Recent reviews by Wraith

Scary as hell, but a solid story that invokes some interesting thought around what constitutes life and being human.

I'm not normally a sandbox game type of guy, but this one is great fun for all ages! This has to be in the top 5 games that I've spent the most time playing.

I bought this because the reviews were pretty decent and it sounded interesting. I had no idea what to expect other than it's a sci-fi game with a relaxed atmosphere. That said, I found the story to be pretty average and the gameplay repetitive and at times, buggy. Overall, I don't recommend this one. I suppose the one saving grace was that it's short. I'd say it might be worth $5 or less if the premise interests you and you truely have nothing else to play.

I played my first game and started as a diver. While collecting some phat gold plated lootz, I was mauled by a shark and inadvertently crapped my suit. Had to swap out for a new one before I could keep playing. Would definitely crap myself again.

10 out of 10

Goat simulator? Really? How in the world could that possibly be any fun? None-the-less, I bought it at the insistence of a friend and 30 minutes later I was head-butting my way through an incredibly amusing tale of...well nothing. There's no story. There's really not even a point to the game, which is why it's so amazingly fun. Watching the wacky rubber-band physics twist and distort your goat never ceases to amuse. Go buy it. You won't be sorry.

I've purchased all of the Planeswalkers games each year and I've enjoyed them all. They've each had some positives and negatives, but by and large, they've been quite enjoyable and have improved each year. With that in mind, I picked this up over the winter sale, but was curious why so many people were slamming it. I figured it couldn't be all that bad, since people just like to whine. Boy was I wrong.

THIS GAME IS A STEAMING PILE OF ****!

Where to start...

- Half the game modes are missing from previous years
- The revamped interface is butt ugly and unwieldy to navigate
- Automatic mana tap selection is HORRIBLE (I lost several games because it tapped the wrong color...yes, I know this can be manually selected, but it worked fine in the previous games 99% of the time)
- You get to "pick" a starting deck based on a vague deck description and no way of seeing what's in it and oh yeah, surprise...you're stuck with it unless you want to pay to unlock another one or reroll your player

I could go on, but I won't. I feel ripped off for buying this, even at half price. If you want to play Magic, do yourself a favor and go buy any one of the previous years and avoid this one like the plague that it is.

This game is a lot of fun, especially at the bargain bin prices that it's running for these days. There are a decent number of missions, most of which aren't even related to bank robberies (which is what I thought it was going to be, when I bought it). Each mission has a wide variety of randomization which makes each mission remain fresh for a while.

The downside is that pubbing with random internet players is pretty lame (although the single-player AI is half-decent), since the game requires a high-degree of teamwork to be successful. The other is that the mission objects feel a bit contrived (having to monitor equipment which continuously jams/breaks...seriously? invest in some better equipment).

All-in-all, just buy it!