Recenzii recente de SaturdayMonk

Almost a necessity DLC/game mode when you consider the type of game Dishonored is, and as much of it as I checked it seems pretty decent for what it is, kinda shame it's not my thing 'cause without a story to go along with them, these challenges end up being just bleak to me. Surely there is a crowd for it, but I'm not a part of it. And lasty it seems like a pain in the *ss for completionists, but I'm not not a part of that crowd either so, read a couple of those negative reviews if you'd like more info on that.

What a story and such a fitting end to top it all off, just brilliant. Longer and I have to say, even if not by much, a better experience than The Knife of Dunwall but they don't exactly work without eachother so, I recommend not skipping either one of them. Glad I came back to finish these DLCs after such a long time since finishing the main game. Get both of the story DLCs you won't regret it one bit.

Shorter than The Brigmore Witches but still entertaining and almost each aspect from gameplay to level design is very well done which goes without saying at this point. "Other side of the coin" type of story is also interesting. Coming back to the game after 6-7 years to complete the two story DLCs seemingly is a good decision of mine. Definitely get it, the first entry of this two-parter tale despite it's underwhelming length sure is something you don't want to miss.

Feel like I get a better understanding of why Half-Life enthusiasts are the way they are. Y'know, very artistic so to say...

A kind of game that only demands you to sit back, relax and take in the audio-visual feast of an experience that it is. No fluffed up open world, no grinding, no nothing. Controls may take a bit to get used to but after a short while it shouldn't be a problem, I feel like a neanderthal myself while using a controller yet I still kinda got the hang of it. The soundtrack in particular is incredible, many triple-A games don't even come close to this. Huge recommendation and especially so if you happen to be in a rut, in which you don't feel like playing or even doing anything.

Personally, playing an Arkane Studios game always manage to replicate the feeling of opening that one box, full of your favorite toys you had back when you were a kid. Mixing and matching completely unrelated toys to create countless scenarios, having tons of fun while time flies by... These games take me back to those times again, I once more get fascinated by how games can be this much fun and creative, akin to the feeling I got when I was playing the first two Bioshock games for the first time. Death of the Outsider also does fare up decently compared to the main entries despite feeling just a bit more limited perhaps. Still I think it doesn't deserve to be called "just a DLC" it offers enough content on all fronts to stand up on its own, ending up being satisfying and I can say that even with the fact that I made the huge mistake of playing it before Dishonored 2, thinking it was bridging the gap between the two titles which made it a lot harder for me to emphasize with the main character and their immense anger and rage. Play this and the whole series AND the entire Arkane catalogue too -given that you have enough time- if you want playing games to feel fun and entertaining like they used to be.

Remember reading about this back when it was initially released and wanted to check what it was about since it got free but have to say that I just couldn't push myself to get through it. I remember it being a rather small indie title yet recognized a couple semi-well known voice actors and the overall production quality seemed higher than a run of the mill indie game so I was motivated to finish it (although with a couple compromises like the story presentation being far too dull to endure for example). Performances and general writing each are well done too but despite seeming like a neat idea at the start, the gameplay loop got tedious, very limiting and unintuitive therefore I gave up on finishing it. Maybe not a complete "slogfest" but the story had to be phenomenal in order to make up for the gameplay and in my humble opinion it just wasn't. Breaks my heart to say this about a game with a decently fresh premise but can't recommend it even for free.

First of all, play this one. Don't just buy it and forget about it, play it and experience it. I was almost doing the first but weirdly enough, because of the 2022 Awards thing Steam does (about which I don't really care other than the badge) I downloaded it and because I have a personal code of at least trying to finish every game I start (don't hold me to it) I decided to do the latter and can confidently say this is much more than "just another cat game".

I don't want to give any spoilers so excluding any story beats I can say that, yes, sometimes the game can feel a bit like a soap opera-ish one. Sometimes the characters, the way they are, the way they talk and the whole setting can give off that vibe but if you decide to stick around you'll get immensely rewarded which can actually be a bit of a challenge regarding the game's pace but it's not that hard to get used to it, and once you let yourself go with it, you can enjoy one smooth and satisfying ride 'till the end since this story won't hold back any punches and can go to some dark places at one moment and then can melt that ice-cold heart of yours in another. My biggest surprise however was the gameplay because while another particuarly cat-centric game chooses the go all sci-fi and gives the starring cat all kinds of gizmos and useful toys with an array of functionalities, in this game you're just a cat of a pretty disfunctional family with basic cat attributes like jumping, running, making things fall, chasing cretins around and particularly annoying the heck out of people and all of those are used in cheeky and creative ways that serve to both make you smile and also to progress the story forward while making it feel natural, and when you consider how the puzzles were desinged in the same vein, it all becomes simply masterful, nothing feels forced. And yeah, it goes without saying: Graphics, soundtrack and sound design are all pretty good as well, nothing crazy perhaps but they do the job well.

Gotta admit; some of the animations may look a bit clunky, a number of the more action-y bits might feel just a little annoying and lastly only a couple of the "voice acting" parts raised my eyebrow but these are nothing when you compare the good parts and won't be any huge hurdles to get over at all. I saw a couple reviews and everybody was praising the game up to the heavens and all, so I did keep my guard up though the game quickly managed to make me forget about all that, it is that good, and it is indeed special. Like I've said: Just buy it and play it, you won't regret it one bit. Who knows, it might also get you to shed a couple tears as it did to me...

Emily might be away, but the feelings are near and dear.

Ew, drama...