This in my eyes was really an interesting idea at first, but after a while I think it just got in
the way of the actual gameplay.
Along with the announcement itself a rather interesting 6 - minute gameplay demo was released, although it doesn't really show us much in
the way of actual gameplay other than crawling around on the floor.
But here and now, at this very moment, it's a mildly enjoyable, very simple strategy game with a strong sense of humour but little in
the way of actual gameplay to hold one's attention.
Despite a full Nintendo Switch reveal and continuing revelations about the new console's power, we still haven't seen a lot in
the way of actual gameplay footage.
Not exact matches
God
of War's reboot is a triumph... Our few complaints — and there are very few — would be that the boat sections add little to the
actual gameplay other than a cumbersome
way to explore the world.
The
actual nitty gritty
gameplay of figuring out the best
way to handle the mix
of enemies with deployable defenses and then blasting aliens as a third - person shooter is worth picking up for a solid co-op experience with buddies.
At the time
of me writing this review the loot boxes have been taken down temporarily while EA and Dice think
of a
way to implement them fairly without impacting
actual gameplay.
And, really, this prototype was purely a test
of alternate
ways I could setup the core systems than an
actual change in
gameplay from prior prototypes.
Most
of the attractions end up seeming like more
of a gimmicky
way to show what the gamepad can do rather than focus on
actual gameplay and the fun factor
of it all.
God
of War's reboot is a triumph... Our few complaints — and there are very few — would be that the boat sections add little to the
actual gameplay other than a cumbersome
way to explore the world.
This is a great
way of incorporating storytelling into the
actual gameplay itself — something the team has been doing since the original game was released.
I have only «played» about an hour or so
of the game, but that ends up really representing less than 10 minutes
of actual gameplay, and the balance
of that time is just watching cutscenes, which is
way too much.
The key lies in giving players reasonable
ways to acquire lootboxes without spending real money, meaning not pricing them exorbitantly, while keeping
actual gameplay - changing content out
of lootboxes.