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1 person found this review helpful
1.3 hrs on record
Jogo Bom recomendo !!!
Posted 27 September, 2016.
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1 person found this review helpful
99.7 hrs on record (85.8 hrs at review time)
Good Gamer !!!
Posted 22 September, 2016.
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1,453.7 hrs on record (1,098.5 hrs at review time)
CS:GO Review
Counter-Strike makes you work to enjoy the content, and you'll have to put many hours of play into it before enjoying the feeling of conquering it.

Weapons are a huge part of the series too, with CS:GO not an exception. Each round provides a cash sum based on your previous performance, and with this you can purchase armour, projectiles and weapons. Firearms range from standard assault rifles to shotguns and sniper rifles, and you'll want to experiment with each one to see which works best.

What makes Counter-Strike such a popular series - and what will no doubt make CS:GO the next big PC shooter - is the thrill of the ego chase. As you die, often continuously, the frustration is outweighed by an aspiration to do better. In a game where success is pinned on attention to detail, death often triggers an internal failure analysis that the player will mull over while waiting for a new session to load. It becomes a spiral of egging yourself on to do better - and if you become a good player, the game becomes a stage for you to parade your skills.

Global Offensive builds on the CS series by going through a significant checklist presented by its community and marking off as many points as possible. Gun game as its own separate mode? Check. Competitive capabilities built in? Check! Map balancing here and there? Check, check, check.

As a result, there are numerous upgrades that will adjust gameplay while also making accessibility far better. The wide range of grenades, for example, will likely make play more tactical - laying down incendiary grenades will thwart rushes, while decoys, which fake gunfire and fool radar points, are brilliant tools for messing with the minds of established players.

The actual core shooting will be a huge talking point for many months to come. It has been tinkered slightly and gives weapons a noticeably floaty feel, which doesn't sit well to begin with. We eventually found ourselves enamoured by it, and the impact of hits add a real tactile distinction to play.

It's what doesn't work, however, that is most notable. Regular mode has no new maps added to it, while all the new guns seem somewhat cosmetic. Global Offensive has also removed some of its middling weapons such as the MP5, essentially pushing even more players to stick with the AK and the M4. Sometimes it gives the impression that there is in fact less valuable content than in previous CS releases.

If one assumed this was Counter-Strike Source with a visual mod installed, there would often be little to shake that impression.

There's also now a split between casual and competitive servers - however, many players aren't yet aware of the differences, mainly because the distinction isn't made obvious enough. It becomes even more confusing if you join a community server with all hosts of mods installed on it, which have perhaps taken casual mode, turned friendly fire on and essentially made it as close to Source as possible.

At times, arranging games in Competitive Mode feels like a chore. Joining a five-on-five war is simple enough, but attempt to lobby up with a group of friends and join a game, and you'll often hit a snag. Myself and a few others tried to find a competitive game with no luck, simply being told that no servers were currently available.

When you finally do join, it works fine, but the wait and work required to find a game seems like a drawback. We eventually gave up and resorted to using IRC to find matches, as we would with Source.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is not the key evolution point that we were hoping for, and the response from the community often reflects this view. On many occasions, other players used phrases such as "same old" to us.

This is elementally Counter-Strike Source with some fine-tuning under the bonnet, and Valve appears to have acknowledged this with the reasonable RRP attached to it.

And yet the core DNA of the game has not lost its appeal. This is still a glorious experience that sets a benchmark for all multiplayer shooters. Valve's objective with Global Offensive was to draw together the active communities of both the Source and trusty 1.6 edition. It clearly has a good chance.
Posted 12 September, 2016. Last edited 6 December, 2016.
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2 people found this review helpful
1,726.4 hrs on record (1,220.6 hrs at review time)
Grand Theft Auto V is a true masterpiece of Rockstar Games. Unlike previous, the story takes place in the state of San Andreas (same as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, 2004), a region based in California, with the "capital" the city of Los Santos, who treated is a satirized version of Los Angeles. A city full of futile celebrities, criminals, rich and dishonest politicians. As it should be, Los Santos brings the beauty of the city-inspired Los Angeles.

Taking advantage of this beautiful - and controversial - scenario, the Rockstar developed an excellent plot, innovating the series completely. For the first time, the game features three characters, each with its own history and personality: Franklin, a member of a street gang who still knows nothing about life; Trevor, a former pilot of the US Air Force and also psychopath; Michael, a former robber hit banks, living extremely well. It is through these three characters that the story unfolds, showing all the rotten face of Los Santos and its surroundings.

The multiplayer mode has been completely overhauled, bringing a kind of MMO encompassing all existing game modes in IV and several other completely new. In addition, you can now create your own bandit gangs ride with their friends and robbing banks, shops, among other various activities. Play GTA Online has never been so fun and addictive.

For those who prefer the single-player campaign is excellent and very entertaining. The story brings a certain balance between sarcasm and comedy that fits perfectly, holding the player from start to finish. In addition, Rockstar invested heavily in mysteries and easter eggs so that the player has quite something to do after finishing the long - and delicious - campaign. And, as it should be, kill innocent bystanders and exchange shooting with the police has never been so fun. Especially after the addition camera in first person, which further facilitates gameplay with mouse and keyboard. And certainly leaves much more immersive game.

Still talking about the wonderful camera in first person, it is worth noting that the game is compatible with the Oculus Rift, which makes it literally embody the character. You will have full view of the scene, like you're actually in Los Santos practicing a wide variety of crimes.

It is undeniable that Grand Theft Auto V is an indispensable title in any library. It's a real life experience. Not only allow the most varied costumes, but also for bringing stunning graphics and be extremely addictive. Get sick of GTA is an impossible mission.
Posted 28 December, 2015. Last edited 16 September, 2016.
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