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No Man's Sky has come a long way since it's horrendous and unfinished launch in 2016. 5 years later, almost all of the features that they initially promised are now in the game in some capacity on top of hundreds of other features that they never promised, all of which have been added free of charge. For being made by a small studio, No Man's Sky is a testament to how far a game can rise and how successful an initially poor product can come. I want to touch on a few things that stand out to me for the sake of this review, so I'm going to split it into positives and negatives.

Positives:
- The game let's you do whatever you want, you aren't locked into playing a certain way
- Expansive and dynamic solar systems, including rare resources, ecology and cross breeding/gene splicing
- Base building/exocraft construction
- Multiplayer nexus with daily missions for exclusive rewards
- Starship and multitool diversity and customization
- Consistent update cycle

Negatives:
- Very repetitive gameplay loop
> Get in ship, fly to planet, land, scan ecology, get in ship, fly to planet, etc
- Buggy
> Texture issues, saves being corrupted, random crashes are all still present after 5 years
- Not enough variation between planets
> After you visit about 8 solar systems, you've seen every planet type

I really enjoy the game, but I've seen many of my friends leave the game after playing for about 10-15 hours because they find it too repetitive. I completed the main story in about 30 hours and after that the rest of the side quests feel very trivial by comparison. The recent expedition update provides a good way to get people to come back and earn rewards through gameplay, but there is still a while to go before No Man's Sky can truely become a self-sustaining game. If you really enjoy space/adventure games, this is going to be a great purchase. If you dislike games that put you in a constant loop of grinding for materials, you may want to watch some videos on the game first before putting your money down, because even though the game is constantly getting updated with new things to do, the core gameplay loop has remained the same.

when you're minding your own business then every npc asks for your entire uranium stockpile

After nearly attaining 100% completion of the game (some achievements are glitched), I can confidently say that Cyberpunk is one of my favorite games I have played in a long time. It undoubtedly has many issues, such as no vehicle customization, clearly unfinished police/wanted system, and lack of gun customization and guns in general. The world feels quite large but also quite empty at the same time, with most buildings being there for aesthetic.

Another complaint I want to address that I have not seen enough people talk about is the lackluster romance system. NPC's are locked into a specific sexuality so you cannot romance them if you choose the opposite gender to play, which limits player choice and agency. Outside of story NPC's, there are only a couple of other instances where you can have an intimate encounter with someone, which, once again, makes the world feel more empty even though it is quite large. Also, driving sucks. It's just bad.

As far as what I enjoyed, the story and side quests are phenomenal; some of the best in any open world game that I have played. Even though the life path you choose has very little effect outside of the first hour, the variety of dialogue options is quite large in some cases and can vastly change the outcome of a scenario. Some of the side quests have an impact on the main quest and can "unlock" alternative ending choices that best suit the character you have crafted yourself to be. The gunplay takes a little time to adjust to, but once you learn it, it becomes quite fun. The amount of variety you have in terms of equipment such as gorilla fists/mantis blades or focusing on a tech build to hack every enemy in the area can keep combat fresh and fun. This game is also visually the best looking game I have ever played. I ran the game on Ultra with Ray Tracing and maintained a solid 50 fps, which made the experience far more enjoyable and life-like.

Oh, and Keanu is great as Silverhand.

All in all, Cyberpunk is a fantastic experience and I would recommend it to anyone that enjoys open world games that can keep you engaged for dozens of hours.

I hate to have to do this but the game isn't fun anymore solely because of matchmaking. 90% of the time I get paired with people that have never touched a computer game before and the other 10% of the time I get paired with salty players that are looking to pick a fight with you. Almost every other game I play, I get reported for intentionally feeding, even when I go positive. I get reported for harassment even when I never say a single thing in chat. Even when I give teammates commendations they still feel salty enough to report the entire team. This happens almost every single game.
Along with that, there's always one or two salty players that aren't looking to have a good time. The player base is so unbelievably toxic that the game is no longer fun. Every match, I get a teammate that harasses everyone or decides they want to intentionally feed because they don't care.
It says on steam I've played over 350 hours, but I've been playing since the beta back in 2012. I should not be getting paired with players like this with how much playtime I have, which tells me that the overall matchmaking experience is probably like this across the board. In order to have fun in this game now, you must play with friends. Period. I can almost guarantee you that you will not have a fun time playing by yourself because the matchmaking is so unbelievably terrible that I no longer find this game fun, and I've been playing for 9 years.

Edit: Every single Persephone player is toxic and looking to pick a fight with you. Literally every single one. If you get paired with a Persephone, do yourself a favor and just mute them.

Now that so many people are playing this, I feel obligated to write this review.

I've played about 300 hours of this in total from BethesdaNet and Steam, so I'd like to think I have enough playtime to write an informed review. Not only was this advertised as a game for all Fallout fans, but it was the first multiplayer game made by Bethesda, so a lot was riding on this: and it failed. One of the worst launches in video game history and it ruined Bethesda's reputation so much that it made people start hating some of their best work. I can tell you that there was a brief period of time where the game was going in the right direction, but it was brief at best.

The Wastelanders update and the following Brotherhood updates were seriously excellent and added just the right content for this game, adding in base companions, new enemies, new weapons, and dozens of hours of new quests with branching narratives. The game had me fooled that it was going to recover and end up being a solid product. Then came the season passes, and the paid repair kits, and then having a monthly subscription for basic necessities, then permanently removing game modes like survival mode and the battle royale. The part that really broke me was the expeditions, which was advertised as new areas to explore and quests to gain exclusive loot, but ultimately was just small contained levels where you kill hoards of enemies just to get some mediocre gear. They started to double down on these by announcing "expansions" like The Pitt where it again was ultimately just a contained level that you load into, kill a bunch of enemies, and extract back to the main map with some new loot. They almost had me fooled with the Atlantic City update, but it literally took me twenty minutes to find some real information on the update which tells me that it was once again a dud. They're finally planning on adding a real map expansion later this year but six years is too little too late.

They've gone backwards and have now reworked the main questlines and intermixed them all, so now the original questline is mixed in with the Wastelanders questline and it honestly is just your average forgettable fetch quest stuff. I'm convinced they downgraded the graphics because it looks like constant ass even at max graphics, especially the lighting. There's constant tick issues with the servers now so I almost have to always use VATS to actually hit anything. The ultrawide support is passable at best because they didn't bother to actually add the proper resolution so it just looks stretched.

I'm severely disappointed in this product and I'm disappointed in myself for putting so much time into it.

The gameplay is absolutely amazing and is an enormous step above the previous title. If you buy this game for the gameplay, I do not think you will be disappointed. The story/dialogue however is pretty awful. The fact that they went from Handsome Jack, one of the greatest videogame villains of all time, to having two magical twitch streamers as your villains is a pretty terrible downgrade. The second half of the story picks back up again and the final two hours is actually quite solid, but the first half was an absolute drag to listen to. Mayhem mode, which you unlock after the game, is pretty much the reason why I'm still playing. Gearbox did an excellent job with endgame progression. If you are a massive Borderlands fan, I would pick this up regardless of the trash story just because the gameplay is done so well, but be ready to cringe about 47 times.

I'll play this game even after my body is telling me to take a break and sit down. It's like Guitar Hero mixed with Fruit Ninja. Highly recommend as a starter and expert level VR player.

When I first got this game, it was the only game I played for weeks. I could not stop playing this game. After taking a bit of a break to wait for updates, I started playing again and I remember playing it for 8 hours straight. This game is insanely fun with friends and there is enough content in the game now that can make it worth your money. The team at Ghost Ship is really attentive towards their community and constantly adds updates to keep the game fresh.
This is easily one of the best Early Access games that I have played.

This is one of the best Assassin's Creed games ever made. I have not played or purchased an Assassin's Creed game in years because they all felt the exact same with barely any differences. This game is a straight up RPG that has a main character with a fully developed backstory that you care about. The map is massive and the combat variety is welcomining and allows people with different play styles to play the game however they want. There is less of the modern aspect of the story so the player can spend more time in the Greek world. There are so many quests and areas that I can easily see myself playing this game for 200+ hours. It's also refreashing to see that Ubisoft will continue to add content to the game for months to come. This is easily the best AC game since Black Flag and definitly worth the money.

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Pros:
+Fast paced combat
+Great level design
+Awesome weapons
+Secrets, hidden areas and challenges
+Variety in enemy
+Great Soundtrack
+Create your own maps for both solo and co-op

Cons:
-Story could be more compelling
-Final boss was too easy

Multiplayer:
-Ehhhhhhhhhhhh

Definitely worth your money if you like fast paced action oriented fps games, and doing the one life mode is a great way to keep coming back to it for a challenge.