Recent reviews by Montpelier

I hate deck builders.

This is the best deck builder I've ever played, and the best time I've had in months. Immensely playable. Fun anywhere.

The finest indie game of the 2010s, no contest. ReLogic could easily have charged $25 but it's stayed at $10 since it came out. No DLC, five bucks for an expansive soundtrack. Zero controversy or developer ill will.

An infinitely-replayable achievement of video gaming that deserves nothing but love.

If you're hoping for a game that builds on Warband and carries the base game you already know into the 'modern era', you will be thrilled with this game.

If you're hoping for the game to not 'just' be Warband with better graphics and better features, you will deride this game as a reskin.

Personally, I'm in camp 1. The game could only be well received if it delivered on the fanbase's 'Warband but better' appetite, and it absolutely has. It's not perfect, but man, if the bugs don't destroy you(I've been fortunate to avoid them for the most part), it is everything I dreamed it would be.

I've been through a lot with this game. I've played it through and through, I've got almost every single vehicle I want, and I still come back daily. I never liked Tier I. It's abysmal. But getting past it to real monoplanes and tanks that feature 'armor' is so worth it in my opinion. There's a lot of BS in this game when it comes to you getting rekt from 1400 meters by some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ defilade behind a hill you could never have expected to see, but you learn. You get better. You form relationships with vehicles.

As for Gaijin itself, I think they've worked very hard to make the game better, and I honestly think they've succeeded. The grind is long, especially for tanks, but the game as far as quality-of-life goes, is as good as it's ever been. I think it's worth the dive. It's an absolute joy to be able to fight in your grandpappy's war machine.

Lowcoball, while mostly bugless, features comically low production quality and, as other reviews have said, a mostly random playtime environment. I think that if it came out 20 years ago it would be an arcadey cult classic, but in this stage of video game development it's not there at all.

If you want to buy a derpy game for your child to play while you go do something, or if you want a funny game to show your friends, go for it. But it's not worth any more than its price tag.

A game with a very simple objective(put ball in goal) and yet, look at all the hours people sink into it! Truly a masterpiece of simple mechanics meeting incredible execution.

I absolutely love this game so far. It's incredibly entertaining and while it doesn't have a huge degree of depth, the races themselves are a lot of fun. It isn't worth $20, but if you can get it for 50% off or better I'd say absolutely.

Sleeping Dogs is the game I never knew I wanted to pay full price for until it was 80% off. Best open world/sandbox I've ever played. 10/10.