Recent reviews by ThunderCodes

SHAW!

Please note I'm writing this review from a PC with very capable hardware - i9 13900K, 32GB DDR5-6000 and RTX 4070Ti Super, my experience with performance is unlikely to reflect that of lower spec builds

At the time of writing I've done about 16 and a half hours, and in that time managed to get to the first set of end credits at the end of the Low Rank campaign, and have done a few casual hunts outside of that. If you're looking for the usual PC Monster Hunter experience in terms of gameplay from World and Rise, you can't go wrong. Between the familiar combat mechanics and the addition of focus and wounds, it's faithful to the formula - and the addition of the different locations being linked together is a minor, but real nice addition.

In terms of stability, I've crashed three times in these 16.5 hours or so. The first was after accepting the privacy policy to go online, the second was after an alt-tab and the third was going into a quest. It's annoying, and with how long games can be in development for in AAA it's unacceptable, but World and Rise had rocky launches too and I hope Capcom can fix this game like they did with World and Rise.

From me it's a 6.5/10 and I would recommend the game, but moreso if you can give it a few patches to bring about better stability and performance

dad of boi

Only about an hour long, but an absolutely brilliant game!

I love it!

Pugs

I paid £5 to run the Lion King DOS rom on DOSBox and the jump button doesn't work, the audio is stuttery for a second or two when it starts up. This isn't a port, or a remaster. It's a scammy piece of crap.

Oh, and you can't change resolution because this is emulated.

Beautiful.

As a big fan of the show, I really was looking forward to playing this game, and putting some hours into it

But after 4 hours, I completed the game at level cap on my first playthrough, all skills unlocked for Blake (for those of you who aren't familiar with the show, that's black hair, cat ears).

The game was all very familiar. You go through linear levels (chapters), fighting monsters until you get to the end. Occasionally you'll have waves of monsters, or you'll need to defend a point, or push a bomb on a cart to the end of a track. There are a few things to do, but it's rather same-y. The level design is beautiful, but they're empty, minus the occasional crate or artefact.

The combat is fast, and feels as if it mimics the show. But you'll be attacking an enemy for a few seconds until you realise that you have actually done no damage. The enemies seem to be able to block most of your moves, and you need to get a few hits into a combo to be able to do any damage, and even then you don't really do much damage.

When you first play, you choose a character and you are thrown straight into the game. No tutorial, no prompts on controls, no explanation of the mechanics whatsoever. The dialogue really lacks in terms of character development, and relies on knowledge of the show to be able to feel as if you can get to know the characters. Any cutscenes are bland.

The other mode, Horde mode, is horribly unbalanced. You're going to need a full group of 4 players to get anywhere in horde mode. It just seems impossible with any less. No spoilers here, but the final boss also should be played with 2 or more players, or it can take a real long time.

There's a lack of real story and character development in the short campaign, and the attempt to add such comes late in the game. There's little variety in combat and the characters don't really feel different enough to be able to play over again with the other characters.

However, my review isn't all negatives.

The multiplayer works pretty much flawlessly. I couldn't fault it at all, although it could do with voice chat for when you're playing with friends. I didn't notice any server-side lag and the graphics are beautiful. The controls feel natural, and despite the lack of any form of tutorial, are very easy to pick up.

The battle mechanics are rather straightforward. You have 2 primary melee attacks (light and heavy), your ultimate attack and your ranged weapon. An icon shows above an enemy's head just moments before it attacks, giving you just enough time to dodge out the way. Or, you are often given the chance to counter, which stops an enemy from being able to block. The game also feels a lot more fun when you have a friend to play with. I wouldn't recommend soloing unless you need that solo achievement.

Overall, I think that the game felt a little rushed. With large open areas that are most of the time just empty, minus a few crates, explosive barrels and hidden artifacts which provide XP boosts, rather repetitive levels and a lack of any tutorial. There were small things in the game that could have been added which would have made a lot of difference to the quality of the game. It just needed a tutorial, a bit more freedom to roam around, a little more thought on balancing the Horde mode and boss, and a bit more to do. I would recommend trying it only if you're a die-hard RWBY fan and you have friends to play with and some money to spare. Try and get this at a discount, because I really don't feel like it was worth £15/$25. Try get it on a 50% sale. As a massive fan of the show, this was a little disappointing.

Don't get me wrong, it's great fun playing with friends and all, but don't expect hours and hours of this game without seeing everything.

Still haven't defeated first boss