Recent reviews by Anakin Dripwalker

Big crab make civilization go boom. 10/10 would nuke again

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Claims vet d1, ez mode with alert, kill 2 sheriffs, mafioso and seemingly everyone else, get voted anyways. gg

Amazing game 10/10 best Gift I have ever received, full 10 minutes of using planes to jump to the top of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ map. anime bitties and guns.

I have been putting this review off for a long time just so I could really enjoy the game without really putting a label on anything related to HOI4.
There is no doubt that I have had this game for a long time and have the hours to prove it, and honestly, this is one of the best games I have ever played due to its vibrant albeit "interesting" community. At times, it can be quite annoying and hard to navigate but once friends are made and people are trying to forge alliances, annihilate minor powers or just nuke the living hell out of someone, it really becomes something that you can vest your time into.
Whether it's blitzing a France player who forgot to position troops on the border or it's trying to play the infinite amount of mods and alternate scenarios people have set up, this game will continue to invite me back for more interesting and fun moments with friends.
The only downside of this game and any other paradox game is the crazy amount of DLC they shove down your throat to keep an active paycheck. These especially suck due to them having just enough features added to the main game in order for it to keep you buying them out of fear of being left behind in practicing the new game mechanics.
I would highly recommend these games but have to point out that they take some learning and it's important to find some people to play with in order to really understand all the mechanics and Metas. With some good friends or a solo experience, this is a great game with an abundant amount of content to keep it infinitely replayable.
Thanks! and enjoy conquering the world in the name of Fascism or Communism or keep the world neutral and under the control of democratic ideals. :)

Give me my money back

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I have a GTX 1070, i7-7700 3.6 GHz, 16 GB of GDDR4 Ram and an SSD and this is what this review is based on so far. The game itself is an amazing idea, with almost infinite replayability. Especially for the people who love a good roleplaying experience. I joined an official server for my first hour or two in game and everyone was having fun roleplaying and really enjoying the idea of staking out land in the west or improving the east. After spending that time on the officials, I decided to invest some time looking for a roleplay server in order to make the game more interesting and more realistic. I immediately found about 10-15 roleplay servers all averaging about 20 players each. I decided to play an Irish settler and moved out west near tombstone, became friends with the local sheriff and was deputized in about 2 hours. We rode around the vast frontier on horses trying to prevent Native raids from happening and protected the town of tombstone together. All you need for a game like this to be great is a good community.

Now, for the all coveted frame rates for my build.
On my build, with the highest possible settings, I average 30-40 frames but if i drop down to just the high settings, i play at a steady 60 frames. Which for me is a completely playable range. Anyone who leaves comments about not being able to run it with above 20 frames probably doesn't meet something on the recommended specs. Overall, it needs work, don't get me wrong, but it's very playable in the current state.

I know Codehatch has a history but I have plenty of friends and myself who got our moneys worth out of Reign of Kings and some of my friends got plenty of fun out of StarForge. I am willing to give them this chance because this game is truly going to open up some great moments in game. It is definitely a risk that they will stop developing after awhile but I am gonna enjoy it either way. Overall, it's worth the $20 and is a ton of fun, so I would totally invest in it and have some fun.

(If something changes within the game itself and it becomes unplayable or if support stops for the game, my original review is subject to change.)

Update -

Still a good game in theory, dead development wise, welcome to ROK part 2!!