Warhammer 40K Boltgun (Boltgun) is a first-person shooter that I did have fun playing for a while, but during that time, I also had issues with the game. I am not saying that Boltgun is a bad game, far from it, rather I would say that this game goes more on the lines of a mediocre kind of game. The game advertises itself as a Boomer-Shooter, but plays more like Doom 2016, and while that's not a bad thing, the other issues hold the game back in my opinion.

Pros

• Fun run and gun gameplay for the first few hours
  
• Good variety of weapons to use
  
• Lots of secrets to find throughout the levels
  
• Lots of enemy variety, with different attack patterns for you to avoid
  
• Nice retro 3D graphics and beautifully done cutscenes

Cons

• The game does not play as a Boomer Shooter
  
• You lose all your weapons at the start of every chapter
  
• The secrets aren’t really secrets
  
• Bosses aren’t anything special as they are just a giant tanky enemy and are repetitive
  
• None of the levels in the game are memorable
  
• The AI can be a little buggy

The story starts with a newly born Space Marine named Malum Caedo of the Ultramarines is tasked with a very important mission by the Inquisition. Since the invasion from the Orks and Chaos on Graia from the events of the previous Space Marine game, the planet was closely watched for any future threats. Inquisitor Drogen has found that some rogue tech-priests on Graia had done some experiments. So, because of this, Malum is sent to investigate and must fight through an entire army of Chaos, all on his own.
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That’s all I will go on with the story of this game, Boltgun is not a story heavy based game, which does kind of suck because the lore of Warhammer 40K is very rich. I am someone who loves the lore of 40K and not seeing it here does remove something that I think the game could have used in some ways. Although for this game, it’s not a bad thing, as if you don’t know anything about the lore of 40K, then you can jump into this game with no issues. That being said though, for what little tidbits of 40K that I know about in the game, it does a good job of reimaging it, so it has that.

Boltgun’s gameplay is solid and fun, however, I should point out that Boltgun does not play as a Boomer Shooter, rather it plays more like Doom 2016. In terms of gameplay, and while that is not a bad thing, for those who are looking for a classic Boomer Shooter like Doom. Then Boltgun is not going to scratch that itch for those who are looking to play a game like Doom.

In terms of weapons though, well, there is a nice variety of weapons for you to choose from and they are all fun to use in their ways. My favorite weapons are the Boltgun, which is the first weapon you get in the game, Meltagun, which does large chunks of damage, the Heavy Bolter can destroy enemies in its path, and the Volkite Caliver for its high damage. I think the Volkite Caliver can also stun lock some enemies sometimes, because when it comes to the ones with high health, they seem to stay in place or can't fire back.
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Although I do have a small issue when it comes to the weapons of the game, you lose them all at the start of each chapter except for your Boltgun. There are only three chapters in the game, but it’s still a little annoying. Also, the shotgun is kind of useless as its damage isn’t that good when it comes to the tougher enemies. It can one-shot the weaker ones, but there are only a handful of those types of enemies in the game, it does have long range though, so there is that.

There are also a ton of secrets you can find throughout the levels, and you are graded at the end of every level on how many kills you get, secrets you find, etc. However, the secrets aren’t secrets, they are powerups that only last for that level or they are a minor upgrade for your Boltgun. Which doesn’t make them secrets, but they are something you can find in the levels. Something that I did learn is that one of the secret upgrades in the game can be equipped with your Heavy Bolter, which was something I learned near the end of the game.

There is also a good amount of enemy variety in the game, and there are bosses you can fight, but that also leads onto my next issue. The bosses are just a giant tanky enemy and they aren’t that fun to fight. They also reuse the bosses as enemies, and they just end up being repetitive when fighting, especially on chapter 3, where they will pretty much give you these bosses on almost every level. Which pretty much slows the game down and makes it drag on because you have to take these bosses out or you won't be able to proceed. Because of these issues, the game starts to overstay its welcome and makes me not want to play it.

The last issue that I have in terms of gameplay is that the levels aren’t that memorable, so none of them stand out to make the level fresh or anything. Also, the AI can be a little buggy sometimes as enemies will sometimes just walk into walls and get stuck for some reason.

The graphics for the game are nice and do give that 3D retro vibe that Doom gives. The cutscenes are also nicely animated and I liked how they did the pixel artwork, there aren’t many in the game, but I still liked seeing them. I tested the game on an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, and 16 GB of RAM, the game runs very well and I came across no issues.
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I am very conflicted with Boltgun, there are things that I do think make this game fun and enjoyable, but I also feel that the cons outweigh the pros. I am someone who loves Warhammer 40K, so that’s not to say that I didn’t have enjoyment while playing. I would recommend this game to fans of Warhammer 40K or for those who do like Boomer Shooters, but I would wait for a sale.

There is a DLC for the game as well, so if you are someone who enjoyed the game, I think you would also have enjoyment in playing that, so it’s there if you are also interested.

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Yu-gi-oh! Master Duel is probably one of the best ways to play Yu-Gi-Oh! card game. The game will teach the player the basics and give you the tools to help you get good meta-relevant cards. You can play with the classic decks like Blue Eyes or Dark Magician, to the more meta-relevant decks.

Pros

• Very fun gameplay with a ton of different decks for you to play
  
• Lots of customization options
  
• Beautiful graphics, summoning, card effects, and finishing animations
  
• A surprisingly good soundtrack

Cons

• Getting certain cards and decks may require a lot of grinding

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel plays out like a typical Yu-Gi-Oh game, there is a tutorial on how to play the game, or to refresh your memory on any of the key mechanics. All methods of summoning are in the game, so you should be able to play your favorite deck if it happens to use some of the newer summoning mechanics. Although, if you want me to sum up Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, it would be an online casual game, sort of like a local event you would go to.
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The game as a whole is somewhat up to date on the meta, but it’s not fully there. As I write this review, the MALICE Archetype and a few others are not in yet. There is also a unique ban list that is separate from the OCG and the TCG, so make sure your deck is up to date. I should add, though, that this game will teach you some of the basics of the game, it won’t teach you everything. You will have to learn how the game is played by playing it yourself or by looking up guides on how to play the game. The game is especially fun with friends, as you both can try and learn how the game works.

There are a ton of customization options for the game, such as having a custom field, a mate that is always with you while you duel, custom card sleeves, etc. There are so many ways to customize your board that it’s impressive on what you can do with it. All of these, though, do cost gems and you will need these gems to get card packs as well, which is where the RNG for the game comes into play. Now there are ways to craft cards, but you need to get special pieces, and each card will come in a certain rarity.
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The rarities include normal, rare, super rare, and ultra rare, and you will need at least 30 pieces of that certain rare material to craft a single card of that rarity. You can get gems by winning duels, by rank up, doing the daily and weekly challenges, or by spending money. You can dismantle cards of that rarity type to get ten pieces to craft a card of that type. There are ways to get the cards you need to play the game, but that comes at a big issue I have with the game.

Depending on what deck you want to use, you will need to grind for those cards and remember those rarity pieces I was talking about. Well, getting certain rarity pieces is of course hard to get, and the only way to get those said pieces is by getting gems and opening packs. The game will tell you if you are going to get a UR card from the pack you are trying to open, of course, the card will be random. However, you're not guaranteed to get a UR from just ten packs, and if you want more packs, you need to get gems. The game does of course give you lots of gems to open a few packs, but if you want more, you are going to have to fork over some money.

To add insult to injury, there are other online simulators for Yu-Gi-Oh, that have all the cards, are updated to get the current meta, are free, and have all the cards for free. And those apps have pretty much everything Master Duel has, except for the mates, custom field, etc, unless there is an app that does have all of this that I don’t know about, someone is free to tell me in the comments.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a very beautiful game with a lot of detail. The fields that the devs have made are full of life and just nice to look at. I tested the game on an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad-Core Processor 3.50, and 16 GB of RAM. The game runs very well, and I never had any issues with its performance.
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Another thing I would like to talk about is the game's soundtrack as it’s really good, and when I mean good. The soundtrack goes hard, like someone at Konami was cooking that day and decided to just make it unbelievable good for some reason. I can not emphasize how good the soundtrack is by just telling you, and the only thing I can tell you is to go listen to it yourself.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a fun casual card game that I am sure all fans of the card game can enjoy. There may be a few people who aren’t fans of how the game is played today, as there is no Edison format and such in the game. However, if you are someone who is ok with that and wants just a casual experience to play the game. Then I do think Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a fine game to play for fans of the game.

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