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Brilliant game. One of my favourites on the PS4. Graphically speaking it is gorgeous. The environment itself, colour palette used, the animations when you liberate a bell tower, the psychedelic Yogi and Reggie levels, Shangri-La. I can't think of anything prettier. It really is a work of art. So much so it actually surprises me sometimes when I remember it's a Ubisoft game. Gameplay is excellent and really smooth. It's just downright fun. That's surely an essential element of any game. I'm generally more of a fan of 3rd person games, but this has made me rethink that. Massive open world, a really solid campaign. Loads of side quests, which can be ignored, if you like, and I ignored plenty. Personally I enjoyed the story. Good characters with some good twists. I like buddhism, in general, and I loved the contrast between the peaceful environment and ideology and some good old ultra violence! Not sure if it was intentional or not but it provoked thought in me. First Far Cry game I've ever played, so can't comment on the progression from Far Cry 3. Ignoring that it's a solid game in its own right. I will give Far Cry Primal a go when it comes down in price. Played a little multiplayer lately. It was ok. I'm more of single player, particularly with a game like this. It's not cool or the critically acclaimed thing to say, but for me, it's easily on a par with GTA5 and The Last of Us. '9' or '10' for me.

Let me try to bring some balance to this. This game is not a '0' and it is not '10'. It does, however, veer closer towards 'bad game' than it does 'good game.' I have been playing soccer games for 30 years. Goal! made by Dino Dini, was one of my favourites. The graphics were basic, the content was sparse enough, but the gameplay was fantastic. A one button game that felt very natural. Very close to the real thing. I was really looking forward to this game, bought it on the day of release and would have preordered it had the option been available. When you ignore all the valid complaints people have about Kick Off Revival, with regard to content, options, presentation etc., and look at the core of the game, the gameplay, you are left with something I can only describe as inherently broken and disappointing. Let's look at an essential element of any football game. The ball. The physics of the ball, how it moves, and how characters interact with the ball are just plain wrong. The ball behaves more like a cross between a ping pong ball and a tennis ball than a football. When kicking the ball, I have seen, on occasion, the ball bounce up higher than when it was struck, like you would see a tennis ball behave when struck with top spin. When you slide tackle you slide 15 yards, the strafe mechanism is awkward and I have also managed to score a header from 40-50 yards, close to the halfway line. These things shouldn't happen in a football game. I never had these problems with Goal! It wasn't a perfect sim, but it was more natural, more intuitive. That game was made over 20 years ago. It shouldn't be too hard to achieve these basics now. This game is nowhere near finished. Most importantly, the gameplay is broken and full of glitches. But also, the lack of content, options and customization is quite shocking. It feels like a student's project. This is a PS4 game. One of the factors that make games so good these days is the amount of polish and detail that goes into them. This is not a AAA game, but you just can't release a PS4 game in this state and expect it to be acceptable. Maybe Dino Dini needed more people around him to help him with this. The saddest thing about the this games is that it feels like a cynical attempt to cash in on a brand name. Indie and Retro games are hot at the moment. They're trendy. Combine this with the brand name and Euro 16 and you've the perfect opportunity to cash in. Dino Dini's handling of criticism and the game's reception is also regrettable. Criticism is squashed. All praise is celebrated. It makes me think the game will never come close to its potential. Those who say it's a '0' are angry. Those who say it's a '10' are nostalgic, unrealistic and are comforting themselves, in my opinion. It's a shame they didn't just wait until it was finished and focus on making a game that would stand the test of time and become a cult classic again. In it's current state it won't. It's a '3' or '4' for me now. Hopefully they can get it up to a '6'. I would take gameplay improvements over content.