The immersion value alone is worth every penny. It's the kind of game that takes a hold of you and owns you for a long, long time.īasically Gears is the kind of game that has a great story, great game-play and fantastic voice acting.
Who cares? I suppose it would look nice). I don't care if you think PCs are superior or that consoles are more fun, Gears of War is the kind of game that would kick ass on either (Dunno about a Mac. Simply put, Gears of War is one of the best video games ever released. I don't have time or space to go over every detail and rehash what thousands of other reviewers have said. Okay, so if you don't know anything about this game then I implore you to read up on it HERE. Publisher / Developer: Microsoft Game Studios / Epic Games Game Type: Tactical Third-Person Shooter (Rated M for "Mom May Not Like This") Or perhaps just King of Oddworld.Steve's Nutshell Reviews: Gears Of War Details But when we finally rescued all 99, I felt like king of the world. It was also so challenging, that it took me and my father months to track down all the secret areas and save the Mudokens from the various death-threatening situations. evil that is so brilliantly formed and told, and so fully realised in the craftsmanship of the game design, that it even achieves merit of a literary standard. However, the sense of humour and modesty in Abe’s character removes any sense of self-righteousness in the narrative, instead creating a simple story of good vs.
The ultimate climax in the story of Abe using the power of nature to free the inhabitants of Oddworld from the tyranny of the Glukkons is, perhaps, a trifle cliché. While the rich use of animal calls and tribal drums contribute to the sense of life in Paramonia. This is also realised in the near un-noticeable ambient score by Ellen Meijers, whose subtle, empty strings emphasise the wilderness of Scrabania. The artistic vision of the beautiful and peculiar natural world of Oddworld makes an intriguing backdrop, but the way in which this environment contrasts with the dark industrialisation of Rupture Farms really emphasises the theme of liberation and the sense of exploration that so defines Abe’s story.
Playing Abe now though, makes me understand what it was that must hae captivated me as a child, and this is the sense of imagination that is brought to life in just a 2D game. Essentially, Abe’s Oddysee remains a puzzler, but the way in which it blends with action contributes to the drama of the story. It isn’t a horror you say? Well, I personally challenge you to escape from Rupture Farms, whilst being confronted by both the terrifying silhouettes of the Scrabs, as well as the panic of disarming those deadly mines. Obviously then, it was perhaps just the toilet humour that compelled me to stay up late that fine Christmas Day evening and commit myself to this ingenious action-puzzler, but ever since then, Abe’s Oddysee has fascinated me, captured my imagination and scared the living hell out of my very soul. Yet only a year later, in my father’s purchase of Abe I was apparently ready to understand such profound themes as mass slaughter, extermination and the war between the working classes and the anti-humanitarian ethics of some naughty capitalists.
Released the year before, I was sadly deemed too young for a games console in 1997. With it, I received the age appropriate (but still brilliant) games of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, but perhaps partly due to my father’s own intervention, I also received Oddworld: Abe’s Odysee. My Favourite Game: Oddworld: Abe’s OddyseeĬhristmas 1998, at the tender age of 7 I was blessed with a Playstation.