Recent reviews by Zev12

This is a full blown, the most enjoyable game i have ever had for like a long time, even if it's a standalone mod, like give these guys utmost credit, they outdid themselves with their passion and creativity.
I like everything about this sequel.
there's nothing else to be said here, other than just go and play it, it's a must!

I played this game back in 2011 on xbox 360 when it was out, to play it today in 2022 it just brings such nostalgia, this is a underated gem of a game, i prefer this version better over redux because this came out first and graphics still stand up, i remember watching the demo version of this game on youtube, still gives me the chills. So i booted this game up and played it like a boss, since i know all the secret spots for caches and i got the good ending as well, just like last time. This game is very beautiful, it's very well crafted and fun to play as well, i very much recommend it to everybody.

This was a nice get back up from that trash halo 4-5 story which 343 put up but...
sadly it was a disappointment for me, this game tried to pull Ubisoft's repetitive open world activities that really felt out of place, pretty much all the bases, marine squads, towers and collectibles are useless, audio logs don't say much because it leaves with more questions than answers, the whole world felt empty to me, like i was alone, guns don't have much ammo, OH! YES! our classic shotgun and magnum are GONE! replaced by a peeshooter and whatever that other shotgun was, pretty boring ngl, also on top of that i only played this game with an Assault rifle the whole time... and sentinel beam, because those are the only good weapons that have loads of ammo, what else, what else, OH RIIIIGHT!
let's talk about the pilot: he's a coward, big deal, whatever, Roll credits.
DuH wEaPOn! she was annoying and bratty... i miss cortana :(
Banished are looking boring, they don't look powerful and how did they win is just stupid as hell, couldn't care about their Leader or whatever his name was, i forgot after i finished the game, they're written bad and not threatening AT ALL.
as for Master Chief...
He's just off. Himself but kind of a ♥♥♥♥ at one moment yet still just Master Chief.
The campaign for me was short all in all, this was just a set up for more games and the books and tv series, yet i think that my purchase was NOT WORTH 60 bucks! more like worth 20 bucks at best.
oh and i didn't touch multiplayer, it's just an insult to injury that this was the main focus of development, plus the microtransactions which are taunting my wallet with crappy stuff.
But let's not forget that armor customization is bland and not to mention lackluster and set up for grind, so that's why it's not worth pursuing.
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Sooooooo, wait for sale and buy later, might be worth it then, it's not like there's much to see in this game anyway.
I liked this game but my hype was misplaced, dunno what i was expecting, 343 could have done a better job all in all, but no, just no.

Too many anime cucks.

After playing the latest patch with fixes and the big expansion, i must say that this game is playable and well crafted, but it still needs support and lots of work.

The bugs: the traffic, the police system, npc's, lots of stuttering, sound glitching out, crashes and lots of inconsistencies still need patching out.

The gameplay: it's superb and very interesting, played on highest difficulty so lots of preparation and careful tactics need to be involved, cyberware shines in survivability, the guns are balanced and still give a challenge to enjoy.

The open world: quite the sight and a very diverse place to explore, night city shines ever brightest and that's just enough for a player to get lost in.

There's lots to do in this game, i even missed a lot of things after finishing the game, so replayability is not lost.

The expansion: well it was quite a ride, well crafted storyline, lots of love and thought put into it, the soundtrack and credits music was spot on well made. Felt almost like a movie, then again the expansion is filled with cool new toys and new enemies to mess around with, so lots of fun.

The problem: as we all know the launch of this game has left a scar for us all to remember, the 2018 and 2019 demo has shown us quite a lot, the trailers and marketing campaign did not bring us certain things shown, the E3 V look was entirely scrapped, replaced with uniconic customizeable look, even new fem V shown in the new launcher's cover is the canon V. Then there's the tiny little things shown that were either scrapped or changed entirely, like the mantis blades able to let you scale the walls, the ability to jack into the downed enemies and connect to their system, or the big crowd density, allowing for better immersion of a live world, then again let's not forget the vehicle customization system, which they did implement but only on two Rayfield vehicles, just to change color and nothing else.
I could go on and on, but since it's their decision what to add and what to scrap is up to them, yet our trust into this company has cast a shadow of doubt.

I spent hundreds of hours on this game, i can recommend it to play, but it's a far cry from what it was shown in the demos and trailers, the hype was totally not worth it... but.
CDPR still needs to No Man's Sky this mess.

♥♥♥♥ you Valve, your game makes me sick to no end.
Seriously what the ♥♥♥♥ gave you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the idea to make a new half-life game in VR?
I have to suffer through playing VR just to get through story, just don't do this kind of ♥♥♥♥ ever again and go make us Half-Life 3, im so sick of you and your VR.

Worth keeping myself alive all these years just to finally play this game!
But... where's Blondie?

I went through literal hell from start to finish while freeze+task manager+end task+reboot=play, repeat!
This was not fun ID ! ! !

Edit: After getting a brand new RTX2080ti, because this game burned up my 1080ti, everything works fine, but...
1st: Expansions suck
2nd: Mick Gordon left, so now we got mediocre soundtrack for expansions
3rd: WHAT THE ♥♥♥♥ IS THAT FINAL BOSS AT PART 2!? I had to use cheats to beat that broken, strafe spasmic, edge turd!

Just go play something old and forget about eternal, at least 2016 DOOM was better than this cursed arcade-colourfest.