Vig-E-O games

[theVOID]

i might have to add that to my torrent list

[leo-rcc]

Well since the only thing I got for Xmas was a stupid coffemug that broke on its first use, I bought myself the last of Pandemic studios game: "The Saboteur" subtitle "An Irishman in Paris". Pandemic doesn't perform as well as it was hoped, so EA is axing the studio as they have done so in the past with more software studios.

I've been playing off and on for a couple of hours now and I have to say, it is quite a nice sandbox game. It is not as good as Assassins Creed II, it is not as good as GTA IV, but it manages to pull of a good blend of the 2 games. The controls take some getting use to, the camera angles are not the best in all situations (as I've found with practically every game where you have to sneak, aim and other things the require positioning). But it never got to the point that it was really annoying, unlike some other games where you were fighting the camera more than the opponents.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpXwyja0uBI

As you might have guessed, the setting is World War 2 France, with most of the game focusing on Paris, but the also include missions in Le Havre, the Ardennes, Saarbrucken, Boulogne, and various other places a "merikan" would have heard of. You play an Irish race car driver that gets sucked into the French resistance after the death of your teammate. There is of course a love angle, but that isn't really playing the overtone in this storyline which I think is good.

The missions are a good mix of action and stealth, and as you progress your skills improve and you can collect "perks" which will unlock items, increase the capacity to carry items, increase firepower, etc. My favorite missions are sniping and blowing stuff up, so I tend to do all those things first. As a sandbox game you are free to choose what you want to do, but there are a few missions you will need to complete in order to unlock other parts of the playing field. It is sometimes quite a puzzle to figure out how best to approach a problem, though most of the time you can get your self out of trouble just fine. In a bind you can call in the help of your fellow freedomfighters (if you completed some missions) and they can cover your retreat.

All in all, I have to say I love this game. Yes it is not as polished as GTA, it is not as stealthy as Assassins Creed, but I still love the idea of blowing stuff up, helping civilians from getting rounded up or executed by the Gestapo and wehrmacht, taking out tanks, zeppelins, and AA guns. I think Pandemic has given us a good parting gift and I really recommend it if you are into WW2 and sabotage.

[Meatball]

I wasn't interested in this game but your shining review has me intrigued. I like Pandemic's previous projects (Mercenaries and Destroy All Humans, I think?), and I love sandbox games in general. I might check this out.

I'm still plugging away at MW2, and managing not to repeatedly die anymore!

[Tiberius]

If anyone plays Xbox Live and MW2, my GamerTag is: DrPoodle.

Add me and we can murder each other in combat

[Pippy]

ummmmmm...

Video games are the Devil?

I only play Nintendo games when I'm stoned. Yes, real Nintendo. I got 100,000 points on Joust, and I am king of Ice Hockey. They used to make games that were fun to play, now they are just weird.

Non-reality. Hyper-violent non-reality. Hyper-violent non-reality that puts you in a meditative trance state and wastes you precious time on earth. Thanks but no thanks, I'll read a book or play guitar or go for a walk. I like reality the way it is.

[Dotard]

When reading a book arn't you in a "non-reality that puts you in a meditative trance state and wastes your precious time on earth"?

[Violet]

I have a stack of books in my room that i would like to someday read, but feel that i have better things to do for now (such as nom some delicious loot from diablo 2, and finally beat the game on the first difficulty, so i can play nightmare difficulty /gamer rant...).

But calling games "the Devil" or "a waste of time"... that's just silly! Playing games is as much the spawn of "The Devil" as music and walking are... and it isn't "wasting" one's time to play video games, read books, watch movies, go on walks, enjoy the culinary arts, or whatever... it is spending one's time as one chooses

So you don't spend much time playing video games? That's your choice But calling them a waste of time, or "the Devil" is just silly.

[lukec]

I'll see you on there Adrian. I'm (very original, I know) "theLukeC"

Can you tell my last name starts with C!?

[Lilith_86]

ummmmmm...

Video games are the Devil?

I only play Nintendo games when I'm stoned. Yes, real Nintendo. I got 100,000 points on Joust, and I am king of Ice Hockey. They used to make games that were fun to play, now they are just weird.

Non-reality. Hyper-violent non-reality. Hyper-violent non-reality that puts you in a meditative trance state and wastes you precious time on earth. Thanks but no thanks, I'll read a book or play guitar or go for a walk. I like reality the way it is.

. .If video games are the Devil, or even the work of the Devil, then all hail Satan!

[KichigaiNeko]

ummmmmm...

Video games are the Devil?

I only play Nintendo games when I'm stoned. Yes, real Nintendo. I got 100,000 points on Joust, and I am king of Ice Hockey. They used to make games that were fun to play, now they are just weird.

Non-reality. Hyper-violent non-reality. Hyper-violent non-reality that puts you in a meditative trance state and wastes you precious time on earth. Thanks but no thanks, I'll read a book or play guitar or go for a walk. I like reality the way it is.

. .If video games are the Devil, or even the work of the Devil, then all hail Satan!

Sooo there with you lilith_86 O Prince of Darkness...deliver us from the blue screen of Death!!
"come to the Dark side...we have cookies!!"