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8.5 hrs on record
Early Access Review
They are back...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3225348312

Kill it with fire 2 is a fun little single- and multiplayer game in which you search places and kill spiders. Lots of Spider. LOTS and LOTS of them. It gets also crazy sometimes with some mini side missions and the weapons you get over the time - which can be a pan, newspaper and similar smaller things up to other weapons like laser weapons, shotguns and flamethrowers~

Makes a lot fun with more people
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3226171958

I played the full game with a friend of mine in coop mode and that alone makes the game way more fun. Some missions are easier to do and you guys can share the fun with smashing the spiders together and doing epic things like playing spider golf or create tactics together to make things easier.

Still, Alone its still quite fun liek the first game in this series but you will quickly notice that the idea behind this sequal is to play it together in multiplayer OR PVP in Versus mode...or "hide and seek" mode fits maybe better.

And what do you do? Well basically the same as in the first game: Killing more spider with more crazy weapons which range from your normal clipboard to the pan, gun, flamethrower up to a rocketlauncher and more powerfull and weird weapons, i dont wanna spoiler TO much here but all i can say is that the most are sure fun to use.

E.A. State addition - A bit short right now
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3225348285
Right now Kill it with fire 2 is in E.A. State and you can still feel it. Compared to the first game, its right now a bit "short". i played it in coop together and we finished it 100% "possible" in around 8 hours and we took our time. So right now, if you rush it, i would say youre done with the game in maybe 3 hours and if you look "quick" for everything, maybe 7 hours.

Again its not a bad game but it has some "bugs" (heh~) in it:
- Sometimes it seems like the UI "bugs out" and you cant select all your weapons till you end the mission (seems like only the one who joins the host has this problem?)
- Sometimes if you collect ammo, not everyone gets some (so it seems)

Again, its right now the same price as the first game but lacks a bit of content - which is already stated will added so i say yes, its worth buying and for a good time over weekend for sure. Though, i really hope said bugs will be fixed soon and said content will also be added "soon-ish".

Do I recommend it still?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3226171836

Kill it with fire 2 is a great sequal "so far" and I sure do recommend it even with said bugs in it and even in said E.A. state.

Still, i will try to overwork said review if the game is fully out in at least 1.0 and check the rest of the content as soon as it is online but as for right now, playing this game over the weekend alone is fun - with friend 100% way more fun so if you enjoyed the first game already, you cant go wrong with the sequal for sure.

Recommended. Its right now in E.A. state and has some bugs and lacks some end-content - which is already said will follow so still worth its price for a great weekend with buddies.
Posted 18 April. Last edited 19 April.
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3.1 hrs on record
1983 is long ago...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3217755351

Oh god. I remember as i played Montezumas Revenge back on my C64 when i was like 8 years old. I never got far and it was to hard for me as little-boy-me. It still is a hard game, trust me there, but it sure is easier if you understand how sometimes "less can be more" and in this case, Montezumas Revenge shows that perfectly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QogDK6gmAsc

THE "based" Metroidvania
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3217755215

For a lot people, there are different aspects what counts as metroidvania and what not. Some people would sure say that Montezuma might "counts" as such game but is very bare bones and "based" in that if you really think about a metroidvania-styled "game".

I would not really call said game here a Metroidvania tbh but i can understand if people do so, never the less, it is a hard game and very easy to pick up and play but hard to master-like games.

I mean your character can only move left and right, up n down and jump so whats not to understand...right?

Well...
First of all, youre very fragile. One hit and youre dead from anything - We are talking about an SUPER early 80s game infact and if its not the enemies which kill you, gravity will do the job or fire. I mean you can only fall down your own height or you will lose a life, fire burns you on contact and Lasers (or "chains" as they are called) basically turns you into ashes on slight touch.

Else what do you do in this game?
Well basically you run around Montezumas "palace" (or how ever you call it) from the very top to the bottom and try to get his riches. Thats all. Yea it is as basic as it sounds X3 The way down there is filled with snakes, spiders and skulls which sure wanna stop you to the way down next to the ever growing "darkness" for which you need a torch to see in because without torch, you literally see NOTHING anymore the further you go down and in the later levels, you basically have to know what and which room were is because the very last level HAS NO TORCH and is nearly impossible because of that - 80s game remember haha.

So dont get me wrong, the game is sure fun and has a bit of nostalgia for me and i sure enjoy playing it but im 100% sure it might not be everyones cup of tea - mostly the people which "Might" want more from a game.

Its still a great game after all!
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3217755257

After over 40 years, Montezumas Revenge is still a great game but sure a hard one. Simple to play, easy to understand but again, might be to based for a lot people nowdays. Im also glad that they added a "Retro" opinion to the game because, and i have to be honest here, the "modern" version looks like a bad early flash game. It kinda lost the "flair" of the old classic game somewhat. I mean you saw some screenshots, now look at how the modern one looks here:

https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3217755323
Im srsly no fan of it, it looks a bit off. I know they sure tried their best but it feels...weird and off. So the Retro style it is for me.


Do i recommend it?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3217755286

So just alone because of the nostalgia factor, it is a sure recommendation worth from me.
Yes, it lacks grafic of course and looks like an atari game, duh, but the fun factor of how simple the game "is" is just great. It doesnt "need" to have 100+ abilities, 8 different buttons to use and what the hell you have to collect to get forward - just get some keys and open doors, thats it.

Its still a hard game, as i said we are talking about early 80s hard video game so some people might will not enjoy it.

Still, for "old farts" like me which grew up with it in the late 90s and remembers it from the golden days, i can recommend it without a doubt.
Posted 9 April. Last edited 9 April.
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107.5 hrs on record
The "other" Monster Hunter game
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3046952572

Monster hunter Rise (MHR in short) is so far the latest installment of the MH-Series. It gets rid of a lot "side" things you had like in MHW and focuses more on the combat-side of the series. Sadly though what a lot people dont see is, that its basically ALL what they left in this MH-game. Is it bad though? Well, we will see in this review...

Welcome to "RISE"!
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2788932729

FIrst of all, people WILL quickly notice the different "style" if they saw or came from MHW. For ones does MHR not only look a bit "different" but also a bit weaker in some corners. Its important to keep in mind that Rise was made with the Nintendo Switch in mind, one reason why MHW DOES look better for sure but that doesnt change how the gameplay of RISE is tbh - Even if its actually noticable sometimes...

Said that, MHR makes everything a bit smaller but also easier on the shoulders as for some and gets rid of some stuff which DO can get tedious in MHW or other MH-games.

As i said, the main focus of MHR is its fight and yes, it comes with things like new attacks for each weapon and even switchable combos. Also new are the wirebugs which can be used as mobility tool AND for combat.

MHW had the craw which was also handy but i have to say that the wirebugs in MHR are a bit better - they run on a cooldown though and it feels like when ever you really DO need them "right now", they are always on cooldown.

But what else did they do?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3046430269

Wile they DID add things for MHs combat, Rise has its fair share of downsides which i have to count up though:

As for one, Rise did get rid of a lot said stuff which can get tedious at times - but because of that, it feels less like youre really "hunting" a monster but more like youre "searching" it just to smash your weapon into it.
Next to this, this makes MHRs hunting grounds feel a bit "lifeless" and "lack-luster". It gives wildlife still, but only the bare minimum because now you can capture it and use it in a fight - but again, its not like in MHW where you can capture them for studdies or your own room decorations - WHICH in Rise is also missing and just barebones.
Sadly the fact that there is basically no real story (untill you buy the DLC) adds to how lifeless MHR feels...

Infact, MHRs Hub city..or village in that case, makes everything sure compact and easier and faster if you just wanna get quickly ready for a hunt but it feels not really like a village youre in but more exploring just ONE of its crossroads.

Even the multiplayer ROOM feels like a joke, being that honest and here i have to say it but MHRs multiplayer code is a mess of spaghetti - just ONE hicup from one of the players side and s/he looses connection (yes, its really that bad). So if you dont have a 100% ALWAYS steddy G O O D connection, you WILL end up with problems.

But it cant be that bad, right?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3039144229

Im honest here, wile i DO love MH WORLD more for what it is, MH RISE is not a bad game if it even focuses more on the fights with monsters itself than the stuff which is around it. It just "feels" more like a waterd-down version of what it "could" have been. Still, if you "just" wanna simply smashn kill monsters, Rise is for you. It is indeed easier on the shoulders because it keeps things simple. Its more from the arcade-ish side and keeps things around the core gameplay low. Sure it does miss a good story and sometiems even reasons why you hunt but it also gives you a Doggo friend, new weapon combos and more for it on your side.

Personal opinion though, World is a tiny bit better if you keep that in mind. Rise is still not a bad game and i DO recommend it.

Said here, if you really wanna experience MHR OR MHW, TRY NOT to use the "defender" armor/weapons ones. It ruins somewhat of the core and vanilla gameplay since they are way to overpowerd - even more so in MHW. Trust me if i tell you, you will enjoy MHR/MHW more if you ignore said stuff exists BUT if you really really do need a little help, better ask around first. Trust me there.
Posted 22 October, 2023. Last edited 14 November, 2023.
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2 people found this review helpful
536.4 hrs on record (404.8 hrs at review time)
..I felt like im home again...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3052472174

Monster Hunter World (MHW in short) is a great monster hunter game with a good enjoyable story, good and balanced gameplay. It can be grindy from time to time and maybe very difficult but than, it really "feels" like youre HUNTING monsters in this game...

Welcome to "WORLD"!
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1859121964

A word before i go TO deep into this review, it is actually my very F I R S T Monster Hunter game i every "really" played because noone ever really explained be what the series really "is" about exept the stupid saying of "youre hunting monsters, duh", which is basically saying "The Lord of the Rings is about a Lord and his Rings", if you got this.

Back to the review, MHW world is a really good game and offers a lot. You begin as "new hunter" in the new world, exploring it gettin ready for the first hunts. Here already said, this game looks great even nowadays and it looks even better if you remind yourself and download the FREE HD texture pack here:
https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/960781/Monster_Hunter_World__High_Resolution_Texture_Pack/
This makes the game look even BETTER overall (fair warning, it needs also about 40 GB more space!)

But...what more does MHW offer?
FIrst of all, you really feel like youre in a place, a new world if you wanna say. The main City HUB is big and looks stunning. Everywhere are small details and things you can find and see.

And the "hunting grounds"? This is another story. Some can be somewhat weird but none of them feel actually "unnatural" or something, good sample is the very first one which feels like an actual jungle where you go up trees and like to reach the top. Every area also has smaller hidden areas if you look really good around which let you farm more rare stuff which you collect all the time on your hunts.

Said hunts let you also track down the monster by taking leftovers from said monster, learning things like weakpoints or similar wile you do hunt it. It might be somewhat tedious at first but if you think about it youre HUNTING a MONSTER. You try to learn how it acts, it works, its attacks, weakpoints and weaknesses overall. Also you get basically "free money" wile you do it anyway.

But is really all so good in MHW?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1866095427

Of course, every good thing comes with a downside and MHW sure has some as well. First of all, unlike Monster Hunter RISE (The next game in the series). MHWs fight can feel sometimes a bit sluggish, though if a combo of a weapon hits, it really feels great and impactful.
Sadly, but i think thats in other MH games a bummer as well is the fact that it gives basically no real "good" ingame tutorials about the weapons so yea, if you wanna really "learn how to use/play XY weapon", you HAVE to look up guides in the internet (but again, thats also in RISE the case)

Fidelity and Memorable characters is also something world has - mostly Memorable characters because the handler alone is Memorable and sure a meme by now. Animations are also really really cute and great, you can feel how much love they put into those.

Even Multiplayer is here fun since you can open a own server ("game") with up to 16 people - though, a group for a hunt is of course limited to 4 (but thats normal). Though, MHWs multiplayer is at least playable wile Rises multiplayer has a lot hicups, sadly.

So do you overall recommend it?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1894822297

Gorgeous landscapes, hunts which really FEEL like a hunt, great (and working) Multiplayer, impactful combat with overall great grafics and overall challanging difficulty makes MHW a "must play" if you enjoy the MH series already for sure and i bet vets will enjoy it as well, if they dont do it already. As for newcommers it can be difficult at times for sure but as soon as you made your first hunts and learn different weapons you will see how much fan it can actually be.

MHW mixes all the things in a good pack. I fully recommend to buy it.
Its fun solo and even more with some friends - even if you just help some random dudes out, it makes a lot of fun just to run around and slap some monsters or hunt for loot.
Posted 22 October, 2023. Last edited 14 November, 2023.
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62.2 hrs on record (54.5 hrs at review time)
...I srsly think Remnant 1 was better...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3018996424

Remnant 2...oh boi, where should i begin...
I mean, i like a good lootershooter. I already liked Remnant 1. It was great to blast some enemies their head off and go for secrets and stuff...
Remnant 2 in the other hand...

Somewhat lack-luster...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3017853147

I dont exactly know "why" but it feels like Remnant 2 feels more like a downgrate to its original game, Remnant from the ashes. Not only that but it limits itself H A R D and basically every kind of "uniqueness" is compliedly thrown out of the window which the original game had. To count up some, lets go with a small list:

- Armor is basically now plain boring armor. They have no "armor set bonuses" anymore, making basically a lot sets redundent to use if you wanna go with a "special kind" of heavy, medium or light build. In remnant 1, different armors had also different set bonuses and it was unique to wear them for a special kind of way you wanna play. Now, finding new armor is basically only for "style points".

- They tried to fix the fact that basically, in remnant 1, the classes were not really "unique" because if youre lucky, you can be basically "every class" just hours into the game later. Though, what they did is basically limited old mods everyone could use and turned them into "classes" like if you wanna have a heal-circle, you H A V E to play the doctor class and nothing else. It feels somewhat weird and i wouldnt say "better" because it feels more like an actual limitation than an improvment if you think about that you could do and "be" literally ANYTHING at the end of remnant 1...

- Some weapons feel just weird to use and some weapons, if you get them, feel outright to low in level to outright DO use them...

- The traits in this game feel really like a bad joke and i really mean it. Leveling one up feels like no huge change and even fully leveled, the change is barely noticable - but the worst is that they limited the points to (right now as i wrote the review) 65. I know as a fact it was normally 60 but they added 5 more. 65 points is nothing, for real. The traits are already barely noticable and some are literally crap that some should be outright forgotten. 3% lifesteal, as one sample, sounds maybe good on paper but in a game where enemies will take your health down in seconds and the fact that you H A V E to spend 10 of the already limited 65 points makes it feel more like a joke. Said that, a lot traits need an actual rebalancing. 3% lifesteal for 10 whole levels will not do it - and thats just one sample of many...

- Loot feels rare, "money" feels also rare. On your first run, it feels like youre "barely" able to get money anyway since you will pick up a lot new stuff. on later runs, you might get more money since you will get extra cash for "doubles".

There is more but those are just some parts which feel "weird" compared to Remnant 1 tbh...

Feels like im playing Lord of the rings here...
And im serious here. Wile in Remnant 1, you were happy if you found new stuff, got a new weapon or a new set of armor - Remnant 2?
Rings. Lots and L O T S of rings...and no, im not joking...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3022831032

Im serious, Theyre areas in the game where you can find like 2-3+ rings (nearly at ones) - and its not that the game has other stuff you could get
but so. MANY. FREAKING. RINGS.

Srs to say, where Remnant 1 was like "you had a tuff fight, here, have a new weapon for that!", Remnant 2 is like "Do you like Sonic? HAVE SOME ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ RINGS!!!"

The randomness is back - the double edged sword as well...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3021630358

This is something i already named in my Remnant 1 review and say it here again. It sure is a double edged sword. It might be good, keeping players playing the game longer but if even the story mode is random rolled, it feels a bit weird - and not even that but also your begining LEVEL is rolled at random - which also means all the time, the levels and so the enemies doesnt feel like they get really...well, "stronger" because of that. I mean it could be that you begin in the "old city" world or the "jungle" world first - and so do the enemies feel not really stronger - different yes but not really stronger.

So in Remnant 2 and because of that in mind, it feels even more like this sword has a big one-sided "double edge": For one, it is nice that every role is somewhat random but if literally not even the power or strengh of enemies feel different from world to world than something feels...off.

But...do you really not recommend it than?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3022831144

Its again something where i say, already TO often, steam give me a "middle review" thing because i dont think Remnant 2 as "G A M E" is bad but it feels somewhat lack-luster compared to its first game, Remnant 1, which feels way more "unique" and overall just makes...well way more fun. You feel like youre really "hunting" for stuff, the story feels more..."ingaging" and "nice" tbh. When ever you DO find loot it F E E L S good and its not like "meh, just another ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ring of XZY many". Seriously.

And even some boss fights were more...well, "fun".

I think Remnant 2, as game itself, is not that bad but as sequal, it feels somewhat worse than the first game if im honest. I played the first game a lot with my friends and had a lot fun playing it on different difficulties. Remnant 2 in the other hand, i feel like i might do another, one harder run and than im done with it. Its not that this is bad but if you think about how much "uniqueness" they took literally away from the first game, it feels way to "stereotyp-ish" for that it is. "Just another 3rd person shooter with some hard elements and nothing else." as a friend of mine said already.

Srs to say, if you wanna play it, go for it but i might would wait if its a bit off, maybe than its more..."worth".

I will keep playing my now harder run since i wanna unlock some stuff and help my friends but i duno if Remnant 2 will keep me playing itself longer than the first Remnant - which i still feel like was 2 numbers better, at least.

Not "fully" recommended. Its an "ok" game for what it is - as SEQUAL though, its a different number and disappoints in some corners...

Link to my Remnant 1 Review: https://steamproxy.net/id/watheanum/recommended/617290/
Posted 20 August, 2023. Last edited 21 August, 2023.
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25.6 hrs on record (15.7 hrs at review time)
Early Access Review
Town of Salem "we give a crap to fix our own misstakes so we make a sequel"- 2
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2981245863

Town of Salem 2, TOS2 in short, is "basically" the sequel to TOS1 and the other spin-off noone talks about anymore. TOS2 is not really a "bad" game but, as of right now, you can feel its in E.A. State...but not only that...

This feels more like a "Deluxe" version than a "sequel"...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2981723410

Making "good" sequels to games with a structure like boardgames is hard - VERY hard. And this is shown in games like Uno, Monopoly and similar games people play even up to this day. Srsly to say, and ask, Did you ever saw a "Monopoly 2"* or something? Of course not because why should you "change" something if it already works well, right?

To stay with the sample of Monopoly which came out around the 1930s and basically never really changed next to some "siderules" or, of course, virsual updates and presentations. I mean you can even play nowadays a Monopoly game for sure which is from the 80s or the 2000s and in its core they are both the same with maybe some additional rules you "could" add and as i said virsual changes.

*Im not talking about a grafical overhaul PC version or something...
And this is exactly how TOS2 "Feels" like...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2981723377

TOS2 doesnt "feel" like a sequel but more like an Update the ORIGINAL TOS1 should have gotten long ago. Yes, it looks virsual better but again, nothing really "changed" in its core. In fact, It feels like they literally tried to "fix" with TOS2 what they messed up in TOS1 with the COVEN DLC release: The balance between the roles.


As one sample, in the original classic TOS1, the Mafia was ok but against the newer coven roles to weak. So insteed of patching the old TOS1 game, they just gave the game a virsual overhaul and called it TOS2.

AKA: they literally released something which COULD have been an update as NEW GAME...

It srsly feels like it because insteed of "fixing problems", they just got rid of the old roles insteed.

Medium? Gone - which means being dead in a game very early on is even less useful OR fun. "yay"... (srsly though, if youre dead and dont have maybe one of the 2 active "dead" roles, you can just sit there for a long time doing literally nothing. this was already a problem in TOS1/TIS and really R E A L L Y needs a change because youre forced to sit there, DOING NOTHING, to get your "reward" after the round is over which, again, can be very long or short just saying...)
Doctor? Got replaced.
Escord? Got also just replaced.
Guardian Angel? Gone.
Mafia roles? COMPLIEDLY Gone.

So yes, insteed of fixing things in TOS1, they could update it and do things better, they just released TOS2 which srsly feels not really like a sequel but a "deluxe" edition.

Next to this, TOS1 was back in the day free so it was understandable to have microtransactions in it but TOS2, you have to pay a price for to play it and still have to buy things ingame you already HAD in the other games from the same devs (i come back to this) which were either free in the other games or you owned them already as said things like character models or similar.

But...why do you not recommend it?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2981245840

As i said, right now it feels more like an update than a "new game". Think about that: Take TOS1, give it a new paint and get rid of every role which was either somewhat broken or to weak...
and than call it "sequel".

And than there are other things right now which feel somewhat wrong...
Did i mention that one said "spin-off" game noone talks about it anymore, "Traitors in Salem"~?
As a small hint and before i go forward, i want you guys to look it up again so you might see if i say "Used assets".

As for a fact i "do" know that TOS2 was longer in "progression" than said "TIS" (Traitors in Salem) but the fact that you HAVE to buy things you had already for free in TIS feels a bit like a ripoff - even more if you think about that they basically GAVE UP on "TIS" (up to this day, they didnt mention what will happen to it...) and this TOS2 really feels more like something which C O U L D have been a bigger AND NEEDED update to TOS1.

So do i recommend it though?
I really dont know. I srsly dont.
I dont think TOS2 is a bad game but as someone who DID play TOS1 AND TIS, it feels just wrong. It feels like i bought the same game twice wile one feels like and looks like an old flash game, left unbalanced and the other, "newer" game feels like that said other, older game and how it "should" have been.

As i said, and i say it again, it feels more like something which could have been a big virtual update and role overhaul to the original game than an actual "sequel". If they would have called it "TOS Deluxe" or similar, i wouldnt even really complain but the fact that this IS suppost to be a sequel, it feels wrong to call it that.

Still,
If you like social deception games in the vains of the "old style", i think you can go for it. As for someone who playd the other, older games, maybe you should think about to buy it but than, im not the one to judge.

For me, i do enjoy it somewhat so far but wish they wouldnt have made a full new game for that. It feels somewhat off.
Posted 28 May, 2023. Last edited 30 May, 2023.
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0.5 hrs on record
Wow...this is just...bad...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2963781646

Ok, for people which doesnt know, "the great gian(n)a sisters" were born back in the day as clone from the Super Mario Bros back in the 1980s on the C64. They were really good back than and even had a new version on the Nintendo DS which was also great - to easy but still an ok platformer for the time.

This version is based on said DS version which also came out on phones but...yeaaaaaa...this is bad...really really bad...

A very bad port of an good game
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2963781382

What i dont understand is why they used the phone version and ported it over to PC. Its really ugly and overall looks more like an actual flash game from the early 2000s.
The Pixel style from the DS version was actually really great to look at and if you look at trailers o gameplay videos from it, you can see the differ...
As sample:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl-vRJuXK0A

But is it really that bad?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2963781559

Its not that this version "is" bad but it "feels" bad. As i said, you pay a "good" price for it, for a game which feels and looks like is made as flash game. The look and style looks so bad, textures are actually glitching or twitching (like the dots from the map screen or the normal bricks), Giana looks really REALLY ugly and over all, it feels wrong to play this version.

It is still the DS game "somewhat" but tbh i refunded it because it just doesnt click with me...

So do you recommend it?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2963781502

If this would be a 1:1 port from the DS version, i would have said yes but they didnt even fix bugs the DS version had but added more so it feels. Shooting enemies with the fireball doesnt give any points and in this version, said Fireballs just explode mid-air out of nowhere for no reason, limiting their use as well...

So over all, No, i sadly cant recomment this version.
As i said, it feels like an early flash game, lookes like one and has soem old known bugs from other versions and new ones, glitchy textures and the overall "vibe" from this version is just...bad.

So if you have yourself a DS, you should better try getting the DS version, else avoid this version for sure. Its somewhat sad to see a childhood game from me ended up like...well, that...

Not recommended and refunded
Posted 17 April, 2023. Last edited 18 April, 2023.
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If Dark Souls would have more Wood and is a 3rd Person Shooter...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2811110984
Remnant: From the Ashes (Just Remnant from now) Is a pretty nice 3rd person shooter with great coop gameplay and hardcore difficulty ala a Dark-Souls-Like (i hate this therm tbh) game. It looks great, plays great but can be somewhat grindy sometimes...and unfair brutal hard...

If the forest fights back...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2894867855
Remnant opens up as Souls-like 3rd person shooter and you quickly learn one thing: you WILL die. No matter when or how, you WILL die - At the end, we talk about a game where you have to learn and basically "learning-by-doing" like nature teaches you how you play the game...the hard way.

Remnant is not an easy game though, if you only play the story mode it can be a short adventure...and on "normal" it can be actually pretty easy but i should add here to play it, at least on hard because than the game is actually fun and worth playing. In addition, i would also say go and try to play it with at least a friend (you can play up to 3) because than you can revive each other before someone dies. Though, the game will notice the number of players which means more enemies will spawn and do more damage or have a larger healthpool - this is noticalbe mostly at boss fights where bosses in single player mode can be actually done fairly quick (IF you know the patterns) but in multiplayer, some bosses can be legit a pain in the ass...

The Randomness and the problem with the grind...
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2811535093
This "is" kinda a problem with Remnant which i would call a double edged sword...
You see, Remnants world is all the time random. You have some "core" events happening, at least in the story mode, but next to this, nothing really is "fixed". Sure, you have world bosses but even those bosses CAN be random. This ALSO means: it is random what gear you get with your story and this actually forces you to grind on other, so called "adventure" runs to roll for items you "might" get if said event you might need for an item is happening - and sometimes, for some REALLY special things like weapons or armor, you might need even a world rolled which needs 2 OR 3 events to get just ONE thing you might want or need.

The word "need" might sounds wrong here though but than, some things for some bosses or enemies might help you a lot more than other things you do or "dont" have right now...and this is where i say it feels like a double edged sword because it can feel like a grind sometimes because some things are really hard to get, like really really hard and only with pur luck if remnant gives you basically a good world seed.

But this also means sometimes, you might just stroll though your said world seed, another time you get literally nothing. It feels like this could be handled better and only "extends" the playtime for the grind but than again, with friends, it is still fun.
ALONE in the other hand it can really feel like a chore sometimes...

Do i still recommend it though?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2931402682
I Still would recommend remnant but only and i really mean ONLY if you play it at least with a friend and not alone. Its an overall good game and fun to play, if even hard. Again, its a souls like game and you should always remember that, its not just any 08/15 3rd person space shooter or something. it is legit a hard shooter where you have to learn your movement and read and learn the enemy patterns. Else you will just die.

So if you enjoy hard games like said dark souls but just as 3rd person shooter and havea friend with you which might would enjoy to play with you coop, give it a go. It can legit be fun to play, even more if you get the DLCs which add more stuff to "farm" and go for.

Recommended - a nice and hard souls-like 3rd person shooter. Best enjoyed with a friend or 2. Alone it might be not really enjoyable and the nature of the game with the random world seeds CAN feel like a grind sometimes so be warned about that.
Posted 26 February, 2023. Last edited 26 February, 2023.
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Am i missing something?

Killing Floor 2 ("KF2" in short from now) is BASICALLY a huge arena survival shooter...which kinda misses a reason why you should ever touch it tbh. Its not that the game is "bad", it sure is not, but it feels like its missing "somewhat"...

Holy sheat god dang its another Zombie shooter!
KF2 is in its core an arena shooter. You drop, alone or with a bunch of other players on a huge map and have to defend yourself from "Zeds", mutants n zombies and alike, which try to kill you. You can choose which "playstyle" you go before each mission which can range from classes like medic, swat unit or firebug, supporter, berserker and some other classes i cant remember right now. Each class has weapons - or weapon types they "should" use which differ how they handle and how you play them. As some samples, the berserk goes mostly with melee weapons, supporter with shortrange but deadly shotguns and medic with alround weapons which can at heal but only make "somewhat" damage.

This all sounds good and i have to say KF2 sure is fun if you play it with friends or some random people multiplayer but than if you play it "to much", it misses somewhat of a real "reason" to play...

It feels like it misses something...somewhat...
Over all, KF2 actually remembers me of a waterd-down version of "Payday 2" just way more limited and that it really gets boring way to fast because it feels like "brainless shooting - the game". In Payday 2, you have a lot weapons to try, a lot missions to play and a lot stuff you can unlock. In KF2, you always reset after each round. always. The only thing you do unlock are passiv perks for the class you play, nothing else.

Sure, that can change the gameplay already because some classes get actually way more enjoyable if you do unlock some perks but it feels like only a small "bit" which you unlock than changing something - it really only makes the class more effective and fun to play for a bit but you still dont really "change" the gameplay of how you actually play the class nor game - at least for the most part.

And this is why i pref PD2 more than KF2. In PD2, i have a goal, i can play with weapons i can build and mod, i can change builds how ever i want and play in which way i want...wile in KF2, i always have to start from the beginning, farm and only farm to get set back next round to the beginning. I only keep exp for my class and thats it.

Even as for the missions, they dont really "vary" because they are basically all the same. Zed wave comes, go shot them.
Of course Sometimes you have at some maps (bonus) objective but in the core its just shooting Zeds and hold out wile you do, get money, get better weapons for the next wave and repeat. Literally.

...Than why do you recommend it?
In fact, yes, i do recommend it because it can still be a blast to play with friends - though, again, i think if you wanna play something "in the long run", Payday 2 would be a similar and better opinion. Its not just it offers more but missions vary way more and you have a lot, a L O T more opinions and sure way more playtime till you get bored of it.

THOUGH,
KF2 can be still fun if you have some people to play it with but you might only play it 1, 2 or maybe 3 rounds and than switch to another game because of how the game works. Maybe thats the reason why it IS build that way? I Duno. I still would say get it if its on sale and at least try it, its not that bad but not "super good" either.

Recommended, though only if you play it with some friends. I would say at least try it or/and get it in sale. It can be fun from time to time.
Posted 26 February, 2023. Last edited 26 February, 2023.
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A cute spooky "Hide and Seek"~
"Bail or Jail" brings us basically the childhood game we played outside back on our computers or consoles (depends on what you got it). Said here before: I got the game on my SWITCH and played it there longer than on PC which i will tell later why.

Is it fun? Yes. It sure is fun...buuuuuuuut...

A nice idea, a good concept
Bail or Jail (it will be called "BoJ" from now on) is actually pretty well made. You play either as one of the "Humans", have to hide and avoid being found by the monster which, in the other hand, can also be played by a player. So its a 3 vs 1 game wile you either play a child which runs away from the monster OR you play said monster which has to capture the said humans.

What makes it so "fun" though is how simple and somewhat "addictive" it is. It really gives this "just one more round" feeling since a round is only 3 minutes long and very enjoyable...
If you find players...

See, this is a problem i runned in the computer version and explains the lower playtime here:
I got this game and "tried" to find players. I played maybe 10-15 matches but i only found 2 players in total. Yes, just 2.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2882757300
I really dont know "why" its not really played on computer but i can say on the switch, people actually play it. I basically find at least 1 full match to play and enjoy the game. So i dont downvote it only because it has a small community, again, it depends on what you got the game...And downvoting it only because of that makes the case of "getting people to play it" actually worse so better think about that before you downvote it...

Whats so nice about it though?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2882678641

As i said, first of all, its easy to play and easy to just "pick up and play". Its not super complex. You basically just run around, hide and if there is danger (aka the monster) you use your "free out of jail card" lantern and stun the monster (IF you dont miss the timing~). This at least is the "core" gameplay if you play as human. Next to this, if someone is captured, you can try to jailbreak them out from the cage the monster is throwing them in. Its a dangerous task but if the monster doesnt "camp" it, you can do it.

As for the monster, the monster has to look around and look for the lanterns and humans which run around - and also leave a small trail of footprints for a short time.

Again, this is the core gameplay but than some characters have some special abilities which CAN change up the gameplay by some. Different Lanterns, Different Monsters and like just to name it - and of course some good and different maps which also play VERY different.

This all sounds good n all...but whats bad about it?
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2882757359
Sometimes BoJ "can" feel a bit unbalanced, depending which monster you play against as or how many humans are left. As i said, if one is in jail and 2 humans are still on the run, its easy to break the one out - but if there is only 1 left, it can be hard to break out the other 2.

And another thing i have to add here is, really now, the huge pricetag...
I really think it is a well made game but, for what it is, it feels like 20 Bucks is a bit to high. Someone already said "make it free 2 play" but i think thats now really a bit unfair. I think the price should really be lowerd by at least 25-30% (so around 12-15 Bucks) so that it "feels" at least fair to get a game where you have to also unlock a lot.

So do i recommend it?
In short: YES.
BoJ is a fun little "hide and seek" game and really well made AND fun to play. Though, i would only buy it if its some %-off since i think the price is way to high on the mark - and it really needs way more players. MAYBE a said pricedrop "would" actually help it graining more players which would be understandable. Else, Maybe if you even have friends which would enjoy it, buy it for you and your friends and im sure you will have a good time!

Recommended but should be bought if its in sale!
Posted 31 October, 2022. Last edited 31 October, 2022.
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