Date played: June 11th
Platform: Xbox One
I played the end of Act III, Origins, where the group finally finds Marcus Fenix, who had been captured by a Snatcher earlier. Thing is though, we had to fight the terrifying monster head on... But first, we had to fight many battles before, including a few difficult ones. There are new enemies thrown in, like deathly accurate snipers and morale boosting fatties that wield giant weapons. It's not an easy game.
Still, I fought through and faced the Snatcher that captured Marcus. These monsters are very difficult to beat. They can one shot kill anyone with their dart attack, they can swallow humans in one gulp and they run faster than they should... Still, it has some weaknesses. When it swallows a party member, it's belly can be shot to free the person and stun the beast. After dying more than a handful of times, I abused this tactic to kill the Snatcher.
Long story short, after the battle, the team conveniently found Marcus in one of the nearby pods. There was a cliche movie moment here, where they pretend like the guy is dead for way too long, then he miraculously wakes up after you think he's dead. Marcus vomits his heart out and gets ready to go.
The opening few chapters of Act IV were pretty simple in terms of story, but they were full of great action moments and fun battles. The combat is really the only reason I play this game, since the shooting is really satisfying. It's hard as fuck though. For example, at one point, I had to fight a Snatcher accompanied by half a dozen Drones and some Juvies... It was difficult.
The escape from the deep abyss that served as a home to the Snatchers was very exciting. The group of 4 got onto some big cables, then shot their holdings for a fast ride up to the top. What's cool here is that I was in control of the character as the rope climbed up! I had to dodge debris and even fucking Juvies as we ascended. I even shot a few enemies and mechanisms with my pistol as I went up. It was lots of fun and it looked great.
Outside, we had to face another windflare, but this time, there were a ton of enemies in the way... I jumped into a mechanical loader exosuit, straight out of Aliens. I could stomp enemies at close range or ram them from a distance with a sprinting move. This thing is extremely powerful and mows down enemies easily. It can also move large pieces of debris. I had to use it a few times in a couple of different spots.
The most interesting battle was against a huge monster that looks a lot like a gorilla. Carriers are big, jumping enemies that are relatively sluggish, but have strong defenses. They can also shoot out little floating things that target the humans. I loved fighting these guys because they move slow enough to flank, but they take a shit ton of damage before they die.
The group is trying to find Kait's mother, though I'm not really sure where she is or where we are. But that doesn't matter. Shooting enemies is fun enough on it's own!
Action! Rope shit! Motherfucking monster gorillas!
Platform: Xbox One
I played the end of Act III, Origins, where the group finally finds Marcus Fenix, who had been captured by a Snatcher earlier. Thing is though, we had to fight the terrifying monster head on... But first, we had to fight many battles before, including a few difficult ones. There are new enemies thrown in, like deathly accurate snipers and morale boosting fatties that wield giant weapons. It's not an easy game.
Still, I fought through and faced the Snatcher that captured Marcus. These monsters are very difficult to beat. They can one shot kill anyone with their dart attack, they can swallow humans in one gulp and they run faster than they should... Still, it has some weaknesses. When it swallows a party member, it's belly can be shot to free the person and stun the beast. After dying more than a handful of times, I abused this tactic to kill the Snatcher.
Long story short, after the battle, the team conveniently found Marcus in one of the nearby pods. There was a cliche movie moment here, where they pretend like the guy is dead for way too long, then he miraculously wakes up after you think he's dead. Marcus vomits his heart out and gets ready to go.
The opening few chapters of Act IV were pretty simple in terms of story, but they were full of great action moments and fun battles. The combat is really the only reason I play this game, since the shooting is really satisfying. It's hard as fuck though. For example, at one point, I had to fight a Snatcher accompanied by half a dozen Drones and some Juvies... It was difficult.
The escape from the deep abyss that served as a home to the Snatchers was very exciting. The group of 4 got onto some big cables, then shot their holdings for a fast ride up to the top. What's cool here is that I was in control of the character as the rope climbed up! I had to dodge debris and even fucking Juvies as we ascended. I even shot a few enemies and mechanisms with my pistol as I went up. It was lots of fun and it looked great.
Outside, we had to face another windflare, but this time, there were a ton of enemies in the way... I jumped into a mechanical loader exosuit, straight out of Aliens. I could stomp enemies at close range or ram them from a distance with a sprinting move. This thing is extremely powerful and mows down enemies easily. It can also move large pieces of debris. I had to use it a few times in a couple of different spots.
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| Carriers are awesome |
The most interesting battle was against a huge monster that looks a lot like a gorilla. Carriers are big, jumping enemies that are relatively sluggish, but have strong defenses. They can also shoot out little floating things that target the humans. I loved fighting these guys because they move slow enough to flank, but they take a shit ton of damage before they die.
The group is trying to find Kait's mother, though I'm not really sure where she is or where we are. But that doesn't matter. Shooting enemies is fun enough on it's own!
Action! Rope shit! Motherfucking monster gorillas!
