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Following from the first game, there are definitely connecting points,
and NPC's the ''story'' does continue here.

The first game had a blacksmith, there is a blacksmith here.

I have completed the first game & recommend you to do so too, at least for background,
it was decent too.

These 2 games are in the genre of SOULS-LIKE, with a few differences to notice;
-BETTER or WORSE, we decide.
-even though here in the second game, * you PICK up MAPS, there is NO in-game map, even for both games,
-you end up familiarizing with ''THE WORLD'', so you then know how it is, this may be time consuming
BUT isn't that how SOULS-LIKE are, especially the grind part, we get to know the area,
-here in LOTF(2), YOU unlock VESTIGE's, each distinct and with a name, this is your respawning point & refreshment station,
-IN TERMS OF A MAP, all the VESTIGE's you have unlocked may be accessed on in-game menu,
allowing you to choose a fast travel destination,

If you saw any trailer of the game, you're the ''LAMP-BEARER'', carrying an UMBRAL lamp,
developed in UNREAL ENGINE 5, as you illuminate your LAMP, another dimension manifests before you.
This dimension is necessary as it definitely helps you to proceed in your quests and goals.

The game has multiple endings.

It is this game that had me curiously watching on as the UE5 was utilised, it has left me optimistic for all of us
basically, even though our GPU's at time of release suffered from the ''HEAVY'' graphics,
it is this game where the DEVELOPERS have practiced diligence in updating it regularly,
leaving me a believer in the UE5 to give us an absolutely beautiful *AND PLAYABLE game(s).

I'm on my second playthrough

RECOMMENDED

On this one. Starting this review with a heading as above, my reason is due to the optimisation problems.

CORRECT✅

We were told of the intention to make this game, in 2010, and the announcement to release it by 2012.


We just got it now.14 years later This review is before any patch since release and general availability.


I'm enjoying it thoroughly. On 1/3 (one of my 3 gaming rigs) IT IS CRASHING EPICALLY,
if I told you which one, i would have to K*LL you even so. I am playing it on the other ''WORKING'' rigs, &, yes I love it.

I'm excited to get into it.

Graphics
-the aesthetic reminds me a lot of current known game DYING LIGHT 2

Due to that +160 GIG installation size I fully understand the part of the SSD requirement. Or we REALLY should be on the other side of all the updates
this game WILL EVER receive. Optimization is the need here. Being aware that the game was developed on UE5, one thing you or me
or some other should remember is that, all the bugs we see now may be FIXED. ALSO, let's remember that GSC is a known game maker, they are UKRAINIAN yes,
as so is the company that gives us the current Sherlock Holmes Chapter One,
a few times the makers of this game have told us that they wish to show how Ukrainians make an enjoyable game, well, among the variety of Ukrainian game makers,
here's to hoping this is as great as they want it to be, I AM HAVING FUN 💪

So...I'm a little stunned as to ''HOW-IT-PLAYS'', keeping in mind that it has been in ''DEVELOPMENT HELL'' for soooo long.

Seeing as there's QUITE so much for us to do in this game. What we have here has stoked a certain CURIOSITY, or had me INQUISITIVE
as I was playing through it for the few hours I have done so. I haven't started gaming recently, we are playing through missions created 14 years ago

I'm delighted with my copy, & FOR YOU reading this review ↓

Here is my recommendation.

Finding a person committed to giving you something through great effort.

Of games in this genre what I recently played was (the nearest to this) ,Ghost Recon Breakpoint, of course I remember the days of Medal of Honor and such,
the firstTom Clancy Ghost Recon games..
This is a single man developed game.
Clearly enthusiastic of this Genre, bringing to mind games like Arma 3

A great variety of adjustable variables.
Either to enter with your squad or (as I recently tried) by yourself (with-holding all except yourself).

If you're like me, medium difficulty was too much, I switched to EASIEST (ARCADE) Difficulty,
and entered by myself covertly.

You have an in-game map (caps key), remember your objective & extract.
After a little customisation, what you're playing may look something you find in
SNIPER GHOST WARRIOR contracts. Though vaguely. It's just impossible to say it's the SAME THING.

It has been refreshing what I was playing here, & we're already a few hotfixes into
update 1.50.

For this price, it's just blindness not to support & get excited for what this DEV is doing.

here in early access is my,

Re-released review

This review is obviously re-written. I suppose most of previous issue I had is resolved.
I was playing on my laptop on SOLAR CHARGED lithium batteries in wintry conditions.
The VOLTAGE was dropping fast, the longer i PLAYED...my conditions have improved. Game is working better.

My problem wasn't my desktop's it's my laptop.

What happened supposedly as the night progresses normally, & YOU PLAY, the voltage from the batteries does decrease.

As that happens so, with SETTINGS ON ABSOLUTE HIGHEST (CINEMATIC with red warnings DLSS with FG on), even though it was possible to play for many hours like this. I suppose over time and many hours of playing I had the following problematic issues;

-JARRING STUTTERING, terrible, (the VOLTAGE decreased during long hours of play the game was affected-being such a big layout)

Back to the game;
-one of the things I like about the game is that when you get taken OUT, you don't lose any XP.
-the game is great to look at.
-even though it seems linear there's many a hidden item in this game...the 128GIG installation size,
Remember it's a big game.
-at time of writing the review...i have recently DEFEATED ERLANG SHEN....

Here for you, my favorite XP farm, I use the SHRINE at The New West Thunderclap Mountain Temple, fighting the monks, and any and all around there...ONE PASS there usually guarantees me 1 Spark,
additionally, using the correct curios & clothing increasing the rates of drops, MIND CORE are usually plentiful here too.

-I haven't suffered many crashes really.

DLC is 99% confirmed definitely looking forward to that.

RECOMMENDED

A game that is easily one of the most 'valuable' games 'to play',
these days.

What we know as Player Unknown Battle Grounds

Both a genre defining game, AND NOW, something that's 'VALUE' has
increased by being free to play.

The genre is UNDERSTOOD as battle royale...;
-drop in (usually) with little to nothing, & EQUIP yourself,
-endure the game to be the 'LAST ONE STANDING', or last team, (hopefully),
-the game looks great in any mode, first person or third person,
-the maps totally account for all the seasonal effects available, there's your ARID, your SNOWY, your Jungle, your URBAN,
& some..

It isn't 'GORY OR DISGUSTING' in appearance & during gameplay, & as mentioned earlier accessible.
So as you play and grind it (you need to grind), it's possible to earn re-sellable items,
through the Steam Community Market that are able to fatten your $STEAM WALLET$.

All from a free to play game.

I wasn't so fortunate though. I bought it while it was in EARLY ACCESS.

None-the-less, this review is a thumbs up, I heartily recommend,
there is few and far to find a team with such commitment to their product as the producers of this game.

Further note the updates are many, and with them, such as is evidence at time of writing of this
review a totally free to play update that has A ZOMBIE mode.

The content here for a free game is of the highest quality-THAT GIVES BACK 2 you the player.


Recommended

If you think you know shooters this HERE is unique.

As the name says it's from the perspective of YOUR body cam, in game.

We know what that is.

It's realistic looking and such. As may be expected but. It remains to the confines of gaming programming.
It's a game. Your cam doesn't drop off and fall away or something, though it really satisfies the
realistic thirst. Also, you're able with your cam to aim DOWN your sights, the cam isn't
worryingly situated somewhere strangely set. It's a first person shooter, *for now I understand.

-team deathmatch
-plant the bomb
-as you play and level UP THERE IS A RANKING SYSTEM IN PLACE

-a forest setting,
-training shooting range house *thingy,
-a house,
-an oil rig (my favourite)
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The game does the day night settings too. So you may enter a game at any time, and it would progress the longer you endure.

Personally, until now I haven't used the QuickPlay option, mostly choosing a server from Lobby that was busy enough.

-so if there is some sort of scope on your gun the difference between that and iron sights is REALLY NEGLIGIBLE, in this
game at least.
-It's possible that FACTOR may bother certain players if they get scopes and special sights they WANT their,
1.5 & 2.0 & so on magnification. Currently that isn't so here, and through the various scopes/sights available,
It's all really like IRON SIGHTS HERE.
-certain modes after shooting you down, you temporarily respawn as flyable drone,
-the weapons VARY,

-apart from ZOMBIES
-& new maps,
-they seem to be planning a new mode too.

Per usual, I release the review, as I think it would update you.

I am happy ✅ I jumped right in when I did.
I do like this.
A shout out to the dev's for taking a gamble on this sort of thing, this is NOT COMMON, it's UNIQUE.

Recommended.

Here I am - usual 'ME', needtoknow basis.

A little bit of the interface reminds of DEAD RISING 4. Slooooow down...just the interface, you'll see.

If you remember the beloved The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, it has been removed from our store; If you play this it reminds of that. A lot, WOW the music is here.

In fact every now and then
a well known jingle played on Viola or violin from The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct kicked in, THAT FOR ME, made me stay.

Some, not all. Some of the aesthetic (feel) of The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is here. I said SOME, for example this is in 3rd person, THAT is in 1st person.

The graphics even though 3rd person, REMIND STRONGLY of The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct.


There is one setting to adjust. *Just one.
To adjust the level of FILM GRAIN. That's it...

There's a level up. Skills.

I haven't played much.


''If you're a fan of Walking Dead'',
you'll like this. Why do I say that-the game barely is 'interesting'.
The only thing it has for it. It's Walking Dead.
I found myself cringing playing it, it's not State of Decay, it isn't Days Gone.

The controls ARE ''CLUNKY'', in the classic definition of 'clunky'.

It's linear, if it isn't in front of you, it isn't there.
You MUST fight THAT shambler for THAT fence to fall over for you to progress.
You're unable to dodge him quietly & progress.

I noticed an update & hope they give it attention. Here's to hoping it shines.

I recommend on discount.

This was impressive at release

''what are you talking about''; you say

Highly immersive gameplay to get you in the role of the ARISEN.

If you have this already WE all need to return to it as it has been updated considerably.

I know I look at it with a guilty conscience as I hover past it in my library, THEREFORE it is soon getting the love it deserves from me

So much to play.

Assassin's Creed Mirage, Black Myth Wukong, LET'S.
NOT forget T H I S GAME - REALLY.

One of the biggest problems when it launched was the problems of performance how it was CPU focused. I hope you're as happy as I am as you get back in.


They were saying that THIS game is unusually high on CPU usage.
GASP. CPU. Hmm. My GPU, having day off.
Moving through a city the FRAME rates dropped. CONFIRMED,


If you're within the limits of your VRAM. I rarely heard my LAPTOP fans heat up, like they do so often. (TLD)

This is a wonderful RPG fantasy story, played in 3rd person with deep lore & IT IS A SEQUEL

FOR ALL THE GAME IT IS-I RECOMMEND.

Amazing well.

RECOMMENDED 100%

On your playstation, something like YAKUZA, for me, JRPG,
It was THIS Sleeping Dogs.

I loved it. It set a standard for me, I thought it was a really great production.
There wasn't a thing I thought, the creators didn't think of;
-the game looked good,
-it was cinematic,
-there was MO-CAP, the lead protagonist is a real life actor,
-the streets of the city were bustling & the side carts with the foods & snacks, the shops, you could enter & patronise,
-the impression is deep, the open world was wonderfully created,
-vehicles & weapons were available,
-the city & the AI, installed responses, have had me curious as to how life really is in that part of the world
-FULL ENGLISH AUDIO (*speaks in english)


Instinctively when I play the JRPG, or so, my mind has a canvas which is this game,
& all judgements & comparisons I encounter in my mind are played against what I experienced
here.

Even on it's own, this greatly influenced me as what was a quality game.

This here Definitive Edition obviously upgraded the appearance of the original game.

It isn't merely a recommendation it's somewhat a welcoming for you from my side,

the game get's discounted often-absolutely G E T

ENJOY & HAVE FUN

It's in 1: Samuel 28[web.mit.edu].

Personally I recommend reading (the above reference) it all.

Well, this game is quite cool. So. As the game progresses, it's full of scriptural references. I see, a few getting bored already as I speak of this. * yawn

The correct point of reference is that in the Bible there is a direct description to summoning of Spirits, with a proper response, no simple or 'stupid' WOOO effect. The other part of the spirit world that is inescapable is that of ''THE DEMONIC'', or ''EXORCISM'', which the game references, with historical points throughout.

A few notable things, the protagonists of this game is "Red Mac Raith'', & 'Antea Duarte'.
-lovers, really close friends, THAT'S THE IDEA,
-in the beginning of the game, they're busy with their ''JOB'' of Banishing, apparently a 'DEMON' or 'GHOST'
that presented them a challenge,
-what we're visually looking at is that THIS FOE, kills, physical ''Antea'', & beats up ''Red'',
-I have a theory on one of the path's that the game offers you to take, where, ''RED'' may choose to 'bring Antea, back to reality', INSTEAD OF the opposite choice of allowing her Spirit to 'Ascend' OR go away, leaving Antea to die.
-WHAT IS MY THEORY (is that; reality check-SHE'S IN A COMA), if you decide the path to 'bring Antea, back to life'.

So, during combat, you may switch between Red & Antea interchangeably.
Though at the beginning of this activity, without having levelled up much, I noticed Antea's ''COMBAT'', is initially,
a lot of ''FIST-FIGHTING'', she can actually beat another Ghost/Specter up, & totally delete/kill it.

It made me think further, of her battle style-FIST FIGHTING, one of the most primitive styles of fighting, she's without a
weapon, just fists, & she does that to everything.
It's Red, that has all sorts of, ''TRICKS'', & items up his sleeve.

Finally - you ask; ''SO-WHAT'', she uses her fists. Initially, I found her fighting boring, then, I found it effective.
Then I understood, being one of the most intuitive forms of fighting, & instinctual, this was a form of combat,
AGAINST BULLYING.

Antea is a girl. Using her fists. :)

I'm hiding a massive smile. This game has ''SOUL''; I'm encouraging you.
When possible. Give it a try.
The story is engaging & captivates you from the beginning.
I'm a believer in God; A christian, I understand at various times when speaking of religious themes,
a few people, FADE OUT, on THAT subject.

I tried here to give you a balanced view of what this game is really presenting to you.
I think it's exciting.
I think it's worth applying yourself to.
It's a subject that, in many aspects many people find VAGUE & difficult to understand the reality therof.

I wish to explain merely what is happening here.
THE THEMES PRESENTED HERE ARE REAL, & stunningly translated to game format.

ABOUT THE GAME.
-3rd person,
-graphics are stunning, (in my opinion RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2, quality),
-the world is lively & imaginatively rendered,
-it's linear, in such that it explores the destiny & life path of our 'Banishers', OTHERWISE, there's FAST TRAVEL &
all mapped out,
-lot's to discover,
-crafting, weaponry,
-THE game isn't boring,
-the game is exciting,
-the game is interesting

I greatly recommend to play it.

I PERSONALLY STRUGGLED TO WRITE THIS REVIEW FOR YOU, as I struggled to put the concepts to words, that you would understand. Therefore I recommend to RE-READ, what I say here, very welcome to discuss with me. The personal conviction that what I said here needed to be said prevailed & here it is. ENJOY THE REVIEW ;)