Marc Serrano-Rathgeber

Ok, I love base-building survival games a lot - hence why I gave Raft a try. Not at all worth the asking price, even at $25. This is *maybe* a $10 game as it sits. (Graphics, performance, and fuction) Very clunky building, menus are not very streamlined, object placement is very hit-or-miss, as well as general introduction to the game - you're literally placed on a raft in the water with ZERO instruction. Just out there figuring it out. Lol I decided to try creative and just build to get the hang of it - I was having a great time, till I had to remove a few things, then couldn't put those exact objects back into place (clipping wouldn't allow it). Okay.. so, I'll just try filling in that hole with just flooring - also not possible for whatever reason. So, just short of starting my entire base over, I'll just have to live with a hole in the middle of my raft. I'll also add, it's the clunky navigation that got me in this predicament in the first place. I was trying to remove just a wall section, and it takes out the wall along with everything within reach of the character.. GREAT!! So, that's why I'm just left with a hole.. Really neat concept, but if you're going to ask that much for a game - at least make sure it functions properly. $25 for a broken game is entirely too much. I played The Forest, Ark, Rust, Green Hell, and Stranded Deep - all of them are *significantly* better, function more smoothly, and have less bugs (for the most part) *cough, Ark, cough*. Normally I'm not very bitter, but at the price point, I'd expect something... more?

Excellent show with amazing art work and a great story line! Definitely for the grown-up kids (18+), and I'm glad it is! We all grow up at some point - why don't the shows? Well, this one does! Action, comedy, suspense, and thrill all in one show. I thoroughly enjoy the banter and dialogue between the main characters. Without spoiling too much, just watch it! 3 seasons worth of content, and well-worth the watch!

Two stars at best.. The characters are confused.. First, Tulip is this bad, tough, take-no-crap kinda rough girl with a huge attitude. Then, she goes through like 4 episodes of being a bewildered victim with no fight left. Then after that, she's back to being a rootin' tootin' shootem-up cowgirl. Like, is she tough, or not? Also, heavy left political lean. Just *had* to throw a MAGA hat in there with the Nazis? I could honestly care less, but c'mon - can't leave politics out of this show? Let alone such a low-blow? I literally stopped at that point. It was already a confused, sad, recreation of literature - but throw in some extreme political views (you know, like calling a huge group of people nazis), I'm good on that garbage. Went from a confused mediocre show to more leftist political propaganda.. For what it's worth, the first two seasons are the only ones worth watching. The plot gets dragged out for 2 seasons till they remember to just follow what the books said. Lol!

I'll start off with, I prefer Forza Motorsport specifically for the handling and physics. GT7 feels too much like a re-hashed Need For Speed physics engine with on-track driving. Handling regardless of assists feels very twitchy, arcade-y, and unrealistic. Drifting outside of the specific drift mode is all but J-hooking the car repeatedly. Even if you have an angle kit, you'll run out of angle so fast you can't react. Lol It's funny but frustrating. The AI is laughable at best. Very unaware of players, sit on the racing line even though you're frantically flashing your F2P (flash 2 pass) lights, and they will turn into you mid-turn. Or my favorite, they'll just barrel into the back of your car coming into a turn hot. If you have priority in the line, the NPC car will still come down, shove your car into the dirt, and carry on like nothing was wrong. AI cars will also smash into your car during testing. This is insanely frustrating, as ANY collision with ANYTHING will fail you. Imagine being failed for SOMEOME ELSE running into you.. yeah. Terrible. If that's going to be part of the grading in a test, at least make the AI more intuitive and aware of player's vehicles. The livery editor is incredibly glitchy. Graphics just clip into the body, only to be half cut-off on the outside of the panel. Roof graphics? Forget it. Especially if there are any contours. You can't even use the provided graphics without issue.. insane. Overall, I'm highly disappointed. I started on Playstation, but decided xbox was better solely for Forza. Better handling, better AI, better overall game, and they actually listen to fans! Considering Gran Turismo is their crown jewel, I'd say do better. Cut back on the unnecessary endless babbling, cut scenes, and high loading times. Don't get me wrong, the history and purpose of everything automotive and racing is really cool - but only if I don't want to race first. Getting roped into 20 minutes of dialogue kind of really takes the wind out of the sails. All excited to play, just to fall asleep after 15+ minutes of dialogue and chatter I couldn't care less about. Not to mention, you can't skip some.. Rant over.. lol.

After simmering down, I've given more stars and a better review.. lol. Lots of bugs. Lots. Clipping issues, hit zone issues, sometimes puzzles don't work right, and the juggling of a heart kelp idle animation - it's cool and all, but if you loose one heart kelp when you move and disrupt his juggling - it just shouldn't be a feature. Yeah, you can pick it up, but you shouldn't have to. Maybe just re-inventory it after the idle action is disrupted? Anyway, I'd *highly* recommend turning on the feature where you don't lose microplastics on death - because you WILL clip through the map at some point. This will cause you to lose valuable currency.. so, yeah, turn that off. Lol That aside with some minor bug fixes, this could easily be 5-star game. I'm a little salty that such a small game is still this buggy on release. If you paid money for the game, I'm sorry. It's worth mayyyyybe $5 as it is. It's fun, but broken.

You'd think a 6 year old game made by a mega-game corporation would be solid by 2024.. nope. Glitches galore, crashing, server issues, aim accuracy is horrid, enemies glitch through walls and kill you, sometimes effects don't work as they should, and did I mention crashing? Cause it definitely crashes - A LOT! I'm no stranger to buggy games, but Bethesda really takes the cake. I have been an Alpha tester for other games, and even unreleased alpha demos have been more stable than this game. It's wild that they can release this, charge for it, and expect no one to be mad at getting a sort-of-functioning game for $60+! Imagine buying a new car, and it only works when it feels like. You might make it to the store, or it might explode - who knows? Because it definitely won't operate like every other car on the road! Lol Long story short - the game crashing is by far the biggest hindrance. Progression is always lost when it happens, so expect to re-do A LOT of long, tedious, drawn-out, overly timely missions. Aside from it being a flaming dumpster fire garnished with a little flare - it's fun. (If you can actually play it).

What an awesome game! This is the game we've all been wanting, and some! It's still early, so expect bugs. However, with this developer, you can also expect prompt fixes as well. So, it's really not a big deal, as issues are resolved quickly! The leveling, capturing, crafting, and adventuring are all excellent. Huge map to explore, plenty of Pals to catch and train, and you can build whatever you want! 10/10 from me, and that's RARE. Even with bugs, this game is still a blast to play! By bugs, it's mostly just odd Pal movement from a great distance, and some minor map clipping issues on super super high elevations. (I ended up under the map) lol. Wasn't a big deal, just respawn and pick up where I left off. Overall, a great game with tons to do! Highly recommend it if you like open world adventure games.

I've played Forza Motorsport since the first came out in 2005, but this last one is rough. BTW, no drifting. At all. Like, NONE whatsoever. No mode, no points, nada. But wait, you can install "drifting suspension", but not actually be able to drift competitively. What kind of logic is that? You'll have the equipment to install for drifting, but the game mode doesn't exist. Maybe finish the game before you release it? The tutorial is way too involved and controlling. Dialoge is excessive, the menus are clunky, and the upgrading system is TERRIBLE!! Like, dreadfully awful. It used to be, if you had the money - go buy it! Which is kind of how it actually works in the real world. (So much for a simulator, huh?). Now, you have to race the stock car, to gain some stupid points, so THEN you can unlock parts. But even when you do gain these stupid "CP Points", you don't get many of them per race. So, you're just constantly grinding just to slightly improve your car. Graphics, cars, physics - it's all good! But the way they packaged it this time is absolutely terrible! In my eyes, it can look great, but if it doesn't do the job right - what's the point? Kind of like cars.. For car enthusiasts, the upgrade system is entirely too slow. You race a stock car, again, and again, and again, and again - oh, now you can FINALLY get something that will make a real difference. Don't even get me started on swaps or forced induction (you know - the really fun stuff). Those upgrades are what I would consider "late-game", as you need a ton of progression just to access said features. I'm genuinely disappointed.. I was eagerly awaiting the release of this game, just to be blocked from everything I want to do in the game.. yeah, I get it, it's a simulator - but you didn't have to simulate the drab grind of every day life! Long time fan, but I think I'm going to look elsewhere now for my racing needs. The sad thing is, I stopped playing Gran Turismo after Apex.. yet, their latest installment has so much more appeal than this game - which for me, is a tough thing to admit.. At this rate, just re-hash this as the next generation Need For Speed game, and try again..