The Good – I’m a graphics whore, so you’re gonna hear me bring this up first alot. This game is friggin gorgeous! Lush, highly detailed jungle environments, incredible water effects(your
character’s clothes dry before your eyes!), everything is very CG in
quality. Audio runs in 7.1 uncompressed giving the game an expansive
feel, highly detailed sounds and effects, close your eyes and you may
feel like you’re in the jungle. Fun exploration game play channeling
what made the Tomb Raider games good, jump puzzles are challenging but
won’t keep you stumped for too long. Fun shooting game play mechanic
that’s obviously inspired by Gears of War(it’s
got cover). Well thought out checkpoint system that auto saves as well.
Fun solid story that’s like Indiana Jones/Tomb Raider in it’s feel.
The Bad – Sometimes the frame rate doesn’t hold up, some v-sync tearing here and there. Shooting sequences last too long sometimes, can’t move on until they’re done. How many shots to the head can enemies take before they go down? Enemies you face take a bit of a strange turn near the end and alter what you’ve gotten used to at that point. Disappointing end boss fight, then again, that can be said for most games :-/
The Bad – Sometimes the frame rate doesn’t hold up, some v-sync tearing here and there. Shooting sequences last too long sometimes, can’t move on until they’re done. How many shots to the head can enemies take before they go down? Enemies you face take a bit of a strange turn near the end and alter what you’ve gotten used to at that point. Disappointing end boss fight, then again, that can be said for most games :-/
The Ugly – The discussion about the main character’s tucked in/out shirt look….really…who cares?…play the damn game and enjoy it.