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Several times while I was playing Isolation I thought of different influences - the film obviously, Dead Space 3, Bioshock - but the influence that kept coming back repeatedly was Dead Rising. Like Isolation, Dead Rising arrived with a clear vision of what it wanted to be and how it wanted to be played. Like Isolation it had a very limited save structure but also had elements, such as you starting the game too weak…
Let me start this review by saying I'm a huge fan of Diablos 1 & 2 and that I had no problem with the fact that a different Blizzard team were tackling this one. I played the open beta and, while frustrated with the server issues on the first day, I completed it, enjoyed it, and it left me wanting more. I haven't devoured this game like a lot of the community and have only completed it on Normal difficulty with two…
Let me say straight away that Uncharted 2 is my favourite game of all time so Uncharted 3 had a lot to live up to. Reading other reviews of the game, with a general consensus of "more of the same", I was hugely looking forward to this. After just completing it however I have to say that it most certainly isn't Uncharted 2.2, it's more like Uncharted 1.7. Let me start with the good : when Uncharted 3 gets it right…
