Good game; better if you like multi-player
357822
This is a very well designed game.  It improves on the graphics of Starcraft without getting bogged down in the micro-management that Warcraft III required.  The campaign is interesting and engaging, though not long enough.  I played through it in a few days.  The multiplayer is supposed to keep you interested after that, but being a poor player against other people and only pretty good against the AI, I got tired of it within another week or two.  I am not sure if I will buy the other two expansions.
3726954
Ive played through this game a few times, on the easier difficulty then the harder. It really is a lot of fun the first time although the story can be a bit difficult to follow. Anybody who enjoys playing Gears of War would probably love this just like me. The only major complaint I have is that the multiplayer is terrible. The idea behind the multiplayer modes is great, and they would be tons of fun to play, but 95% of the other players (which is about 15 of the 16) are from eastern Europe, so there is way too much lag to get a decent game going. It is really hard to tell what is going on in the game, but you can still tell that it would be tons of fun in a lag free environment with a lot of other players. Overall, the game is a good buy if you can get it used or on sale with a decent discount, otherwise I would say just rent it for the single player, which is really fun.
3098711
the game way is excellent, graphics too, i don't like the fact that only in online mode you can play with a partner, it would have been better like in the demo that you can choose the cooperative mode without caring if you're online or not, the game is too short too so maybe is better to rent the game or borrow from a friend because once you find the end there is no much more in what you can play like a multiplayer mode, but if you're a lover of resident evil and have the collection of games; buy it, the riddles are not really hard to find out (if you can say that there was riddles), the bosses wasn't a real challenge too because the difficulty in what you're are playing only affect the time that you will take in beat them, out of that you would like the game a lot.
4148528
I love this game. The story, the action, the weapons, etc. It's good game overall. It's just the co-op local split-screen was kinda wack. I thought that they could've given more options for the split-screen display. But other than that.... GREAT GAME!
4737893
Game play is very addicting. Existing HALO fans should be satisfied. My criticism would be that there aren't enough maps currently (as of this writing), and that there is no split screen multiplayer.
37955
This is fun enough for 2 players but it gets more interesting when you have 3 or 4. Its easier to block others out, but with two its not as easy. Overall glad we bought it my 6 yr old really enjoys it and quickly caught on to the strategy. And even for a 40 yr old adult, I found it enjoyable.
388003
This game does not support multiple concurrent playthroughs and places extreme limitations on the player's save file management. Now, I respect that developers may wish to discourage save-scumming to keep less disciplined players from spoiling their own fun, but they were way too heavy-handed with it in Bioshock Infinite.

I knew when I saw the initial reviews of Bioshock Infinite that it's the type of game my girlfriend would like to watch me play. It was actually a major selling point. I figured I'd start one playthrough on Hard and be super thorough for when I'm playing by myself, and then when my girlfriend was around I'd play on Medium and make different choices (or let her make the choices) and go through areas more quickly. But Bioshock Infinite says "no, that's not how you're allowed to play." Only one playthrough at a time allowed. No manual saving. You can only load your five most recent autosaves.

Otherwise this game is quite good. I haven't yet completed it yet but I believe I am nearing the end. There's a lot of atmosphere. The story has a strong element of mystery and "deep" philosophy. There isn't a lot of strong characterization except with Elizabeth and arguably Booker, though Booker's past seems to be intentionally obscured and is revealed in vague bits and pieces to the player, an approach some might find irritating. Gameplay is fine, though the default controls take a little getting used to. All of the scavenging you do seems a bit out of place in this world/story, and seems to be a series legacy element more than anything else.

So far I don't feel the game is quite as impressive as many early reviews made it out to be. Still, it's certainly worth buying on sale if you like these sorts of games. I probably would've waited until the game reaches the Steam $5 bargain bin if I had known about the onerous restrictions on save games before purchasing, but oh well.
1551232
I've been playing this for a few months now. This game was well-designed to encourage (even require) teamwork. The Rambo-style combat of former Battlefield games is guaranteed to rack up your opponents' kill counts. If you get a good group of 3-5 mates you can dominate the game.

They have added a feature where you unlock weapons, abilities, and components by playing with certain kits or weapons. This adds some nice flavor to the game. Focusing on playing one part really well results in nice bonuses to help you succeed in that role. The downside is when you play against others who have already unlocked items. For example, if you are trying to build up your airplane skills and play against others that already have locking air-to-air rockets you will die a LOT.

The in-game experience is very immersive. I recommend getting some surround sound headphones because it will help you track down gunfire and vehicles. I also recommend getting fast HDD or you will have long load times between maps.

There are two things that prevented me giving this 5 stars:
1) Any time you want to play the game you must launch it through the battle log web page. That is unwieldy and tedious. I like the ability to track your progress (and your friends') online, but I don't want to launch a browser window every time I want to play a game. It would also be nice if we had the ability to do a LAN-only game.

2) The in-game VOIP needs some work. I love the ability to create a party through battle log, and the fact that it tries to put your party in the same squad when you join the same game. Enabling voice often causes laggy performance, though. I have disabled it and use alternate technologies to collaborate like TeamSpeak or Ventrillo.
910625
First in regular solo campaign mode this game is pretty fun. But when you get into co-op multi, it's down right addictive. The perfect time suck. I easily would have paid more.
1018417
The multi player is great. The main game in my opinion is worse than the previous one (barring better graphics and weapons).
1263332
I wish I had played this sooner, instead of being turned off by the art style.  Playing Lords of Xidit is a great experience.  It's essentially a "pick up and deliver" game, in which you pick up various types of soldiers and deliver them to cities under siege by monsters.  The catch is that only certain combinations of soldiers can defeat particular monsters.  Successfully defending a city grants you 2 of 3 options: gold, fame, or building a tower.  The victory conditions require that you have more of one of these than the other players, but if you don't have enough of the other two, you can't advance to the final scoring, thus you must balance everything carefully.  This is not a "multiple-paths to victory" game.

In each round, you have 6 actions pre-programmed onto a custom wheel-board.  By the time it gets around to your 6th action, unless you correctly anticipated what each of the other players would do, you might find yourself doing something that gains you nothing.  You are able to see the recruits and monsters that will enter the board next, and where they will arrive.  Careful planning can put you in the right place at the right time to slay a monster for a resource that you need, or recruit a more powerful soldier.  There are a couple of clean-up things to keep track of, but that's basically the game.  Due to the interplay of the pre-programmed actions, the more players, the better. Expect about 20 minutes of playtime per player.

I haven't played Seasons, so to me the whimsical-fantasy artwork seems to contrast with what is a very strategic and competitive game, considering it's relatively short playtime.  A "Lords of Waterdeep" look would feel more thematically appropriate to me, but thanks to playing Lords of Xidit, I'll not again let my own visual dissonance keep me from missing out on a very good game experience.
2419343
This is a really fun game, but we do like some other ones a little bit better (the only reason it has 4 instead of 5 stars -- actually rate it a 4.5 if I could).  The main reason we got this game is so that we can have more than 4 people (and up to 7) over for it, and it plays really well with this many.  A great game if you have large groups.
1593981
Got this with a Wii U Bundle for Christmas, and love it so far. Playing with someone who doesn't wait can be frustrating as the camera focuses on whoever is farthest ahead - so someone going for the secret item will get auto-bubbled and forced to get it later. Overall, the game is nice but there are some things that aren't the best.
NOTICE: In the Pros section there is a tiny spoiler about the story. It's not much, but if you don't like spoilers, skip to cons.

-Pros-
You know how many mario games have peach being kidnapped by bowser, Mario and co goes to save her, and all that? Being that peach is on the front cover in a cat suit, this game has a different story. Also, the graphics in this game are spectacular. You can argue about graphics all you want but I am content with them.
I'm not one for challenging games, but this one has a different feel. If you're looking to complete levels, don't expect it to get harder until later. If you're someone you wants to 100% the game, expect a challenge. I'm in World 5 and to this point I don't think I've gotten all three stars on a single level (partly because of one of the cons, more later).

-Cons-
There are only two cons as for the reason for 4 stars.
1. In multiplayer, the camera is mainly focused on the leading player, and you will get bubbled if you get too far off so if you want to get all stars and stamps, either play with someone older and wants to do that too or play single player. Also the lives are kind of like a bank. If one person dies (aka younger sibling) a life is subtracted from everyone.
2. I feel like the powerups are limited in comparison to NSMBWii, but the cat makes up for it. (TIP: For maximum cute, play as cat toad!! :D)

-Overall Experience-
In one sentence, this game is an enjoyment for the whole family.
2778755
Mutiplayer is fun and the campaign is good. Downside is a lot of the mutiplayer gamemode is unplayable because of the low playerbase.
283692
I got this game because it looked awesome, and it is. Some sections are frustrating because you think there is no way past them and the checkpoints are too far apart, these are usually followed by checkpoints exceedingly close together, but I like a good challenge. My husband and I switch off and it is a lot of fun, not a whole lot of good co-op games out there so we do what we can with the single player ones, and this is a gem.
4977916
Bought this game and my wife is now addicted to it.  Only downside is that it takes a while to set up, and it's not meant for two players.  So you need a group to play.
1258166
This game is really fun. It's even funner when you have multiple people playing it. On one player mode there is actually an objective for you to do so it isn't just competing against other characters.