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188.0 hrs on record (176.3 hrs at review time)
Greatest and most immersive WW2 shooter to ever exist. Mic up and listen to your SL and you are in for an amazing experience. What I enjoy a lot about this game is the range of options with group sizes. If you are alone you can easily just join a Squad and play that way either by leading or following. If you have a few other buddies though you can all be in a tank crew and the tank combat in this is the best out of any WW2 FPS period. Realistic, intense, fun or If you wanna play more of a chill game then you can be logi and build FOBs together. And if you are big group then you can make a whole squad yourself. No matter alone, a lot of friends or a few friends their is an experience tailor made for that group size. The sound design, the maps, the weapons, it's all here. So excited and grateful that the devs are working on this game again and the work they have done already is outstanding and I hope more people become aware of this Gem.
Posted September 18, 2024.
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3.1 hrs on record (1.5 hrs at review time)
I have over 800 hours played on the EA app, Star wars battlefront 2 is a worthy successor to the OG 2005 which is my favourite game of all time. This game captures the star wars magic in such a great way with very well done gameplay and presentation. The developers behind this game really poured their heart and soul into it especially after the fiasco at launch, and they continued to support this game for years and listening to the community every step of the way. It is such a shame EA cancelled development of this game cause so much more was planned and was forced to be halted. This game is geniuenly the best arcade shooter to have come out recently and i'm happy instant action and Co op was added in to continue the longeivity of this game. This is by far one of the best star wars games to exist and it's a shame that SWBF3 won't be made.
Posted June 29, 2024. Last edited July 1, 2024.
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117.2 hrs on record (111.9 hrs at review time)
An outstanding RPG. I don't think many people came into this game with low expectations. Larian has done an incredible job with Divinity and became THE CRPG studio. BG3 goes above and beyond in every way imaginable. More spells, more quests, more cinematic, more everything.

The last game I can think of with so many memorable companions that I really cared about is Mass effect, and I get a much similar feeling while playing this game. They are a big highlight of the game all having their own unique personalities and stories in which you can help decide what becomes of them, and I think that playing SP vs Co op actually changes the experience greatly in that way as you have fewer or none around you.

There are not many issue I can critique about for this game, my only main one is that some later encounters can become trivial and during ACT 3 you will reach max level early on and then no real progression can be made in that front for the rest of the game. It's minor and didn't change my experience at all but it was noticeable enough for me to comment on it.

Each Act builds upon the last and offers something fresh to make sure you don't get bored, there are so many ways you can approach many of the quest and it really lets the player be creative. Good, evil, lucky, unlucky, they all change the paths while keeping the end goal the same.

The combat is your typical CRPG turn based combat but the presentation and toolbox provided really changes it for me. It keeps it simple but still has that complexity. There are many many spells and abilities and the encounters are very well designed to keep with the pacing of the game and the situation you are in while also looking good.

Shout out to the music as well. Taking a motif and then stringing it along through many different emotions and tones is one of my favourite things in composing as its such a "simple" thing but makes it memorable. Borislav Slavov did a fantastic job at encapsulating the fantasy world and giving the players an almost theme song that changes depending on the battles you are in an sometimes the enemies you are facing. Some off the boss music is really standout stuff specifically Raphel.

This is the pinnacle of CRPGs and is without a doubt one of the greatest RPGs ever made.
Posted January 21, 2024.
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44.7 hrs on record (44.6 hrs at review time)
One of the best games I've ever played. I have no connection to the Resident Evil franchise, started playing the franchise last year. Didn't really care for the old ones, thought 2 and 3 remakes were alright but then i played RE4.

This game is pretty close to a perfect video game. It's perfectly designed anyways, the exploration, rewards, encounters, puzzle are all extremely rewarding and just so much fun to play. It's such a video game ass video game and it works. Highly recommend even if you've never played an RE game before.
Posted September 25, 2023.
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85.8 hrs on record (85.7 hrs at review time)
Starfield is a Good Bethesda game, but it's not a perfect Bethesda game.

I would put it on the same level as Fallout 4. This game has a lot of jank, lack of accessibility, some poor UI and other normal issues seen in Bethesda games but all the bad in it just isn't enough to stop me from keep playing. (surprisingly little bugs)

I think it's important to set expectations though. This game is not a space-sim it's also in a world that's not traditional to Bethesda's style. It handles exploration differently than usual in a more guided way, you still get sidetracked a lot and have a quest log that's massive and random encounters are still present in space and on the ground but it's handled slightly differently. I don't think that's a bad thing though it's just different. This game is like a Mix of Outer Worlds, Mass Effect, Skyrim and Fallout but with the Bethesda style we know and love. For sure I think most people expected a bit more, for this game to be as great and innovated as Skyrim was but it isn't, it's a similar formula with similar execution but it does lack particulary in the exploration which is the weakest part of the game. When you are a following a quest or what not It's quite enjoyable but the 2nd you go off rails to explore random points it's disappointing due to the repetitive nature.

The game also takes a bit to get going, there is so much information in this game and so many places, mechanics etc that it's extremely overwhelming and the game doesn't really help you with any of it, it takes easily 3-5 hours to actually open up and you still feel lost and no idea what to do cause of choice paralysis. However it also rewards you as you play. Todd "God" Howard said the more you put into Starfield the more you get out of it and that's 100% accurate. You constantly are getting new things to do and as you start to understand the systems and the game itself you start having a blast. It will vary but for me it took i'd say hour 10 for me to properly start really enjoying myself and from there on it just kept going and going.

This game has a lot of good and bad in it but the bad never leaves while the good keeps getting added on. The Factions, Soundtrack, gun play, scale, quest, encounters, space ships, vibes it's all here and done amazingly and I could go on about but you should experience it. Also the new game plus is very interesting and a great inclusion to the game. Not many do something like this.

If you wanted a Bethesda RPG set in space with all the good and bad that comes with it, then this is for you else wait for mods.

Also my tip, avoid using the galaxy map to travel. Bethesda lets you skip the space ship part of the game for the most part and I've seen this come up in reviews that the game is all menus, when it can be but only by choice. Take off on your ship, open your scanner and manually select a planet or system and go from there. It will do wonders for your immersion and discovery of fun random encounters.
Posted September 5, 2023. Last edited September 16, 2024.
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