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Abandonware - Community servers are the only way to play.

Update: 16/07/2024 - Community servers are ping spoofed meaning you join a 0-20 ping server and are met with 200+ ping servers if you're joining from Australia. As for non-community, valve-owned TF2 servers, queuing in OCE takes 10+ minutes before you are then booted out of queuing, even with good internet.

TF2's recent update has somehow made Tf2 even worse. As a game I grew up playing first in 2010, it is a shame to see the current state it is in. Thankfully it is free, meaning you won't waste your money, but the experience is lackluster regardless compared to the glory it once held.

Not even a year into this game, they're abandoning development and now selling "MWIII" as the progression to this game. Gameplay at a base value is decent, but it feels like the entire release of the game has basically been a beta release and the entire notion of it being a "2 year cycle of support" was a complete lie as now the second year to this cycle costs over $100 as a separate game.

After the failure of Coldwar, the failure of Vanguard, Activision tried to chase the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2019 (MW19) hype with MW2(22) or "Call of Duty" (as it has been relisted as, as of this review). The introduction of DMZ was probably the best, and only major introduction to the game as it tried to emulate Escape from Tarkov as a Lite version, outside of the base multiplayer this is the best addition to the COD franchise. However, when it comes to every other 'upgrade' from MW19, Warzone II turned a fun chaotic gamemode into a luck-based, poor rendition of what was ever-evolving map and gamemode that would constantly come with new features, time-limited events, into a selection of four, lackluster maps with no major secrets, and no interesting features outside of location base voice communication which comes with DMZ and Warzone.

While I was a pretty regular COD player, 2019 was something unique and interesting and I was in love with the game, and while MW2(22) has attempted to emulate the success of the game, currently, it is an absolute joke and an epitome of the disastrous failure of most AAA releases. Activision/Blizzard got too money hungry and wanted to capitalise off prior success, and ended up failing on every factor. Even with a $4500 gaming rig, the game crashes on a constant basis, the aimbot/wallhack cheating epidemic is just as bad if not worse than previous releases, and there seems to have been more focus on pumping out content packs via the store than an actual focus on the game itself.

Do not waste your money on this game, and do not waste your money on the new "MWIII", it will be the same disaster as it is currently.

Even if you can get a 99% off deal on this game, don't waste your money.

Got hit with a "Steam needs to be running to play this game" After multiple attempts of fixing:
- Restarting
- Reinstalling
- Renaming ClientRegistry.blob
- Running as Admin
- Verifying files

If you have to go through such a silly process to try and even launch a game, it's definitely not worth it. Googling this issue has results that age back to 2013, it's been 8 years, there's no good excuse.

Got gifted this game by my mates recently and I'm having an enormous amount of fun with Sea of Thieves. I find that I'll have spent hours playing the game without realising how long I've been playing for. I would definitely recommend the game if you have a squad you can play with but otherwise it's still a great solo game, just difficult. With good team coordination and sticking on track you can achieve a lot in a small amount of time. Another thing I love is that while there is purchasable content, it doesn't really give you any advantage, the game is entirely skill based.

Controls are an absolute mess, waste of your money if you're expecting a normal combat FPS game

Having one of my favorite games moved over to steam was really amazing news for me, I would 100% recommend playing Destiny to anyone thinking about it. The graphics and even just the background environment is absolutely beautiful, I sometimes find myself just pausing for a minute while playing just to take it in. The game also has an extensive and enormous amount of lore which must really excite some people but regardless of what you're into, this game probably has it.

There are some downsides, the issues I've faced are extensive crashing and server disconnections but this is only the first couple of days the game has been on steam so it's easily excusable. The other issue is that you can be fairly restricted if you don't have the latest DLCs, especially Iron Banner which is a seasonable PVP event. Some players who have a higher Light level will absolutely demolish you easily and you won't be able to do much against that. Regardless of these minor issues, the game is just one of those iconic gems that you can put thousands of hours into.

Overall, should you play the game?
- Yes

Should you buy the DLCs?
- The Shadowkeep DLC has been really fun so far, I'm enjoying the high power level and having the Moon as a location you can explore brings back old memories of Destiny 1. I would personally recommend it if you're an experienced player.
- Shadowkeep Digital Deluxe isn't worth it in my opinion.
- The Forsaken DLC is something I didn't play much of, I've only recently purchased it since I couldn't afford it when it first came out. The DLC has a lot of new items and things to do but I couldn't give a full opinion on it.

Is the season pass worth it?
- That really depends on what you want from the game, I've purchased it but I really don't think it was ultimately worth it in my opinion, it's just an easier way to get a bunch of gear that you'd earn over time. It just comes down to what and how you want to play the game.

For new players, Destiny is honestly really big. When I first started playing I got really lost with what to do. The best advise I can recommend is doing as many patrols, bounties and so on to boost your light level. There are a lot of guides online that will have an easier way to do something and I can recommend keeping up to date with the game using the Destiny companion app and also following the Reddit communities: (r/DestinyTheGame & r/Destiny2).

I originally had Mini Ninjas on the Xbox 360 many years ago. It's a game I remember playing when I was younger quite fondly.
Finding Mini Ninjas on Steam has left me very happy now that I've been able to play the very game I loved so long ago.

This game is very fun but it has quite a lot of issues.

I enjoy being able to freely explore the world, there are so many little details like other Bethesda games but there are some large issues that almost made me quit. When I had someone playing with me in the same game, I couldn't use the metro system and we spent 30 minutes trying to find a way to actually continue playing. Other issues can include communication. I've only played a game with one guy who was good, had a mic, and was fun to play with. The rest were afk, didn't work with you, or were blatantly horrible to play with. Screeching over the mic and ruining the game. There needs to be a report system implemented.

Other than that, the game doesn't really explain a lot of the things to you but it's not too crashy for a bethesda game. Regardless of the fairly horrible online experience and the ludicrous pay2win addition, I believe it's a fun game and I've quite enjoyed playing it so far.

EDIT: Another horrible experience I would like to add would be the Brother 3 Raid, it contains a few spoilers. After fighting my way through the underground system I made my way through Brother 3. This is where you unlock a weapon that essentially shoots out electricity. It can open some doors and it does group damage. When we were in the building we tried everything we could to get into the locked room, the 2 white doors were locked and it appeared as if there was no way inside. A friend playing with me decided it was a waste of our time and that we would try it later so we fought our way back through the raid to go back to the beginning only to realise that unlike most other missions, you couldn't just exit it and come back to it later, you had to finish it. During our last attempt to get in I noticed a covered vent under the collapsed bridge platform and I finally got myself the weapon. I'm sure that within a month or two there will be guides released for people who get stuck on stuff like this but it seems that every Bethesda game has stupid moments like this but on the positive side, I've enjoyed playing the game. To change a fairly point A to point B story mode type of game to an open world RPG, it was a bold move but I welcome the change.

Another thing I want to point out is that you should never spend more money on this gold pay 2 win bs, within 8 hours you'll have every gun unlocked and upgraded pretty highly and at least half of the abilities.

Very fun game. Super cool weapons, amazing character/uniform design, great scenery and locations. I totally recommend this game!