I know it can be difficult bringing new characters into an already critically acclaimed franchise but these "young'uns" just don't seem believable. JD, Del and Kait talk as if they don't have a soul half of the time, just riffing off each other and snapping corny jokes. This worked in the original three games because we already knew their personalities and when things got serious, it got serious. Now JD's dad (Marcus) is captured and could possibly die but "Let's play rock paper, scissors for who goes into that cave". I get JD had problems with his dad but the game displays him like a sociopath with no feelings. Then when he does get upset, it just isn't believable. Maybe it's the voice actors, i'm not sure. It could also be the animations and just overall tone, i mean blood and guts but the game looks PG-13 compared to the first trilogy. Where's the horror?
The story is mediocre but fun enough to get by and stay interested, that is if it didn't look like a bunch of glorified spoiled rich kids running around aimlessly with a free pass at all the bells and whistles their parents fought for.
I don't hate the game, it's fun, colourful and cinematic. I just don't feel the tone and the characters just aren't believable enough for me which makes the story average at best. That can be said with a lot of controlled in-game interfaces that basically guide you through nearly every challenge. Which a lot of games do now because of the lack of attention spans.
Gameplay- 9/10 Graphics- 9/10 Story- 7/10 Characters- 5/10.
The story is mediocre but fun enough to get by and stay interested, that is if it didn't look like a bunch of glorified spoiled rich kids running around aimlessly with a free pass at all the bells and whistles their parents fought for.
I don't hate the game, it's fun, colourful and cinematic. I just don't feel the tone and the characters just aren't believable enough for me which makes the story average at best. That can be said with a lot of controlled in-game interfaces that basically guide you through nearly every challenge. Which a lot of games do now because of the lack of attention spans.
Gameplay- 9/10 Graphics- 9/10 Story- 7/10 Characters- 5/10.