Recent reviews by Chef

Addressing negative reviews: Long queue times are entirely caused by players trying to cram onto the same server. It has always been. and always will be an option to not do that. I moved servers after day 1, and have never queued again.

As for the review:
New World takes the combat of Valheim, and the grindset of Runescape, slurried into one heck of a game.
Nothing in the game forces you down a certain path. You can work on one profession or all of them. One weapon, or all of them. WoW actively punishes the player for playing the game the way they want to, where New World encourages it by providing a lengthy progression path with great payoff no matter what it is.

My only gripe is that New World can often forget to hold your hand through the game, which sometimes is actually a positive rather than a negative.

There's also fishing.

The singleplayer is a nice ADDITION to the main game, being a multiplayer PVP experience. That is where this game shines.
I played countless hours of starfighter in EA's battlefront 2, as it was genuinely the most fun I could have in that game. The same devs behind it have created this masterpiece.
I have come from playing Elite:Dangerous as well, using a thrustmaster and Extreme3D Pro Joystick. Both of these seamlessly worked in Squadrons better than elite, however remapping was required (This is very normal).

PVP is insanely well balanced, sound design is immensely cool, player agency is all there within customisations.

As a Star Wars, and space sim fan, this is all I could ask for.

Great modpack, represents Australia very nicely with an incredible soundtrack.
All voicovers are still covered by Sean Bean so props for consitency.
The scenario included was one of the more challenging scenarios and also extremely entertaining.

In regards to mac/linux users experiencing issues, the developers have commented on various social media platforms to inform the community that they are working on it. IF YOU DID NOT CHECK SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, IT IS YOUR FAULT .
The system requirements specifically state the minimum OS as Windows 7x64 / Windows 8.1x64 / Windows 10x64. Not Mac, Not Linux.

Great game, slightly although I would rather it as an expansion, the discount was good enough for me. There's no way I can go back to the previous game, or rather no reason to.

There are still some bugs in play, however I am running a rather abnormal setup (triple screen AMD eyefinity), and said bugs are likely caused by me, hopefully they are patched soon.

This review is not to diss starcraft, however Planetary Annihilation is the nonsensical hyperactive twice removed brother of Blizzard's big hit RTS.

If you have had any past experience playing PA's predacessors (mainly Total Annihilation), PA is a game true to it's family roots and perfectly improves upon Total Annihilation.

As a warning, you will need a high end gaming computer in order to run this game and have a good time whist doing so.

This game has given me faith as to the future of LOTR games. The past ones (in my opinion) have been terrible, and this is finally a well deserved revival.

Shadow of Mordor makes use of the expansive world of Middle Earth, and maintains a strong and entertaining storyline, whilst not piggybacking off any of the books (or movies).

For comparison, Shadow of Mordor is a beautiful clash of Dark Souls, Assassin's Creed and Mortal Kombat.
Explained, SOM contains the tough bosses and minions, along with the fighting style of Dark Souls, the parkour and attack opportunities of Assassin's Creed and the brutality and gore of Mortal Kombat.

Some things which are extremely notable are as follows:

+ Amazing soundtrack
+ Movie-grade voiceacting
+ Graphics which are on par with Battlefield 4
+ Does NOT require a massive gaming rig to play
+ Days of gametime in which a sprawling story unique to the player develops

I honestly can't list all the positives.

I personally can say that the new $50 pricetag is a VERY good deal for a VERY good game.

this game is ass