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It's a Cops vs Criminals World. You can raid vaults or save hostages. Which side of the law do you want to ride with?A security truck loaded with cash lays abandoned in a parking garage, and you only have seconds to cram as much cash as possible into your backpack before the cops arrive.Stray bills flutter behind you as you make a mad dash for the elevators. When you get to the roof a teammate jumps on the zipline, but you choose a more direct route and swan-dive over the edge of the building. By the time your chute deploys, bullets are whizzing by far too close for comfort, and the moment you hit the pavement it's a straight-out sprint to the getaway vehicle.
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3
It's Battlefield. Sort Of...
on May 2, 2015
Posted by: Beradon
Verified Purchase:Yes
The closest I can equate this game to would be Battlefield Vietnam. It has some of the smallest maps of any Battlefield game ever released, and the mix of air, land and water vehicles reminds me very much of Battlefield Vietnam for some reason.
That being said, it is nowhere near as good as Vietnam was, possibly because Vietnam still had the novelty of being the type of large scale game it was with very few others on the market like it. Vietnam also had an element of fun that this game lacks, especially with the music tracks that played in the vehicles. This game does have music in the vehicles, but it seems to be mostly no-name or lesser known bands in genres that appeal to a very narrow audience.
The weapons are what you would expect out of the latest Battlefield games, which is ok, I guess. You start out with bare-bones options which can be upgraded in various ways, though unfortunately the upgrade system is far less straight-forward than the predecessors were.
It's fun, to an extent, if you just want to go blow off some steam or something, but honestly, it's one of the worst Battlefield games to date.
Pros:
Decent graphics
Interesting concept (cops and robbers)
New game modes
Decent graphics
Interesting concept (cops and robbers)
New game modes
Cons:
The environment is less interactive than the previous Battlefield games (destructive terrain, usable vehicles)
Unlocks are more difficult to obtain (you must 'buy' many of them now with currency you earn by playing the game)
Upgrade system is less straightforward than predecessors
Small maps (and I mean very small, especially for a Battlefield franchise game)
The environment is less interactive than the previous Battlefield games (destructive terrain, usable vehicles)
Unlocks are more difficult to obtain (you must 'buy' many of them now with currency you earn by playing the game)
Upgrade system is less straightforward than predecessors
Small maps (and I mean very small, especially for a Battlefield franchise game)
Honestly, I'm left feeling like I wasted my money, which is unfortunate, because I've owned and loved almost all previous Battlefield games.
My Best Buy number: 0048796705
My Best Buy number: 0048796705
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Paris 1789 — the once-hub of cultural and intellectual activity has been thrown into bloody chaos in the midst of the tense French Revolution. Commoners have become tired of the oppressive regime of the aristocrats and have finally gathered the courage to confront the hierarchy with the pangs of the present inequality. As the nation of France tears apart at the seams, splitting into different factions, a young man named Arno sets off on a journey to reveal the true powers behind the Revolution. In the process of seeking the truth, Arno must face a ruthless struggle as he seeks to carve out a new destiny for the nation he holds dear.From the storming of the Bastille to the execution of King Louis XVI, experience the French Revolution in all its remarkable, gory detail as never before in Assassin's Creed: Unity. With an all-new game engine, Revolutionary Paris is rendered in incredibly realistic detail, letting you freely explore the open world of 18th century Paris. Navigate your way through complex building interiors, discover secret catacombs and slink through sewer systems. Featuring realistic, systemic crowds of up to 5,000 AI-driven characters, you'll feel as if you're truly in the throngs of the city. Play as Arno — a developing Master Assassin — embarking on ancestral missions, treasure hunts, murder mysteries, contracts and other heart-pounding adventures. Eliminate enemy threats with a wide range of new weapons, including the Phantom Blade, which combines a hidden blade with crossbow capabilities for ultimate devastation. Utilize full-motion control with parkour mechanics, so you can freely run up, down and across city walls and buildings. Want to remain discreet? Enhanced stealth gameplay makes it easy to stay hidden as you stalk your prey and strike without warning. Customize your play experience by choosing from hundreds of possible combinations of weapons, gear, outfits and specialized skills. Take part in an epic single-player campaign or join up with 3 friends online. You and your lethal band must rely on communication skills to successfully accomplish a slew of missions — sabotage an execution, protect an emperor, assassinate a Templar agent and more. Do you have the skills needed to reverse the fate of an entire city?
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3
Procrassin's Creed Unite... Tomorrow
on November 14, 2014
Posted by: Beradon
Verified Purchase:Yes
I'm sure this will be a rather controversial review as most people either absolutely love the Assassin's Creed Franchise, hate it, hate Ubisoft, love Ubisoft, or any one of a number of other combinations of love/hate relationships with this game and company. I, for one, love the AC Franchise. I've enjoyed every single one of the games except for AC Liberty (which was a port to PC). Even ACIII had its positives for being the weakest of the mainstream titles. So lets get to it. I write this with the caveat that I have not yet finished the game, but am definitely getting a good feel for it.
The Good:
Paris: Paris is Beautiful... and giant. The breadth and depth of the City is truly astounding. There is a true feel for the size of the city and how long it takes to travel between areas. When you synchronize a viewpoint you get a very good idea of just how small you are, and how little you can see of the city from any one place. You can also enter almost any building in Paris to one extent or another. It definitely lends itself to the immersion of the game.
Stuff: The side quests, objects, collectibles, etc. are plentiful and available, almost to the point of being distracting. You'll be headed one place and decide to detour to get a chest, or detour to get a collectible. It'll definitely add to the play time in the game.
Navigation: There are definite pros to the new additions to navigation. The controlled descent that now exists in the game is fun and the animations for it are great. Its far better than just hopping off buildings (or falling to your death if you mis-judge, which can still happen, but it is more rare now).
Stealth: The stealth in this game is familiar, and unfortunately that is just about all I can say about it. The one true addition to this aspect is that entering a building and traversing through it can help throw off your pursuers.
Story: Probably one of the bigger positives to the game. The acting is quite good, and actually, unlike COD:AW, the facial expressions match up far better to the expressiveness of the situation and the spoken word than I had expected.
Quests: There are lots. I mean lots. As with the stealth aspect, the quests feel familiar, none so far have been terribly difficult.
Combat: The combat is decent, if not terribly challenging. More in the negatives.
Unlocks: There are tons. This is the only positive.
Companion App: Really, all I can say about this right now is that it is very pretty.
Currencies: This has no positives.
Polish: Almost no positives here, and thus the reason for my review title.
The Bad:
Paris: Is Huge. I marked that as a positive, for sure, but to be honest, its also a negative, having come from playing Assassin's Creed: Black Flag before this one. One of the beauties of Black Flag is that it was truly *fun* to travel between areas because of the ship. Naval Battles were fun and challenging, as was building up your ship. Unfortunately with ACU we're back to running between sync points at the top of one building or another at full speed and not even paying much attention to the immense amount of detail.
Stuff: As mentioned before, there is almost so much in the game that it becomes a distraction, and I'm getting a feeling that the actual story line for the game is much shorter than I would have hoped. Having only done far too few main-line quests, I'm progressing through percentage complete in the game far faster than I'd hoped, almost at the rate it took me to complete Shadow Of Mordor which was supposed to be a much smaller game, both in story and scope.
Navigation: You'll find yourself missing some of the things that became second-nature in earlier Assassin's Creed games, like zip lines. Also, as with many previous AC games, sometimes your character just does not go where you want him to, without many, and repeated, efforts. This becomes a problem with the number of open windows and navigable buildings, sometimes its just a pain to actually enter the building, where it should be far more fluid.
Stealth: This is probably an area of my biggest annoyance with the game. Some definite AC 'bread and butter' abilities are missing, such as being able to whistle from around a corner or in a haystack. It makes luring targets to a secluded location a near impossibility. Not being able to have even the slightest control over where a target is pathing without risking being spotted is an extreme drawback to this game.
Story: One of the better parts to the game. So far its a little thin, but I imagine it will flesh out. It still does not reach the level of ACII, the best in the franchise.
Quests: As I mentioned, the difficulty is not something where you have to try over-and-over again. Really the biggest annoyances with the quests come with navigation, as previously discussed, or the missing bread-and-butter abilities like luring a guard to cover with a whistle.
Combat: To be honest, the combat system is over-simplified. There are multiple factions in the game that are going to pester you, including the loyalists and the 'police force'. They again moved around the default controls, which was not really needed, and chose sometimes odd button combinations in order to achieve certain things (this goes for navigation as well). The combat is far too simple when compared to a game like Shadow of Mordor. The consumables, such as the phantom blade darts, are absurdly expensive, especially early-on in the game. And again, I find myself missing certain things that existed in previous games (sleep darts, etc).
Unlocks: As I mentioned, there are a huge amount. Unfortunately, again with the stealth, many things that were native in previous games require you to unlock them in order to use them in this game (abilities, weapons, clothes, etc), or simply dont exist. On top of that, Ubisoft has been extremely heavy-handed with the DLC type content. Many portions of the game are simply not available, or at least, not readily available, if you did not purchase a certain edition of the game or did not unlock it through some other roundabout way (companion app, pre-order code, etc). Those that are will require a significant amount of grinding to acquire. This has not yet been game-breaking, but I just wish some of them felt more attainable.
Companion App: It is buggy to the point of being unusable if you buy the premium app. It prevents you from initiating new assassins and thus you cannot complete the quests. What's amusing is that the free version works better than the premium one. You're actually able to do the quests.
Currencies: Part of what adds to this feel of needing to grind is that there are 4 different currency types in the game. Livres, which I expected as it is the time period money. Sync Points, which are used to purchase skills and are obtained through quest completion. Creed Points which can be spent to upgrade weapons and armor, and are obtained through quests and world events, like catching a thief. Finally, Helix Credits, which is the real-world conversion to digital currency. Helix Credits can be bought with real money to upgrade in-game items faster than grinding out Livres. The only up-side to this is that you dont *have* to purchase Helix Credits in order to obtain items in the game by any means, it just accelerates the process. In all honesty, having 4 different currencies adds a level of complexity to an already extremely complex game that is just not needed. On top of that, I am completely against any sort purchased in-game currency, especially in a banner title such as this where there are already DLCs that need to be purchased or obtained in some way.
Polish: In a word, the game feels... Unfinished. It feels as though it should have been released 'tomorrow', as it were. It is buggy beyond belief, whether it be render problems with AMD graphics cards, sluggish performance even with high end systems, poor console performance, getting stuck in walls, falling through the world, odd physics animations, etc. The companion app just doesnt work. The immense amount of unlocks, making it a relative impossibility to get every unlock in the game is unfortunate, on top of those restrictive unlocks that only certain editions can get (and this is not even including the pre-order only unlocks and such). I dont understand why this is becoming the norm from Ubisoft. Watch Dogs was just as horrendously buggy as ACU, with many of the same issues around performance. On top of that, I would have thought that Ubisoft would have learned that more editions is not better. Watch Dogs again had a similar situation where there were many many different editions of the game (premium, limited, collectors, digital, etc) each with differing items and unlocks given to the purchaser. Assassin's Creed Unity takes it even a step further, with just as many discontiguous editions, and on top of that, the four different currencies add a level of confusion to the game that is just not needed. I imagine much of the polish will be addressed as time moves on, but it just feels like it should have been released at a later date.
Coop:
Because of certain bugs, I have not yet been able to try out this portion of the game. I hope to be able to try it soon as it is a large part of why I purchased two copies of this game, one for myself and one for my wife.
Summary:
As if all of that wasnt enough, here's the TLDR version.
The game, by and large, is relatively fun to play. With a somewhat thin story, missing signature abilities, and if you can deal with the bugs until Ubisoft gets around to fixing them on their timetable, then you will likely enjoy this game, it just leaves a lot to be desired out of a top-tier game franchise.
My Best Buy number: 0048796705
My Best Buy number: 0048796705
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Bissell SpotBot Pet 33N8 Portable Deep Cleaner: Remove tough stains and pet odors at the push of a button with this hands-free portable deep cleaner. Uniquely designed brushes reach further into the carpet where the deepest part of the stain resides for complete spot removal — no elbow grease needed. Take a product tour.
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5
Excellent Purchase - easiest way to clean spots
on November 9, 2014
Posted by: Beradon
Verified Purchase:Yes
I will preface this review by saying I have a very elderly cat with digestive troubles. Previously I would find myself on the floor with resolve trying to clean one of many spots. Upon finding this machine at a decent price, I knew I had to have it. The ability to set it and forget it is an extreme time saver. I come back to clean carpet and no annoyance. A single fill on the machine can clean 5-6 spots on standard mode, and 3-4 on deep clean. The cleaning cycle is 3 minutes on standard and 6 minutes on deep clean.
Far easier and significantly faster than busting out my full-size carpet cleaner and cleaning an entire room.
I absolutely love this and have already bought another for a family member. Definitely recommended.
My Best Buy number: 0048796705
My Best Buy number: 0048796705
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Jabra Elite 7 Pro true wireless earbuds have MultiSensor Voice™ technology, which combines 4 powerful microphones, an advanced Voice Pick Up (VPU) sensor in each Bluetooth earbud, and unique Jabra algorithms. Automatically activating when it’s windy, Jabra MultiSensor Voice™ uses bone conduction technology to transmit your voice through vibrations in your jaw, for wind noise cancellation and clear calls anywhere. Thanks to the adjustable Active Noise Cancellation, the ultra-compact earphones with rich and powerful sound lets you fully immerse yourself in your music. Multipoint connects to 2 devices at once, lets you seamlessly switch between devices, and is available as a firmware update via the Jabra Sound+ app. Also test your hearing in the Jabra Sound+ app, and tailor your music to suit your individual hearing profile. Hear your surroundings while on a call with the HearThrough technology - use left or right earbud alone with Bluetooth Mono Mode - Each offers up to 8 hours battery and 30 hours with the case.
Is the Elite 7 Pro "vented" like the AirPod Pro and 85t? I returned the 75t becasue I didn't like the plugged ear feeling.
They are not, since they are noise canceling earbuds they create close to a seal in your ear to prevent sound leakage. That said, they do have a hear-through option in the jabra app which greatly alleviates that feeling of 'plugged' because you get sound from around you through the headset instead of that blocked up feeling. So if you choose to, turn that on and it will help a lot.
2 years, 6 months ago
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Convert your digital pictures into analog prints using this Polaroid Lab. The I-Type and 600 series film let you print photos instantly while the built-in LiIon battery is long-lasting and rechargeable via USB. This Polaroid Lab is compatible with iPhones operating with iOS 11 or newer and Android 7 and above.
What size is the actual photo that is printed? And can multiple phones be used on it?
The lab uses polaroid originals type-i film which is 4.2x3.5"
You can use as many phones on it as you want
You can use as many phones on it as you want
4 years, 5 months ago
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Beradon
Clean those hard-to-reach places in your home with this Shark cordless vacuum. Its bristle brush deep-cleans any carpet, and the additional soft-roll brush pulls in larger particles from wood floors while polishing them. The rechargeable, high-capacity Li-Ion battery keeps this Ninja cordless vacuum's DuoClean Technology ready for tough cleaning chores.
I need a lightweight vacuum for medical reasons which would you recommend? Also one that is powerful!
It's not the lightest vacuum in the stick-vac market, but it's not heavy by any means. If you can hold the motor in your off-hand or set the motor on the ground then it is far lighter than any other stick vac. It has great power, and the dual-head system makes it more efficient at picking up things than any single head vac I've seen in the segment. That said, a Dyson V8/V10 or some of Shark's other stick vacs is going to be lighter overall than this one.
5 years, 5 months ago
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Beradon
Keep your floors spotless with this Samsung POWERbot Slim robot vacuum. Its sensors and mapping system automatically adapt to the pattern of floors in the home and effectively avoid obstacles. This Alexa-compatible Samsung POWERbot Slim robot vacuum provides maximum cleaning coverage including edges and corners thanks to its sophisticated edge-cleaning technology.
Is it gentle on hardwood floors ? Concerned with wheels if they are hard plastic... Thanks!
The brush itself seems relatively soft, and the wheels are rubberized. That said, I dont use it on my hardwood, though the instruction manual does discuss using it on hardwood.
6 years, 10 months ago
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Beradon
Keep your floors spotless with this Samsung POWERbot Slim robot vacuum. Its sensors and mapping system automatically adapt to the pattern of floors in the home and effectively avoid obstacles. This Alexa-compatible Samsung POWERbot Slim robot vacuum provides maximum cleaning coverage including edges and corners thanks to its sophisticated edge-cleaning technology.
Anyone successful in connecting Amazon Alexa to VR1AM7040WG PowerBot R7040 ?
I have not been able to, as even when it has completed the wifi setup configuration, the app believes itself to not be connected to the vacuum.
6 years, 10 months ago
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