Recent reviews by Amster

I am really enjoying the game so far. Only 6 hours in (9 total if you count the demo) and it is scratching an itch I did not realize I had. I love colony builders and eldritch horror, so this is right up my alley. If you have played other colony builders there is a lot in this game that will be familar and will make picking it up pretty easy, but the cultist simulator and Lovecraftian rituals that accompany the familar builder gameplay is a nice and fresh feeling twist. I am actually shocked at how grotesque and dark some of the elements in the game are, which is very fitting!

It is only in EA right now so you can expect to find a bit of wonkiness and a few bugs, but I am enjoying it quite a lot regardless. If they can keep to the roadmap they have released, than the game is easily worth the price for me.

I can stop whenever I want, I don't need to make any more new characters. But I want to. I really, REALLY want to.

So far Rogue Trader is everything I had hoped for. The lore and story are solid so far, and the combat, while some what a learning curve, is becoming more and more fun as I get used to it. It is challenging enough where it needs to be for my tastes. I am playing on normal, and so far regular enemy encounters are generally pretty easy, but elite enemies or boss fights are much more difficult and require more tactics, which feels good to me. I am enjoying the companions, and honestly really like their inter-party banter they have with each other. Having a sister of battle and unsanctioned psyker along for the ride has lead to some pretty funny interactions.

As far as bugs, I have been fortunate enough to not have encountered many. I have had a few like tool tips not always displaying, or occasional freezing during combat turns which has always fixed itself, but nothing more than that. I can't/don't discount other peoples reports of bugs/issues, as there are plenty of them that its obvious there are some problems, I just can't really speak much to them since I have been one of the lucky ones to not have a lot of trouble. When I do run into something, even though minor, I have been submitting bug reports which is possible from the main menu of the game.

Performance wise, again, I haven't had any issues aside from some minor things like occasional combat lag, or a loading screen taking a few seconds too long. I do have a decent computer, it isn't quite top tier, but it is well above recommended specs.

Overall, I think the game is worth it for the price. A lot of games are coming out costing $59 or $69 dollars for much less engaging game play and way less interesting setting and story. If you liked the previous Owlcat games especially, you will probably also enjoy Rogue Trader. I actually find that is has been much easier for me to get into this game compared the Pathfinder games.

A very cute and cozy game to spend a few hours on. It has a nice heartwarming story to go along with it. The sticker collecting aspect is very fun, and I love the little sticker puzzle system of the game. I hope to see more like this in the future!

This is honestly just a really cute and chill little game. I have terrible anxiety issues and my brain is such a mess sometimes. But games like this can really help me just relax and get my mind settled and focused. It also itches a bit of that creative urge with trying to think outside the box on the sticker designs. I really love it and could (probably will) play this for hours. Thank you to the Spellgarden, I hope to see more games like this from you!

I am not even sure what to say about this game other than I love it. I was surprised by how much I actually enjoyed the combat system, as I am not really a card game person, but it just works so well! The animations for attacks are a lot of fun, and they did a good job on making them FEEL powerful and action packed. I genuinely love the character interactions, I wanted to adopt all of the younger Midnight Suns as my children and it was hard not to get attached to them. You can also really tell the writers and devs know their comics. Wolverines first time saying "Bub" put a massive grin on my face. There was SO much to do, see, and explore in this game. All the little side quests that pop up were a real treat, some of them are just so hilarious while some are very touching and heart warming. Amazing game!

Update: 7 months after full release and I still stand by this being an amazing game I can't put down. I need help!!

I bought the EA for this game when it was released. I had intended to play it a few hours here and there, try out and test some things, give feedback where I could. It turns out I have had a really hard time not devoting my life to just the first 12 or so hours of the game that is present in the EA. The combat is just really fun, and while not 100% pure DnD 5e, it is very close and translates well in my opinion. Some of the mechanics they have changed a bit and home brewed in their own Larian fashion, and I feel it honestly works well. I love the characters and feel like they have a lot of depth and personality. I enjoy that they aren't all just 100% perfectly agreeable companions or all just swooning over your PC. Some of them are problematic and its kind of refreshing being able to argue and go at them. The story is pretty intriguing so far, but I feel like the EA has barely scratched the surface of where things are going, and it has definitely left me wanting to know more.

As for performance, that game has had some rocky periods along the way and I definitely experienced my share of frustrations with some crashes and bugs messing up my save games. I can say that as of today, it has been running very well for me. The main issue I have noticed recently is that in some NPC portraits, there is a glitch with their hair going through their skull which is kind of hilarious, and some the PC hair colors appear a bit under saturated or reacting improperly to lighting in term of colors and need adjusting to look right (ie. there is no true decent brown hair atm as the browns are bit too green or too orange, and the black hair looks more like a dark grey and not a nice deep black). Other wise, it has been a good experience. They have done so much tweaking and fine tuning for the graphics over the last year or so, and the game is looking pretty amazing. I know the issues I have with the hair colors has been talked about a lot and I feel confident that it is likely something they will address before release.

I have had to force myself to NOT play the game after over 200 hours in it so far, because I still want some of the classes/races to feel new and exciting when release finally comes. But I am eagerly awaiting and chomping at the bit to finally dig into the full game and release can not get here soon enough!

The first Bioware game I ever played. Easily one of my all time favorites. It has a rather rich Wuxia setting, and a pretty unique combat system/style based on kung fu, wushu, and other arts found in Wuxia lore. The lore and characters are one of kind and very well written, each one with their own interesting background and motivation. I spent hours upon hours exploring when I first got this game, ages ago when it first came out. There really is no other game out there like Jade Empire, I still hold out hope for a sequel some day, even if its probably all in vain.

Harking back to games like Baldurs Gate and Icewind Dale, Dragon Age is a massive and immersive RPG experience. I loved the dark fantasy setting, where you can feel the despair and misery of the world and its people. The story was fantastic and engaging and the companions all had their own unique personalities and quirks that made them interesting. Combat was fun, but at times it felt a bit too slow and meandering. This game can be time consuming and take awhile to to finish, but it was very satisfying to do each playthrough.

Amazing sequel. Not many games can boast that their successor was as good as the original. The combat has been polished a lot in ME2, a huge improvement over ME1. The story and characters are still intact and still shine. While there is not the same sense of "omg, were all in danger!" as in ME1, the story development is still solid and an important piece to the overall plot of the game. It is the calm before the storm. Also in my top 5 games of all time.