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War Thunder (2013)
4th year of playing and most likely one of my last
So just last week marked my 4th year on the game, starting out for the first year playing on 17fps on ULQ was a challenge, however suprisingly still fun, as time progressed my PC got small Upgrades and this year it reached the point where I could have an authentic playing experience without worrying about graphics settings.
Graphics aside, the game itself for me, an aircraft enthusiast (the game made me one) it is a lot of fun and I am willing to put the time and effort into the game to unlock the higher ranked planes, however after about 450+ hours of playtime I'm still yet to achieve this. The game is not pay to win, which I very nice and still receives regular updates and bug patches, the community itself is very large, however slowly declining, with about 115,000 people playing the game at any one time.
The gameplay should also be noted as aesthetically pleasing, however, normally in my reviews I mention it's a game for everyone, but I discourage this in this games case, I think if your new to either plane games, physics games, shooter games or even pc games then it'll take around 200 hours in the lowest rank to be the best of that rank, however as you move up every rank the players get increasingly overwhelming and skilful, for me this adds to the fun and competitiveness, but obviously if I'm still getting kaplonked with 450+ hours at Rank 4 then it'll be hard for anyone who is inexperienced.
I mentioned the player base is slowly dying, this isn't because of the game or the developers, in fact this is because the games been out so long it's literally outliving it's playerbase, as many people in the last 8 years have had to either fully commit to work or university, which is why I'll most likely stop playing it in the very near future. Nevertheless, I would say 4 years well spent, but to be honest I wish I could have those 4 years back, magical, but not wisely spent. If you've made it this far in the review and are considering getting it in 2020, I wouldn't bother, your most likely not going to make it to jets before 2022 at the earliest, unless you devote your life into it it'll just become a nuisance to you, however if your looking at just playing with some historical spitfires and Bf-109's then sure, go for it.
The Walking Dead: The Game - Season 1 (2012)
I have only ever cried at funerals, until I found Lee and Clementine
I have never ever cried at a game before now, the story is amazing, playing as Lee for some times, making the decisions he does... it makes you feel as if you are him. Not going to spoil but, this game made me cry. In a beautiful way.
Edit: had to mark it as a spoiler sorry, when Lee died at first I was like Damn that's it, that's the end, and then the next day I wake up, depressed, weeping that Lee is gone, because now it's over, his legacy is gone. If a game can have that much affect on me then it's captivating.