Recent reviews by Blacksmith

This game will definitely go viral at some point, it's a certified clip generator. If it gets any updates I really hope there can be a cooperative mode (escape together, not individually) and some appearance options to tell people apart in multiplayer.

The music needs to keep playing when I get into a match! At least give me an option!

Well worth the $3 I paid, it's more worth $15 I'd say

THE MAIN MENU LAGS WORSE THAN THE GAME ITSELF.

I really tried to enjoy this game. The gameplay, when it's not broken, is much better than Halo 4 or 5, and the best the series has felt since Reach. However, this game refuses to run on my PC (GTX 1060 + i7 6700k, 16GB DDR4) and the matchmaking gives me horrible connections and massive desync, when I don't just crash to desktop. No other game I play gives me connection problems like this. This is, as far as I know, the most expensive game to ever develop, but there's no polish on anything. It's a horribly optimized disaster of a game- somehow even the main menu takes forever to load and chugs horribly any time you click on something. Even for a free to play title, I can not forgive this game. I have never had such a performance nightmare, and the highly limited content Infinite offers in combination with the obtrusive, gag-inducing cash shop has finally convinced me to uninstall this game and never return. Even if they fix the crashing, lag, pop-in, desync, etc., it's too late.

The best FromSoft game.

Dark Souls 1 may be more tightly crafted and condensed, and Bloodborne may have the most compelling world, but Elden Ring is so massive in scope while maintaining such a high level of detail that I can't deny its place. I have 120 hours already, and still the end of the game is not in sight.

Counter-Strike is quintessential to PC gaming. If you're a PC gamer, you should own it. It's simple and refined when it comes to gunplay, strategy, skill-ceiling, accessibility, community, etc. Whether you want to go hard in the competitive ladder and become Global Elite or just chill out and meet people on Surf or Zombie Escape servers, this is a game for everyone.

One of the most impressive games ever made. The size and scope of Planetside is unmatched by even the largest and biggest budget MMOs on the market, 8 years after release. It may be lighter on the role playing and inventory systems that the original Planetside had, but the sequel is even greater in scope and has greatly refined gameplay on par with any AAA shooter.

The primary obstacles this game has to overcome are the server latency (which allows enemies to shoot you where you were rather than where you are in big battles) and the difficulty. Headshot damage rules in this game, to the point where many new players will assume their enemies are cheating because of the huge time to kill difference between veterans who can land several shots to the head in a row and new players who aim for the chest and miss shots.

If you put in some time to make friends (this game has an awesome highly active community of groups called outfits which compete and coordinate) and learn the finer details, you'll quickly get sucked in and it WILL become one of your favorite games you've ever played.

The developers continue to provide surprisingly consistent and quality updates, too!

Fantastic! This game is not only fun (and sometimes hilarious!), it's actually educational, in ways that few games are. The physical simulation is not rigorous, and the rocket parts are way better than their real counter-parts, but those sacrifices to realism make the game easy enough to be fun for people who aren't interested in engineering while still having enough real world truth in them to teach basic concepts about astronomy, engineering, and space physics to you without even realizing you're being taught.

Striking a balance that makes learning fun is deceptively difficult, so KSP deserves every bit of adoration it receives. Also, wish the game was different? There are a massive stockpile of community mods that you can dig through to customize the gameplay to your heart's content!

One of the greatest games of all time. An excellent refinement of the supersonic speed, unparalleled freedom, and high skill duels that Tribes is known for. Unfortunately, it was abandoned by its developers in favor of the more profitable MOBA genre. The developers felt bad enough about it to come back Out of the Blue (tm) to produce some final updates which left the game in a great place. There aren't many people who still play Tribes, but no matter how small the community is the game is good enough to warrant your time and attention.

Love it! Great community, Lots of game modes, many different servers each with its own awesome plugins and community.