Recent reviews by CCatalysts

Fallout 76: Wastelanders is a great overhaul to the game that brings back NPCs, choices, and stories like FO3 and FNV. The overhaul breaths back life to the wasteland with random encounters as you trek along Appalachia. New quests, events, and factions continues sweeten the deal.

Plan out what crops you're going to grow and build your farm from ground up. Stardew Valley is a pleasure to play when you just want something to kick-back to. Build relationships with fellow neighbors and participate in seasonal events. This game is a true successor to Harvest Moon, and is certainly worth your time!

Firewatch is a brilliant emotional trip that shows the player the displeasures of reality. The moral message behind the story is thematic and really does convey it with its cast of characters. The voice acting and dialouge really do bring those characters to life; giving them personalities. Olly Moss, did a wonderful job at making the woodlands feel isolating, alongside with the soundtrack and ambient noises used throughout the adventure. The game may not have been 'spectacular' in the sense of excitement and creepy atmosphere it was building up to, but it did certainly deliver its message.

Fallout has always been a phenomenon in the post-apocolyptic genre. It is highly regarded for its amazing atmosphere and provoking exploration. In the Fallout universe you are set out into the wasteland to survive, and make difficult choices during odd situations. The humor, and interesting characters you stumble upon during your trek in the Wasteland makes Fallout an enjoyable franchise.

Fallout 4 is Bethesda second attempt at the Fallout franchise, and does so somewhat well. The gunplay is spectacular, and can be comparable to other first person shooter game released in the past year. The art style is wonderful, but there are some graphical issues; such as the odd functioning of the level of detail on textures. The characters have great backstories this time around, which allows for a level of attachement and care for them. The crafting system is fully fleshed out and can allow the user to create powerful and wacky weapons at ones disposal. Fallout 4 set to refine the franchise's gameplay, and it does it very well.

The issues that Fallout 4 possess is its RPG elements. Most of the deep notable landmarks of the franchises have been streamlined to appeal to a wider audience. The S.P.E.C.I.A.L system doesn't change how your character behaves at all; like how it did in the previous games of the franchise. The dialouge system resembles games like Mass Effect's but it does it very poorly, and the wording is vague which leads to most of the outcomes being the same. There are some great sidequests, but most of them are quite repetitive and shallow.

Despite some of its flaws, Fallout 4 is still a great game.

A charming and humorous first person shooter that allows for competitive and casual play. Each character has their own personality, with their own strengths and weaknesses in-game. Enjoy dressing up your favorite characters with an assortment of hats and cosmetic skins to instigate chaos in style.

Just Cause 3 is a third person action game that encourages destruction and insane combos. If you're familiar with Just Cause 2, you'll probably find that many of the mechanics have been implemented in Just Cause 3. But, these mechanics have been refined and work considerably well in its new iteration.

The parachute controls are fluid and the implementation of the wingsuit makes it even more fun. The driving could use some work, as it's very difficult to move either left or right, and it encourages you to drift almost all the time; making time trials very difficult. The game's graphical fidelity is good, but there is currently an issue with SMAA 2x/TX which results in ghosting. Use SMAA or FXAA to relieve these issues. Performance is fine so far, and the new NVIDA and AMD drivers have helped with most performance issues.

The story so far has been very standard and don't see it being significant from any other release this year. It seems far more humorous and it looks like it embraces the insanity of the overall game. The gameplay can be repetitive, as you're mostly going to be only capturing outposts and liberating cities/towns. If you don't enjoy doing repetive actions, then you'll most likely not enjoy this game.

Killing Floor 2 is an amazingly well crafted co-op shooter that requires coordination and communication from your squad. The weapons (minus some balancing issues), characters, and voicework (some are currently cut) are well done so far. The weapons themselves handle well, and each perk is distinctively different from one another. The perks allow the player to experience a completely different playstyle when you swap perks for a round. Even with its slow content updates, a staggering three months for an update, Killing Floor 2 is achieving its spot as a spectacularly gory and disgusting co-op first person shooter.

Edit: The game will be releasing on November 18! Have fun!

As much as I enjoyed playing this game near its release, it has taken a turn for the worse in the past few months, and more prominently this week. PAYDAY 2 on release thrived on the dependencey of teamwork to overcome obstacles on difficult heists, which is not the case anymore. This is due to the new weapon balance update, which has made any difficulty level under OVERKILL completley trival, and Deathwish far easier when released. With the addition of microtransactions recently (which we were told won't happen), weapon balance and difficulty will become an even bigger issue in the future.

A fast paced riveting racing game mixed in with a good measure of soccer . What more could you want? You're able to customize your vehicles freely as all of the items are cosmetic. Pull off combos, and coordinate with your friends to shoot that satisfying goal. The game has a indepth tutorial to get you started off on your all-star career, and the game even offers a season mode which will rank you against other players. The game runs well, and looks as it should. If you're thinking of picking up this game with friends, do it. You will truly love it.

Welcome to Pandroa! Tales from the Borderlands has to be one of TellTale's best accomplishments yet. The game takes place in the Borderland's universe that we all love, and know. You meet existing characters from the past, and present of the Borderlands franchise for a hilarious and unforgettable journey. The art style is exactly like the Borderland game's, and existing characters keep their personality from the franchise. New characters introduced in this episodic journey are enjoyable, and unforgettable as well. Episoides may take some time to come out, so waiting for all of them to be available is probably the best choice. But if you're itching for some Borderland's humor, don't hesitate to pick it up!