![]() ![]() and posts must be properly tagged or they will be removed. No advertising, selling, buying, trading, self pomotion or asking for free stuff. Memes, image macros, reaction gifs, polls, petitions, friend requests, and surveys are not allowed as posts. Spoilers and NSFW must be properly marked.Įnabling piracy, jailbreaking, hacking, fraud, account trading/sharing, region switching, etc is not allowed. Posts must be directly related to Xbox and link to the source.įollow Reddiquette. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and more! Follow us on Twitter! Subreddit Podcast! Join our club Check out our official wiki page Subreddit Rules But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have fun in between the occasional bouts of frustration and repetition.Ĭrackdown 3 probably never needed to exist, and certainly not as yet another sequel that sticks too close to the script of the first game, but if you desperately wanted more Crackdown - but in HD - you’ve got it.Everything related to the Xbox One. Honestly, it’s a pretty baffling package from top to bottom, and it’s clearly at odds with itself. It doesn’t mess with the formula that made the series successful in the first place, and it doesn’t have any of the frills of most modern triple-A games. Had I not replayed the first Crackdown on my Xbox One recently (thanks to backward compatibility), I would probably have believed you if you told me that Crackdown 3 was actually an HD remake of the original. It’s fine, but after a single match, I felt like I’d already seen everything. Yes, all of the buildings are destructible, but you’ll spend most of the match leaping on to open vents and shooting opponents down below while you fly overhead. You’re just jumping around big, bland arenas while shooting other players. There’s no progression, there are no unlocks, and the character customization might as well not have been included. And while it can be somewhat finicky at times, the platforming remains compelling, and you’ll find yourself running and jumping and clambering through the city just for the sheer joy of it.Īs for Wrecking Crew, the multiplayer mode - you’re not likely to find a more bare bones competitive experience in any other $60 game this year. The same goes for firearms and strength, as you morph from a slightly overpowered action movie star to a bonafide superhero that can launch baddies a football field away with a single punch.Īnd while the objectives basically all boil down to shooting a bunch of bad guys (while occasionally hacking a terminal or two), the boss fights are just unique and challenging enough to offer a reprieve when you grow tired of running from one location to the next. There is still nothing else quite like finding that last agility orb to put you over the top to the next level, and then finding out just how high you can jump now. On the other hand, when this endlessly-delayed sequel is firing on all cylinders, it’s incredibly fun to play. ![]() Bugs in open world games are inevitable, and I am a forgiving gamer, but the lack of polish almost makes Crackdown 3 feel unfinished. The bugginess of the game is perhaps the most disappointing element, as I more than once found myself having to leave a mission and reset my progress because something didn’t activate like it was supposed to, or a key enemy that needed to be defeated for the mission to end got stuck in the floor or a wall. That’s not to say that there’s not room for both those highly-polished, technologically-stunning games and a goofy, cartoony, slightly buggy collect-a-thon like Crackdown 3, but I’m not sure this is what anyone expected when Microsoft announced the game all the way back in 2014. ![]() There are over 20 weapons to collect, more than a dozen vehicles to drive, and enough agility and mystery orbs (which give you a little bit of everything) hidden around the city that you could spend hours just hunting for collectables before you ever start trying to save the world.īut, as a result, Crackdown 3 ends up feeling more like an HD remake of a game that should have come out five years ago than an Xbox One exclusive that belongs in the same console generation as God of War, The Witcher 3, and Red Dead Redemption 2. After all, Crackdown is all about picking up cars, leaping over buildings, and collecting everything in sight, and from that angle, Crackdown 3 is a success.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |