Recent reviews by Æthelwulf Brian

Great idle game that has really nice looking achievements and tradeable/marketable items! Would be really awesome to be able to show off the items from this game alongside the achievements on my profile! Hopefully that changes soon!

Thanks for the NOT needed update just to break everyone's mods. Now we won't be able to enjoy our favorite mods no longer. If there was EVER a time to listen to your community, it would be now.

Mod Creators put so much time, dedication, and hard work into creating these mods for us to enjoy.... and you guys single handedly break all of that.

The entire feel and graphic style of the game is so heavily geared towards Esports/Competitive play that it just feels absolutely bland and awful. Don't even get me started on the butt ugly characters.

The game play itself is very bland feeling as well. It doesn't bring much of anything new, but I guess that's where they thought the Esports/Competitive style would shine?? You spend more than half of your time running, jumping, and climbing across the map. You get locked into only having two primary weapons to pick from (that's after you grind to finally get enough tokens to purchase one.) The weapon selection for each class is very limited and limiting to what you can do in a match. You also get locked into playing only one class until you play a certain number of matches. There are only two different game modes, no Team Deathmatch (which this game would benefit a lot from having a Team Deathmatch.)

So, I guess the few good things?

• Player Destruction: You can absolutely level buildings, blow them up, and destroy them completely. Which is probably one of the only fun things to do in this game.
  
• Canisters you can throw/blow up: There is a few different type of canisters that either emit gas, blow up, put things on fire, or create a goo wall. This is a pretty unique aspect of the game but.. about the only unique aspect. It does create for some unique fights. You can even put C4 on these canisters and blow them up on enemy players to deal a lot of damage.
  
• Free to play.

Yep, that's pretty much it.

Overall, would I recommend this game? Eh, I'd say give it a try? If you're like me and don't care for the Esports/Competitive style, feel, and game play then I wouldn't bother.

I just wanna start out by saying that this is my first game of this sorts, and it has been a total new experience for me that has been nothing but a blast of fun!

The developers behind the game have been nothing short of spectacular at listening to the community, fixing bugs, balancing, and keeping everyone in the loop as far as what they're working on, plan to work on, and what's coming next.

I really love the characters on both the Family and Victim side, every character is unique, has unique voice lines, outfits, abilities, and much more. The characters from the films have been portrayed very nicely, and are very fun to play as well. Johnny and Sissy are easily two of my favorite characters to play, but Leatherface is insanely fun to play as well!

The map and overall look of the game is nearly perfect! I absolutely love how this game looks, how the maps look, and the 70s feel to them! I feel like each map is pretty balanced, but there is some changes that could benefit each one in their own way.. such as the smoke room door on Gas Station, Pressure Valves on Slaughterhouse, etc.

Overall, I bought this game at full price and it's been more than worth every penny. I've had so much fun playing both Family and Victim with and without friends. I really think that this game is not only worth the full price, but even more so when on sale. I'd highly recommend it, and I cannot wait to see what comes next for this game! Nov. 28 couldn't come any sooner!!!

This game is very unique as there is no other game like it.. but does it ever have some MAJOR flaws.

For starters, this game is horrible as a solo player.. despite all the people who like to say it isn't. It's a lot like playing a handicapped match where majority of the time it's 1v2-3-4 players. If there is multiple players on your ship, you might as well log off because the spawn camping in this is horrendous. People say look at all these streamers playing solo, but forget to mention a lot of them have played since release and every single day. So, basically playing this game as a solo you're at a massive disadvantage and in for a not very fun experience 90% of the time. Also just count on not being able to play 40% of the game since Skull Forts, Ashen Voyages, Devils Roar, and other events are a major waste of time. If you're playing with a full team of friends then it'll be a lot more fun, and possibly more enjoyable experience... but anything besides that isn't. Open Crew is a massive waste of time since everyone in open crew is just looking to ruin the game for you.

Other than the horrendous solo experience, this game has nothing else to offer but cosmetics. All those cosmetics for the most part being apart of massive grinds, especially curses. Some are based off RNG like the Shrouded Ghost, and some require Tall Tales, and some even require you to do the same extremely time consuming Tall Tales multiple times.

The potential to have something absolutely incredible is there.. but the chances of Rare doing that is very unlikely. It's just very hard to enjoy this game despite it being so unique. I just cannot recommend this game to anyone who wants to play this game by them self. (Also, having to purchase this on Steam since the Xbox/Microsoft Store never seems to finish downloading was a great kick in the face.)

I don't normally buy games like this, but Reefland caught my eye and it did not let me down after purchasing it!

This is simple, fun, and absolutely beautifully well colored game. It's the type of game that you can start up and play for a 5-10 minutes or you can play for hours. It has a very affordable price for what you get, and the content will keep you entertained for quite a while. It seems like they are still working on this game (Early Access) so I'm definitely excited to see what comes next.

I'd highly recommend this game to anyone looking for a simple, relaxing, beautiful, and great priced game! This is the perfect game to enjoy for when you're waiting on something, someone, or for time to pass.

Cons:
- It randomly picks out a class/character before the match starts, and if you want to play a different character you have to pay to do so.
- They have some decent looking skins, but their skin system is one of the dumbest systems I've ever seen.
- The interface feels like a mobile game that has been converted to PC.

Pros:
+ Graphics wise the game looks phenomenal and clear.
+ It feels a lot like PUBG, but they've added their own twist with super powers and character effects.
+ Looting is quite easy, and with the colors of items and outlines of things it makes it a lot easier.
+ The guns I had tried felt really good as well as the different scopes.
+ The map feels unique, and not as basic feeling as some other battle royales.


Overall,
There is a lot more to the game than all that I said and I found it very fun but I didn't like the mobile game aspects to it. Certain aspects feel pay to win when you have to pay to change your class. I think this game has the potential to become a fantastic battle royale but there is definite changes that are needed. I guess that's why it's in early access due to it being so new. I'm interested to see the direction this game goes! So in the end I do recommend it but it definitely needs a lot of work and changes.

For whatever reason Activision feels the need to have this "Ultra Realistic Boring" feel to their games since the release of Modern Warfare and Warzone.

1. The color palette is still that horrible palette that is used in MW/Warzone.
   
2. The guns and gun selection is absolutely boring, and no gun is really unique or different than the others. (A lot like MW/Warzone)
   
3. Everything is extremely loud even if you adjust your audio settings, like overbearing loud.
   
4. Their "New and Outstanding Gunsmith" is the same ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ from the previous. Any attachment you put on your gun makes the gun feel 100x heavier, and each attachment is "+10% Aim Speed -50% Movement Speed & +30% increased recoil" so putting any attachment or scope on your gun is pointless.
   
5. When you get a kill it doesn't really feel like you did, but yet that's the "Ultra Realistic" feel they're going for.
   
6. The slide and dive are slow enough that they'll help increase your chances of getting killed.
   
7. Operators look like the same operators in Warzone.
   
8. Game still has this "Installing shaders" non-sense that takes 30+ minutes to install even when you have a top of the line PC.

Overall, this game has that same ole same ole boring style that Activision continuously keeps pushing since MW/Warzone, but it's not surprising because everyone complained to no end about WW2 and Black Ops 4. So now you get what you get, same boring guns, color palette, uninteresting guns and operators, and that classic "boots on the ground" boring feel.

Who's it for?
You'll like this game - If you REALLY enjoy MW/Warzone/Cold War, that feel, that style then this is your game.
You'll not like this game - If you REALLY enjoy WW2/Black Ops 3-4/Blackout then you'll heavily dislike this game like me.

I've honestly found this game very enjoyable, especially the campaign in which tells the story of the events that happen after Stronghold 2. There are some characters you'll instantly recognize from Stronghold 2, and a lot of aspects of this game that feel similar to Stronghold 2. Despite many negative reviews saying it's buggy and glitchy it really is not. Majority of bugs and glitches have been patched, and the very rare bugs and glitches that people do come across can be fixed by doing "Verify Integrity of Game Files".

Overall, this game should be a definite choice for anyone who loves the Stronghold series, and for the price that it goes on sale for is an insanely good deal! There is a lot of memories in this game for me when I played it as a kid, reliving a lot of those memories has been nothing short of fun! Very happy with this purchase!

The Fate of Atlantis DLC has three chapters in it: Elysium, The Underworld, and Atlantis

Elysium:

• The world of Elysium is absolutely stunning!! If you were a photographer this would be your #1 place that you'd want to visit!
  
• The story is overall pretty good, but one major downfall that I really didn't like was that you cannot choose which side you want to support. I would of REALLY liked to have supported Persephone, but the game forces you to side with Adonis and Hekate. It makes it seem like you can side with her through the Hermes quests but after completing them it forces you to do the quests for Adonis and Hekate to progress further.
  
• The Gods and Goddesses are portrayed really well, the voice acting is really good, and the devs just really did a perfect job on them! I really would love to see or have had more interactions with them!
  
• Persephone is by far the best character in Elysium and my favorite throughout the entire DLC!

The Underworld:

• The world is exactly what it says it is. Dark, heavy, eternally burning, and sad.
  
• You see some familiar faces, even some weirdly enough that you wouldn't think would be there.
  
• Charon is a really great character, that is portrayed and voiced really well!
  
• Hades is a really great character too, he surprises you at times, is voiced well and has some dark humor!
  
• The story isn't that great and neither are some of the quests behind it. I almost felt like I had to tough it out through it just because I knew Atlantis was next! Although most of the quests weren't good, the ones that were good were really good!

Atlantis:

• The world of Atlantis is just incredible! If you loved Elysium you will love Atlantis, if you had an idea of what Atlantis looks like... this would be it!
  
• How you progress and quest is different in comparison to Elysium and The Underworld which changes things up some.
  
• Poseidon looks like what you would imagine and is voiced well!
  
• The story is interesting and hard to follow at certain points thus far but I do like where it's going. (I've not completed Atlantis thus far, but I will re-update this review once I have)

Overall,
I've really enjoyed this DLC thus far, and think Elysium and Atlantis make it easily worth every penny! I really love the incredible graphics, architecture, Gods and Goddesses, and much more. The stories behind returning and new characters was interesting and intriguing. The new enemies brings a challenge, and so do the new bosses and beasts! I feel like this DLC easily expands on even more of the world in Greek Mythology. It feels like you've went back in time just to explore the Greek World alongside Gods and Goddesses such as Persephone, Hermes, Poseidon, and more! Assassin's Creed Odyssey is already a favorite game of mine, and the DLC just gives more reason to why it is!