Recent reviews by Manashadow

I have Adobe Premiere Elements 2021. I prefer Movavi for a few reasons.

1.) It has crashed less often.
2.) While the number of options and features is slightly less than Adobe, it is hands-down so much easier and intuitive that it more than makes up for it. Adobe is great if you want to do really crazy specific things or crazy specific details yada yada. I'm not making a production movie. I'm editing YouTube videos. Sure, Adobe has a guided option and an expert option, but there is no middle ground there. You either have to do HOURS of training and learning and spend GOBS of time on the effects you want to make, OR let the program take near total control for you. Movavi is a great middle ground that makes decent, fun effects VERY intuitive and easy to use.

3.) If you can get an older version with the content packs in a bundle like I did, you get far better value than adobe, in my opinion.

4.) The suite that Movavi often comes in is so much better and less expensive than Adobe, in addition to being easier to use and much more practical for casual users.

5.) Older Movavi versions (and I think even newer ones) have more "buy a license" options. Nearly all of adobe's offerings are "continue to pay us money, we don't care if you only wanna use the software every once in a while; never stop giving us your money via subscriptions or we will screw you."

Here's my only major CON: Movavi have designed their product with 'planned obsolescence' in mind. I bought an upgrade to the 2023 version and immediately asked for a refund because they will not allow you to use your old content packs for 2020, 21, or 22 with the newer software. This is not a technical limitation, most of these things are stickers and titles and transitions. This is a willful decision to force the consumer to pay more money. But outside of that unnecessary "screw you, consumer" cash grab, the software itself is great.

I want to like it. GOD I want to like it! But I'm having trouble with it. No matter the difficulty, no matter how much you stack the odds in your favor, the enemy will always manage to get GOBS upon GOBS more armies than you. I don't know man, maybe I just suck at it. I'm willing to believe that's possible. But the game is just so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ unnecessarily hard. The original Heroes III was like that as well, so maybe that's just by design.

Anyway, don't buy it if you are expecting anything other than a very STEEP learning curve. It's a good re-imagining of Heroes of Might and Magic III, it really is. But make sure you know that you know you're getting into a game that will be a lot of trail and error. Restarting to get a good map placement, luck, and trying different methods (Getting gold first? Massing an army? Exploration??).

I'm past the 3 hour mark so no refund and I don't necessarily wanna take money from the developer. I'm happy to support them. Just make sure you know the game is hard. They DID put in a lot of options in for starting with higher resources and the like, so I'll try some of those.

I like the damn game, it's just HARD. :D

Game is paced well. A bit slow at first, but does not require huge automation like Satisfactory. Grabbed it for full price and I don't regret it.

A must-play for Castlevania:SotN fans. Plenty of fan service while holding together great gameplay. Worth the money, in my opinion. Great game.

Great free to play model. Hours and hours of fun with no money thus far. I LOVE it. You can pick it up after weeks and still have fun with it. Thanks for a great go-to time waster, Arc Games.

This game has so much potential. The story line is given in pieces that keep you wanting more. But sadly, Uncanny Valley is one of those games where the programmers had great ideas and just really ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up the execution.

Basically, you get 7 min a night to explore the facility you're in. Except it takes one minute or so to run to it, so really it's six. But then you have to run back to your apt the second you shift ends otherwise you run the risk of falling asleep where you stand.

You have to hit the "I" button to pull up inventory, thus making playing this survival horror game in the dark somewhere between frustrating and impossible. Using items is a ♥♥♥♥♥ because you have to open your inventory, select the item, then click on what you want to use it on. Forgive me for being nit-picky, but this is really obnoxious. I don't want to have to take the time to find the "I" key in a dark room, click on my item, and then fail to click on the right thing only to have to do it all over again.

I went to the train-station at one point in the game and when down the steps toward the train. It's kinda where the game begins. I didn't want to board the train so I tried to go back. Couldn't. Love it when a game LOCKS me into a decision like that for no damn reason. Boarded the train. That was one of the endings. Ok. Fine. Game suggested multiple play throughs. Clicked continue. "Error: No save data." Ok, so now I have to play through the opening 15 - 20 minutes of game play again? Awesome.

I WANT to like this game, but it makes it difficult. If you could get it on sale, snag it. Otherwise, don't bother.