Recent reviews by DarkRavin

Game is fun and addicting. Recent patch brought in a time Chaotic Fun event that adds unit cards and allowed for stacking effect cards. Makes matches way more chaotic and can flip matches on their heads pretty quickly. I find it hilariously fun and frustrating. But I still like it. The Chaotic events only a timed, so should go back to normal soon.

As of 2-16-22 - Will update as game gets updates.
Summary: Its fun, but not much to do right now.
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❤ Audience ❤
☐ Beginner
☑ Casual Gamer
☑ Normal Gamer
☐ Expert

☼ Graphics ☼
☐ Bad
☐ Alright
☐ Good
☑ Beautiful
☐ Fantastic

♬ Music ♬
☐ Bad
☐ Alright
☑ Good
☐ Beautiful
☐ Fantastic

☠ Difficulty ☠
☐ Easy
☐ Average
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Hard
☑ Unfair

§ Bugs §
☐ Bugs destroy the game
☐ Lots of bugs
☐ Few Bugs
☐ You can use them for speedrun
☑ Nothing encountered

☯ Story ☯
☑ There is none
☐ Bad
☐ Alright
☑ Good
☐ Fantastic

⚔ Gameplay ⚔
☐ Frustrating
☐ Sleepy
☐ Boring
☑ Fun
☑ Challenging

۞ Game time / Length ۞
☑ Really short (0 - 3 hours) [Current Main story is only a few missions]
☐ Short (4 - 8 hours)
☑ Few hours (10 - 20 hours) [if you focus on Endless mode]
☐ Long (40-60 hours) [if you complete everything]
☐ Very Long (61-100 hours)
☐ Extremely Long (101+ hours)

$ Price / Quality $
☑ Full price
☑ Wait for Sale
☑ Don't buy
☐ Refund it if you can



Thoughts:
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Pro experiences:
I have enjoyed what their I have played so far with the game. The story cut scenes and the dialog text in them are fun and sets up each level so far. I enjoy that you can switch to rebel side and seems like can go after king (not sure since story missions are still be worked). I like the art style and the animations of the units. Something about the simple looks just gets me and i enjoy it. The building aspect is nice and simple to and no need to expand power grids or anything crazy like in their are billions. An resource gathering as a whole is alright-ish. Can't talk to much about tech since I never left keep level two during my story play progressions.

Cons:
1. Game is short.. like really short unless your playing endless mode.
2. Unit control is a bit frustrating. You move your units and they form up in formations, which is fine.. but not when i want them to attack move into something. I just want a attack move option to attack anything in path up to location I told them to go...
3. Resources are a pain. Quarries, Mines, and Fishing sites, feel like they mine out too fast. Also feels like we get to little lumber for how fast we can deplete the forest.

The hmmm:
1. Maps. All the maps are randomly generated, even mission ones. So if your having troubles just start the mission over. If you get a map you like make sure to save it and make a copy of the save file. In case you wipe. because your next map may have go defense locations but no resources in good areas. Could be a map with all resources but no defensive points. Its just random what you get and I'm not sure the ratio for how game determines stone and iron mine sites or how many berry or fish spots to put in.

Its fun

Still buggy and needs improvements in just about everything, but is still very fun.

Update to my review: At this time, 5/16/2020 I can not recommend DoomEternal for PC users. First patch brought in Denuvo Anti-Cheat, which is a extremely bad thing to have on your PC. Anti-Cheat installs a kernel on the lost level of your PC. Meaning it has the ability if abused to collect and do anything on your PC. If a vulnerability is ever found, which is highly likely given Denuvos track record. This would leave your PC open for very nasty attacks.

Besides the HUGE secure issues with this update. Denuvo also is effecting game performance, corrupting saves and it out right Killed Linux support.

So with a heavy heart I can't give support to DOOM Eternal on PC. The update has not effected other platforms yet. An as long as it doesn't I can recommend game only on those platforms.











Completed Campaign on Ultra-Violence:

Pros:
Runs slick and smooth.
Combat is intense and brutal, but rewarding
Sounds are amazing
Monster designs and levels all look beautiful
Just so much details and small things, can't list them all
Picture of Slayer holding is bunny.
The sound track...

Cons:
Some of the water puzzles slow down the combat
Note really a con, more of pro, but a con for me: Ambient sounds made me have to take a break every hour or so on some levels. Some of them just were really freaky and struck a creepy cord I didn't know I had.

Other than that RIP and Tear till it is done....

Pro: Mech combat is fun and Mechs offer a wide range of builds to support each players play style.

Cons: The grind is real. Finally grind enough to buy they stock mech you wanted, now go grind three times the amount to outfit the mech the way you want it. Also go play about 2000 games to max out the pilot of said mech..... or you can pay MC to get it done now or faster....

Scummy implementation of the in game MC system. Not a lot of value for real world money conversion to MC currency and every thing is expensive in MC to buy.

Dam I died, guess I will try again....and again and again and again. Dam it I hate this game.... let me try again....

Has come along way and can't wait to see more. Game is the must fun frustrating game in my steam library.

You will die a lot... especially if your like me and can't get gud. Will spend a lot of time thinking of what you did wrong and how to do better, an it bring excitement to know your getting a little farther hopefully every time.

The game great and there are countless hours of play time in here to enjoy.

Pros:
-Game play, is very squad / team dependent. (No I in team)
-Maps are large and diverse enough to allow different tactics and approaches to objectives
-Game play is generally at a realistic pace. (Not battlefield or CoD speeds)
-A wide array of sound from the vehicles and weapons that are in the battle.
-Many different roles / classes to pick and learn.
-No hours grinding to unlock a kit
-Constant updates and improvements

Cons:

-Lack of maps and small pool of objectives for each map. Gets repetitive
-Forced to range weapons by 100m instead of 50m makes those in between shots rough.
-Squad leads or commanders with no mics and no way to kick them out squads.
-Map balancing issues can make you hate life
-Slow to patch bugs.

Pros:
1. Beautiful
2. Expansive world with lots of side stuff to do
3. Interface isn't all up in your face.
4. Hunting and fishing

Cons:
1. Story needs more outside world setup to make ending make sense and to explain why people don't hike over moutains or fly out to get help.
2. Character devolpement is no were to be seen. Had almost no connection to any of the characters...
3. Could not get behind players character at all. Has only two choices all game to make and doesn't even warn other main characters on whats going on. Could have saved a few people if he could talk!
4. Flying controls for vechicals are 50 shades bad...why does a helichopter go faster leveled than tilted forward...
5. Lack of guns and clothing and to boot all weapons of same type felt really same.
6. My biggest one is the coming to get you stupid, ruin your exploring scripted event to advance the plot.

Over all, I would recommend the game once price drops to around 20 bucks. The exploring and side missions are worth that. But for full price stay away. The story is a hot mess, you won't feel for any of the characters and the game doesn't setup outside zones atmosphere, so ending a bitter taste in mouth.