Recent reviews by Sylvé

Marton will make me GOD.

The game is a lot of fun. I've never really played any other extraction shooters before, so I cannot speak to it on that front, but as a PvPvE game I've been really enjoying it. I've been playing it almost as a rougelike game, and its been a blast. I sunk a total of about ~50ish hours into the alpha previews and the server slam previously, and I have been constantly craving more. Glad I can finally play the finished thing instead of Bungie delivering it to me piecemeal over the course of several months lol.

Plus it's freaking beautiful. I love the visual aesthetic and design of the game to death. It's so unique and snappy and there really isn't anything else quite like it that I've managed to find out there. Everything just oozes the best vibes. (Literally, every single faction is thus constantly aurafarming the hell out of everything, I love it.) I can't wait to see how else the style evolves with new runners and zones, and whatever else they might add down the road.

Great game, lots of fun. Interesting story too, though I won't spoil much of it here.

The atmosphere is on point throughout the entirety of this game, and there is just something so fascinating about traversing the immense verticality of this unknown, mysterious megastructure that is captivating. I wanted to keep pushing forward less so for the challenge, and more to see where I was going next. The entire game reminds me of "BLAME!" and I would love to see more of it.

Definitely give it a try if you like exploration and climbing games!!

I owe Geoff Keighley an apology.
I will not take any further questions at this time.

It's like coming home to a warm meal.

Civ 7 is an interesting direction to for the franchise to go in. It revises a lot of the existing mechanics, simplifying them in some cases, and introduces new ones as well. Of note, the new "ages" mechanic is very interesting and adds a variation to individual game that freshens up the gameplay loop immensely, and the new way that towns and cities are developed adds another level of depth to the settlement system. Unfortunately, I agree with all of the comments with the UI issues. I do not have as much of a problem with the simplistic nature of it - instead my issue lies with how information is shown very inconsistently menu to menu. Why can't I see what my advisors recommend in the tree instead of just the quick menu? Where are all of my tooltips? Why can't I keep my civ stats open all the time? (Issues along those lines).

Overall, however, the game is fun. And that, to me, is what's important. Most of the time, it is an enjoyable play experience that adds a new twist to the game and I am having a blast re-learning how to play a new civ game. Civilization 7 is an solid foundation to this new era of civ, and I can't wait to see where it goes.

against all odds you kiss yuri ghost girls who try to murder you whilst avoiding getting electrocuted. this is top-tier gameplay. 10/10 would kiss Zmora again

A short, yet intriguing game that slowly builds with unease. Highly recommend for the very modest price if you enjoy environmental horror, puzzle, and observation games.

This game is an atmospheric masterpiece. Its visceral environments are breathtaking and repulsive at all of the right moments. There is a massive amount of silent, unspoken world building that makes the environment work in a way that I was worried it wasn't going to. This ties the puzzles together to create an intuitive bio-mechanical horrorscape that is like nothing else I have ever experienced. While it took a bit to get used to the combat, it eventually fell into a rhythm that was easy to accomplish - just the right amount of difficulty before it ended up being tedious or frustrating. All in all, I highly recommend this game to anyone who wants a relaxed puzzle experience in a beautifully grotesque world.

That being said, it is incredibly short. I took my time with it, and completed the game in just over five hours. Not that it diminished the experience at all, and I suppose there is some credit to be given to just how much I want more.

This game is a lot of fun - easy to pick up and put down with a gradual learning curve. The gameplay loop is solid and enjoyable, and the progression compliments it very well. Graphically, this game has a unique, consistent aesthetic that's cute and new all at the same time and it only adds to the experience. While it does recommend playing with a controller, I used M+K and had no problems while the controller controls felt kind of clunky (but then again, to me most controller schemes often do). 10/10 would definitely recommend picking this one up!!

This game is a massive, unabashed time-sink that will force you to loose hours on end. I love it. Satisfactory takes the addictive "factory must grow" mindset from other automation games and adds a meticulous vertical addition to it. No longer are you simply optimizing and increasing the efficiency of a production line, but you are trying to figure out ways to make it look good on top of that. This game excels in both of these areas, and combines into an experience that I repeatedly find harder and harder to put down. I'm always incredibly excited to see what is added next and where development will go!

Update: After the 1.0 launch, and almost 1000 hours in, it's only gotten better!!! One my my favorite games that I can just keep playing and playing over and over again. (Of course I can keep making my production line more efficient...)