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Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Created on 19 October, 2026 05:33
Updated on 19 October, 2026 06:02
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

If you like Masterpiece RPGs...Get it!

I would have given it a far more superlative title had Gog allowed me more letters! I bought the game on Steam only because I did not see it on GOG in the early days of the title's release! If you like RPGs then you MUST pick this one up. Do not hesitate!!! The game is one of the most articulate, imaginative, incredibly well produced games I have acquired in years! What a pleasant surprise it has been. This is no ordinary King Arthur/Avalon thriller--this game is approaching legendary territory. The production values are off the chart, imo. It has already eclipsed itself (and most every other RPG of its kind) several times over since release. There is something monumental about Arthur and Avalon that no other setting of its kind can boast or match, and yet the game itself moves the moves the "legendary game" needle so far that the scale is in danger of breaking--it really is that good. As an early purchaser of the game I am stunned by how much the devs have poured of themselves and their obvious talents into TG:FoA. The game has far surpassed the expectations I had for it at purchase. OK, one last sentiment to add: the promotional material created to market the game doesn't come close to properly selling it! I can only imagine what the devs have in store for this game in the near future!

The Sinking City 2
Created on 22 September, 2026 00:39
The Sinking City 2

Best Sinking City adventure yet

Frogwares knocks it out of the park here...;) If you enjoyed the first game in the series, you will love this one. It's better in every respect, and it really shines through the UE 5.8 presentation. I'm running the game with no upscaling at 4k and all graphics options maxed, it's an order of magnitude better looking than the first game, even the remaster that was done with an earlier UE. (9070 XT, 42" OLED monitor) (But the remaster is not a "bad game" at all, btw.) I love the theme of these games as I find it refreshingly original & different from the current themes explored in other games, and I've never seen or played or heard of a game produced in the environment of SC1/2. It got me fascinated from the start. The only thing I disagree with here are the ridiculously short game completion times listed. When I play a game like this I soak up the environment and take my time--that is a huge part of the fun for me. Between the demo on Steam and the SC2 release itself, I had better than 32 hours in just the FIRST LEG of the game...;) (Nowhere near the hospital yet, if that tells you something!) When I play a new game I always make an effort never to start comparing the game to some other game I've played because that defeats the joy of discovery in a game like this, and it defeats the story impact. So, always approach a new game with an open mind if your goal is to derive as much pleasure from the playing as it may provide. I completely disagree with the game completion times listed on the store page--for what that is worth. This game is a story-based RPG! I hope that Frogwares will continue to build on this foundation for future games. I bought the Premium version as I thought the DLC offered with it was certainly worth the $10 more I paid for the game. 5/5 for me, because it is precisely the kind of game I really love...;)

1 gamers found this review helpful
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
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Created on 21 August, 2026 00:04
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

This is a game that...

never stops entertaining and dazzling you with so many elements hitting you that demand a reaction that it never grows stale or fails to keep you titlated between suspense and sheer fascination. What a treasure, what a feast! Dig in and you'll never want to get out...;) Magnifique it is!

Grim Dawn
Created on 08 August, 2026 23:40
Grim Dawn

Grim Dawn is worth playing!

Very entertaining game...;) Highly recommended.

STASIS: BONE TOTEM
Created on 09 August, 2025 02:38
Updated on 09 August, 2025 02:58
STASIS: BONE TOTEM

Best game of this type I've ever played

...and I've been enjoying computer games for 35+ years! The story was utterly compelling and emotionally and intellectually gripping. If you like extremely well-made adventure games with a few brain-teasers along the way, you'll be delighted with this game. Test your intellect and see if you can solve the puzzles without referring to the very well rendered .pdf game guide that is included with the game. I couldn't...;) But my defense is merely that the story was so enthralling that I found myself short on the patience required to get through the puzzles in order to advance the story! One thing I will say about the puzzles--all of them fit within the game! That is, there are no puzzles to solve that lack a relationship to the progress of the characters in the game--all are in context, and that I think is a big and positive point to make. I refuse to give any of the plot away, and I won't comment on it because you must play this game to fully appreciate it, with no preconceived notions going in. I'll just say for most of the considerable length of the game I was nailed to the edge of my seat! Highly recommended! I'd love to see a Stasis 3!

2 gamers found this review helpful
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™
Created on 30 May, 2023 23:17
Updated on 31 May, 2023 00:30
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™

Gollum, a brilliant NPC in the LotR saga...

Tolkien used Gollum masterfully in the entire LotR saga. A bit player NPC whose character served to illustrate the damning effects of greed, avarice, and covetousness, and their proclivity to warp a human being to such an extent that he becomes physically deformed to the point of being unrecognizable, Gollum nonetheless was never created as a central character meant to carry an entire story-line by himself. Tolkien told Gollum's tragic story in the books in a gradual arc that served to highlight the power of evil to warp people in various, very intensive ways, and to ultimately destroy them. It was a magnificent and skillful morality play, woven so well into the LotR fabric, but as this game reveals, Gollum was never meant to be a central protagonist around which a deep plot and story flows. I thought the developers didn't seem to know quite what to do with Gollum, precisely...;) As well as the obvious problems with using the Unreal engine, as described well by fil-cat. Another problem is that we already know when and how Gollum ends up! No mystery there, of course. I suppose such a story could succeed, at least theoretically, but it would take a lot of work--basically an entire reworking of the game.

73 gamers found this review helpful
Control Ultimate Edition
Created on 17 June, 2021 06:29
Updated on 17 June, 2021 07:29
Control Ultimate Edition

The promotionals didn't do it justice!

The only reason I didn't pick this game up when it was first released is because Remedy's ads, trailers, and general promotion of the game didn't do much for it except to convince me that the game was just another gimmicky first-person shooter very light on a story with little if any content detail while waxing very heavy on the bang-bang shoot'em-up (dumb) aspect of all high-rated shooters today. Anyway, the game is A++++ for me, just a great game of the kind we unfortunately don't see as often as any of us would like Most shooters today are of the "Go from A to B, being careful to blow up and destroy everything in between as you go. Rinse and repeat from B to C, C to D, D to E, and so on until everything is dead--and then the cannibals come and throw you in the pot with the Baptist missionaries they are having for a late-night snack! (J/K!)...;) You won't see anything like that in this game, fortunately! Something that popped out from the first minutes into the game--I love the options spread and layout--it's super and well organized to a near-perfect 'T'. The design is top-notch, first-rate, designed by persons who obviously know exactly what they are doing--it's nearly ideal in its logic and in the fabulous efficacy the options all seem to have, starting with the graphics option. Just the way the options are presented does so much for explaining them in the context of each other as to what they do--settings close by--and if an option doesn't logically flow like that Remedy includes some text to better explain the function. I bought the PC version, obviously--AMD 3900X/AMD 50th Ann Ed 5700XT/ x570 Aorus Master/ 4X8GB 3733MHz system ram, Win10 v2004, b21390.2025. I play the D3d12 version of the game at 4k and the game runs extremely well with max graphics options on. Highly recommended!

2 gamers found this review helpful
Wasteland 3
Created on 18 April, 2021 22:54
Updated on 18 April, 2021 23:09
Wasteland 3

Best thing from InXile in a long time...

Great game, imo. The turn-based combat is a blast--difficulty levels range from "I don't have to look at the screen to win the fight" levels (well, that's slightly exaggerated), to levels that make you moan with frustration. RPG story is deep and nuanced and responds nicely to the choices you make--there are many multiple-ended quests that turn on your decisions. Practically every encounter offers multiple consequences for your actions and decisions. Even better, this game has already received major upgrades since it launched, and inXile says there's more to come. Basically, the game has Legs. If all you want is simple click-mouse combat you'd better look elsewhere as this game delivers far more than that. It's the kind of game you can sink your teeth into for a long time. Not for the bang-bang-you're dead crowd--it's not a first-person shooter, thankfully, or I wouldn't have bothered with it. (Wasteland 2 isn't comparable, imo--to say it's "better" than W2, while true, does a disservice to W3.) You can scum save all you want or not at all--the choice is the player's, which is the way it should be! This one should be in your library. I'm glad it's in mine!

8 gamers found this review helpful