Recent reviews by Krato

Already Free if you own the Blood DLC from Warhammer 1

Total War: Warhammer II is what a sequel should be. It doesn't lose the essence of the original and improves the game with more streamilined UI and new mechanics, if you like the first game you'll love the second. Also there will be free updates one of which combines the first and second games factions and maps (If you already own the first game, however this can be picked up pretty cheap in sales). Even if you don't own the first game you'll still enjoy this one because there's simply no other franchise like it.

What a sad state of afairs. The game was brilliant when it first came out but a mixture of Devs not listening to it's community and updates which completley destroyed anything fun about the games combat made it another one of those titles that will never come out of early access. Hopefully it can be revived but with PUBG being recently released i highly doubt it.

Don't bother with this game while they try and pull the life-blood of their PC community away. Modding is a good for the game and the community as a whole just because you don't get any direct monetary gain from it doesn't mean you should take it away.

Ubisoft seem to be putting themselves back on the right track.

Firstly with Rainbow Six Siege and now Watch Dogs 2, both games are very enjoyable and fun to play while still having good graphics and optimisation. As for Watch dogs 2 it runs great on my PC (4790K + 1080 @ 1440P) where i see highs of 120 FPS and Lows of 55 - 60 in some areas of the game. Thats with my settings on Ultra apart from Shadows (Medium) and MSAA + HBAO disabled.

Gameplay wise the game has a great mix of stealth, hacking minigames / puzzles and combat, while still maintaining an interesting story with diverse missions without being repetitive. The multiplayer aspect helps to give some diversity between missions while they can be annoying sometimes. COOP missions are rather lackluster and remind me of Far Crys outposts, that being said with the right people this game is a great laugh with friends.

The combat may be fun but the game still has its issues. Guns unlike melee takedowns feel realtivley lackluster and not very impactful, this directly takes away from the combat but i still enjoy it non the less. Another problem i have is the CRAZY long animations to enter and exit hideouts, especially when compared to areas like shops where you can just walk straight through the door it'd be a lot better if this unlock animation was shorter. All in all for Ubisoft have done well with this game especially when compared with their previous track record.

Bonus - The ragdolls in this game are absoloutley hilarious and you can take equally hilarious selfies.

I reluctantly spent £40 on WD2 (Which i don't do very often for any games) however i feel it has not been wasted, i wouldn't recommend it to many people while it is still at its high price point, if for some reason liked the first game you'll love this one.

Overall i'd give Watchdogs 2 a good 8.5/10 there are still some aspects to improve upon but it's nice to see a big games company taking steps in the right direction.

Much improved since my last review. It's a lot more stable than Oldrim and allows for even heavier modding due to becoming a 64 bit application. However i can't recommend to purchase it at full price if you already own Skyrim. If you don't own it on PC then buy it when it's on sale.

There are some insane mods coming out including Skywind (Morrowind modded to Skyrim) and Skyblivion (Oblivion modded to Skyrim) so you will always get your moneys worth if you're into modding. Which, is now easier than ever if you use Wabbajack, an application that allows you to download and install modpacks quickly and easily that for the most part are absolutely flawless. There are of course endless guides online but modding is an incredibly deep rabbit-hole done manually.

Of course it's Skyrim on the "Creation Engine" which will always have its limitations, bugs and crashes but that's all part of the fun!

Well what can i say. Great game! People complaining about optimisation should probably read the recommended requirements...