Recent reviews by Nathan Algren

This DLC, is the only one is rally worth it to buy.
It will perfect and expand the base game, adjusting some game meccanics and adding some new others features.
It is the final version of Civ 4! Once you will try it, you will never start again the base game!
In all Civ brand, the only one who can fight it in terms of quality is civ 6, which renews the genre by almost creating a new and different game from its predecessors. So if you want to try the best of the old way, this is the one.

Rating: 8.5/10 The best of the civ brand!

3D reinterpretation of the 1989 original game. A jump into the nostalgia.

Graphics ok for a game of the 2003, good maze and level design, combat sistem not at the top and killed from the camera managment (the worst optimized camera I have ever seen).
The audio, what to say, you will not remember any music of the game, it is like ther is no in game music (a little noise) and the dialogues between the prince and the princess remind me of the old adage that say: "sometimes it is better to be silent and leave the doubt, than to speak and dispel any doubt of being an idiot". It was better if the game was with out voice for the prince and the princess. I know the original story is not that complex, but they could have developed it better in lore. I think a 5 years old child was able to write better dialogues.

Bougth under sales at 2 $

Rating: 7/10 Combat system killed from the camera!

It is the sequel of Deus Ex human revolution.
Same good game play, the story will continue from what we left in the first chapter and we have a little improved graphic.

This time the developers tried, failing, to open a little the game world. For me it didn't work because you still have to follow the missions plot tunnel and this, end to be worst because the tunnel is highlighted.

This brand was planned to be a trilogy, but if the first game was having a good story iven if played alone, the weft and the story of this chapter have a meaning only to connect the first game with the last one. The problem is here, there is not yet a 3th chapter out leaving an opened and meaningless final.
After this, the story is not so satisfying as Human revolution. Not at the same level. It feel like they made this game to lengthen the soup.

Bougth under sales at 4.5 $

Rating: 7/10 Not at the same level of the previous game.

Screenshots, Spoiler allert!!!

The second chapter of the trilogy.

A good game.
The gameplay is still the same, but they semplifyed some game meccanics seen before, such as the weapons management, or the mining on planets to search for resources.
The producers are taking the brand from a pc game to a console direction, for me, losing some of the original taste.

After this, the story is still as good as in the previous chapter and follow the line drawn. A good narrative.
The graphic is a little improved from Mass Effect, but presents some bugs.
Bougth for 5 $ under sales.

To be played after Mass Effect 1!

Rating: 8/10 A good game but it miss somthing.

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I found it at 3 $ under sales.

Rating: 9/10 You have to avoid spoilers!

This game is a step farward in the series.

In Rise of the tomb raider, Lara Croft is a more mature character and you will feel her less childish.

Facial animations are so much improved, such as all the graphical aspects and in particulary: shadows, enviromentals, atmospherical events and ligths, that are a main point on the appealing of the game.
The body animations are instead a copy and paste from the previous Tomb raider with some adds.
The 3D body models are improved, but, it is less perceived the fatigue and body damege suffered from Lara and her clothes on regard with the previous chapter.
It is left more freedom on the wardrobe choise.

The game background is structured like in the previus Tomb Rider.
The gameplay is nothing new, but all materials, relics and documents are giving a more depth feeling and put you into the story pushing to search around for them.
This give a better meaning, connecting them with the story and improving alot the atmosphere.
Weapons are more related to with resources and are more varius. You will feel more interesting to hunt animals and search for the different materials.

A pitty, is that the main story feel to much similar with the previous Tomb raider. Maybe a more writing immagination of the story was desirable.

40 hours of game, I found it under sale at 7,5 $ with all dlc.

Rating: 9/10 This game is a step farward but it did not dare enough!

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I got this game for "free" on steam.
For free you quite have only the game main menu. After it? DLCs!
Is the first game in my life I open and close in less then 10 minute with out iven playing it.


Rating: 0/10 DLC politic

Shadow warrior is not only a remake of the original game, but want to revive and take back to life the rude old stile fps games from 90's. All this flavored by continuos funny easter eggs, secret areas and bad jokes.

You will be facing hordes of monsters trowed against you and you will use many weapons to letteraly cross them.
From katanas, crossbow, rifle, machineguns, pistols ex. upgrading them during the game in the use and learning new powers and abilities. Different enemy require a different weapon and a different approach!

Good quality graphic and ambientations.
Frenetic gameplay. The story instead is not so deep, but after all it does not want to be his strong point.

I got the game for free on steam....if you want to buy it, i suggest under 10 euro.

Rating: 7/10 story not so deep.
It is not my favorite gender

It is a world cvilizations build game. A turn based strategy game where you will erect your country and lead it trougth the flow of time.
Do you will be able to master the history?

In my opinion it is the best game of the civ brand.
In this one is introduced for the first time the world religions aspect, that was absent in civ III, are perfected the government forms meccanics (is up to you what to chose), the diplomacy with other nations and the different resources that you can find on the world map.
All those aspects are related togheter and more tattical oriented.
The tecnological tree is more deep and interconnected. To search for a tecnolgy, before of an other, have a real strategical meaning now.
The militar units choice is more tattical then civ 3 and 5. You can put more then 1 unit for square and you have to chose the unit on the base of the use you will do of it, giving so a deeper strategy then the other games where a tecnological advanced militar unit was taking all others obsolete and meaningless.
Plus is added a better veteran promotion bonuses sistem.

You can personalize your games in many aspects, you can set the game speed and dimension on your taste.
There is a multiplayer section where you can iven play in two players directly on your computer.


Rating: 8.5/10 The best of the civ brand!

The last chapter of the trilogy. It have a better graphic of Anniversary and Leggend and a more film cut.
Maybe a better story to, but after you played the other two, the game play is always the same and it can be repetitive.
You will have some underwater areas, more bosses. But for me is the one I remember less.
This game give to the player a way to connect the story of the three chapters of the trilogy.
After all a good game.

Rating: 7/10 Same game play of the previous two chapters...