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A great remaster of an amazing game—and probably my favorite Elder Scrolls title when it comes to the main plot and the world around the player. This remaster does a great job of being respectful to the source material while also changing a lot to make the core experience even better. The graphics, as you've probably already seen, are exceptional: lighting, textures (from small to large objects), water effects, weather, magic, NPC models, etc. They also changed some UI elements, making everything look very stylish and readable. There were also some changes to the leveling system, which is now a bit more similar to Skyrim’s, but it still maintains its Oblivion charm. And yes, the character creator is as fun as ever—with some new options for customisation, you’ll be fully able to create some horrific monstrosities. I also think they adjusted the music, voice acting, and overall audio to work better with modern audio devices. The combat system strongly resembles the original but feels a bit more dynamic, reactive, and less clunky. As I mentioned earlier, this remaster is very respectful to the original, so the main gameplay loop is still very recognizable, just with some quality-of-life improvements. Overall, if you liked the original Oblivion, you should be very pleased with this product. Beware of the system requirements, though—this game takes up a lot of storage space and is quite demanding to run. It’s not bad in enclosed areas, but FPS drops significantly in more open spaces. Still, I have a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ "gaming" laptop, and I can play the game somewhat comfortably, so the optimization isn’t bad. If you have a decent PC, you shouldn’t face any major issues. The remaster also includes all DLCs and add-ons from the original version of the game. I also appreciate that they added Steam badges, point shop items, and achievements—because, well, why not? It’s a shame the game doesn’t have Steam Workshop support for mods (though you can still use console commands). Before I end this review, I must praise the artists who made the main artwork and the opening screen—this is truly one of the most epic things I’ve ever seen. In summary, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is an amazing remaster that deeply respects the original Oblivion from 2006. It features stunning new graphics, quality-of-life upgrades, and overall feels like a major improvement in every way, without losing its identity in the process.

The best DLC for CK3 with only small issues. First of all, we have the new starting date, which I like a lot because it includes a ton of interesting historical characters and simply is set in a time of major events like the 4th Crusade, Mongol Invasion etc. The devs at Paradox probably agree with this statement, seeing how many historically accurate events and special interactions are packed into this new start date. Jumping to the Eastern Roman Empire rework, it is amazing. The new throne room looks amazing, and we have a ton of new stuff to decorate it with, while the new background soundtrack and visual customization options for characters make this even better/more immersive. The new bureaucracy system of engaging with the Empire's politics is also a great addition, it gives us a lot more wiggle room for interesting schemes and political maneuvering, it truly feels like a major political body. The inclusion of manors and camps is also a fun addition, although they only provide buffs and occasional events. The thing that impressed me the most with them are the artworks, which change dynamically to demonstrate in what part of the world we are, what buildings we have and what upgrades were added. Speaking of camps, we have the new adventurer mechanic, which is great for roleplaying and overall gameplay loop. This main gist of it is the same as in the Mount and Blade series, only in CK3 style. We choose what kind of adventurer we what to be, move to the castle of our choosing, look around the place, get some new recruits and side quests/contracts, make some money and leave ( or use the connection to the local administrator to our advantage ). The game uses these M&B and overall RPG ideas to the great benefit, so this style of gameplay is very interesting, especially if we play as an historical character with unique events, backgrounds and decisions. The only thing that annoyed me is ironically not even tied to this DLC. As you can imagine, all of your followers live in the same camp, so if some random plague spawns on top of you, there is a good chance everyone in the camp will die, even if you upgraded all of the stuff that improves health and disease resistance. I had that happen a few times and it is beyond infuriating. It's also a bit of a shame that they didn't add some needed quality of life improvements to make our life easier in the early and late game when we have to individually click on everything for a hour or two to make any meaningful progress. Some simple management tool would be nice. Overall, a great DLC that adds some amazing stuff and reworks, there is pretty much nothing I can complain about ( although the price is still on a "total ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥" side ).

A simple expansion that gives us familiar gameplay loop of Warband while also giving us an opportunity to explore a historical setting of "The Deluge". The gameplay is a copy paste of Warband, but some new additions were added like new melee weapons, gunpowder weapons, a decently sized new campaign map and a few very well designed multiplayer maps. I think the most satisfying part of this expansion are the gunpowder weapons which are very satisfying to use, both in terms of sound design and handling. I still remember the time where I played on multiplayer maps with tons of people and we would just line up in tight alleyways and pepper anyone who charged us with constant gunfire. So overall, With Fire & Sword is nothing special, its gameplay loop is pretty much the same as in Warband, but some interesting additions were added, and this expansion certainly deserves a lot of credit for that.

A great game is some aspects and a pretty ♥♥♥♥ one in others. The main selling point is obviously the combat system, which is very easy to learn but hard to master. The weapon and class variety is massive, and each weapon/armor feels great with its impresive designs, customization and sound effects. The game has a few gamemodes, dueling and "32 vs 32" player matches are the most popular. These modes offer very unique maps that are massive in scale and have a ton of unique things to interact with. As for the live service aspects, the game has an in game store and season passes, but they can be easily ignored in favour of decently quick grind through simply playing. But there are also things that bother me here, especially in the UI department. The UI in this game is sometimes very cluttered and unintuitive, making the customization process for our classes a bothersome experience. There is also an issue with the lack of information the game gives us before we decide to join a match, we can't for example check the avaliable subclasses and possible equipment they will have, so we are always forced to make crucial decisions on the fly during the middle of a match. Combining this with the dynamic combat and constant decision making, the uninformative UI is a nightmare for people who just started to grasp the game's mechanics. Besides that, I also don't understand why have the devs already abandoned this game. Don't get me wrong, the game is very solid but there are some aspects of it that feel very barren and unpolished.
The worst thing about this game is the fact that you play with other people. I'm not the biggest multiplayer guy so I don't have as much experience as other people, but I still think that the community of this game is one of the most annoying and frustrating communities you can find in any multiplayer game on Steam. For these almost 13 hours of playtime I encountered every type of a person an avarege Joe prays to never meet in real life; racists, solty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, narcissistic maniacs and constantly complaining idiots. This strange phenomenon is show by the means of chat and vote kick system. As for the chat, every single match I've played, it was filled with slurs, people spamming "ez" ( I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate that word ) and the guys that were constantly moaning about how everyone is either a noob or a cheater. This leads us to vote kick system, which is pretty much never used for good reason. You would think that people would vote people that are either cheating or have a ton of ping, but this is not the case. Instead, this system is abused every minute or two by people who's egos have been decimated by players with more skill, better loadouts, etc. They can even get pissed because you play the class they don't like or simply have a nickname they don't like. It's a complete madness and the vocal part of this community is mostly extremely pathetic. So to not ruin my gameplay experience completely, I simply disabled the chat and pretended to play a singleplayer game with skilled bots, which made this game far more enjoyable.
Overall, Chivalry 2 is a good game with very unique and fun elements that are somewhat unpolished in certain places. I highly recommend the game if you want to experience the immense satisfaction of clashing swords in one of the best medieval and dueling games on the market, but I don't recommend the game if you are interested in actively engaging with somewhat terrible and unfun community.

A very fun shooter that let's you dive into the fantasy of becoming a Space Marine. It is one of the classics, and while it has a few rough patches, the level of quality is very high. Each level is masterfully designed, bringing us to interesting environments full of varied enemies and weapons we can use against them. Each weapon is somewhat unique, has different combos, executions, etc. As for the enemies, we will be fighting Orcs and Chaos Marines/Guardsmen, all of them separate into different enemy types with interesting battle capabilities. The only thing that is a big let down are the boss fights. The first one is simply running in a circle while occasionally shooting at the boss, and the other one is literally a scripted cutscene. Besides that, the main storyline is very well written, the pacing is excellent and is easily understandable for the new fans of Warhammer 40k. All of this is accompanied by excellent sound design, pretty graphics and amazing voice acting. There is also multiplayer but since this game is quite old, there is simply not a ton of people to play with. Overall, this is a very good game and a must play classic that although quite expensive ( they changed the price a long time after release which is a very scummy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ move ), is definitely the easiest piece of Warhammer 40k media to enjoy without reading 100+ books and watching "Lord of The Rings: Extended Edition Trilogy" amount of hours of lore videos on YouTube.

A not so bad game that even with the limitations of the engine is quite good. I played mostly multiplayer wave and deathmatch mode with my friend, but I also quickly checked out the singleplayer as well. The multiplayer is fun but becomes quickly repetitive. We only have 3 maps, all of which are mostly copy pasted assets littered with a few interactable items like ammo, aid kits, armors, weapons, fuses and levers. Wave mode consist of fighting a hord of zombies that are occasionally supported by a few SCP-1048-A ( teddy bears made out of human ears ) and SCP-939 ( red sound mimicking dogs ). After a few rounds, there is a boss battle with either SCP-035 ( highly intelligent mask ) and SCP-457 ( a man made out of fire ), both of them can be taken down by interacting with the environment. Pretty basic concept, but fun nontheless. I'm writting all of this in such a detail because the game simply doesn't really tell you what you need to do. As for the deathmatch, this game's engine is simply not build for this mode. The movement is clunky making the aiming a pain in the ass, and the weapons are all over the place when it comes to damage output. There were moments where I used long-range weapons and failed to even scratch my friend, while he ( with his shotgun ) was able to take me down in one shot from across the whole map. As for the singleplayer, it is a reverse situation to the original CB so we start at the entrance and go down to heavy and light. We are also accompanied by two other MTF's, but their AI is so stupid that they have major difficulties in navigating through doors, corners etc. Overall, this game while basic is also quite fun and while some of the ideas are not working as the should courtesy of the old engine this game uses, it can be a nostalgic trip back to the facility for the players of original SCP:CB.

This review is simply my first impressions of the game while I played it during a free trial. Initially I was quite positive about the game but the more I thought about it, the more I started to dislike it. The game is quite pretty, has an amazing soundtrack, addicting looting/grind systems and features some of the best looking cutscenes. My main issue comes with the gameplay and simply how it's handled. When I first booted it up, I was quickly bombarded by ads for season passes and microtransactions store. I thought that I could simply ignore it, but the more I played, the more I learned that every aspect of Diablo IV is in one way or another linked to the in-game store ( not to mention that the prices there are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ insane ). I simply don't understand why this game needed to be a semi multiplayer forcing you to be always online. This multiplayer aspect only exist for show just to have an excuse to implement microtransactions. The gameplay philosophy also suffers because of this, leading the game to focus on "quantity over quality". After these 2 hours I got bored because the game started to throw at me random fetch quests, started giving me a ton of useless loot, directed me into mostly empty/repetitive areas with the same enemies, and most importantly; the pacing was completely off, slowing down incredibly fast and encouraging grinding for levels and loot over focusing on the world and story. Overall, while Diablo IV is not the worst game in the world and can bring a lot of fun with good music, atmosphere, cutscenes and somewhat addicting looting system, but it is simply a front for a microtransaction shop and season passes that by their sheer existance manage to shallow the gameplay to the point that it borders on the quality of some ♥♥♥♥♥♥ MMOs. The game can be somewhat enjoyable when you ignore the store, but you will learn fast that the game will not allow you to ignore it for long. As I said in the beginning, I haven't played tha game much so you can take what I say with a grain of salt, but I'm not going to force myself to play anymore, and I will never buy this game for its inflated price just to be later molested by the constant in-game ads and purchases.

A decent enough short comic that tells us a story of Basil I "Macedonian". The comic book is written in a way to advertise features in the upcoming DLC "Roads to Power" and is a prequel to the new starting date of 1178. The writting is decent, it gets the job done and tells us a historically accurate tale in a short 15 pages story. The only thing I have an issue with is the oversaturation of colours, lack of shadows and random quality that changes from decent to uncanny valley. I personally think they should have went with the art style that is being shown on the cover of this comic book, but it's not that big of a deal. Overall, a simple piece of literature that you can read in a few minutes and learn something interesting about history.

A simple yet effective alternative look to show Ciri's battle readiness, while also being a nod to her past in Skellige. This look closely resembles Geralt's school of the wolf gear, so if you liked that one, you will also like Ciri's new look. It also makes sense story wise since she tends to travel and fight all the time in this game.

I absolutly love this alternative look, but I also have an issue with it. The outif has some beautifull and stylish design in addition to beautifull mix of green and gold. I also enjoyed new jewelry and very pretty hairstyle. It definitely highlights Triss's beauty. But it is also quite much. For someone who hides in constant fear in Novigrad, this alternative look is a bit to eye catching, so it makes no sense storywise for the first half of the game for Triss to look like that. Still, I love the design and overall idea this alternative look.