Recent reviews by Surprised Mayan

The new weapons, strand sub-classes, and having more to do in destiny are always welcome. But the way the narrative squandered the stakes, the momentum of Witch Queen, and at least a year of development should worry anyone that cares about the Destiny universe. What could have been a genre-defining story chapter; instead played it safe and silly. Deflating the morale of the entire community for the year to come.

Edit: I took my time to see how this year's expansion would settle out. Destiny 2 is probably my favorite game of all time. But, with the changes to monetization, the grind, the removal of weapon crafting, the current state of armor and build crafting, constant bugs and general disrespect for the core player base. I can't recommend playing this game to anyone till it gets a major reversion/overhaul.

Top-quality visuals, audio, and animations, combined with tight, fast-paced combat, cements Destiny 2 at the pinnacle of the "looter shooters" genre. The vistas and lighting are often remarkable, providing a feeling of immense scale that settles into the background when the combat starts. Gameplay often revolves around linking together action sequences by weaving your abilities with gunplay and movement in a way that lets you feel like a space god as you smash through ads. The Loot grind undergirds the experience, culminating in crafting builds that leverage all you've acquired to synergize and fully empower your guardians.

Praise aside, Destiny 2 also has its problems. Including convoluted DLC pricing, manipulative FOMO, and weak free-to-play offerings; but few games keep me enjoying my time spent like Destiny 2. If you want an action FPS where you can blast through all of the content with 2 of your friends(5 in raids and PVP), no other game does it better.

The best battle royale style game on the market; and can be an amazing experience with a group of friends. This game certainly has some rough edges (lag, bad hit reg, hackers, and crashing). Hoping most of it gets smoothed out when it leaves early access. Overall a worthwhile game to experience and enjoy if you like intense pvp with some goofy nonsense thrown in.

MGS V allows you to defy your disbelief about what a game can be. The controls are near perfection, your character and your enemy’s animations and movement have a sense of weight, place and scale within the world that makes it feel like a real place. The attention to detail is astounding, every item and structure seems handcrafted from a real life analogue. The design is culmination of a decade of game design, taking elements from games in and outside the metal gear franchise and refining them all to mirror sheen. As always kojima’s odd characters and quirky sense of humor return, but even that feels refined. If you’re a fan of the series or stealth games in general I can’t recommend this any more highly; and if you’re not it’s never been so easy to call in an attack chopper and run through an outpost with an LMG listening to 80’s pop.

War of the Roses and Chivalry Medieval Warfare are often directly compared to one another. War of the Roses is third-person action game that revolves around mouse movements to block and attack; and Chivalry is a first-person action game that revolves around button pressing attacks and a single button block. In both games you can play as archers or crossbowman and melee classes. WOTR has cavalry in addition, but the horses are glitchy. In my opinion WOTR has a more precise system of attacking and blocking, as well as a greater emphasis on encumbrance and armor choices compared to Chivalry. Success in both games relies on careful timing and knowing your weapon’s speed and reach. Combat in WOTR has a bit of a learning curve if you haven’t played any of the excellent Mount and Blade series, and some of the weapons could be more balanced. I recommend you try both if you are interested in the genre, but for me WOTR is the better multiplayer medieval combat game.