As an example, Eleven is great at crowd control and has a higher chance to crit while Dustin uses poison damage to chip away at enemies and finish them off. Each character has a unique combat style that when combined with your second party member can lead to some interesting fights. There’s a lot of missed potential in this game’s DNA and while what is here is still a decent time, I can’t help but think about what could have been.Ĭombat is repetitive, although that repetition can be gauged on how willing you are to experiment with the different characters. Stranger Things 3 does a lot of things by that you’d expect in a game like this that I think can often feel a touch uninspired. Yet as good as this adaption is, I think it’s also one that’s remarkably safe. Adaption is a difficult business, that I can vouch for, so the fact that the game does such an effective job ought to be applauded. Even though I knew what was going to happen, I was still drawn in into the events as they were represented in the game. Look, obviously a lot of nuance is lost when taking a live-action property and giving it the pixel-treatment but the story stands on its own. Honestly, what surprised me most was how well the story is translated. The game is divided into chapters that mirror the episodes they’re based on, main quests following the story directly, while the side quests include more inconsequential events that aren’t exactly interesting but do their part in fleshing out the town of Hawkins and giving you just a little more to do.
Stranger things 3 the game review series#
Be warned, definitely watch the series before playing the game because Stranger Things 3 tracks that series precisely with all the story beats and events occurring faithfully. Can Steve just be a playable character in every game?) and trek around the locations you’ve become familiar with as you trace the story of the third season fairly tightly. You’ll be able to play as all your favourite characters from the series (Yes, that includes Steve. Stranger Things 3 (I’m not gonna say “The Game” every time because it is a bit clumsy) plays out like an isometric action-adventure game with some light RPG elements. Fortunately, Stranger Things 3: The Game is one of the better ‘uns. The tie-in game is far more uncommon than it used to be think about it, when was the last time you saw a game based on a Dreamworks film? As pleased as I am that this trend died off, I’m also glad that tie-in games still exist because when they’re done well they can often serve as a great companion to the property they’re based on, allowing players to go even more in-depth with the characters they love.
Stranger things 3 the game review ps3#
As was most often the case, most of these games were very much the opposite of good, often playing like generic platformers that instead of evoking the themes and style of the franchise simply used the characters and story (often bent out of shape) to fit the gameplay.įortunately, that era died off roughly around the time the PS3 and Xbox 360 were entering their twilight years. You know, when developers and publishers figured out that they’d be able to make a load of cash by taking an already existing franchise or property and warping it into a video game. I think we all remember that catastrophic “Video Game Tie-In” era.
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