Oda Nobunaga 最近的评测

Before talking about the game in itself, I want to say thank you to Sid Meier about the franchise. At the beginning a video game adaptation of the Civilization board game, it began to be a universe of its own. I've played every single games from Sid Meier the first being Civilization III. this game defined my entire personality and made me discover at the age of four countless cultures and heroes. I'm glad to have grown with Civilization III and Age of Empires II.

This game is in my opinion the best of the franchise. I don't care about graphics when the gameplay and overall design is of this quality. When I was a kid I've played this game for hundred of hours without being bored and I didn't have the complete edition at that time. The excitement of finding the original game on steam (my cd is too old for windows 10 and 11) with double the number of civs that I remembered plus scenarios plus the original map editor... It was too much. If like me you grow with this game, you can understand the overall joy of finding this masterpiece.

The gameplay is fantastic, as good as I remembered. You have unique game mechanics that no other Civ games retried. It is a shame and at the same time makes it rare gem. To name a few of theses unique mechs: the palace, the best diplomacy system of all civ Games, custom civilization principle, easy city management...

if you like graphics with big flashing screens and Uncanny Valley Nightmares you will find this game outdated and boring. Civ III does not give instant gratification. It also has a comedic tone with the leader portraits that are changing in each era. Civ VI may have been inspired by the goofy and well tought designs of some characters from Civ III, while Civ V is more serious.

On the multiplayer level, I can't say much. I never were a multiplayer guy for Strategy games. But I intend to do it soon. I did some games with my brother and AI but not full players. However the multiplayer screen is well optimized.

However I've found some disturbing bugs and compatibility problems in this version that can break the entire experience. For instance, you will never hear the diplomacy sound of leaders because of the two channel trouble. Also when you finish a game and click on the X button, the game will freeze. You must click on Esc. This is ruining the game in some ways but some awesome individuals found the solution to these bugs.

To conclude: If you enjoy good gameplay over graphics, this game is for you. The game was well put into modern computers and i wish the same thing could be done to Civ I and Civ II that were also fun to play.

Civilization VI. One of the most played game in Steam and the most purchased Sid Meier's franchise game since Civilization IV. This game really deserve love for it follows the rule of always pushing the limit for players' engagement. I've always been a fan of 3d sprites, Civ III being the undisputed champion of graphic style and modern gameplay. But the 3d design of Civilization V were breathtaking but without having the charm of Civ III. The dlcs of Civ V weren't cheap and could have easily been included in the main game like in Civ IV.

That is maybe one of the biggest problems of Civ VI that followed the trend of Civ V. Although Rise and Fall and the scenario civs were a good addition, the Gathering Storms was too much, bringing a game mecanic almost uninteresting. However the modding community is releasing high quality content on a daily basis that makes Civilization VI the most handsome Civ Game ever made.

However, since Civ V, the diplomacy level of the game has been striped of all of its fundamentals that were brough by Civilization I. Civ III is maybe in this level the most complete game, making the diplo panel and ressoyrce exchange a good experience. To have this on Civ VI, you must use you guessed it: mods. It's the same think with the palace mechanics and the limit of players per map. I also wish that future Civ games would reinstate the leader portraits changing from era to era like in Civ III. That was a cool design that showed a lot of creativity (Like the ones in the modern age). I guess the perfect Civ Game would be Civ III and Civ VI making a baby. You can also make custom maps with civs but be warned that this map tool is extremely crude compared to map tools from Civ V and even Civ III. Civ III is the best example of a map tool that enables to customize absolutely every aspects of the game in one user friendly tool. Age of Empires II is also a good example.

If the price is a no go for you, you can find pretty good deals in other places than steam like "Humble Bundle or "Instant Gaming". You can skip the frontier pass but it does have unique game mechanics and good fun civs in it like Babylone (One of my favourite civ since Civ III).

On the multiplayer experience: Only play on one platform that is my biggest advice. If you play with a mac player or an epic game player, you will spend real HOURS to find out how to make this freaking multiplayer work. It is by far the worst experience I had on that level which makes me think how it is even possible. So only play with people on steam and on PC or Mac depending of your computer.

So to conclude: This game is the best Civ franchise game with Civ III in my opinion. you can spice the game with high quality content from good and competent modders that makes the game a joyful experience.
Looking forward for Civilization VII and the art style of this one.

First of all: Lust for darkness is not a Lovecraftian game. It may contain inspirations from Lovecraft's Cthulhu designs but is in no way in a Lovecraft type universe. However, even if I don't want to be in the devs minds, we can see a theme about freudian principles of Conscious, Preconscious and Subconscious. The protagonist being the Preconscious Character, finding himself in a universe full of immoral desires and primordial fears (fear of being left out symbolised by the cult and fear of death). Willard would be the subconscious level while the cultists are purely on the conscious level of the mind, only reacting with their perception. The duel Between Jonathan and Willard would be in this game the metaphor of the fight between the Preconscious and the Subconscious to take over the individual (the Cultists). That could also explain why the cultists are at various times reading books and talking as to show their dedication to the present time and the conscious part of the mind. Jonathan is obsessed about the past (the role of the preconscious) and Willard of the future (subconscious desires).

We also find references of Schopenhauer's book "The World as Will and Representation" about the desire. Insatiable desires like food and sex are the reasons for him as the will to life present in all humans. These desires were dictated by the universal will, an entity that makes us fall in love to procreate indefinitely. Schopenhauer believed the continuation of the will-to-life through procreation was not just pointless (because of the cyclic nature of love), but also the cause of all our suffering. The only way to stop the cycle would be to kill ourselves, or just stop to procreate (the mutilation of Willard's genitals could be an influence of Schopenhauer's ideas).

The lovecraftians references are badly placed and off-topic. I guess no one would be able to understand what made Lovecraft what he is and copying his imagination is simply pointless. I'm going to play the sequel "from beyond" to see if I can see Albert Camus' influence or the one of Spinoza. I was pretty disappointed by this walking simulator on the puzzle level which could have been much more entertaining and prolonged the game's life. Instead I've finished the game in less than 1h30.
The story is fine, I could resume it in two words: Cult and Fear. When i say fear I do not talk about those jump scare episodes but the fear in the Sartre's sense of rejection and loneliness. "Hell is others" and that is the only conclusion I see for this game.

I'm really torn apart between an universe that could have been great and in the other side a bad ripoff of Lovecraft stories. I am just mad that it is impossible to see a dev reunion and see what could have been better. It makes me want to start making a game to see what is actually possible in term of storytelling and gameplay.

The graphics are ok but not so much for the level design. The manor do not make a freaking sense on the protagonist's level. It would be good to see a map of the entire building.

To conclude, buy this game if you want to make some crazy theories about the universe and ideas from philosophers. If not, you will be disappointed in the level design and horror levels. And if you wanted this to be a sex game, shame on you, pervert.

The gameplay of this game is unique and awesome in every points!
It is truly a must have in your steam library! Lot of different challenges with reuse of levels in different styles are making the game worth its price. You even have an endless mode that is just really enjoyable.

However the story does not follow the gameplay and is just pointless. You have a B-serie matrix scenario mixed with commentaries of the devs saying how great their game is. You can skip it by pressing esc and instead play the game and explore the core experience, which is the gameplay and level design.

A worthy sequel of Mortal Kombat I and II following the logic of all good retro games: Simple rules, a lifetime to master. When in MK I you had 7 characters with each 2 or 3 special moves, you have In MK XI nearly 40 characters each with dozens of kombos possible. True the online community mostly plays Scorpion or Jade but play against the AI or with a friend and you will have a pretty good time. The story is most engaging and the graphics are by far the best of the serie.

True the dlcs aren't cheap and unlock characters without something new (mostly talking about Rambo) but the guest characters are a fine addition visually.

In general the game is looking back at its core in the gameplay like MK II and the abundance of characters from MK III. The basic kombos are easy to master but having a fight that looks pretty can be really hard. Have in mind that accumulating perfect hits requires close attention at the frame level (It can be quite frustrating).

If the game do not have the exact same charm and well thought gameplay as the two firsts, rest assure that you can skip every previous games and play this one instead. But I do recommend watching the lore and playing the first two games or you will be easily be left without a clue of what is happening.

92/100

Hope you like Retro games because with the workshop you can have for years of content!
Note that most of the games do not have a save system so you must play the game the old fashion way which can be quite frustrating. But Sega resolved almost all bugs from their emulator so the experience is really enjoyable.

But nothing can beat the fact to find in the workshop games like:
-Mortal Kombat
-Street Fighter II
-Golden Axe
-Toejam and Earl
-Risk
-Nobunaga's Ambition
-Tetris
-Lot of mods for Sonic games

10/10

Ah Dragon's Lair 2!

Even better than Dragon's Lair in its scenario and of course voice actor (The two snakes are just marvelous)
As always high quality animations from Bluth and Goldman, only positive comments in these points.

However the difficulty level of the game was highly diminished mostly because of the numerous choices that a well designed story can suggest rather than a linear dungeon from the first DL. You can finish the game in 15 minutes without the helper.

But anyway still a great game and a great classic, can't wait to see the Netflix movie coming this year!

In a time were games like Pacman and Qbert were the top quality games, Dragon's lair with its amazing graphics is a bloody miracle done by Disney's animators Don Bluth and Goldman. I tend to like the lore from Dragon's lair and we can see some Disney elements in the character design (Dirk looks like Kay in "the sword in the stone" and a character in "space Ace" is clearly Arthur). The design for princess Daphne was inspired (according to Bluth) by playboy ( big brain time sir Bluth).

It's not a "story where you are the hero" type but rather an interactive film. If you want to choose your path, purchase the bundle and play space ace. You can choose to play with or without the built in help of the steam version, but I prefer without the help and use clues within the video to choose which button to press when. It's funnier this way and you can admire the hard work and funny situations of the movie.

Ok I'm a huge fan, even watching the tv serie from the 80's and playing the NES game from 1990.

A movie with the original scenario from the authors is going to be produced by Netflix, can't wait to see the result!

This game is really underrated considering that Ubisoft is now doing the same "hack and slash" combat technique for its "Assassin's creed" serie. The lipsynch is far better than AC, with far better animations and executions are just breathtaking. I finally can feel emotion toward a video game character as powerful as the story of Bayek or the the comedic one of Rufus in Deponia. The graphics are very nice for a game from 2014 and the quality is here. In fact, it was at its release the first "next gen" game, which means that the graphics are far from outdated.

As it wasn't enought to have a well designed story, you have a multiplayer mode. Coop with a friend in survival and just enjoy the executions. It's a shame that most of the hack and slash games aren't designed like this one and can't quite understand why Crytek could not export this idea. Anyway you will have a great time in singleplayer for a few hours and then more fun with coop if you don't mind about repetitive gameplay.

Negative points: It should be known that you need a good computer to play this game or you will surely experience bugs. The singleplayer campaign may be a little short, more like a "beta" version so don't buy this game for this campaign.


A must have game surely.
It may be too short but buy it when it's at -75%, totally worth it.

Great game. Quite realistic for the time period. The mix with well-known historical figures (Cleopatra and Caius Julius Cesar) and others (Septimius and Vitruvius for instance) is highly enjoyable.
Hours of contents and missions with details about Greeks and Egyptians lives during the Ptolemaic period. Egyptian mythology is well brought, better than AC Odyssey, enhancing the lore rather than being a part of the narrative (except for Curse of the pharaohs). I also try to practice my Egyptian grammar by trying to read on the walls of tombs and temples.
Photo mode is the highlight feature to relive boss fights and see unique locations as well as having a sense of community by showing pictures from all gamers. Combat mechanics are well done, but maybe not as enjoyable as those from AC IV. The idea of mini games on the context of an open world with the arena and the hippodrome brings more hours of content and can be replayed almost indefinitely.
Graphics are gorgeous, but when you use your eagle Senu, you can clearly see the ground patterns materials. Close graphics on ultra are just beautiful. Had one or two bugs, not the end of the world, and always funny (guard can throw you one thousand bombs and you do not loose lives if you climb on a specific column for instance, or having the mesh of someone following your feet).
Maybe the best Assassin’s Creed, which is a great and enduring serie.