Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS
This was a beautiful game. It’s a game you could theoretically finish without much effort and time, but the world, the side characters, and the cultures played so deep a part in the story that I found myself sinking 200+ hours into it and not thinking twice. There is so much here in lore picked up in scraps and holograms hidden on your travels.
The thing that stuck out to me the most here was the relationships. Helping the people of the world was as important to the story as anything else, and it comes full circle
! at the end when those people that you choose to be compassionate to (or not) show up in the final epic battle (or they don’t, depending on how you interacted with them) . There are as many opportunities to show compassion and to be human as there are to kill things. It is such a human story that sets itself apart from your run-of-the-mill first-person shooter. It’s exploration and mystery as much as it is combat. It’s learning about people and cultures as much as it is learning about the machines, the world, and the secret of what Zero Dawn really is. This is not to distract from the story which was absolutely unique and incredible in how it unfolds, especially as you get closer to the heart of the truth.
– Real player with 226.4 hrs in game
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Horizon Zero Dawn is an awesome and fun game, definitely up there at the top of my list of favorite games.
It feels a bit like a fusion of the Tomb Raider reboot series and The Witcher 3 to me. Many of the game mechanics seem very familiar from either of the two but are somewhere in between. The climbing especially feels like somebody wanted a TW3 like game with climbing, was inspired by Tomb Raider (or Uncharted for that matter) and implemented a light version of that. Saying this however is not to diminish what the game achieves in any way. The net result of it is a very entertaining, fun to play set of game mechanics, from combat to stealth, a bit of crafting, riding, etc. (As with the other games many of the combat subtleties you only really learn on the harder difficulties.)
– Real player with 149.3 hrs in game
Kandria
Hack and Slash Puzzle Platformer ARPG
Kandria is a hand-crafted 2D action game, which combines the wall-climbing verticality and puzzle platforming of Celeste, with the tight hack and slash swordplay of NieR:Automata, all set within an epic, post-apocalyptic RPG world. Venture far and wide, determine who is truly friend or foe, and recruit what allies you can to help you survive.
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Play as the Stranger, a powerful android recently unearthed from the ruins of the old world.
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Perform tight, smooth hack and slash combat against rogue robots and malcontent humans - you’re faster, stronger, and can jump higher. But are you smarter?
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When you think you’ve mastered things, prepare yourself for epic boss battles with beasts and machines, which lurk and slumber deep beneath the earth.
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Explore vast, open and interconnected levels full of non-linear missions, challenging platforming, and gorgeous pixel art decay - cross the barren surface, or spelunk deep underground.
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Meet flawed characters and factions struggling to survive. Determine friend from foe, and choose allies wisely as you forge your own future amongst the ruins.
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Experience an epic story of mystery, grit and self-determination, all the way to its inevitable end.
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Made by a tiny team headed by Shinmera, an indie developer of not only games but also art and software, who crafted the unique engine, world, art style and story.
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Features thousands of frames of hand-drawn, hand-animated pixel art characters and locations, and an atmospheric orchestral soundtrack, with vocals by Julie Elven.
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Built in Trial, a highly-moddable, custom game engine and toolset created just for this title, which lets you mod content and create your own levels.
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Indie love and passion guaranteed.
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Assassin’s Creed® Liberation HD
Short Version: A solid 6/10. Not the best the AC franchise has to offer, but I’ve seen worse games.
The Not So Short Version:
Positives:
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the Bayou area - I could almost smell the swamp.
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The fabric of New Orleans: this city has character!
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The three different personas of Aveline. I loved that you get 3 different lives within one game and one character.
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The story/plot of the game.
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Sugar cane machete as a weapon. Need I say more?
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Connor re-appears. It’s always nice to see a familiar face.
– Real player with 34.8 hrs in game
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I am kind of biased because I love the AC franchise, and how it mixes historical and science fiction with conspiracy theories, and I have been a fan of stealth games since the original Splinter Cell way back when as well as the Prince of Persia franchise, which I’ve played to the point where each new playthrough would be essentially a speed run with some story interruption. It should be taken into account that this is a port of a PS Vita game, so it doesn’t have the depth and breadth of a typical AC entry, but it is still worth the time. So, let’s get down to it:
– Real player with 24.0 hrs in game
Callparin 2
Dear Developers!
If You read the reviews, PLEASE, make a control configuration option! I’m playing on PC, and I have to twist my hand using the standart WASD keys.
Oh, and the game is good. I enjoy it very much.
– Real player with 90.3 hrs in game
although fun little game not worth anything over 5$ theres just not much to do a couiple houres and you will done everthing butt still not a bad game
– Real player with 2.4 hrs in game
Mesmer
I have reviewed this game as a positive overall because I like what I have played so far.
It is a bit buggy however, currently I have a black screen that will not resolve when I try to continue my game. Luckily, I have manually kept a save so I won’t lose my entire playthrough, but it is frustrating. Occasionally when I open the game, the map is pinned open and won’t minimise. My character has been stuck on a couple of staircases. I also feel like maps have had labels on since maps were a thing, so labelling even just the districts surely cannot destroy the immersion?
– Real player with 18.3 hrs in game
This Game is criminally underrated!
It’s a beautiful blend of Strategy, Adventure, and even minor dungeon crawling!
Lets start with the Positives about the game.
Music? Atmospheric, unique to each district and definitely carries the tone of each faction and their respective beliefs.
Music is fantastic.
Graphics? At first one might not be used to the more obtuse (unusual compared to other games) graphics and renditions, but once you look past that, it really sells itself well. Additionally, if you’re familiar with Teslagrad and World to the West, The character design is a return to form and stays true to the world-building that Rain Games has done.
– Real player with 8.8 hrs in game
RESEQUENCED
The Award for the longest dialogs goes to…
The first impressions of the game were really good, nice character modeling and a kind of open world to walk and actually being able to walk freely and without any movement problems (because lot of games like this one throw the gameplay with absurd character movement).
The game actually presents like an apocalyptic alike game since you are looking for your parents in an dark and abandoned house with some strange elements like this one, and you can see how dark is the house when is like 2 p.m outside, but it turns in a more friendly space as much as you explore the environment (honestly I thought this was going to be a dark and scary game from the start)
– Real player with 14.1 hrs in game
Resequenced
An enjoyable supernatural adventure game, still in development, which is currently held back by it’s mediocre combat system.
Rating
68%
Story:
Lux visits her parents summer house in the woods only to find they have mysteriously disappeared. She uncovers a portal which takes her to a space station where She encounters members of the Redaction Council. They tell her that her parents are top agents of the council and have gone missing. Lux is convinced to go looking for them but before she leaves she has her DNA re-sequenced to give her special powers which will aid her in her quest.
– Real player with 10.8 hrs in game
AREAZ
It may be in early development but i think this game has a lot of great possibilities. Interested to see what they do with it. So far I have really enjoyed it.
– Real player with 29.1 hrs in game
Only played a short time so far. I recommend this game to people who appreciate a little bit of realism. Some complain how you only have an inventory of 10 items, I reckon that’s great, finally a game where you have to choose what you need to have, to complete the tasks required to survive. Excellent game in my book, I look forward to spending many hours playing it, 9/10 in my opinion. I hope the developer doesn’t create an enormous character inventory to please a few. THIS IS THE SURVIVAL GAME I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR. My 1st review was at 44 minutes, as promised, I will be playing this game for hours to come, I absolutely love it.
– Real player with 21.2 hrs in game
Chronicles of Galdurvale
Welcome to the mysterious world of Galdurvale.
Join the huntress, Amelia Moonglow, as she embarks on an action-packed quest to master the five elemental crystals and rediscover the floating isles of Sky World, home to the Dragon Riders of old.
Along the way, she will uncover ageless secrets, traverse cunning environmental puzzles and overcome foes of every shape, and size.
Galdurvale is yours to explore: either on foot or through powers that make each new area a joy to traverse. Guide Amelia across the treacherous dunes, through the wetlands, snow-capped mountains, and into the vast caverns below.
Amelia is no stranger to battle.
All manner of adversaries awaits the steel of her blade – from hulking beasts to bandit kings, and powerful warlocks – each with their own distinct strategies, and abilities.
A variety of swords are hidden throughout the lands of Galdurvale, granting powerful bonuses and unique attacks.
And that’s just the beginning…
Ancient secrets abound in this rich, fantasy world, revealing tales of yore and magical knowledge, aiding Amelia in her adventures.
Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure
This is the best game ever!!! Its so fun because there is no violence and has helpful features to make it through easier. The dialougue is real snazzy becuase it makes me feel like i am actually talking to my favorite princesses!!!! The cutscenes even include my character with voice acting too!! The magic commands are simple, they have pleasant animations like the twirl one thats my favvvv ^w^ I like how the tasks dont demand any rush and leaves you to explore all you want. Turning the poor little imps back into sprites is so uplifting and so is helping out all of my bffs throughout the story. Plus running around the locations makes me really very happy because i get to twirl around with the wand and look at all the sparkles, I could do it all day!!
– Real player with 200.8 hrs in game
Obvioulsy I bought this for my daughter. She’s 4 and has grown up in a world with ipads and media on demand and wireless internet isn’t a luxury but rather almost a legal right. This game is atrocious on every aspect. Even though I bought it on a deeply discounted Steam sale, I still feel ripped off. My 4 year old immediately complained about the low quality of graphics. There is no resolution settings. At all. It’s defaulot resolution will essentially just scale to your native. My native resolution is 7860x1600 (triple 30" lcds). Reducing the resolution down to 2560x1600, the game still looks like crap. Secondary, the controls are some retarded arrow key and spacebar combo with M and N as action keys. There is no default recognition of the Microsoft Xbox/PC remote controller, and I was unable to reprogram it ato the game, since the game seems to override controller recognition upon start. Your kids are stuck with the keyboard and mouse. Just learn like I’ve learned…when you see the “Disney” logo, it always means “FAMILY FOCUSED (soccer mom minivan, stepford wives, corporate whored out shit show applications and movies and themeparks.”
– Real player with 21.5 hrs in game
Paradise Killer
An absolute MUST play for any fan of exploration, deduction, investigating and vaporwave games.
Paradise Island 24 is a joy to explore, especially when accompanied with the game’s amazing soundtrack.
Its characters are complex and straight out of a Metal Gear Solid meets SUDA51 marriage.
Finding the truth about what certain characters did/didn’t do made me feel bad, if I’m being honest.
– Real player with 36.9 hrs in game
Paradise Killer was such a refreshing experience amid bloated AAA grindathons and I think everyone should try it.
The basis of the game is a murder mystery and finding the culprits is what you will spend most of your time on Paradise Island 24 doing. I won’t talk too much about the background of the story or the world-building because finding these things for myself was very enjoyable, but I will say that the world you inhabit is wonderfully crafted and a joy to find out about.
Paradise Killer has an 80’s Vaporwave aesthetic, which some people may not like, however I believe that even if you don’t it will start growing on you after playing this game. The music is really good, and the way you enable new tracks in the game is great, finding them as you explore the world. Overall the audio design is good, but not brilliant. As I said the music is great, but some sounds quickly got annoying especially the player characters voice lines, as the doesn’t have many so they start to repeat quickly, but the frequency of voice lines can be changed in the settings if it annoys you as well.
– Real player with 17.7 hrs in game