Lord Baden – Google

I love this game. I love the feeling of exploration and discovery. There is so much to do that it's easy to get overwhelmed. You could just spend your time mining or exploring or crafting or doing missions. It's your pick and the game never imposes itself on your play-style. If you ever find yourself bored with what's on offer, then you only have yourself to blame. (you might be playing it wrong) The graphics are amazing on Xbox One, PS 4 (better than Xbox) and PC ( better than all of the consoles ). The only let down for me is PSVR. It's amazing the first few hours though. The sense of scale is amazing! However, the PSVR is so blurred, that you can scan the planet surface just a few meters away from you and still not be able to tell what exactly you are looking at. Also, the space battles can get pretty disorientating and the pirates appear way too often. Before I recover from my last battle, the pirates are already scanning me for the next battle. I can only do so many battles in a short time period before having to escape the virtual world. But that does not take anything away from the core experience which is amazing. I love this game and would gladly play it for years to come :)

No Man's Sky

8 likes

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Vacation

This game is filled to the brim with strategies and excellent monsters. Discovering new monsters and spell cards are awesome. The card decks can be bought with in-game currency and the microtransactions are optional and mostly unliterary. You have daily check-ins where you can collect rare cards and rewards that can be used in online battles. The game has a basic story to help you through the campaign. I had to get a second copy for my son, who loves board games and collectable card games. This is a lot of fun but the powers and iconography can be confusing and if your monster loses against another monster with a buff, it can be difficult to know and learn from your mistakes. Sometimes you just need to trust that the game knows what it's doing. But playing against a black box is not always satisfying. I wish there was an easier way to figure out what a weapon or spell is going to do before I commit to it. I never played the original games but I really liked this one.

Culdcept Revolt