Recent reviews by Markzerow

This game has so much content in it that even after 1600+ hours, I still feel like there's plenty of stuff I didn't explore. It is truly one of the best MMOs we've got around.

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Sorry, but 1 year after release and it still has a lot of flaws.
Even with a couple of fixes along the first months of the year, some really annoying and important bugs haven't yet been fixed.
Cannot recommend the game in its current state and support.

After the new update, there are some problems around, as others have reported.
But the worst part is that the game now _forces_ you to have an Epic Games Store Account to be able to play.

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Bad optimization. The game doesn't launch properly and there're bugs just as soon as the patching screen shows up. The errors pile up even when patching finishes.

(Updated Review!)
Sooo...No.
Some things have changed, but there's plenty of room for improvement in this game.
All the seasonal events can be enabled or disabled as you wish, Cross play with every platform (except Playstation) is enabled, the maximum level cap is reached and the balancing seems actually alright.
I can recommend buying the game, BUT it's far from perfect, since it still has its flaws: Main story is poor (skip it) and most of the DLCs aren't decent. But gameplay is top notch.
Also the Season Pass 2 is complete trash, forget about its existence (since it also focuses on Ava, which is another terrible problem in this game).
Try to buy it on a sale, since it can provide some hours of fun with the shooting gameplay.

Incredible experience within the franchise, a solid 9/10 for me and a big recommendation to everyone who wants to play it (at the time of this review, I found small bugs regarding the graphics, but those have already been fixed, so I can even go 10/10).
The base game is incredible, be prepared to put many hours into it (hunting, crafting, understanding).
The Iceborne expansion brought a lot of monsters from the previous games (with a great balance to their mechanics) and it also delivers more fun and customizations to the already great game.
It's on sale every now and then, so keep an eye out for when it happens.

This is a must have for any fan of the franchise or anyone interested in this game's style.

This is one of the best games of its style, especially regarding difficulty, gameplay and story.
The art of the game is also great! Also, Dead Cells still receives new content every now and then and you can see that the devs are always working on improving the game.
A must buy for any fan of Metroidvania-type games.

Every update makes this game better!
Great one to try when you want something like Terraria or other similar sandboxes.