Recent reviews by strod

GTA IV will forever have the best storyline out of any game in the GTA series, imo better than GTA V too. Other in-game factors like vehicle physics, deformation and animations in this game were so ahead of its time, better than how they were worked in newer RSG titles. Obviously the game is over 16 years old, so graphics and overall game quality are incomparable to GTA V or other newer games, but for its time this game completely overhauled the open-world scene for any future titles trying to compete

WZ itself is a really fun game, it's the other things like terrible server quality, cheaters, scripts, exclusive advantages from buying weapon blueprints instead of being able to earn them by playing, etc - which are dragging the overall status of the game down a lot. Not to mention really annoying loading times like waiting for shaders to compile, and even then when you first launch the game and jump into a match you experience missing textures and so many infrastructure bugs. Btw this has absolutely nothing to do with your PC either, I've compared with multiple other setups and the issues are pretty consistent.

I still enjoy playing it with my friends and I play almost every night since it's something to do, so for now I'll recommend the game but if these issues don't start improving over time there's really not much incentive to keep playing

This game is in top 3 highest selling games of all time for a reason. Just started playing on PC but I've been playing on Xbox 360/Xbox One/PS5 since 2013. I remember waiting in line forever at GameStop on release day just to get my hands on a copy before I started seeing spoilers. The next GTA game is gonna shatter records

I noticed on PC servers for GTA Online, everyone just has insane amounts of modded money and max ranks, and 1 in 5 lobbies there's a high chance you're just going to get trolled by modders. Still fun in private lobbies with friends but pretty pointless to play public lobbies. Also, it kind of takes away from the experience of grinding the online gameplay when it's so easy to get millions in just seconds from mods. The AC is due for a revamp very bad but I'm sure RSG is racking up loads of money from banning accounts so they really have no incentive to stop modders. Same concept in other games like COD WZ and CS2

This game is a great way to kill time, very relaxing. You get the hang of it pretty quickly, not to mention it's a good amount of content as is, before all the updates coming soon. The game also has its bugs here and there since it's in beta / early access, but highly recommend if you're into sim games

I should've just took the $70 I spent on this BS and burnt it

Not even worth getting into how bad of a purchase this was, let alone the game, just check the Steam page and read one of the 5,000 'overwhelmingly negative' reviews lol

If you're into simulator games this will be a 10/10 fit for you, game is very intricate with tons of content. A lot of reviews mention people experience bugs but after playing for 5 hours straight I haven't noticed a single bug. The game is basically what it sounds like, you get jobs remodeling / cleaning / furnishing homes and much more as you progress throughout the game. Buying, fixing, and selling houses is a key part of the gameplay. I also appreciate how you can do somewhat of a "demo" job for each DLC that gives you a sneak-peak of the content inside each DLC before you buy them. Compared to other games I play this is super laid back and relaxing. Can't wait to play House Flipper 2 soon. Worth the money

I can't play more than 10 minutes at a time without getting frustrated lol

Not sure why MW 2/3 and WZ get so much hate for being poorly optimized.

The game runs fine, takes a while to download and load shaders but after that it's pretty smooth. Even in super populated zones I don't experience any noticeable connection issues or packet loss. Only bad thing I have to say about "Call of Duty" is that I'm not a fan of this UI / Launcher, it's way too much thrown in your face all at once. It should be like BO2 and BO3 where each game is separate from one another. But, a few cons that I can agree on is that you'll find the most toxic playerbase on COD out of any game ever, I thought Counter Strike was bad but COD is on another level. And bonus, console players can't comprehend how much better accuracy and movement PC players have so 9/10 times you'll get reported and called out for cheating by console kids (usually under the age of 14)

As long as you have some friends to play with, the game is actually tons of fun and completely free if you're only interested in Warzone like me

Most addicting game I've ever played

The games rep has taken such a big hit because of the cheating issue, and with the transition / revamp from CS:GO to CS2, I hope they will be doing something with the games anti-cheat. Many of my friends who I've played CS with since 2016 stopped playing simply because it was getting too difficult to find matches without people cheating. And yes, FaceIt, but sometimes it's more fun to grind out your rank and wins on CS without relying on an external platform just to be able to play a fair game. Most of this was in GO though, where you'd find cheaters anywhere from GN-LE, but the issue has improved a lot since GO and now you rarely ever see cheaters unless you're above 20k elo. Before I got close, at around 19k is when I started seeing more cheaters but before that I never even suspected anyone of cheating in lower elo. So, cheating is still a big issue in this game, predominantly for higher ranks like I said, but the community makes it seem like this game is completely unplayable because of cheaters and that's just simply not true. If you're an average player you will be more than fine, highly skilled players on the other hand I'd consider faceit once you're up there 20k+

Besides that though, this is one of the most iconic games of all time so definitely a thumbs up
(i'm broke i spent all my money on skins)