Recent reviews by Lenny

Quick review:
Graphics: Good enough, 8/10
Music and Sound: Essential, amazing, 10/10
Gameplay: Clunky, but enjoyable, 7/10
Story and Immersion: Great, 9/10

Personal thoughts:
So this game is a glorified expansion pack for Thief 1, but that isn't a bad thing. The game feels a bit better in some areas, and a lot worse in others. I assume you have played the last game, because the game assumes the same. Compared to the last game, there are less supernatural elements and more technology. To be honest, I hated it. The hitbox for disabling the bots is too damn small and they are loud and annoying. The cameras are terribly annoying due to a lack of a radar that would show where the cameras are looking, and as such, if you can't hide in a shadow, you are gonna have to guess when the camera isn't looking your way. They could have added a sound cue to notify the player when the camera changes direction, but nooo. Some missions are also just wank. The 2 street levels are too easy and Casing the joint is the most pointless mission ever with an irritating gimmick. The AI seems to be even more bipolar than last time. I swear some guards are blind and/or deaf, while others can see you in the dark. But what about the stuff I liked? I felt the good missions were way better than the best missions of the first game. The difficulty also felt way more forgiving in most cases, you can skip 60% of some missions, others have way more ways to complete them. I also felt like the missions were better paced, there was no 2 hour long dump of a level in the first third of the game, the longer missions are all part of the last third. Overall, I felt like the game was about as good as Thief 1, if not a little better, so I'd give it a strong 8/10.

Graphics: Passable for its time, 7/10
Music and Sound: Amazing, essential, 10/10
Gameplay: Clunky, but enjoyable, 7/10
Story and Immersion: Good, 8/10

I played the game on hard difficulty with the only mod being a widescreen patch, so I got the authentic thief experience. Overall I had a good time with this game, but it is not without its flaws. The stealth works when it feels like working, which is kind of a problem. I felt like the stealth was inconsistant at best. I could knock guards out in front of their friends in one spot, but I would get instantly spotted in another when I stepped out of the shadows for 1 millisecond. The quality of the maps is also greatly varied. I never want to do The Guild again. There are also quite a few levels where stealth is not the best option, which is weird for this kind of game. I would rate this game 8/10, I can easily recommend it to anyone, who likes stealth old games, but be warned, the game is not for everyone, as the occasional clunkyness and weird AI might be a turnoff for some.

Graphics: Great for its primitive engine, 9/10
Music and Sound: Good, 9/10
Gameplay: Exciting, 9/10
Story and Immersion: I was immesed in the world, 8/10

Personal thoughts:
Depending on the difficulty you choose, this game might be insultingly easy, or nailbitingly hard. The first levels of each chapter are always the hardest, because of "♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ in bathrobes", who instantly shoot you on sight and take off a large chunk of your health. But other than the occasional difficulty bumps, this game is incredebly fun. Every enemy has a dance you can perform to make your life easier, almost every weapon has an altfire, which was rare at the time, every enemy is weak to at least 1 weapon. The game encourages strategy, as without one Caleb will turn into swiss cheese in 2 seconds. And thankfully, there are even a couple of mods to try out if you have beaten the game. Sadly I can't ignore the terrible game design of putting an instant hitscan hell around every other corner, so I will give the game a 9/10.

Graphics: The prespectives can get a bit weird, but servicable, 8/10
Music and Sound: Love it, especially the dlc songs, 10/10
Gameplay: Irritatingly slow at times, but satisfying at others, 8/10
Story and Immersion: Best story ever, because the writers are RNGesus and I, 10/10

Personal thoughts:
I played waaay too much of this game, but for good reason. It is fun. By default, there are dozens of ways to build a colony, but with mods, that number skyrockets. This game is a true sandbox. It might not be as moddable as something like Minecraft, but it amazing as it is. Overall I would love to give it a 10/10, so I will.

Graphics: Good, but a bit drab, 7/10
Music and Sound: Decent, but the voice acting can be off sometimes, 8/10
Gameplay: I liked it, 8/10
Story and Immersion: For all 4 games, 9/10, for just this, 6/10

Personal thoughts:
I am not the biggest RTS fan in the world, but this series was pretty good, even if the story apperantely makes no sense in this expac. I dunno, I like the idea of the 40k universe, but I don't want to read the books when there are so many of them. The game itself looks kind of standard by RTS standards, but I haven't played too many in the genre. The game also has a modding scene, which is always great to see, but I haven't tried any mods for this game. I would like to give the whole Dawn of War package an 8/10 bordering on a 9/10, this game is an 8/10 with mods.
Oh ye, also, metal bawkses!

Graphics: Stood the test of time, 10/10
Music and Sound: Distinct, amazing, 10/10
Gameplay: Fantastic, but tone down the bots please, 9/10
Story and Immersion: I love the comics, and the characters, 10/10

Personal thoughts:
This is it. Peak multiplayer shooter performance. If you can't tell from the amount of time I spent with this game (which isn't even all that much compared to others), I love this game. Amazing graphics that will never age due to the game's artstyle. A community that will never ever give up on this game. A soundtrack that is too good for the 5 seconds people will listen to it before they jump into a game. And the gameplay is amazing. All 9 classes offer fun and mostly unique gameplay compared to each other. All of them have varying skill ceilings, with new things to learn even for veterans of the game. Sadly Valve seemingly abandoned the game, but that doesn't mean that the players abandoned it aswell. I personally would give this game a 10/10, try it if you somehow haven't yet.