Recent reviews by doug

It's like Spiderman except you're not a man

This is a game for people who love to explore the worlds of Bethesda games and learn all the lore and immerse themselves in the environment. This is not a game for people who like heavily modding their games or are just in it for the combat. People who like to play with their friends will have a great time running together and people who prefer to play alone will barely even notice that there are other people in the server unless they want to.

Pros:
-Massive map filled with interesting locations that tell a story, either through NPCs, notes, or the environment itself
-Easily dozens of hours of content before finishing the main story
-Ability to play with friends or team up with other players
-One of the friendliest communities in any MMO
-Developers continuously work on the game and engage with the community despite rocky launch
Cons:
-Just as buggy and janky as Skyrim and Fallout 4
-Many quests don't feel very engaging, like simple fetch quests
-Little sense of personal impact on the world

Anyone who liked Mount and Blade: Napoleonic Wars will like this game which is basically a spiritual successor

While it is a neat concept, the game itself is very short. At least you don't have to pay for the game.

The Soldier has a crossbow but cannot hear sounds and the Oracle has a staff but cannot see anything. The Soldier leads the Oracle by placing beacons that make sound that the Oracle can hear. The Oracle can hear where monsters are and then hit them with a staff which makes it visible to the Soldier. The game progresses by completing a task that gives the Oracle a key that opens different gates. So far this game seems interesting, right? Unfortunately the game is incredibly short. Spoiler alert: You defeat a monster, solve a puzzle, defeat two more monsters, and the game ends. It may sound like I'm oversimplifying but I'm not. The game takes about 5 minutes to complete. What happens when you beat the game? A cutscene plays where the camera just flies back through the island to the starting point. That's all. The only part I had difficulty on was the puzzle and the only hard part about that was leading the Oracle to different points. My friend and I spent more time trying to figure out how to set up a server (you need Hamachi unless you are on a local network) than we did actually playing the game.

Really fun and worth the price. I got about 8 hours of gameplay from the story and I wasn't looking for the collectables. The combat system is simple but engaging. The physics of moving and climbing are very fluid and responsive.