Only giving it two starts due to the beautiful graphics. Everything else about this game is just ...
349424
Only giving it two starts due to the beautiful graphics. Everything else about this game is just terrible. Its boring to play after awhile, customization is non existent, and overall it feels like they took an iPhone mobile freemium game and slapped it on a console. DO NOT BUY.
2047301
I wasn't really looking forward to this game but I bought it anyway when it came out. The in-game movies are professionally done, Jada Pinket-Smith gives a great performance, and the control is solid, on most occassion. HOWEVER, the graphics could have been much better. This kind of graphic I expect from a first generation PS2 game, not a game of this caliber. And what is up with the loading time. A lot of game nowadays are more than capable of shortening loading time, but this game loads for half a minute everytime it changes sections.
The bullet-time effect, or as its called in the game 'focus' is awesome in the first 20 minutes of the game, but after the second levels it does get old. The fighting systems has depth but you pretty much just have to resort to button mashing to defeat most opponents in the game. Tip, to be able to face an Agent in hand-to-hand, use a lot of the focus/bullet time, it consistently works well. The different aspect of the game, such as driving or flying the hovership does break the monotony once in a while, but not even those features can save this game from mediocrity.
I'm really suprised the Wachowskis Brothers went to Shiny to develop this game. As avid gamers themselves, surely they must know there are other game companies that could've handle this project better than Shiny. Why did they choose them? I have no idea. So here I am left with a game that could have been great but its just marred in mediocrity. The hype is nowhere near the actual game.
1766227
Visually this game is stunning.  Compared to most other MMOs and other games the game is really nice to look at.  Unfortunately there isn't much else to say.  The game play is a bit repetitive.  From level 1 to 50 you will gain experience the same way, through either storyline quests or forced FATE parties (which are extremely boring).  Luckily the main story line gives you enough experience to level up ONE job almost fully to level 50. This being an MMO, grinding is expected... But it is completely boring and lacks variety.  The overall world is still extremely small but I am sure it will grow if the game lasts anywhere close to what Final Fantasy XI did.

i do feel like there is a lack of camaraderie.  I don't feel like you make friends in this game as you do with other MMOs. Especially now, several months after official launch it is extremely hard to get through the story line as many quests require 4-8 people to do boss battles and dungeon runs.  I cant vouch for non-legacy servers but this is the case on most legacy servers.  You are pretty much screwed if you are new to this game.

Now my biggest gripe with this game is security.  Apparently SE is overly safe and will lock you out of your game if you have logged on at a different location.  I bring my laptop to my one friends house and each time it will lock me out and force me through an insanely complicated process of changing my password for no reason at all.  I have attempted contacting them and letting them know that I shouldn't have to deal with this when I am on a limited time schedule.  I do not want to spend 30 mins resetting my password because I am at my friends house, or on break at work, or back home.  But there is nothing they can do.  It is a double edged sword.
4684334
This is by no means a bad game, but it's just not for everyone.
The graphics are beautiful, and it's not your typical sword slashing RPG with a nameless, faceless hero that you can spend hours customizing.
The story also features several choices outside of just typical the good and evil options, which I imagine makes for high replay value.
However, I just couldn't get into the characters enough to keep my interest going long enough to get to that point where you're evolved far enough in battle. By far enough, I mean that it doesn't involve running in circles trying to pick off a crowd of opponents hit by hit. I have played countless other games where hour after hour was spent leveling up and fighting, so it's not that I'm lazy or simple. I just didn't find the characters to be likable.
Another huge problem I had was all of the nudity and sex scenes. The first nude scene is a female prisoner, a snooty royal in a dungeon. Even if she hadn't had 2 twins with her older SON that she was passing off as King's children, she wouldn't be a sympathetic character. She also isn't dirty, and they don't really even lay a finger on her. She's immaculately clean and bad-tempered. This scene felt like a cheap tactic to get men interested in playing the game. Who would actually get excited about animated pixels you ask? See the trailer online and read the comments after it...
The game continues on to have graphic sex scenes with prostitutes, the characters own (and let me say very very naive) girlfriend, and various other random woman who want to "thank" him. Does a game with amazing graphics, an in-depth story, magic and sword battle, and reasonable difficulty really need that? If I wanted to watch porn, I definitely know where to find it - or where to find the real thing instead of the fantasy thank you very much- I don't want to have to skip through it in my video games while trying to get into (or not) a story. At least in GTA, it was not graphic, more implied.
I think I will stick to Dragon Age or Assassins Creed in the future.
Players who love RPGs or anything with amazing graphics will probably love this by default, and it also seems like people are socially required to love this game. I found this more interesting than the Skyrim/Oblivion series- which bored me to tears- but I have met very few humans who didn't love that one as well...so if you liked that and don't object to some over-the-top nudity...this is for you.
I gave this game an extra star for the gorgeous graphics.
2032535
There is not much I can say about this game that has not been said already.

The game is a graphical work of art, there is no doubt of this.  Visually, this game is amazing, and there was more than one point in the game that I stopped to look around.  There is not one game that even comes close to this one in terms of looks and graphics.  10/10

Game play is a serious disappointment. Once you get over the shock and awe of the graphics of this game, you start to realize that you are getting bored.  You might say to yourself, that you have been playing too long, or that you are getting tired, or that the game play will pick up.  If you said that to yourself, you are lying.  I don't think I could stand to play this game more than 45 minutes at a time before I had to stop and find something more interesting to do like cooking or cleaning. Why is it boring?  The hallway, the game is one incredibly artful, graphically thrilling, long hallway.  Literally.  It is a hallway, and not a terribly exciting one at that.

The combat, while pretty, is boring.  I generally don't have to pay attention, to what I am doing, and most of the time I consider it annoying.  I feel like it slows me down from running down the hallway as fast as I possibly can to get it all over with.  It is also not very rewarding. I never feel like I am rewarded for combat, I never feel more powerful, richer, or that I have worthwhile loot.  This sounds like it may be shallow, but there are reasons why games like Borderlands, Diablo, and Neverwinter Nights are so popular.  Leveling up, Loot, and power is what keeps us coming back for more.

The characters at their best are mildly amusing, mostly flat and dull, and often annoying.  I never felt so little for my characters in a game that is supposedly a plot driven game...........

Plot?  I am normally a huge fan of square games, and have come to have serious expectations of them.  The reason why their games are so engaging is the story.  When you play FFVII, the characters and background look like mud, but when I first played that game, I couldn't put it down.  I NEEDED to know what happened next.  I finished it in something like a week.  That was my first Final Fantasy game.  Every other role playing game that I have played will always be compared to that first experience as  my baseline standard.  FFXIII is more annoying and grating.  I kept hoping for it to get better, pick up, become exciting, for me to care......it  never did.  Apparently games that take place in a hallway, with boring flat characters can never be plot driven.
1272186
If you're expecting anything anywhere near as good as any other Final Fantasy game, you're in for a huge disappointment.  If you're a shallow 13-year-old boy eager for fan service, welcome home.

The bad:

Characters. Imagine an annoying stereotype of a dumb, shallow woman who spends most of her time jumping up and down giggling and talking about make up.  That is how the three main characters are portrayed.  If you like Yuna or Rikku in FFX, you're likely to be very irritated by what Square turned them into.  This cheesiness permeates every aspect of the game.  In order to change job class, you change their "dresses," and the characters strip and put on a new dress every time you change their job class.  A mini-game even entails one girl giving another a massage and you have to press the right buttons to massage her well.  And let's not forget the scene where they all splash about in the water in their underwear, giggling.

Story.  There isn't really one.  It's mostly the three characters going around the world map fighting unimpressive enemies and giggling.  As an example, FFX opened with a character's city getting destroyed by a gargantuan powerful force.  FFX-2 opens with a pop concert, and the theft of Yuna's outfit.

The good:

Battle System.  Now this is great, which is why this game got three stars instead of one.  You can actually change job classes in the middle of a battle, and characters improve their stats within each job class instead of overall.  The jobs have some of the classics, as well as some interesting new ones.  The battles themselves are varied and complex, as are the various interesting abilities the characters can acquire.

Graphics.  Awe-inspiring.  If you can grit your teeth through the cheesy dialogue, irritating characters and complete lack of story then you will see a very visually beautiful game and absolutely breath-taking FMV's.
2828349
This game is just plain gorgeous, you can clearly see they put a lot of work in graphics and sound, and it sure delivered. However, the gameplay is a little limited, even for people who enjoy linear experiences like me. You will see a stunning world but not be able to explore it, you can't even draw your weapon sometimes, despite being in hostile territory. The game pretty much tells you not to worry about enemies where they are not going to show up. On top of that, the game is quite short, at less than 10h.
The game developers also managed to create an interesting world, that captures your attention.
Bottom line is: definitely not worth full price, but if you can get it highly discounted (as I did), then by all means do it, as this is still a nice experience.
4251267
The first thing one notices in this game are the graphics, which are indeed awesome. It is like playing a comic book. The story line is classic--a son avenging the murder of his father. Samuel L. Jackson's voice overs definitely add to the fun. As does the first-rate soundtrack.

As another reviewer has noted, the weak point in this game is the camera movements. When one starts, the camera's default mode is the reverse of every other game one has ever played--the camera moves as if one is looking at a mirror. One can fix that in the options menu by deselecting "default." However, that fix only results in the camera moving in the right direction. One can still only pan horizontally in most places, which is very annoying when one has to jump to a platform but can't see where the edge of a cliff is or what, exactly, one is jumping to. Beyond that, even the horizontal movements are spotty, especially in the midst of combat where one is often disoriented.

If it were not for the camera movement, this would be a 5 star game. It is very disappointing as other game designers have figured this out. The camera movements in Tools of Destruction and Uncharted are so flawless one doesn't even notice them. The folks at Surge should consider enrolling in "Camera Movements for Games 101" and then reissue the game with this rather substantive problem corrected.
781492
Pros:
A beautiful game with wonderful landscapes fitting of the game and great character animations
Sound and music are spot on
Most of the voice acting is good to great
3-5 WOW moments especially the beginning sequence fight with Baldur and the first Troll fight

Cons:
Too linear with going from point A to point B
Repetitive nature especially in the side quests
Most of the "puzzles" felt like a waste of time with little to no satisfaction on solving them
Do not need most of the power ups and armor to complete the game, mostly necessary for the side quests
1st troll giant fight is impressive while the rest are the same characters with slightly different skins/powers

The game definitely could have benefited from more of an open world feeling and more action with random enemy spawsn.
2458644
Graphics are stunning, but gameplay is extremely hard and boring.
141119
I love the Zelda series and this is a beautifully constructed game. You feel like you're really in it, and the graphics are pretty. On gamecube you can only have 2 items available at a time vs the 3 in the Wii version so they could have room for "talking to Midna". It took me a little while to get used to it because of the Windwaker game controls. I was disappointed in the replay ability of this game. You finish the game and.. that's it. I was hoping that you can replay the game like in the Windwaker and you get to start out with the original outfit or something... I love this game, but other than collecting bugs, and poe souls, I really don't have much other to do except restart the game.
4880034
Not the most intuitive game at first but I caught on fairly fast. Amazing graphics! I love the idea of so many worlds to explore.
Pros: gorgeous graphics, exotic flora and fauna, interaction with alien species, cool gadgets
Cons: not intuitive, exosuit and other stuff require charging too frequently, some items and some upgrades cost a lot of your units
I'm just starting this game; have logged in six hours so far. So keep that in mind when looking at my review. My take my change as I get more involved.
4814165
That is really all I can say. A beautiful looking game, fantastic gameplay, wonderful story line. It was amazing!
4918709
This game is tough. I play most games on the hardest mode after my first play through being on normal, and this game is the hardest I have played. I have not played the Dead Souls games. The graphics are beautiful and the fighting is satisfying. I only mark it down a star because as far as I know there is no map and little guidance. I get tired of playing through a game only with the aid of youtube and google to get help from others who have come before me. It gets old pretty fast. If there was a map or some objective markers I would feel better about giving it full stars. I am all down for hard games but I need some guidance otherwise I don't feel like my time is well-spent. My brother returned the game after playing for a few hours because he died so much and didn't know what to do. I feel many people have likely had similar experiences and they lost gamers because of this.
2948959
After the "ending" of this game, I was left saying "what just happened?"
The graphics of this game are truely beautiful, and the puzzles are easy but clever.
It was just the way it wrapped up that ticked me off.
It seems as if the creators of the game just wanted to finish the story, and move on.
Not much closure, storyline was simply abandoned towards the end.
Unsatisfying.
708336
I bought this game upon release because I love star wars and the graphics on this game looked absolutely stunning on the previews. However, I didn't read too much into how the gameplay was. I am a very adventure/action oriented player and not so much on the online playing (unless it's adventure coop). When I put this game in initially, I was very impressed at the loading. Many ps4 games need to download lots of data to the drive, so this made it fun by letting you be nearly invincible and playing a repeating level during the download. It also gives a basic tutorial on the process.

Once I got into the game, the menus were easy enough to understand, but I became very disappointed in the game in almost all aspects except the graphics. There is no adventure mode and no story line at all. It is purely an online game, with only a few local modes that you can use for practice and time trials. The graphics are still stunning, but the gameplay is marginal at best, easily something to be bored with after a couple hours. In general, a huge disappointment to the star wars franchise and another disappointing release by the EA franchise.
3142364
I downloaded the demo, and after a few initial hiccups in getting the thing to even launch (Had to dl DirectX 9.0 and new graphics drivers) the game looked beautiful.  I would have to say that I was stunned by the graphics.  It made waiting for the 15MB DirectX actually worth the wait.  The opening plot seemed plausible and intriguing, but when it got down to the first mission, I was floundering in a sea of enemies with only a mouse to point and click on them.  The mouse control is pointed out as a "Pro" in some articles, but these guys must not have had a Joystick so they are happy just to play a space sim.  I do have a joystick, and wish Freelancer had supported using it, because the movement and shooting with the mouse is just too inhibitive.  Earth and Beyond had it right with the mouse only on the other hand because you don't do the targeting, but add in the targeting and the controls make you feel like you are trying to balance a spoon on your nose while reading.
Bottom Line - Game with potential to be very fun, but the controls make it unplayable.