


Now you're free to explore the world and unearth all its secrets as you go through, and there are so many layers to this game. While Kratos is still very angry, the game still features moments of horrific violence, and the action continues to be smooth and brutal, the whole structure and pace has been completely revamped.

God of War is - in many ways - a complete fresh for this action series. Sure, there's a lot of competition for your game time in 2018, but Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a high-watermark for Assassin's Creed games and deserves your attention. While the formula has come a long, long way from the series' pure stealth origins, making this the most action-heavy Assassin's Creed to date, the heart of the franchise is still in there, with world-ending conspiracies and engaging sub-plots ever present. There's a full RPG system to tinker with, adding more depth than any previous Creed, and a revamped combat system that really highlights the nuances of the character customization options. Whether you're dashing across it on a steed, or sailing around it in your own, fully-crewed ship, the sheer variety of things to see and do is staggering. While the pair of leads - Alexios and Kassandra - are both strong personalities, it's the world that's the real star here. Click here for the full review.With about 100+ hours of stuff to do in ancient Greece, and the choice of two lead characters, there's amazing value to be had in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Thief, Deus Ex and BioShock - those three games could very easily sum up for you the types of situations and opportunities you’ll be faced with in Dishonored, and yet levelled by the aforementioned narrative construct, any components it harbours from those games is left to “homage” rather than “borrow”, because it’ll conjure familiarity for most, but on the whole everything is delivered in such a grounded way, it all becomes the property of the Dishonored universe. In every review of this game you read, these will appear almost like a checklist, but it’s important to lay a foundation given this is new waters for everyone, which in itself is an important point I’ll touch on shortly. Here's an excerpt from our Dishonored review, in case the game has somehow slipped you by: It’s probably easiest, from the outset, to give you the requisite comparisons for contextual purposes. The offer dries up on the 5th, which also happens to be new content release day for Bethesda's other well-received shooter, Wolfenstein, when The Old Blood drops for PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360. PlayStation Plus users can download Arkan Studio's much-loved Dishonored for free for PS3 between now and May 5, Bethesda revealed.Ī PlayStation Plus subscription is required to not only nab the game, but to also play its content (so if your sub lapses at any time, you won't have access to the game).
