Ulasan

• gamedeal user

  Jan 29, 2022

  Infamous teaser of Arabian-made Uncharted-wannabe. The 'first chapter', which, like Scheherazade's fairy tale, was never meant to be completed. Just in one hour of the gametime, there is an adventure level with some puzzles, acrobatics, and third-person-view-shooter, Tomb Raider style, then a chase level on the quad where we need to shoot off the chasers, including the helicopter... Yeah, almost like in Yakuza 0!.. Then, there are hand-to-hand fights, a walking-and-talking-sim level, where you can easily miss some valuable collectibles, laying in the dirt under your feet... Then, there'll be a parkour-like chase on the roofs, more hand-to-hand fight, stealth sequence, and then a car chase, where you need to drive through the entire Morocco city! Sounds like a superb adventure, right? Well, except the actual realization part, because every game sequence looks too cheap, even for the early '00s and PlayStation2-era. But yeah, it was released for PS3, and again, only as a show-off 1-hour-long teaser, without any hope of making a complete, tied-up game. So, buy it now only with some gross discount or bundle, and only if you're in dire need to trade one hour of your time for some easy to get achievements, making it one more 'complete game' under your belt... Whatever fancy it may sound. My mark is 4/10.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 1, 2014

  "Oh look guys, it's Timothy writing a review for that one game everyone on youtube makes fun of! I can't wait until he tears it a new arsehole, because he's a cynical bastard and that's what cynical people do!" If this was your reaction when you noticed this review, then I'm sorry to tell you that I will not write a funny 9/11 Allahu Akbar type of review. I respect the dev team, who put a lot of work and effort in this game, too much for that. Well yeah, this game is inspired by Uncharted, Tomb Raider, what not, they won't deny that. But at least they are enthusiastic about it. What's the last time you saw people this happy about making a game? Even if the game is buggy (and oh, trust me, it is, I'll elaborate) I still had fun playing it simply because I know the devs had fun making it. They really want to make an amazing adventure series where you explore the arabic world and its many fascinating places (which it truly has, no doubt about that). The dev team knows that they're not making GOTYAY material and doesn't say they are. They try to stay positive while everyone on the internet's too busy making fun of them and their "worst game ever" (a title that many other games I've played deserve more). They respond nicely to often assholish or 'funny' behaviour and criticism, which I think is something most developers can learn from. So yeah, kuddos for that, guys. Now for the game itself. I'll give you a quick rundown of what I enjoyed and what I thought could use improvement. Good: The world: as mentioned earlier, the arabic world and culture and its interesting treasures is often overlooked because 'muh terrorism'. A shame, really, since some of the world's most amazing buildings and sculptures were made by arabians.. The characters: I appreciate the duo being brother and sister instead of a shoe-horned love interest. While it felt a little awkward sometimes, there's still some awws and ohs to be had when Faris and Dania talk about Dania's obesity problem and how her choice of tea could help her. Music and sound: music was pretty solid, I like the "old man singing" that's often found in arabic music and this game had plenty of it. Voice acting was decent and so was the sound design, although some guns sound a little weak. Story: the campaign has an interesting premise and it's nice to know that the main character and his female sidekick won't end up banging each other by the end of the game (right Semaphore? RIGHT?) Survival: I really liked the survival mode. I didn't expect there to be zombies or mummies, but I sure enjoyed killing them, although it's a little buggy, sometimes, and it'd be nice if weapons/power ups would disappear after a while so the floor doesn't look like the surface of a giant disco ball. Bad: Controls: while they are much better than on the console version, there's still much left to be desired. It's also a bit of a shame that you can't map any buttons yourself for the keyboard controls. Bugs: there are still a lot of bugs in this game. Both in graphic (the background in the desert chase level would have really weird chancing colours and stuff, weird shadows or character models that stretch out to disturbing levels) and sound (the MP5's firing sound would sometimes disappear in long burst fire, lines of dialogue that aren't heard, random bits of sound that disappear, etc). Combat in general: the boxing/CQC feels kind of awkward and stiff and gunfights are way too easy thanks to dumb AI and insanely accurate weapons with little recoil (AK2stronk). The 'stealth' in the tomb wasn't anything special either, but it did the job, I suppose. My major complaint is that all guns kind of feel the same. Sure, you have your pistols (which kind of feel the same) and the shotgun, but besides that, the three rifles (G36C, M16 variant and AK) and submachineguns (MAC 1, Mini Uzi and MP5) all kind of feel the same. Try to give them more damage, accuracy or recoil in order to give them "their own feel" so each rifle suits a different kind of player. Length: I completed the campaign on hard in one hour and a few minutes. Besides finding the few collectibles and the survival mode, there isn't a lot of gameplay left. Still, I only paid 70 cents for this game and I think that to be a more than fair price. And of course, the fact that the game still doesn't have its own face yet and feels like the arabic attempt at Uncharted. I'm sure the dev team will have a better idea of what direction to persue as time passes by, though. So yeah, in the end, I can't really recommend this game for its quality alone. If you can get it for 2 EUR or cheaper, though, then give it a try and have some fun with the campaign, silly bugs and survival mode. I wish Semaphore all the best and hope that they can make Unearthed a solid and fun gaming series.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 28, 2014

  The game play is extremely boring and too simplistic. But the idea of a video game named for Ibn Battuta is priceless, and as a fan of history and culture, I had to get it.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 26, 2014

  This game took me 52 minutes to complete the story mode and a total of 60 (extra 8) minutes to get 100% achievements. That kinda sums it up .-.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 22, 2015

  Man, PC got an awful port of Uncharted.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 24, 2015

  This is basically a poor man's Uncharted. Granted, it's made by Saudi Arabian developers that worked with what they could, but the similarities are pretty blatant. If you want a good Uncharted knockoff for PC, you'd be better off with the [url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/203160/]Tomb Raider reboot[/url] instead.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 25, 2016

  [h1]Teal Deer[/h1] [list] [*][b]Developers:[/b] Semophore [*][b]Publishers:[/b] Semophore [*][b]Initial release:[/b] Jan 2014 [*][b]Genre:[/b] Action, Adventure [*][b]#Worth/NotWorth:[/b] #Worth [/list] [h1]Exposition, Concurrence and Summation[/h1] Who the even heck is Nathan Drake anyways? This game is terrible in all the right places. I would put this one step down from something like Deadly Premonition. The whole 'episode 1' feels like a prologue as it's likely supposed to — but inevitably it all feels a little like the devs got too ambitious. It's got tomb raiding, cover mechanics, RC cars, platforming, rooftop chases, car chases, a slightly awkward fighting system and a SyFy original narrative to boot. It's got janky animations in all the right places, just watch their hands during the cut-scenes. The shooting is at best — functional. It's hard how to put into words why exactly I like this game. But I want to see more (though that's not likely to happen) It's kind of like a bad movie in the way 'The Room” was; it has this vibe of an obvious disaster but I can't look away and simply must see this through. I am not making a comparison to Dreamfall: The Longest Journey as they are completely different games but I can't help but shake the feeling that this game reminded me of Dreamfall in a way that I'm not entirely sure I can justify. Yet the feeling remains. Some of the dialogue seems hyper aware that it's a videogame which is always fantastic to see. It's also come to my attention that this is some approximation of an iOS version which would explain why there is an option to automate aiming entirely right after choosing new game. Explains a lot of the overall jankiness. But part of that jankiness is what makes it endearing. [b]THE GIST: Pick it up when its cheap. It's harmless and I rather enjoyed the time I spent.[/b] [quote]More here — [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/28295405/]Station Argus[/url][/quote]
• gamedeal user

  Dec 29, 2020

  The worst game of all time. I rather lose feelings in both of my legs than play this game for another second.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 4, 2014

  While it's refreshing to see a game like this that doesn't feature a burly white American man as the main character, Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta, is unfortunately a very buggy, poorly slapped together game with hilariously bad voice acting, animations and writing. It's nothing more than a mockbuster created to capitalize on the success of the Uncharted series. Even in one of the early cutscenes it's mentioned that the protagonist "always enjoyed raiding tombs and uncharting mysteries in videogames." If the game wasn't so broken I may have enjoyed it, but it makes Deadfall Adventures look like "the Citizen Kane of Video Games". It's sad because the Unity engine is capable of much, much more. Would only recommend it if you want something to laugh at.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 4, 2014

  This is the worst game I've ever played and I highly recommend it. It's up there with Ride to Hell Retribution in terms of hilarious incompetence and misery. It's one of those unique experiences that are so bad that you just have to see it for yourself. You owe it to yourself to suffer and laugh through this game.