Recent reviews by starwolf

Skyrim. All of the modding and dragon-slaying you love, now with more fluff to complicate your modding!

The whole series is amazing. If you enjoy a good tactile puzzle box, or escape room type scenarios with a touch of Lovecraftian atmosphere, this game is for you. The puzzles are enjoyable, making you think without making you too frustrated, so when that final piece slides and clicks into place, its entirely satisfying.

I tried. The story they attempted to put out there was pretty good in and of itself, In fact it was the only thing that kept me playing, but the game is a serious slog-fest even when supposedly in "run" mode. This would be more tolerable if the game gave you some idea of where you were supposed to go instead of wandering around for hours looking for the next clue. The locations are all fairly large and laid out like a maze, even with a "map" in hand, with no way to fast-travel between areas. I also encountered a few bugs, though none of them were game breaking. The soundtrack was pleasant, though the voices are all in japanese(?) with english subs. The graphics were okay but nothing to write home about. This would have made a nice VN I think but I just can't recommend this as the game it is.

A chill anonymous place to offer a kind word or a hug for someone that needs it, or request some kindness for yourself. Simple as that. Cute graphics, rooms, stickers and lo fi to relax, focus on a project or just have a good cry if that's what you need. There should be more of this in the world.

Sweet little story. If you're looking for something to fill your time during quarantine, this little gem will take around an hour or so of it and leave you feeling better for the experience. My game only reflects 2 hours of play because i left it paused.

Was looking for a holiday-themed game that didn't involve shootouts with an evil Santa and found this. You get your 99cents worth. Christmas-themed mazes where you collect parts of the gingerbread man throughout the maze. Very easy. I stress the very easy part. If you're looking for a challenge, you might want to look elsewhere. If you're after achievements or a short time killer (1-2 hours tops. play time reflects super casual/semi-afk play) or need something for your 6 year old to do while you're playing something else. Needs a couple options added, like a custom curser that doesn't get lost in the snow when finishing a level and music control/mute options. No trading cards. I'll rate it up at the price, but in all honesty, there's really not much to this game.

As many hours as I have into this game now, I figured it was high time I wrote a quick review. 9/10

Pros-
If you enjoy building and managing theme parks, this game is outstanding. I'm a builder by nature so this game fills that need perfectly, with new (paid and free) content coming out on a fairly regular basis and virtually no end to what you can create. The rides and coasters are realistic and numerous and there are tons of building pieces to choose from, with or without dlc. The only limit is your imagination. Soundtracks are solid and enjoyable and the environment itself is breathtaking. Terrain tools are the best I've seen in any game. All you need to do is take a look at the workshop to see the vast possibilities. The developers seem to listen to their player base and are very quick to respond to problems or help tickets and when necessary are quick to get a fix on any problems. Now with the new creator option, I'm even more excited to see what fun assets the players come up with. There are also career and challenge modes which function as both management game and training and the workshop is chock full of outstanding scenarios when you have completed career mode and crave more of that management aspect.

Cons- The only real con is how demanding this game can be on a computer. It can be very cpu taxing and the heat metrics can be a little scary at times. I'm not sure I'd recommend this on a laptop unless its pretty beastly and cooled really well. There are tweaks available to help with this and a lot of it depends on the size of the park you are building/running. Turning down guests allowed and turning down graphics helps considerably and the game looks great even on the lowest graphics setting. That being said, I have a decent gaming computer and though this hits a pretty high temperature peak on my system at times, I have little to no problems running it on high or ultra 99% of the time.

tldr: Highly recommended if you have a computer that can handle it. Beautiful graphics, great soundtrack, unlimited hours of gameplay. 9/10

Just as in the first game (Drawn: The Painted Tower) I enjoyed this immensely. The art style is beautiful, the soundtrack is beautiful and the voice acting was well-done, which is rare in this genre. The puzzles require some patience and thinking in some cases, and that is a plus for me. My only complaint at all is that it seemed a little short to me, but at the end, offers bonus content, as well as achievements and trading cards. ((As of this edit: 1.14.18, there appears to no longer be trading cards/achievements. bummer))

When it was first released on Steam, there was an issue with a very game-breaking bug... I was shocked to see support on Steam's end was on the ball and quite helpful. They replied to our complaints and within a very short time a fix was released. Problem solved and no more bugs.

Overall, this is a dreamy and artistic story and I look forward to the 3rd game arriving on Steam.

everybody was kung fu fighting

Short and touching story that plays right out of an American history page. Though the characters are fictional they could very well have been any number of real people that lived during that era. The hand drawn artwork is lovely and the soundtrack was pleasant and fitting. Great story for a lazy Sunday afternoon.