Recent reviews by Vazitron

Played it and finished it on the PS4 three years ago. Came back for another go on the PC - well worth it. Most likely the best looking, best voiced and most immersive game I've ever played.

It scratches all the right mercenary band simulator and tactical combat itches.

My friend's story of a playthrough sums up CK3 perfectly:
"The Pope did not like me. Turns out I was a cannibal so I kidnapped the Pope and ate him."

My company veterans approached me that we needed to bolster our numbers to gain renown in the land. Walking through some backwater, we noticed a beggar. We gave him a big stick and a straw hat and told him he'd be part of the crew. That night, Gunnar, a colossus of a man who liked his two-handed axes like his women (big and ugly), led us into an orc lair. The beggar was the first to engage the greenskins. One cleaver swipe later, he was gone and Gunnar was short an eye. Kalle, our master in one-handed fencing, came to their rescue and lost a finger. Finally Otto, our company witch hunter, was able to save the day with two magnificent bolts between the eyes.

The moral of the story - quality over quanity. One ill-equipped beggar can cause numerous injuries.

10/10

Russian prison camp. Hostage rescue. I screw up and trigger the alarm deep behind enemy lines. Everything goes to hell. Call in the chopper. Bonnie Tyler's "Holding out for a Hero" starts echoing through the mountains while a sandstorm picks up. Dash into a bunker under my guardian angel's purifying salvos of gattling gun fire. Run out with hostage on my back as chopper crew calls the all-clear. 10/10

I think Supergiant is the only studio on Earth right now that can so perfectly balance art and gameplay. Transistor entertains the mind and the heart.