Recent reviews by Gigolô Eletrostático

Disclaimer:
I did play both last open betas.
Currently Champion IV at Operation Verge on SA server. This is the game mode I mostly played this launch, and most of this review will be based on it for now.
I am going to change this review to NEGATIVE if matches become too hard to find, as they did in the betas.

Edit 16/07: Added a section with my take on ranked games.

• 6V6 and 3V3 modes are NOT pay-to-win. period.
  
• Mashmak (extraction shooter) does have P2W aspects, but are limited to this mode only.
  
• Some items might be sold/auction for Corite (real money currency).
  
• Most customization/cosmetic items are way too overpriced. Not a problem for gameplay, but I fear they wont be able to sell well on most regions at that price point.
  
• High-rank ranked games are very dependent on (specialy)Welkin, and queue times for them are also unbearable depending on the time and day. (on week days, from 18:00 to 02:00 are fine. Expect 30+min queues at any other times)

• The main game mode: OPERATION VERGE (6V6) is working just fine as of the time I am writing this.
  
• No Pay-to-Win aspects on 6V6 nor 3v3.
  
• 12 of the 15 Mechas(Strikers) are unlocked from start. The other 3 are purchasable via in-game-currency (Mission Tokens). After playing for 3 straight days, I've got sufficient credits to purchase one of them. but [next point]
  
• 7 day trial for each of the 3 purchasable Mechas. In that period, you are not eligible to get achievements specific to that mecha, but >I'm pretty sure< you can still get the main currency by playing with them, so, you can do it, while grinding.
  
• All Playable Mechas are just beautiful.
  
• Controls are very responsive. It feels very nice controlling all of the mechas. Movement is very polished.
  
• Overall character and mech's customization are better than most other games, even after some of the features present in the BETAs were not present, or not yet available.
  
• Some customization are indeed obtainable for free via in-game-currency. Some are cheap (simple colors), others quite grindy (seasonal outfits), but feel on par with other similar systems.
  
• It's FREE and not P2W as long as you have 6v6 and 3v3 in mind. Mashmak does have P2W aspects that might influence more on higher difficulties.
  
• Cross-Plataform and Cross-play with PC and XBOX.

• Casual mode still does not award anything whatsoever. Not even Mission Tokens.
  
• Shop pricing for cosmetics with "purchasable currency" (Clorite) and direct purchase is not compatible with the current reality of South American countries. 19% of the minimum wage on Leonie Frève is not very reasonable.
  
• Region Based servers. So, if I want to play with a friend from NA or EU, I need to start a new account in that region.
  
• 15 mechas seems to not be enough to create a very diverse match. Specially when some roles are filled with only one option (e.g. Welkin). This can change with future updates by adding more mechas.
  
• Menus are lots of times non-intuitive, and overwelming. E.g.: Why call the in-game shop "Logistics"?; Purchasable items are all over the place; 20+ tabs of options and ads.
  
• Mashmak still has items that can be purchased with Corite ("real money"), which might very easily become P2W.
  
• Mashmak feels very sparse, at least at the start without gliders. Map does not show many points of interest. Yet, its the mode that rewards the most items.
  
• Some good features from the betas were removed or are not yet available (e.g. animation options not yet implemented, containers and color drops from 6v6 matches removed, and others.)
  
• Not Linux Compatible because of ACE-Anticheat. Yet, it is steamdeck compatible. (It does work fine with Proton-GE 10-5, but it is unlisted from git. Good luck finding it, and use at your own risk. Proton EM 10.0-23 Gets ingame, but soon after you get kicked from the game.)

(considering General + matches)

• > Welkin is a must< The meta is basically all based around Welkin. Welkin is a very strong and feature complete Striker, but also has tools to force the most important aspect of 6V6: Objectives. And right now, it's the only option suitable for that. If your team does not have a Welkin, expect a most likely loss.
  
• >Play with groups< The devs have not yet specified some details of the matchmaking process. But I assume that people on pre-assembled groups are being matched against solo players without any type of limitation. In more than 4 cases I've confirmed 4/5ppl groups playing against full solo players at the same rank.
  
• >Tricera + Stego< One of the most common combos. Both brick-like semi-stationary Strikers are almost always present. Both take a lot to kill, but Tricera have: parry + 360° shield + heal + Anti-missile defense + stagger in his kit. Together, both are very challenging to destroy, and again, most of the time, a "Meta" team will be composed by Welkin + Stego + Tricera.
  
• >No proper draft system (blind pick)< Is quite common that matches are decided at draft, however, there is no way to know whats on the other side until the game begins. A proper draft system would be helpful to structure better counter-plays, since we cannot change Strikers mid-game.

• There is an in-game marketplace where we can (in theory) sell or auction items for Corite. Still have not used that function yet, and I have no idea how beneficial or prejudicial this can be for the game, since cosmetics as well as Mashmak items can be obtained here.
  
• For a Launching title, the game seems overall balanced, but still need some tweaks.
  
• Why does everyone looks so sexy?
  
• The community suspects most of the 5 first Ranks in 6v6 are mixed with AI Bots playing on both sides. I do not have proof of that myself, but I do tend to believe this is indeed true. The frequency of these seems to reduce as the player gets higher ranks. At Master/GMaster Ranks and up, expect to play only with humans, with longer average queue times.

• Show at least an image of the map/mode we are about to enter in Operation Verge BEFORE or while we choose our Strikers. There is the name of the map, but it will take some time before anyone can memorize each one of them by name.
  
• Localize prices for the reality of each region.
  
• Make casual mode reward at least Mission Tokens.
  
• A PvE mode? At least a PvE only Mashmak mode. Even if the Rewards are lower. Kinda personal, but I got friends who really wish to play the game, but are not into PvP.
  
• Let we play with players from other regions.
  
• Polish the Main Menu experience.
  
• A proper draft system.
  
• Impose countermeasures for pre-assembled parties at ranked games.
  
• Make your Anticheat Linux/Wine/Proton compatible. The game already runs fine on Wine/Proton without it. For god's sake. (Edit: Proton GE 10-5 seems to work, so, please, do not ban anyone for using it)

If you like mechas or feel indifferent about mechas, and like Hero-Shooters, I do 100% recommend this game if you plan on playing 6V6 or 3V3, for as long as the queue-time is bearable. 12 of 15 characters avaible from the start, with polished gameplay and no space for P2W is really something remarkable for a fresh IP.
If you want to play it for the extraction-shooter experience; I guess its worth the shot, but the way things are monetized might be a let down. More time is needed for the community to really feel how grindy and/or frustrating the F2P experience here might be.

English is not my native language.

Going to change to positive if this actually change.

This game have some real, real good combat. I could easily recommend this game just for that, but there are problems obfuscating all the good aspects.

• Casual mode gives NOTHING whatsoever. No progression nor basic currency.
  
• Ranked match would be fine, if at higher ranks wasn't so difficult to find a mach.
  
• Mashmak (extraction shooter mode) has a good base concept. But is filled with paid services that if sustained to the final build, it's going to make the game essentially a subscription based game. It gets worse once you realize it's the main mode for getting resources.
  
• Mashmak is also very sparse, with very little action.
  
• Lots of weekly limitations.
  
• A playable striker (Inferno) that is locked behind a pay-to-win grindy, sub-based, stamina-based mode (Mashmak).

For the interested:

• The game is gorgeous.
  
• Combat is fluid and responsive (in a mecha way).
  
• Strikers/Mechas are gorgeous.
  
• Character creation is quite feature rich.
  
• Crossplay (not very good RN, but should be fine at final build)
  
• FREE

• World-wide account
  
• Tricera tweaks ASAP
  
• (a lot) More inventory slots
  
• Casual mode rewarding basic currency
  
• make ACE anti-cheat Linux compatible.

Most Expensive game demo avaible

My opinion is 100% biased

EDIT: Shadows of the Erdtree is second or third worst DLC in any souls games.
All Bosses are just AOE Spams, overtuned tracking with huge hitboxes. Steticaly beautiful. Horrendous fight designs.

Base Game Review:
Basicaly; Dark Souls 3 went open world, done the right way.
Pros:
- Dark Souls 1's level design.
- Dark Souls 2's gear build options.
- Dark souls 3's fight speed and overall gameplay.
- Sekiro's jump and stealth.
- Open world.
- Content rich map. This is not an Ubisoft game.
- The game is actually lengthier than its (pre-release)average game-time.
- The horse not only works, it is actually useful. (sorry Skyrim/Bethesda).
- Excellent level difficulty, based on how much of the map you have explored.
- Friendly for new-comers of the 'souls' genre.
- Completely non-linear.
- Over 100 Bosses
- The game is actually complete. This should not have to be a compliment...(Right, Square Enix and EA?)
- Clean UI with useful information only. No bloated UI with unnecessary information.(not enough space to quote every single AAA open-world dev.)
- Got beaten by a nude blind triple-amputee.

Cons:
- An unoptimized mess.(cmon Japan...)
- Overall boss battles quality is lower than its predecessors.
- Way too many recicled enemies models and assets.
- Online multiplayer still f***ed just like its predecessors. It works tho.
- Useless anti-cheat that does nothing besides slowing the game's execution time and dragging the already messed up performance even more. Yeah, there are hackers.
- You are prompted to beat up a nude blind triple-amputee.

Armed with a giant purple d**do, I raided a brothel, and escaped it while on a chariot pulled by the robot-voiced (pimp)owner of the place who was still on his BDSM "clothes" and a gag-ball on. All that while being chased by another chariot at the same conditions with the bad guys on it.

I got raped by a Ghost. And this is not a joke.

Half Life 2, but actualy good.

The worst main Final Fantasy game, with the worst Final Fantasy port.

Um soco na boca a cada 30 min de MSQ.
Finalmente um fim a nivel de um verdadeiro Final Fantasy.
Se pulou a MSQ, parabens, jogou metade do jogo no lixo.