Recent reviews by darren.reid

Solid "Fallout in Space" game. The usual Bethesda bugs and glitches on release, but a fun game.

My favourite mainline MH game of all time. I have 1700+ hours on the PS4 version.
CAVEAT: This PC version has issues with DX12 on a lot of systems. I have to run it in DX11 mode.

Lots of perfomrance issues that need patching, and you definietly need to update your graphics drivers and tweak 3D settings, but the gameplay is great. Multiplayer is janky as hell and also could use some Quality of Life changes, but meh, it's fun enough to be worth the pain.

The first time I played Dark Souls, a friend lent it to me with his PS3. I played about 15-20 minutes and gave up; it seemed very difficult, I died a lot, and no one was around to explain the basics of bonfires and "don't fight the first boss with that broken sword, run away and fight him after you find a REAL weapon".
Later on my son bought the game on Steam, and watching him play I started to "get" the game; it was actually a little like Monster Hunter, in that you just needed to develop some practice watching for the monster's tells (learn the moves, the animation sets), and the supposedly simple combat mechanics hid deeper capabilities that you could exploit as you became better at the game. Long story short, maybe the best $20 I ever spent on a game.
If you pick it up, watch a "getting started" video on Youtube; it will really help you to understand the basics, and won't spoil anything.

Some bugs, more Beta than totally finished, but it doesn't matter, if you like the old Ghost Recon or Operation Flashpoint games, this is the game you want. The "Invade & Annex" mod run on some servers is AWESOME, as are several other multiplayer mods with procedural mission generation. The best co-op gameplay of any realistic modern combat sim. Takes a little time to get into because it's complex, but that is good; you are rewarded with deep gameplay. This game defines emergent storytelling in MP modes, especially with the afore-mentioned procedural mission-generating add-ons (serverside, so you don't need to install anything before you join one).

Great indie game that shows how a very atmospheric game can be created from simple grapics primitives. Eerie exploration is in!