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Project Cars 2 (PS4 + PC) First Impressions

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As this review is a First Impressions of a game that is still in development, there will be no */10 Geeks score at the end. Any aspects of the game discussed here are subject to change in the final version. --- If you were a fan of Project CARS , the 2015 racing simulator which offered some of the highest real world fidelity achieved only by the likes of  Forza  and the original Gran Turismo , you are almost guaranteed to like Project CARS 2 . It's bigger, it's more detailed, and it's brought back much of the first game's successful micromanaging of its cars for players of the expert class. This is as close to a real world driving career as you're probably going to get. Conversely, if you weren't  a fan of the original, you're going to have a much harder time with the sequel. Project CARS 2  is a well-designed and engrossing game for those who enjoy this kind of thing, even though I once again acknowledge my personal lack of affinity for driving g...

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine - First Impressions

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DISCLAIMER: As this review is a First Impressions of a DLC that is still in development, there will be no */10 Geeks score at the end. There is also a slant towards the positive aspects and, unless otherwise stated, any mention of negative elements or bugs may be attributed to the game still being made. Some who wish to remain clean of any foreknowledge may also find MINOR SPOILERS in this review. -- If a few hours spent in the vineyards of Beauclair are any indication,   Blood and Wine   is going to be a sumptuous narrative and visual feast. It'll also be quite the bittersweet one. While last October's  Hearts of Stone  was a delightful, if brief, added sojourn to the already superlative experience of  The Witcher 3 , the real focus was on what would come after; as early as the game's initial release, developers CD Projekt Red were boasting of a second expansion that would rival the main story in terms of content. Such claims recalled the wide open a...