Recent reviews by TechnoSam

Factorio is the most polished game I have ever played by a mile. I admire the devs commitment to perfection and optimization. Some people may wonder why the game is worth playing if it's like a second job, but I think the reason it's so compelling is that you get to be in charge of the entire pipeline from start to finish. Most people's jobs see them in a tiny portion of a large application or product line. Being in charge of the whole chain and reaping the benefits is really satisfying, especially if it's something you're good at.

The logistics puzzles are extremely satisfying to solve and there is endless depth that you can choose to take on. I'd highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys automation of any kind.

I don't normally like open-ended, open-world games, but Outer Wilds has got to be one of the best games I've ever played. Everyone says to play this without knowing anything about it, and I wholeheartedly agree. Don't look up anything, it's all "spoilers". This game is simply great.

This game does everything right. There is a high amount of polish on every part of it.

The story is compelling and told in an interesting way. The gameplay is fast and fun, the controls as smooth.

I'm not normally a fan of Rogue-lites, but I have had a blast with this game. I can't recommend it enough, even if you're not normally a fan of the genre. As long as you like fast-paced action, you'll definitely like this.

The best Star Wars Battlefront experience out there. One of the best Star Wars games in general.

The game started out fun, but the more I play it, the more of a drag it becomes. I just want to get through it.

The game presents itself as a parkour game, when it's actually a fighting/puzzle solving game. The combat is super lame, you can punch and kick people, but they have heavy armor, so you can't take them out smoothly while running and you have to fight fists vs guns at point blank. It's usually easier to just pick up a gun from a fallen enemy and shoot. If I wanted to shoot people, I would have chosen to play literally any other shooter. The puzzles are also usually annoying because you miss one thing and spend up combing the map for it.

I've only spent about 10% of my gametime doing cool parkour stuff, which I expected to be the point of the entire game.

Exactly what games should be! Full local multiplayer, LAN, and friends parties. I have been missing this personal gaming experience of getting together with friends to beat each other up with trickery and underhandedness.

The cadence of the game is maddening, which is awesome. It's just a huge burst of energy. Extremely well done, I can't recommend it highly enough.

Throughout this game, I kept asking myself, "What is this?" I couldn't tell what type of game I was playing. It feels like a survival game because of the limited resources, but plays like Call of Duty. This was my first problem with the game, and it was continuously jarring.

There are stealth aspects to it, but I felt it was extremely underdeveloped to the point of uselessness. The environments did not support stealthy movement, and it was difficult to gauge what enemies could and could not sense.

The navigation was horrendous. My number one memory of this game is walking in circles because I'm completely lost and the compass does not help. Even up to the very end of the game when climbing the tower. The layout was confusing and a chore to navigate. For the very last step, I spent 20 minutes looking for the ladder. I was convinced I was supposed to jump up the suspended beams. Then even when I found the ladder, I thought that it might just be decoration because I couldn't climb it. Eventually it let me climb while I approached it looking down at a 45 degree angle. This is just one of many examples that made the game difficult to enjoy.

A lot of the environments look the same, so it's very difficult to establish any kind of sense of direction.

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There was a decent story, and some moments of intense action and fear that I found very enjoyable, but it didn't make up for my overall negative experience.

Fantastic game. Simply one of the best Star Wars games available. The Clone Wars is my favorite period and this game executes it perfectly. The book series by Karen Traviss is also amazing.

Fantastic! First off, I've been a fan of the show since day one, so I'm a little biased.

The game is an absolute blast. Fast paced action, well designed enemies, playing as Team RWBY is extremely well done. Also the graphics are nice, but I think the Team RWBY models looked better in Early Access, they looked like they came straight from the show. The Grimm are spot on though.

The game isn't the most optimized, but it's better than it was. I have a GTX 960 and when a lot of enemies are on screen I still get lower framerates, but it's really not bad for such a small dev team.

Speaking of, it's extremely impressive that they've managed to put this out with such a small team! Rooster Teeth continues to amaze me with how much they get done between so few people. It would be a dream to work on a project like that. Awesome job, dev team, keep it up!

There also appears to be intermitten issues with the game simply not launching. I had to reinstall three times to get it to work...

Overall design is pretty great. It plays very well and the combat doesn't get old for me. With the introduction of Hunter Ranks, there is a lot of replayabilty. Getting all the achevivements will probably take around 30 hours (not sure how best to estimate since I have my EA time).

--Bottom Line--
If you're not a fan of the show, this game probably isn't worth your money at the current price tag. It's a fun beat-em-up game but it doesn't offer anything terribly new. However if you're even remotely interested in the show, definitely get this game!

Oh, and play it with a controller. Much more enjoyable (since there's no button mapping).

For where it's at, the game is very good. The weapons are rather imbalanced it feels, but that's the entire reason that it's on Early Access, so I can't exactly complain.

I'm terrible at the game, brand new to Arena FPSs. I rarely get any kills at all, so if you've never played a game like this before prepare to die a lot.