Recent reviews by Enigmatical

I'm only a few chapters into the campaign, but the sheer amount of possibilities in my Beastmaster's build is staggering (and every level is exciting) and I'm anxious to get into the endgame.

Also, as a veteran of D4 and POE, I love how simple and powerful crafting feels in this game.

The sweet combination of sharp, refined space action; the randomized loot; and high, stunning imagery. What more could you want?

This is probably my favorite Resident Evil since Resident Evil 4. A delicious mixture of Resident Evil-style silliness with genuinely exciting action. Highly recommend for those wanting a "Summer Movie Action" horror game.

Also, there's so much content post-game for those that want it. Lots of Challenges and a really great version of Mercenaries.

Pretty amazing. Takes a common, almost cliched approach to the "survival" genre and makes some changes (both small and large) to keep the progression and sense of exploration feeling wonderful.

Almost 20 hours in, just getting around to "conquering" the Black Forest, and there's still so much left to discover.

So happy for this game to finally be out of "Early Access". I'm not a fan of roguelikes, but this game is something else. It so easily pushes that "Just one more..." button and the story it tells through those runs is captivating. This is Supergiant firing on all cylinders - art, combat, performance, music.

A wonderful experience.

TL;DR
If you are a Marvel's Avengers fan, the narrative elements of this game are great and potentially worth the purchase. Otherwise, wait for a sale or simply pass. The GaaS trappings feel needlessly tacked on, but the promise of future free heroes and DLC is alluring.

I am an Avengers fan. I am a sucker for anything Captain America. This game is... an oddity for me causing me to second guess my favorite genre. It is an Avengers game with all of the Destiny tropes. I should love it. I've put hundreds of hours into Destiny.

And yet, I'm torn.

The narrative elements of this game are phenomenal. Some of the best voice acting this year comes from Kamala and Bruce. Tony Stark is... well, Nolan North-snark.

But look long enough and you can see the Destiny trappings - the constant stream of meaningless loot, the massive talent trees that you will not even come close to finishing, the endless daily and weekly bounties, and leveling factions.

Zones that are... essentially waypoint trips with little side areas - Desert, Night City, Day City.

Would this game be bigger if it didn't have the multiplayer, GaaS trappings? What if it was 12 hours of this pure, narrative sequence? I feel like a lot was cut to make way for more money.

In a time where there are fewer BioShocks and System Shocks, Prey seeks to fill that first-person, horror RPG gap. This is a wonderful "one of those" that I thoroughly enjoyed. You really do take on the shoes of Morgan Yu, trying to piece together what exactly is going on while battling back all manner of enemies (physical and mental).

While the end felt a little rushed, I ended up enjoying the ride (all 26 hours of it). There is a multitude of options when tackling issues and, by the end, I had crafted a character that was quite powerful.

Very satisfying.

Yeah, I'd say it's pretty good.

Don't let the lack of a IV beside the name fool you; this is absolutely a Darksiders game. Like all games in the series before it, the team at Airship Syndicate decided to create an isometric top-down shooter when introducing Strife and catered an entire, full, 20+ hour experience around that.

Supraland is, boiled down, a neat idea in far too large of a game.

Without getting into spoilers, the core mechanic reveals itself in about 3-4 hours, but the campaign continues for a while after that and gets very repetitive with very little payoff. Add in a world that is far too big for the number of meaningful secrets it hides, a very unusual story that is completely forgettable, and lots of situations where the solutions to the puzzle are more frustrating than provoking, and you've got a game that could've used an editor.