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Alright so... No More Room in Hell 2

Where should i start.. Its had probably one of the most roughest launches ive ever bared to witness, almost an even worst train wreck launch than PAYDAY 3, Server sided problems, rubberbanding zombies, mostly sprinters, there some overall jankness thats still in the game, and with all these problems it would push away most of its playerbase, unless you're like me and a small group of players that cant stand to pry our fingers off this game, due to its uniqueness of gameplay, theres a sort of element thats like a PvE Battle Royale, where everyone spawns separated from your group members, RNG can weigh on your options in terms of loot and map location, and overall with No More Room in Hell even in the first game, it has that.. uniqueness to bring those George A. Romero type zombies into a game which not a lot of other zombie games would create, the game does well to capture those cinematic moments like Night of the Living Dead and the rest of its later movies, the zombies can vary from slow sluggish shamblers to fresh howling sprinters which spices up the combat in its moments. This game 100% has potential if the developers crack down on a few bits of its jank gameplay, but everything else is great! Theres the equipment, medical items and other utility equipment that aid you on your journey through the zombie infested night, but i wouldnt turn down for more content after its received its tweaks. As of now they've improved on the server related issues, but still need to polish up the gameplay

With a short summary out of the way, i'll write down the bros and cons so far in my experience (May edit things along the way)

Pros;
+ Spooky atmosphere that'll overwhelm the player, the ambience, the zombies growling, sounds just around the corner that will loom you with dread
+ The Rural Map (And the only one so far) with the Power Plant in the middle has the perfect.. Zombie theme, a sort of countryside forest area which you'll come across Gas Stations, Park Ranger Stations and even Trucker Pit Stops, would love to see an Urban/City map in the future!
+ Character Skills, When you first play No more room in hell, you'll be generated with a character who will be either a Soldier, a Surgeon or even a Courier, coming with their own perks usually revolving around their former career, Soldier with an expertise with guns, a Surgeon with Blades and Dismemberment and Courier for hauling more items etc.
+ Permadeath, This is a good feature! Always keeps you on your toes on your next mission, not wanting to lose your favourite survivors, and it'll even give you a chance to try out new characters with new skills! Almost adds a rogue-like element to the game, however i feel like there should more character slots and even respawn tokens
+ Weapons, Pretty good arsenal of weaponry so far! But can always use more weapons and tools!
+ Objective Minigames, Fixing the fusebox, picking a lock or trying to align the gauges feels fun and simple! Good minigames to do when you have a horde of zombies approaching you from behind

Cons;
- Some Zombie Behaviours, This is my only major complaint, I dont mind zombies being unpredictable sometime, but some of them have some pretty jank attacks, Regular shamblers will usually do this very very VERY long 20 step lunge attack that'll hit you, seemingly always doing it when im not looking, idk if thats some sort of weird mechanic where zombies do some sort of quick movement when you think you have all the time in the world to do a minigame, this is even worse with the new Red Eye zombies, they're like regular zombies but stronger. This isnt the only zombie too, the sprinters can be very very janky, the definition of it, very twitchy and jittery bastards that will run back and forth sometimes.
- Only 1 Map, Its a good map! But do wish there was another change of scenery!
- No Incentive, Like.. Theres an account level, then your character level, and after every game you'll earn some exp for your account level, but why? Why am i levelling my account level, i dont know what im unlocking as of it, If there were cosmetics /unlockables involved i may be convinced to play more eagerly!
- Needs Respawn (Token), It would make the game trivial, but at least for low difficulty games add in some sort of revival like in the No More Room in Hell 1
- Forced Difficulty, You cannot choose the difficulty, you'll be placed in whatever scales to everyone's character level
- No Character Voice Commands, Sometimes i dont wanna use the mic nor do i have time to type on the keyboard, hoping they add voice commands in the future things like 'Need Ammo!' or 'Need Meds!'

Conclusion, This game is what they'd say a Diamond in the rough, it has a really good core foundation to have fun playing, it just needs a bit of dustin' off, Hell PAYDAY 3 had a atrocious launch and now they're slowly bloomin' back, hoping Torn Banner can make a comeback too, slowly but surely! Theres not many fun zombie multiplayer games out there thats like this game, which i'll be following closely with every update!

I wont say this is a phenomenal remaster, but its very close to it! The foundation of the game is there; the gameplay, the music, everything that makes it a Dead Rising game is there but upgraded and better, some might say the game is a little too ‘Easy’ but i think the word is more ‘Accessibile’, especially if we’re talking about the infamous Infinite Mode, now that you can suspend progress and fast forward time

I have finished the story, overtime and 7 Day Survivor Infinite Mode try and give a lowdown so far in my experience

Pros;
+ Graphics are fantastic! It may shoo people away like me, especially the facial models of characters, but it sorta.. fit in with the Dead Rising style
+ Controls/Gameplay feel improved, especially in the skill moves aspect, they are easy to pull off now than they were in the original, you can run and gun, theres more features for your camera
+ You can still use skill moves on Survivors and Subboss Enemies, a detail that stands out to me which brought me great nostalgia seeing Frank West disembowel Special Forces, Cultists and even allied survivors lmao
+ A little bit of items, theres some weapons like the rocket launcher, theres more magazines that provide unique buffs, like being able to use any item on a blender ANY ITEM, i combined a cardboard box with a fire extinguisher and got a Spitfire drink, and theres more magazines to find while exploring
+ Survivor AI is massively improved! They wont get stuck too much many more, but i have noticed i think depending on their personality they’ll be more aggressive to zombies, can always do the classic spam of saying ‘Follow me’ to unstuck them
+ More Accessibility! Enough said, games more accessible with a variety of optiond
+ Some bosses are easier Some are much more harder

Neutral
. Zombie population can variety in spawn sometimes, you’ll enter Entrance Plaza and be met with like 3 packs of zombies.. or come back and suddenly see like literal thousands, a whole blockade of zombies (This depends on how well your PC can run as you can adjust zombie density in the settings)
. Bosses/Enemies can still one shot you if you’re not careful, or stunlock you
. You level up very pretty quick
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Cons ( Heads up i wasnt running on Ultra-Max settings which this game relies on for some of these cons )
- No Original Voice Actors, including the OG Frank Voice, but this new voice of course grew onto me, this aint no Dead Rising 4 Frank cracking wise ass jokes every step, just the same photojournalist we know, just a different voice
- Less Blood, I noticed there was less blood unless you kept absolutely whacking the smack outta a zombie, but theres still decapitation
- Weapons, Some weapons felt awful to use, including the baseball bat, Fire Axe and Sledgehammer but those were the only ones ive experienced
- Of course.. the censorship

Im gonna leave this here and update it the longer i can put more thoughts but so far this game is like a 8/10! This game has already got me BEGGING for a Dead Rising 2 Remaster, i trust it!

It be like Animal Crossing New Horizons but better, and im already addicted

Premise of the game is to explore the open seas, scavenge things you can find to help make your town and its people a paradise to live in, every two days or so you get tourists that'll give you a salary of coins to spend things to improve your ease of exploration and your island too!

Pros
+ Full Player Customization; You can actually play as the animals and even more i believe, theres also the option for human
+ The Open Seas; Theres a whole lotta open water to sail across and visit islands with stranded potential villagers and shipwrecked supplies, the tropical visuals looks really good!
+ Managing a Town; You get to pick who lives in your town and let them decide which building they want to live in, buildable stores and other attractions for tourists to net you more coins
+ Deep Sea Diving; You can sail across atop of the water, and you can even explore underneath it! turn over every rock, gather the materials you need to improve your town and workshop
+ Chest access at Crafting Menu; This feels like a godsend, especially with how many items there is to hoard in the game currently
+ Laid back gameplay; Theres not a lottta challenges that would otherwise put you into a KO, mostly just need to manage your oxygen tanks and you should be good to go!
+ Dev Roadmap; There is a dev roadmap already posted about all the upcoming things!

Cons
- Early Access; You should expect it, There will be bugs, There will be systems that need QoL updates, but the game is still playable n' fun!
- Inventory management; A wishlist i want is to auto-sort or merge items into stacks already stored in a chest
- No real dangers; I might be wrong about this one, but for a game about the dark blue abyss of the sea, im surprised there isnt a 'enemy' or obstacles, especially with a Health bar in the game, the only way you can be KO'd is out of breath underwater or freezing which is easily nulled by Wetsuit and Airtanks, Even the stormy weather doesnt reaaallly hinder you too much on your sails
- Same boat (So far), It seems like that bathtub boat is what you get throughout the game, although I will come back and change this bit of the review if i do find out you can upgrade to a actual boat

Thats all the things i could give the lowdown on so far, Critter Cove is pretty dang good for a indie game, in early access too! but of course im sure this game will attract a certain fandom of animal enthusiasts like myself, and rightfully so! The look and designs of the animal characters you come across are absolutely adorable and im happy to be recruiting every single one to my village!

Another note i'd like to point out is im surprised there isnt multiplayer for a game like this! It would be amazing to explore with friends in such a big open sea! Or if i missed it somewhere in the roadmap!

So yeah the performance is pretty bad as of right now, it will either have FPS dips or rendering issues where everyone would freeze in place for a good MINUTE before proceeding

But other than that, its a pretty good game! Its a good first step of a Dead by Daylight spin off thats not consisting of just repairing 5 generators and looping the killer or hooking the survivors a total of 12 times, this game and its story is like what a Survivor/Killers character's background or even visually exploring a Tome right out of Dead by Daylight feels, telling the tale of how certain folk gained familiar with the presence of the entity.

So if you're a bit of a lore buff for the world of Dead by Daylight, this is definitely a good play, maybe not like a MUST play, but its good if you've got the cash laying around and wanting to watch roughly a 5-8 hour movie or hell watch your favorite streamer playthrough it

So this is one of my first Supermassive games ive played in quite a while (Played Until Dawn back on the PS!), the decisions are very punishing but dont feel too bad in the results, im pretty sure this game is meant to be played several times, and trust me there is a WHOLE bunch of outcomes, even what feels like the smallest decisions can change the impact of the story for the better or even worse

It might be a bit rough for people to get into at the start, but i thought the slow burner build up of the Film amateurs wanting to make the perfect horror film in a small town was very nostalgic, real feel good vibes, you can see this sorta tragedy just being ramped up for later in the game, plus they take their time to informs themselves and you who the guy in the main title of the game, This locally established and infamous killer of a small town, as if perfectly fitting for the world of Dead by Daylight

Today's subject

Is Slavery.

Addicting game though

After a few playthroughs, (all of them seeming to always get the bad ending) i can safely say this game is.. good but theres room for more content, what really irks me throughout the whole game, is the 21 Day time limit which feels like its just barely enough, but i recall them saying they're discussing ways to extend it

This game can be brutal in terms of dice rolls, you wont always get the outcome you want, and its a game of trial and error and going back to your last save, every prisoner will always have something vital to your escape/goal but refuse want to trade you unless you give them a 'loved' item much like Stardew Valley, Like just let me buy the damn Spicy Ramen for $200 or something man, but i heard a more easier difficulty will come out soon and hopefully adjusts that sort of stuff!

What this game does really well is discovery, just checking every nook and cranny of the prison for anything that can help you, and even exploring the many endings which is difficult to get at least one of them

I'll make this short as possible, The gameplay is fantastic, everything about being in the heist and the thick of the fight is phenomenal for PAYDAY fans. I already crave to just jump into the game whenever i can (To avoid the awful menu), However bear in mind we are no longer Heister gods like in PAYDAY 2 and cannot recover Health and Armor indefinitely, Make your move and make the best of it, You'll find yourself duck and covering than run and gunning

I cannot praise the same for the UI navigation and required connection, the menu is really bad i wont lie, a heavy downgrade and i think the developers know its bad, especially when trying to be in a party together with friends, I hope they do an event where they bring back Crime.Net for a very much needed Menu Overhaul, as well as an Offline mode for all the offline homies out there too and especially for the awful servers being overloaded with players

As said, the game is a rough diamond, just needs a bit of polishing

1000+ Hours in PAYDAY 2 and so far 24 hours in PAYDAY 3, I'll certainly keep playing, the gameplay and heists are addicting, the Menu and 24/7 Online Connection is the only thing dragging this game down and i do hope the developers know it

This is worth it if on sale, adds more replayability with the tunnels appearing half way into certain levels, 2 Cleaners (Probably my favourite characters so far) and really good character passives!

Wait 4 Sale



My Thoughts
Im quite the lover when it comes to the 'zombie' genre, however when it came to Back 4 Blood, i honestly disliked the game upon launch probably under the 'This isnt very left 4 dead' cope and the game was way too imbalanced for new players and a bugged mess, after probably like a year without playing it i came back recently and going in with a open mind and accepting Back 4 Blood as its own game, with the new changes and additions it really isnt that bad of a game, its certainly fun if you like PvE! you can see a lot of effort went into it and you can notice theres a charm it has going with it, but its asking wayyy too much for $90 (Aussie Dollary doos) especially with DLCs now on top of it

- Perk Cards and Builds; They're are fun to explore and experiment now, from Beserker, Scavenger, Support, Team Leader or just be a classic shooter, mix and match stats to your according playstyle in terms of Damage, Accuracy, Reload Speed and the etc. maybe even slip in some Situational Perk Cards such as getting Headshots increases your movement speed, or everytime a Horde is triggered you give squad buffs

- Guns; Its very nice! Not sure what else to say here theres quite an arsenal at the moment, all feel very satisfying to use i just hope they release more down the line, honestly i play this game because how fun it is to just shoot anything that moves

- Characters; each of these 'Cleaners' has their own personalities which is always good! You have...Walker, a By-The-Book type Soldier and Squad leader, Holly whos always enthusiastic looks forward to killing more Ridden! Evangelo the newest to the Cleaners, usually panicky in his dialogue and you've got 'Mom', the name says enough and theres way more! Theres about 8 Free Cleaners and 3 DLC Cleaners

- Customization; its there! You can outfit each one of your 'Cleaners' with their own threads you can also deck out your weapons with skins (However im not really a fan of a lot of their skins but its there!)

- Gameplay; Its Great! Every now and then each level will have Mutators, ranging from global debuffs to specifically enhanced Ridden or even those cultists have a chance to appear which spices things up a bit, however you'll feel the repetitiveness in some objectives, however im glad they changed added newer ones in Act 5 DLC, but other than that, its just you and 3 other buddies going to one saferoom to the next, slaying anything that tries to stop you

-Maps; They're all very beautiful to fight through! However!... Sometimes they can feel like they're all over the place and sometimes even feeling the same. Although! I have to give it to Turtle Rock for their latest Act 5 addition where you invade a Prison claimed by Cultists, its very nice! even if the finale felt a litttttle lackluster

- The Special Infected/Ridden; Honestly, this ones weird, this might be because i only have a small amount of hours, but its so hard to distinguish each type of Special Infected does, i believe theres 3-4 types of Special infected (excluding bosses) that have 2-4 different mechanics, Like a Bruiser, Crusher, Ripper and a Tallboy is basically the same model, its so hard visually see the detailed difference in all of them until you either study each one side by side or play long enough to have a detailed memory of each one. With these special infected, they all have these Weakspots, which are pretty hard to hit in certain situations, at least for me, i guess its the consistent formula from other games that 'headshot = kill' where i dont think this is the case

The most serious game of Catch/Pass the Ball i've ever played

Definitely bring your friends