Recent reviews by Slendy Nerd

Are there plenty of sex scenes? Yes. Short and not much too them, but they are there.
But this game... the story is actually good! My first time opening it had me reading for 3 hours, and laughing at the jokes. Every now and again you can have a wank to your favorite character, but the rest of the story is worth reading even without the sex scenes.

Phenomenal game! The bosses are all incredible. Many weapons feel very good while being very competitive. The story is very interesting while being easy to follow. For anyone who likes Souls games, this is a MUST HAVE!

Went through all of the bosses we could find over an 85 hour long co-op playthrough.

It's a fantastic game. There's plenty of room for creative builds, the difficulty ceiling his reasonably high, and most of the bosses are well designed. This is absolutely a game to pick up if you're looking for a co-op game to play with 1-2 friends.

A very good VR shooter with co-op!
Every aspect to a good VR shooter campaign is here, including weapon variety, handling, level design, and story. Physics works well in the game, and there's some difficulty in the game if you opt for the higher difficulties. The full campaign took me and 1 friend 11 hours to complete on the 2nd to hardest difficulty, so if that's enough play time for the price, then this is a buy for sure!
(Especially if you have a newer headset... better resolution helps a lot with using the sights.)

The game is exactly what you expect. An exploration focused game, with some silly aliens and a bunch of collectables. You get different abilities throughout the game that let you explore more and more.
The humor is very corny and kind of anti-corporate, but it's tolerable enough. The storyline is nothing new either, but wasn't offensive or anything.
Mechanically it's solid, and the co-op works very well. No bugs, de-sync issues, or anything of the sort. Very good game to play with a buddy.
If less than $10 and you like exploring games, especially co-op, pick it up. I just about 100% explored it in the 10 hours on my save.

I really wanted to like this game but...
it is PAINFULLY MEDIOCRE! And I can't give it a 'neutral' rating...
The good:
If you are a Harry Potter super fan, then you will probably love the setting. The world does feel like a genuine attempt at a believable Harry Potter world. The MAIN storyline is also surprisingly good. I didn't get very far, but I did get to see where they were going. It's interesting enough and seems like a proper Harry Potter storyline. The combat system is solid enough, and the few bosses I've seen are good.

The mediocre/bad:
The NPCs all seem like plastic Skyrim characters.
The side quests are boring and often nonsensical.
While the main storyline is good, the game 'forces' you to do a bunch of the boring side-quests so get requirements for the main quests, and it's more of a chore than something I look forward to doing.
The random locations across the map have nothing worth exploring.
The gear system is a really annoying chore that has mobile game mechanics, like taking care of animals to get their fur for upgrades.
Even on hard, the game does not present much of a challenge. You'll find a rotation of spells that work for you, and you'll only die when you get overconfident.
The performance leaves much to be desired, even with the settings turned down.

But it works on Steam Deck! I travel a lot, so I'll probably finish the game while on plane rides or in hotel rooms. It's good enough to play at ~40fps for an hour or two at a time to eventual completion.

FINALLY a good ship combat game where the crew is all working on different aspects of the ship!
Not a bridge simulator, but a crew simulator. You pretty much have the pilot, grease monkey (engineer), gunners, and salvager (EVA). You get your ship, and go out on missions. Different ship loadouts allow for different combat strategies.
The 2 ships so far are great, the mechanics all make sense, and the levels are selected similarly to Deep Rock Galactic. You've got escort, ambush, raid, and more. I'm really eager to unlock the higher difficulties to see what my friend group can pull off!

Negatives:
There are quite a few noticeable bugs, but none have been game breaking. For example, the HUD won't change back to normal after putting away the EVA suit all the time. However, there are less bugs than would be expected from a game just released to Early Access.

Feedback:
Other than the bugs getting fixed, I would like to see more responsibilities for the grease monkey and salvager. Maybe make the minigames for optimizing systems and repairing things more complicated, so there's a skill curve involved.
And give the pilot 6 axis control.

I've never played the previous Armored Core games, but I have played Dark Souls 1-3, Elden Ring, and Sekiro.
This game is NOT like those, but I'm enjoying it even more! It seems to have the design aspect of Mechwarrior 5, the pacing of Sekiro, and a combat system all its own.
It's an incredible game so far. FromSoft never misses.
Difficulty is as expected of a FromSoft game. Don't expect the game to go easy on you.

Really good gameplay loop. Solid mechanics and good balance.
Stability of the game is a bit questionable though.

An absolutely INCREDIBLE game. It combines the challenge of Dark Souls (on the hardest difficulty), with excellent storytelling and an open world to explore. Graphics are good while also optimized, soundtrack is good, combat mechanics are smooth and fair, everything you want in a good adventure game.
If you're the type who enjoys adventure games, DO NOT pass this one up. It's well worth it.

Now to figure out how to get a PS5 so I can play Ragnorok...