Recent reviews by Snerk

Factorio is amazing.

I'm sure if you're reading this review, you've seen a few others. People joke about it being like crack, and I can understand why. The first day I bought this game, I played for an hour or two. Then I couldn't get to sleep because I was thinking about it. Then I decided to hell with it, since I can't sleep anyways, I may as well play more. Next thing I know it's 8AM and my wife is waking up for work. Then the next *next* thing I know, it's past 6pm and she's getting home from work. All told, I ended up spending nearly 20 hours playing this game straight, day one.

Thankfully I've managed to ease off since then, but I still spend roughly half as much time playing Factorio as I do working at my actual job. This isn't something you can fire up for a few minutes before work or on your lunch break because it's SO engaging that you will lose track of time.

About the game. Factorio is an open-world sandbox game where you start with nothing more than some iron plates (which you can use to make some pickaxes) and have to work your way up until you can eventually launch a rocket into space. The main focus of the game is to build and automate your factory so that it does all (or at least the vast majority) of the hard work for you.

Above all else, Factorio is a game of logistics. Getting resources from point A to point B, setting up power networks, figuring out ideal ratios for efficient production. All while defending your base and yourself from the aliens who would much rather you stop messing with their planet.

Each new map brings a new set of logistic challenges, with a proceduarlly generated map placing resources of different sizes, richness and location on the map for you to find, gather, and use. If you like problem-solving and logistical challenges, this is absolutely the game for you.

Just make sure you don't fire it up before work.

My girlfriend saw me playing and thought I was actually hacking other people's computers. 10/10.

Rocket League is literally the game you would see if you opened up an encyclopedia to the word "fun".

No-nonsense, straightforward gameplay that's fast paced. Easy to pick up and get started, but increasingly difficult to master. Play one-on-one or with up to 8 players per match total. Games can go from being incredibly focused, deliberate matches to wildly disorganized ♥♥♥♥-fests.

Several car options which impact gameplay in a very minimal way and tons of customization options that don't effect gameplay at all. Giving players the opportunity to make their own custom cars with lots of options and not having any of the toppers/paintjobs/antennas give anybody any kind of speed or handling bonuses is nice.

This is the kind of game you can pick up for a match or two while your girlfriend gets ready for a dinner out, or the kind of game you can play all weekend straight and still wish for more.

My only regret in life so far is that I have a job, because it means less time for Rocket League.