I'm a great fan of Morrowind and Oblivion, as I love thougt-provoking stories with twists and dark corners, that Skyrim (unfortunately) had to cut to be family-friendly and sell to the lowest possible denominator. I also do love atmosphere and great open worlds, packed with interesting, unpredictable quests. Well, KCD has all that in spades, plus something I never knew I'd love so much: a satisfying touch of realism. Boy, does it feel great to get better, stronger and skilled, in a world where packs of enemies are to be taken seriously. This game is not perfect, however, few open-world games are. It is a world with high visuals, tons of things to get into, dozens of fun mechanics, hundreds of hours of story and immersion. You can be a loathed criminal, a respected knight, a loner hunter, an obscure burgler, or something of your own making while you do spying and organizing the war effort, run an entire city and compete in fighting tournaments and all sorts of sidequests. This is the definition of value for money. Don't be afraid to try it, it's fun waiting to be had. Recommended.
This adventure game is one of those rare occasions where all the puzzles make perfect sense and 99% of the time it does feel great to work through them. The retro style is made with pleasing artistic sensibilities. The whole game feels special, like it was made by people who cared enough about it. You do think and opperate as a detective should, in most cases. The achievements are hillarious. Good story. Good puzzles. You should definitely get the director's cut version.
The world of this game is an artistic achievement that speaks volumes about the ambition of the studio behind it. Got it on release date and was completely blown away by it. Gameplay-wise, on PC, the game was somewhat ok, far better than the console versions. Still though, a string of bad decisions made this a rushed, sub-par release based on the enormous expectations. If you ever read Neuromancer, or have been a fan of Blade Runner or Ghost in the Shell and Akira, Night City will be a non-stop high for you. Playing through the missions you will slowly realise the undeniable potential of this world and system. Here, you can have all the stories you ever dreamed of, in one colossal, finely detailed and fairly complex place. The stage is set and it runs well on my RX480 gpu. It just needs more missions, more characters, more story and more fun mechanics. There is so much to tap into that is exciting. The body modifications, the weapons, the cars, the gadgets, the secrets, the gangs, the romances, the corp wars, the netrunning, the conspiracies, the skill trees, the moral pathways, the business opportunities, the urban legends and the corruption echoes from the top leaders down to the rainy street thugs. Greed, lust, ambition, dreams, balance, identity, mind and cybertechnology, culture and personality, code and DNA. So much to wait for. I think, even now, CPR have the opportunity of their lifetime with Night City. All they need is to work on more story and content, as soon as they stabilize the base game. I wish some of the developers would read this. I wish they feel the same way and execute on it. If the expansions are great, you will NoMan'sSky yourselves to the top. This is still your moment.
Get the free demo, then try the game, then come back and buy it because this is one of the best value for money deals you can ever get in this market. Factorio has easily gotten a hold of my time and priorities. Married people and/or parents: fair warning! This game will drain your schedule and upset your social life. You are stranded on an alien world. You only have your basic tools and technology. You start mining resources with dreams of manufacturing a vessel to help you get back to civilization. Soon, you will start making things, that will help you make more advanced things, that will automate the making of old things, all the while deciding your own path through tech evolution, your energy needs and firepower. Yes, you will need defenses in place, because there are some living things that will try to stop your sprint towards domination over nature, with their agile bodies and their fangs and their teeth. Because nobody likes the tree cutting and the pollution you're causing. Plus, it will take some time to set yourself up with some nice, "clean", nuclear power. Factorio is a mix of RTS/city building/puzzle/choose your own adventure kind of game where I have invested more than 500 hours in and I'm recomending it to anyone with even a slight preference to the genres I just mentioned. The price to fun ratio is ridiculous.
