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Overrated #3 - Freedom Wars

I have a feeling that no critic played this game all the way through to the end, because you'd be able to tell if they had. This game got good marks as a pretty game for the VITA with solid gameplay and good atmosphere. Not a single critic mentioned the non-ending that the game throws at you. I won't spoil anything for anyone who has yet to play the game, but the credits roll right as the climax seems like it's starting. It's the only game that has ever gotten me real life pissed off over an ending.

The difficulty spikes are oppressive, the weapon crafting system is poorly explained and over-complicated (as well as completely necessary for the late missions, so good luck figuring it out), and the story shows promise but shits all in your face. It didn't deserve the scores it got, and I think it's just because critics didn't actually spend enough time on the game before releasing their reviews.

Underrated #3 - Mirror's Edge Catalyst

The majority of players and critics seem to think this game was a disappointment and maybe a slight downgrade from the original Mirror's Edge. I'm going to strongly disagree with that.

The combat in the original Mirror's Edge was laughable, and the combat here is improved, if only to a certain degree. The story in the original Mirror's Edge was simply there to exist, while the story in Catalyst actually does more than just exist. The free-running is still there, but now you have a whole open world to explore with it rather than straight levels.

This was not a downgrade from the original Mirror's Edge, this was the evolution that the original concept needed.
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