Crackdown 3 steam1/10/2024 ![]() It’s all shooting bad guys and blowing stuff up. This RPG-esque system forces you to switch up your style of play constantly to evenly upgrade your character, which is good because when you break it down, there isn’t much to do in Crackdown 3. The key is to balance your attacks, as you’ll have to perform skill-specific moves to get upgrade points – like drifting in a car to get driving points or blowing up a convoy to get explosive points. These upgrades are presented in various forms, from an upgraded jump ability to increased carry capacity for explosives and even a jump pad to get to those hard-to-reach places. That sense of freedom applies to much of the game, as there isn’t much of a storyline to push you in a certain direction – you just go where you want and take on missions in any order that you desire, although some are more difficult than others.Īs you battle enemies, you’ll upgrade your skills and unlock new upgrades. It’ll be insanely hard, and chances are you’ll get your ass handed to you, but, y’know, you could if you wanted. In a similar vein to the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, every area of the open world is accessible from the beginning of the game, allowing you to take on the final boss as soon as your adventure begins. It’s your run-of-the-mill high-tech city with futuristic cars, drones, huge machinery and tall buildings that tower above you, full of things to shoot and blow up, and it’s controlled by the highly-secretive TerraNova Worldwide. The open world game is set in the city of New Providence, following a devastating elemental attack that destroyed much of the world and left the Agency wounded. You can even play as Terry Crews, or as he’s known in Crackdown 3, Agent Jaxon – what more could you want? Crackdown 3 provides the core Crackdown experience, with a focus on crazy, over-the-top gunplay, explosions and increasingly weird enemies to go up against. It’s a decent option if you play across console and PC! Crackdown 3 reviewĬrackdown 3 goes back to basics, bringing the long-awaited title in-line with the first title in the series after an overly complex Crackdown 2. ![]() I reckon I’ll play Crackdown 3 more than any other game this year, because it demands absolutely nothing of me.It may be more expensive on the Microsoft Store, but you’ll get access to both the PC and Xbox variant with cloud-syncing between platforms as part of the Play Anywhere scheme. And while I’d hardly argue against most of the reviews it's been getting, I think we’d be a healthier bunch if we just accepted that not every game will reinvent the wheel, that not every game is designed to wow us. On the matter of Crackdown 3, I don’t think it’s quite as good as Saints Row 4, but it definitely looks good: Sumo Digital has really nailed the retrofuturistic neon-lit ambiance of 1980s cyberpunk. It’s a modern classic, it’s one of my favourite games of all time. To be honest, I think Saints Row 4 is the Citizen Kane of utterly stupid videogames. But I definitely remember playing the game for dozens of hours, with the sound off, while also watching The Larry Sanders Show. I can’t remember whether I was required to do any missions or tasks to turn into a vehicle steamrolling deity who can scale skyscrapers with one button press. It’s less an action game and more something I can unthinkingly do with my hands-it’s videogame as Rubix Cube or stress ball.įor my money, the best example of this type of game in recent years is Saints Row 4. After spending the last month playing through the gruelling Metro Exodus, and before that the unyieldingly tense and attention-demanding Apex Legends, Crackdown 3 just feels right. ![]() But I equally enjoy any game I can play with only a fraction of my attention. To be utterly engrossed in an RPG or first-person shooter campaign is incredible, of course, and being fully immersed in a story and a world is definitely one of the reasons I enjoy games. And I adore Crackdown 3 and its ilk for this very reason. I don’t need to listen to anything this dumb videogame wants to tell me, I don’t even want to hear its stupid explosions. Sometimes I’ll even watch a television show. I have spent a good six or seven hours playing Crackdown 3 on silent while listening to podcasts. "After spending the last month playing through the gruelling Metro Exodus, and before that the unyieldingly tense and attention-demanding Apex Legends, Crackdown 3 just feels right."
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