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As a game for something completely different, it works really well. It's surprisingly fun to just cruise around, and the business mechanics are actually pretty fun. 4/5
Interesting game. Probably worth the Steam Sale price for the X-ray gore effects alone. Haven't finished it, though. Update (30 September): Did a bit more. The campaign is not amazingly inspired (the Hitler stuff is cool though). It's ultimately somewhat reliant on its X-ray gimmick, and as a game it falls short on a few levels, but it is genuinely tense and pretty fun. 2/5
Tomb Raider is a pretty great game with excellent visuals, fun action gameplay and a few nice puzzles. Perhaps it's too short, though. Not bothering with the multiplayer. 4/5
Free with my Bioshock Infinite pre-order. I've heard a lot about the interesting plot. Trouble is, I'm finding the mediocre gameplay too much of a chore to get through. One for the "will finish later" pile, though. Update (30 September): Still chugging through. The story is genuinely intriguing, but the gameplay is still extremely plain and that is really causing me to lack the motivation to finish it. Update (4 December): Finished it. The story was very interesting as I heard, but the gameplay is so bland and middle of the road it does detract a bit from the experience. I still think video games need to play well first, and this does a decent job at best. 3/5
Less said the better. Hopefully they'll fix it up a bit, but seriously. Felt pretty much as disappointed as I've ever been with a video game. Update (30 September): A few patches in, and to be frank the poor in-game design decisions that were somewhat obscured by the relentless focus on the bugs and server issues have really shone through. It's not horrific I guess, but it's a long way from the city simulator I hoped it to be. The tiny city sizes are the biggest issue by far, restricting creativity like a tight noose, but given their focus seems to be on some expansion I've lost hope that this will be changed. 2/5 Update (18 October): No bigger cities confirmed. I can't really keep playing then, I've really done as much as I can with the current sizes.
Bought in the well-timed Steam sale after the SimCity disappointment. I enjoyed the campaign, but it's way too similar to 3. 3/5
A solid expansion to one of the finest RTS games out there. I don't know if the campaign was quite as good as Wings of Liberty, but it's definitely better than most. 4/5
One of the most fantastic games I've ever played. Like Rapture, Columbia is an incredible game world, atmospheric and rich with detail. The story is mindbending, but awesome. And the gameplay, whilst not as stand-out as the other aspects, is much improved on the first two. 5/5
Played this after Infinite - I bought it at launch, but only ever got about 3 hours in. I did enjoy it, but for me, the aspects that made 1 and Infinite so incredible and memorable are lessened in this one. There's less atmosphere, fewer stand-out scenes, less creative use of lighting etc. True, the story makes more sense and Lamb is a more credible antagonist than Fontaine/Atlas, and the gunplay is better than 1, but there was just that indescribable something missing for me. Not a bad game, but not amazing either. 4/5
Fun game, if you enjoy this kind of thing. Tons of transport options, massive maps with cities that you can grow over time, and the pleasure you get when things are working well is strangely satisfying. The only downside is that there are too few vehicles and the rest are locked away in too much DLC. 3/5
