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Far Cry 3 Second Opinion

By Sparky Clarkson on February 10, 2013 - 3:31pm.

The Easy Way Out

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HIGH Taking out an entire encampment of privateers at close range without being detected.

LOW The final mission in the "Buck" sideplot is just gross.

WTF Can I please face one major boss I don't kill in an apparent hallucination?

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Far Cry 3 Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on February 10, 2013 - 3:27pm.

Bloodbath Island

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HIGH Leaping off a zipline and driving a machete into one pirate, then slashing his friend's throat before he realizes what's happening.

LOW Being asked to make one of the stupidest endgame choices in history.

WTF Okay, that's a lot of Komodo Dragons all in one place.

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars Review

By Brad Gallaway on January 24, 2013 - 4:35pm.

The Invisible Knife Cuts Deepest

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars Screenshot

HIGH Knifing four enemies in the same turn for a come-from-behind win.

LOW The graphics.

WTF Why isn’t there a sequel yet?

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Assassin's Creed III Review

By Sparky Clarkson on December 5, 2012 - 5:09pm.

Everything is True. Nothing is Permitted.

Assassin's Creed III Screenshot

HIGH Swimming around a pier, climbing a ship, and using a rope dart to hang a target from a yardarm.

LOW As I walk past two men on a bench, I get notified that I have my first pursuer. The whisper noise starts just as one of them gets up and stabs me for 700 points.

WTF Approaching a fort, I found I could no longer hide in shrubs even though I wasn't observed. When I reached the captain, I found only an indicator hanging in the air, without a body to stab beneath it.

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I Am Alive Second Opinion

By Sparky Clarkson on May 7, 2012 - 8:08pm.

Mixed Mess Age

I Am Alive Screenshot

HIGH Making it to a safe ledge with just a sliver of stamina remaining.

LOW Staggering around for half an hour with a sliver of life with an irritating "heartbeat" rumble and an ugly red-screen effect ruining the look.

WTF It ends in the middle of th

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I Am Alive Review

By Brad Gallaway on April 1, 2012 - 3:08pm.

Brutal, Unflinching and... Important

I Am Alive Screenshot

HIGH Finding a safehouse where colors still exist.

LOW Taking a beating and limping along for two areas on a sliver of life.

WTF Why aren't critics talking about this game? Oh, right. Mass Effect 3.

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Rayman Origins Review

By Richard Naik on February 2, 2012 - 4:41am.

Combining the Best of the Past and the Present

Rayman Origins Screenshot

HIGH Finishing a particularly nasty bit of platforming in the last level.

LOW Not being able to see Rayman when the screen zooms out.

WTF Disco dancing with the main villain for absolutely no reason.

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Assassin's Creed: Revelations Review

By Sparky Clarkson on December 24, 2011 - 8:11pm.

Nose First into the Dirt

Assassin's Creed: Revelations Screenshot

HIGH The moment I decided never to touch the Desmond missions again.

LOW Losing a race to someone who isn't actually going through the checkpoints.

WTF Spawning, losing my contract, and getting stabbed in the face within the span of about ten seconds. Doesn't this sound familiar?

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From Dust Review

By Brad Gallaway on July 27, 2011 - 10:50am.

Not Quite Worthy of Worship

From Dust Screenshot

HIGH The "Emergence" mission is awe-inspiring.

LOW The frustrating "Wildfire" mission comes too early in the campaign.

WTF The awful, abrupt non-ending.

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Outland Review

By Brad Gallaway on May 22, 2011 - 5:24pm.

You Got Your Bullet Hell in My Platformer

Outland Screenshot

HIGH Stellar visual style.

LOW The prologue is far, far too long.

WTF Why is this not a side-scrolling platformer?

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