Call of Juarez : Bound in Blood

So this time i got a game from the Wild wild West.I have played the previous version and yes the 2nd version is actually better.So lets look at the various aspects of the game.

Story:

Bound in Blood is a prequel to that of the previous Call of Juarez game and is infact the story of Ray before he became a Priest.Im not going to spoil the story but it is in fact very immersing and touching.

Graphics:

Uses the Chrome 4 engine which is heavily optimised and hence it can run on low end rigs also.

The environments are beautiful from the lush jungles to the rocky canyons.Everything gives you a feeling that you are in the West.

Although i must point out that the facial animations of the characters are pretty stiff and not realistic.

Gameplay:

Bound in blood excels in this area.Gameplay is immersive and the guns all sound realistic.The AI does a pretty decent job and the foes get tougher as you go further into the game.

Immersion Rating:

Well this is a personal rating of mine which i have thought about myself.

This is basically the factor by which the player feels hes an integral part of the story,in other words feels immersed.

The given game might have

Awesome Graphics

Great gameplay

etc etc

But it doesnt mean that it has to be immersive......It should have a combination of all the good characteristics.

I have kept this rating out of 5 and the following points give the idea:

rating 1/5 :

Poor immersion rating,you dont feel like playing the game at all.

rating 2/5:

Some aspect is good but other aspects drag it down and you feel bored of playing after a short time.

rating 3/5:

Feels awesome when you play it the first time and then the

gameplay gets to you (like repetitive gamelay) and you feel like

feel like just finishing off the game in a hurry.

rating 4/5:

Feels awesome throughout the game with a lot of OMG(oh my

God moments) in between.Some very slight bugs may bring you

back to reality.

rating 5/5:

This score denotes "Gaming Nirvana", The game just drags you in.You forget where you are and get completely lost in the game,

very few games get this rating.

So for COJ :Bound in Blood the appropriate rating would be 3/5 (Note : this is just my opinion and hence you can have yours too ,the immersion rating generally takes your personal likes and dislike into account too)

Conclusion:

In Conclusion an awesome game which is highly optimised, though the gameplay might get repetitive it is defnitely enjoyable and is definitely one of the better games that have been released till now in 2009)

Gameplay video

Overlord 2

After a wonderful experience with the likes of games like Prototype,Godfather 2 ,Hawx.

I moved to a recent game called "Overlord 2".This is game is a complete change in the perspectives.Most of the games usually revolve around a good guy doing good things but in this game u r a bad guy,a villain killing all kinds of innocent creatures like bunnies,baby seals etc and of course innocent civilians ,all for your inexhaustible thirst fr POWER.

This game is a lot of fun, but it is the framework of the game that brings it down.No one actually wants to be a villain and games like these glorify villains and their actions.

If you want a game that is only for fun,then go for this game,but if you want a game which immerses you completely or which makes you an intricate part of the storyline then this game is not worth the cut.

In terms of graphics, i was pleasantly surprised to find out that though the installation took only about 6 gb of space, it is beautiful, the animations are fluid but the minions seem to be transparent i.e you can move through them and vice versa ( i guess that was unavoidable given the huge number of minions).Overall Graphically it is pretty awesome.

Gameplay is kinda fun.It doesn't immerse you that much,but its got a funny side of things for examples the way the human soldiers run or the way the minions dance and shout.Its got a cartoonish side to it.

So overall,this game gives you the much needed relaxation.........Not for serious gaming though.

Prototype

This game is undoubtedly one of the best games released in 'Summer 09' and i say that not because it has no flaws or is perfect.I say that because it is a game that gives FREEDOM a new meaning.

Gone are the days of gaming when you have a narrow fixed path which you got to strictly follow.This is what gaming is all about.

Although it has its own share of flaws,which i don wanna mention now,it is one of the best 3rd person games i have seen after Assassins Creed.

So all the Gamers out there who are waiting to buy or rent this game (or even download it!!!)

don wait.........Buy this game and Witness the sheer Beauty of Carnage.

Best games 2009 part 1

This is the first part of the best games i have played till now in 2009,

includes

Fear 2

Mirrors Edge

End War

Chronicles of Riddick

Hawx

Godfather 2

All the games are enjoyable in their own sort of way.I will posting the strong points of these games later.

MJ - A true Legend

Michael Jackson,One of the greatest entertainers the world has ever seen is gone.
All i wanna say is that "RIP MJ"

These are some of his most amazing songs....
Beat it
They don't really care about us
Billie Jean
Earth Song
Heal the World
Black or White
Bad