Recent reviews by Quirked Up Wicky Boi

Update:
While the features I listed were not in the launch version of the game they have since been added and I will be changing my review to reccomended. My new review would be as follows:

Its aight for 7 dollars. I feel like I got 7 bucks of fun.

Original review:
I'm very weary of this game.
There is no option for private games at launch (bought to play with my friends), the settings menu does nothing from what I can tell, and the party system does not work (it allows the host to join a game but will timeout party members every single time).

Part of me wants to say its just a bad launch from a very small very new dev team and the other part of me wants to refund the game now as it looks to be something with a goofy premise that people buy with their friends only to be a waste of money. I'll update this review with my decision when I make it.

This game has an install size larger than any other game in its class. Even games that have multiple maps the size of the Warzone map like Squad, Arma 3, and Sniper Elite 5. There is no reason for this, and its a big enough negative that it's been the sole factor of me not reinstalling and playing more. Why install Call of Duty when I can use the same space to install 4 other games that arguably have more content to them? Its for this reason that I'll not be playing more or recommending that you play it.

I've played 2.7 hours and I've experienced all I really need to to get bored. Played through most of the heists and experienced most of the gameplay changes. It feels like a modern payday game when in game. However, the progression system feels like it was made by a separate team that had no contact with the team actually developing the gameplay loop. The only way to level up is by completing challenges that have no bearing on the actual heists. The best way to complete some of these challenges is by not even playing the heist, just farming enemies until you get fed up and letting yourself be killed to end the current mission.

It genuinely pains me to say this, but I cannot recommend Hell Let Loose after recent events.

I have been playing this game off and on since U5. The team at Black Matter made a truly unmatched WW2 experience with this game. It had the damage models and feel of a milsim/tactical shooter like Arma or Squad, yet managed to be more casual than that. It was the everyman's milsim. A genuinely fun experience even when loosing, it wasn't quite like anything I had played. Late last year it was announced that Team 17 had bought the rights to the game and that Black Matter would be leaving in lieu of a development team put together by T17. Earlier this year those changes took place. The immediate update after the change, U13.5 was great. It fixed some longstanding bugs and made some tweaks here or there that improved some QOL to the game. But then U14 hit.

The British faction introduced with this is objectively the worst in the game. Recoil was turned up for almost every weapon they have while other factions remained the same. Player speed was turned up and a large sect of players have taken full advantage of it. Now they've released a trailer for U15 that looks like its fan-made by someone in the early stages of animated video production. The quality of this game is on the decline, and as such I would happily steer any potential new players away from wasting money on a game with no future.

I've played since the Playtest, this game has a very cool concept but the things they chose to leave out make it too much of an open framework. The game lacks a strong anti-cheat, several things that are expected features of milsim style shooters such as medic mechanics, bipod mechanics, and squad mechanics are all lacking. There are in-game squads that have no purpose other than unlocking roles like the medic, machine gunner, marksman, etc for that squad. Squad leader has no abilities other than a different loadout. The gameplay loop gets old after ~20mins.

Honestly I like what Drakeling Labs was trying to do by making a game meant for modding, but they left out too many features to make the game something that is worth the time of bigger modding communities. The community also seems to have something against modded servers as they are always the least populated.

I have gone back and forth on Squad multiple times. I've even refunded it once but it drew me back. The reason I can't recommend it is because of just how awful performance can be as well as how big of a load this game takes on your computer. There are also a lot of hardware issues with Squad. Mic's are necessary to have a good time, yet my HyperX Quadcast is something Squad refuses to work with. Mods that are total conversions will not work unless you have an SSD. Alt-tabbing is an absolute joke as having Squad open makes the rest of your PC extremely laggy. Yet instead of addressing the issues that the game has in these areas, and has had since launch, for whatever reason they decide to start adding cosmetic micro transactions into their hardcore milsim shooter.

This is a neat little horror game. Its very simple, but I kinda liked it. Up until the game gets impossible.

The game starts with an opening cutscene introducing the two characters. You learn a little about them and eventually enter the cage. Some problems happen and you end up on the bottom having to escape the cage and swim to the surface. The bit inside of the cage is neat, it reminds me of FNaF gameplay with having to be constantly checking for sharks around the cage, scaring them with a flashlight and finding a way out.

The negative review comes in when you actually make your escape. The flashlight gameplay continues, however in the cage you get a sound cue as to when the shark is approaching. Outside the cage its the same thing, you swim up while checking above and below you for sharks. The problem arises when you realize its a completely luck based system. There are no sound cues, no visual cues, and no way for you to tell when sharks are approaching at all. After about 5 attempts of spamming the flashlight up and down then swimming up and getting eaten I gave up.

This whole section needs reworked. Something needs to be added to give the player a chance at beating this without sheer luck. Until then don't download, even though its free,

If you can get past the netcode issues and actually get into a server Reforger has become a decent Arma title.

The experiences I've had in the community servers are unmatched. Now with Bohemia adding a native Antistasi type gamemode it really feels like more of a complete product. Arma will always have a certain level of jank, but Reforger has come a long way since the beginning when it was nearly unplayable.

While I will recommend the game itself, I need to provide a secondary review over the community as it currently stands. If it improves I will change my review to reflect the overall experience, but as of now I can't fully recommend the game for reasons I'll go over here.


The game itself is absolutely amazing. I backed this project back when it was still in crowdfunding phases and I'm happy I did. As long as updates keep rolling out that release promised features I can see this game having a long life due to the fantastic things it is accomplishing. This is a historian's wet dream. Everything is authentic to 1862 in the best ways possible. The shooting is precise and those who wish to become sharpshooters will have a great time learning the in-game ballistics of the various rifles and muskets. Gameplay systems are tailored to the line-combat of the American Civil War, you get bonuses and reduced death penalties for being in formation, some reduced bonuses and slightly increased death penalties for being in skirmish mode which allows you to spread out a bit more and no bonuses with no reductions in death penalties for being off on your own. This is a brilliant way to encourage people working together and to at least somewhat recreate the combat of the time.


The community for this game used to be a pretty mixed bag. You'd get times where you hear teamwork and people shouting encouragement, then times where you'd hear the n-word 50 times in two minutes. Coming back to the game I've seen none of that. The community still has the soundboards and the roleplayers, but they are much more manageable and more tame since my last review.


War of Rights is worth the money from a gameplay perspective, and the community has gotten a lot better these past couple years. Its enough for me to change my review and tell you all to buy this game if you like realistic shooters, the Civil War, team oriented games, etc.

After almost 1500 hours as of writing this review I can say that Garry's Mod is probably the easiest recommendation I can make on the Steam Store. I purchased this game about seven or eight years ago, and my experiences are as follows.

Garry's mod is mainly a multiplayer game, its strongest area is the Gamemodes it can offer. Garry's mod (Gmod) thrives as a blank state for modders to create their own games within the umbrella that is Gmod. Several of its gamemodes have gained massive popularity such as Trouble in Terrorist Town, Prop Hunt, Murder, Hide and Seek, and Sandbox. Youtubers like Seananners and Vanoss Gaming made content for years using Gmod for videos. Many communities have sprung up in the various gamemodes that are still thriving in 2020.

Taking a further look past the gamemodes which get millions of views on Youtube you can find some real gems and some real piles of garbage. Pulling up the multiplayer menu you are greeted with a list of gamemodes and the number of players and servers running those gamemodes. You will see a lot of servers that have rp at the end of the name, such as Darkrp, Halorp, and so on. This is where I find that Garry's mod is at its most suprising, rp stands for roleplay. These servers are essentially places where people have brought their favorite games to their own world, similar to Dungeons and Dragons and other roleplaying games. I have played recreations of Halo, Star Wars, Warhammer 40k, World War 2, the Vietnam War, and even Medieval and Modern Day rp's. This is where my 1500 hours comes in, these servers are wonderful. Once you find a good community and make some friends you may find yourself in a similar situation to me in high school, getting home and rushing to the computer so that I might load in for the event that night. I have had many memorable experiences on these servers, experiences I could easily turn into short stories. Stories of an ODST who lost his life while on leave on the planet Reach. A 501st commander underneath Lord Vader himself who went crazy and turned against his former brothers. A young man doing his part for the Federation against the bug meanace. A mob enforcer defending his own against Nazi Occupation forces and rival gangs. There are so many possibilities that I nor people with 5 times the hours I logged have experienced everything.

Buy this game. You will have a good time, and I don't see this game dying anytime soon.