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Stepping into Hades II is like I only played Hades (I) just yesterday. So if you've played that game, you'll feel right at home. The voice-acting is great, as is the music. And the art style is colourful and has very much a personality of its own. So totally recommend the game. BUT, there is one minus that I have to mention: the main story line is just too long. I had fun with lots of runs, but towards the ending it really started to drag, esp. because a run towards 'the top' takes quite some time. Also, the game doesn't tell you that 2 main goals cannot be worked on until you have completed the main story line.

Mind you: this IS a great game, with great voice-acting, tons of lore, tons of possibilities for strategy, and more. BUT, I do not recommend it _for a player like me_: I am not familiar with D&D, and I'm also not a tactical (game-type) player. Deep game mechanics are not really my cup of tea. And this game has tons of mechanics, and a lot of D&D. So I missed what a lot of the lore was about, I usually had no idea which attributes or skills of my party members I should focus on, and more. I felt like I was just doing random things, hoping for the best. And the game studio (Larian) has added lots of info pop-ups and tutorials, so it's not like they do not try to help you. But I just couldn't get into this game. I have played "Baldur's Gate 3", and played through it to the end (albeit on a lower difficulty). So I can recommend that game to people with a similar playstyle as mine.

A very competent Batman game, that does get a bit repetitive towards the end. It is not as good as Arkham Knight (which was released later - I know), but still plays well.

If you want to play all 3 batman Arkham games, then sure play this. The game looks good _given its age_. Mechanic-wise it feels rather dated, and after a while rather repetitive. What's more, the controls can be quite frustrating (who ever thought it would be a good idea to map climb and roll to the same button...?) and slow to respond. Which leads to many an annoying death.

To be honest: I did not like the game that much in the first few hours. Like so many games, Arc Raiders doesn't explain a number of important things, and its UI can take some time to get used to. So do yourself a favour, and watch a few "beginner's guide" videos before you dive in. And apparently I was quite unlucky with which enemies I encountered in my first sessions, as I was killed twice on the same day by a Rocketeer, just when I had been able to **** together some good gear. But after that initial phase, and a lot of grumps, I get better at the game, and really started to get into it. My review after playing about 35 hours, and as PvE-gamer (I'm not into PvP). POSITIVES: - The new matchmaking has greatly increased the chances that if you only play PvE, you will actually be in sessions with only, or mostly, PvE players (but see "negatives" for more on that); - If you do only encounter other PvE players out in the world, you can have very fun and amusing moments. Like people who spontaneously help you out in a tricky situation. Or people who are walking around just making music. Things like that: that I love(d)! - There are a lot of things to do, so when you go out on raids, you'll pretty much always find a few things that you can use for upgrades, projects, and more; - The sound design is great, so I strongly recommend playing with headphones, as you'll be able to detect enemies much better & earlier that way; NEGATIVES: - I've stopped playing the game for now. I only play PvE, and with the new matchmaking, that mostly leads to pleasant gameplay. However, the moment PvP players are on the map (even the lower difficulty ones), that enjoyment goes out the window for me. I'm just not into PvP, esp. not with "sweaties". Until the game is changed so that there is a hard 'wall' between the 2 play styles, I will not play the game any further. (Think of that what you want); - Your stamina is limited, which I get from a game mechanic point of view. But lore/story wise it makes no sense, as you're moving through miles of maps, yet you still have the stamina of 100 year old. And when ARCs gang up on you, you run out of it very fast...; - If you have to investigate things for a story quest, and that action results in an object, that object is NOT added to your inventory automatically, contrary to what happens in pretty much any other game. The times I thought I'd (partially) finished a quest, only to find out I did not actually pick up the required object, were many, and frustrating; - Server connections can be spotty at times;

I really like how they modernized the concept of a point & click adventure. And the voice acting is very good. And there is a good story, if somehow "out there".... However, from about chapter 4 and further on, the frustrations really started to grow for me. Quite a lot of things you have to do to move ahead, are just not very intuitive/obvious. Or sometimes even completely farfetched. What really isn't helping, is when the mechanics of things get in the way. Like when you have to repeat the same action multiple times to get right/final result. Or that when you look at something at the wrong time, you will not find something, making you think what you need is not there (or nothing you could need is there), and then later it suddenly is. This felt like I had no choice but to just click on everything multiple times, regardless of the fact of this made any sense. And that I was just trying random stuff. And some combinations of objects you have to make are not very intuitive. There usually aren't that many objects at most moments, so you can brute-force it, but that is not how I want to play a game like this. So that is why I don't like the game in the end, and do not recommend it.

The game is gunslinging fun! Don't expect the greatest or latest graphics, but expect a lot of mood and character, amusing voice acting. And of course a lot of shootin' :-)

A great DLC with interesting missions, and a good story. You totally get your money's worth with this one.

A great DLC with interesting missions, and a good story. You totally get your money's worth with this one.

A great game with a very good mix of missions, an interesting storyline, and of course a very likeable - and handsome - protagonist. Given its age, the game looks great, and also has very nice music. The skills, potions, and inventory system is quite extensive, but I found it very manageable. If I had to name any real negative, it is that horse riding (no matter how nice Roach is) can be finicky at times, so often I would just run on foot as that would make things easier & almost as quick. I totally can recommend this game. And don't forget to play the 2 story DLCs that are available, as they are very good as well.

A great looking game, with interesting world building and good storytelling. For that I give it a thumbs up. What didn't work - for me - were the dialog choices you have to make. For some it felt like a random guess as to which response would be the right/best one. For example, say you encounter a character that becomes aggressive, do you give a calm response to cool them down, or do you push back even harder to nip this in the bud? Both options can be 'right' options, depending on that character. And I did not feel I got enough info to know which one to pick. And picking the wrong one more than once had (really) bad consequences (incl. losing a **** maybe this is a "what if"-game, where you are supposed to go through the scenarios multiple times to try different reactions. But than it feels like I'm playing a mechanism, and not a story.

A cozy litle fishing game. After a while it became a bit repetitive for me, but for others that maybe what makes it cozy :-)

Having played "To the moon" already, this game felt very familiar. If you have not played that game, play either of these: Playing both - to me - didn't add that much.

The heart is in the right place for this game, and for that I recommend it.However, there are quite a few spots in the game where it is just too unclear what you have to do next, and that took me out of the game a few times: Some of the puzzles could have been less obtuse.

I loved "Vermintide II" a lot. So when Darktide came out I was very much looking forward to **** first version of Darktide disappointed me a lot. Luckily Fatshark gave the game (well, mostly the skills system) a do-over, and now I like it a lot. The game isn't anything shockingly inventive or very deep, but I like it for the often stupid fun that it is. And I really like the chatter between the characters, which is very funny and on-point (with great accents :-)). My biggest negative of the game is some of the players. Like the 'speed runners' who just run ahead & vacuum up all the goodies, and don't care about the other players. Or players which keep drifting off from the group, then getting killed or mauled (the game punishes drifting off just as much as Vermintide II does), and not learning anything from it. But if you get the right group of fellow players, the game is a blast and a half!

A nice little game. Even though it is not too long, it still started to grate a little towards the end. At times, the game can also be a bit obtuse as to what you should be doing.

An interesting stealth game that can be quite challenging. At times, the jumping and some of the platforming felt quite finicky, and towards the end there were some cheap "jump kills" I could have done without, but all in all I had a good time.

It's a a very good DLC, but boy are some sections dark. Really could have use a flashlight!

An amusing game with a lot of humor and weird people & places in it. Having said that, some of the puzzles are a too 'obscure' for my taste (or things you need for them are easy to miss while traversing the various "scenes"). And an actual quest list would have been nice, as at times it can be difficult to find out where to go next (as some NPC's do not tell you in detail what they need when you talk to them again).

The idea behind the game is good and noble. But I found the jumping between persons (esp. when they suddenly are lit up because 'something important is happening') a mismatch with the seemingly slow and contemplative mood of the theme. I am well aware that is a matter of taste/preference, but it just prevented me from getting into the game & enjoying in properly.

Great game, with a great soundtrack, and very well written characters. It has the typical/cynical Rockstar humor. If there was any negative, it would be that during some missions some of the next steps can be unclear. What doesn't help with this, is that often the game will give you additional info while you are doing something else (often: while driving), which makes it easy to miss things.

A game with a very distinctive style, and a very pleasant adventure at that. The soundtrack is also very nice, with a distinctive "southern" sound & special sung songs for specific points in the game: really atmospheric! Towards the end some parts felt a bit repetitive, but all in all the length of the game is just right.

Great game with a beautiful cinematic esthetic. I had already played it once on the PS4, but it looks even better now on the PC. The addition of Iki island in this "Director's Cut" edition is a very nice addition, and adds a whole new arc to the game.

The game looks gorgeous. I was also pleasantly surprised by the quality of all of the side missions: they are not copy-paste missions, but each have their own compact story, unique dialogue, and worthwhile rewards. That is easily a big plus of this game which I can very much recommend. If I had to name any minus points, it would be the cauldrons (which I didn't like much in the first game as well), and that the platforming can at times be rather finicky (which is especially frustrating in areas where making a mistake means you have to redo quite a lot of steps).

As a big fan of RDR2, I wanted to play this game just to see how the timeline ended. And now I know. The game is very good, and I can see a lot of things that I recognize from RDR2, like locations, but also voice actors (sometimes in different roles). Graphically for a game this old, it looks as good as it can. For a modern gamer, the controls can be a bit fiddly at times though. They probably wanted to give the player a complete experience, but I think they could have trimmed some things off. As some missions just felt repetitive or a bit like filler.

A lovely, hilarious, totally British game, with a lot of weird humor (in the best way possible), and a very unique animation style & great voice-acting. 13 out of 10, what a unit!

A good game with good game play. The "MJ" missions weren't as bad as was said, in that game wise they are fine, it's just that MJ is rather whiny. The final act was a nice conclusion of the game, so hold on if you find act I and II a bit repetitive.

I lovely little game with a touching story without using any real dialogue. Towards the end there were some small frustrations with regards to the controls & finding out how to move on, but that was only a minor thing.

A great game with a very well written story, and great characters. It also looks gorgeous. I also played the 'base' game "God of War", and somehow Ragnarok feels a bit more repetitive, and a bit more platforming-heavy. Not really a major minus, but it is present.

A very amusing game to play. It is what I would call "stupid fun". Everthing is very over the top, and you will get killed. A lot. By enemies. But also by other players. In the most grotesque ways. In the case of fellow players (grievers aside) this usually was not really meant to happen, but if you can laugh about it and power on, you will have a lot of fun with this game.

Good voice acting, and the game looks very good. Gameplay wise it was amusing, but somehow the game didn't click for me. It all felt a bit samey after a while.

A very nice game with over-the-top, bloody/gory combat. Set in a universe of which I only know the outlines, but I still like it. The 'single-player' campaign is a good way to get into the game, as everything you need to play the game is shown in increments. The PvE part of the game opens up as you progress through the campaign, and is most likely where you will spend the most playing time (I did not play the PvP part, as PvP is not my cup of tea). The difficulty of the PvE felt higher to me than the campaign, but you get used to that. And going up in difficulty often increases it quite significantly, so beware! But doing so also opens up ways to unlock better weapens & perks. All in all I like this hack-n-slash game a lot. However, it is not free from bugs or weird design choices. Like how you cannot see your melee move set outside of being in a fight. Or the matchmaking system, which does not take your class into account, which can lead to duplicate roles in the team, which are not possible and will have to be resolved. At least make it so, so that no players are added to the team which have the same role as the leader. Or add an option "I only want to join a session where I can play with the current role - I don't mind waiting longer if I have to for that". And there are occasional game crashes. Also, when you are kicked from a game you should at least get the XP you have accrued sofar. Currently you get nothing, and I have been booted from the game because I had some trouble keeping up. And was booted at 2/3 of the session, meaning I lost about 20 minutes playing time and got nothing for it...

An innovative musical game, that I liked quite a lot. Don't expect any tough action or anything, but if you like story driven games and singing then this is the game for you :-) It also lasts about as long as it should, so that's a plus too :-) The story is good, but at times a bit clunky. The controls are easy, but at times a bit clunky (sometimes there was a delay until I could select an 'answer')

I liked the game, and there is a lot you can get out of it & do in it. Night City is huge, so you won't run out of things to do anytime soon. I very much enjoyed the 50 hours or so that I played it. At times, the story lines were not very clear to me, maybe also because it is not always clear what is a main mission and what is a side mission. But all in all, it was good fun. It is for sure not as great as "The Witcher (III)", but it is good.

A cute little game that has exactly the right length, esp. for someone like me that normally speaking does not play sim games.

A very moody game with well-crafted stories and sub-plots. I liked it a lot, but... the game lost me quite a bit towards the end. Because the game is just too long for what it offers. Some trimming/pruning here and there really would have helped. I started out by completing every ghost "haunt" I came across, because they are well made, and you get some nice rewards from them. But by doing these, the total game time goes up quite a bit. And there are a lot of them in the game. Towards the end, I just wanted the game to be over, and hurried through the last 2-3 chapters. Which is a shame, as that took away from the emotional connection that is built up between the two main characters. Also, combat can be a bit clumsy at times. And the game got stuck (crashed) a few times, but maybe XBox's Quick Resume was to blame for that (as I have experienced issues with that with other games).

A very pleasant game, that can be finished in a few hours. It makes you feel very smart if you manage to solve a puzzle, and a bit stupid when you cannot do that. But luckily there are hints if you get stuck.

It is a very impressive walking simulator with **** combat. Also, there is no indication when a 'quicktime' is happening, and when you should actually do something, which does not add to my enjoyment of the game.

Fun game which pokes fun of many game tropes. Some of the puzzles can be quite out there, but usually the hint options will help you through.

Cute game with a little-boat-that-could. I enjoyed my time with it, but near the end the game started to drag a bit. Also, minus one point for the ending (even though I know that is very much a taste thing...).

If you were to describe the game just by focusing on the game mechanics, it would sound like a very silly game. But they totally work for the experience that the game offers to **** times it can be a bit fuzzy what to do (next), and there were a few spots where it felt a bit "random". But I liked the game a lot nonetheless. The voice acting is very good, the visual style is very fitting, and the whole 'mood' is something you do not get in a game a lot.

Whether or not this is really a game, can be a point of contention. But I liked the experience, and after more puzzle pieces started to fall into place while watching the videos, I liked it.

A lovely game with a cute mood (well, besides when you are fighting a boss battle...). The build up of things you can do is very good, so you don't feel overwhelmed. And if you decide to just take it easy for a day, the game will not prevent you from doing that.

Short, but very funny game that makes failing almost your only mission in the game :-)

This game looks very good, and the music is nice. But it also plays very much like Diablo III, which I also gave a "mid" 7. The story is functional, but takes way too long, and is too complicated for this game. It also boils down to "your princess is in another castle" numerous time (where the princess is Lillith, obviously). The campaign mode also has far too many unneccesary in-between stops, where you are sent all over the map, just for the conversation to sort of move along for a few sentences: "Meet me at X. Okay, we are at X but we need to find Y which is at Z: meet me there. We are now at Z, and something something, so now we have to meet at Q. etc.". And if those journeys were interesting, that would be fine, but I found myself mostly just moving through sort of the same environments, getting into more or the less same fights. So if you like a lot & a lot of samey battles for random loot (which if you do: fine - I don't judge that), than this is the game for you. But I myself would have wanted a shorter/more focused game, or a game that is more involving than it is now.

This game is stupid fun, and it is very clear that the makers know this. Sure, the game can get repetitive, but bashing zombies brains in & ripping them to shreds in increasing violent ways, just is very satisfying :-) If you go in expecting this, you will have tons of fun. You will even forgive some spots in the game where it is unclear how to get to the next point of a mission. Or points where the difficulty suddenly seems to spike a bit more than is fun.

Great game that delivers tons of adventures. My only minus points would be that there are still some **** bugs in the game, some of which make it hard or impossible to complete certain missions. And the third act... is something. It offers a lot, but it just is too damn big for its own good.

I played the game until about halfway. Up until that point it is a very relaxed game, with nice visuals and good worldbuilding.However, about halfway, timing becomes part of the climbing, in that you have only limited time to complete certain parts (or you have to try the again). And I did not like the stress this gave me, especially as I played this game up until then _because_ it was so relaxed. But to each its own, I guess...

I played the game until about halfway. Up until that point it is a very relaxed game, with nice visuals and good worldbuilding. However, about halfway, timing becomes part of the climbing, in that you have only limited time to complete certain parts (or you have to try the again). And I did not like the stress this gave me, especially as I played this game up until then _because_ it was so relaxed. But to each its own, I guess...

If you like Far Cry games, you will like this one too. I bought it in a combo with Far Cry Primal, and they are very similar game mechanic wise. If I'd have to chose, I'd say I like Primal over FC4. Plusses of the game: I like the campyness of Pagan Min (being mean with a British accent never gets old ;-)), the music is good, and there is a lot to explore (well, it is a Far Cry game, so duh...). Minusses of the game: just like in Primal, applying healing often takes too long. Some mechanics in the game (like C4) are not explained very well. I found the weapon handling to be rather clumsy compared to other shooters I know. The storyline in the game is functional, but not very surprising, and at times even a bit disappointing. And towards the end of the game, enemies become quite the bullet sponges (like, there is this armored guy with a flame thrower, and you have to shoot him in the face with a rocket launcher 4 times to kill him, where one shot is often enough to blow up a car or truck...).