Recent reviews by [GWJ]Elysium

How is a game this good only $5?!

An excellent entry into the space of games best described as simple to learn and hard to master. The gameplay is addictive and the presentation from the creates the sense of starting small with a grand goal. The interface is clean, if a little on the simple side, but the feel of the experience creates one of those games that you can fall into and lose hours. An easy recommendation.

Oh, how quickly we forget what Early Access means. No, this is not a finished product as of EA launch day, and it shouldn't be. If you're looking for a polished, feature complete, optimized experience you'll be disappointed, but if you're looking to take the journey along with the devs, provide input & insight and watch the game evolve toward 1.0 then it's nice to be back in KSP.

As someone who lived through the early days of KSP1 early access, with launches frequently having frame rates measured in seconds per frame, this is luxury for a first pass. First hour has been delightful, and it's nice to journey the familiar Kerbol system in KSP2. Looking forward to the future milestones.

Equal parts addicting and frustrating ... but in a good way. Noita is an unforgiving mistress, and she will be unfair to you time after time. But, every now and again she gives you the perfect wand and powers, and for a little while you feel like a tiny, powerful wizard-god.

... for a little while.

Over the years PoE has become the gold standard for ARPGs, arguably meeting or exceeding the pedigree of its lineage in games like Diablo 2 or Titan Quest.

A true free-to-play game where every level, every drop, every fight in the game is equally accessible to players whether you've never spent a dime or spent hundreds of dollars. New, rich content doled out on a quarterly basis with new dynamics and constant surprises, it's honestly hard for me to describe what's missing. Trade is a little clunky, and performance can be sketchy when things get hyper-busy, but you'll be 100 hours into the game before you'll really notice.

It's good. Very good. Very very very good. If you read this, just play the damn game, it literally costs you nothing.