Recent reviews by Joe Coffee

Okay. I'm not recommending this game purely because it isn't finished. Not even close to. That's it's only weak aspect - not being finished. Other than that, it's a fun game.

It's current state is approximately 33% finished, and it shows in the game.

Manor Lords is a strategy city builder sim, set in a medieval setting. I think there is only one person behind Slavic Magic, the developer. But in my opinion, doing a good job. You can buy Manor Lords if you want to, but current updates will come out probably at a very slow pace. There are things to the game that hasn't been included just yet. An example would be that there is a tech tree and there are development points you get for progression in the game, but there aren't many "active" elements you can invest in. I'm just going to give a haphazard example: there are four development paths, one for trade, another for the gathering, etc. Suppose there are slated to be 10 developments in each path of the development limb, but you can only have 4 in each (maximum) because the other tech areas aren't included yet, so buy it at your own risk only because it's largely unfinished because of this. There are other undeveloped aspects to this game which would be TL:DR so I won't get that depth, so I hope you'll forgive how vague I am at this.

Now don't get me wrong. I was one among many that had this game wish listed, and having seen the teasers for this game, was immediately drawn in. This game **IS** (or probably WILL BE) the medieval building sim you've been waiting for, with elements that kind of look like Total War regarding strategic combat. The game does look gorgeous. And it has "organic building" when your people begin putting up buildings. The roads you put down seem to grow from a basic worn-down path on the earth and become wider with what appears to be wagon tracks if it is a common route---it seems that way. Manor Lords is my go-to game that I am drawn to among a selective few games whose icons are on my desktop. Really, I love jumping into this game and building. I'll go a few hours into this game and start a new game, only because (to me) there's no point in going further due to the game being unfinished. Yes, I don't recommend the game right now only because of it, it's unfinished state is its drawback. But I commend the developer for the progress so far and I seriously hope this developer isn't the devious "I'll bait everyone into thinking this game will be awesome, and grab as much cash as I can!", if you know what I mean.

In my opinion, I'll keep the game around and watch it afar, hoping for updates. I have heard that there is a test server people can try out where the developer is trying out newer elements that haven't been published yet, and some players can get in it. Me, I'm not interested, too much to do. I'll just sit back and continue to play the game as it is for the time being and rely on a nice, hot, cup of Joe Coffee whilst waiting for the big update...if and when it comes. Which I'm optimistic for.

May I recommend looking at YouTube for Manor Lords gameplay before trying.

And enjoy your cup of Joe Coffee and have a great and awesome day.

I love this game. Superior to Deadpoly in every regard.

Create a character, assign him or her a profession, and enter a world of the zombie Apocalypse. You'll need food and water in order to survive; find weapons and clothing and armor (or scavenge and try to craft things for yourself), and try to live one more day in the landscape. Build your own base and go looking for better gear and a vehicle to drive. Be wary of irradiated areas as too much radiation will impact your health. Luckily you can find things like first aid items that will help recover health, and rad pills to restore your radiation meter. You can also find things like certain respirators in which you will need filters; these masks help radiation resistance. It gets dark at night so you'll need a flashlight and batteries. There's night vision goggles you can find as well. Beware there is a dark side to humanity in that you can find NPC human bandits that will attack you. If you've got the gun and the nerve, you can fight them back.

Along the way you might find friendly scavengers who you can hang with and they'll provide added firepower or melee combat and attack hostiles that are nearby. You really can't interact with them much at present. Consider them like a friendly NPC spawn that comes and goes. But you can find wandering traders and trading posts and you can trade for things. There's even safe zones where you can find traders and some friendly NPCs if you need a breather.

What's more to say? Check out "Let's Play Surroundead" if you want more detail. But for now, despite some glitches, it is mostly an awesome game. But the developers are working to make the game better.

And I can't state it more enough. I played Deadpoly before Surroundead and, at the time, Surroundead was thought to be made by the same group of developers because of the assets that were used. Deadpoly has since used a different development and, well, I absolutely hate Deadpoly now. But others seem to like it, and that's ok. I won't trash the game just to troll their fanbase. It's not cool.

So try Surroundead. I think you'll like it. The only bad side at present, besides some glitches, is there's no multiplayer...yet.

What. The. HELL. did you Developers do to the game?

Surroundead is superior. I hate Deadpoly's new graphics and general feel. It used to feel more awesome when it used the same kind of resources Surroundead has. I absolutely hate it now.

I know I don't have a lot of time in this game. The first few hours I had was back when it was tough but still kind of cool. I backed away for a bit to see what new things would be added...

...and I don't like this game now.

I hate to compare it to Surrounded, but that game is far better to survive in, has better loot, and the characters are more fun to look at with the common resources that it shares with other games that use 'em.

Sorry, but I gave this game a chance and now it's in my "utter crap" pile.

Feels anticlimactic. Has nothing to do with sex, I mean, this sequel feels soulless.

I spent a lot of time in this game.

That's how much fun it is (to me).

I absolutely hate this game. Hardest shooter, ever.

No ironsights or aiming. Absolutely abysmal, ultra difficult game.

How are you supposed to progress anywhere when enemies are just absurdly difficult.

Where you can be a creep and molest your VR girlfriend.

Railgrade is a trains/automation/resource management simuilator. It seems to be set in a dystopian future where it seems more like a modern punk rather than steam punk or future punk. There is no fancy gadgets, just good ole mechanical power run by the classic train engine.

At heart of this game is actually a business management that features trains but is no means a train simulator. More like a puzzle that will test your ability to utilize your own brain power to solve the levels. Namely, you will be tasked in setting up a working rail line between points and delivering goods, whether it is oil, water, copper, coal, iron, energy, and others. It seems easy at first: yeah, you can plot a riail line between A and B, but then later on you might have points C through Z and you need to think strategically: you have limited funds. Things costs money, whether plopping down rail lines, buying train engines and the freight cars, to stations that will load and unload cargo, or buying industries or paying for industrial upgrades. You can attempt to run multiple trains through one line but it doesn't always work out, and sometimes it does, depending on how you set it up. There are in-game banks you can deposit money (which accrues interest) or even take out loans. You might have to deliver water to a city first so that the populace will expand and then you can have a limited work force that you have to tactically allocate to one ore more industries...which will you prioritize first? Oil production, or steel works, for example? Then there's distance which also run costs. You stations will periodically burn upkeep costs. And can you make your network efficient, while looking to achieve all the goals in the shortest amount of time for the best grade? And that's where railgrade comes in: you are GRADED for that performance. Achieve to have one of the lesser grades if you want, but do you have what it takes to try again and get lauded for a truly superior grade performance?

The game is truly fun. If you botch a level you can restart the map which is a very cool feature. There is no sandbox mode at present, but I believe the developers are working on this feature.

Some of the also-cool features of this game include: fulfill certain tasks and you get "vouchers". What these vouchers are can purchase exclusive things within the game itself. No insidious downloadable content you have to pay for. No stupid loot boxes. Just do well enough to earn vouchers and you can buy things like better train engines, upgrades, industries, and even music! Speaking of music, the in-game soundtrack is catchy.

Try the game. It is challenging and cool. And what's even more fun, you can even catch a ride from the train's perspective if you want to take in the scenery.

Eh.

Buy it if you're bored as f*ck and you want to throw away money.

I haven't played a lot of AC games but I think this is my favorite, simply because:

Music seems to have a Grecian flair.
SPARTANS!
The in-game colors are bright and crisp.
Grecian themes, like their ancient temples, culture, and gods.
Go exploring the legendary Odysseus' palace!
You can make your hero totally bad-@$$ and, in your way, seem like a god of death and destruction.
Absolutely fluid combat and movement, especially climbing.
Deep, rich lore and lots of things to do. Claim bounties from a bounty board, go diving into water and looking for treasure.
Be bad-@$$ enough to take on SHARKS.
Be captain of your own galley and go pirating!
Be like a ghost and kill your enemies, if you're good enough, never ever be seen.
That one time you can be hanging on a wall with an enemy above you. Try whistling...an then grabbing him over to his death!
Chose either a male or female PC.
Romance system, if you want. Depending on your gender, you can be straight, gay, lesbian, bi...or don't do anything to get involved.
Stealing everything you can get your hands on!
Getting into so much trouble they start sending bounty hunters after you...and you can deal with them, or even go after the NPC that dispatches bounty hunters. Kill this dude and any bounties on you are then wiped clean!
That one time you climb the statue of Zeus and his junk fills up the screen. Or that other time your face is in his @$$ because you climbed up the other side or went around.
That one time you did the Spartan kick when your enemy was on high ground and he fell to his death!

And this game doesn't make me mad because it doesn't involve making Christians look bad or evil or in their making blasphemous statements against Jesus Christ. Seriously, FU, Ubisoft, and FU your "diverse religions, belief systems, and orientations". Those games I've seen, I also dislike their use of "Templars" being agents of control, a.k.a., the bad guys, anyone bearing the Jerusalem Cross as being evil. Don't come telling me "it's just a game" and I won't tell you to GFU.

Cons:
When will they take their series to WW2? I'd love to see a British Commando killing Nazis and Soviets. And maybe he had something to do with an attempted assassination against General Patton. That'd be a cool game!