Brandon Allison

this game flew under my radar for a long time, and it’s a shame I’m just now discovering it, because it’s honestly an amazing game. Beautiful open world with amazing colors, fun combat, and the thrill to explore the world to uncover secrets like new weapons, armor, pet and mounts is incredibly fun and addicting. Even the puzzles are fun and engaging. I personally find this game to be unique, although a lot of people keep regurgitating the same thing about it being a “Zelda copy”. It’s not, so don’t worry. This game is way better than Zelda.

I’ve been playing monster hunter since the first original game on ps2 in 2004, so I’ll try to keep this as unbiased as possible.. but it’s hard to not give the game 5 stars. Monster hunter has came a long way over the years, and I personally think this is the best monster hunter yet. The world is so much larger and more open. The rainforest looks amazing, as do other landscapes. The combat is the best it’s ever been, and it’s just a ton of fun. The monster hunter grind of killing creatures to wear their skin has never felt better. Did this review end up being biased anyway? Maybe.. like I said, monster hunter has come a long way since 2004, and I personally like the direction it’s going.

After recently getting into survival/building games like grounded and smalland, V rising looked like the next promising title. Boy, let me tell you.. I was not expecting this game to be as good as it is. I would consider this game a MASTERPIECE. I went in pretty blind, and after 168 hours, I’m not even finished with act 3 yet. Riding around on an undead skeletal horse to raid villages and drink the blood of townsfolk is insanely fun. The blood type system.. the combat.. the weapons, armors, magic, magic jewels that change how your magic works, etc.. I could go on and on.. it’s HIGHLY addicting. Farming for materials and building an intricate gothic castle is also a main highlight, and it’s done so well. And at 168 hours, not only have I not beat all the bosses yet (there’s a ton), but I haven’t even unlocked all the weapons, armor, and building stuff yet. As a matter of fact, I haven’t even fully unlocked 100% of the map yet, as there is still an area I haven’t been to yet. The different landscapes are amazing to travel across, and each one different from the next. The bosses are challenging and interesting, all having their very own little backstory. Overall, this has became my favorite game of all time. Take your time with this game. Enjoy it. Explore. Build that castle. Decorate it. Organize your materials and crafting stations. Prepare before you take on a boss. And you’ll have a game that will last you a very long time. 10/10, couldn’t recommend it more.

Do I like turned based games? No. Do I like strategy games? Nope. Do I like turned based strategy games that make you think before you act? Absolutely not.. but do I like Baldurs gate 3? Quite frankly, it’s one of the best games I’ve ever played. And that’s saying a LOT, considering I don’t normally like this type of game. Don’t get me wrong, I love fantasy games, and rpg’s. It’s just the combat setting I never liked. This game, however, is literally so good, that it’s changed my opinion on that entirely. And it’s not just the combat I’ve grown to love, it’s the sense of exploration. The choices. The outcome of those choices, weather it be me accidentally slaughtering my own party members in camp. Or having sex with literally anything I want to. The choices in the game seem endless. And every play though is different, and honestly, it’s insane. I’ll be at the same part I was on a previous playthrough, and the conversation is entirely different. It throws me off (in a good way). The npc’s are all voiced, and will literally treat you differently based off race. You have unique dialogue options based off your race, sub race, class, etc. it’s just nuts, at the choices. I’ll end it here to stop the rambling, but to put it on an ending note, there’s no wonder why this game won game of the year. Any other competition literally had NO CHANCE against this game. 10/10, easily.

The complaints about this game are straight up weird to me. I keep seeing “it reminds me too much of far cry”. And then people take away from the score because of that. Uhhhhhh, Elden ring had the same exact combat formula as every dark souls game, but that game got a 10/10, and is jokingly called the greatest game of all time. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the souls game, as I’ve been a veteran of them since demon souls was released, but the company was allowed to use the same formula over and over again, and everyone praised them. Ubisoft comes out with a new game that has elements of a game series they’ve done before, and they’re criticized for it? Make it make sense.. I literally cannot take people seriously. All in all, this is a good game, with good graphics. It has a learning curve as well, which I love. Mostly when and where to harvest the best materials. Play on hard, and play on exploration mode, so it gives a sense of adventure. Forcing you to find your own way in the world instead of using map markers. Once you start crafting bows that have elemental shots, finding and stocking up on materials to make this ammo is fun, and is quite rewarding when raiding a base. Not to mention there’s tons of things to do, things to explore, new things to find and uncover, as well as wildlife to hunt and new plants to harvest to either craft with, or cook with. And the map is massive. All in all, I think the company did a good job overall. People are just crybabies, and nobody is happy with anything anymore.