Battlefield 4

Well, it appears the new installment in the Battlefield series is a very good game, I think it could use improvement but it is overall a well built game. The game is very fun to play but, alas the campaign, as usual is not as well made as most. BUT, the Battlefield series was never known for it’s campaigns but for its multiplayer! The multiplayer is AMAZING and better than ever, you can even destroy a freakin’ skyskraper! DICE has added a new upgrade and unlock system to the multiplayer and have added more gun customization options, they now have a huge amount of things you can do to the weapons and your soldier! You can add a flashlight, maybe a suppresor, why not both? Maybe you are more of a long range guy or gall?  Then add a long barrel, maybe you want a more secretive gun? Add a muzzle flash hider. The amount of customization is amazing! I am going to warn you though, the Battlefields all hate new players, until you reach about level 10 you are going to have a very hard time!

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Can you ride and ATV off of a skyscraper in Call of Duty Ghosts? Can you blow up any buildings except for 2-3 in Call of Duty Ghosts? The answer is no, I like the CODs but they cannot compete with the Battlefields in terms of destructible enviroments, long range sniping, vehicular combat, etc.

Happy gaming,

Ethan

Space Engineers

Space Engineers is a very fun, voxel based space sandbox, where you build space ships then battle other people’s space ships and fight their crew. You can ram your ship into theirs and board it or you can open fire and just rip it apart, the choice is yours! The game is based on the V-RAGE engine developed by KSH (Keen Software House), the V-RAGE engine stands for volumetric rage, the ability to destroy the environment around you.

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The game is also in early alpha stages and FAR from done, I believe they may add planets and more weapons.  I also think that the game has HUGE potential if the potential is unlocked and developed very well. The ship building mechanics are very good and you can also build space stations.  They allow you to start with a small ship block, large ship block or space station block and you can build many ships and space stations.  This game is like Minecraft and Kerbal Space Program combined! (If you have never heard of Minecraft or Kerbal Space Program before you should really check them out!