Recent reviews by Ridickulo

There is nothing to say here! You like board games? Got no one to play with? Are you far away from your friends? There you go. Play anything you want with friends, strangers or trolls!

It is amazing what they were able to achieve from the early access to the final product. The game is essencialy the same but introduces all those small details that make all the diference.

It is a baldur's gate game in which the developers were able to produce that secret sauce that made black isle games amazing.

If you are an RPG, D&D, tactical or just story games fan. This is a must have!

This game was an amazing ride. From the few pieces of the puzzle you begin with to unraveling the whole picture to finding those last pieces missing. A great game for the lovers of mystery and detective stories.
I absolutely loved it!

What a great game and free! Its visually great and the experience is really pleasurable. You always have something to do and stuff to get. Balanced, enjoyable and great to play with friends.
Destiny 2 teaches the industry how to do monetization correctly. With a great experience to back it up.

I really like the game! I enjoyed the story very much and found it has a fun replayability factor which made me stick to it in order to discover what else i could have done.

There are of course some flaws with continuity as maybe they had a limited budged but they end up being minor.

If you like the idea of being behind the cameras with a lot of detective appeal thrown into the mix, you'll love this.

[TL/DR] Its a mix of scripted shooter FPS and story driven game. The crux of the matter is that loving or disliking the game depends a lot on what level of difficulty you play in your first run.

Let me start with the bad:

After playing the first Metro, the way the characters treat you at the beginning of last light is insulting.
The game has many scripted scenes where the player needs only hide and the NPCs do all the work.
The morality system is very badly implemented with nothing to guide you on good or bad deeds. Example, taking some ammo could be stealing but you have no indication either way.
Some objectives are stated in ways that will lead the player in circles without a clue as to what needs doing.
Most of the game is on rails with only a few real real gameplay levels.
Checkpoint system works if the levels are very well designed and in this game they aren't.
The story is ok but mared by an ending depending on moral choices you have no idea you are making.

And now the thing that grieved me the most. The Survival Ranger Hardcore mode is only really a pain because of stupid things the game does to you:
Making the player waste resources in scripted events where he has no effect on the outcome
The checkpoint system is a nightmare often propelling you forward before you are ready to do so. It could happen that you trigger a checkpoint by mistake and without gathering enough resources. This makes the next level impossible to beat. Example of this is triggering a boss checkpoint with 10 seconds air and 10 bullets left.
These two factor make up for 80% of the hardship in this difficulty level.

The good:
The few levels where you have freedom to choose your approach are truly great! Either stealthy, guns blazing or a mixture, they are a pleasure to play and will never bore you.
The game does hook you up and lead you to want to find out what is around the next corner ( if you don't play survival hardcore ranger in which you will just rage quit )
Some characters and situations are superb with Kahn, Pavel and Fedor being the best.
A lot was spent on fleshing out the world and it really shows. It feels like a believable place and locations like the water based Venice are absolutely stunning.
The story is an improvement to the first game with much more depth and characters.

Veredict:
For good or for worse, having played 2033 and last light back to back, this feels like it could be compiled in a single title.
All in all the game is a fun experience and can be obtained regularly for a fairly discounted price.
It is worth the cost in hours of enjoyment offered.
The "bad ending" is amazing and wraps it all nicely while the "good canon ending" is lame and feels just like a misfitting puzzle piece.
I played the game in Survival Ranger Hardcore and got extremely pissed off lots of times. I believe that, because of the scripted elements, the best way to enjoy the game is in spartan normal or hardcore modes. That will strike a balance and not detract from you replaying it or some elements of it. I did the new missions in spartan normal and absolutely loved them, scripted as they are and all.

PS - Playing with russian audio is much better than english (even though english is the original), however, you will miss some of the rich world conversations going around you. Understand that it would be impossible to subtitle them as there are usually at least two happening around you. Unlike the first metro, they actually try to but its not feasable.

[TL/DR] The crux of the matter is that loving or disliking the game depends a lot on what level of difficulty you play in your first run. Its a mix of scripted shooter FPS and story driven game.

Let me start with the bad:

The game has many scripted scenes where the player needs only hide and the NPCs do all the work.
The morality system is very badly implemented with nothing to guide you on good or bad deeds. Example, taking some ammo could be stealing but you have no indication either way.
Some objectives are stated in ways that will lead the player in circles without a clue as to what needs doing.
Most of the game is on rails with only a few real real gameplay levels.
Checkpoint system works if the levels are very well designed and in this game they arent.
The story is okish but mared by an ending depending on moral choices you have no idea you are making.

And now the thing that grieved me the most.
The Survival Ranger Hardcore mode is only really a pain because of stupid things the game does to you:
Making the player waste resources in scripted events where he has no effect on the outcome
The checkpoint system is a nightmare often propelling you forward before you are ready to do so. It could happen that you trigger a checkpoint by mistake and without gathering enough resources. This makes the next level impossible to beat. Example of this is triggering a boss checkpoint with 10 seconds air and 10 bullets left.
These two factor make up for 80% of the hardship in this difficulty level.

The good:
The few levels where you have freedom to choose your approach are truly great! Either stealthy, guns blazing or a mixture, they are a pleasure to play and will never bore you.
The game does hook you up and lead you to want to find out what is around the next corner ( if you don't play survival hardcore ranger in which you will just rage quit )
Some characters and situations are superb with Kahn being the best.
A lot was spent on fleshing out the world and it really shows. It feels like a believable place.

Veredict:
All in all the game is a fun experience and can be obtained regularly for a fairly discounted price.
It is worth the cost in hours of enjoyment offered.
I played the game in Survival Ranger Hardcore and got extremely pissed off lots of times. I believe that, because of the scripted elements, the best way to enjoy the game is in spartan normal or hardcore modes. That will strike a balance and not detract from you replaying it or some elements of it.

PS - Playing with russian audio is much better than english (even though english is the original), however, you will miss some of the rich world conversations going around you. Understand that it would be impossible to subtitle them as there are usually at least two happening around you. Unlike the first metro, they actually try to but its not feasible.

( I copy pasted about 75% of my Metro 2033 review. As I stated above, the games are extremely similar)

One day i thought the game was empty and everyone loathed it.

Then things started to change and lo and behold, it is good.

In a world where abandoned games are by the dozen, NMS stands out as not only a labor of love but also having won a huge upstream battle.

It still isn't for everyone but its great with friends and has lots to explore!

PS - Still without micro transactions!

PPS - Still expanding!

You get what you pay for! It does the job if you are looking to have a simple facemask on stream.
Lip detection is minimal and mouths appear to talk by themselves. Also, very few detection points so forget most expressions.

All in all, amazing value at 50% off but i would consider other options at full price.

Ok, its an ATARI like side scroller with some twists but what makes it stand out is the humour.

The game is funny, but i mean, it will crack you up! The stuff that happens is so varied and unexpected that i really found myself laughing out loud.

Give it a try because you will not regret it.