Recent reviews by pingguy

Having played the previous two games, I found this one to be an improvement in some areas and a disappointment in others. Overall, I recommend the game. With that said, this is the only one I did not finish, and completely lost interest in near the end.

The Good:
Better overall system than the previous games for character creation and management.
It's another Shadowrun game that we wouldn't have if it didn't exist.
It was fun to play until the last few missions of the campaign.


The Bad:
The changes to the Matrix are terrible. They made it into a hybrid between action and turn based. Not as fun as the previous games in my opinion.
Starting with Prosperity Tower, the missions became a slog. Way too complicated and too much potential fighting. Even when you skip most of that with the right build and decisions, it's still a ton of fighting. I quit playing near the end of that mission, having looked at the walkthroughs for what was ahead and deciding it wasn't worth it to keep going just to complete it.

Summary:
It started out great, and despite the story being a bit weak, it was fun for over 20 hours of play. Others may not have the same issues I did with the last few missions of the campaign. But, it felt like a completely different game at that point. If I hadn't looked at the walkthrough, I would have ended up in a lot more fights on the tower mission, and have gotten annoyed much sooner. It's worth playing. I just wish the end felt as fun as the rest of the game. If you manage to get past it, there are some post-campaign missions you can run to keep going also.

This is the 4th time I've written this review since I got the game a several months ago. It started as bad, then good, and then bad again. Never mind all that. Today, 9/17/24, was the day Arrowhead finally released something that was in tune with what their players want. They brought the fun back, they brought balance instead of nerfs. They gave us a reason to play again.

Now, they could burn us again, but I don't think they will this time. They are no longer giving us scraps of good with piles of bad. They are giving us fun without removing the challenge. I recommend this game, because it's the best co-op shooter I've ever played. That was something I've wanted to say about the game for a while, and now I finally can.

Got it with the Humble Bundle, didn't expect much, was still disappointed. This game is basically unplayable on PC. There is constant lag that isn't graphical in nature, the game just chops up. I tried multiple fixes I found online, none worked. Beyong the lag, the controls are horrible. Using an analog stick gives no benefit over a d-pad or keyboard, there no fine motor control. Don't waste your time.

This is a fun game to play with my 8 year old son. Lots of laughs!