Recent reviews by mauvbot

The story is interesting enough, although I was hoping for something deeper. Nothing incredibly original about the story, but what is these days.

Game run great on my system. Looks okay with everything turned up as far as possible and runs at a constant 120fps (Monitor max fresh rate). There are better visual available in other games though.

I got 200 hours out of current content and waiting for more to come through DLCs.

Had zero crashes and can't think of any bugs. Was not a huge fan of the many loading screens, however my system was able to get through them very quickly.

System: Intel 13700k, RTX4090, 2 x 2TB Samsung 990 pro, 64GB DRR5 6000mhz, ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F, Win 11.
120fps @ 4k on 42 inch LGC2.

Got Dying Light 2 during the Black Friday sales in 2022 for $20 and it was worth every cent.
Graphics are great and performance was flawless.
I think I made every wrong choice in the story, but it all turned out alright in the end.
There was some bad placement of interactable items in the world, but all in all was a pleasant experience. Easily got my money's worth in this game.
If you like running, jumping and flying around the place while fighting off hordes of zombies, this is a good game to grab.

Got this on sale for $15 and it was worth every cent.
Played a lot like Elex 1 and the story seemed to follow along the same lines.
Graphics were ok, nothing fancy and performance was good.
Will play Elex 3 in a few years time when it comes out.

Game performance was great, good characters and enjoyable story. Now to play Requiem

Good story, plays well and was a lot of fun.
My biggest concern with this game going in was whether it would run well or not. There were plenty of early reports that the game was not well optimised for PC and that there were plenty of performance issue. I can say that during my 48 odd hours of game play, I didn't notice any problems and the game ran really well at 4k on my system.
There's plenty to do beyond the main quest lines and the addition of the expansion was very nice.
Hope they bring the new Horizon game to PC in the not too distant future.

I got this game as a part of the monthly Humble Bundle pack, for less than the price of a cup of coffee.

From the start I was happy with the game, it seemed to run on similar lines to other games I'd played. You have a hub where you pick up missions, upgrade yourself, dog and gear. It felt simple and straight forward and the hub area worked as a mission transition point.

There was a story which was good for a shooter, your a bounty hunter, go kill bad guys and girls.

The music was the highlight, it felt empowering to the combat situation and helped hold up the adrenaline.

Gun play was exactly what I expected, I didn't have to learn weird controls, they were all intuitive and fitting for the genre.

With the right augments and gear, my dog and I were unstoppable.

Only problems I came across was zip lining into chest or pipes where my character couldn't move, which was more about me seeing what I could get myself into, than game design.

All in all a good experience and I recommend this title to anyone who's after a good action shooter game. I think I took twice as long as anyone else to finish the game, because I spent a really long time looking for chests and just enjoying the level design. Jumping and zip lining like a maniac. Performance was excellent and it ran well over 60fps @ 4K.

Had this game has been sitting on my wish list since 2017 or 2018. I finally decided to pull the trigger with the upcoming 1.0 release in the next couple months.

As someone who has not played any of the previous The Guild games I came to this with no expectations. So far I have enjoyed the experience and suggest you give it a go.

There are plenty of guides within the game on how to play, although I might be slow and it took me a moment to get the hang of the game. After 4 hours of game play I think I have the basics and I'm looking forward to more.

Didn't do it for me, but that's a me thing. Didn't see anything wrong from a game play perspective, just did scratch the itch I needed.

I'm normally a bit of a graphical snob and only like games with high quality visuals. However more recently the games I've been playing have been all about the game play and mechanics.

Kenshi is at the next level when it comes to game play. It's not the latest Unreal 5 graphical showcase, but it has soo much character. There's plenty of reviews telling you how difficult your first few hours in the game are, and they are 100% correct.

Create character using a whole bunch of sliders, where you can really make a unique individual. Depending on the start option you choose, you could be beaten by slavers within seconds. You could be eaten by skimmers within minutes. However, as the video explains, the more you get beat down, the stronger you become and eventually you will start to become more than just a slave under the boot of a cruel oppressive nation.

One day you could come back to the slave pits and release all the slaves and create a small band of wanders and seek to set the world free.

I have to admit that when I first purchased the game I hated it. I totally missed the point and didn't realise how good this gem in the rough truly was.

To top off the whole experience with Kenshi, I spent some time finding out about the development and learning about the numerous challenges and setbacks. For all that you endured, I am are grateful for your efforts.

Good game with heaps to do. You could easily spend hundreds of hours playing The Witcher 3.