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So this is a good game. The reviews are not lying. It does not deserve the overwhelmingly positive reviews, however.

And that is mostly due to the fact that it is the successor to probably the best coop game of this kind, It Takes Two.
Split Fiction just pales in comparison.

The gameplay is less varied. I remember in It Takes Two you would sometimes switch gameplay styles three or four times within a single level. Split Fiction's gameplay just never feels that fresh or unique. You do a lot of the same stuff a lot of the time and it does not feel as cooperative as It Takes Two did.

What annoys me the most, though, are the levels. It Takes Two had fantastically unique and beautifully designed levels that allowed for a lot of discovery and sense of sensation. Split Fiction's levels are mostly boring and uninspired. Most notably the SciFi parts of the game just consist of a variety of slightly different looking grey and brown factories. Very dull to look at and almost unpleasant to play through. The Fantasy levels are more interesting to look at (at least there's some color) but don't have anything noteworthy to explore or see either.

It Takes Two had NPCs in its levels that you could kind of interact with, it had simple activities within the level that you could partake in. Split Fiction doesn't really have that. While playing It Takes Two, I was always excited to discover a new area of a level, because there was always something to see, something to do. Split Fiction fails quite badly in that regard. It simply does not reward you for looking around the level, mostly because there just isn't something to see. This is not some minor criticism, it is part of what made It Takes Two great for me. Especially Split Fiction's SciFi levels, I just want to be done with for the most part, they are that boring to play.

Granted, It Takes Two's setting itself probably allowed for more of creativity and variety in terms of gameplay and level design. But come on, Scifi and Fantasy realistically should do that, too. I feel like the devs just didn't put as much effort and love into SplitFiction as they did before, and it shows. This is by no means a bad game, and I still enjoy playing it, but Hazelight could do so much better.

The last time I played was back in march, now, almost 9 months later, the game still feels very much the same. For a coop game to stay relevant and replayable, you got to have fresh content frequently. There is like 3 new strategems and the regular battlepasses which isn't going to cut it. We need new content and ways to play the game to keep it fresh.

This game doesn't force pronouns upon you, so you should buy it just for that.

I don't understand the overwhelmingly positive reviews. This game does not deserve a thumbs down either, but that's just the way it is on Steam.

The game becomes far too tedious, far too quickly. I went into this seeking a casual game to relax, and initially it is exactly that. But the game introduces way too many mechanics and quite honestly feels too long. I've played for almost 11 hours and it seems I am nowhere near done. After a certain point it really felt boring and more like work to manage all the different systems.

It overstays its welcome a bit and while I don't think it's a bad game at all, I just got tired of it and couldn't push through. Unfortunate, because I believe a more focused experienced would have vastly improved the game.

Setting CA's scummy policies aside, this is an amazing game. It really is the ultimate Total War experience. It's so full of content it's actually insane. No, it wasn't great at launch and the main campaign still kinda sucks but Immortal Empires offers content for hundreds of hours. I only want to rate the game here and its one of the best strategy games on the market for sure. Yes, the DLC are pricey (especially the new ones) but I would recommend picking up one or two per sale as you get familiar with the game and just buy whatever looks fun, because it usually is. Keep in mind you actually only need very few DLC and you can freely expand whatever faction you like with additional content.

I'm only writing this review to get the game more popular and thereby hopefully getting the devs to make another one. There aren't many games out there that truly focus on cooperative play and this is one of them. Had great fun solving the puzzles and mysteries with my buddy

I honestly just want a standalone card game of the game you play in the cabin. Really a lot of fun, that. Reminds me of Gwent in The Witcher

I can say with great certainty that the real horror isn't what you'll find in the mines but the terrible callouts your friends make that lead you directly to a 20 foot monster instead of a safe exit lmao

I didn't play this game at launch but only started playing very recently (because I'm not so dumb to buy modern games at launch nowadays). It's honestly the best singleplayer game I've played since The Witcher 3. Such an incredibly immersive and meticulously crafted experience, it really got me hooked from start to finish.

I've only encountered very few bugs during my playthrough as well.

I like to play as a fat bear who jumps on people to crush them