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| Political commentary in FPS games? No thanks (Jare) | January 26th, 2008 - 17:04 |
| A few monhts ago in Gamasutra, Harvey Smith described the intriguing elements of social and political subversion in his shooter Blacksite: Area 51. The game apparently turned out to be crap, but I never got to try it. Now Gamasutra again introduces us to another contender for "politically conscious FPS games" in the form of Turning Point: Fall of Liberty. From the horrible demo just released, this game is even worse. I'm all for making games more interesting with complex themes and narratives, but the game doesn't have to suck in order to deliver them!
Ah well, the demo for Devil May Cry 4 more than made up for the bad taste. It plays essentially like the other DMC games (1 and 3; 2 was an aberration), and looks beautiful, crisp and smooth. It may not be innovative, but I won't say no to more of a good thing.
Edit: Check this amazing DMC4 demo run. I don't know how he does half the things he does.
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