Recent reviews by NickelCobalt_01

One of the best of the decade.
Instead of mentioning the obvious pros, I'll focus on the cons & fixes that would be nice to see:

- Please allow more skippable animations for certain activities, such as dominoes, poker, blackjack.

- Allow your character to keep their rifles equipped after you dismount your horse (ESPECIALLY in towns/cities).

- Bug: Players who prefer to use “toggle to aim” (instead of “hold to aim”) for RDR2’s “Aiming Mode” setting experience a very annoying bug where you cannot aim or interact with people while you’re on your horse.

- This one is weird, but it’d be really cool if Arthur can fish before (spoiler alert) getting the you-know-what in Chapter 2… i’ve enjoyed >200 hours before i have to face the inevitable, & i’m finally running out of things to do (which makes RDR2’s depth more impressive). i’d love to fish though.

-Allow PC RDR2 players to have unique binds for: Binoculars, bandana/mask, specific throwables like dynamite, ammunition type cycle, HUD on/off bind (the game is too beautiful to not have such option)

- PLEASE ALLOW FINER MOUSE-SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENTS. This would be great for serious FPS esport players (CSGO/Overwatch/R6S/Valorant). For some reason, RDR2 currently only allows whole number increments (i.e., 1,2,3,4, etc.) from 0-20… i gotta give my mouse-setting a bizarre DPI number to match my CSGO’s 1200 eDPI through Mouse-Sensitivity (dot) com’s calculator. The DPI number also has to be extremely low for many as well (which can cause “pixel jumps”... see 3kliksphilip YouTube video for reference).

- Hitching your horse could be easier, especially in St.Denis - where it’s cumbersome b/c the streets are narrow & the horse hitch posts are small.

- Keybind sets that are more friendly for ESDF (non-WASD) players - RDR2 is playable for ESDF, but the menu/map does not reflect the remapped keybind for ESDF.

- Keybind/Keymapping setting UI could be better (better-streamlined UI, scroll wheel bar isn’t even available on its UI)

- Option for auto-loot would be nice… “Rampage Trainer” RDR2 PC mod allows this, but it’s not perfect.

- Great game for people with ultrawide monitors, but allow HUD options that keep HUD position width to 4:3 or 16:9 ratio. (If not, people with ultrawides have to turn their heads anytime that have to look at their health/radar/ammo count)

- Option to expand the radar even larger would be nice.

The game would be near-perfect if these are addressed, but overall: RDR2 is excellent.

I can finally pretend that 2020 GPU market was fictional.

I sold one of my CSGO knives to play this game with my girlfriend lol. It's an adorable game so far. Fun couples therapy.

If you & your partner can handle Cuphead on "regular" difficulty together, then you guys can handle this game as well.

Wholesome farmin' fun. Nice game to play with your gf. I still can't believe 1 dude made this game by himself.

I played this game as a kid back in 2004 on PS2.

Many game critics praised Katamari Damacy for its eccentricity, $20 pricetag, charm, simplicity, MUSIC, & humor.

So fast forward 15 years, I was ecstatic to relive one of my favorite gaming memories ever.

- PLAY THIS WITH A KEYBOARD: I don't recommend playing this with a Steam controller. I love the unique capabilities of the Steam controller, but using the Steam controller was frustrating for Katamari b/c of game forces you to operate the controls with "orthogonal"/90° directional inputs, (rather than the more ergonomic/diagonal-ish input that you may find yourself doing while using the Steam controller's mouse-like trackpad on the right). Katamari was designed for PlayStation controller's double joysticks & I remember my hand cramping up a lot back then as well.

- Keyboard binds: I am an ESDF (not WASD) player, and the game's controls/bindings were remappable, (except the menu interface sticks with the default WASD binds, but this is not a big deal)

- Visual fidelity comment 1/2: I didn't remember the glorious 480p resolution that many of us resorted to on PlayStation2 back in the early 2000s, but it is very pleasing to play this classic in 1440p resolution on my 1440p 240hz monitor with 300+ FPS (my laptop specs: i7-9700K + RTX 2080 Max-Q).

- Visual fidelity comment 2/2: If you have a 144hz or 240hz monitor, the environment & objects around your Prince & the adhesive ball are rendered smoothly with your monitor refresh rate, but for some reason, the Prince & the ball looked significantly more "stuttery" than its surroundings? (Prince looks like it's running at 60FPS), This is nit-picking, but I just thought that was odd.

If you played this game before, this is one of the best purchases to make on Steam.

If you never played Katamari before, try buying this during Steam sales (I bought it for around $9) & give it a try with an open mind. It is an adorable game.

Started playing this game after starting to watch Netflix's Witcher show.

In summary, The Witcher 3 is:

- Beautiful
- Addicting
- Vast
- Seemingly endless quests
- Seemingly endless variation of your journey through your quests
- Mods enhance your gameplay experience (if you are not a purist), such as Autoloot & fast travel anywhere.

Skyrim & Witcher nailed their genre down in their own respective ways.

Both are wonderful must-haves in your library.

(p.s., Fighting "Chort" from killing too many cows is a great practice to get your own mechanics sharpened fast.)

If you have a higher end hardware ($1200+), you're going to have a good time.

Even if you don't have a high-end graphics card to pump out CSGO-level of frames per second, you can still enjoy hours and hours of solid gameplay through the mountains.

It's a must-own title if you run on GTX1060/RX480/GTX970 or better.

I recently jumped my hardware from i7-930/GTX960 to i7-9700k/RTX2080 and playing this on 144hz 1440p with the new hardware is absolute bonkers with its powdery beauty.

- You will have a better experience with Prime.
- This game is very difficult.
- The skill ceiling is stratospheric.
- The reward from personally improving is invaluable (at least for me)
- Every game will have its criticisms, but CSGO will stay as one of the purest FPS esport.
- Finding joy through this game is dependent on your personality. (e.g., Being able to practice patience w/ others & seeing the values in skill-based gameplay)
- Professional CSGO players will humble you.
- Pro CSGO matches are the most entertaining esport matches to spectate.
- The Operations can be fun.
- The battle royale mode ("Danger Zone") is fast-paced & it's a fun environment to stretch your skills.
- (If you decide to solo-queue frequently): Like w/ any competitive games, you will have wholesome encounters (if you are also a decently polite person), but you will also encounter toxic people that won't care about ruining your day. So find a small group of friends who also play to mitigate this issue.
- If you are a type of person who is more into casual gaming, you may not experience the full potential that this title offers.
- If you are a person who can find joy from improving on a focused skillset within FPS games, then this game is a must.
- If you are new, put some thought into your keybinds, watch guys like WarOwl & 3klksphilip on YouTube, ignore negativity, try to spread some positivity, practice, practice, practice, & be patient (it took me 1000 hours of gameplay experience to be "average" within the global player base of Counter-Strike).