Recent reviews by Rice-Rocketeer

Balatro has replaced all need for human connection.

I used to play Big 2 with my high school friends at lunch time, but now I play Balatro by myself at lunch time.

This is a game that is greater than the sum of its parts, and all of these parts unify into something pretty great!

For the number of hours I have put into this game, it is undoubtedly one of the highest value games you can purchase right now. The game's simplicity of mechanics, plus the addition of new features on a steady beat keep it fresh!

Fantastic game. Everyone knows it's good. GET IT.

I returned this game after four years away, and it has improved immeasurably. The game doesn't feel barebones anymore, although it does feel a bit over-monetized and somewhat grindy.

Nevertheless, I am having a ton of fun playing this game with friends. The dungeons and raids are fantastic, the visual design is impressive as always, and the performance of this game never ceases to amaze.

Such a polished product. Congratulations on turning this ship around, Bungie!

This game is an absolute must-buy for fans of tower-defense, co-op, and Factorio-style games.

The 6.0 update for Mindustry makes this game an instant classic, and I cannot stress enough how much this game has improved, and how much fun that I have had it throughout its evolution.

One of the most attractive and chill idle games out there...but also the perfect pandemic companion. I started this game at the beginning of the pandemic and told myself I wouldn't stop until the pandemic was over.

Well, here we are...nearly 9 months later...still going strong, and I still haven't unlocked all the capes. Thanks for bein' my boon companion and getting me through my lockdown depression, Melvor Idle. <3

2019 Review Update
Nearly a year later and I'm still playing this game weekly. The number of updates and dedication to this game that Digital Extremes has shown is nothing short of miraculous. The sheer size and scope of this game is staggering. Not only is this one of the best free to play games of all time, but I now consider it amongst the pantheon of my top games of all time. Thanks, Digital Extremes, for making Warframe such a great product.


2018 Review
I was a Warframe founder. Initially, the game felt a little rough, but it seemed promising and I liked how passionate the team appeared to be.

5 years later, I cannot say that I regret purchasing one of the original founder packs. Warframe has improved by leaps and bounds. This game is amazing.

There is so much content with each update. There is no doubt that Warframe is one of the best free to play games of all time!

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is undoubtedly one of my favourite games of 2017. This game improves on XCOM 2 in every way imaginable. Whereas the initial iteration of the game failed to really double down on the narrative aspect of the XCOM world, XCOM 2 successfully brings in many wonderful storytelling elements. The three different factions provide a wonderful sense of world-building; their motivations and subtle backstories are interwoven into every component of their design. The menacing Chosen do such a wonderful job of personifying the nameless alien forces and providing even greater insight into the motivations of the alien leaders; it feels great to finally take one down.

The highest praise I can provide is that not only are these narrative elements tightly woven into the gameplay itself, but they allow for a greater sense of attachment to your soldiers, each of your tactical encounters, and the XCOM mission itself.

Well done, Firaxis. I can't wait to play XCOM 3!

Undoubtedly one of the best re-makes of the century, DOOM is a heart-pounding, pulse-throbbing, demon-slaying experience from start to finish. I cannot recommend this game enough. I haven't given the multiplayer much of a shake, except for co-op SnapMap maps, and they were FUN AS HELL.

If you are a human male or female born between the years of 1900 and 2016, you owe it to yourself to play this sweet game.

Farm Frenzy is back! And this time, with none of the colonialist trappings of the previous instalments. No longer is the GREAT WHITE helping out the disenfranchised minorities; she's helping herself.

The aptly named "American Pie" version of Farm Frenzy 3 mimics the success of the earlier games, never straying too far from the tried-and-true formula of growing your farm empire through the application of a li'l ol' fashioned sweat!

If you liked the other Farm Frenzy games, it's obvious that you would probably like this game too, though there isn't a lot of innovation driving this series forward. However, if you were saddled with crippling white guilt for your enjoyment of the decidedly marginalizing and borderline racist past games, you'll be able to enjoy this game nearly guilt free since it plays a little closer to heart & home of the character.

Granted, that doesn't take into account the intensive farming policies that this game encourages...environmentalists BEWARE!