Recent reviews by Kernel

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Don't listen to everyone ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on this game. If you don't drink Mountain Dew, eat Doritos and play WoW then this game will be a 10/10 guarantee. It has less choices then Fallout: New Vegas in terms of roleplay but improves in literally everything else. It has crafting, upgrading, settlements, follower storylines, so many different skills and perks, satisfying shooting YOU GET THE IDEA STOP LISTENING TO GAMERS ITS ONE OF BETHESDA'S BEST GAMES.

Literally there is no game better than this game buy it this game is pinnacle of fun, immersion, imagination, and freedom. 11/10

The story is very well-written and nicely interwoven with the gameplay. It's very tight writing with every character and plot point connected together satisfyingly through dialogue and exploring the map. The game is also easy to progress in while avoiding the feeling that your hand is being held, I didn't get stuck one time in this game which is amazing for a time loop puzzle game. However, the content and the emotion of the story really didn't connect with me. The types of plot twists were very common in other movies and games (cliche) and a lot of the story and characters weren't interesting or creative. The ancient humans felt like modern urban people just dressed in ancient clothing which is disappointing considering the obvious amount of research the developers did to authentically present the culture and mythology of the Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, etc. The game would also keep stuttering every time I turned around and it had to render in the scenery despite me playing on lowest settings and have a 1050 GPU. I would say overall this is a solid and good experience, but I really feel the 29 dollar price tag is too high for a game that has okay characters and story, performance issues, and an 8 hour lifespan. I bought this game from the overwhelmingly positive reviews expecting incredible story and characters but I was not satisfied. 6.5/10 (However I have to commend the fact that this game was made by 3 people. If I rated this game purely based on the quality of the product vs the amount of resources this would be a 10/10. But as a consumer I feel this game was a disappointment)

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i became a literal fps legend with this game 10/10 would recommend its also strangely fun for some reason.

-Some of the best gunplay that can be found in ANY GAME EVER
-Amazing graphics and incredible optimization
-Incredible game design

but:

-Is repetitive near the 2/3 mark of the campaign
-Multiplayer is really not that great

overall:
9/10 would recommend

The first map I played in ARK. Ahhhhh, what can I say? Honestly this is better than Ragnarok and The Island combined. This map has breathtaking scenery and the layout and dinos spawns are simply genius. The flow and Rythym of this map kept me and my friend playing for endless hours again and again and again. If you are going to play ARK then have a friend to play it with and get this map. It is an unforgettable experience that I fondly remember. I remember when I first spawned in with my friend and saw the islands with the tall rock pillars. The feeling of adventure and size rushed through me and I had one of the most fun times I've ever had in gaming. Overall 9/10, Optimization needs to improve but either than that. Best map out of all the official content.

My favorite game of all time, i really started to bond with the characters in this game and the setpieces in my opinion were made really well. The level design is even better then Episode 1 and the original game with fun puzzles that involve you to solve them while your in combat and constant resource crates that help to flesh out the game and less frustrating, combined with the classic Half-Life 2 combat which was already excellent makes this game incredibly fun.

10/10

In my opinion, better then the actual hl2. The game is much more fast paced and combat focused then the original which is what i mainly like about it, the puzzles are also much less frustrating and are probably some of the funnest puzzles i've ever played. You spend much more time with alyx which should've been done in the first game to help strengthen your bond with the characters which also helps you enjoy the setpieces alot more during the peaceful parts of the game.