Recent reviews by Zaelix

I'm in the same boat as a lot of people here, having not received the majority of what is included in the upgrade. Been around 2 weeks since I bought this and I still just have the armory packs, Space Pirate Bundles, Reaper Outfit Bundle, and possibly the Pajama Bundle. Both Tripwire's complete lack of communication on this and seeming reluctance to help anyone past getting a refund is ridiculous.

From Starfield you should not expect a singleplayer Star Citizen, but rather a fantastic Bethesda game with the backdrop of space, with a well built universe, refined and fun gameplay, and well built RPG elements. There is breadth and depth to the game's content comparable to, if not surpassing some, other Bethesda titles and in my current 30 hours I have yet to touch the main storyline due to the quantity and quality of the side content available. I have experienced some minor bugs in my time playing such as the adoring fan disappearing or my ship flying off without me, but knowing Bethesda launches, this is to be expected. Overall, I find this game to be enthralling to play and interact with, and do see myself playing the game a significant amount in the near future.

It's Skyrim in VR, read a Skyrim review if you want an understanding of how good the story, open world, systems and such are outside of VR. Due this being a VR port, I will review its VR implementation, and I will say it's raw to start out with its interactive ability. You cannot see your body, you cannot grab anything, etc. making this base VR game, as others have said, feel like an afterthought. However, if you put some time into modding the game with three main mods : VRIK, HIGGS, and PLANCK, your experience will be enhanced dramatically and make this an absolutely fantastic experience. As of course you are modding the game, achievements get disabled, however you can mod the game further to re-enable them as I have done. I believe that at the full price of $60 it is not justified to buy this when so many other great Titles such as Blade and Sorcery out there to play instead. Although the price is steep, waiting for a sale of 75% off as I did and spending just $15, My money has been very well spent, and I can actively recommend the game to others who may be inclined to play it.

Based and VRpilled

To get this out of the way, Gotham Knights is NOT an Arkham Game, and does have many deviations from the previous installments that make it better and worse in many ways. Understand that I am reviewing the game from the perspective that I understood this well going in, and was not expecting a fifth Arkham game. Also know that I played through the game with an RTX 3070 and did not have even close to perfect performance running it with this. Just be warned that this game is terribly optimized and you should not attempt to run this on anything less than the minimum recommended specs. Anyways, I recommend Gotham Knights with a large amount of hesitance because its core mechanics in many ways just make me pissed rather than giving me enjoyment. It's auto-lock is absolutely terrible and barely works, the grinding that you'll experience is generally a pain in the ass, most enemies when you reach close to endgame are annoying bullet sponges, and I've found (from getting nearly all momentum abilities with all heroes) that only Red Hood will make it partially tolerable. I will say though that even with all of the negative aspects that I've experienced, and how much this game can piss me off, I had a large amount of fun with this game and continue to recommend it. The story, while honestly not being the most engaging, is still fun to play though, and I enjoyed spending the time to play through it. The fact that all members of the Batman family are humanized and you get to spend time with them in their daily lives, it gives a level of depth to each member that is nice to see. The Heroes all do feel unique and make the experience feel drastically different depending on who you're playing. For instance, if you're playing with Red Hood, you'll be much more in the fray using your dual pistols to gun down the enemy. This, in stark contrast with how you could be playing Nightwing and his timing based melee gameplay, and so on and so Forth. Also, when the combat works, it can be very engaging and fun, and gives you a concrete system to hone your skills with. The city of Gotham feels lived in and, for the most part, is well designed with its size is being large enough to feel vast, but still allows you to remember the map easily. Overall it's clear that the devs did care a large amount for the game they were producing and it shows through. Obviously do your own research and watch reviews on Youtube to come to a decision, however know that the game is worth it to play through and experience. It has its flaws and issues that inhibit a perfect experience, but there are a large amount of positive aspects to the game that make it worth it.

Game's fun, Really fun. Great tactical shooter for anyone looking for another to pick up. issue I've found so far however is that the game's population is VERY low currently, leading to my experience of waiting for an obscenely long time to get a match. Would recommend picking it up as it's good fun and not too expensive, but understand you may experience a great deal of mental pain trying to get yourself a match.

Very fun milsim game that is made better with friends. Has a steep learning curve I would say but definitely worth putting in time to understand. Game goes on sale relatively often so I'd say wait for one but if you don't want to, game's worth full price imo.

TLDR ; Good Racing, Crossplay, Some Grind, Edgy Style, Uninteresting Campaign, Great Cars, Cool Mechanics

As it goes for Racing, the game does it well. It's fun to go against other players or the AI and put time in to progress through the game. I believe that there is a decent amount of grind for people to put into the game but also not so much that people will be deterred from trying to grind the game out. The car customization is great with the level of customization you can put into your cars, really letting you make them your own and not just some template. I also like that you can Min-Max your car to be built for off road racing, drifting, or track/city racing allowing for a sense of differentiation between cars. I am also a fan of the progression, gaining experience at night and money during the day, splitting the experience in two in the best way possible. During the day having normal legal races with barriers and a sense of security in racing, compared to at night the sense of danger with the illegality of the street races going on then. It can lead to police chases looping the entire map at times forcing you to think through the best route to escape while driving at top speed, which I've found to be incredibly fun and thrilling experiences. In terms of the story and style however, I find it leaves something to be desired. I generally found what I played of the campaign to be poorly written and thought through, really just existing to have a campaign in the game. I'm by no means a veteran of the franchise with this being the first NFS game I've played, but it really does seem like this game sometimes will try to be as edgy as possible stylistically, just for the sake of it, ending up taking from the experience somewhat. I've found I can ignore it just fine, say turning off the music and not engaging with the campaign, but it still is definitely residual in some parts of the experience. Other than that, It's a fun game, that on sale is definitely worth picking up and giving a shot. Haven't ever really played many racing games but I had a blast going through the progression and getting better and I would recommend you try it for yourself.

To put it simply, the Game's a Masterpiece worth every cent and minute you put into it. The game mechanics are well implemented and overall the flow of one activity to the next is great. The game simply feels like it is of triple-A quality, from the menus to the animations, it's simply well made. The graphics are phenomenal and it runs great too with minimal bugs plaguing the experience if any. Its Story is well written with well-acted, well-made characters and a well-built world that seems alive and whole. The gameplay is simple enough to be easy to grasp by most while also being complex enough to be and stay interesting. It also leaves room to get better with its systems and improve your skills with different difficulties allowing for good replayability value. As well as this, its activities to play throughout the open-world such as fighting hordes, taking out ambush camps, and burning out infestation nests make for lots of content before you would ever need to consider replaying it. The option to reset these activities individually or all together once they are completed as well, alleviates the pressure that may arise with thinking that once you have completed these activities, you no longer have them to play through without loading an old save or starting a new game. The game also offers New Game + to allow for saved progression while replaying the game to not need to have a full reset forced upon someone if they do not want one. I believe that riding the motorbike in the game is a great experience and so far is the best experience I have had riding a motorbike in nearly any game period. It's a great experience with well-done braking, drifting, traction, trailing mud and dust that spurts up when you're riding and so much more making the main mode of transportation live up to its expectation. Overall Days gone is an amazing game and I'm happy I got to play it. It's a phenomenal experience and a game that will hold a special place in my library for quite a long time.

TLDR; Great Game, Great Story, Worth the Money; You Should Experience It.

Solid expansion. Good levels, fun new mechanics, and a nice amount of good looking cosmetics to earn as well.