Okay , so I'm a fundamentalist PC person , so I don't play on consoles. I didn't play many action games so I decided to try The First Templar - it was new 2011 and the trailer/screenshots looked promising.
IN THE BEGINNING
At first the game was great , lots of action , good graphics , interesting story and a well balanced fighting system (or so I thought). The first problem was the camera that just moved unnaturally with the mouse - if you've played Fable : The Lost Chapters , then it's not as decent as that.
AN ITCH
Later dogs showed up that I could only kill when they jumped by using a QTE or if I failed by tapping a button like crazy after they pinned my character down. A bit annoying but still ok.
A PAIN IN THE NECK
Further on I had to close a gate to stop enemies attacking a fort. I run to the wheel to close the gate hoping my allies will defend me , no such luck and I die. (3 times ) Then I figured out to close the gate an inch , kill 20 enemies , close the gate another inch and repeat until done. And the fun part was some enemies were armored (more health) and had shields you could only bash with special attacks (you have to kill enemies to charge those up). I did swear in anger , but I continued playing.
FRUSTRATION
I encountered Hashashiyyin , which are warriors who are ALL very quick , and once they get health too low they start doing acrobatics and you can't hit them (they ALL do it) and of course once they use a back-stab on you , you can't interrupt it. Also , they learned the dog tactic , only now pumping a button to escape is mandatory.
RAGE QUIT
The last straw finally came in a citadel with traps. I drank a beer waiting to see a pattern for a fire trap but at one point it just exploded once I passed by it. And the fun part was I can't judge distance properly (the camera problem) so I can't tell if a fire trap is going to hit me. Then a trap with spikes where one character holds the door open for the second , so if the first character dies there is NO way to revive them. I finally snapped at a spike trap with an odd pattern where I couldn't judge whether spikes would hit me or not.
For my first action game it was an absolutely miserable experience .
So , is it because of my PC ?
Am I just bad at action games ?
Should I buy a console ?
Are there any GOOD action games for PC ?
IN THE BEGINNING
At first the game was great , lots of action , good graphics , interesting story and a well balanced fighting system (or so I thought). The first problem was the camera that just moved unnaturally with the mouse - if you've played Fable : The Lost Chapters , then it's not as decent as that.
AN ITCH
Later dogs showed up that I could only kill when they jumped by using a QTE or if I failed by tapping a button like crazy after they pinned my character down. A bit annoying but still ok.
A PAIN IN THE NECK
Further on I had to close a gate to stop enemies attacking a fort. I run to the wheel to close the gate hoping my allies will defend me , no such luck and I die. (3 times ) Then I figured out to close the gate an inch , kill 20 enemies , close the gate another inch and repeat until done. And the fun part was some enemies were armored (more health) and had shields you could only bash with special attacks (you have to kill enemies to charge those up). I did swear in anger , but I continued playing.
FRUSTRATION
I encountered Hashashiyyin , which are warriors who are ALL very quick , and once they get health too low they start doing acrobatics and you can't hit them (they ALL do it) and of course once they use a back-stab on you , you can't interrupt it. Also , they learned the dog tactic , only now pumping a button to escape is mandatory.
RAGE QUIT
The last straw finally came in a citadel with traps. I drank a beer waiting to see a pattern for a fire trap but at one point it just exploded once I passed by it. And the fun part was I can't judge distance properly (the camera problem) so I can't tell if a fire trap is going to hit me. Then a trap with spikes where one character holds the door open for the second , so if the first character dies there is NO way to revive them. I finally snapped at a spike trap with an odd pattern where I couldn't judge whether spikes would hit me or not.
For my first action game it was an absolutely miserable experience .
So , is it because of my PC ?
Am I just bad at action games ?
Should I buy a console ?
Are there any GOOD action games for PC ?
