Recent reviews by Marlfox

Conan Exiles is a pretty in depth and expansive game. And almost overwhelming with the amount of things to build, upgrade, explore... almost. I can imagine that playing in an active community server would elevate this experience. Heavy RP crowd game if you're into that. Played with a friend and so far so good on a PVE server. We heard about some bugs and glitches but haven't experienced anything yet.

I would like to see more improvement with the combat responses, as well as better clarification on transporting or moving bases. Overall story too. It's not clear besides "exploring North". As for base building, I'm not sure if you have to manually move everything or if you can teleport in between. It isn't apparent what the process is, if possible. Another inconvenience is that the FPS is not consistent and is unstable in various areas even with a juicer PC.

I recommend the game if you want/like RPG/Base-Building/Crafting/Survival/Open-World. Customize your new game settings your own way if you find it too slow, so that you can progress faster.

DLC info: Everything is cosmetic except for the new-map DLC. Considering that you can mod the game, that's the only one that's really worth it(if you get tired of this map)- given the state of the game since release and updates.

Rising sea levels and unfix-able natural disasters is BS and takes away from the game. I don't like this in-game World Economic Forum meet, mirroring the real world absurdity. These same elite will continue to buy up beach front, coastal properties. I don't think they're really worried since it's all a lie. All you're missing is a World Health Organization initiative where we can fight disease and COVID. A little more diversity too. Who knows maybe there's more I missed, I won't be leaving this DLC active to find out. Sucks you had to mix some good with the bad and we can't pick and choose things to turn off.

Global warming and rising sea levels is BS. Bad concept introduced in this game, and with no proof in real world of rising sea levels. What you do see in the real world is that the elites who are pushing for climate change, actually continue to buy coastal beach front properties. Makes one think... if one can for themselves. Al Gore would love this game though.

AI is stupid, interrupts your game with lame repetitive complaints or terrible trade offers. Barbarians will keep spawning units if you don't kill their barracks. It's a mess trying to take any land because the barbarians will start attacking too. Only certain units can enter cities to claim them- otherwise you are eternally attacking this fortress so it doesn't regenerate and attack you back. Why can't rangers take it? They are on foot! Unit balance doesn't make any sense either.

I think Civilization V is a whole lot better. I don't know what other retardation I might find but I'll play it a little more just in case. The tech to unlock or research is not straightforward, you have to know the whole tech-tree to make any sense of priorities and there are restrictions and limitations that are not easily apparent. The game is so slow, yet so fast paced when it comes to picking the best path on advancing your civ and not falling behind. The religion mechanic is confusing and wasn't in the tutorial. Speaking of, this tutorial will take several hours to complete- and it doesn't even conclude. It's bugged. Wonder what other bugs I will find if that's what I get from the start. Unsatisfying game that will steal all your time.

[Edit: Official NA Server was offline for almost 2 full days. Miraculously the server came back online for 1 day. Then there was a full wipe for everyone. All data and progress deleted. Proceed with caution, no recovery possible unless you are single-player/co-op!]

It's a fun monster collector. Valheim + ARK + Pokemon kinda mix, if you're familiar with those games. This is a game with less complexity. The main problem is the servers are really bad. Very laggy and a lot of rubber-banding. Abrupt disconnects on official servers and the server is constantly past it's capacity, even to rejoin. The developers could not anticipate the surge in players so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now.

On another element, the AI of the enemies is not very smart at all. Many times the wild "pals" just stand in one spot while taking damage and not responding. Room to improve for Palworld. Additionally, I'm dealing with an audio bug that isn't going away. Every 2-3 seconds, a gusting, rustling, flapping sound reoccurs on and on. Very annoying! There are other bugs and weird behaviors at base with Pal roles. And finally, the achievements, few in number as they are- don't seem to be registering.

While there is nothing groundbreaking here, Palworld is a fresh game which always brings excitement in the multiplayer world audience. With the combination of mixed elements from different games Palworld is so far very enjoyable, minus the server issues. Crafting, base building, pal leveling and customization, exploration, dungeons. I hope they update this a lot, improve mechanics, because so far it's been a very successful launch. Optimization surprisingly good too.

Actually pretty fun.
3 classes, various weapons and load-outs. Parkour inspired movements and abilities.
Capture objectives, defend, attack, coordinate with teammates. Good stuff.
Fast-paced, confusing at first. But fun.
Oh, and free.

Fun underground mining and scavenging game. Enjoy playing co-op and killing bugs and monsters as you scramble to accomplish your missions(15-40 minute rounds). Collect unlocks for perks and weapons as you complete maps. Seasonal challenges and rewards. All DLC are cosmetic only. Some characters have better synergy than others, but we'll see how the customization develops along the way as I progress. The map and some HUD components leave more to be desired but it's part of the claustrophobic fun as you try to triangulate stuff and find your escape! Game does seem to induce more motion sickness than other games.

Cons:
Forced pronouns
Lots of short-haired ♥♥♥♥♥
Mouse sensitivity requires tinkering in config files-
And it's settings are confusing.

Pros:
Starfield seemed to start out interesting, visually nice-
But the game crashed after a space battle so I can't know for sure.
Hopefully more optimization and fixes come soon.


Bethesda really should put No Man's Sky as a credit and influence to this game.

Censorship and removing in-game content from after purchase.

Very well rounded game. It continuously keeps things fresh and interesting - almost to a fault! The writing and graphic style is also unique and entertaining. It's been awhile since a game has captivated me and impressed me with the detail put in. The hard work is paying off no doubt, and I'm happy for the devs. Playing on Steam Deck.