Recent reviews by VERN

Fallout 4 or "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Got Rid of the RPG Mechanics"

It's fine as far as looter-shooter games with story elements go. Lots of weapon and armor customization. Decent worldbuilding as long as you don't question any of it.

Main criticism: still has game-breaking bugs years after its release. The kinds of bugs that make it impossible to progress a 100+ hour playthrough, for example.

Play it if you're the kind of person who looks forward to disappointment.

Have you ever heard of Aarklash: Legacy before? Probably not.

Should you be playing Aarklash: Legacy? Well, let me put it this way: did you enjoy Icewind Dale or Dragon Age: Origins' frequent "real time w/ pause" combat? If the answers to these questions are "Yes" then Aarklash is for you!

Not much of a story but one hell of an experience, Aarklash: Legacy presents challenging, exciting isometric RPG combat in a way that hasn't been seen for years. While essentially a linear slaughter from one story event to the next, Aarklash delivers it's frantic tactical battles wrapped in a beautiful aesthetic.

This is the kind of game you buy not just to enjoy, but to also ensure the possibility of an even bigger sequel.

It just keeps getting better. Updated on a regular basis and so open-world that it literally hurts. If you like challenges and carving your own path, then this game might be just what you're looking for.

Be prepared to get your ass kicked a lot before you can build up the strength to crush your enemies effortlessly. Perseverance is rewarded with power.

A surprisingly entertaining RPG experience!

As free-form as Skyrim. As lore-infused as Dragon Age: Origins. Generally better than Fable in all regards. It takes a lot of fun elements from other games and combines them into something great. You will enjoy the combat system if nothing else.

Warning: Do not level any crafting skills past 4. There are many, many ways to break this game until even Hard mode offers little to no challenge.

A step in the wrong direction from X3: Reunion while still being as tedious and slow-paced as its predecessor. Also a massive resource hog (the engine isn't designed for multithreading so your multiple cores won't be able to help you)

Modded X3: Reunion is a better choice.

The best open-world zombie survival Simulation on the market!

Unfortunately, it is not yet optimized and may not run on the best computers.

Update 2014: Disregard the second line and rejoice! Time and effort has given this game some polish.

Definitely worth the price if you like Narrative-driven RPGs. User-made content is already available, too.

It reminds me of Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines in the best way possible