Recent reviews by The Mandarin Skyrush

I love this game, period.

I like the PVE contents.

this game came out at the end of 2019, and EA didn't bother to add a single electric car? really?

otherwise the game is good.

Steam should have a "wait" recommendation button instead of only having "positive" and "negative"

there are many things to like about this game
1. every single waifu is drop dead gorgeous, and they are fully animated.
2. lots of memes and the voice acting is very good.
3. for a kick starter game not occupying too much hard drive space, the graphics look very good. much better than COD modern warfare 2, which took 60GB of space, and the game still gave you 2D flames.

there are also things that are lacking
1. only one of the intimate scene with your waifus are fully animated, all other scenes are GIFs
2. the gameplay is pretty linear, you pretty much just shoot to kill, and the turn base combat is very lackluster, there is no percentage to hit, the terrain is always flat, and there are no covers to take for you and the enemies.
3. the update has been very slow, and the development team refuses to give any types of general timeline. i'm not saying the development team needs to hit timeline all the time, but giving the players a general sense is not too much to ask. it's like you went to a restaurant and paid for your food, but the waitress tells you she doesn't know when your food is coming.
4. the story line is ok, it's interesting but don't expect a great and thrilling story.

as one of the original backers who pledge £45, i sincerely hope this game will success eventually, we definitely need more naughty sexy games like Subverse. but unless you have some spare coins to spend, i would recommend waiting.

i'm having a blast with this game, the latest patch increase my fps. the storyline is so far awesome, the world looks amazing. graphics definitely can use more optimization. but this game is totally worth my very single penny.

great story, gore, nudity, wonderful sex scenes, gorgeous graphics even with 2020 standard. this is a Masterpiece.

great game, but could use a better graphics engine, currently getting around 30fps with a 2080ti on 2k monitor. while getting pretty much around 90-100+ fps for other triple A titles.

Pros:
1. extreme grind friendly, probably one of the best grind friend game up to date. the biggest different between this game and WOT and WT (War Thunder) is that when you spend 60K to unlock a new module for your tank, that 60K exp does not get taken away from your overall progression to the next tank. that makes progressing to the next tank so much faster.
2. there is no gold ammo, so there is no gold spam. Gold spam is the biggest reason why I stopped play World of Tanks, what's the point of unlocking the Maus if some random tier 9 or tier 10 medium tank can penetrate it from the front?
3. there is no power creep. yes there are some tanks in this game that are better than other tanks, but it's not even close like what War Gaming did with WOT. even in PVE battles, you feel the tanks are pretty well balanced.
4. good community, if you are tired of 13 year old in WOT or War Thunder spamming Your Mama's jokes, then this game is for you, because 90% of the time, people don't even talk.
5. premium time is very easy to come by, instead of reward player with 2 days or 1 day of premium time like in WOT and WT, this game reward players with up to 30 days of premium times from loot crates. keep in mind that you don't need to buy these loot crates. they are reward to players by completing both PVE missions or PVP missions. i only bought premium time with this game once, but after over 300+ hours of game play, i still have 15 days left, because of those loot crates i keep on getting from completing the missions.

Cons
1, number of players is still small compare to WOT or WT, what do you expect? the devs barely spend any money on ads, i have never seen a AW ad on YouTube. so if you want to play PVP games, it definitely takes longer to get into a game compare to WOT and WT.

If you love tanks, but not a big fan of playing PVP, Armored Warfare is the best choice. I have nothing but positive things to say about this game.

This is why i like this game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1NRz2Jwh2Q&t=21s

Pros:
1. the single player mode is excellent, character developments are great, each characters are unique, almost all the campaign missions are very fun.

2. lots of stuff to do in single player, many side missions, most of them are pretty fun.

3. lots of properties and cars you can own, very nice looking, tons of customization.

4. you can go to strip club and see boobs.

Cons:
Most of the cons are mainly for online content
1. connection sucks. ever since the import export DLC update, i have been experiencing constant connection issues. i opened all the ports R* tell us to open, and turn off all the fire walls when playing game, still constantly DC from session. currently i still cannot find a way to cure this problem. and based on xfinity speed test, i have over 260MB/S download and 70MB/S upload.

2. online session is full of hackers, modders and trolls
because the server is peer to peer, and there is no administration in a session, therefore it is very hard to control hackers. there was a big ban wave during Christmas, but now the hackers are reappearing. hackers controlling your cars and crash you to death. modders spawning tanks and jets in the city and blow you up just for fun. and trolls that had nothing else to do but do everything they can to stop you from finish your missions.

3. online items are ridiculously expensive
if you want to play online, get ready for a grind fest. a mask which cost 35 in game credits in the single player mode, all of a sudden cost you over 10K in online session. i understand that a mask is not a essential item, but this price is a little bit ridiculous.

4. it gets repetitive
at first you think the online session is fun, because there are so many things to do, all the different races, all the different heist, all the different mission and etc. but soon, you realize the only way that can give you guaranteed money income is heist. because in heist people can't rob you, and there is no friendly fire. and after the heists it only takes seconds to put the money into your bank account. doing heist is currently the most secure way to get income if you want to buy a big ticket item such as a luxury condo or a brand new super car. Or you can do the missions that R* had created, however, the highest paid mission Roof Top Rumble only gives you 13500 in 4 mins. so if you want 1 million which is nothing, you need to grind the same mission 100 times. unless you are a high level player who already has a ton money saved up, at the beginning, you really need to grind these missions in order to get what you want.

5. import export DLC
the new DLC brought in a lot of content but also trouble. when you are importing and exporting any goods or cars, people can come kill you and steal your stuff. i know this is GTA, you are suppose to be killing, and causing mayhem, but that creates a problem, and the problem is, you have to have people to play with you in order to protect you during transportation. in reality, if you are a real mafia, you will never let anyone know what, where, and when you are trafficking you products. but this is 1 way that R* use to make your life difficult, so they can force people to buy their crappy shark cards. so for people who don't have lots of friends to play with, all of a sudden, import and export doesn't sound all that effective.

5. import export is not for everyone
import export DLC requires gigantic upfront cost, you need 1 million to purchase the cheapest office, YES the CHEAPEST office, but the good thing is despite their price, all the offices have the same function. then you will need to buy a dedicated car warehouse to store all the cars you have stolen, and the cheapest warehouse is 2.3 million. so in total you need to have 3.3 million just that you can start import and export. and each top range car you sell will only net you 80K, because you need to spend 20K just to modify the car, and the final pay out is 100K. that's assuming your car take absolutely 0 damage during transportation, which a lot of time it will be impossible, because there will be other players who will try to destroy your car or steal it from you. so assuming you do everything perfectly, you still need whopping 40 top range car to recover the initial cost, and only after that it is pure profit.

Conclusion
R* pretty much made this game in the way that you have to play online, because the single player content is not enough, the missions are pretty short, and after you play couple of times you get tired of it. the only way to find new fun is to play online. but as you can see there are lots of problems when play online. I'm not saying online is worthless, trust me I do have some fun when playing online. but it's just that the cons outweigh the pros.