Recent reviews by Metroxide

Pretty good. I came into it from Elden Ring, and I played through it once solo and once in Seamless Coop. Bosses are pretty good, combat is fun, areas are nice to look at. Its an overall solid game imo, I don't really have any complaints (besides the nameless king's camera) I do prefer Elden Ring to it in pretty much every aspect however.
7.5/10

This game has some of the same problems that I have with ARK: Survival Evolved. The game itself is super unique, extremely great, and well executed. The actual backend of the game, sucks. The performance and updates suck, and the AI is not great. Mod support is a weird mix of tons of freedom of content with no actual way to troubleshoot or debug it. The actual content is phenomenal however, both for modding, and the actual gameplay. Another big complaint will be that you have to get the other two games to have a complete experience imo, but that is a problem that Paradox also has (but with DLC)

The games very fun, but expect tons of jank.

9/10

Shape of dreams is utterly fantastic. I put 30 hours into it in the past two weeks since purchasing it, and it has blown me away. Anyone who is into Roguelites and/or MOBAs should pick up this title.

9.5/10. Needs more content (and mod support) and I'll prob bump it up to a 10.

PUH LEEEZE make this a live service game fromsoft. More than just one small $15 DLC - keep updating with new dlc, bosses, weapons, boons, etc.

This game could be a 10/10 roguelike.

Mordhau is the perfect mix of ridiculousness and hardcore medieval bloodshed. Its combat is fluid and fleshed out, and its an Unreal Engine game, so it is beautiful. The only thing I have to say about it really is that some people will just GET the combat much faster than others, and be strictly better. Of course there are ways to get around that, but you could find someone that has your same amount of hours and is flipping around like Yoda from Star Wars, and dodging and weaving like Neo. It is very easy to pick up once you have some experience in it, but at first if you haven't played Chivalry, this is an unbelievable change. It is DEFINITELY EXTREMELY FUN privately with your friends, and if you have a large enough group its worth picking up solely for that. You can earn credits for gear just as fast in private servers as you can online, and that is a +1 in my book.

Worth.

The go-to game for wanting to paint your beautiful toothpaste color across the planet you currently live on. Is probably the most difficult paradox series to get into and understand (besides maybe crusader kings because I still don't play that) but when you do it is so worth it, especially if you enjoy history like me. Watching the 30 years war happen with not a single damn country that was in it in real life is a real spectacle. It is a history simulator, except you are the leader at the top of whichever landmass you want to inhabit. Also the AI are hilarious and just make this game an absolute blast, unless you choose The Knights on your first playthrough, in which case, godspeed.

Ark is pretty infamous for a multitude of things. Developer issues, general bugs, the fact that they added fantasy creatures after filling it with dinos, general bugs, GENERAL BUGS.

But it is the only game that does what it does. And what it wants to do, it does it unbelievably damn well.

Whether you like a pvp experience (don't do official servers) or a PvE crafting simulator,

and dinosaurs of course,

this is a great game to play. Big yes from me.

Dota 2 is a cruel mistress. It is known for its difficulty and its toxic community. Both of those things are very apparent when you start this game, but if you are one for multiplayer games, and you also love a challenge, this is definitely the game for you. It is an incredibly fun game 95% of the time, and one of my favorite games of all time. Just sometimes valve needs to get their head out of their ass in terms of how they handle one of their most popular products.

Not going to lie, this game is perhaps the best RPG I have played of all time, as well as one of my personal favorite games of all time. This game has so much to offer. If you like having options, having a large amount of choices and available paths to choose from in your story/character/literally whatever, this game is for you. There are practically infinite amounts of ways to build your character, progress through the storyline, and take each fight. Even me, who has been through this game many a time with my 400+ hours on record (the main campaign is maybe 30-40 hours, 10-20 if you really know what you are doing and you speed through) still comes across things the AI does or things that I find I can do that are completely new and unexpected.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 has an unbelievable storyline filled with twists and turns at every aspect, and a bountiful rich world that you will get to know very quickly. It makes you feel as if you are whatever character you chose as your primary avatar. Characters throughout the entire 4 acts of the game will act differently to you based on your custom race/specific story character you chose (I'm quite partial to Fane, the skeleton boi in the banner image for the game) and it really makes you feel engrossed into this beautiful world that you have been dropped into. It is one of the most unique and envigorating games and experiences I have had in my 8 years of PC gaming.

Don't even get me started on the mods if you are a fan of those. I solely play this game with a large amount of mods at this point, and all it does it add to the experience. The mods are all fantastic, and they work together very well. I have not had a mod conflict before so far, and I will update this review when I do just to say that I have.

All in all, I would recommend this game to literally anyone that enjoys any kind of fantasy whatsoever in their games. It is practically a toned down DnD made into the form of Skyrim, with a top down view. (the story is much better than skyrim even however). This is one of the few games I would rate a 10/10 straight up. It is worth much more than $45 in my opinion.

Buy it, now.

Simply a beautiful game. Not expansive enough to really have any bugs, but is a worthwhile experience if you like small journeys. Not really worth 19.99, but if you pick it up on sale its golden.