defeat him, the game ends (Very nice ending). But you cannot continue in your gameplay. Every unfinished business is lost without warning. And thats very sad because i think it could be done better. - Combat pace is very quick by default and it was necessary for me to play in slow combat all the time. The combat and spell effects are also very chaotic and it took some time until i got used to it. 8 / 10 is maximum i give to PoE. Developers tried hard and did very good job. In some aspects they overcame BG2 but in others they failed.

Very good RPG that i can recommend to everyone who likes this type of games. PROS - A lot of ways to create your character that will fit your gamestyle. You can be battlemage, warrior, knight, rouge, assasin, wizzard, combination of those and more. - More ways to complete quests. Quests are interesting and good. - You have a lot of freedom in your journey. - Nice sounds and graphics. - Interestings story that will keep you with game. - Good multiplayer support. Playing in multiplayer with firend will bring you twice more fun. - Good combat system (turn based) CONS - Couple of bugs that will annoy you (But its nothing gamebreaking). Annoing chat and combat log scrolling up for no reason. Some desync issues. - Perhaps there could be more interesting combat abilities to learn, more options to choose. - We played multiplayer with friend on normal difficulty. Start of game was good and balanced according to dificulty, but the middle of game and end of game were very easy for us (Moderately experienced players, no maniacs). Maybe we had very good gear and level, but i think the dificulty curve should be made better :-(

Its just not enough for full price. Improvements are just not enough. Journey? Who cares !!! Animations, and slow player driblink ar messed up. Driblink with ball is weird. Stupid AI. Mostly defense. Stupid gameplay when playing at small-limited space. Sidelines, Front of goals, etc... Stupid long passes and stupid high trought balls. Stupid centers. New penalties and free kick are unfinished! Bad online servers. There are 2 good things this year. - Frostbite engine (Better graphics and physics) - Body play (covering ball by your body) There are still same old problems with game that havent been addressed for years. I regret my money this year.

Black desert is MMORPG with a lot of great ideas. But after weeks/days of playing you will know there are a lot of bad mechanics. There good things and bad things and those bad things keep black desert from beying a top MMORPG. PROS - Big and beautifull world full of quests and things to do (Do not expect original quest. It is same repetitive bussines like in every other MMO) - The graphics are one of the best among todays MMO's - Sandbox style of the game, you can be skilled gatherer, trader, fisher, cook, horse trainer, etc... Or you can skip that all and focus only on combat power of your character. - Itemization and overall game phylosophy. Doesnt matter what level you are, you can use same gear when you are 10 lvl or 50 lvl. You can use materials and items that you found during leveling for your high end gear and high end potions. Literally you are playing end game even on low level. - Levelling system (Soft cap 50 level - official max level, but you can get higher levels, but more slowly) - Contribution poitns system: When you play, you earn contribution points, that you can invest somewhere. For example to storage, your residence, some grinding location or some farm where your workers can gather materials. - Enchanting system where your gear get's more powerfull as you enchant it. CONS - Clunky PVP. Its just not fun for me. Unnecesary animations and some game aspects make PVP and combat not fun. - Boss scroll system is boring and not exciting. - Only posibility to trade between players is by auction house (marketplace) I do not have anything againts that, it fights againts gold sellers etc... But they have not implemented anything that let you give some good gear or materials to your friend you play with. You can only give potions to someone. - Grinding and fighting monsters is much more efficient over all gatherin, fishing or other activities. It is shame they allowed that. I agreee that fighting monsters should be essential to collect some thing you cant get by gathering, but right now it is best in everything. This part of game is not balanced and damage game itself. - Energy system that allows you perform some ingame actions is messed up and total chaos :-D - Other game aspects that are simply stupid and unnecesary.

Overwatch is fast paced team action game full of interesting heroes, maps you can play. Expect a lot of epic moments, good looking graphic and fantastic music background. Yes, there are still some flawes and issues, but Overwatch is well made and very polished game. Even if there isn much content yet, but it will change with future updates. PROS - Epic gameplay - Graphics & Sounds & Music - Pretty good performance optimization (You do not need insane PC) - High quality content (Heroes & game maps are very interesting and well made) - Every hero is uniques wih specific gameplay - Very intuitive controlls CONS - There could be more maps & heroes but i expect they come with updates. - Server & game application issues occurs occationally. - After a lot of hours it become monotonous (Not boring, but not so exciting and epic)

Grim Dawn is a game. And it is very good game. It is an action RPG with dark atmosphere, good itemization and many ways how to build your character. Game rewards exploring. There are many places to find and a lot of hidden locations and treasures. It is not time consuming like Path of Exile nor oversimplified like Diablo 3. It is more like old Titan Quest and it runs on its game engine (but enhanced) and uses its mechanics (Also enhanced) Even if it is very similiar to Titan Quest, there are many enhancements. For example devotion system. WIth it you can specialize your character and improve it even more. There this faction system and crafting system which both add posibilities to make your character stronger. PROS - Itemization, Equipment, - Crafting, Factions - Skills, Leveling - Devotion + Multiclass system - Graphics, Music CONS - Sometimes you say: Hey that model of monster is like it was in titan quest. Or something like that. But if you didnt played titan quest, then there is no problem. - Some things were better in old TItan Quest. For example music, story and overall adventure in Titan Quest were fantastic and epic. Grim dawn is not so good in these parts of game.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is definitely one of the best action games in last years. You can expect very high quality combat system, good animations, day and night cycle, fair weather system, interesting gameworld full of different enemies and much more... The gameworld is not very big but it doesnt matter. It is full of enemies, quests and other things to do. Storyline is simple but not bad at all. It surprised me a bit. Graphics and Sounds are very high quality and another good thing is you do not need High End computer to play it. Mainstream PC will be enough. PROS - Sounds and Graphics - Combat system, Animations, and everything else with combat - Captains and warchiefs system where every captain has strengths and weaknesess. Captains can fight each other. You can force one captain to murder another captain etc... - World is not big but full of things to do. - Freedom. You can do what do you want and how do you want. You can fight your way, etc... - Day night cycle + weathers CONS - Longevity (20 - 40 hours average, which is not bad) - Camera (sometimes) - Controlls (sometimes)

Last years i prefer FIFA over PES. Why? Just because PES prefer console players over PC players significantly. Both, FIFA and PES has it's own PROS and CONS. But let's talk about FIFA 16. Well. There are some improvements, but they are so few. It is very dissapointing. You can expect similiar gaming experience as with FIFA 15. The most noticable changes are: 1. Gameplay is now more middle pitch oriented than in FIFA 15. That is good thing but there are still a lot of gameplay problems (stupid players switching, etc...) that are even more noticable than in FIFA 15. 2. And thats all :-D Yes there are new features but theyre few and tiny so they do not have much impact. I do not recomend you to buy FIFA only when your last footbal game is 2 or more years old. Do not buy footbal games every year. You will be dissapointed.

I decided to give Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 a chance and I played its DEMO. I wanted PES 2016 to be very good, but unfortunately I have to say I'm a bit disappointed. I was expecting more. The gameplay itself, animations, passes, shots, players movement, etc ... are all good. In PES 2016 the players are not so mobile like in FIFA, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Matches are more strategic. Worse it is with the pace of the game. The pace of play in PES 2016 is almost always the same. Not too fast or slow. It is only normal. In FIFA this year, you can play quickly, slowly, carefully, etc... and your players will fit your gameplay automatically. On the other hand, the players in PES their contact with the pitch and the ball is more heavy and realistic. Big disappointment for me is that, like last year, this year the PC version of the game is technically and graphically much worse than the PS 4 version for example. PC version is more of a clone PS 3 version. This is unacceptable and it is one big betrayal from KONAMI. It will definitely not support the saleability. For me personally, it is one of the decisive factors why not buy the game. I do not recommend you buy PES 2016 because FIFA 16 is better in vast number of game aspects. PROS - Gameplay is generally good and fun - The players on the pitch and their contact with the balloon is heavy and realistic - Sound, Stadiums and atmosphere of matches is very good CONS - Some aspects of the game are not very good (very short passing, centers, penalties, the pace of the game is constant rather than dynamic) - Lack of licenses (For example Premier League) greatly detracts from the overall quality of the game. Earlier years, the PES had better gameplay than FIFA and we could close both eyes over the licenses . But nowadays licences are great weakness of PES - The PC version is a port from the Playstation 3 version - Menus are ugly

Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior is like Call of Duty. But there are no modern guns or grenades. You will smash your enemies by swords, polearms, scimitars or crossbows. There are several interesting factions (samurais, pirates, ninjas, spartans, knights, vikings) with different playstyles and weapons. You can try different modes like team deathmatch or last team standing, capture the flag and some more. The game is unforgiving for new players. More experienced players will punish you for every mistake. But when you overcame your first mistakes and learn how to block, dodge, etc... Then you will be rewarded by enjoyment from defeating your opponent. But thats almost all you can expect from this game. PROS - Its quite cheap - Good 1v1 combat machanics - Good factions variability and playstyles - Unforgiving but rewarding CONS - Game is overally not polished enough - Weak graphics - Weird tutorial

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot was a quite surprise for me. And i had a fun playing it. The gameplay is simple but not dumb. The game consists from several aspects that fits together really well. You raid enemy castles where monsters and traps await you. Your main goal is to overcome all monsters and traps to gain loot. By loot i mean items you can equip to your hero and various material you can use to craft traps and monsters that will defend your castle. Defending your castle is very important, to protect your valuables from other players. But do not fear the game do not allow others to raid you very often :-) There is a lot more to discover in game, but do not expect miracles. Game is simple, the aspects of game fits together, and of course its free to play. PROS - Simple gameplay - Everything fits together really well - Loot, Castles - Some castles designed by players can be very chalenging. - Free to play CONS - After some time it gets quite boring and repetitive (but it happends for all games soon or later) - Some pay to win aspects (but it do not take the fun from you) - I think there could be more effective ways to design your castles

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited can be described as another boring MMORPG. Yes. It is sad but true. It's not only problem with TESO but with almost all MMORPGs. TESO developers tried to change some things in common MMORPG formula but i think they did not suceed. There was a lot of potential to be sure but the result is quite a mess. It was definetly not worth monthly subscribtions nor the cost over 50 EUR right now in shop. If you can get the game cheap, you can try it. GOOD The game is not all bad. There are some things i like. For example questing locations. Atmosphere of weather (rain, sunny days) and day and night cycle. Exploring is quite fun. Skills and Atributes system also was good. You can really make your character as you want. Unique and interesting. But thats all. BAD There are a lot of things that are not done well. I feel that the game is not immersive and fun overall. The world, small details like music, graphics, towns scenery, voice acting (accent, khajjits are horribly voice acted) and many other things are really bad. They take the immersion from the game. The questing is faceroll! World bosses are faceroll. I had not good feeling when i soloed everything. There was almost no satisfaction from playing. The storyline in TESO is so DUMB. Really boring and i would be more happy without it. The guild and trade system has bad design. The loot is boring too. RESULT TESO: TU is not an AAA game. Its not even AA game. There is enough content, soem good game elements, but thats all. Everything else feels bad or average. Even graphics feels often very dull. It's not worth full price. I recommend you to buy it with decent discount somewhere if you really want to play it.

Path of Exile is FREE diablo-like action RPG from unforgiving world of Wraeclast. Music, Sounds, Graphics are at fair level. Yes, they could be better but it's ok for diablo-like game. Locations, especially dungeons are dark and really cool. This game has potential to hold for months or even years, becouse there are so many combinations of pasives and active skills that you can try out. But there are some big flaws also that can drive you from playing PoE. The combat is very boring after some time, playing game is not fun, leveling is not fun, grinding is not fun, even creating new characters and trying out new own builds is not fun, becouse they all strongly depends on your items and gems. The more you play, the more unrewarding the game is. Items are very generic and boring. Same with skills. The PoE is simply like very strong drug with horrible effects. This game is very very very unrewarding and not fun to play in long term. I recommend you to try PoE, becouse it is free game. It will be most propably fun for you at least several hours. Maybe you will be adicted on it for very long time. But if you want to play PoE seriously, you have to be nolifer.