Recent reviews by Worldtrekka

Valheim fixes many of the tiny problems that come with many survival games. From crafting to combat to building, it speaks to me more than any game of the genre since minecraft. I highly recommend this title and cannot wait to see how the game progresses through early access. It already feels like a full title and I haven't been able to put it down since I bought it. Definitely better with friends than solo, so grab some buds and go on epic viking adventures.

It's Halo: Reach, one of the best games in the series.

This PC port doesn't feel good though. After playing games like Destiny and Overwatch, the game with keyboard and mouse feels clunky. Some odd decisions here including a key binding for an extra level of zoom and not being able to crouch while moving.

Matchmaking day one is very slow, so I'd stick to campaign for now.

Overall I give it a tentative positive review, but hopefully 343 will make some changes for PC controls to make the game feel more fluid.

*Wake up*
Get shot in the head
Dead

Would you like to respawn? Ok.

*Wake up again*
Desert everywhere
Trip over a cactus.
Bleed to death.

Would you like to respawn? Fine.

*Wake up again*
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ a tree. Smash it with a rock.
Holy crap, hemp. Make a hat.
Holy guacamole, some rocks. Make an axe.
More trees, more hemp, more rocks.
Find a pumpkin, eat a pumpkin. Nice.
That's a good spot for a base.
*Try to figure out building*
*Shot in the head for standing still*

Would you like to respawn?

7/10 Minecraft on steroids

Pros:

Impressive art style
Fun game play
Main character is a badass wolf sun god
Very reasonable price

Cons:

Brush strokes are tempermental
Early combat feels a little repetitive

I never got to play this title on console when it came out and am very happy to see it come to PC. My expectations were very high for this game and so far have been met. Overall: 9/10

I love this game. Guns of Icarus is an incredibly unique game that is best played with friends. You won't find another game quite like this one.

Now why am I not recommending this game?

Guns of Icarus Online launched three and a half years ago. With that time, Muse has introduced one new ship, a couple of maps, and as of patch 1.46, another PvP mode. Oh and cosmetics for ships. They have been very focused on the tutorial system, which is great to bring in new players, but offers no longetevity of play.

I understand that Muse is not a triple A developer and Guns of Icarus is an indie game, but development time has been at an absolutely agonizingly slow pace. They spent a good amount of money hiring youtubers to play their game which brought in a surge of players for all of a month before the active player count crashed again. Muse also incorporates cosmetics on a regular basis, which is a great way to nickle and dime the player base, but doesn't add any new content to play.

This game still has huge potential and I hope that Muse can turn it around with the release of the Alliance DLC, but as of now, I would not recommend picking up this game.

EDIT 6/1/2016
In response to some of the comments and hate mail that I've received:

The game being three and a half years old does not constitute my opinion on this game.

I'll say it again: I love this game. I've shared many fun hours with friends playing it.

I am disappointed with the game because it has vast amounts of potential that I don't think have been realized yet. The Alliance DLC gives me a lot of hope for the game and when it releases, I may change my recommendation.

I'll even break it down into a list form:

PROS

• Unique, team based play
  
• Active developer involvement
  
• Balanced and varied ship and gun types
  
• Steam workshop items included in the game

CONS

• Lack of new ships, maps, and game modes since launch
  
• Very small player base
  
• Unbalanced matchmaking (often due to small player base)

In response to Keyvias:
I have definitely gotten my money's worth from the game. Almost 200 hours of game time for a $10 investment is a fantastic return for entertainment. I feel like the game has not lived up to it's potential, yet. Integrating new ships and maps at a steady pace (even through paid DLC) would keep the current player base active and help attract new consumers.

The clan that I was a part of had a solid 50 active members at its peak, but people stopped playing because the game never changed. The joke we had was: "Hey who wants to play deathmatch on Dunes for a couple hours?" because that option came up almost everytime we voted. When the Mobius and later Hades cannon were released, we were very enthusiastic and people started playing again. There was more variety to play and the game didn't feel so static and stale.

The only way to affect change is to state honest opinions. At this time, I would not recommend this game due to the aforementioned reasons. In a reviews page full of thumbs up, I think it is fair to state a negative opinion in order to help gamers decide on whether to buy or not. You have to take the good with the bad.

Factorio is a rare game in a class all it's own. I've barely scratched the surface of this game and it scares me how brilliant it is. Factorio is a game where you solve one logistical problem, only to be greeted by another. Soon you realize that things aren't as efficient as they could be, so you knock everything down and rebuild. At some point you realize it's 5AM and you have work in 3 hours. Highly recommended!