I will say though that the game does provide you with quite a few frustrating moments along the way and you will no doubt fail a few
times during your playthrough.
I can't even count how many
times during my playthrough that cutscenes popped up, in the middle of the action, for some crazy, story based exposition and totally ruined the flow of the action.
Hundreds of
times during my playthrough of the game, I was cackling at hilarious quips by the Voice or one of the Nightwings.
I died many, many
times during my playthrough, but never felt like I was badly punished for it.
Rarely have I played a game where I have had to stop my character moving because I didn't want to walk another step to see what might be lurking around the corner, and that happened to me a couple of
times during my playthrough.
Not exact matches
At the
time of writing this review, they have released close to 3 updates for the game and judging from the changelog, they have fixed a lot of bugs, some of which I had the misfortune of encountering
during my
playthrough.
Building into that fan service, the audio is spine - tinglingly good at
times, from the instantly recognisable chest opening riff to the remixed versions of the main theme that you'll hear
during your
playthrough.
I tried this method a few
times during my
time with the game, and although fun and novel — I did find myself reverting back to the trusty Pro Controller for the majority of my
playthrough.
During my
playthroughs, I spent most of my
time trekking from building to building, which I discovered tended to be more supply - rich than the outdoors, attempting to outfit myself with the best gear while constantly looking for food and water.
Majula, the one real hope for the world to get better, is the hub town that the player will spend a good amount of
time in
during their
playthrough of Dark Souls 2.
That randomness can be frustrating at
times, causing you to die early on
during some
playthroughs, while being able to complete the entire game on others.
I can recall only using Syndicate's fast travel points three
times during my entire
playthrough, because with the rope launcher in your toolbox, why would you take any other route through London?
Whether or not they'll make a big difference
during your
playthrough will come down to if you're patient enough to play through the game's hour and a half story
time and
time again to obtain them.
Fans will also have the opportunity to ask the developers questions
during a three - hour livestream
playthrough of Enter the Dominatrix on October 23 starting at 1 pm Central
Time on Volition's twitch channel at www.twitch.tv.com/dsvolition.
Considering I died a total of 182
times combined
during my first
playthrough, that's a challenge I'm not yet ready to face.
At the
time of this writing, I am nearing level 44
during my second Story
playthrough.
It seems crazy Treyarch would spend
time and resources to create levels players may never see
during a single
playthrough, but it's extraordinarily ambitious and an idea that intrigues me.
Building into that fan service, the audio is spine - tinglingly good at
times, from the instantly recognisable chest opening riff to the remixed versions of the main theme that you'll hear
during your
playthrough.
During my
time with Has Been Heroes, I found that the randomly generated maps of each
playthrough kept me engaged each
time, where an interest point being revealed can turn the game on its head and greatly influence your future decisions.
During my second
playthrough I was disappointed to notice that I had completely explored the depth of the games base building and unit creation the first
time around.
An interactive visual novel based on short moments in
time during Lella's travels, each
playthrough ends with one of sixteen different endings based on your choices.
During my
playthrough, I died several
times.
This is a side of the Assassins I missed
during my initial
playthrough of the Assassin's Creed games, perhaps it was due to my young age at the
time.
I've been fairly critical of it for a long
time, as the shine wore off
during my first
playthrough.
Playing on a regular PS4, I had no framerate dips or stutter
during my
time in this huge open world, and everything ran smoothly for my whole
playthrough.