Recent reviews by Maikuolan

I completed Hook within my first hour of gameplay (maybe less, if I timed it properly; I had a short break during that hour to make myself a cup of tea), so, it's not a very long game; It's also very simplistic in nature and I found it very easy to play, but, the ideas behind this game nonetheless felt very original and fresh, the game nonetheless required some level of thought, was engaging, and importantly, I found the game very enjoyable to play.

As a puzzle game, I felt that Hook was quite successful in its delivery: Interestingly, although the way that its puzzles were presented wasn't something I'd ever seen before, without requiring any instruction, I felt it to be extremely intuitive and easy to understand; The game presented zero frustrations for me and most of its puzzles lasted no more than a minute, but, the puzzles were still very engaging, interesting, and I wasn't bored by them.

Although simplistic, the game nonetheless felt very polished: Clean and without redundant elements, but, I didn't feel like there was anything I'd want to add to the game.

The background music is very pleasant and relaxing, and creates an ideal atmosphere for the game.

Perhaps, if the game was more expensive, I wouldn't recommend it, because I wouldn't want to spend too much money on something that I'd finish within an hour, but at $0.99c, this game is definitely worthwhile.

Comparatively, many of us will spend more than 5x that much on an average cup of coffee and it'll be gone within less than that amount of time; Spend $0.99c on this game, you'll have a copy of this game for the entire life of your steam account, and even if you only play it once, you're not any worse off than you'd be if you'd spent a dollar at your local gaming arcade.

In summary: Short and sweet, but super cheap, good fun, polished and worthwhile.

Spotted this little gem on the store during one of the steam sales, buying it initially purely because of the background soundtrack of the featured video on their store page (seriously, I hadn't heard anything about the game at all before buying it, and basically bought it because the background soundtrack of their featured video felt like it was emotionally blackmailing me that if I hadn't bought the game there and then, I'd be wondering what the game would've been like had I bought it for at least the next following few days or possibly next few weeks, and so I figured, seeing as the game was basically selling for the same price I'd usually pay for a music CD at the time anyhow, I may as well have given it a try).

I absolutely don't regret in the slightest.

The attention to detail is breathtaking; Amazing music, amazing graphics, amazing gameplay, all fluidic and fine-tuned to a point that I absolutely can't fault.

A traditional platformer with RPG aspects, Ori and the Blind Forest, with a strong backstory that follows throughout the game as it progresses, with exceptionally strong emotional pull and being highly addictive until you finish it from start to finish, is definitely a game that I'd recommend to others.

Along similar lines to it's predecessors, the fifth installment of the Elder Scrolls series will entertain you for a number of hours if you enjoy these sort of first person fantasy games. Amazing scenary and graphics with entertaining gameplay, it's a great game to immerse yourself in. Unfortunately, despite having similar good points to its predecessors, I feel it also shares a number of its predessors' bad points, and it probably won't appeal unless you're into this particular genre. For example, one thing I've always felt the Elder Scrolls series drastically lacked in was a multiplayer mode, but, that'll change with the next installment in the series, Elder Scrolls Online. Nonetheless, this is definitely a game I'd recommend. Beautiful scenary. Check my screenshots if you want a basic example (or screenshots of other players of the game).

A freebuild sandbox side-scroller, along somewhat similar lines to Minecraft (albeit, 2D rather than 3D, and with it's own unique flavour). Probably the most addictive game I've ever played on steam, and, if you enjoy freebuild sandbox type games, definitely one I'd strongly recommend for you. If you prefer action games, though Terraria does have it's share of action, it's probably not the game for you, as it's more geared towards construction, building and exploring, rather than action. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear as if the company that made the game will be making additional updates to the game, but nonetheless, it is a game I'd -highly- recommend giving a try. You also have the option to play by yourself in the standard single player game as well as with as many other players as your internet connection or hosting server will allow, meaning you can both rough it out solo and delve into massive multiplayer projects with friends (which, personally, I think is where the majority of the fun lies).

Highly addictive game. I mean, REALLY, highly, addictive. Think like.. 1942 (the oldschool arcade shooter) meets Raptor (similar game by Apogee). Now, give it more modern graphics, and free ship movement, so that you can face and move in any direction, rather than just "up". Play your own music, which in-turn, effects how the game plays out. Add enough flashing lights and colours to potentially give the optically sensitive repetative nasty seizures, and cause the optically insensitive to become bewildered at the sheer amount of everything coming from everywhere (I tend to only play the highest difficulty level, sooo...), and you've got Beat Hazard. Definitely one I'd recommend.