Recent reviews by Ekenwars

Forced linking to Xbox before you even get past the main menu screen is disgusting behaviour.

Can't even open the settings menu to disable TTS Screen reading, which somehow is turned on by default.

You can insult someone to death while playing sea shanties mid-combat

I spent 30 minutes trying to kill a monster and I enjoyed every second of it.

[REVIEW PENDING]

9/10

The camera is permanently on invert and the controls are just wacky. Nothing seems to work and the camera isn't even focused on you, which just ruins any attempt in playing right.

This game was on my recommended one day. Seeing how it looks like some Unity student project, yet having overwhelmingly positive reviews, I was intrigued to try it out. It did not disappoint.

The combat is easy, yet hard to master. 3 types of weapons: Sword, Bow, and Hammer, each with their own strengths and weaknesses to compliment different playstyles (although the bow is almost necessary to complete certain levels). The combat is so seamless and satisfying; every swing and hit matters as each attack will most likely be fatal to you and the enemy. An exception would be hammer the bigger and armoured enemies, which will take more and precise hits to take down. You are placed in a colosseum-like-arena and fight enemies of avarious archetypes: Swordsmen, Archer and Hammer-bots. They will increase in size, strength and durability as you progress, but you also get to upgrade your skills everytime you clear a level.

The story mode requires you to clear 10 levels sequentially, without fail. This may be hard for some, but the clone perk is there to help less skilled players. Cloning is basically a checkpoint system where when you "die", you inhabit a new body and continue to fight the level without resetting. Losing all clones however, forces you to start the chapter from the beginning.

Story isn't completed yet, and as of writing this review only 3 chapters are released. The story itself is quite simple and generic, but the main selling point of the game is the combat anyways.

Overall rating: 9/10

It's alright

This movie is just a meme gold mine.

A perfectly executed compilation of homages, references and appropriate exaggerations to 80s culture. Definitely worth to watch.

9.5/10

Nazi imagery may be offensive to few. View at your own discretion.

Over the past week, this game has captivated me. Stardew Valley was already a big hit a few months ago and I was late to start playing it. My 80 hours on record as of writing this review was split among 4 intense non-stop sessions over the weekend; it's simply addicting to play. A farming simulator with a unique touch, this game is great in many ways, fun for both casual and hardcore players alike.

Pros:
- Relaxing atmosphere (World, music, characters, etc)
- Great farm customizability
- Simplistic pixel graphics (?)
- Skill branches to support different play styles
- Simple, easy to learn combat (may be too easy for some)
- Multiplayer is fun with a troll good friend

Cons:
- Gets repetitive in the end-game (Continuous grind and extensive farming)
- Controls and mouse-direction aim is a bit wonky
- A lot of effort to 'unlock' side character backstory and personality
- Time consuming
- Some unpatched bugs (some render the game impossible to play properly)
- Multiplayer also eventually gets repetitive if you're doing the same thing as Singleplayer

Stardew Valley is a great game to play on weekends when you ran out of Netflix shows to binge watch, or just bored in general. Time passes by unnoticed when you play this because once you start, you get really into it (at least in my case).

Overall, it's a pretty neat game. It quite enjoyable to just sit back and farm and grind as you get enough money to build a reputation in your small town. Decorate your farm in various layouts and satisfy your inner OCD by vertically aligning everything to perfection. Just Google 'Stardew Valley farm layouts' for reference.

Rating: 8.5/10

At one point, all visual novel readers/anime watchers thought of making their own story and characters, or even a full game/VN of their own. TyranoBuilder helps make that process easier, and it is a really helpful tool that is simple and easy to use for both beginners and professionals alike.

Pros:
- Simple and clean UI
- Easy to use
- Ability to import own scripts

Cons:
- Bugs (some game-breaking)
- Default textures are bad

It's a great app for beginners who are trying to make their own visual novels. You will, however, need to have your own art if you want it to actually be good, as the default images provided are not that great.

I'd recommend for you to wait for a sale, or until further patches fix the bugs. Or else you may regret purchasing it. And you probably can't get a refund, as most bugs start to appear at more than 2 hours in.