PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, or PUBG or Plunkbat (as one of those gaming news sites keeps calling it) is my game of the year 2017.

I'm aware there are many issues not just with the gameplay (garbage optimization, servers crashing, hackers, broken vehicle physics, buggy parachutes, weird gunplay, broken terrain, server tick rate problems), but outside of the gameplay aswell (the whole advertisements in china, the stream sniping issues and the early lootboxes thing).

But the thing is THE BASE GAME IS JUST SO MUCH FUN.

I'm not going to write much more here, as you can read other peoples reviews to get more details of the game. All i want you to know is that for me, pubg is a multiplayer gaming experience i have NEVER had before, and it's amazing. So far i've put in nearly 300 hours, and with the big 1.0 update coming out this month i expect to easily triple that time in 2018.

I absolutely recommend this amazing game.

20th of December 2018 EDIT:

So, I posted this review over a year ago now and I want to give it a small update to reflect some of the changes the game has gone through.

Firstly, the buggy vehicle and parachute physics and weird gunplay issues that I mentioned previously, are, in my opinion, no longer a part of the game and have been fixed. I would also argue that the game is much more optimized than it was a year ago.

There's also been a bunch of content added and all the new guns and vehicles are great and really do add to the game overall. The added crates and event passes are really hit or miss, but they've never bothered me as it's always just been cosmetics.

The last thing I'm gonna talk about in this short review edit is the four maps (Yep, 4, we only had 1 map when I originally reviewed PUBG) that are currently playable in game.

Erangel - The classic, still really good but compared to some of the other maps it can feel a bit dated. I would absolutely love if Bluehole decided to pull Erangel out of rotation for a few months to give it a much needed overhaul and a new coat of paint, but, if they never do, thats alright as it's still super fun.

Miramar - Not gonna lie, out of the 970~ hours I've put into PUBG I'm certain that Miramar claims at least 1/3 of that time. It's really good and the final circles can be insane. It was easily the best map for a pretty long time.

Sanhok - Yeah so, Sanhok isn't bad by any means but man I just cannot find myself getting the enjoyment out of this map that I get from the other 3 maps. The design is GOOD but I don't enjoy the whole "Mini-Royale" thing it has going on. It's fun, but only when I (rarely) feel like it.

Vikendi - wow. Just wow. I am blown away by the quality of this map. When I heard it was 6x6 I thought it wasn't going to be my thing, just like Sanhok, but boy was I wrong. On the first day alone it has easily become my favourite map out of the four and I can't wait to play more of it.

So, yeah, like I stated in my original review, I did end up over tripling my play time in PUBG, and with the way the game is going now? I wouldn't be surprised if I was in the 1600~ hour range this time next year. It's still an absolute recommendation from me.

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, or PUBG or Plunkbat (as one of those gaming news sites keeps calling it) is my game of the year 2017. I'm aware there are many issues not just with the gameplay (garbage optimization, servers crashing, hackers, broken vehicle physics, buggy parachutes, weird gunplay, broken terrain, server tick rate problems), but outside of the gameplay aswell (the whole advertisements in china, the stream sniping issues and the early lootboxes thing). But the thing is [b][u]THE BASE GAME IS JUST SO MUCH FUN.[/u][/b] I'm not going to write much more here, as you can read other peoples reviews to get more details of the game. All i want you to know is that for me, pubg is a multiplayer gaming experience i have NEVER had before, and it's amazing. So far i've put in nearly 300 hours, and with the big 1.0 update coming out this month i expect to easily triple that time in 2018. I absolutely recommend this amazing game. [b]20th of December 2018 EDIT:[/b] So, I posted this review over a year ago now and I want to give it a small update to reflect some of the changes the game has gone through. Firstly, the buggy vehicle and parachute physics and weird gunplay issues that I mentioned previously, are, in my opinion, no longer a part of the game and have been fixed. I would also argue that the game is much more optimized than it was a year ago. There's also been a bunch of content added and all the new guns and vehicles are great and really do add to the game overall. The added crates and event passes are really hit or miss, but they've never bothered me as it's always just been cosmetics. The last thing I'm gonna talk about in this short review edit is the four maps (Yep, 4, we only had 1 map when I originally reviewed PUBG) that are currently playable in game. Erangel - The classic, still really good but compared to some of the other maps it can feel a bit dated. I would absolutely love if Bluehole decided to pull Erangel out of rotation for a few months to give it a much needed overhaul and a new coat of paint, but, if they never do, thats alright as it's still super fun. Miramar - Not gonna lie, out of the 970~ hours I've put into PUBG I'm certain that Miramar claims at least 1/3 of that time. It's really good and the final circles can be insane. It was easily the best map for a pretty long time. Sanhok - Yeah so, Sanhok isn't bad by any means but man I just cannot find myself getting the enjoyment out of this map that I get from the other 3 maps. The design is GOOD but I don't enjoy the whole "Mini-Royale" thing it has going on. It's fun, but only when I (rarely) feel like it. Vikendi - wow. Just wow. I am blown away by the quality of this map. When I heard it was 6x6 I thought it wasn't going to be my thing, just like Sanhok, but boy was I wrong. On the first day alone it has easily become my favourite map out of the four and I can't wait to play more of it. So, yeah, like I stated in my original review, I did end up over tripling my play time in PUBG, and with the way the game is going now? I wouldn't be surprised if I was in the 1600~ hour range this time next year. It's still an absolute recommendation from me.