Recent reviews by nerk hayze

Here I am - usual 'ME', needtoknow basis.

A little bit of the interface reminds of DEAD RISING 4. Slooooow down...just the interface, you'll see.

If you remember the beloved The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, it has been removed from our store; If you play this it reminds of that. A lot, WOW the music is here.

In fact every now and then
a well known jingle played on Viola or violin from The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct kicked in, THAT FOR ME, made me stay.

Some, not all. Some of the aesthetic (feel) of The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is here. I said SOME, for example this is in 3rd person, THAT is in 1st person.

The graphics even though 3rd person, REMIND STRONGLY of The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct.


There is one setting to adjust. *Just one.
To adjust the level of FILM GRAIN. That's it...

There's a level up. Skills.

I haven't played much.


''If you're a fan of Walking Dead'',
you'll like this. Why do I say that-the game barely is 'interesting'.
The only thing it has for it. It's Walking Dead.
I found myself cringing playing it, it's not State of Decay, it isn't Days Gone.

The controls ARE ''CLUNKY'', in the classic definition of 'clunky'.

It's linear, if it isn't in front of you, it isn't there.
You MUST fight THAT shambler for THAT fence to fall over for you to progress.
You're unable to dodge him quietly & progress.

I noticed an update & hope they give it attention. Here's to hoping it shines.

I recommend on discount.

The Long Dark makes my GPU, sweat!

''what are you talking about''; you say

There's a certain % I play on my laptop's. then some on my DESKTOPS.

Depending on the game, I analyze how it makes my GPU, WORK.

OH you have a WEAK GPU, you say, my friend, YES, for Long Dark, it's weak, why does Long Dark make my GPU, work so much, BUT THIS DOESN'T -it's a 4060 laptop 32 GIGABYTES ram with an unlocked i7

The fan's kick in.

ROARING. Imagine, this may be anywhere up to a few minutes to NON-STOP Spinning.
NOT T H I S GAME - REALLY.

Other games-typically. Almost always. Wait. What is this. Silence. Installed on my SSD. Bliss ;)


They were saying that THIS game is unusually high on CPU usage.
GASP. CPU. Hmm. My GPU, having day off.
Moving through a city the FRAME rates dropped. CONFIRMED,


If you're within the limits of your VRAM. I rarely heard my LAPTOP fans heat up, like they do so often. (TLD)

This is a wonderful RPG fantasy story, played in 3rd person with deep lore & IT IS A SEQUEL

FOR ALL THE GAME IT IS-I RECOMMEND.

On the hardware side - 'scratches head'. Amazing well.

UPDATES ON THE WAY-OKKKK ;)

On your playstation, something like YAKUZA, for me, JRPG,
It was THIS Sleeping Dogs.

I loved it. It set a standard for me, I thought it was a really great production.
There wasn't a thing I thought, the creators didn't think of;
-the game looked good,
-it was cinematic,
-there was MO-CAP, the lead protagonist is a real life actor,
-the streets of the city were bustling & the side carts with the foods & snacks, the shops, you could enter & patronise,
-the impression is deep, the open world was wonderfully created,
-vehicles & weapons were available,
-the city & the AI, installed responses, have had me curious as to how life really is in that part of the world
-FULL ENGLISH AUDIO (*speaks in english)


Instinctively when I play the JRPG, or so, my mind has a canvas which is this game,
& all judgements & comparisons I encounter in my mind are played against what I experienced
here.

Even on it's own, this greatly influenced me as what was a quality game.

This here Definitive Edition obviously upgraded the appearance of the original game.

It isn't merely a recommendation it's somewhat a welcoming for you from my side,

the game get's discounted often-absolutely G E T

ENJOY & HAVE FUN

It's in 1: Samuel 28[web.mit.edu].

Personally I recommend reading (the above reference) it all.

Well, this game is quite cool. So. As the game progresses, it's full of scriptural references. I see, a few getting bored already as I speak of this. * yawn

The correct point of reference is that in the Bible there is a direct description to summoning of Spirits, with a proper response, no simple or 'stupid' WOOO effect. The other part of the spirit world that is inescapable is that of ''THE DEMONIC'', or ''EXORCISM'', which the game references, with historical points throughout.

A few notable things, the protagonists of this game is "Red Mac Raith'', & 'Antea Duarte'.
-lovers, really close friends, THAT'S THE IDEA,
-in the beginning of the game, they're busy with their ''JOB'' of Banishing, apparently a 'DEMON' or 'GHOST'
that presented them a challenge,
-what we're visually looking at is that THIS FOE, kills, physical ''Antea'', & beats up ''Red'',
-I have a theory on one of the path's that the game offers you to take, where, ''RED'' may choose to 'bring Antea, back to reality', INSTEAD OF the opposite choice of allowing her Spirit to 'Ascend' OR go away, leaving Antea to die.
-WHAT IS MY THEORY (is that; reality check-SHE'S IN A COMA), if you decide the path to 'bring Antea, back to life'.

So, during combat, you may switch between Red & Antea interchangeably.
Though at the beginning of this activity, without having levelled up much, I noticed Antea's ''COMBAT'', is initially,
a lot of ''FIST-FIGHTING'', she can actually beat another Ghost/Specter up, & totally delete/kill it.

It made me think further, of her battle style-FIST FIGHTING, one of the most primitive styles of fighting, she's without a
weapon, just fists, & she does that to everything.
It's Red, that has all sorts of, ''TRICKS'', & items up his sleeve.

Finally - you ask; ''SO-WHAT'', she uses her fists. Initially, I found her fighting boring, then, I found it effective.
Then I understood, being one of the most intuitive forms of fighting, & instinctual, this was a form of combat,
AGAINST BULLYING.

Antea is a girl. Using her fists. :)

I'm hiding a massive smile. This game has ''SOUL''; I'm encouraging you.
When possible. Give it a try.
The story is engaging & captivates you from the beginning.
I'm a believer in God; A christian, I understand at various times when speaking of religious themes,
a few people, FADE OUT, on THAT subject.

I tried here to give you a balanced view of what this game is really presenting to you.
I think it's exciting.
I think it's worth applying yourself to.
It's a subject that, in many aspects many people find VAGUE & difficult to understand the reality therof.

I wish to explain merely what is happening here.
THE THEMES PRESENTED HERE ARE REAL, & stunningly translated to game format.

ABOUT THE GAME.
-3rd person,
-graphics are stunning, (in my opinion RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2, quality),
-the world is lively & imaginatively rendered,
-it's linear, in such that it explores the destiny & life path of our 'Banishers', OTHERWISE, there's FAST TRAVEL &
all mapped out,
-lot's to discover,
-crafting, weaponry,
-THE game isn't boring,
-the game is exciting,
-the game is interesting

I greatly recommend to play it.

I PERSONALLY STRUGGLED TO WRITE THIS REVIEW FOR YOU, as I struggled to put the concepts to words, that you would understand. Therefore I recommend to RE-READ, what I say here, very welcome to discuss with me. The personal conviction that what I said here needed to be said prevailed & here it is. ENJOY THE REVIEW ;)

that made this followed Kojima's vision, I am referring to apart from the acting team, the music Ludvig Forssell, Yoji Shinkawa, the writers, producers including Kojima himself, didn't fail to grasp our attention.

The world he created was too similar to ours, Sam Porter too recognisable a person with flaws, strengths and weaknesses where we could identify with, perhaps most of all was his still or quiet nature, that allowed us to be drawn into the after effect of the ''extinction event'' that the earth suffered from by this time, the ''DEATH STRANDING''.


Of all the strange occurrences in the world after the great 'extinction event', or apocalypse if you understand it as that, the rain in the world is TOXIC, making ageing at a fast rate human skin if it touches it. Or extreme RUST on metals. The 'tar-belt', the unusual effects on the environment to be seen, in the game you traverse all sorts of landscapes (FOREST/SNOW/MOUNTAINOUS/HOT DRY/VOLCANIC)


Norman Reedus allowing us to OBSERVE the world, after it has been altered by the effect of the death stranding, WITH him.

Here we see the affirmation of the choice of Norman Reedus, his quiet nature, leading us to fully enjoy a totally ''NEW EXPERIENCE''. It's almost common-place to notice this game throughout as a stealth – game, though I would argue, even though stealthy like actions were sometimes employed, it isn't entirely so..

Yes, if you're happening on a 'terrorist base', or a terrorist, or a 'mule-base', or a mule or a few maybe patrolling in a vehicle and YOU USE stealthy actions, the game is too a THRILLER, of HORROR proportions.


I'm of course referring to the BT's, or ''beached things'', which our faithful BB, helps us to navigate like minefields of these spooks, MASTERFULLY ✔ leaving us with a heightened sense of extreme eeriness &, HORROR, in these encounters with appropriate screeching music & our choices are usually limited for success, following an encounter with these 'beings', most of the time we end it by comforting BB/Lou, 'DON'T YOU ALL BREATH A SIGH OF RELIEF NOW', either as you do so.

At this point, I shall HIGHLIGHT that there are types of BT's, from massive giants to literal babies, to animals, beasts & fish like BT's, where IF left to defeat Sam, cause a massive 'VOID-OUT', a crater like 'scar' on the earth testament of your lack of skills to defeat the BT's. So throughout the game, your map of your game-has THESE craters, where you failed to succeed.


There is room for improvement, if effort is put in, you may be a Kingpin deliverer, and you shall notice your skills improvement in the game menu.
Your tools do level up, over time, you acquire, level's 1-3 usually, the best having the best duration, & more functionalities than the previous.
The story is vast & it becomes 'CURIOSITY' level to play 10'S OF HOURS, having personally played around 380 hours at review time.


Is there fast travel (there is YES, a form of fast travel, though it wasn't my favorite form of travel, so you sit there thinking ''YOU PREFERED TO STANDARD TRAVEL than FAST TRAVEL'', my answer for you YES, you'll see, it's an amazing game).

There are various methods of travelling, biking, cars, training grounds, cart like trolleys.

Played in 3rd person view as the first iteration of the game, sure there's a crossover with CYBERPUNK 2077, keep an eye out for it.

All in all, a personal game. The game is played in episodes, some shorter than the others.

The review is to encourage you to play the Director's cut, with the new content,
the game is great.

There is no NG+, though the game remains slightly beyond description, it requires you to experience it to know it,

I shall leave comment space available for discussion, if something you wish to know without too much spoilers

RECOMMENDED

You're in a situation where, games is the GO-TO item; LIKE ME

-you're sitting there thinking, NERK HAYZE, you're not on NETFLIX, me, NETFLIX, no *not yet at least,
no immediate plans for that, no problem with films it's just, me, at this time I sooner enjoy something from YOUTUBEfirst before NETFLIX, for the time being,
-I don't visit local pub, not a drinker so to speak,
-i'm in a remote place, and generally mind my business,
-ZERO private life you moan, NOOO, don't worry about that !
-some of my friends, realise, from our chats, I'm in a situation where I WORK, i'm committed to my JOB,
then with FREE TIME, as said above, THE GO-TO item for me is this STEAM,
-or gaming if you understand it like that,
-in that situation, a game like this, STARFIELD (maybe just to expand your mind further, RED-DEAD-REDEMPTION , or for some other people, understandably, GRAND THEFT AUTO, or other VAST GAMES , Ghost Recon Breakpoint the latest in the ASSASSIN'S CREED series are like this), IS A GIFT ♥


It's something we may comfortably return to, & so we do,

all the technical side of the appreciation of this game, well deserved✅ ;
-it's a VAST game, there are definitely times, I find myself looking at a game THAT-LOOKS-GOOD,
shall be shocked with the short duration to complete it ,
-such dedication to a game like this from the studios, (my above 2 examples of RED-DEAD-REDEMPTION , GTA,
and others are in this category) the quality stamp is something we EXPECT,
-REPLAYABILITY...important

it's a BIG THANK YOU for such a thing as this,

recommended

HAVE FUN

The purchase you make for yourself that EMPOWER'S your gaming IF unfortunately you're unable to use SSD's all the time to play your games on.

Unreservedly Recommended ✅

from my 2 hour refund play-time cut-off.

Am i refunding this.

NO.

Friends, it was yesterday, & I reviewed Fobia-St. Dinfna.

I'm stunned. Happy. Other descriptions excited to share this with you, in the review for Fobia-St. Dinfna, I was speaking
of GAMES IN THE GENRE OF RESIDENT EVIL.

Count this game in that GENRE purely too.

If you loved RE2 or RE3, RE4 or even RE1, RE0 remasters/remakes then,

T H I S - I S - F O R - Y O U.

-rather than saving with a typewriter, you pick up VINYL RECORDS & USE that to save at a RECORD PLAYER,
-inventory management (as you imagined, LIKE RE),
-KNIFE FIGHTING. (like you know in RE, hold space bar, slash)
-THIS game specifically, you may choose between first or third person view,
-confirmed maximum setting *currently is DX11, that shouldn't influence my recommendation to you at ALL
-IF you're able to find it on discount ACE,
-voice acting is good,
-environments look great
-puzzles,
-the doors, the key coding (think RE2)

REALLY, as I mentioned above. Must get this update to you.

There was a time, I thought i would be disgusted if other games seemed similar to RE.
This is no longer so. I'm recommending this wholeheartedly.

HAVE FUN

RE GENRE, I say resembles because there are OTHER games closer to that comparison than this.

This IS reminiscent ENOUGH of that though to mention it. You'll see.

Additionally the game HAS a mechanism; an item as in Outlast (It's the use of a camera, that you pick up, that has a supernatural effect of opening areas, that ARE in reality CLOSED, or INACCESSIBLE), It FEELS like Outlast, in a spooky sense, even though in Outlast the camera is used for simple sight, in Outlast the place is just SOOO DARK.
Here it isn't JUST dark rather; a supernatural atmosphere that this camera is connecting you to.

As I mentioned earlier.

The inventory, looks like something out of an RE game. So much so.

Is it a shooter, YES. As are the RE games.

I'm saying it here, saying it, if you like it or not. RE has become a GENRE,
we should get used to this.

Do I recommend Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel, Yes I do.

This is a great game with an ENGROSSING story. If you have the fortune to get it on
Sale. Even better.

-FP view,
-DLSS/RT,
-I didn't find it boring, I suppose hopefully you would find it interesting too,

Have fun. Recommended.

the very last boss in the game, crashing like nobody's business.

If you play souls-like games, a few things to keep in mind;
-all enemies except bosses shall respawn,
-this game does follow a lot of the usuals we're aware of in SOULS' LIKE games, I was impressed with
symphony & choirs during the boss fights
-you UNLOCK your spawn points, 'bonfire', they aren't 'just there'.

The game can feel restrictive at times for the following reasons
1.there is no 'MAP', not even a circling compass on your screen, no 'M' button,
the 'WORLD' must be memorized,
2.no 'FAST-TRAVEL',
3.it doesn't hold hand
4.at respawn points, it became a little confusing, though, your flasks refilled, confusion set in when sometimes NOT ALL YOUR FLASKS DID REFILL, some of the time, other times they did, I was philosophising with myself, why & gave myself various reason's for this occurrence.

Then there are things which feel like a plus;
+for it's age, it looks good, gothic,
+the lore is deep,
+certain items refusing to unlock implying the existence of NEW ITEMS for NG+
+WHEN you accumulate XP, you are able to BANK it, & not lose it (i was impressed with this), how many times
I have played SOULS-LIKE to lose my XP,
+the narrative draws you in, & for it's time (released 2014), the voice acting was a great effort,
+the world is itself really beautifully made & fantastic to look at, NOVEL quality, just waiting to be explored,

DLC provides another REALM, totally to explore & surivive, in the main campaign accessible, it isn't separate.

I remain unsure as to what the sequel shall present us with,
there are those that would say (bugs/glitches/crashes) that this game was broken,
I'm aware it shall be rendered in UE5, beyond that, I'm unsure what shall be the result, though having COMPLETED THIS I'M HOPING FOR THE BEST, strong idea here for a good game

Finally,
if you're familiar with SOULS-LIKE games you should be at-home here,

have fun,

here is my recommendation.