Castle on the Coast doesn't seem to have made a big splash since release. Which is a shame and makes a sequel less likely... Please let us turn this around, and purchase this amazing game! The game instantly captivates which motivating level design, great platforming and wholesome atmosphere. Every section mixes up the platforming in some way so not a second of the games becomes stale. Also super colorful. And one can play this game on higher graphic settings even on really low end PCs/laptops. The best game I've played since quite some time!
Almost the best Commandos-like game. Imo, only Commandos 2 is slightly better but just because it has Coop-multiplayer.
Owning this game since April 2019. This game get's a lot of comparisons with M&B and it's not hard to see why. But after all there's no doubt that this is a good FPS game. Shootouts are genuinely tense and have a (semi) realistic feel. At the beginning you only have weapons with iron sights at your disposal and you can barely see your enemy which is absolutely fantastic and makes every kill meaningful. The devs significantly toned done the difficulty since early access and I'm personally not 100% sold on that. I loved the feeling in the first few hours that you can get rekt by a dozen looters but now you can rek them quite easily from the start. That being said, it's more accessible now and feels less grindy. The world itself is not as interesting as M&B but they've added a lot of regions and combat maps since EA. Lemme tell you that the combat maps are beautiful and raiding camps has been improved significantly. Also, the world isn't incredibly immersive and it has some grind in it. But I don't regret my purchase at all.
Played this numerous times on Xbox and it's glorious! John Woo has created some of the movies ever like Bullet in the Head, Hard Boiled, Face Off, Red Cliff (director's cut), Windtalkers (director's cut / yes, go judge me) and then the very best movie of all time: The Killer (also with Chow Yun-Fat) Being a gigantic fan of John Woo, I gotta say that Stranglehold's story doesn't hold a candle to the movies. It's fine and it has his signature. Still quite entertaining. Not more, not less. But the gameplay... That's where its at! It makes you feel like a complete badass when you shoot at someone and everything around that person just get wrecked and throws sparks all over the place. Can't wait to play this again on PC after more than 10 years.
Great MP game for everyone. Try playing it in Hotseat with someone who ACTUALLY HATES videogames or DOESN'T CARE for that stuff and see how they laugh and enjoy themselves. Afterwards you converted them to play games. Tap yourself afterwards on the shoulder. Nuff said, son. Go get it
I never was interested in 4X titles until few weeks ago and decided to give EU1 a chance. I'm really liking it a lot, especially when most mechanics become second nature and you dive deep into the economy/strategic stuff. For newcomers I'd advice to play the tutorial more than once and maybe skip the scenarios for some time. There's just too much information to take in that it becomes overwhelming although I can see that it may offer endless replay value (lots of nations and different victory conditions). Fantasia where it's at imo. Every faction starts with one city and then you start expanding. That way you get to understand the game's mechanics easier and it's incredible fun. The screenshots don't do this game justice as it's visually more appealing than you might think. Just charmimg stuff here. Seeing how the sequels apparently became more and more complex/in depth, EU1 is a great starting point for getting invested into 4X games as it's quite complex but approchable enough that you don't get demotivated and toss it away. I can see myself playing regularly a Fantasia scenario (different factions and victory conditions) for the years to come. Highly recommending this one.
More of Train Valley goodness. Overall amazing game and DLC
Adds a very detailed and engaging new region and some nice changes to the gameplay. Can't recommend this enough. Player freedom is also king here like it was in the basegame. You can join different factions, approach quests and maps differently (depending on your preferences and char built). The biggest highlights are the massive defensive battles against the natives and the stories you experience in this region (which sometimes also affects stuff in basegame maps). It just brings so much more to the table than only the Waterworld setting. You'll be surprised. Absolute nobrainer, instabuy. If you haven't touched UnderRail yet, I recommend playing it straight away in combination with the DLC as it adds A LOT to the basegame.
UnderRail is with almost 240hours my 2nd most played game in galaxy. Finished it beginning this year without DLC and few weeks ago with DLC. Absolutely fantastic and the most fun I had with any game in the past 3 years I'd say. It always motivates you with deep and fun combat, character progression, atmospheric environments and dialogues. I'd describe it as combination of System Shock 2, Deus Ex and Fallout. Lots of big iconic names at once, I know. Mentioning System shock because of the environmental storytelling, leveling system (oddity) and Deus Ex because of the and player freedom. Fallout of course for the visual presentation and setting. One early quest takes you to an abandoned complex which has 3 (or 4?) floors. In one of those you have to retrieve an item from a corpse and robots are patrolling. On my 1st playthrough I managed to retrieve that item without being spotted. On the second playthrough I still opted for a hacking/lockpicking character but no stealth. So I made use of EMP-grenades and brute force. This kind of level/quest design is prevalent from beginning till end. Locations are varied and contain some of the creepiest places. Exploring may be very dangerous but also very rewarding. Especially with the (ingenious) odditiy sytem which I highly recommend so you try different approaches. Play this game, even if you couldn't care less for isometric RPGs (first Fallout, BG, Arcanum etc). UnderRail ain't easy but at least it's not unfair and most importantly it's motivating enough that you wanna keep going, even after a hard battering. Some negatives: - Not 100% balanced although no RPG is imo. A lot of builts are viable but after two playthroughs I fear that hacking/lockpicking is just too useful. Crafting skills are very fun and only with those you can get the best gear but it might put you too much on an disadvantage early game. Playing without psionic seems suicidal to me - Don't like shotguns Could rave about this game forever. Go get it
Amazing game that completely caught me by surprise. Every level feels different and is a joy to play. Also becomes challenging very quickly but it never becomes frustrating. On the contrary. You wanna replay levels constantly until you accomplish all expert tasks and for hunting the achievements. Very good game, must pick imo
