
Energy Hook: Hands-On Preview



HIGH The shrimp tank.
LOW The generic "crazy guy" messages written in red.
WTF Outsourcing the urination noise. It was really important that they got that right.

HIGH Discovering that the background apps can be opened.
LOW I get that this actress is also a singer, but that musical interlude is a bit long-winded.
WTF A brief anecdote concerning a hairbrush.

HIGH The first hour.
LOW The last hour.
WTF Why does Kratos suddenly care about Pandora?

HIGH California One.
LOW Karting.
WTF Getting an off-track penalty for taking a mandatory pit stop.

HIGH Zero-G mode.
LOW The game crashing while trying to load zero-G mode.
WTF The whole thing, really. It's a game about a slice of bread.

HIGH That fleeting glimmer of optimism when actual progress is made.
LOW Re-orienting after any amount of time away.
WTF Hey, Rising Star Games? Y'all know what a red star means, right?

HIGH The first ten minutes.
LOW The stomp attack is a bit wonky.
WTF It's hard not to see Naru as a furry Baymax.

HIGH Looking down.
LOW That bull isn't friendly.
WTF This came from Ubisoft. Ubisoft.

HIGH 22fps.
LOW 3fps.
WTF The recurring quirk of hitting the map button and going to the IE app.