Recent reviews by Beaker

Just wanted to play some other trucking game and this new release popped up. Minutes later my shiny space truck was ready.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3323826348

The tutorial route was super simple and I´ve earned some first money:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3323826297

I liked the style, music and atmosphere and thought that I might start playing on a harder difficulty to get more action.

While trying to dock at some station for upgrades I got shoved around by traffic since I didn´t pay attention:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3323826224

With some penalties for traffic violations, a nearly broken truck that has to be repaired and still not being docked, I might rather continue playing the normal difficulty for the time being.

The game has been fun and a positive surprise for all those 20 minutes that I´ve played. I just wanted to give a first impression before I head out again to improve my driving.

A refurbished and upgraded childhood memory. A dev with a response time measured in minutes not weeks. The grandgranddad of economic sims is coming to steam with the updated 2024 edition!

Excellent game! I rarely review EA titles but I don´t know why to wait in this case. This game is pure fun and you get hours of addictive gameplay for just 10 Euro/Dollars. The "rock & stone" theme fits perfectely and I don´t know another solo "just WASD" game that´s so full of content while being simple and easy to learn. Don´t get me wrong: it´s quite difficult to master but getting better while playing is non-grindy and you´ll figure out the game mechanics without any brain-meltdown.

One of the most positive surprises on the market.

The Skyrim 2 I´ve been waiting for! Not a dull moment in over 1000 hrs. I´m not going to write about every aspect of the game. It´s running fine with maxed out gfx on my rig - but that´s not helping you. I´m having fun, but we don´t know wether you will :P

I guess there are different versions of the game. There are a lot of players loving the game (like me) and quite a view calling it "bland, empty, soulless". I loved Skyrim but Fallout wasn´t my pair of shoes. So I suggest you just buy it and make sure that you test Starfield in the free refund time. It might be the only cheap way to find out wether you´re enjoying it or not.

Hf testing!

Thank you!

Great newcomer! I didn´t expect any competition in the hunting-game genre. So Way of the hunter is a positive surprise. The adjustable realism settings make "Way of the hunter" the only hunting sim that offers a great challenge for hunting pros and a leisure hunt for people who just want to have fun.

If you´ve played other hunting games you should give it a try since it´s the most realistic hunting sim atm. As a newcomer I´d start with "Way of the hunter" before trying other games since the adjustable difficulty is really helpful to learn the game mechanics while having fun.

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Step in the right direction with plenty of new features. Gearboxes, seasons, sound, stones in the fields and a really good building mode improve immersion. The helper system is far better than before.

The devs took a lot of points from my wishlist. Ground deformation is now on top of the "still missing features" list.

I have been waiting for the next Skyrim for 10 years. Since Bethesda doesn't want to continue the Elders Scrolls with a RPG and I'm no MMORPG player, I was out of luck.
Horizon Zero Dawn is absolutely gorgeous and great fun to play. That a console port would be my next Skyrim is nothing I would have bet on. But here we are, with a great port that's playable with keyboard and mouse, has great gfxs and plenty of lore and storyline to feel just like the good old days with an 2021 update.

Fantastic game! Exploring, crafting, building, fighting and content for +100 hrs. Devs keep adding great content for free. One of the most remarkable post release developing stories. The game was a fairly pretty disappointment at release and got expanded and overhauled so completely, that it´s absolutely worth a second look if you tried it before.

The ultimate edition is one of the most expensive games on Steam. Even on sale I´ve had to pay the price for an undiscounted AAA title. The game requires an Xbox account and the publisher isn´t your favourite indie company in need of your money ;)

The game was released on Xbox some years ago and Forza 5 might be released on Xbox this year. So Steam users are asked a premium XXL price for something that´s nearing the end of its life cycle. The port to PC is ok, but some players experience micro stutters in MP races. I´ve had about one ctd per 20 gaming hours which isn´t ok, but would be tolerable (if not for the premium price tag).

After all those cons, why do I recommend this game?

Because it´s a BLAST!!!!

Most fun I´ve ever had in an arcade racing game! A zillion cars to use and abuse, fluent transition from SP to MP and such a lot of things to do and experience, that you need hundrets of hours to play through. Difficulty can be adjusted in a lot of clever ways. The rewarding system is perfect and keeps your playing for more cars, houses or just avatar cosmetics.

From races on streets or through the woods, to stunt driving and playing tag there´s no activity that´s not implemented. There´s even a battle royale in cars that´ll entertain you for hours. The main advantage to buy a game that´s been released years ago: all the additions that Xbox players had to wait for are already there. 2 extra maps (dlc that are included in the ultimate edition), nearly 500 (!) cars to chose from and a great variety of player-made car settings and cosmetics.

For achievement hunters: all achievs work and are doable. It took me around 200 hrs to get them all - without any grindy stuff and with a lot of fun.