Recent reviews by DrelbsZoomer

A characterless romp, written by a 3rd-grader. Unfixable even with mods.

It took me several years to play this game, and when I did I almost bounced off it - it's a game filled with hard skillchecks, and zero respeccing. Which means there are things you simply can't do in a given playthrough, and you are going to have to improvise and explore a bit to work around obstacles that seem to have a single solution.

If you're OK with that, this is an atmospheric gem with an incredible world - there are always things in it that will destroy you in a glance, even in the endgame. You will never become a steamroller with maxed stats and infinite resources. In my roughly ~15 hour playthrough as a Loremaster, I had maybe 2 combat encounters total. If you do not build a combat-focused character, you will lose combats, and your best bet is to avoid all of them because you're playing a character which is simply not built for it (which you can do!)

It does the Fallout 1 thing better than any other imitator I've seen, but in a world that is its own, and nearly as interesting in its own way as Fallout's was - it's a hard world, and nobody in it loves you.

Lovely Mark Morgan-esque OST as well, which really worked for me.

Save often, save before spending skill points, and bank skill points until you hit a hard check you want to pass. Do not waste points on non-focus skills for your character. Jack of all trades characters are possible to play but much harder IMO, especially if you aren't intimately familiar with the game already.

China has a *wild* history, and one that's ripe for representing in GSGs. It's so rarely been attempted because it's a history of factions and impromptu, shifting alliances between figures with their own armies, backing and resources- this game actually models that as a mechanic, and it's lovely.

I am reliably informed that this game does NOT require you to move and shoot at the same time, which makes it a good choice for elderly players such as myself.

A strange, strange lovely game. I've never played anything like it.

"The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose within its scope, but concealed from the eye of the spectator; and in the production of effects that seem to flow forth spontaneously, as though uncontrolled by their influence, and which are equally excellent, whether regarded individually, or in reference to the proposed result." -- Me

Measurably better than the mobile versions.

Way more focused than Assetto Corsa - feels completely different (and way better) in terms of physics, and has a decent single player career - it's "just" GT3 but it's a great experience with amazing sound design, great graphics, and all the things you need in a racing sim.

Excellent little horizontal cute-em-up.

This includes both Daifukkatsu 1.5 (released only in arcades and on the JP XBOX 260) and Daifukkatsu Black Label.

It's worth buying this at full price for Daifukkatsu Black Label alone.