My BF4 Beta Review

    I've had the Battlefield 4 beta for a week and have played about 5 hours in it and my first thoughts are that it is very rough.  Rough around the edges even for a beta a month away from release on current generation system.  There is only map playable on two modes, conquest and domination.   I enjoy domination more because it centers the action more for the 24 player matches on PS3.   The controls after a couple hours become second-nature again to a BF3 minded player with the slight changes to the layout.  The gun sounds are all unique and one can still differentiate what guns are what based on the sound, much like BF3. 
    On to the bad parts, as I already said it is rough even for a beta.  The end match graphics don't always appear properly nor are they always properly placed on screen.  My biggest complaint is the change to the gun leveling up for new attachments.  No longer are new attachments rewards for getting kills with a gun but now they are what appears to be luck based in the form of "battle packs."  For example, I have been playing mostly assault class with one weapon and at rank 3 I earned a battle pack giving me 3 attachments for an engineer weapon I have barely used.  I don't fully understand this concept at this stage of the game but it may improve.  
    It plays like BF3 which is a good thing and it adds some elements like 5 player squads, commander mode which isn't in this beta but does seem intriguing and new weapons to learn to master.  I think the PS4 and Xbox One versions will be the superior way to play with 64 players matches and using the full size of the maps.  This beta only showed in the end it is very rough still in development.  

GTA V Early Thoughts

   Without a doubt the most anticipated game of 2013 is Grand Theft Auto 5.   Does it live up the spectacle of what the GTA series has become?  It does and blows all others out of the water.  Its compelling story grabs you in and immerses you like no other GTA game has before.
   Graphically it is the best yet as it should be.  The look of the game varies so much from day to night, urban Los Santos to rural San Andreas and smooth paved highways to dusty dirt roads.   The voice acting and the script is so entertaining, the sounds of everything around just immerse you fully.
   It's as close to perfect one could want in a "sandbox" style game and GTA Online doesn't launch until October 1st which I am sure will bring in even more entertainment in an already excellent game. 

GTA V Almost Out

Grand Theft Auto 5

   Just a few more days to go, I'm excited!

Playstation 4 Mega-Info

  

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Sleeping Dogs Platinum Trophy

  An excellent game from the Instant Game Collection for Playstation Plus members.  If not for Plus I'd never play this game.  My first "sandbox" open-world style platinum trophy.