Recent reviews by johnweythek

Gunstar Heroes!

I've taken hard drugs that are less addicting than this game.

I bought your game because of everything you mentioned in your most recent update update, obviously the physics dedication is part of it; but your integrity in game (re)making is they main reason.

I've followed social media that favors your position and already knew about outlets refusing to review your game. IGN simply said they already reviewed it when it originally released so there's no need to revisit this game. What a pile of pandering, cowardice, baloney.

Thank you for being here at this time. We need to allow games that aren't for the non-existent "modern audience" to flourish in the market again. This game is defiantly offensive and sexy for the sake of fun. It's just as important of a statement to the gaming industry as Black Myth: Wukong and Space Marine 2.

I want to have fun, to the extreme of whatever situation. I don't want to be hand-held around social issues and I especially do not want to hear about body dysmorphia and identity related mental illness in my games. They are supposed to be an escape from reality, a break from the stress, noise, the mundane, and all the constant junk thrown in our face at any time we need to look at a screen. We just need a good game with satisfying game mechanics and an interesting story. We need more seashell bikinis.

This game is AMAZING, even today. It REALLY holds up, even on 1440p. The models are dated of course but the lighting and effects have held up very well as has the gameplay. The way the game is structured like a mini-series you're watching is such a cool idea. Be warned that a recent update has removed licensed music so if you played it in the past you might not find what you remembered.

Revert the game's censorship. FREE TIFA!

BAD Microsoft, BAD!
Good game but I'm not sure the devs are making any of that money, and Microsoft shouldn't be rewarded for buying up and destroying half the gaming industry. They don't even make GAMES. Except trash Forza MS and lame Flight Sim; and the worst Halo arguably ever.
I bought this before all that luckily, hopefully Tango got paid while it was still there. Won't touch any of the dlc now that it's all M$.

It's Tekken, it's fighting games at their best. Well, not like PS2 era bests but it's still awesome.
I had to buy it on sale bc I played so much at a friend's.
Yeah, there are a bunch of micro-transactions but... and this is a secret so don't tell anyone: you can just not buy them. I know it's nuts but so far it's worked out fine for us. I'm just dropping this to help offset the whiny review bomb.

I have a 9900K and a 3080Ti which is limited by about 3% being in a PCIe 3 system. Despite that, and the requirements shown below, I can play High/Ultra with RT and DLSS at 1440p at around 80-100fps and it's pretty stable when there isn't a lot of background loading. The options menu is great at breaking down how much impact each setting is doing at a given level; just like GTA V back when it was demanding. Gsync smooths everything out real nice and everything looks beautiful on screen all the time so at least give the demo a try if you're thinking about it bc you might be surprised. I was, and then I bought the game.

It is really fun. The balance of combat, puzzles, exploration, and cut-scenes is really good. It's not that deep but there's a good amount of lore and storytelling. Rpg based upgrades and items keep combat feeling fresh, since a lot of the items change the way your attack works completely. It's a fun shooter without TOO much thinking but you can also try different builds and strats if you're trying to min/max or play higher difficulties. Normal for me is a good, not frustrating difficulty since I play pretty casually. It's great to take a break from much longer games when those start to feel stale or in my case breaking up racing on both current Forza games to collect every single car.

I LOVE SOULCALIBUR!!! But I don't like the things they've been stealing from other fighting games since 5. We don't need a super move power bar, it isn't capcom. We ESPECIALLY don't need that red colored move that puts you into a QTE that, without heavy research, results in random conclusions. Some standard moves, Mitsarugi being the most egregious, apply this red counter effect. It absolutely breaks the flow of a fight, adds nothing good, and is akin to being that guy who grabs too many times in a round if you spam it. These are old-school house rules that online mp kids don't get bc it's ALL about winning no matter what now. Not having a good time. Being in the room with all your opponents used to mean fighting under a certain understanding you won't spam or pull some bs. And you didn't bc you liked your friends or didn't want to get beat up yourself. Fighting games were ruined by the internet.

I've only played FH4 and 5 bc I only game on steam. This is my 1st FM title and I really like it. It gives of gran turismo vibes i used to get back in the GT4 days which is the last time I played much, well some GT5 prelude but not a whole title. I like it. It might be really different from previous FM titles, but I wouldn't know and going into it blind is a great way to not get disappointed bc x is missing or y is different.
The driving physics are pretty great and realistic. I'm only using a controller for now but it's time to dust off the G920 since I've heard great things about playing with a wheel.

Update, this port is a MESS, the graphics options randomly switch b/t FSR and DLSS and it runs worse to look worse than the Horizon titles. Is the physics engine SO demanding it ruins the graphics and performance? Why can't this game run well on windows ffs? Why do I get the bright magenta missing textures for a LONG time after the game loads. This game WORKS, and is fun, but if I weren't so focused on the perfect driving line I'd hate the performance and gfx all the time. Seems like they put all their gfx budget in realistic blinding by a setting sun.
Update 2: The graphics don't wig out anymore and your setting stay where you put them. There are still weird flashes and artifacts when things are loading in for the 1st time or loading in the background. DLSS is doing a LOT of work. Frames are kinda meh @ 1440p with a 3080Ti (and an aging 9900K, the PCI3 limitation takes 3% of performance off the gpu as well) with all the options turned up but forget ray tracing. I still don't get why it's so much more demanding than Horizon but looks not even as good in most scenarios. At least I can play it consistently now though, Recommended for anyone who wants a lame version of Gran Turismo bc they only have a PC.
Update 3: I can't anymore, I just can't. It crashes after every race, it STILL looks and plays like garbage, there is way too much weekly work for 2 exclusive FOMO cars each month, I could go on and on and on. AI update, still trash. Proximity sensor update? UNNEEDED. TWICE. Make the install size small, have fun unpacking or streaming in content in real time, just destroying cpu performance. I had to disable ALL custom or community made vinyls/decals/wraps so it would run at more than 2 fps around the pit area. With a 3080Ti. I'm over this game but still enjoying Horizon. I even switched to and got REALLY good at manual shifting finally and this game figures out how to make it not fun where I get huge time benefits in Horizon. Just no, especially this far in its life and it's still this bad. NO. Do not buy, do not play on gamepass, save yourself the disappointment.