The Worst
Primal Carnage: Extinction (PS4)
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Another game that was originally out on PC, this PS4 port is pretty underwhelming. With lots of bugs and poor visuals (e.g. poor animations and muddy textures), this game seems to leave a lot to be desired. The controls are bad, and the shooting even worse. Enemies can be ‘bullet sponges’ at the worst times and the weapons just don’t have the impact that they should have. Even when you play as a dinosaur the game isn’t any better, as it is hard to actually aim your bites and even harder to hit with your dino-limbs. PvP makes an appearance in this dino-vs-humans game, but even a somewhat valiant effort can’t save this title from virtual obscurity. In the end, even with a $20.00 cost, Primal Carnage: Extinction feels dated and unfinished, which is sad as the game had lots of promise.
Overlord: Fellowship of Evil (Xbox One)
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What could have been a good Diablo-like experience turned out to be a title that most gamers should just pass on by. You know something is not right when you run into issues in the first tutorial level. The game seemed like it was going to have a robust campaign, but looks can be deceiving and as you progress through the games levels you find that they are repetitive and not that interesting. As for the visuals and the overall presentation, they don’t help this game much either, as the lack of polish is very noticeable. Unfortunately what could have been a good game was just a “hot mess” of an effort and a game that even fans of the franchise will want to skip.
Pulse (PC)
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Pulse is a game that has a very interesting concept, that being placed in the shoes of a blind person, but unfortunately the execution of this concept is critically marred by such things as poor mechanics and the ability to make people motion sick, which is not something you want to do for gamers to enjoy their experience. This first person adventure game was also hampered by story that was told through questions, which were never answered. This makes following any narrative that much harder. Add to that some gameplay mechanics that didn’t make any sense (e.g. first person platform jumping with a visually impaired character) and a short gameplay length (30 minutes) and you have a game that just doesn’t cut it. Sure, the visuals and soundtrack were two outstanding areas, but they could not out weigh the total amount of negatives found in this short PC game.
