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They say a picture is worth a thousand words so here is a screenshot that shows how I feel about this game:
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3163223519

I don't really have anything good to say about this game because for a game released in 2022 it doesn't offer more than some of the much older games and in many aspects its actually way worse.

Even sequels that disappointed me like Just Cause 4 is a way better game than this lifeless and ugly piece of garbage.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3130149498

Whats even worse is that some of the longer hairstyles don't even have hair physics!
and yes I posted a negative review for Just Cause 4 but only because it's in my opinion a worse game than it's prequel but Saints Row 2022 is not only worse than its prequels but also one of the worst games I've ever played.
No I wouldn't recommend this game to other players in fact I would BEG them to stay away from this game.

I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this game is back on Steam again and naively hoping that this also means that EA will finally release a sequel because according to the creator the Alice games was going to be a trilogy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice:_Madness_Returns#Sequels

So yeah, buy this game if you want them to make a sequel.
I mean as far as I know this is the only game in which you can use a hobby horse to smash teapots

https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=698626729

This game is in my opinion the perfect sequel to Tomb Raider 2013.
It actually managed to impress me even more than it's prequel.
When I first played it in late 2016 I couldn't believe how extremely detailed everything was.
With character models being even more detailed than its sequel (Shadow of the Tomb Raider):
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2398898134
This also means you can't really run this game on a potato even though it was released 5 years ago.

Another noticeable improvement over the previous game is it got a lot more challenging and fun tombs.
While to some the story may be the games weak point but I personally find it quite interesting even
though a bit too religious but gamers should be open minded, right?

When Clyde wanted to quit playing the grand wizard king Cartman said:

When Hitler rose to power there were a lot of people who just stopped playing. You know who those people were? The French! Are you French, Clyde?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, Clyde? (Would you like to sleep with me, Clyde?)

That infinite wisdom prevented Clyde from quitting and now it is up to you to buy this game and play it.
Don't be a Clyde!

This is arguably one of the best Resident Evil games I've played.
It got a great story with interesting characters
and the ability for the player to swap between characters is a huge plus.
I mean this is probably the only game in which you could let a little kid do all the heavy lifting:
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=747540129

The graphics is alright and definitely better than the previous game but I do hope
they will do a remake in the future like they did with RE2 & 3.

Borderlands 2 is in my opinion the best game in the series.
It got more loot, more explosions and more badasses
and that is pretty much all you need in a Borderlands game.
As Mr. Torgue once said
"IT'S TIME FOR A LOOOOOT-SPLOSION!"

I absolutely understand why so many people dislike this game.
Compared to the previous Wolfenstein games this one is much shorter with an absolutely boring antagonist who is neither comical nor super evil like Irene Engel and Deathshead.
The cutscenes are not much better. I mean look at this
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2459064377

To be fair if you don't expect this game to be a decent sequel to the previous games and just like to run around shooting bad guys then this game is awesome.
You get way more weapons to use and upgrade and having another player or bot tagging along is in my opinion more fun than going solo.
Most of the time you can still choose between guns blazing and stealth despite having a partner and tons of heavy weapons.

The short version:
One of the best games I've ever played.

The slightly longer version:
It is a huge game with many historically accurate details of the ancient Greece or at least way more historically accurate than any of the Hollywood movies despite having mythical creatures in it.
The map size may not be as large as games like the newer Just Cause games but it is much more populated and with way more things to do than many other open world games.
There are also many buildings that you can actually enter and with detailed decorations and furnitures.
The combat system is similar to the Origins with the main story being quite a bit longer or at least it feels that way which I personally think is great.
I mean a good game should be large enough and have enough content for the player to spend at least 50 hours or more without being too repetitive.
Some people say the game is grindy early on and punishes the low level players but personally I think it makes the game more exciting when being chased by mercenaries many levels higher and explore new areas with much tougher enemies and hostile wild animals because it encourages you to do more side quests and find new ways to kill high level enemies.
There are also multiple dialogue options with some affecting which ending you would get which is also great and reminds me of the Mass Effect trilogy and the newer Fallout games.
I don't usually care too much about music and songs in games but the soundtrack of this game is just amazing and perfectly matches the beautiful landscape and architecture.

The first time I played this game back in 2013-2014 I was amazed by how beautiful it looked even though the computer I had back then was only able to give 20-30fps but despite that I still fully enjoyed this game and considered it one of the best games I had played.

Later on I decided to buy this game on Steam but never really played it until after I have finished the two newer Tomb Raider games.
I know it's probably unfair to compare this old game to the newer games but unlike this game the sequels don't seem to have any major bugs.
I mean I couldn't even complete the first tomb I discovered because a burned tree was blocking the way to the objective.
Leaving and then re-entering or reloading the last check point didn't fix the problem.
You'd expect that the developer would have fixed this bug after 8 long years.
Maybe they put all their resources making it's sequel, Rise of the Tomb Raider totally awesome and imo a masterpiece that in some ways look even better than it's sequel Shadow of the Tomb Raider and they released it only 3 years after the release of the first game.
Maybe I should have written a review on Rise instead.
But still, it is interesting to replay this old game and see how much they have improved, changed and added in it's sequels.
Apart from less bugs and improved combat the sequels also take longer to finish with much more fun and challenging tombs and DLCs.

I have only 4 words to say about this game.
I don't know

writing yet another review because I nominated it and I wanted the achievement