Recent reviews by Jimbo

Money grab.

Good game, worth playing. Not as good as the first one, but it's hard to live up to the immaculate vibes of the first game- especially when you've already experienced the vibes before.

I wish the game would have done more to distinguish itself further from the first, maybe by leaning even further into the story aspect, but even just re-skinning the core game content would have done wonders to at least make you feel like you were doing something different from the first game. Too much just felt like a re-hash of things. I believe the original intention was for it to be a DLC for the first game, and it definitely shows. At least the core game content is already solid in the first place, so this doesn't feel too bad.

The game was definitely shorter (once again, makes sense if it was to be a DLC originally). Part of it was that I'm already a seasoned Subnautica veteran, so I sorta knew my limits and could progress more quickly than I otherwise would be able to, but the game itself was also smaller. Not a bad thing on its own- small games can leave huge impacts when done right- but I feel like they could have made this smaller package pack a bigger punch.

This point might just be me, but I found myself getting lost a lot more than in the first game. Not lost in a good way, like "oh no I'm on an ocean planet and I wandered too far from my base and now I'm in the middle of nowhere and it's scary", but more like "okay I just did this story thing and now I have no idea what the game wants me to do next". There were several occasions where I actually had to google what to do next, and I'm not the kind of guy who likes reading walkthroughs. The game is sometimes overly-cryptic on what it wants you to do, often vaguely referencing something in some voice line and hoping that you were listening and that you picked up on it and will then go and find whatever they were talking about. I'm all for not holding the player's hand too much and letting them figure things out for themselves, I love the sense of discovery and accomplishment from games who do this right, but things also have to be done in such a way that roadblocks are infrequent and surmountable.

Now that was a lot of criticising, but like I said it's still a good game, just not a very unique one. The first one had a certain magic to it that I felt was missing from this iteration in the franchise, but it was still an enjoyable experience all things considered. I would love to see another installment in the Subnautica universe someday, and I'm once again hoping that the devs embrace the fact that they likely won't be able to capture the exact same feeling of lonesome mystery of the first game, and instead work hard on other aspects of the game to really expand the story.

You like SWAT 4? This is SWAT 5.

Will you find the ghost, or will the ghost find you?

Good game, very reasonable price, fun with friends.

I could never really get into CK2, but CK3 has been much smoother to start. A wonderful game so far with a surprisingly decent launch, for Paradox standards. Definitely still some kinks to work out, but as of right now it's still pretty early after release and I have confidence that they will release some expensive DLC that will eventually fix all of the problems.

Like Warband, but better. I love it.

If you loved Warband, I can guarantee you'll love this too.

Incredible game that doesn't get the love and recognition it deserves. All of the best bits of an RTS and a third-person stealth game mixed into one masterpiece. Excellent art style (game looks ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ gorgeous), interesting and unique characters that each fill their own role, challenging, yet smooth levels with great pacing. Please, buy this game.

Pretty much the same as Warhammer 1, but improved in some areas. Solid game, definitely buy on sale.

Beautiful game! Don't miss the opportunity to pick this one up.

Like the first XCOM game, except better in every way.