Recent reviews by Count D'Cinamon

Note : I play way more than what's stated on my play hour

This is the best medieval themed game i ever played. You can find it by yourself on what's the game about, etc
but here's a list of mods that i recommend you to try out if you already bored with the vanilla or just want some more stuff.

+ Prophesy of Pendor
Medieval - semi fantasy themed mod with a much higher difficulty to play than the vanilla, but way more good looking armor and interesting features.

+ Gekokujo
Best medieval-japanese themed mod out there.

+ Sand of Faith
Deus vult. A crusader themed mod. Armor and stuff looks impressive (it's heavily based on the movie 'Kingdom of Heaven')

+ Tocans Calradia
Expansion mod pack that enrich vanilla version of the game by adding unique new features, load tons of armor, wep, etc.

Quick, Honest Review

:: Does this season Pass worth the price ?
- Kinda

If you are new to siege, the only thing worth it from this season pass is
- the access to the 8 new operator of year 3 without the need of grind
- the special uniform and headgear
- the 600 R6credit

The rest doesn't really mean much

I think this is a bit over price for a bunch of Virtual Skin and a shortcut which i can just do by grinding a bit BUT i really recommend you to buy it to support the amazing game for yet another year.

Note : there's a chance that you won't get the Damascus Wep Skin yet even tho you bought this before 5 march but Ubi already acknowledge this issue and stated that they will fix it when Operation Chimera finallly came so just hang on a bit without the skin i guess. You can show off later.

Ok, just a quick review, the game is great. 8.5/10

So Division doesn't play like a normal shooter game. It felt more like an MMORPG. So yeah, MMORPG with present post apocalyptic theme. There's level of enemy and gear, its open world, you can meet other player if on party up to 4 people in PvE area, but a lot more in PvPvE area, which called as the Dark Zone.

An enemy is hard not because the ai is smart, but because they are over buffed which for me personally is ok, not a problem. You can set your skill, perks, and stuff that suit your play style. The end game will be when you reach lvl 30 and go to the Dark Zone for loot. If you don't know anything about Dark Zone, spend some time to find a more detailed info about it because it's one of the major part of the game.

You can play with anyone even if they aren't from your server area which for me is really a good thing. It doesn't lag too much for me.

The downside of the game is that there's some unique feature of the game that is locked behind a paywall, season pass is completly cashgrab bullsh1 t, and sometimes the server is problematic. Oh, and i think they don't really have anti-cheat system which mean you should probably expect cheater in PvP every now and then even tho they do still try to combat the cheater by reviewing the flagged player.

The player base is decent you may say, so i think the game won't die anytime soon. Hope this will help you in a way

Note : This review might or might not be relatable for some people

Tannenberg - Non Verdun Player Review

So if steam has a neutral review button, i would like to give this game that.
I'll directly jump to pros and cons from my POV, which is someone that only bought this game (not from Verdun), not live in Europe so don't know WWI history too well, and only play this game for a couple hours.

Pros :

- Realistic battle
i absolutely stunned when i first play the game. It felt soo good; the graphic, sfx and vfx, atmosphere. Its actually a WWI fps without red dot sight or things like that :3

- Good game to play with a team
i really enjoy this type of game where if you actually try to team up or work together, you will perform well.

- Pretty nice community
I know for fact that this kind of game will have a pretty stabble player throughout years. If they manage to get players (i explain this a bit more detail in the cons section) And the community it self aren't too toxic (well ofc we can see a few bad apples here and there)

Cons :

- Bad UI and so few information
I dont really like the UI in this game. Yes some people say its good compared to Verdun, but i don't like it still. It's so confusing and felt all over the place, i dont know / havent figured out most of the menu supposed to mean, you need to find it yourself how the game control works, and most of the time i don't know what faction im in and what im against. Ok about the last point, as i said, im not from europe or that area and we don't actually learn WWI history that deep. So the game don't actually show clearly what faction you are and what the enemy are (or if they do, again, i dont see it right away which indicate the UI / menu arent that good) again this is just open Beta, i hope they improve this in the future

- No one play the game
The game has some servers from different area. Everytime i play, there's no one play on the server beside EU. Again, cause im not from EU, i always get stabble 300 ping playing on EU (i dont want to bought this game just to play with a bunch of AI) but occasionally get kicked cause of connection issue. Until now, you should expect 10-15 people playing on EU server, and sometimes 50 when its peaked. I think one of the thing that cause this is because of Verdun ? I don't really see why the dev split up the game like this which divide the player base and since this one is newer, only a few people playing it atm. And i dont really see much of a different between the two game, only the set of the place where this happen and i dont really appreciate this thing.

- Bug, not so smooth animation
There's still some bugs on the game and sometimes the character don't follow the control a bit. And some of the animation is just so weird and not so good. Like jumping. And i recently got a bug where the game decide to not recognizing my game data, which make me need to redownload the whole game.

-Still need a lot of polish
Even tho i say the sfx are pretty good, its still need to be polished. I can't really use sound as information cause sometimes an enemy can stand next to me and i dont hear nothing, not even the footstep, etc. The game also not running that smooth either, still a bit choppy every now and then.

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Summary (3.5/5) - Open Beta Rating

I love the game and the concept, its pretty fun, but at this state there's only a few people playing it and some other cons i mention. I would recommend you to play if you are from europe area, but i need to warn people that aren't; like from Asia, etc to expect needed to play in EU server which will give you 300 ping. I rate this 3.5/5 cause i still expecting the worth of the game price with the game quality. I know its still open beta, etc, but again this is an open beta review too. Will probably change this as the time goes. Hopefully this review help you to decide what to expect from the game at this point.

So, if you wonder what kind of game this is.. it's a master piece.
Just a quick suggestion, DO NOT TRY TO FIND SPOILERS BEFORE YOU PLAY IT.
It will ruin the whole game experience.

So here's come the review part. I will split it into two; for new player that want to play the game and the review in full.

- Review for those wo haven't play the game

The game really give you the best experience of gameplay (for visual novel) like the story, visual, and the music is so good. Not wanted to spoiler you, but this isn't a typical Dating Simulator, just to let you know. And please, do listen to the warning. If you are under 13 y.o. or easily get disturbed, just don't play this. And lastly, welcome to the Literature Club ! :)

- Full Review [Contain Spoiler]

The game is.. really great. It really deliver something new to the type of game like this. And its really good for the horror aspect. Like we are used to get jumpscares, or things went weird soo fast in typical horror visual novel, or the atmosphere just creepy from the beginning but not with this game. This game manage to cover the horror aspect with a cute, relaxing theme that went sour gradually. I really like the shock i get when realize how dark this game can be, and how it manage to deliver the message well. Well there's not much left to say really.

Note : don't be a bad person to try to trap people into playing this game if they can't stand this type of game :(

Review - Free Weekend

So i will get to the point of the review.
I really-really like how the combat work. It is really unique and actually great.
So i would recommend this game because simply its amazing. Tbh its not my type of game since im very very bad at remembering combos but i review it for it is and it done it well.

But i can't recommend it for other reason which really important for me, especially seeing the price is high.
Connection is garbage, 3 from 5 matches i got disconected.
UI is not good, very confusing for new players.
The guide is not very good at all, since it doesnt cover some important stuff.
The player base is good in some area, while in the other area its just empty / not so much at all.

For an expensive game that rely heavily on multiplayer, its bad. Not from the gameplay, but sadly technical stuff. Ubisoft usual stuff.
But if you can deal with those stuff, doesnt really care about how much the price is, go ahead, its a good game for its kind. The fighting isnt like MnB or other medieval figthing where you just hit and block but theres combo, moves and all.

Review - Holdfast : Nations At War

Before i bought this game, i have this state of doubt whether to buy it or not to buy it. Because not only it's an early acces game, but i'm afraid if the gameplay is too repetitive. And after play it for 24 hours, here's my review of the game.

[ Graphic ]
The graphic of the game is very nice. I am stunned by how beautiful the map is. And i really love that there's a dynamic weather system in the game, like it can sometimes be snowy, and the snow is kinda build up on the ground by time. The vfx is very nice.

[ Gameplay ]
The gameplay is the one that surprised me. At first, i thought the game will be somehow like M&B : Warband multplayer, where the player just run around go for the kill. But no. Even on non-event and non-regiment battle, it is very possible that there will be someone who take the lead and lead a whole regiment complete with line infantry, musician, doctor and such. Each game played differently, even tho we played at the same map. I really don't feel the repetitive feeling too much.

The game has class system where you choose your role. I like the fact that there's a class for Flag bearer, musician, carpenter, surgeon, officer, etc. The dev make a good job by adding those and really make most of them fuctionable and has their own system on how to get points without killing enemy (as they are support unit). Why most ? because some of them are now exist just to be there. Like, surgeon didn't get heal point at the moment. The chance where you need a healing from a surgeon is very low, making the point of having one is optional because when you get shot, you will most likely died instantly. And carpenter is just there for now, i know the dev are still developing them but this is an early acces review.

The thing that is not good yet is the combat system. The shooting i find a bit weird sometimes. Like i can occasionally get a 80m shot while the other time i miss a guy 8m infront of me even tho i aim exactly in the center. Probably caused by movement, but the system of the hit box is still weird a bit. The melee is not the best. To get a kill with melee for now required understanding on where to hit and luck.

The speaker system is great. It really add more atmosphere to the game.

[ Player Base ]
Player base is one of the most important aspect of multiplayer game like this. By far, what i can say about the player base that is currently in the game is pretty nice. As i mention earlier, the players will likely group up as a team and attack together if only someone dare to take the lead. And there are also regiments where people can be an official member of one regiment and play together as a regiment on events, experience events in a very coordinated but fun play. Well, expect a few jerk that run around, using their speaker to play some random loud irritating music, but you can mute them anyway. And for now, you can at least find a room full or 3/4 full every time throughout the day.

[ Server ]
I play this from SEA area, and as i expect the dev doesnt really have a server on this area (or if there is, not enough player playing on it) and i can get ping from 180-300 sometimes. Even tho with that ping, the game still runs well, i can still get kills and rarely have a lag issue.

[ Conclusion ]
The game is very nice, even tho at it current state.
Do i recommend the game for it's price ? Yes. Kinda. I mean its not too good not too bad.
I really hope that the dev add more feature to the game very soon like cavalry unit, refine the melee system, and things like that.
And also i hope the dev do a marketing on it, so that they can get more players to play. Because without players, this game will die.

[ Rate ]
4.5/5 very nice.

Honest Review [Non COD Player]

[Intro]
I only play one COD title before, which is modern warfare. So, you can't really say i'm a fan of COD since i rarely play it. But then i see this open beta and kinda interested on trying. And here's the review of the game at the current state of the BETA.

[Optimization] [2/5]
The beta is very poorly optimize. I have a 16 gb ram i7 gaming laptop, and its still laggy. Even when i turned the setting to normal quality, sometimes it can lag a bit. What i mean by lag it's not like 10 fps or something. I can play it with good fps, then at some point the fps will drop to 40 and back to normal. It happen on extra setting. Not too bad, but not good enough.

[Animation] [3/5]
The character animation is pretty good, but not good enough. And sometimes, you can kill someone mele in one place while the enemy die a few feet away from you.

[Gameplay] [4/5]
The beta has 4 maps i guess, and i have a pretty fun time playing. You can basicly choose your character, class, skills, and weapon. Even tho a bit laggy, it's still playable, and i really like the sound and vfx. And of course, the gameplay is basicly you, running around the map, see how many kills can you get before you die. Nothing much to expect other than that. So even tho it's fun, but yeah, you will be bored soon enough. And with a high price, is it worth it ?

[UI] [3/5]
Its simplistic, i like it, but the UI is kinda confusing at first.

[2/5]
For the feature that it has, the game is definetly not worth buy at full price. The feature is limited, unlike for example battlefield which basicly you can use vehicle and stuff. For me, the reasonable price for a full price should be half of its current price, so sadly i won't consider buy the game at all unless it got 90% disc or something :)

[Conclusion] Overal rate [3/5]
As you can see, i'm not a COD player before, so i don't know what feature the previous title got, but this review is based on the open beta version, and tbh i like the gameplay. I don't mind about the inaccurate of history stuff in this game, because i don't see this game as a serious game. If you are looking for that, try to play Verdun or something instead of this game. In the end, the developer still got a lot of stuff to do with this game, especially for that price. I'm afarid the dev won't likely to finis their homework when the game release, so i won't reccomend you to pre-order, except you are a true fan or something, go ahead.

The review might or might not change as i play even more into the game, and hopefully the final review will be out when the beta has ended.

For those who complain about how people are toxic and all, what you need is just to find a teamate. Seriously. If you meet someone who is fun to play with in a random competitive match, add him / her, and play together. Because i find to enjoy this game not because of the shooting aspect only, but also the funny moments with friends.

One down side of this game is the premium feature such as skins and things like that are too damn expensive and not worth the money with the gamble. It's better to buy a specific item on the market than open a case. And yeah sometimes cheater still roam around. And gotta hate the smurfs as well. But well no game is perfect, especially multiplayer one. Because game dev can't really control what kind of person play the game. Some happen to be a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ who use hack, some are a bunch of immature kids, but yeah. Multiplayer.

Well, what can i say..

I finished this game in 4 hours, so the first thing that you must know is if you're not into story-typed game, then dont buy it.
The gameplay is quite simple; you just need to solve some easy puzzles, click on this, click on that.
BUT. The things that made this game is a worth-to-buy is it's story and wonderful music.

Pros :
- Amazing 2D Graphic
- Heart-Melting Music
- Amazing Story
- Great Experience
- A Will-Cry for melancholic

Cons :
- Short Story
- The Gameplay isn't the main focus here, so yeah.

I personally reccomend you guys to buy this and try this game in a single playtime.
I love River, one of the character in the game. I love how well-made her background story, her emotion in the game.
Its wonderful.
I cried in the end tbh.

Game Rating : 4.8 / 5