Recent reviews by Foxshiro

I don't write many reviews. So I'll try my best to not biased here. I have about 100-110 hours so far. Some solo, some duo with a buddy. I'll probably edit this as I go along.

Pros:
+ Play how you want. Stealth, guns blazing, camp, rush, etc.

+ Selling your items on the Steam Marketplace for profit. This is a golden idea. Earn items by playing the game, sell on market place for cash. Win/win.

+ I like being able to join squad games by myself. It creates a different challenge.

+ You can easily toggle mute or voice channels to ignore idiots in lobbies.

+ Guns feel pretty good. I think there's a good balance between the Assault rifles. (I don't use snipers much, so can't say a whole lot there.) However it didn't feel like Counter-Strike where if someone had a sniper, you had no chance.

+ A decent amount of customization. Most people think it's pointless and dumb to "dress-up" for a shooter, but I personally like the option to do so.


Cons:

- Vehicles are a bit broken sometimes. I can't count the amount of random front flips I've done that killed me randomly on flat terrain.

- Sound sometimes glitches out, especially with red zone bombing.

- FPS drops. This may be purely on my end, but I have all settings on low except view distance. My FPS will range from 15 to 120. I have a pretty decent system, so I shouldn't have less than 30 FPS on very low settings. Again, this could just me.

- Red-Zone bombs sometimes kill me when I should be safe. For example, hiding on the 1st story of a 3-story building, in the center of the room away from windows and walls. Still died instantly. Only happened twice in 100 hours, so not the biggest deal.

- I think that being able to hop between seats of the vehicles instantly without even exiting the vehicle is retarded. There should be a 2 second or so cool down to swap seats. Otherwise you get people playing musical chairs while still some-how driving. It's silly. (Though this is just my personal opinion.)

- Only one map that has a lot of copy and paste buildings. However, there has been rumors that more maps are coming with different terrains and situational weather. That would be neat.


Extra notes:
I never played Arma 3 or H1Z1. This is my first time jumping into Battle Royale, and it's been a blast. I've easily gotten my money's worth. I think this game would be an absolutely blast with friends.



Final verdict:

I believe the game is VERY over-hyped. However, it was very fun and enjoyable; Especially considering that it's still in beta. The devs seem to keep updating, so that's nice to see. I reccomend this game for sure.

I play a large range of driving games from simulations to arcade. I really like that they decided to push out a demo to try. Props for that. I'm trying to not be biased here.. However:

(Played with a Steam controller)

Pros:
- Looks great.
- Is free.
- You get a decent selection of cars and maps.

Cons:
- Cars are too fast to really get a feel for the game for me.
- Drifting is a bit broken. I get it's a simulator, but pushing the gas pedal halfway in first gear does NOT cause the car to do donuts. xD Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but it was a little silly to spin out all over the place, for no reason.

Verdict: I personally don't recommend as a driving option if you're used to Forza or NFS. It reminded me more of the Gran Turismo days. However, it's a free demo. Go try it for yourself.

Only 6 hours into it so far, but I really enjoy it. I couldn't get into Fallout 3, no matter how hard I tried. I hated wandering around the wastelands doing absolutely nothing productive. Yet I loved Skyrim, which was ironically close to the same thing. I just felt more involved in that game. However I decided to give Fallout 4 a try.

Grenades and turrets are your worst enemy. Seriously. I've been playing on normal, and was 1-hit killed by a lot of random things. Actually ran into a raider with full-armor and an RPG. That one hurt a lot.

A lot of people also rage about power armor and deathclaws being introduced early on. The reason for that, which is what I like, is that they are trying to get you involved in the game early on. They want to show you a few cool things to inspire you to keep going, rather than just "Oh. Here's a crap-olah pistol. Have fun." I can see a few people being upset, but come on. Why wait 20 hours into the game to get it? It's not like you can just use the armor the entire game constantly.

Onto the actual game:

Pros:
+ The story isn't crazy good, but it's enough to make you keep going.
+ The combat mechanics feel pretty solid to me. Atleast comparing to Skyrim. (Melee wise. Gunplay wise is good.)
+ Open-world building is pretty cool. I haven't gotten too far into it though.
+ Decision making matters. (Much like other Bethesda games.)
+ Despite everyone's reports, I've had no problem with the game's functionality. Ultra settings, everything set to max, runs at 60 FPS solid. I have a Radeon R9 290X. It's a simple $200 card.


Cons:
- Kind of annoying to have to pack rat every material you find, since so many of them are of use. That's just a personal complaint though.
- Enemies are retarded. I've had times where a raider just stands still, and other times where a Ghoul can dodge every shot from a heavy framed rifle with a scope.
- Not much of a "Safety zone" early on. I assume this is due to the small world size. I left Sanctuary and encountered a Radscorpion. Killed me in 1 hit with Drifter's outfit. (During a cutscene, at that. Then proceeded to slaughter everyone. XD)
- The only problem that pisses me off sometimes, is that I'll use my hotkeys (1,2,3 etc.) to swap weapons, and he'll just run around without a weapon while I'm being attacked. I have to manually open up the inventory and equip it again.
- I personally have chosen to go without a companion. They just get in the way, have to be healed, and usually set off traps. The worst is when you're outrunning enemies, and your companion is 50 yards back fighting.


Final conclusion:
7/10. I enjoy the game. It may not be a Fallout game. It may not be Skyrim. Whatever it is, I enjoy the journey it's taking me on so far. I may edit this later as I progress.