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Titanfall 2 is one of the best first person shooter in my opinion, the game presents an extremely good campaign (something that is missing the recent shooters). Honestly, the game is worth playing solely for the campaign itself, as I did not indulge into the multiplayer anyway

TLDR- The game is a masterpiece in my opinion and I'd rate it a 10/10

Pros- Where do i even start, the game does everything almost perfectly. The fact that this was made under EA is surprising as i don't see any unnecessary bs in the game. The story of pilot Cooper and the BT is really well written and elevates the overall experience. The gameplay can be divided into the pilot and titan portions, both of them very different from each other yet well executed. As a pilot, the gun play feels solid, bullets have weight to them and enemies are not damage sponges. The game also provides a decent choice in weapons and you can choose whichever one you like and play around it. The wall running just acts an a cherry on the cake and adds a whole new dimension to shooting as now every level feels lot more dynamic and you can approach every single enemy in more than a singular way. The game also has one of the best level designs which I don't want to spoil. Each level provides different tools for the player to engage in different ways. Now for the titan gameplay, it is also pretty great, not as good as the pilot in my opinion but holds up well. The titan also have different cores or base abilities that you will unlock as you progress and each of them give different aspects of combat and diversifies the gameplay. The titan BT or Buddy Titan is one of the best companions in gaming history, the camaraderie shared between the two is a treasure. The game is also well optimised and I did not encounter any bugs.

Cons- There aren't any cons honestly, its just minor things, I feel the 2nd half could have better pacing, the story could've been a little longer as its just 12 hours long. Also the fact that we might never see a titanfall 3 as this game did not sell well at release and EA is known for killing great franchises and Respawn entertainment have shifted their focus to the star wars games. The multiplayer might not be active after soo many years after release, but i have not checked it so I have no clue honestly.

Overall definitely worth checking out if you love fps shooters and great single player games, the game is also on sale pretty often so you can get it then

Assassin's Creed Revelations is the final game of the Ezio Trilogy, this is also the last game using the same engine as AC1 as after this game, the series had the different feel. As all of you would know, its also the last game featuring one of gaming's best protagonist Ezio Auditore.

TLDR: Overall this game is an easy 9/10 for me and something definitely worth experiencing.

Pros: Firstly the setting, Constantinople is pretty well made, the aesthetic and the design of the city is extremely well made and is complementary to the free running and parkour system. The darkish tone with not as many vibrant colors and a brown tone all around the city also helps with the immersion as its the last chapter in Ezio's life too. Now again for Ezio, he's fantastic as always and still as charming as he was in AC2 and Brotherhood. The parkour system is also improved with the addition of hook blade, it helps with carrying the momentum and its not a stop and go climbing as much as I felt it was in the previous ones, not saying that they were bad, I just prefer this one. The hookblade also makes sense since Ezio is not 50 year old so an extra boost would always help. It also helps with traversal through ziplines and it can certainly help you travel a lot quicker and also allows you to perform assassination from the zipline which was kinda cool. It also has application in combat and adds a few more animations which sorta freshens up the combat just a bit, although its still the same and can get old quite quickly. The weapon variety is okay and each of them feel distinct enough from each other and I'd recommend trying each one since it'll keep the combat fresher for slightly longer. There are ways to craft different bombs and it can lead to different gameplay scenarios but whether one would want to use them is subjective since I personally did not care about them. The story of the game is also really well written and the culmination of Altair and Ezio, the 2 characters we started out with and seeing how they completed the journey off their life is quite an experience. There are hardly many games that feature good concluding stories for a character since most of them are just focused on their origin, which is something that we'll see a lot of time in the games after this one in AC. Hopefully Ubisoft will make another game featuring the same protagonist since it provides depth to the overall story. Someone like Bayek or Arno would be great candidates for this but we dont know if it'll ever happen. The underground city of Capadochia, idk if its the correct spelling was just really cool to see, and provided a change to the otherwise same looking world. The game also has wonderful setpieces and each of them were extremely enjoyable. The Altair sequences were just super fun and I loved going back to Masyaf and exploring it again as an older much experienced Altair. I did not run into many bugs or glitches either apart from a few and the performance of the game was quite nice overall. The side characters were also strong and added to the story providing more immersion. The modern day was quite interesting too and it forwarded the story nicely.

Cons: Again the setting, Constantinople as far as I know isnt a place where you can see things and have a wow factor, sure there are monuments knoewn to a lot like the Hagia Sofia or the Galata Tower but the other areas aren't really distinct enough to give a sense of exploring different areas. The character customization seemed limited, sure you could dye your clothes but i expected different looking outfits to be present, alos the dye colors are just not that interesting. The armor sets we get just make Ezio an absolute unit and he looks like a roman warrior more than an assassin. For the most part i just stick to the Azap Armor set since it was sleek in design, something an assassin would actually use. Although the modern was nice narratively, the missions were outright weird, the modern day in AC revelation is actually a first person block building platformer for no apparent reason, It seemed an odd inclusion but its not compulsory to do so thats nice. The den defense was also an odd inclusion, its not compulsory either but just why have it in the first place. There's also a weird glitch that causes the screen to shake continously and to fix it, you have to delete a certain file from the game files which is something ubisoft should've fixed ages ago but i dont think they care about it anymore.

Overall, AC Revelations is totally worth getting along with the AC 2 and Brotherhood. The whole story of Ezio from birth till his end is something everyone should get to experience and is something I wish comes back to the series with being more stealth focused instead of the Viking/God of War games we have right now

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, an expansive DLC of the already excellent Far Cry 3, turned into a stand alone game is tbh one of the best far cry-esque experience you can have in the franchise.

TLDR: The game is a solid 9/10 and is something you should definitely try out if you're a fan of these open world fps shooters or just want to have mindless fun, cuz this game has it all

Pros- The game has a super weak narrative with the story being something that even an 8 yo can predict, however this plays as one of the strengths of the game as its trying to have this 80s movie vibe, and because of the weak story, you dont really care for the characters, its just totally based around having fun and doesnt try to have a serious tone or anything. The open world, although just a reskinned FC3 is also perfect with the additional pink sky and vibrant colors everywhere, it just adds to the whole futuristic cyberpunk vibe. The game also just gives you almost all the weapons immediately and with them you can just have your own playstyle. The stealth aspect is really good, all the takedowns are fantastic to pull off and the gun play is also very satisfying. The bullets have weight and pack a punch and the enemies arent damage sponges and go down rather quickly, quite surprising for a Ubisoft title. The vehicles handle well overall, theyre pretty much the same as FC3 but thats okay. There are a few enemy types which keep the game fresh, however its just 6 to 8 hour long anyway so things dont really feel repetitive. There are also a new enemy type, The Blood Dragons, they roam the world randomly and can be found near enemy outpost, they might be a challenge initially but go down pretty easily as towards the end, your character is just wayy too overpowered. The cutscenes are also this comic book type which just fits the art style overall and you can see that the developers had fun making this one as the game also throws shade at the hand holding that games do during the tutorial and its a bit of a satire to all games in general. The music and score of the game is just amazing and it just heightens whatever mission you are doing. There weren't any bugs during my play thru and the performance was overall nice.

Cons; The game doesnt really have any customization overall, which isnt something I missed but would've been nice. The games become wayyy too easy towards the end as you acquire a certain weapon which although is extremely fun, removes all the challenge. Theres also this issue i guess, that whenever you press escape, the game tries to connect to its servers while you sit there for 15- 20 seconds staring at nothing, its kinda annoying and i dont think ubisoft will fix it but anyway.

Overall the game is pretty awesome and is definitely worth the time and money, do give it a shot.

F1 2020 is part of the yearly releasing franchise of *F1* by codemasters, its an automobile simulation and not a general arcade experience so there's a selected amount of playerbase that would enjoy it, however it also allows newer players to find a lot of fun too.

TLDR: This game is a solid 9.5/10 and I'd heavily recommend it to every racing game fan just to experience it once

Now for the Pros: The driving and the control of the cars feels authentic, the game recommends you what kind of car to use, like a one with more downforce or speed and also chooses appropriate tyres for the conditions, but the player agency still remains very high. The game allows you to choose all the ones above mentioned and also lets you use your own strategy to really immerse you as an F1 driver. The amount ot customization is also great, you design your own character, you can design your badge and use your custom created car livery. The game has a story mode as well, which starts to out as an F2 driver who slowly rises through to become an F1 driver, it isn't very dramatic or anything but its there and its awesome. All the tracks for 2020 season are present and they're all great to play. You can also drive the F2 cars of 2019 and 2020 and also get to use to iconic Classis F1 Cars from Schumacher and all which is once again great. The performance of the game is amazing, its really well optimized and runs smoothly. For players new to the simulation racing genre, there's an Ai difficulty setting along with a number of assists to really personalize your own racing experience.

Now for the Cons: The multiplayer is kinda weird, its really enjoyable with friends tho but when playing with randoms, they can spoil the race by just not racing normally and playing it like a gta game

Assassin's Creed Syndicate is the last of the *OG* AC games. In my opinion it is the weakest one in the series but it's still quite enjoyable which is something almost all Ubisoft games got going for them

TLDR: This game is a 6/10 for me and I'd recommend it only to a die hard AC fans and to anyone who want to experience London as a setting.

Now for the Pros: Victorian London looks great, it's gorgeous and well detailed overall. The rope launcher was a nice addition too. The game was decent enough customization (although less than unity) and most of the outfits look great on the characters. I did not experience any major bugs either. Recruiting gang members to infiltrate regions was also quite enjoyable. There are many tools in the game and the stealth aspect is quite strong.

Now for the Cons: The story is quite boring tbh, i never felt the need to know what would happen next. The protagonist Evie and Jacob Frye are just quite bad, Victorian London is a dark setting with child labour and poverty and people getting opressed but the Frye twins present this upbeat tone and act like clowns and the problem is.. their jokes don't really land. Its a weird choice overall. Also Evie and Jacob are pretty much the same, the only difference is at the end of the skill tree which you won't really unlock until the game is almost done which takes away from the point of having two different protagonist in the first place. The villain is a generic bad guy who wants to take over London and also wants the Shroud of Eden. The game looks graphically worse than Unity, the draw distance is super low due to an omnipresent fog, which also reduces performance, because if you remove the fog, you will get a performance boost and realize how bad the city looks at the far end. The combat is the worst I've ever seen, it's literally just button mashing and looks super cartoonish. The weapon types are pretty much none, there are some daggers, cane swords and knuckles. There's also a lack of proper animations and the whole game can start to feel a little repetitive. There are also 40 different side quests, which actually mean that there are 4, copy and pasted 10 times in different regions (cough *dunkey reviews* cough). The parkour is a huge step back from unity, in Unity where you could freely jump about and create cool paths, well now even with similar animation, Jacob lacks the agility, the game also just won't let you freely jump and will constantly try to hold our hands thus reducing player agency. The city although designed very well isn't one for parkour, the streets are super wide and you'd have to use the rope launcher which again being a cool gadget, just throws the parkour out of the windows and becomes a Batman game. The rope launcher also is just terribly under used, it would have been super cool to use it in combat and the kills could've been brutal, maybe even in stealth, even earlier games like Rogue have used rope darts to do similar stuff, why couldn't Syndicate do it too. The horse carriage are also just super weird to handle. The game also has super weird cutscenes in a few moments, and this is greatly magnified in the Last Maharaja DLC. Even GTA San Andreas, a game from 2004 had better cutscenes. The Season Pass of the game doesn't include all the DLCs. The game also has microtransactions.

Now for the DLCs:
Do not buy the Last Maharaja DLC, its just terrible with the dumbest AI and some of the most terrible mission designs in the game. I'm an Indian and I still had no interest with this DLC.
Jack The Ripper DLC however was quite enjoyable, its presents a more serious tone, there's a slight sense on mystery about Jack's Identity, the Fear Takedowns are really good, being able to play as Jack the Ripper was slightly unsettling cuz I don't really want to control a serial killer but it presented some good moments of the narrative. Jacob and Evie are also a lot older and wiser and not clowns anymore which was great. The Sherlock Holmes Series styled investigation sequences were also well made.
The Dreadful Crimes is the 3rd and final DLC for the game and *IS NOT* included in the season pass. This DLC goes further into the Sherlock type Investigations and tbh they are really interesting, its quite nice overall but the fact that it isn't in the season pass is still quite bad
The cosmetic items such as the outfits and stuff look nice, it depends on person to person if you like them, although almost all the outfits in the game look great

Assassin's Creed Rogue, the last AC game to be released on the PS3 and Xbox 360 generation and the first one in which we play and get to see the Templar side of things. This game was also released pretty much the same date as Unity in 2014 as Ubisoft was trying to grab money from both the generations and they failed miserably. This game went wayy under the radar and not a lot of people considered it in the first place anyway. Why do I still recommend it? well-

TLDR: This game is a 7/10, by this I don't mean it isn't enjoyable, but the game has little to no difference from black flag. There is no innovation here and I'd only recommend this if you're looking for more naval combat like black flag or are just a die hard AC fan

Now for the Pros- The story is quite nice overall, the journey of Shay Patrick Cormac to turn from an Assassin to Templar is well written, the protagonist is also good and you can relate to him and understand the motivation behind his every move. The addition of this assassin detection mechanic in which you can recognize assassins who are blending in the crowd, trying to kill you is really awesome. It added to the immersion and I loved it. The naval combat is strong as ever, there are a few new toys to play around with as compared to black flag so that's nice i guess. The weapons also have a lot of variety and again you have access to a few more as compared to black flag. Now this is one of the few games that is connected really well to other AC games, namely Assassin's Creed 3, Black Flag and Unity.

Now for the Cons- There is not Innovation, if I remove the story then this is pretty much black flag 2, the gameplay is same, the parkour is similar, the art style is similar, literally any sort of difference to black flag would've helped the game but we all know how lazy Ubisoft is. The combat is pretty bad, I've disliked most of the combat from the earlier AC games except Unity and this game is no different. I encountered quite lot of bugs ranging from texture pop in to straight up my ship sailing on the land and getting stuck in a mountain and then falling from the game's world, it was weird tbh. The game lacks polish and although parkour is pretty good, it felt janky at times. Also the fact that we just cannot climb hills in this game is pretty bad and the absence of buildings every where adds to it, Instead of having full freedom, we have to use the tree parkour and climb on specifically marked ledges whcih made it feel a lot more like climbing in Uncharted instead of Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed Origins is the 1st game in the AC series to go all in on the RPG elements, and I have to say, they succeed in doing so as this change was needed to reboot the series and make it fresh and exciting yet again.

TLDR: This game is a solid 9/10 (base game) and is definitely worth the try if you're an open world/RPG fan. Both the DLCs are also amazing and totally worth it thus the Hidden Ones gets a 8.2/10 and the Curse of the Pharoahs is 8.5/10.

Now for the Pros- The setting of the game being Ptolemic Egypt is a huge win, the place is soo beautiful, wonderfully designed and detailed, and almost serves as a mysterious place and we don't know anything about. This was also the first time AC went extremely in the past and I'd say it helps with the *change* they were going for. The soundtrack too adds to that mysterious feeling as you don't know what to expect. The story of the game is really good, it serves well overall for Bayek although its more of just a revenge story so... Talking about Bayek, he is an amazing protagonist, definitely my favorite of the series after Ezio, the voice acting is really well done and the motion capture is pretty good. Now talking about the world, the side quests here are amazingly well written, each side quest has a proper story attached to it and it feels natural for our character who is a *Medjay* or a police type figure that helps people, these side quests just add to the immersion. Also I have to recommend everyone who's looking to pick up this game to try the Discovery Tour prior to starting the game as this tour is really well detailed and they explain how the whole world was designed and the historical significance of each and every thing that the developers added to this game, so that when you play the game, you'll feel the world to be a lot more alive instead of being a backdrop to your story. The new combat system is also really well done, and i was soo happy Ubisoft got rid of the counter attack styled combat as it was extremely boring, this newer combat system is a lot more engaging, you have different weapon types, each with pros and cons to suit your playstyle, same for the different bows and tools that are available for us to use. The weapons have a weight to them and the enemies don't feel like damage sponges and I wish they keep it that way (*cough Odyssey cough*) The boss fights are also nicely done especially the one with that big snake and the weekly trials of anubis. The gladiator arena, the war elephants and the hippodrome races are also nice additions and are there for all those who'd enjoy them. The naval missions are also great and extremely fun.

Now for the Cons- There are microtransactions, which although aren't forced at you but are an ugly site for any AAA title. Next is that even though the combat is nice, it can get old quickly. The stealth in this game is also not necessary as the combat is a lot quicker and easier. The lip sync is really weird and it really isn't up to the mark for a huge company like Ubisoft. The also doesn't have any social stealth, in the Discovery Tour however you can interact with the environment and it would have been soo cool to include it in the base game for some stealth kills. Now the game has well made cutscenes overall but most of the times it'll be like a free camera in which both the character and the npc just kinda talk, which was okayish and not as good as I'd have wanted.

Now for the Hidden Ones DLC- This continues the story of the brotherhood 4 years after the main game ends, we get a new area to explore in the form of Sinai, it is slightly different to the main game but its kinda more of the same, the story here is really well written and all the side quests only enhance the experience, a very short and sweet content and was enjoyable overall.

Now for The Curse of the Pharoahs DLC- This DLC is awesome, it introduces a new area to explore with 4 afterlife regions which are really well designed, there are new boss fights as well and the story is great too. Its a really good expansion overall and definitely worth it

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is an Open World Action RPG that continues the trend of started by AC Origins, this game on its own is quite different from Origins as it tries to do a few things differently-

As for a summary, I have completed the main storyline, took down all the cultists, completed the Atlantis side quests (the one with mythical beasts), the first DLC and all its order of the ancients and also the 2nd DLC, I'm at 99% progression according to ubisoft connect.
TLDR: This game is a solid addition to the franchise and an overall 9/10 (this is the score only for the base game), the first DLC is 7/10 and the 2nd one is 7.5/10. I played the gold edition so i did not have access to any sort of xp boosts either. There's also a bunch of side quests called the Lost Tales of Greece which is a 6/10.

Now for the Pros- Ancient Greece looks stunning, there's so much attention to details, each main city has different feel to it, The map is huge and although most of it is forest and water, it has enough mechanics going on for itself to make it all engaging and immersive. The main story of the game is also really good and pretty engaging, you would end up caring for a few characters which is rare in an AC game. Now the game has choices, which tbh don't really matter, they're just different dialogue options but a few of them actually change your story and how certain parts of the world would be. The Naval combat is awesome, you can customize your ship, assign lieutenants, it isn't as great as blag flag since here you only have arrows and javelins, but overall works well to hold itself. The customization options for your character are also really well done. Each side quest in this have a whole story related to it, although they're mostly fetch quests, the presence of a story provides enough immersion. The mercenary system was extremely fun, since each of these mercenaries are almost like their own boss fight and pretty tough if 3 or 4 of them attack you at once, it made me more focused on stealth so that I wouldn't get a bounty on my head, now for the stealth, it works well for this time in history, social stealth is gone which wouldn't really work in this settings since not a lot of people roam in here, The combat is also really fun, the different abilities we have in this game makes every encounter different, you can also reassign your skill points to have a different style of play, however once you've figured out everything, you're basically a force of the nature and then the combat can get a tad bit repetitive which I'd say is fine considering you'd have to spend atleast 50 hours in the game just for the main story. There are different weapons, each of them feels different to each other and can again make the combat a lot engaging and fun. The mythical beasts are also well done and fell different to each other, each of them are challenging and add variety to the game, The game also has different tombs to raid to get loot and ability points. The motion capture and voice acting overall is also well done.

Now for the Cons- The world is huge and empty, this game could've really benefited from the random encounters and events like the ones present in Red Dead 2, the only thing that would happen is either a random camp with bandits or soldier, or some animals roaming around, The conquest battles are awesome and a lot of fun but they have no depth at all, it doesn't matter if Athens wins or Sparta, your story will still be same, This game is not an Assassin's Creed game, and I'm not saying this because of the RPG elements, I think the RPG stuff only makes it better for me, but the thing is there are no assassins or templars, this is more like a God of War game if Kratos was an okayish character, On the topic of character, Alexios or Kassandra are okay as a protagonist but not really good as compared to someone like Bayek or Ezio. The game also has level differences which means you'd have to do side quests to level up, although it isnt really a as big of a problem as some Youtubers might say, since you can pretty much get around it by just accepting all the quests from an area and you'd automatically complete them by stumbling on to whatever the side quest giver wanted. The game also has Microtransactions which aren't exactly forced at you but even their presence is an ugly sight in a really good looking game

Now there are some things that were present in the earlier games but have been removed in odyssey due to some reason, firstly the shield, although i never missed it, it could've been cool and also literally everyone has a shield except you in the game, Next are the different bow types, now i know they included it in the form of abilities but i feel those different bows could've been a great addition.

Now for the Lost Tales of Greece- This is free content that all the players who own any edition of the game will get. They are a bunch of side quests involving people you've met in the main story but the gameplay is random as its just a bunch of fetch quests, not very exciting.

Now for the 1st DLC- This is pretty much the same game, it adds a few abilities which are fun I guess, the story is super random and the characters are again okayish, It adds a flamethrower to your ship which is awesome and gives some backstory on a few characters from the broader AC lore.

Now for the 2nd DLC- The 3 different realms of this dlc are really good looking, the story is also not that bad, but its just an insane amount of meaningless filler content that brings down the dlc, again it adds a few abilities and there are a few variations to the normal gameplay loop

Now in the Season Pass- You'd get both the DLC and also Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered and Assassin's Creed Liberation Remastered, each of them are good games with a score of 8.5/10 and 7/10 in my opinion.

I'd recommend getting the gold edition or the season pass just for the amount of content it gives, maybe wait for a sale to get this game since it goes on a 70% discount every now and then. I don't recommend the deluxe or ultimate edition since the extra gear you get is pretty bad and you'd get better rewards from the Ubisoft Club for free

Ahh, AC Unity, the ugly duckling of 2014, the number of game breaking bugs and glitches this game had were just insane. It was the Cyberpunk of Assassins Creed.

However 7 years have passed and I wanted to try it myself so i got it a few months ago.
Now TLDR: This game is a solid 8.2/10 and definitely worth giving a try.

Now the Pros: France during the revolution is a great setting for an AC game, it is extremely well designed and graphically stunning even by today's standards. The parkour in this game although very unrealistic has quite a lot of depth to it, It is also extremely fun and has a great learning curve, something that has been completely simplified in the recent RPG style games, The game also offers a ton of customization options to perfectly design Arno according to your style, talking about Arno, he's a good protagonist overall, very charming and likable but later changes cuz of circumstances, The tools and different ways this game offers to assassinate a target is just awesome, its not something as deep as Hitman or Metal Gear 5 but it certainly works well enough to immerse you into the ways of an Assassin. The combat also was wayy better than the super easy counter kills of the previous titles or the crazy button mashing of syndicate, it is more like fencing and it was quite cinematic at times and not a walk in the park which made you use stealth a lot more, The game also has a DLC called The Dead Kings which provides new and slightly varied content and was quite enjoyable overall, There's also Co op in the game which is pretty cool although i haven't tried it myself

Now for the Cons: Although a lot has been patched, there are still a few glitches, not game breaking or anything but they can certainly spoil the experience at times, Next is the performance of the game, it is terribly optimized but maybe with some of the more latest hardware, it might work well, Next the story is okayish, it is just kinda there, initially tho it starts really well but then just turns into your regular revenge story,

Just Cause 3 is the gaming equivalent of an 80s commercial action movie, its totally ridiculous and over the top that you'd just be exploding random stuff without caring for anything.

TLDR-
If you have even the slightest interest in open world games, then you'd probably like this one, an 8.7/10 overall

Pros-
Its Just Cause, you fly around like superman, you can destroy anything, the traversal system is awesome, the map is insanely huge with soo many bases to blow up, the wingsuit is a great addition, all the dlc have fun components and the game is just extremely cheap on sale, it is also better than JC4 which is just a terrible game.

Cons- Story is very generic although one doesn't play JC for story, repetitive content, the world between bases is empty is different cities aren't really different from each other, the driving is just horrible although you'll never use it to traverse.