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The First Templar Video Review (PC)

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  • Posted May 18, 2011

The First Templar sends Tom Mc Shea on a chase for the Holy Grail in this video review.

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60 Comments

  • McGeinstein

    Posted May 24, 2011 6:55 am PT

    @Hirasugi

    um, no.. I'm not talking about graphics at all. You must absolutely love this game or something lmao

    What I meant by dull, is that it looks like only a mindless idiot who likes mashing buttons and running around saving the world in another cliche manner would find joy in playing this game... so next time when you think you know what I'm talking about, feel free to put some more words in my mouth :] thanks pal bye.

  • MariusGta

    Posted May 23, 2011 8:08 pm PT

    i just can't believe you guys!!!! why the F are you talking about the reviewer???!!! it's a GAME review not a reviewer review lol

  • VercettiTommyy

    Posted May 23, 2011 1:31 am PT

    The game isn't horrible, but no way should it have a rating equal to Fable III's. 5.5-6 should do.

  • VercettiTommyy

    Posted May 23, 2011 1:29 am PT

    Joan d'Arc (2003) had better graphics and waaaay better animations. It looks HORRIBLE. The reviewer must have been drunk while making this video. Honestly.

  • RuthlessRich

    Posted May 22, 2011 5:05 pm PT

    The baddies in this game look quite stupid. During the stealth kill at 3:00 I was yelling "Turn round you idiot!"

  • magdoo1

    Posted May 22, 2011 3:34 am PT

    why they did'nt relase the game for ps3 that's nestey

  • shani_boy101

    Posted May 21, 2011 8:00 pm PT

    Yeah... there's no freaking way this game is better than Brink. This looks plain dull.

  • Mudvaynekid

    Posted May 21, 2011 5:02 pm PT

    So Brink gets a 6 and this gets a 7? hmm I would surely trade my FPS' for a Rich RPG any day (or any good RPG for that matter) But come on Brink looks eight times better then this game and its very creative and brings something new! So how did this game beat Brink again?(I undertsnad ones an FPS and the other is an Action RPG but seriously?)

    oh well back to playing the best RPG of the year if not the decade! The Witcher 2!!

  • Hirasugi

    Posted May 21, 2011 8:40 am PT

    @McGeinstein

    Perhaps...(Gasp)...its gameplay!!!

    Seriously, does the fact that the game does not have mindblowing graphics negate the value of the experience? By that logic all games before 2007 are terrible because their not pretty. Your missing out if you can only rely on outward appearances to judge a game's worth.

  • McGeinstein

    Posted May 21, 2011 8:02 am PT

    Looks very dull, how did this game get a 7.0?

  • Targzissian

    Posted May 21, 2011 3:11 am PT

    The environments look good, but I suspect the faulty collision detection will limit the sense of immersion. I might pick this up at some point, but it's not a must play title.

  • darklord2160

    Posted May 20, 2011 5:07 pm PT

    Another hack-and-slash game??PASS

  • basangicu

    Posted May 20, 2011 1:22 pm PT

    Thank you Tom Mc Shea for being the only one who appreciates this low-budget, but still well done game!

  • xXJayeDuBXx

    Posted May 20, 2011 12:38 pm PT

    I could see this being mindless fun, but at a twenty dollar price tag maybe.

  • Marko_zun

    Posted May 20, 2011 12:36 pm PT

    uninspired, there's nothing even remotely original, this may have been a good game 2-3 years ago but now it just seems boring

  • King-And-Knight posted May 20, 2011 10:33 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    King-And-Knight

    Posted May 20, 2011 10:33 am PT (hide)

    looking very bad

  • SUJOYDGREAT

    Posted May 20, 2011 9:40 am PT

    K... guys no hard feelings,.,.,. but u gotta be kidding me.... This 2011 not 2007

  • tubaballoonz

    Posted May 20, 2011 8:46 am PT

    This sounds and looks like a 6, at best. Even just from this video, it's oozing in bland mediocrity and seems to be lacking any actual inspiration to be something worthwhile.

  • adamweir87

    Posted May 20, 2011 8:13 am PT

    This reviewer sounds like one of the Elcor from Mass Effect or those guys who have their balls cut off in Dragon Age.

    Game looks very boring. Quite how they can give it a 7, especially given that the reviewer is slating it and not even harshly, is beyond me.

  • super-hiro

    Posted May 20, 2011 7:02 am PT

    Looks nowhere near a 7.

  • Blink3r

    Posted May 20, 2011 4:04 am PT

    the AI looks pretty bad... i don't think i could bear it, i couldn't do it with brink =p

  • JustPlainLucas

    Posted May 19, 2011 11:20 pm PT

    Hmm.. I'm reminded of both Dragon Age and Assassin's Creed for some reason...

  • dobermuffn

    Posted May 19, 2011 9:41 pm PT

    Gamespot: 7. IGN:4. Hmmmm...

  • Shelbyvillian

    Posted May 19, 2011 8:34 pm PT

    Review made sense ... didn't really touch on the poor visuals though ... are we just assuming this is a budget game so a lack of modern visuals is expected? Also McShae has got to bring some of his enthusiasm from the Hotspot into these video reviews.

  • ppg4all

    Posted May 19, 2011 4:53 pm PT

    reviewer for this game is always dull i like the cool guy everyone loves and the fat guy who lost weight

  • StopFear

    Posted May 19, 2011 4:48 pm PT

    When I saw the part where the character turns to avoid fire I knew this is not for me. No modern game can have that poor animation for characters.

  • emacdaddy08

    Posted May 19, 2011 2:12 pm PT

    Why am I watching this? I should be playing the Witcher 2...

  • it009x9281

    Posted May 19, 2011 12:47 pm PT

    Pass!.

  • Kebab117

    Posted May 19, 2011 11:55 am PT

    I don't know how they decide what rating to give games in their reviews, but every time this guy is the narrator the games seems to get overrated.

  • Arther-la-Blunt

    Posted May 19, 2011 10:18 am PT

    Couch coop with beer. Or wait until Daggerdale...

  • da_nibbler

    Posted May 19, 2011 10:00 am PT

    rental maybe. sure sounds like there is better stuff to play at the moment. will probably pass.

  • menotgood

    Posted May 19, 2011 8:56 am PT

    Cyprus? Might get it.

  • Majkic666

    Posted May 19, 2011 8:47 am PT

    gotta say OVERRATED, game sucks completely

  • siamo

    Posted May 19, 2011 8:08 am PT

    Click it or ticket guys!

  • maitkarro

    Posted May 19, 2011 7:51 am PT

    @ColoradoKindBud
    I agree with you, but I think he meant that there isn't any multiple choice dilaogue. Example could we call Fallout 3 or New Vegas still an RPG if it lost it's dialogue? It would be like Borderlands. More of a shooter/hack&slash; gear collecting game with a one sided story so called 3Dish Diablo clones(Hellgate London).

  • scubasam741

    Posted May 19, 2011 7:21 am PT

    sounds like fun for a days play through but then probably never pick it back up.

  • xXZabuyaXx posted May 19, 2011 6:17 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    xXZabuyaXx

    Posted May 19, 2011 6:17 am PT (hide)

    stop with these little unambitious RPGs! i need my skyrim fix now!!!!

  • Spartan1017

    Posted May 19, 2011 5:56 am PT

    @lakayambak
    damn Templar propaganda

  • Darko-Ashitaka

    Posted May 19, 2011 5:31 am PT

    The game is much worse than what they make it sound like in the review...

  • lakaylambak

    Posted May 19, 2011 5:14 am PT

    Abstergo Industries made this video game.

  • CassadyH

    Posted May 19, 2011 4:48 am PT

    looks good, ill be looking for the inevitable ridiculous steam sale.

  • OdinssonThor posted May 19, 2011 3:38 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    OdinssonThor

    Posted May 19, 2011 3:38 am PT (hide)

    Tried...played 30 min...uninstall..selll!

  • Daavpuke

    Posted May 19, 2011 3:32 am PT

    I was expecting a bit higher score, but at least the review noticed some of the greater parts of The First Templar. I wasn't too bothered by collision detection (for once). And thank you for noticing the open gameplay; some critics are none too bright on the matter.

    The First Templar is a great game and I hope this will entice at least a few more people.

  • _gamekid_

    Posted May 19, 2011 3:20 am PT

    doesn't look nice to me

  • Tidal_Abyss

    Posted May 19, 2011 2:41 am PT

    I bought this the other day for cheap, even though I knew it wouldn't score very well, for me, I can find enjoyment in a game even if it's scoring below 8. I know I won't get to it anytime soon because I'm too busy with The Witcher 2, but, I will eventually, and in the meantime, I just raised PC physical copy sales -and supported a budget game, hey, they have their place.

  • ColoradoKindBud

    Posted May 19, 2011 2:38 am PT

    prohogo2 Posted May 18, 2011 11:50 pm PT This is not a RPG! There are 0 elements of RP games. Stop confusing people! This is a pure action game aka gears of war with swords. Nothing more, nothing less.

    Ummm, you earn exp points that you can use in skill trees to give your character upgrades/health/vitality, new moves/spells etc. Pretty RPG'ish if you ask me.
    I think it's an RPG just as much as Fable is an RPG. Yeah, it's totally action-oriented but you get quests, multiple paths & stat building. It's more Fable than Gears, that's for sure...

  • Omar1313

    Posted May 19, 2011 1:42 am PT

    The First Templar VS Assassin's Creed

    Assassins Wins

  • Rocker6

    Posted May 19, 2011 12:50 am PT

    It got better score than I expected.

  • prohogo2

    Posted May 18, 2011 11:50 pm PT

    This is not a RPG! There are 0 elements of RP games. Stop confusing people! This is a pure action game aka gears of war with swords. Nothing more, nothing less.

  • made_u_look

    Posted May 18, 2011 11:31 pm PT

    Fair Review a average Action-Rpg I might try it in a few years when I have nothing else.

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