Recent reviews by aiusepsi

I wouldn't say this game is bad; it's very unique and the art style is gorgeous. It just didn't really click for me.

My #1 most played Steam game, which is definitely an endorsement of a kind.

A glorious return for proper 2D Sonic. So good I bought it twice.

A perfectly-crafted gem of a game.

While I don't play any other card games (like Magic or Hearthstone) and so don't have anything to really compare it against, I have been enjoying playing Artifact. It really takes hold of the notion of being a digital-native card game with both hands; I get the distinct feeling that trying to keep track of all the different stats and effects on each card would quickly get very tricky indeed if this were a paper card game.

Certainly it does seem to have a ton of tactical depth; I'm slowly groking what's going on, but I haven't learned nearly enough yet to avoid getting stomped in most of my matches, and I haven't even touched making my own decks yet. Mostly, I've been playing in the "Call to Arms" gauntlet, which supplies both you and your opponent with preconstructed decks with which to play.

This touches on one of the elements of Artifact: you need to own the cards you want to put in your own deck. However, like the aforementioned gauntlet, there are ways to play which don't need you to own any cards at all, or to construct your own decks. If you're unsure about Artifact, you can refund up until you claim your initial starter pack (10 card packs and 5 event tickets), or play more than 2 hours, or own the game longer than two weeks, so you can play the tutorials and the preconstructed gauntlets to get a feel for the game before committing.

Disclosure: I got Artifact free (because Valve gave all their future games for free to Mac-using early adopters of the Steam Controller as an apology for it not working well) and have been playing in the beta.

A very unique and atmospheric experience.

If you liked Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, you should buy this.

This game is one hell of a time-sink; every time you "beat" the game it just adds more levels and gets harder. Tons of stuff to unlock that makes the game different every single time to play. I've been playing for a while (mostly offline) and I don't think I've even come close to scratching the surface.

Had multiple friends complain to me that my recommendation this game has consumed hours of their lives that they'll never get back. I can't think of higher praise.

This is an incredible game. It's one of those wonderful sorts of games which makes the time spent within it feel immensely rewarding.

The tutorials guide you through the actual physics of moving a rocket through space, burning your rocket at the right place, at the right time, and pointing in the right direction, to get your rocket into orbits that would make sense in the real world. Then it lets you loose on building your own rocket from scratch, bolting together fuel tanks and engines and control surfaces.

And because it gives you nothing for free, each milestone feels like an achievement. Making your first launch into space, making your first launch and bringing your brave astronauts back alive, your first orbit... Then you look up into the sky and dream of your first trip to the moon, your first moon landing, first trip out to the planets.

At the very least, you should play the demo.

I've played this game for over a hundred hours, and there's at least one major town I haven't even been to yet, tons of skills I haven't mastered, whole quest-lines I haven't touched.

You find yourself telling shaggy dog stories, of drinking with a stranger until you pass out and wake in a temple in a city on the other side of the province, or the time you were ambushed by a dragon, or any of the other hundreds of ways you can find yourself falling into adventure.

Oh, and there's a mod on the Workshop that adds the Space Core from Portal 2. Which is awesome.