Set in 2019, Crysis starts as a standard FPS. You’re part of an elite unit dispatched to an island that has been cordoned off by the North Korean government after a group of American scientists made a game-changing discovery. Information is on a need-to-know basis, however, and your superiors have decided you don’t need to know much.
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Despite being the fifth title under the Black Ops banner, Cold War is actually a direct sequel to the original Black Ops released back in 2010. We pick up in the early 1980s with familiar faces Mason and Woods ready to do a little wetwork with CIA handler Russell Adler, eventually uncovering a nuclear threat posed by a Soviet operative known as Perseus, who the US believed had been killed during the Vietnam War.
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Set in ninth Century Europe, Valhalla tells the tale of Eivor, whose parents are murdered when he (or she, depending on which you select) was a child. After seeking the perpetrator for nearly two decades you finally exact your revenge, freeing yourself and your adopted brother Sigurd to leave Norway when their father pledges fealty to a new king against their wishes. Thus the pair make the trip across the sea with dozens of others to settle in England.
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Following a mass bombing carried out by the mysterious organization Zero Day, the London chapter of DedSec finds itself blamed for the terrorist attack. The government uses the incident to place the city under the rule of a private military company called Albion, which abuses its power to keep citizens in line.
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With the narrative moved to the background, the gameplay and loot gathering are left to carry the load. While there’s undoubtedly a mindless charm to wading through dozens of enemies, neither the challenge nor the amount of interesting loot are as compelling as we would’ve liked.
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Each run begins with a random god bestowing a handful of possible gifts upon you and allowing you to select one. For example, you might be offered a more powerful standard attack, a special that inflicts a status effect and a unique dash (such as one that deflects incoming projectiles or one that leaves behind a damaging flurry in its wake). As you go forward you’ll get more chances to receive new gifts or replace/enhance existing ones. By doing this your basic set of moves is altered with interesting traits on each run.
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Two fairly meaty DLCs are included as well with The Legend of Dead Kel and Teeth of Naros adding new races and regions along with additional features. Even sticking with the main story pushed well past 30 hours, so those with the time and inclination could easily more than double (and perhaps triple) that.
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