Recent reviews by Li Shunchen

I got so addicted to this game, it really f****d up my life ^^ This is my favorite JRPG so far. Video game developers in the early 90s were so creative compared to now. I wish there would be more JRPGs that give you that amount of freedom to play and explore the game the way you like.

I haven't had any problems with the update / DLC yet.

I kinda feel mixed about this game. On the one hand, I really want to recommend it, because I loved the series and I know how much TTG struggled to publish this game, but on the other hand, I thought it was very weak compared to other entries of the series, especially 1 and 2.
I will post some spoilers now, so please don't read further, if you have not finished the game yet.

First, I am kinda disappointed, that there is only one end with slight variations. It does not feel, like my choices really mattered. The only character I got really attached to was Louis, the rest was ok, I guess - many characters felt one-dimensional, like James, Lilly, Aasim etc. It is also quite strange, that the game - one the one hand - tries to teach Clem to treat the walkers nicely, but than goes on a murdering spree on the ship. I mean, yeah, you can avoid to kill anyone on the ship (like I did), but that still doesn't change that she didn't care about people getting killed by walkers or by the explosion. The fact that there were children of varying ages inside the boarding school was also very, very confusing. So, Willy was probably sent to the school at the age 4 or 5 at max, but says he was sent their for chronic m*... seriously?! And how old is Tenn? He is in-game treated like being around the same age as AJ, but says he remembers the time before the walkers?

The quality of writing in the game is just not up to the standard of previous episodes and there is very little meaningful choice and emotional attachment. So, I was overall disappointed.

Engaging and surprising conclusion. A little bit short, though.

Crusader Kings II ist für mich die Königin der Globalstrategiespiele. Es besitzt eine Spieltiefe, die sonst nur vom Paradox-Ableger Victoria II erreicht wird, besitzt im Gegensatz zu diesem einen riesigen Sandkasten-Spielwert, da man aus den verschiedensten Blickwinkeln (vom Kaiser zum Grafen, vom chinesischen Warlord zum irischen Stammeshäuptling) die Geschichte durch rund 7 Jahrhunderte umschreiben kann (oder über noch längerem Zeitraum dank Mods). Das Spiel besitzt einige bescheidene Fantasy-Elemente, die m.A.n. der Atmosphäre zuträglich sind, da sie sich meist auf die Glaubenswelt der damaligen Menschen beschränken, können für Freunde strenger Historizität auch ausgeschalten werden.
Zu guter letzt ist noch zu erwähnen, dass sich das Spiel seit Jahren dank aktiver und leidenschaftlicher Entwickler beständig weiterentwickelt.

Gute und überraschende Story, die mich an einer Stelle sogar emotional mitgenommen hat. Fand das Ende
etwas enttäuschend und bin auch kein Fan des Fourth-Wall-Breaking, aber das ist eine persönliche Präferenz. Das Spiel bietet einiges an solider real-world-advice, finde aber, dass der Entwickler versäumt hat die Objektivierung von Frauen in diesem Genre zu kritisieren. Es scheint eher seine Ansicht zu sein, dass man alles tun kann, solange es sich nicht um reale Charaktere handelt, was allerdings dem betriebenen Fourth-Wall-Breaking widerspricht. Ist allerdings nicht verwunderlich, da sich der Entwickler selbst als Fan von Visual-Novels bezeichnet.
Nichts desto trotz, volle Empfehlung, dieses Spiel zeigt, dass Computerspiele ein hervorragendes künstlerisches Medium sind!

Love it!
It does have a lot of charm, does not get boring, with several different endings, it is very motivating, and you feel like every little decision does actually change the outcome of your game.
Negative points:
- I don't understand, how some of the stats influence gameplay (you need to consult a wiki to undestand some things.)
- Soundtrack is not really good.

Terrible game...
Can't get away from it... private and professional lifes are a mess...
Curse you P'dox to make such an awesomely addictive game!

I have bought the intro pack and do not regret it. I have been a fan of the hitman series since playing hitman2, but haven't played all titles in between. The game is still a little bit bugged and I somehow it does not let me select medium or high graphic settings, but I have only very seldomly encountered performance drops.
The first (non-introduction) level is very, very huge and the characters feel organic. The episode formate benefits the game, because it does make you really explore the levels and find all those little details hidden in the game and there are dozens of opportunities to kill your targets (I haven't found all in the first mission yet altough I played for 20h.)
For trying out new ways to kill your targets you will be rewarded with new weapons among other things. Unfortunately, besides the sniper rifle you receive quite early, non of the new weapons you receive are useful for the mission. What do I need 3 kinds of silenced pistols for? It's only really useful if you are planning to run amok... Also, although you are able to equip a poisoned syringe from the start, you can't use it to actually poison food/drinks... So how is that useful?
Still, very enjoyable game, especially when throwing heavy stuff on people :D
Recommend and looking forward to the second episode.
(Although, the full experience pack is quite expensive...)