Recent reviews by 13R0KEN

Well this isn't great, I absolutely want to recommend this but I can't and I'll detail why.
Let me just start by saying this game is awesome in pretty much every aspect, I loved the hours I've put into it.

Now let's get onto why I can't recommend it. Simply put, you aren't getting what you payed for; namely a working product.
I'm sure whoever is reading this is aware of the notorious stuttering problem but for some (like myself) the stutter can lead into a crash. This normally doesn't happen during offline play at least in my case. Either way the game does not work as intended. This also goes deeper.

Elden Ring has a punishment system for those who terminate multiplayer sessions willingly or unwillingly, so if your game crashes too many times within I'm guessing a 24 hour time frame you will be temporarily banned and then permanently banned. So not only are you not getting a product that works as intended you will be *punished* for tolerating the state of the game in an online setting.

I cannot in good conscious recommend a game that you have to avoid a feature or be punished for it's own issues.

Hey Bless devs/moderators, what's one more bad review right?

Alright so my time in bless has been...interesting. The combat is hit or miss, there's many bugs and it's not fluid. Sometimes your combos will end even when you're mashing in the next key to continue them. Hitboxes are inconsistent and sometimes skills will hit something twice or not at all.
Classes are poorly balanced, you can take rangers and berserkers to any dungeon and clear it in minutes rendering other class worthless.

The upgrading system is all RNG and I can tell you that when you upgrade something with 50% chance and failing that upgrade 7 times it doesn't feel nice. Also the stats you have are rendered useless if your "gearscore" isn't up to par. Meaning that even though you pick good stats for what you're trying to build, if your entire gear doesn't hit a certain overall number then things you fight will take next to no damage and hit you like a truck.

Then there's the community. This is a mixed bag, there are LOTS of good players if you have a um..."open minded" sense of humor and the next person might call them a toxic lot. To me they were pretty good minus a few bad apples that make it a nightmare to even speak on Global channels.
Also touching up on that the gold seller spam is MASSIVE, it's bad. So bad that since launch they've updated the game over and over restricting chat to try and stifle them with little to no success.

All in all? Game's free so give it a try but I wouldn't suggest ever spending money on it because of the shady nature from the publishers. I'm sure it's been stated multiple times by other reviewers but they've tried releasing this game multiple times, took the money and shut down after a year. It is NOT worth investing with that kind of reputation. You have been warned.

Its a pretty fun game, natural zombie rules apply where if you're loud its gonna attract a horde and there's a unkillable enemy you encounter randomly called a stalker, really makes you dread being deep in a building for so long.

Hard to say I'm pretty on the fence about it smite can definitely be fun but theres a few glaring issues.
One is the deserter buff, I had 100% goodwill and never left a game early until today when my kid got hurt and I had to back out. 200+ minutes of not being able to play! WTF First time offense and I'm punished with 3+ hours of not being able to join a match? That's messed up.

Edit: 720 minutes for failing to make a selection at the selection screen for whatever reason.
This is unacceptable.

Second is the God balancing, there are some characters that are outclassed by others, they have similar skills but simply do a better job. Some gods are pretty much useless if you don't just follow a gimmick or chain things with others, negating any ability to defend yourself or get away if you dont stick to someone reliable at all times.

The third is the microtransactions, the prices are ludicrous and the chance of getting something you want is insane, you could spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars and still not get what you want.

Great writing, decent combat and it's open world.
Yeah there's a boat load of bugs like you've probably heard already but thank the impatient community and shareholders for that. They'll get fixed and if you can't handle some (actually hilarious sometimes) bugs then probably hold off for a bit until a few patches are released.

Seriously tho if you get this game? Mantis Blades in combination with quick hacking are crazy fun.

Edit: Beware parents who let their kids play this game, there is a problem I notice where obvious children are giving away socials and even phone numbers to people who are obvious adults and I wouldn't even say this was an issue if there wasn't a creepy air about seeing when it happens.

I really WANT to recommend this game, it really is fun.
My problem with it is unless you're playing with a bunch of friends then the public matches are filled with people who just say something along the lines of:
"Red sus"
With no proof or amount of defence, almost everyone in the lobby will just vote and even if the people who pointed the finger was wrong, has no repercussions.
Maybe it's more of a community issue than the game itself because the game is just fine, you can edit variables of a hosted match so you can change things up.

Again, good game but unless you're playing with people who weren't dropped as kids or with friends its sub-par at best.

It's just a cheesefest for masterminds.
Survivors have the upperhand when working together which makes the masterminds use cheesey tactics like constantly closing doors and spamming zombies at the first door with infection and then bumrushing everyone as a possessed creature

Too short, a lot was cut out from the original title
RE:Resistance is plagued with mastermind glitchers who spawn enemies infinitely

Not balanced at all, entire team can be wiped by one guy 2 shotting everyone with certain heroes. Healers and support matter little when everybody on your team gets blasted so quick nobody can react

Havent really played multiplayer but from a co-operative/single player point of view this game is great.
Some bugs here and there, invisbile walls and every now and then you hit somewhere that makes you 180 for some reason.