Most innovative, fun and overall best mainstream game since 2004.
I do not understand how it got greta reviews from Europe and horrible mediocre ones in America but..... it's just a shame because it might not get a 2nd as a result.
Gameplay:
Fun and fast + theres lots of hidden humour in the game. The storyline wasn't that great but it is your standard crappy FPS story that gets you through. I loved the characters and the controls and overall the gameplay was top notch. Theres quite alot of innovation for a mainstream game where i've never seen this done before.... special thanx to the Source engine for allowing something new and support from Valve.
Graphics:
Again fantastic! The source engine maybe aging but the art and level designs more than make up for it. I think it was level 4 where you go onto a boat and that was just beautiful, i also loved when youw ere on the sides of the cliffs and in that aztec style levels. The variation of levels is great and takes your breath away quite alot.
Character models of the source engine are again top notch too and a very sexy voice in your head :) There is one or 2 nude scenes aswel which i didn't think we're needed.
I did however think the city level near the start at night time was ugly but that didn't last very long.
Sound:
The sounds were all great and some very funny moments i had with character scripts, example: kicking a orc off a cliff and him shouting "bummer" which i thought was kool.
The music was ok but not the most amazing i've ever heard.
Value:
You get GREAT multiplayer and a AMAZING single player experience which you'll honestly love and feel very satifised with. It's dropped in price aswel quite alot and is soooo worth it.
End of the day it's the best game for me since 2004 and i'd reccomend it to anyone with a half decent PC. Don't worry about storyline and all the crap because it's all about innovative fun FPS gameplay with a fantasy twist.
Edit: Just played the multiplayer and the patches and updates are amazing and the game is very fun :D It's like a Fantasy version of CS with capture points or if your on custom maps then its just team deathmatch. Going to raise my score by 0.1.