Recent reviews by K-19

A good game for early access, and has the nice ability to toggle how hard enemies are for a fun single-player tactical experience. It is early, so it is missing some possible features and environmental detailing, but has good gun play and an awesome gunsmith where you can customize your weapons in just about any way that you want. Sound design is fairly good, but I can also see that improving more as the development progresses. A good fun game to hang out with if you like tactical shooters, and a key aspect that I haven't seen in similar genres is the ability to change the AI difficulty level. Looking forward to see how the game progresses in terms of different features that will be added.

This is a great survival game. There are some glitches, but at the time of writing it was just recently released, so there will likely be fixes for how sometimes items duplicate, or the issue of save files corrupting (to prevent that, close the game using the menu, if you do it almost any other way there is a risk of corruption.)

it is unforgiving at times, and beautiful through its simple graphical design. Even though it looks somewhat simple, there is a large layer of depth in the game that you will find as you progress with different materials and everything that you can make and do to your bases. If you like survival, and have friends who would want to play with you, Valheim is a great game with friends, even if it can be a bit grindy at times. I have enjoyed it, and would recommend this to anyone who enjoys base building survival exploration games.

(Written as of 13Jan2020)
In it's current state, GTFO is fun to play, either with randoms from the official Discord or with friends. It does lack a "formal" matchmaking system, but that could be fixed in later updates. The visuals are beautiful, and the atmosphere and insertion into each level is creepy and makes you wonder what could be lurking around in the darkness. The enemies that are in each level are randomly generated, so what you encounter one game will not be the same in the next. There are still some graphical bugs with broken doors or marking of enemies, but it is to be expected in the early state. Nonetheless, it is still fun to play and highly enjoyable. And teamwork is essential for survival, as one wrong move could potentially doom your team from lack of ammunition or other crucial supplies.

Pros:
- Randomly generated enemies
- Great atmosphere
- Teamwork is a MUST (some may consider this a con)
- Beautiful visuals
- Use of Terminals to progress the level/find gear
- Menu design adds to the atmosphere
- Unforgiving nature of supplies (makes the decisions on who receives meds/ammo/tools more crucial)

Cons:
- Feels like you're floating (no view bobbing)
- Some visual bugs that remain on screen
- Weapon control is a little clunky
- Weapon damage is unbalanced, and some weapons are just not worth using.

The game is still in early access, so some of the cons that I have right now could very well be fixed in future updates as the game progresses in its life cycle. My total review is based on my short time in game, but I would recommend it to other players that enjoy the hardcore style. The levels do get harder as the game progresses, so the deeper you go the more strenuous it becomes. I would recommend watching a video of gameplay to get a better understanding of the game though, as it definitely isn't for everyone.

The game mechanics are terrible. For instance, the looting is extremely clunky for ammunition and weapons, and the movement feels off and sluggish. The character animations are not optimized, and sometimes look like little to no effort was put into them. You are unable to grab onto ledges, hindering movement through the map. Each city uses the same models for vehicles, building, etc, so each city feels just about the same. Zombie animations are choppy. The designs of the map itself are poor, and the detail in the foliage/landscape/buildings is severely lacking.

Basically, this is what was once known as “WarZ” or the other “Infestation”. It lacks in so many crucial gameplay elements that make a game smooth and allow for clean gameplay. There is also a lot hidden behind a large paywall, but it is playable. It is free, and the studio put very little effort into changing it from what WarZ once was. It is okay to mess around in with friends, but many of the games mechanics quickly grow tiresome and irritating.

Planetside 2 - Do you like huge maps, a vast assortment of viehicles, from flying and ground vehicles, airdropping into 32 man+ battles? Then this might just be the game for you.

Pros:
Big Maps
Variety of Weapons
Multiple Strategies
Team Play not required (but reccommended)
Variety of Vehicles
Variety of map terrain/maps
Territorial based
Earn Certs even when offline
F2P
NOT Pay to Win
Upgradeable Vehicles/weapons
Customizeable armor/skins
Beautiful Graphics (assuming you have a high end rig to render thousands upon thousands of particles in a Firefight)

Cons:
Certs to purchase weapons take a bit of time to unlock
Attachments cost a good amount of Certs
Some weapons are only Purchaseable with Certs
Travel in maps can take a good amount of time, depending on how you play


That's just some of the games pros/cons, but overall, if you want a game that incorporates Battlefield Physics (to a certain extent), with large battles involving everything from tanks to aircraft, people airdropping in, and fire from all directions - then this can be good for you. Especially if you have friends who play the game as well. It is reccomended to play with a team of people, to be able to take over territories, but you can just as easily play solo and take over the quiet territories on your own and have a good time. The amount of hacking (as far as I have seen) doesn't seem to be there too much in the game. I haven't seen one myself, but others may have other stories to that account.

The graphics are amazing, especially if you have the ability to run it at max capacity, with all particles on. Collision and hitboxes are decent, and it incorporates bullet speed and drop, so don't forget to lead or adjust your aim. Overall a very good F2P game that has entertained many, including me, for hours.

It has a bit of a curve from how a traditional shooter would play, based off of how the bullet physics react. vehicles drive, and how the general mechanics work in the end. Overall, a game I think most FPS gamers would enjoy - and a GYMAH. And hey, it's free!

Overall, the game had an interesting storyline, and could have had more to pull the player in towards the end of the game. Starting the game, you are riveted to the actions of everything around you, and you want to know the truth about this place that you have landed. But, as the truth comes out - the game loses a lot of its mystery. It is still a stunning puzzle/platformer, and I was able to enjoy my playthrough of this game. Now, onto pros/cons.

Pros:

Can run on almost any computer, yet still beautiful
Decent storyline
Good control scheme
Decent voice acting
Wide open world to explore
Good execution and introduction of morals through story driven text items
Russian women (hehe)

Cons:

Enemies become very repetitive
Too many similar puzzles
The story fades in intensity as it progresses
Clunky animations
Story is short

Now, with everything listed above - I would recommend this game. If it's on sale, its a good way to get through less than 4 hours of gameplay, and still be left thinking about ideas and morals brought up through the progression of the story.

While some may say no to this game, I'll recommend it.

Pros:
Fast paced gameplay
Great zombies maps
Great amount of customization
Skins don't add different stats to a gun
Decently optimized (better than at launch, no issues to date using a GTX 660M)
Great zombies customization options (for weapons/gumballs)

Cons:
Can be hard to find a game sometimes.
Maps feel very similar throughout, with the same 3 lanes for almost every map
See the same players in most games, since the player count is somewhat low
Ocassional disconnects from the Black Ops 3 servers.

Now, if you enjoy Zombies, it is a great zombies game. For muliplayer, it is still fun - but it plays more like an arena shooter than anything else.