Machinima: The 3rd Birthday Review
The 3rd Birthday has glorious graphics, a good soundtrack, and some interesting gameplay mechanics. It also has aspects that are merely average and others that plain don’t work. Despite the amazingly talented team behind the game, the individual pieces do not come together for a great game. There are too many holes and inconsistencies. Some gamers will be happy to put up with the game’s quirks in order to enjoy the stunning visuals, but others will be turned off by the banal gameplay, frustrating camera control, and confusing story. The 3rd Birthday should have been brilliant, but is merely decent.
