Recent reviews by Haïmaar

What is there to say that hasn't been said before ?
Once the best video game ever. To live in a timeline that allowed us to experience Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur is just insane.

I started playing this game very soon after launch. Having put around 90 hours in and being max level, I think I have a pretty good understanding of the game.
During this time, I had to endure many network related issues including (and not limited to) :
- not being able to join any lobbies for more than 24 hours at a time (issue that appeared randomly and that I couldn't fix in any way possible).
- being stuck in the drop pod animation before landing on the planet
- being stuck in the outside view of the ship when launching the game
- being disconnected as I entered the shuttle after a 30min long mission.
It was incredibly frustrating but I kept playing because when the game was working properly, it was simply amazing.
I had so much fun, more than I had for a while in any PVE game.
It was challenging, it required skill, but you could also f*** around and have fun with your mates (shoutout to my buddy who killed me more than the terminids did).

But now, after the patch that dropped on the 6th of March, the game is ruined for me.

First of, the railgun.
Controversial because people will support this nerf. They are simply wrong.
Granted : the players who kicked others for not bringing it in their loadouts are sweaty idiots.
But why do you think we NEEDED this weapon ? Because the rest is unusable at higher ranks.
- autocannon is good but ineffective when facing big waves of tough enemies like multiple chargers, hulks and so forth.
- recoiless bounces half the time.
- spear, you cannot aim at specific parts
- antitank is only two shots every minute.
And so forth...
The railgun was our only answer against having 5 bloody chargers chasing us in late game.
Yes it one shots more than half of the terminids, so does the autocannon.
The railgun is a skilled weapon, to deal with strong automatons you need to aim for a specific spot. If you don't aim at the said spot, you would need to fire around 5 shots to kill a hulk for instance, which means attacking only one unit for about 10 secs. It is a long time, especially in late game difficulty.
This made the gun unusable for most controller players and people who generally have a worse aim in shooters.
Furthermore, you can only deal with one threat at a time, so it's not optimal against big waves.
It was a skilled weapon with high risk and high reward.
The railgun was used because everything else was lacking.
You want people to use it less ? BUFF THE OTHER WEAPONS.

And finally, the game is also ruined because of the performance.
I am using a 5600x (OCed) and a 4080 Aorus Master.
On 1440p, before the patch, I had around 70fps minimum at any given time.
Now, I cannot get past 55 fps and get 35 fps in intense fights. This is simply unacceptable.
Other issues I noticed since the patch : textures stretching more than before ; items that cannot be picked up such as warheads for the SEAM artillery ; multiple enemies that simply disappear out of nowhere while they were chasing me...


PS : PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, fix the keybinding bug, half of them get reset every single time I boot the game and I have to re-bind them all EVERY TIME.

The review will stay negative until these issues are fixed.

Tekken 7 : You can fight inside a burning volcano !
Tekken 8 : YOU CAN FIGHT ON A F*CKING ASTEROID CRASHING DOWN TOWARDS EARTH.

It's the best Tekken game ever made. It's bigger, bolder, more epic and with even crazier things that the series is known for. The Rage Arts are just completely over the top (and I'm all for it). The Heat system adds on to the hype of the rage drive from 7. You unlock new moves, some of your moves are stronger and you can have a free launcher for your combo with the Heat Dash. I cannot wait to watch E-Sports tournaments of this game. Tekken 7 was already more hyped than the competition, this one is gonna crush them even more (with all the respect and love I have for other franchises).

The practice mode is more in-depth than it's ever been. The game is at the same time easier to pick up for beginners and more detailed to help you precisely master your favourite character. The Super Ghost Battle is incredibly good, you can truly see your style and your way of playing through the ghost, it's a very powerful tool to learn your weaknesses and improve on them. And the fact that you can pick up your character whilst watching one of your past replays to try and learn from your mistakes is just pure bliss.

And of course, the soundtrack is really good. I mean, it's a well known fact that they know what they're doing in that department.
Oh and just a small thing... YOU CAN CHANGE EACH INDIVIDUAL TRACK FROM THE GAME TO ONE FROM ANY PREVIOUS TEKKEN GAMES. This is just pure fan-service and a VERY good one at that.

Only negative criticism I have is that the customisation is a bit lacking and the loading each time you try something on is annoying.

10/10. I wish I could show this game to my 6 year old self playing Tekken 3 on the PS1.

Changing my positive to a negative review. (Original review bellow.)


Censorship for the sake increasing investor's profit will never be tolerated by customers. No MATTER the amount.
We paid for a specific game with a specific experience.
You decided to disrespect your players.
Not changing the PC version would've been the smart move.
You once listened to us, maybe you will again.

#StopKillingGames.




OG review : Started playing back when it was still in early access and the game was already pretty cool. The 1.0 update made it amazing. The new maps are incredible. The art design, the details that went towards creating a unique atmosphere to each map are insane.
The AI, whether civilians or suspects, are more unpredictable than before. It keeps you on edge all the time.
You can see how they listened to player feedbacks.
Thank you devs.
One of the best PVE FPS these days, if not the best.

Justice