Recent reviews by Bill Dipperly

Played before RuneScape 3. Had so much fun even though I played F2P

Tried OSRS this year as an Ironman. I tried membership too; it itched something in my brain and I never stopped playing since. Truly one of the best MMO game of all time.

Monthly subscription is so worth it. Don’t let the price scare you.

As much as I love spider-man growing up, played almost all the games before Spider-Man 2, unfortunately I have to give this one a thumbs down.

- The lines are mediocre and borderline cringy; the conversations feels empty, especially in-between conversation where there's an awkward pause before the conversation continues.

- The animation is somewhat rushed by the looks of it. Some of the cutscenes body language looked like it was from a PS2 game.

- The story narrative was predictable. They could've try harder to make the story more mysterious and engaging, but it's plain obvious.

- The map got bigger, but less activities to complete. Rather have old map but plenty of hideouts and side missions to complete. The map feels empty, just a place to swing around here and there. Not to mention they add wings which disrupts the feeling of becoming spiderman. Instead of swinging from point A to point B, simply just launch yourself to the air and glide for 2000 metres.

- Every patch made the crash worse, when I managed to not get a crash playing for 2 hours straight, recent patch made my game crash every 30 minutes. Really kills the flow.

- The combat is still good however, they just more gadgets added, which kind of made combat easier rather than challenging. The parry mechanic is ♥♥♥♥ though.

- Yuri's/Wraith's story is underwhelming. Loved her lines and story in the first game, but in this, she's shallow because it seems they rush her side quest story to focus other parts of the game.

- Force injecting LGBTQ+ movement instead of being subtle like the first game. Made me uncomfortable doing some of the side quests, rushed it instead of trying to understand whatever is happening.

I rather wait several years for this to come out to PC like the first Spider-Man and God Of War than playing a rushed released game that includes bugs, poor optimization and crashes. Now I have to try finish this game to get my money worth. If I have enough patience, I will try to get 100% achievement. The 30 minute crash really threw me off.

TL;DR Story is predictable, lines are cringy, animation is rushed, map got bigger but less activities, game crashes after every new patch.

EDIT: Can't even reach finish a single 10 minute side quest before the game crashed.

EDIT #2: Maybe I was too harsh about my review of this game. After finishing it, then finish again in NG+ with Ultimate+ difficulty, getting 100% achievement, I can finally say the truth.

I AM GLAD IM FINISHED WITH THIS UNFINISHED GAME. I'M SO GLAD I CAN FINALLY UNINSTALL IT!

The story is longer than miles morales' game but shorter than first game. The storyline was overall stale; the first 75% of the story was so dull, just fillers to reach the other 25% of the story, which actually got intense moments, emotional deep connecting lines, exciting combat and great cutscenes.

Sad to know that after finishing the game, its multiple DLCs were cancelled. What a waste of money. I suggest you to get this game at a 50% sale or higher, not any less. That is if you can endure the pain staking cringy lines, awkward pauses in between conversations, ♥♥♥♥ dodge and parry mechanic. Otherwise, just watch the story in YouTube. Hopefully a remaster will come in the near future.

KCD 1 storyline was good, but it did not hit for me. At first it was intense at Skalitz, then story got interesting at Rattay, but it slowly declines during the Monastery quest. I quit twice after starting a new game whenever it reaches to that point. I managed to finish it after my third playthrough and it was good!

KCD 2 though, whoever was in charge in narrating the storyline and its script deserves a raise! We got intense scenes, funny lines, interesting characters, big maps and more! I even finished the game during my first playthrough! Can't wait to start my second as a noble knight! Hands down one of the best games I have ever played! Hopefully we'll get more games like this in the future, until then this game deserves more than a few awards in my opinion! Oh, Katherine > Rosa.

TL;DR: KCD2 is miles ahead better than KCD1, storyline kept me as a hostage to play more. combat is hard, but satisfying to master, the characters are more interesting and witty.

Bought the game right after Sony removed PSN requirement to play. Finally finished it 100% with all achievements after playing it several hours a day since January 31st. Similar to it's previous title, but this has better Quality of Life and the combat is amazing as always and the story is top notch.

I give it 9/10 due to latest driver update can cause the game to freeze then a follow up with the game crashing. Despite that issue, one of the best games I've ever played!

Gotta play this game without knowing anything about it

I finally got the chance to play a game like Papers Please again, and this time it's in first person view; it's more immersive and got addicted after an hour playing the game!

Don't let this game slide if you like games like Papers Please! Even though the graphic isn't the same as the latest games today, but the little details in the game made it one of the best games I've played in a long time!

I remember the time when I took a Culinary course for my degree, and I thought it would be fun. I dropped out 3 months after experiencing the most traumatizing and shock culture moments of my life. I couldn't even finish the first semester because I was already stressed out. They really treat you like they do in the cooking industry, and this game reminds me of that time.


10/10 would experience my PTSD all over again.

[TL:DR]
Basically, grinding from the start to find the best cards and relics along the way to defeat the bosses. Few contents available because still in early access, and it is repetitive. However, I would still recommend with its full price.

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An addictive drug with a love and hate relationship.

I thought I wouldn't enjoy this type of game, I was wrong. I was so ignorant. Everytime I play, it'll take a few hours until I stop. Somehow it keeps pulling me to continue the game over and over.

The game is easy to learn, but hard to master. This is because, in my opinion, it depends on luck mostly;
- what type of relic (benefits) you would get
- the type of enemies you would face
- the journey's paths to the boss.

This game can really annoy you and make you feel frustrated;

The relics you receive are sometimes useless, the enemies' damage is higher than yours, thus you can get crushed so easily while you can have a difficult time defeating them. Curses and health point loss received along the journey will burden you, even resting won't give you full health. It's that challenging. These can easily tilt you. Unless you know how to counter play with defense and attack at the same time with the limited amount of energy you can use per turn, you will lose over and over. But I know that won't stop you from playing it again. Literally. I played one game and 8 hours later, I still haven't defeat the final boss with the second character.

There aren't many contents yet and you only have two characters available. It can get repetitive and boring, but keep in mind that this is still in early access. Trust me and the other reviewers when we say this game has potential. Get it and try it yourself, you will how we feel. The real reason why I bought this game is because I want to try something new, I had my doubts in the first place, but I am happy with my purchase and I already love the game.

My kind of drug. Played my first playthrough for 8.4 hours straight without any break. My neck and my butt are now sore af.

Decided to create an orphan sister (teenager) with her little brother (kid) who are currently living with an old lady.

- Needed to generate income to live properly, so the sister had a part-time job after school.
- The old lady had to be the maid, chef and as well as the handyman, so the household won't crumble to dust. But somehow, everytime she uses something, it breaks.
- The boy had to make paintings and sell them.
- The school gave homeworks everyday, they had to finish it while having a part-time job and selling paintings so they get good grades.
- Managed to run everything smoothly.
- Sister got a raise a few times.
- The old lady excelled at cooking, cleaning and being the handyman. Fed them well and repaired every broken things. Although it was mostly caused by her.
- The boy improved his painting skills, thus his paintings cost a little more.
- The old lady tried to upgrade the stereo so it won't break anymore. She got electrocuted. She left it alone and decided to upgrade the microwave instead so it would cook food much faster. She got electrocuted again, which she then died, met the grim reaper, made a deal with him and they both vanished.
- The kids were in school when it happened. Both mourned for 2 days straight after they heard the news.
- Sister had to cook and work while do homeworks everyday to keep both of them happy.
- The boy still had to paint.

After sometime living without an adult, with hardwork and dedication...

- The sister became a five-star chef. Married her old co-worker, and has twins from a different father; a girl and a boy, who became a musician and an athlete.
- The boy became a novelist and an artist. Every sunday, he makes more than 10k, and his paintings cost around 1k to 3k. Engaged with his old friend he met from school.
- They all live in a villa house up on the mountain.

How do I feel?

Satisfied as ♥♥♥♥