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A solid remake (they call it a remaster?) of a great game. I don't think The Talos Principle needed this treatment, but the updated graphics do look nice, and of course there are some QoL improvements, a photo mode, a new campaign, and an in-game puzzle editor with Workshop support.

100% after 85 hours, but still missing some side quests. Large, beautiful map (or maps if you include the DLCs) with a good variety of locations. Entertaining story with a likeable protagonist. Lots of stuff to do, even if it's not always amazing content. Overall a very good package.

There are bugs and glitches, the collectibles and game progression are mediocre, and the gameplay doesn't do anything special, but you can grab The Cosmic Shake on sale and have some comfy fun in Bikini Bottom for a few days.
This was my 100th "perfect game" on Steam. All hail the Magic Conch.

Rushed and bad.

Decent, but pretty average game. The movement mechanics are the only really interesting thing about Sunset Overdrive while the rest of the game is very basic open world stuff with side quests and collectibles. The writing is also horribly "quirky". But it's a good game to buy on sale and kill time with. It took me 33 hours to reach 100%.

I'm not really a fan of "boomer shooters", mostly because they often rely too much on key hunts, mazes, and stupid traps and secrets. Blood certainly has plenty of those things, but I do like how this game looks, sounds, and feels. It's also pretty long if you play all six episodes, which took me about 27 hours on Lightly Broiled difficulty (last episode on Well Done).

Road to Elysium is a great DLC that contains three campaigns with unique environments and puzzle types in one package. The stories are interesting, there are fun Easter eggs to discover, and everything feels quite polished.
Some of the puzzles made me feel really dumb and then really smart. The campaigns took me about 6.5 hours, 10 hours, and 14 hours to complete, respectively. That's more than 30 hours for less than €20, and my total play time in Talos 2 has reached 101 hours. Buy this.

TimeSplitters 2 is awesome, and you can play a full PC port of that game if you download the TS2 Redux mod for Homefront: The Revolution. It's not perfect, but it's the only option besides emulation.

With that said, I want to mention that HFTR is actually pretty decent and worth its low price when it's on sale (I got it for €2,99). It's not particularly creative or interesting, and it suffers from some bugs and glitches, but it's entertaining enough. I've completed it on Deathwish difficulty and also bought the Expansion Pass for the bonus campaigns (€2,24). Those are actually pretty good, too. I can recommend the whole package.

I've completed my first playthrough as Danielle on Oblivion difficulty. The game is pretty entertaining and the remaster is well-made, but also very short and not exactly a perfect gameplay experience. The level design is a bit dull and the whole game doesn't have that epic, mysterious atmosphere of Turok 1 and 2, but I can still recommend it.

Edit: One day later and I've unlocked all achievements after roughly 10 hours of play time. Completed the game on Oblivion difficulty with both main characters and on Easy with both bonus characters. Like I said, Turok 3 is very short and generally not the greatest game, and the remaster is honestly a bit overpriced, but I can still recommend it (at least on sale).

Not great, but decent. Good remaster by Nightdive Studios.