Recent reviews by Clavus

This game got me to enjoy multiplayer RTS, something I never really did in the past. It feels like an evolved version of World in Conflict, though with a bit less budget for the singleplayer campaign. The devs took the right approach in prioritizing the rule-of-cool over realism, but there's still an authenticity of the units and customization options adds a lot.

Note that the devs added 1v1 Skirmish vs AI, which a lot of the negative reviews complained about. Though it's not super balanced yet at the moment, it provides a good way to test out your unit decks.

Great writing. Fun and challenging gameplay. Signature Tom Francis defenestration action. Can recommend!

Absolutely masterclass in atmospheric level design. An adventure worth remembering.

Hit a dude with a bike. Had to go on an hour long detour, climb over a mountain, and nearly get dragged into black goo 6 times, to drag the dead body to an incinerator before it nuked the region.

I'm now a pacifist forever.

FromSoft at its finest. But people really need to level their Vigor, can't help them fight bosses if they keep getting one-shot.

Homeworld 3 has many good elements. It has the gameplay, scenarios, and modern graphics that I hoped for when I backed the crowdfunding campaign. That gets it my recommendation.

However, just like many other reviews, the story of the campaign is a massive step down from previous Homeworld games. Gone is the grand scope, in with the theatre drama and character cutscenes that can't quite escape the uncanny valley. The villain is downright cartoony in her mannerisms. It's odd since even the relatively recent Deserts of Kharak got all this right.

Promising start for next-gen Arma, but there's not a lot of content as of yet.

Amazing game that creates a large-feeling world with limited resources.

A modern classic without equal.

An indie Shadow of the Colossus. Nails the colossus fights I'd say, each with unique designs, interesting 'puzzles' and epic presentation. The rest of the game does have its issues though. Traversal and combat can be quite janky. Especially combat with humanoid enemies feels like it just could've been left out, the animations are poor and it just doesn't feel very satisfying. The survival-craft mechanics add a bit to the feel of the game but also add tedium. Protagonist character is kinda generic and could've used some facial animations at least. Music is serviceable but nothing special.

All in all this game is quite the achievement. Looking forward to what the devs will do next.