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Crackdown 3 Review

It’s BOOM time – Crackdown 3 has launched! We couldn’t be more excited to have you join the ranks of the Agency’s finest. Together we can liberate New Providence and take down the TerraNova Corporation. Or if you’d rather go head-to-head with other Agents, jump into the Wrecking Zone and experience the rush of Cloud-powered destruction!

I’m just gonna admit this from the start. TERRY CREWS is character the game! I’m sold! Oh wait. He died… End cut-scene, he lives again! Yay!

Okay lets get into it.

So Crackdown 3 is marketed as a fast paced 3rd person shooter, this is true, its 3rd person and as fast paced as it gets. I accidentally left the game open without pausing it, I was reminded by my commander to “keep moving”. A few seconds later the second taunt was fired off with “c’mon agent, you scared?”. So my advice would be to keep on moving as I suspect the commanders taunts will only get worse.

The graphics are not cutting edge, but I think its done this way to keep the original feel. It feels Borderlands like, but a little smoother while the lighting effects are pretty epic, almost Tron like.

Well that’s it for the comparisons. The story starts off a bit shaky, but soon enough you find yourself in the familiar “almost killed good guy gets revived and goes on a mission to get the baddies” feel. For the genre, it ticks all the boxes. Its fun, beautiful and keeps you coming back for more. The classic “boss battles” are really fun and I’m pretty sure some of those bosses were sporting strong Afrikaans accents, this was quite amusing. All in all Crackdown 3 is a great game with quite a few multiplayer options too. You can either start off the campaign on your own, or meet up with a buddy and do a co-op campaign. For those that prefer the thrill of an online kill, Wrecking Zone is where you want to be. A 5v5 pvp match to squash other players and to prove your online dominance(not me though, I suck at multiplayer).

There is nothing more to say, if you were a fan of the previous Crackdown games, go get it! If not Go get it anyway!

Pros

Those boss battles man

Fast paced, it doesn’t give you time to get bored

Terry Crews

Cons

All those cutscenes

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Trials Rising Review

“Trials® Rising is the newest iteration of Ubisoft’s gripping motorcycle platforming series. Combining the core gameplay and over-the-top action of the Trials franchise with all-new features, more competition, and a fresh visual look, Trials Rising is the biggest and most ambitious title in the series to date.” – Ubisoft

I was excited when I heard I had the opportunity to review Trials Rising. I remembered all the previous Trials titles, nights wasted playing for hours. Obviously I had to give Trials Rising a go. Here’s where it goes south, not a lot, but south is south. The menus are buggy and slow. This makes it a bit frustrating to navigate. Once you get used to it, its fine, but still, it could do with some spit and polish.

The gameplay is pretty awesome; however, not without fault. There are some graphical issues, flashing textures and intermittent crashes. When you’ve been playing for 4 hours straight to beat your buddies record, its hard to stay positive when you fly into a black screen, followed by the appearance of the familiar Xbox homescreen.

Its not all doom and gloom though. The games mechanics are superb, it has that familiar Trials feeling, but with more… I find it a lot easier to link jumps, this keeps the game flowing without regular falls or general chaos.

The ingame music is one of the strong points. It has always been that way, its not Trials without some epic tunes to keep you company at 3am in the morning, because, “Just one more try”.

Interestingly, Trials is now cross-platform. You can read more about it on the Ubisoft website, but here a little snippet of the good bits: “Trials Rising features cross–platform functionality between PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One versions of the game. Cross–platform functionality will be enable by default and will include: leaderboards, ghosts and rivals.”

So in conclusion. Would I buy Trials again… Yes, definitely. The game feels like its one patch away from being great, lets hope this happens soon.

Pros

The game is addictive as can be

Challenging race roster

Replayability

Cons

So the game is a little buggy

Glitchy textures

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Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Xbox One Headset

“Officially licensed for Xbox One, the Stealth 700 is the first premium wireless headset to connect directly to the console, with features like Windows Sonic Surround Sound Active Noise-Cancellation, Bluetooth™, and much more.” – Turtle Beach

So off the bat the headset looks amazing, unboxing was a treat much like opening a Christmas present. Yes, I was that excited to try on the Stealth 700. Another thing that is super impressive is the Stealth 700s ability to connect directly to your console, much like the controller does. The process takes around 2 seconds. Once connected the headset becomes a breeze to use. Whenever the headset is powered on, it connects to the Xbox automatically and starts playing audio, nothing else needed.

There are many superlatives I wanted to use to describe the crazy level of comfort on the Stealth 700. Simply put: Its like wearing ******* butter! Its a good thing these guys are wireless. On a few occasions I forgot I was wearing them, if they were wired, the controller would have hastily followed us in an attempt to either sever the wire or smash itself. One of the Stealths key features to achieve this level of comfort is the “Glasses Friendly” earcups. I don’t know if some of you will agree, but gaming with glasses and a bulky headset has always been an issue.

I was fortunate enough to review Far Cry: New Dawn around the same time I had the headset. The game was such a joy to play with this headset. Crisp details coming from all around you. The headset also supports Windows Sonic Surround.

One of the marketed features is “SuperHuman Hearing” mode. This is activated by pressing the button next to the bluetooth button on the headset. It slightly amplifies the audio, making it a bit brighter with warmer bass.

Battery life is quite impressive too coming in at 10 hours. I can attest to this, often times worrying if I had charged it or not, this didn’t stop the headset, it just played on.

TL;DR: Its an amazing headset with a really solid feel. Probably the most comfortable headset I’ve ever used

Pros:

Amazing clarity

Epic midrange with punchy bass

Solid build quality

Comfort, I cannot stress enough how comfortable they are

Cons:

Struggling to find one, if I had to nitpick, the price maybe on the higher end of the scale, but this is justified with all the features.

Technical Specs

Audio Connection

Speaker Freq Range

Headset Power

Battery

Speaker Size

Battery Life

Microphone

Headband/Earpad Material

Ear Cushion

Price

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Direct Wireless Connection

20Hz – 20kHz

Rechargeable Battery

Rechargeable 1000mAh Lithium Polymer

50mm with Neodymium Magnets

Up to 10 Hours

Flip-Up Omni-Directional

Synthetic Leather with Foam Cushioning

Synthetic Leather with Foam Cushioning

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Assassins' Creed Odyssey Interview with Daniel Bingham

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]So Assassins’ Creed Odyssey launched last week Friday and luckily enough here in South Africa we had the rAge Expo the same weekend.

With this golden opportunity, Megarom brought Daniel BIngham over from Ubisoft Quebec, and if you haven’t heard his name before he is the script writer for Odyssey. It is always great to get these sessions with writers, developers etc. to understand them better and to get some insight into their workings with the games.

Assassins’ Creed Odyssey is Daniel’s first game and it will definitely not be his last, listen to the interview to find out more and get some insight to what he came across working at Ubisoft and his first game.

Stay tuned to our site for the review of the game coming up soon.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

New Post has been published on https://ges-sa.com/assassins-creed-odyssey-interview-with-daniel-bingham/

Assassins' Creed Odyssey Interview with Daniel Bingham

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]So Assassins’ Creed Odyssey launched last week Friday and luckily enough here in South Africa we had the rAge Expo the same weekend.

With this golden opportunity, Megarom brought Daniel BIngham over from Ubisoft Quebec, and if you haven’t heard his name before he is the script writer for Odyssey. It is always great to get these sessions with writers, developers etc. to understand them better and to get some insight into their workings with the games.

Assassins’ Creed Odyssey is Daniel’s first game and it will definitely not be his last, listen to the interview to find out more and get some insight to what he came across working at Ubisoft and his first game.

Stay tuned to our site for the review of the game coming up soon.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

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LST Episode Five - Star Wars Battlefront Beta

A Long Time Ago… In A Galaxy Far Far Away…

The Star Wars Battlefront Beta went live for PC, Xbox and PS4 at 6PM in South Africa! This is a title that we have been waiting for all our lives. If you are a Star Wars fan, and also a Battlefront fan, then this game is going to blow your mind like a sonic disrupter charge!

I played the Beta for about an hour and 20 minutes, and did a live cast on it at the same time, you can watch the footage below. Please note that the video is slightly laggy in intense graphic areas due to rendering and recording, plus streaming to YouTube, as I was playing the game at Max Resolution. I will upload a video at a better frame rate over the weekend. Enjoy!