Recent reviews by Dagrond

Learn by failure

If they hadn't made Valhalla I would have enjoyed this more. Also, minus points for no squarebody Ford pickup truck.

It's good. Overpriced for sure. Little quirky sometimes. You'll get the basics of what it takes to grow crops and such. The models are very good, although it is ONLY modern equipment. You won't drive a two stroke Farmall like I did as a kid. Community modding looks strong - looking forward to trying that out. Multiplayer has been steady with no glitching or issues.

AI drivers are trash - or on meth. Nobody stops, or even slows down for stop signs. Somewhat entertaining. Also, make sure you keep an eye on any AI you hire to do a job. They have crashes, get stuck, and other interesting things. I actually hope they don't fix that.

It has a nice relaxed vibe. Nothing is in a hurry. Very relaxing. Settings let you pick your level of detail (easy/hard mode basically).

There is a lot of history on this game, in versions past. This is my first time in this series. For me, its "wait for a sale" level.

Another disaster launch. They learned nothing. Trust violated. Got a refund after trying to get it to start for literally hours.

Well, the first 38 minutes was spent figuring out how to get the game to run. Make sure you read up on that before you buy.

Its a good story. Well acted and well told. Gameplay is solid and consistent. Make sure you like driving around with a keyboard - you will do a lot of that.

I know it is a stealth game, but if you are going to give people the option to fight that is 100% dependent on parry skills, the put in a parry system that actually makes sense. Such frustrating garbage. The rest of the game was fun - would have kept playing except for this point.

Good thing I only paid five bucks for it. Did the story mode campaign in five hours and 24 minutes. Very cinematic. OK corridor shooter I guess for 2017.

Stealth is well done. But you will die a lot. I hate this type of dark-souls vibe and wish I had never bought it. Hate this game. But, if you like that kinda thing, it is really well done.

Developers played too many Dark Souls games and injected mostly unfun into the gameplay and its mechanics. I'll keep trying cuz I paid for it, but so far there is only ever one way to get things done. Super limited in where you can move and how you can react. So figure out where they WANTED you to go and do that. Its not about your immersion.
The atmosphere is absolutely gorgeous though. Stunning even. But that beauty is annoying when you can't really go where you think you should. Like a beautiful model with a squeaky voice. Potential for your dreams but more likely to be your nightmare.
Also, I'd like to gag that kid's voice channel.

Good story. Lots of side-quests. Decent voice-acting. Some merit in replays where the story and game meta merge. Quick-save works!

Missed opportunities in commanding the ships / flying / role-playing. Crash to desktop. Only one save point. And who the hell REQUIRES an SSD? Missed that in the specs so my bad, but c'mon. If I downgrade the graphics quality I still get several seconds delay before the dialogue sound comes in, still have 24 second loading screens. What are you still loading?

I bought this cuz I thought all the haters were about the mod community. But after a point, the progression through the main quest starts to unfun. Forced moral-based character choices. Bullet sponge aggressors instead of new tactics to combat them. A weapon modification system that is consistently bested by the random scavenged drops you can get. A skill tree that is lackluster and vauge. Repetitive flora and fauna that feels more like an afterthought.

I'm pig-headed enough to keep playing to finish the story, but in the end the whole experience is just disappointing. Its a $20 game at best. It ain't no Skyrim.