Recent reviews by zefie

Love this game, these types of games are right up my alley.
When I first saw this game, my first thought was "Rimworld in Space", which isn't far off.
The game is very playable in its current state, and stable.
The dev (single dev) updates the game often and is friendly.

Those who don't like early access games may want to wait until there is a bit more content though.
I'd definitely recommend adding this game to your wishlist.

If you like seeing games grow via EA, and perhaps influencing the final game, then buy it now.

I originally played this game on the Xbox Game Pass. The Steam version is a very beautiful and well polished port of the game. Runs very well, and is very stable. I love these types of games, and it has a very "Lumines" vibe to it, for good reason. Enhance was formed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, formerly of Q Entertainment. I loved the quirky but visually pleasing games from Q Entertainment back then (Every Extend Extra Extreme, Child of Eden, Lumines), and this game does not disappoint in any way.

As for the gameplay itself, it is very enjoyable. The game does seem a bit forgiving, but not so much so that it feels too easy, its just right. There are lots of versions of Tetris in the world and they do not all control the same. My previous favorite was Tetris DX on the Gameboy Color, but this game is my new favorite.

Visually and aurally it is extremely beautiful, and even my GTX 1060 can run it on "Epic" (and even beyond a bit) settings at 1080p144 without any slowdown. I have not tried in VR, but I am sure it is beautiful there as well.

Overall I really enjoy the game, and am looking forward to any future developments from Enhance.

With a wheel setup this game is very fun.

I also appreciate the "Americanisms" they added such as... turning right on red, allowing ~5MPH over the speed limit, cops hiding behind things, occasional AI driving slow for no reason, occasional AI cutting you off, most AI responding to horns and flashing of headlights, and I swear at one point I saw a bag of trash on the side of the interstate, but maybe it was a texture glitch ;)

Overall I recommend this game due to the sheer attention to detail.

Addicting and fun. The game is pretty stable for the first few tiers, the more you place and have going on, the more it may crash. Also the longer autosave will take, which is important if you are running near a cliff or fighting. It does give you a 10 second warning, but sometimes I don't notice it. I haven't really lost much progress due to crashing, but if I had to guess, in the 100+ hrs I've played, I may have had to redo about 15 minutes total.

For an early access it is pretty good, and despite all that, the game is very enjoyable, and I highly recommend it.

It is a fun and addictive game, with realistic concepts on building PCs, but it is not 100% realistic, at least not in normal mode, and you need to play through normal mode until level 5 to get hard mode (which I have not tried).

Pros:
- Fun and addictive
- Real brands
- Makes the mundane parts of PC building fun
- Unlock fun little customer mini-stories

Gripes:
- I have run into some progression issues in the game, where I am getting customers requesting products I cannot obtain yet, as well as the level up system saying products are available but cannot find them in the in-game shop.

- As of level 12 on normal mode, there is no implementation of HDD cloning, and customers don't seem to care if you wipe their system or change their default boot device.

- Customers want a specific 3D Mark score but don't even have it installed.

- This is my fault for being out of touch with modern hardware, but for a good while (first 8 hrs playing), I was rejecting AIO Water Cooler orders because "I don't have that brand". Everything is usually "I want [brand name]", so I figured AIO was a new brand I had yet to unlock. But it means All-In-One (thanks LinusTechTips), so it just means the NZXT coolers. I put this under gripes, because as a game claiming to help train to build PCs, it was not clear that AIO = All-in-One.

First impressions so far (1 hour):
I like this game, it is fun, but it is annoying to learn in Early Access. The game's tips warn you this game has a steep learning curve, and that there will be alot of tip dialogs, but apparently they are not implmeneted yet because I have tips enabled but it is sending me on my own and I already had to Google a few things.

That said, this game has great potential. If you don't mind Googling and learning on your own, get it now. Otherwise, wishlist this game and wait until the tutorial is implemented.

I don't remember how I came across CrossCode, but I am glad I did. It has an extremely fun playstyle, similar to Ys Origin, but with a story more technical, like .hack. While it is neither of these games, if you like them, you will likely love CrossCode. It has a great story, with a lot of quirky, fun dialog, which makes you feel like you are getting to know the characters. The devs are great people as well. Even in early access, the game is very playable. There are a few bugs, but they are not game breaking, and the devs patch them pretty fast.

I would highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys 16-bit Action RPGs, period.

This game is oddly addicting. Very stable, have not had the program crash on me.

Gameplay wise, it seems the focus of this game goes into simulating the experience of driving the truck, and not much else though. Crashes are extremely unrealistic, and I have not found any options in the settings to raise the difficulity. I accidently T-boned a bus at 55mph, and only 6% damage occured and I kept going. In reality, there probably would have been an explosion, fire, the truck would not be drivable, or at the very least more than 6% damage.

Aside from the lack of realistic collisions and damage, the game is well designed, and very enjoyable. It supports actual steering hardware, but I do not own any, so I cannot vouch on the programming and feel of those features.

It has a few missing features that would enhance gameplay, such as showing the speed limit on the GPS nav. Also, you will be driving through areas that change between MPH and KPH, but my odometer only shows MPH.

Overall, I would recommend this game, it is still fun. Just remember it is not Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row. It may feel that way with the open world.

This is a great MMO that is more modern than most. The setting is modern-day, rather than fantasy or historic. One great feature is you only pay once. Once you purchase the client, you do not have to pay a monthly fee to enjoy the game. I'd definetely recommend picking it up.