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Helldivers 2 is a special game. It is chaotic and extremely fun to play. So many shooters strive for realism, but leave out things like friendly fire or managing ammo out of fear that it might annoy players. The devs and this game aren’t here to make you heroes, instead, Helldivers 2 says: “Combat is hard. War is brutal. And you will die.” But it makes sure to give you all the tools, options, and weapons, which you’ll need to succeed in its hellish battles. You can become a hero in Helldivers 2. You can, I’ve done it. You just got to be prepared to screw up a few times and laugh about it. Oh, and having some good friends around helps, too.

The Good:
* Exhaustive detail provides one of the more authentic looks at the latter American West
* Excellent pacing and interplay of game systems
* Sweeping mountains and exceptionally crisp night sky
* My gorgeous horse, Freya


The Bad
*Choice paralysis


The Ugly
* Ambiguous moral equivocation


# The Verdict:

A sprawling Western that is without a doubt one of the greatest open-world games of all time. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game of rare scope and even rarer quality. A beautiful ode to an ugly era; RDR2 combines Rockstar’s most authentic and lived-in open world ever with its most earnest storytelling to date, filling in the gaps with an astonishing array of deep systems and nearly endless emergent gameplay opportunities. Its slower pace allows us to binge on the world like a virtual museum but, when the lead starts flying, it puts the wild back in the west (and then some). Few games manage the level of uncompromising detail as Red Dead Redemption 2 does.
To sum it all up. RDR2 is a technical marvel.

Explore and reshape distant worlds. Astroneer is set during the 25th century’s Intergalactic Age of Discovery, where Astroneers explore the frontiers of outer space, risking their lives in harsh environments to unearth rare discoveries and unlock the mysteries of the universe. On this adventure, players can work together to build custom bases above or below ground, create vehicles to explore a vast solar system, and use terrain to create anything they can imagine. A player’s creativity and ingenuity are the key to seeking out and thriving while on exciting planetary adventures.

Phasmophobia offers a very imaginative and rather novel approach to the horror game by placing you in the boots of ghost hunters. You will first be quickly terrorized at the slightest supernatural manifestation, your experience will help you become an expert and courageous hunter, who will however have to rely on a solid cooperation with his/her partners. The exploitation of the vocals, the different types of entities and the feeling of progression makes this title a very good alternative to many co-op games, which should also improve over time and for the moment charged at a low price

Overall postulate of Phasmophobia recalls, in some respects, Outlast. You will not be in the attack, but always in the defence, or almost. In this ghost hunting game, you are not an exorcist, you are not looking to fight against demonic entities. No, you are simply taking part in paranormal event hunters who have as their only weapon their analytical tools to confirm in different places, ranging from the pavilion to the psychiatric asylum, the presence of an entity haunting the place.
Your goal? Collect enough evidence of supernatural elements to satisfy the people who hired you and maximise your winnings,as much to gain level and thus access larger and larger cards as to earn money to buy more efficient equipment, thus facilitating your subsequent hunts.

Conclusion:
This game is brilliant to play along with your friends. Recording your game/ streaming are just cherry-on-top moments you will forever remember and cherish >:D

Metro – a series named and known for its dark, subterranean survival-horror atmosphere – albeit never really dependent on being underground at all. The third game of the series: Metro Exodus, successfully brings its lengthy single-player campaign to the post-apocalyptic surface without sacrificing any of the series’ signature tension. You will spend a considerable amount of time exploring the traditional dank underground corridors. Many story objectives still require you to descend into the sorts of dread-filled Subterranea that the Metro series was built upon, and thanks to a generational jump in lighting effects and high-quality ambient audio they feel more ominous and claustrophobic than ever.

Metro Exodus ultimately grinds to a halt as opposed to going out with a bang. I was compelled towards its conclusion by the strength of its story and I was ultimately satisfied with how it resolved, but I can’t help but feel that the most exciting moments of Metro Exodus are centred around the middle act.
Metro Exodus is refreshing in its demand that you take your time. This is not a run-and-gun experience; it’s a stay-low-and-go-slow crawl through some of the most atmospheric and detail-rich settings I’ve ever experienced in a story-driven shooter. With a storyline that sidesteps the supernatural themes of its predecessors in favour of focussing on a more affecting human experience, and level design that affords you significantly more freedom without giving you too much room to relax, Metro Exodus feels like the full realization of this series’ potential.

The most impressive Need for Speed game in years.

Need for Speed Heat tries to be all things to all NfS fans, whether you want to team up with friends (or be forced to make friends) or go it alone, customise your cars to the Nth degree or just bolt on performance upgrades when you need them, whether you prefer racing at night or day.
I've had a lotta fun with Need for Speed Heat.

In comparison to Infinity Ward's MW series, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 stacks up neatly. The two are different enough they can certainly co-exist, with one claiming strengths over the other in various departments. Multiplayer is a different sort of game with DICE's option, and will cater to a specific type of player. You're also always going to end up with a unique play experience in each of the modes on offer, which is another strength over Modern Warfare's more streamlined multiplayer.
In the campaign end though, it's Infinity Ward's ability to craft eye-popping set-pieces that still outshines those found here, it doesn't help that BFBC2 recognises a need to compete; taking as many jabs in the dark as possible - in the end it kind of comes off as a bit desperate.

It's also important to know I am scoring my review here on gameplay merits because most of the major problems are in the throes of being fixed (server issues etc), so while I agree it's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ situation out of the box for a lot of dedicated people, the game itself is still excellent and deserving of a good score, just EA and DICE's initial support that's lacking in the initial stages. It should still be noted that if you are a hardcore multiplayer gamer, you might want to give the game a couple of weeks for things to stabilise.

Regardless, you're going to have fun with BFBC2 - the single-player is a much improved affair over that of the first game, and the multiplayer is like a fine wine (when it works); crafted from vintage cellars who've made it their business to perfect their art.

if every shooter set in the European theater of World War II is measured by how it depicts its D-Day landing--assuming it has such a mission--Call of Duty: WWII emphatically succeeds in its impactful designs and delivery.

Prey is unquestionably built out of the bricks of a dozen other classic games (think System Shock, BioShock, Deus Ex, Metroid Prime), but it has put them together in a unique pattern that, for the first half at least, kept surprising me

Year: 2004 - Present