Ostatnie recenzje napisane przez użytkownika Loden | Heathen

Out of the box ... no sorry
I loved the original Mount and Blade games but this is in many ways a step backwards ... yes it has better visuals in some ways but has lost the janky but somehow great feel the earlier games managed to maintain over many different re-skins and didn't really pick up any polish ... actually I would say this is the least stable M&B I have played.

Crashes aside there are a lot of just annoying aspects in the systems of the game that need ironing out ... out of the box the game is a VERY gritty and not in a good way thing with SO MANY trapped cases ... that is positions you can get your self or the AI players into that are just a treadmill of nothing they take FOREVER to resolve and never really amount to anything

Now with mods ... of course, the game is a lot of fun but I am not reviewing a mod here and honestly, the older games have more mods that are more fun ... thus I don't recommend this one ... you would be better off playing the older takes on the game and enjoying the longer deeper mod history and fewer crashes to boot ...

lol the fact this exists is stupid but of course, you already knew that
wonder how long before Valve does something in response, if this was the only game to do this I doubt they would, but we are already seeing an uptick in indie devs learning Steam Inventory APIs ... one positive though, Steam Inventory is a cool system that has been ignored for so long. It can be used for so much more than NFT mining ... I mean item generating like this and if this dev is smart they will add some more features, consuming banana's for perks, exchanging / crafting bananas ... there are options lets see if they try some out or just farm the stupid coins

This is a strange one from BGS (Bethesda Game Studio) like Fallout 4 and Skyrim this one has a story on rails so I sorta hate the MSQ, its not as bad as Fallout 4 but much worse than Skyrim in that regard. By this I mean the natural flow of play really rams you down the main story quest and the main story is a sold MEH in my openion.

For me BGS RPGs shin brightest when your character is not the central focus of the universe but rather when you are a player in a larger-than-you story. In Starfield you are exactly not that, you are literally the center of the universe in this story and I find that boring.

Beyond the MSQ issue
The game is very fast travel happy ... basically you jump from quest point to quest point, ... you do this by pressing L the moment you finish one quest point then mouse over the quest press B then press X ... do this and you will only ever have 1 loading screen per quest point.
It does however shrink the known galaxy to a few "rooms" of questing, random run around and explore is possible but I find it a bit useless

The Best Part
So your probably wondering why I recommend this game if the MSQ sux and the game loop is meh at best.

The side quests, factions and background world building, so there are 2 ways to play this game and have fun, and if you do its a ♥♥♥♥ TON of fun

1) speed run the MSQ on your first play through, become starborn, get your powers and start a second, 3rd or 4th run and go slow boat from that point forward ... do this and its actually a rather deep experience on that "non MSQ" run you develop relationships with characters, companies, factions, etc. and this is where BGS RPGs really shine. for me my fav was going to Neon and just being a citizen there, I helped with some small minor things, made friends with a gang and shop keepers and eventually joined Ryujin (a corp) as an operator (fixer sorta) and that quest line was great, best in the game for me so far

2) Use an Alt-start mod and skip the MSQ entirely, same as above but less faffing about with the MEH MSQ, I think the MSQ is worth doing but ya its worth doing as a posterchild of a bad story that makes the universe pointless giving more reason to ignore it in your final run and really sink into the small quests where the real story and characters are

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So to wrap up
there is a real BGS RPG here you just have to dig for it
Its a bit content lite, compared to TES or FO there is very little content here but what is here is solid and the universe its self (avoiding the concept of Starborn) is really quite interesting with a lot of potential. The MSQ really hurts the game for me the whole concept of the Starborn just makes everything literally have no purpose at all ... or if you turn it on its head (what I do) it creates meaning by making the MSQ a posterchild for what not to do/be

In short if you are a BGS RPG fan (TES 3, 4, 5) (FO 3, NV 4) then there is a BGS RPG here and IMO it is a better world than FO 4 and TES 5 ... but there is less content here BY FAR and some of the content is (quite a bit really) is MEH ... that said it has a ton of potential and if your a BGS RPG fan ... yoru a fan of mods and the mods are great here even without proper mod support

A simple fun game without all the BS piled on top.

It's a PvE third-person shooter with some really fun mechanics that lend themselves well to great organic moments, whether it's a LOL-inducing death or an epic clutching victory from certain defeat.

Little things add to the depth of an otherwise shallow experience, for example:

Reloading throws away the leftover rounds in the mag so unlike most shooters you don't just reload any time you're not actively shooting. Ammo isn't hard to find but not so plentiful you can afford to waste rounds.

Friendly fire is a thing, for you, the enemy even your auto-turrets, if it is a bullet it can and will kill you, them and everything in between

Difficulty balances really well, whether you're running around solo, in a pickup group or with a dedicated group of friends you can easily dial in the difficulty so missions aren't trivial or impossible

Premium currency (a thing I loath) and battle pass
SO there is a Premium currency which I will never buy, but you don't have to, you can easily earn it in-game and what you buy with it isn't game-impacting its just more armor and helms and stuff

the battle pass is Halo style ... e.g. it doesn't go away with time so you can always get the stuff in it once you own it ... and you do not need to own it, the free path has IMO all the stuff I want, I do have the premium only because I wanted to support the devs so I purchased the supper citizen thing and as long as there is a direct cash way to buy the battle pass I will purchase them that way to keep supporting consumer-friendly monetization practices

As to performance, I have had no issues, I run a beefy machine but I haven't really heard of anyone having notable issues, the game runs really well.

As to server load, the game is very popular and the devs had a hard time meeting that demand but its better now so good time to jump in IMO

A fun lane pusher with a free entry point, fairly priced DLC and no whaling that I have found so far

If you like lane pushers/deck builders then give it a go, it's been maintained for a good long while, has a healthy community, fast matches and plenty to do with little quests, various game modes and loads of minions to collect.

The game is fun enough ... at first but you will quickly hit the pay wall

First the positives:
- DnD if you a fan this has that flavor, not perfect but its there
- The classes all have interesting mechanics that play well enough ... player guidance is a bit lack luster but its not horrible
- The story is not bad, nothing to write home about but not bad at least for the 4 or 5 chapters or whatever they call them I have been through

Other things to note:
- Game is supper easy mode at least as far as I have played so far (PvE only) have never died or even felt I might
- Your character is on crack ... you run stupid fast, you get a mount that is stupid fast ... it all makes the world feel really small and for me anyway makes the game feel more grindy in that it clearly wants you to zoom from quest objective to quest objective with little to no thought or effort at all

Negatives ... this needs more than a bullet list
The level 1-20 is okay, starts out strong but winners out about level 10 for me, got the paragon and all but felt tiered of the same old charge forward so wanted to play a different class ... course you only get 2 slots so unless your happy to participate in an premium currency MTX scheme it isn't going to happen.

Plenty of players are fine with MTX (Micro-transactions) but I personally refuse to participate in any premium currency based system or even most MTX systems. All to happy to buy a subscription, DLC with cash up front, etc. but no I will not purchase a premium currency so I can purchase in game and there are no options to purchase directly with cash or to subscribe & earn premium currency, etc. so there is no way for me to monetize in this game.

You can grind for another in game currency and exchange that at a rate of 750 to 1 for the premium currency course that rate is insane so you need to love grinding to even afford the cheapest of items. If you are happy to MTX it then you will pay out the nose for simple things, 2.50 for a character slot, 25-30 for a race, etc.

O and all the pickups are in lootboxes that you have to use premium currency to buy a key to unlock. Yes you do get questing gear as you go but you wont get anything of meaning or note without buying a key to unlock a lootbox so no that is crap.

Its a shame the game is fun enough to spend some time in but the MTX model kills it for me, I know I can never "convert" that is I will never buy anything from the whaling shop ... I mean the MTX shop and thus I will never have another character slot, wont ever see the other races, will never get anything but basic loot etc.

its worse than in STO where at least you do have a subscription option e.g. a 1 time up front payment you can make that feeds you monthly in game currency.

I have played it off and on since its release.
Its a solid MMO with a lot more RPG than most MMOs have to offer. Being free its defiantly worth a try.

My advice play through till you get a feel for character development, there is a lot more their than at first meets the eye.

Be sure to try out different weapon combinations available to your class, and try out a couple different classes.

GW2's take on classes, skills, etc. isn't wildly different from what you may know from other games but it has unique takes that really change the impact you feel as a player. This is my favorite part of the game, it feels so much different to play (to me) than other MMOs tend to so I enjoy different roles and styles in GW2 than I do in other MMOs and like wise roles I like in others I like less in GW2 ... so try a few things out before you rage quite ;)

PS:
You may experience performance issues ... check their forums you will see its a common issue around big events like say releasing for the first time on Steam or a major expansion ... or both. But will improve over time, the community has various tips and tricks that might help you if you have these issues.

If you need support as with most game devs you can sort of forget about it. They do respond in a timely manner which is refreshing in this industry but they are rather useless which is quite typical in this industry sadly. Your better off to use the community to try and sort any issue you have.

Played this game off and on for years, it has fun game play and is well maintained like any F2P the fun is ruined a bit by the monetization model but being free it means its free to try and worth a look.

I have updated this review at 4, 10, 20 and finally 150 hours of game play

At first I was very unimpressed with FF14. The on-boarding experience was horrible that is account creation and all. The launcher feels like something from the 90s, was buggy and a real pain to fight with.

That said once you get through the BS on-boarding the game is solid and well worth a play. The mechanics are all old school MMO, each class has interesting skills which have real use in gameplay. The game is very driven by its linear story and I think that is the only real draw back here.... dont get me wrong the story is good, but it has a start, middle and end and once its done its done.

The story from 3.0 forward is good, 1 and 2 aren't horrible just drawn out and clunky. Unfortunetly the game is so wrapped up around "MSQ" (Main Story Quest) that if MSQ doesn't capture and hold you or if you consume it and are "done" there isn't really a compelling reason at least for me to stay. The community is great and their is a solid RP community here so if you find something about the social aspect to stay for then you could get more out of it than me.

Its defiantly worth a try, you will have to fight your way through the launcher, the ancient style of account management and general on-boarding but the game within is worth the effort. While I wont be subscribing to the game I am sure i will pop back by from time to time to see whats changed or been added.