I can’t remember the last time I saw a dialogue tree in a major release game...but you know what I can remember? I can remember having a conversation with a group of game designers who said that dialogue trees were dead, that a modern audience wouldn’t sit through that amount of reading. Bioware blew this line of reasoning out of the water with the dialogue wheel in Mass Effect.
Moreover they did it on a console...
The dialogue wheel not only allows players to quickly assimilate their choices but also adds an intriguing uncertainty to the game play. The wheel allows the player to choose the tenor of their responses but not the responses themselves. Surprisingly this leads to a feeling of greater choice rather than a restrictive gimmick thus earning Mass Effect its place at number three.
4) Assassin’s Creed
If you’ve ever wanted to play a medieval hitman, this is your chance. Assassin’s Creed is the much hyped game we’ve all been waiting so long for, and it didn’t dissapoint.
From it’s sprawling medieval towns to gorgeous animation effects Assassin’s Creed is a top rated game for a reason.
As Altair you will sneak around, a lot, in an attempt to steal, kill, and perform a variety of other objectives. While some complained that the game got repetitive, deciding to take on the side missions should provide variety enough. Assassin’s Creed takes the Thief game concept and executes it perfectly.
3) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a multiplatform game, meaning you can buy it on other systems as well as the PS3. But the PS3 version of the game is the most recent and includes an additional race, the Knights of the Nine, which is a nice trade-off for having had to wait for the game.
The Elder Scrolls IV: is similar to previous entries in the series. It’s wide open gameplay features countless opportunities to make your own fun, but should you decide to stick to the story, and explore all the side missions, you are looking at 200 hours of game time. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a massive romp through a fantasy world filled with adventure. It is an epic game not to be missed.
2) Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune not only proved that the adventure genre is far from dead, but that the games can be intense, memorable experiences. Technically, Uncharted is unparalleled. No game this year comes even close to the stunning graphics, art direction, sound effects, and music that graces this game, and given competition from games like Halo 3 that’s saying a lot.
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is more that good looks, however, the story is engaging, the writing is clever and witty, at times hilarious, and the voice acting is second to none. Uncharted doesn’t come close to being a movie, it proves that videogames are their own art form equal to them. This is one action adventure game you simply cannot miss.
1) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty was synonymous with WWII based shooters, but not not anymore. With Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare gone are the trenches of continental Europe, only to be replaced with Russian farmhouses and Middle Eastern cities.
With stunning graphics and a varied story, CoD4 is a solid game, but it is the multiplayer that really makes this title stand out.
From excellent maps and a variety of weapons to unlockable content, this is the game you want to go online with and live out your armchair soldier fantasies.