Graphics When the game started I was very impressed with the graphics. Had me thinking of Oblivion, but not quite as good. Then I noticed time of day does not pass. Each episode has its own time of day. If the episode takes place during the day or night, you can stand there forever and it will always remain either day or night. Very good lighting effects. Hiding at night only to be spotted when lightning strikes was very cool. Great kill animations, lots of blood and dead body physics. Quickly though you reach interiors, and I am not talking about inside buildings. I am talking about caves and such. The textures in these underground areas are very plain and practically all the same. Floors blend in with walls and ceilings. Gameplay Standard FPS stuff, done it all before so I will only list the problems I encountered. Jumping is weird. Jumping on a box or a ledge parallel to you is fine. Jumping up to climb a ledge is not very smooth. Sometimes it took me like 3 or 4 tries to do it. And trying to do it during a gun fight, not recommended. Picking up stuff is also not that smooth. Some stuff you have to get so close to and other stuff you can pick up without standing right on top of it. You can pick up boxes and crates and barrels, even some sort of wicker baskets can be interacted with. The only time this has ever come into practice for me is when your progress is halted and you MUST build some sort of stepping apparatus to continue on. Otherwise, no need to ever pick up these types of items, though they are all over the place. Using your whip as a swinging device fells very generic. It is almost like a point and click adventure game trying to find the exact spot to whip your whip. Hmmm... Enemy A.I is ok. They take cover, which fps game these days do they not do that. Sometimes though they will stand right in front of you while they load their weapon. Right out in the open. Not too smart. The hardest time I had was that in certain areas it is very difficult to find exactly where your enemy is (talking about SP, not MP). They are shooting at you but its hard to pick up the direction of the bullets. And you will spin the camera around everywhere trying to find who it is. Now this does make the game challenging and I am all for that but I would have liked a little more information to help me find them. Such as being able to decipher bullet direction via what you see. And listening intently on my 5.1 audio for the sound direction of fire. Even though someone is shooting behind you, I never just heard it on my rear speakers, instead I heard it on all of them. It is also kinda strange that you control 2 characters yet they do not share their "special" abilities. Which basically means 1 character can climb up ledges and the other can not. 1 character can use a bow, but the other can not. 1 can hold their breath underwater and the other, you know. I just made that last one up... Seeing if the people who played the game to this point have read this far. Save points: sStrategically placed and not a problem. Overall The game is not bad. Yet it is not great. I do agree with scores anywhere from 7.0 to 8.5 on any review website which is to say some people will shift to the 7.0 side; thinking it is just 1 step up from a mediocre game. And people close to the 8.5 will think it is just 1 step down from a great, wish this becomes a new franchise, awesome game. Fun game, but just a 7/10 though for me.Vollständige Rezension lesen
The good: Good graphics, Nice control scheme,okay voice acting, 2 playable characters, one character is about run and gun, the other is about sneaking which adds some nice depth and change to this FPS, the ability to read the bible and shoot people (wtf?), a good story, great music that seems well times to what is going on in the game. nice story length. The Bad: Some of the platforming doesn't work well with an FPS game, Some levels are frustrating, good level design on most levels but some are boring, you die a little too easily even on easy mode, the sneaking of billy's character doesn't work as well as I'd hoped it would The ugly: the price point for this game seems a little high for what it is. Overall a good western themed game, but sometimes it feels a bit like they missed the mark a little on capturing what the old west was about. I personally feel like they made a mistake by making it a first person shooter. This is a good game, although I think if you want a better western game you could do yourself a big favor and pick up GUN instead.Vollständige Rezension lesen
Call of Juarez tries a different take on the first person genre by setting it in the old west; a welcome change from the typical si-fi/war themes that exist. The most striking feature of the game are its graphics and they are good. In particular, the lighting effects and high dynamic used makes everything seem more natural. Going beyond graphics and western setting, Call of Juarez is surprisingly average despite all the numerous minor additions to game play. For example, two protagonists that you alternate between, quick-draw matches with end bosses, ability to ride horses (even though they may be sparse). Ultimately the blame can be laid on the main story, which is not strong enough to set it apart from other shooters, and the level design, which again is not original/unique enough. There are exceptions, such as the part where you search for Juarez’s gold but most levels are quite bland. That it not to say this is a bad game, it is just an average shooter in an very crowded market. The single player campaign will keep players interested for its span. A worthy rental for the FPS fan but not worth owning. 7.0 / 10 Visit my gaming site: www.gamingdump.comVollständige Rezension lesen
Ever since playing the game GUN I've looked forward to every Old West game. Red Dead Revolver, Dead Man's Hand, and Call of Jaurez. Out of all of them, Call of Juarez definitely stands out as having the best graphics. The beauty of the America is show everywhere. It also rely's heavily on story and acting. The acting is all well delivered. Ubisoft had a measure of success with the King Kong videogame, where you control two seperate characters at different points in the game. This same game concept was carried over to Call of Juarez. You play as Billy Candle, a young man on the run from the law, and Reverand Ray- a self-proclaimed "Preacher" turned gunfighter. The result is that the game alternates between very subtle and often tense stealth missions, and brutal first person shooting. The part I dislike about it is controlling a "Preacher". Reverand Ray quotes heavily from holy scriptures and calls himself "the right hand of God", and so forth. It's a very degrading attack on Christianity, which is all about peace and pacifism. Also other characters are very foul-mouthed and spout profanity freely. Even GUN was a cleaner game than this. Do not play this game around children. The game is fairly linear in accomplishing missions. It would have been nice to incorporate some free-roaming side missions. The length of the game is adequate, but leaves you desiring more. There are 4 bonus missions after completely the game, but it's still not enough. If you're a fan of Westerns, don't hesitate to get this game. But if you can't stand stealth, or want a more free-roaming experience, then keep waiting for GUN II.Vollständige Rezension lesen
Call of Juarez is one of those easy to miss games that actualy has gameplay. The story is pretty thin but the action certainly makes up for it. The weapons are plentiful but the wear and tear of the guns happens unrealisticly too fast. The AI is good, spotting you from a distance, but apathetic to dead bodies (why can't we have the AI from No One Lives Forever?)It's no Red Dead Redemption but certainly not bad for the price. If you like this game, there is now a prequel to it. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood.
I like that this games game play is smooth and you can skip cut scenes. Also that you are playing two caracters alternatively and each had individual features that make them different. One caracter has a 'concentration' mode for quick draw and one has the ability to climb. The plot all comes together better than a lot of games I have seen. It has wonderful graphics and lighting. Only thing I could want for is a longer game.
Good western game. It's pretty old but it's still fun to play. Kinda shows it's age in some parts though
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FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS A '[{MATURE}]' GAME!!!!! YOU YOUNG GAMERS WILL NOT EVEN LIKE IT!! YOU OLD GAMERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN STORYLINES (AND IS IT A GOOD STORY!!!) WILL LIKE IT. IT'S KINDA WEIRD AT FIRST, BECAUSE YOU PLAY AS 1ST PERSON, (i.e. THE INVISIBLE HANDS, YOU CAN ONLY SEE YOUR FEET AND SHADOW) BUT IT IS EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE TO DRAW YOU INTO THE STORY. YOU WILL BE ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT AND YOU WILL DIE......ALOT.....(AT THE BEGINNING.) YOU START OUT THE GAME AS REV. RAY, AND A GATTLIN' GUN SHOOTIN' MEXICANS (SEE? MY E-BAY NAME SAYS IT ALL). THEN, YOU GO TO BILLY, A SCRAWNY KID WHO MIXES UP W/ REV. RAY, AT THE HOME OF HIS MOM AND STEP-DAD, WHO, COINCIDENTALLY ARE FOUND MURDERED..... IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO GET USED TO THE CONTROLS/ACTIONS OF THE TWO OF THEM, BUT AS I SAID EARLIER; IT ALL STARTS TO PAY OFF AFTER A LITTLE WHILE. THE STORY IS REALLY COOL. IT IS NOT LIKE "GUN" AS EVERYONE LOVES TO SAY!!! IT IS A SOMEWHAT DARK GAME, BOTH LITERALLY AND METAPHORICALLY. THE GRAPHICS ARE VERY, VERY BEAUTIFUL, BUT I HAVE THE BRIGHTNESS AND PICTURE ALL THE WAY UP, AND IT STILL SEEMS A LITTLE DARK TO ME. I SUPPOSE THAT IS TO MATCH THE STORY LINE. IN THE TOWNS, THIS IS ANNOYING, ESPECIALLY DURING A GUN-FIGHT, BUT DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE GAMEPLAY. I CAN NOT SAY THIS ENOUGH! IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE YOUR HOMEWORK WITH THIS ONE, SEEN WHAT THE STORY IS ALL ABOUT, ETC...YOU PROBABLY WON'T LIKE IT. MARK MY WORDS, THIS IS A FIRST PERSON SHOOTER, ALRIGHT; BUT THERE IS A LOT TO IT. MOVING BOXES, ESCAPING & HIDING IS PRETTY MUCH KEY TO THIS FPS. YOUR HEALTH IS SIMILAR TO CALL OF DUTY 2, WHEN YOU SEE RED....HIDE! THE STORY MOVES KINDA SLOW AT FIRST, BUT THEN IS VERY ENGROSSING AND IS HARD TO PUT DOWN. AND....YOU DON'T SPEND AN ETERNITY PLAYING ONE OR THE OTHER. OBVIOUSLY, REV. RAY IS THE BEST TO PLAY, BUT BILLY HAS A WHIP...HEH-HEH-HEH!!! ALL TRUTH BE TOLD.....FOR AS COOL AS THE STORY LINE IS, FOR ALL THE GORGEOUS GRAPHICS THERE ARE, THIS IS DEFINATELY A RENTAL GAME. TRY IT FIRST, THEN IF YOU LIKE IT, BUY IT. HOWEVER, THE REPLAY VALUE IS VERY LOW. THERE IS REALLY NO CHARACTER INTERACTION OR "REAL-OPEN-GAMEPLAY" WITH THIS, SO SOMETIMES YOU'LL FEEL AS IF YOU'RE BEING 'TUNNELED' INTO GAMEPLAY. YOU'LL PROBABLY PLAY THIS ONE ONCE OR TWICE......AFTER THAT, IT'LL BE A "LOW-GRADE" TRADE-IN.Vollständige Rezension lesen
If you like the game "Gun" you'll be a little disappointed. I'm only about 2 hours into the game and I'm still learning the actions so it has potential. I am a third person shooter type guy so this FPS kinda lost me from the start.. but I'm still playing. I thought the whip was a little generic since you can only use it on certain windows and trees if you hit the right spot which can be time consuming. So far I've been restricted to designated paths unlike "Gun" where you have free range and can do side jobs between missions but like I said, I'm only about two hours in so borrow it, rent it or whatever, but I'd suggest trying it before you buy it.
great game love it and the whole series
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