Recent reviews by ggtyler

「𝐀𝐈𝐌 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐒!」

I can't draw for ♥♥♥♥

Good app

very cozy

a miserable pile of flaming garbage

• dlc unlisted, if you already own the game you have to pay $100 for MOST (not all!) of the dlc
  
• playlists are ending after this month, forcing ppl looking to 100% the game to play races that are simply not fun. (lest they permanently miss out on achievements for horrible races!) cheating ai, horrible vehicles that you have to rely on community tunes to *somewhat* get working, etc.
  
• majority of the vehicles in general control like total garbage
  
• 99% of the content feels copy and paste
  
• the unique events feel really lackluster (not to mention they're all incredibly scripted)
  
• pisspoor music, had to mute and open up spotify
  
• horrible multiplayer, especially adventures. have to wait for upwards of 30 MINUTES between events.
  
• why is there so much focus on character customization in a RACING game?!??!

DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THIS GAME. PERIOD. play burnout paradise instead, or honestly, any other racing game.

(in case you're wondering why i have so many hours in this game - sunk cost fallacy)

ace combat if the gameplay was as crazy as the story
...and if everyone was an anime character

This game is great. It's got a thrilling story that leaves you thinking about it, with a unique twist in its gameplay.

My main gripe with it is, for lack of a better term, its communication. What could've been a 2-3 hour game ended up being nearly 5, simply because it's completely confusing where to go or what exactly to do. Sometimes it's a small document on a part of the wall that you have to scan (in a room littered with objects), other times it's a mechanic that's not sign posted in the slightest, and a few times it's a puzzle that gives you no direction whatsoever.

This is why I'm feeling conflicted, because besides that, it's a great game! It 100% deserves the praise it's gotten, and if I could, I would've given it a mixed rating. But if I had to guess, about 90 minutes of my playthrough was spent scouring through every nook and cranny completely stumped on what to do, and I even resorted to a GameFAQs walkthrough near the end of it. So ultimately, I can't recommend playing this game, unless you get out a guide, or just watch the game on YT.

Do you like to suffer?
Would you like to lose your mind?
Do you want to bash your head in because you were an inch away from a block and you've now lost 2 hours of your life?
Then play this game.

actual review now that i've played it and the server issues have been fixed:

the new engine is definitely appreciated. unlike bethesda, they finally decided to use unreal, and the game sometimes runs even better than 2 while looking much better, so props to them. also helped since mods ALREADY exist, so glad im able to have blahaj money bags :D

other than that it's a mixed bag. there are some changes that are nice, such as infinite stamina, more use in casing mode, and i honestly don't mind the health / armor system changes. (actually gives a use to armor bags, adds an additional layer of resources to watch and manage, and makes it more difficult.) some others though... why the hell am I stuck with a CAR-4 after multiple heists? why is it possible for a guard to have infinite pagers? why are most of the heists essentially just redos of the regular payday 2 heists? why is there a heist where you steal a crypto wallet and why is vlad of all people the contractor for it?!?!

yes, there's also the lack of a lobby selector, offline mode, lobby chat, etc. but most people already criticized overkill / starbreeze about it and i dont wanna be a broken record. i just want to point out that outside of those issues, there are still other problems with the game. so play payday 2 for now until they patch it up.

The game is OK. It looks pretty damn good (although I have noticed z-fighting, kinda janky animations, and mainly the train ride not being smooth and showing an out of bounds section at the 2nd ride, which I assume will be patched after early access.) The level design is alright, borrows some parts from the first game and from Kane Pixels but it's still leagues better than most backrooms games.

I think the biggest problem I have with it is, well, it's paid. When you strip it down, it is still the exact same thing as the first game, only with more areas to explore and a "story". It literally consists of getting lost, walking around for an hour, and then some weird ♥♥♥♥ happens and the camera teleports into the real world. It's almost exactly like Kane Pixel's first video with some minor changes made and without entities (except in two cutscenes.) I don't mind the lack of gameplay or entities, that's to be expected out of a backrooms game and from the previous one, but at least expand upon the story. Why are there 3 save slots anyways if it's an hour long and has no way to die? And why are there no subtitles when the dialogue is so quiet?

Maybe I'm ragging on it too hard, especially since it's not fully out yet, but it's still super disappointing story wise. Outside of that, the only thing holding it up is the graphics and the liminal space crap (which after 4 years, is pretty boring just by itself.)

The first few mission sets suck ass, most of the songs are no name garbage, and I lose in ladder matches because of a 0.01% accuracy difference. Great game!