Recent reviews by Doc Croc

This game delayed the release of ESVI by YEARS by console GENERATIONS (Plural). It's barely passable, and has been abandoned by the developers. Not well thought out, boring for the sake of "it's exploration" with nothing to find but another plant or rock. Less diversity than the original Oblivion voice cast, less options than any other game they've made. When your game has less to do than release Fallout 76, and you have to go through three menus to get where you're going because your EXPLORATION game relies upon Fast Travel for you to go anywhere, then you have to walk 8 minutes in a random direction to find a rock as your reward.

Just go play something else, anything else. (Endless Sky is really fun, free, and honestly way more worth your time for the feeling of exploring an actual universe where you can discover at your own pace. Really nice community too.)

A fun and challenging game with unique movement options leads exploration to be as much skill based as item based. there are several portions of the game that i got through with early movement items and near perfect timing (or just luck) that i when i went through later during late game exploration were way easier with the likely intended items.

Also has handsome little goat butlers and the ability to earn pants via movement challenges.

This has been the best horror game i've played in literal years, unlike other titles which use a loop of cues that always leads to an inevitable jump scares, Phasmophobia has tension and proper build up. half the time its not even sudden motions that bring a short high of fear; it is ever present, slowly building up an atmosphere, and waiting for the right time to strike.

Each contract starts off with the small objectives you see on the board in the truck, and you enter an unassuming location, at first all you hear is the oppressive white noise of your mind straining to make sense of the absence of sound as the house creaks around you, a patter of steps that you are sure were your friends in the upstairs room, your flashlight goes out, you hear heavy bootfalls as you cower in the hallway closet, a scream is all you hear before your light comes back on, and your friend is laying on the floor as you are now alone in a house with only a faulty flashlight and your wits to keep you safe from whatever lurks in the dark.

whereas i would equate the average horror game to being on a swing-set i would describe Phasmophobia as riding a bicycle down a series of ever larger hills in a single run.

This game is early access, and i've not had a game in this category i've been so excited to see the development of since i first found Kerbal Space Program. Good developer if you happen to read my humble review, take away from my review that we expect great things from this game, but do not fall into the trap that is over promising the community. do things at your pace, smash what few bugs their are, and hire extra staff to help make this game the masterpiece it will one day be.

Pick up this game and have fun.

Happy Halloween!

A gateway drug to every card and board game in the world. its mostly driven by the insanely awesome and talented community that loves not only this platform but these games themselves. 100% worth the price of admission, especially with friends.

Graphics - 6/10 - standard, professional look with nothing to write home about, but that's the point. where it to be beautiful and lush not only would we be distracted from the games themselves, which should always take center stage on game night, but it allows the rather solid physics engine to work on mid to low tier computers.

Sound - 6/10 - the sound of wood, plastic, and metal feel just right. minimal background music with the option to import your own using the in game mp3 player as well as the in game tablet that acts as a communal google chrome tab. all the better to allow the players to make sure their game of choice has the correct ambiance, after all most board games don't come with their own soundtrack anyway besides the frustrated hmms and incessant giggles of the players themselves.

Gameplay - 9/10 - once you get used to the controls it allows you to play even the most complex games with greater ease than you would be able to in person, especially with so many in the community dedicating themselves to making scripted versions of classics like Settlers of Catan or Carrcasone.

Asthetics - 10/10 - with the ability to import your own cards, boards, models, sounds, music, and even have things automated through LUA gives the game you want to play exactly the aesthetic you want it to have.

In conclusion, i absolutely recommend you buy Tabletop Simulator. there are clear reasons why TTS has quickly become the go to for sitting down for a beer and pretzels game with your best buds, or playing classic kids games with your nephews on the other side of the world.

Tabletop Simulator is a tool for bringing people together through the magic of physical games media.

Xcom 2 is everything you would want from a sequel with enhanced systems and the largest cast of foes to fight than any other of the X-com games. its one of the best tactical/management games I've played. Highly recommend.

-Good Luck Commander.

Crossout is a game about car destruction and creation in an unforgiving wasteland.

PROS
-Satisfying car combat
-dedicated developers and playerbase
-audio and visuals are among the top twenty percent for FTP Online Games
-a decent and growing selection of gamemodes (adventure release is a tad bland but i have faith in the devs)

CONS
-its a long grind without making transactions (notice how i didnt say micro)
-the early game is like fighting a swordmaster while you're wielding a stick and he is thirty and you are five
-getting enough common equipment to make higher and higher level equipment is difficult

i have had this game for awhile, i noticed it the same day i write this review. i didnt know what this game was when i went to play it but it is a liteny of emotions as you explore the final minutes of a dying planet. this game is not long but i feel it will have a lasting place in my pantheon of games as a sad beautiful gem.
graphics: 8 (Beautiful)
sound: 9 (Minimalistic with a great soundtrack)
gameplay: 6 (its an exploration game so their are four buttons Foreward, backpedal and two strafing motions)
story & lore: 9 (each artifact you uncover gives you a telling glimpse into the lives of this world you explore, i give it a 9 simply because i wish i could read more about this world)

my final thoughts on this game is that this short little gem deserves the world and is worth full price without a doubt. its relaxing and has a sad beauty to it as you watch the sky fall into your home. and i happily give it an 8/10 for an overall strong experiance that i feel changed my views on short games as a whole and i look foreward playing other games by Random Seed Games.

if you like playing ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Halo than this game is for you, keep in mind Halo is an amazing game. its just that this game is a ♥♥♥♥♥ Halo

Build Break Collecect Rebuild.
7/10

Terra tech is an amazing game fresh out of early access. it combines the fun of building weird and wacky vehicles with battling those vehicles. mix in some base management and the ability to build any other block through their resource system and their is alot of things to do right out the back. couple that with the development team that who while in early access was able to always bring something new to the table with each main update. for a good time give TerraTech a try

"On the first day of Christmas, Payday gave to me~ this broke D*ck Piece of Sh*t Drill" -Chains

Power, Domination, Control.
These three words can describe how you can feel on Normal Difficulty.

Determination, Strategy, Communication.
These three words can describe what you need to beat a heist on Deathwish, let alone One Down.

Payday is a game about criminal activity. go rob a jewlery store, hit a bank, steal nukes from a private military and hand them to a mentally unstable russian, fight waves and waves of law enforcement. do it all your way but whatever you do fix that F***ing Drill!