Recent reviews by Tierje

Game feel is just such a downgrade from Rivals of Aether 1 that ultimately, if you're coming from Rivals 1, it's near unplayable at times. The game feels REALLY stiff sometimes, doesn't have the same sauce that Rivals 1 had. The netcode feels pretty bad even though I'm wired in, some inputs get eaten entirely and my DI just doesn't register like at ALL sometimes. Ultimately, it's not AWFUL, but I can't stand it. They "kinda" fixed the floorhugging problem, wherein floorhugging was just an INSANE defensive option, but ultimately I still think drift DI should've been in the game. Dan REALLY doesn't want to add Drift DI and I know the team is sick of people talking about it, so I just won't play. It's honestly REALLY disappointing as a BIG Rivals 1 fan that the game ended up like this. At this point, since it's finally post release and they're doing "monthly events", I doubt the general game feel will change or improve at all, which is really disheartening. I don't mean this as like, a huge diss to the game, but really if I could request a refund, I probably would since I'm not likely to touch this game outside of the very few casual sessions I'll have with friends. I'm glad that other people can enjoy this game, but I just really can't recommend it at all.

If you like Smash Bros and you don't mind a game not taking itself seriously, then this is the game for you.

The sequel to one of the best Rogue-Likes ever definitely lives up to its name. Risk of Rain 2 takes many of the best parts of the first game, polishes them, then stuffs them all together in a third person shooter that can and will keep your attention for hours. Even in its early access state, with a decent chunk of the content still missing from the final game, this is definitely a title to buy now, play now, and anticipate more content later. The game keeps challenging you well enough that you most likely won't beat the game on your first run, but it's not so frustrating as to make you rage quit. Overall, a great experience, 9/10.

Edit: Even with the game still being in early access, the game continues to grow in content constantly. Even more worth the buy now.

Edit (11/28/2020): Game is in full release now and it's probably one of the best games I've ever played. Insane amount of content and replayability and the modding community is phenomenal.