June 2026

One of the best AAA RPGs I've played to date. The lore and the exploration are highlights. I absolutely adored exploring the world and seeing what it had to offer. I also think the combat was nice, even though folks tend to say the game doesn't have the best combat. It does get trivialized at a certain point, but I liked it. The DLC is also one of the best AAA RPG DLCs I've had the pleasure of playing, especially the Blood and Wine DLC. It's a bit of a marathon to 100% the game, but most of it was well worth it. I need to deduct some points due to the sheer exhaustion I felt while trying to complete the game at times. However, overall, this is a wonderful game, and I highly recommend it.

This game was a genuinely enjoyable short visual novel, held back mostly by its own ambition. The world and characters hint at a larger, more developed story that simply does not exist within this package, and that gap between promise and delivery is hard to ignore. But what is here, the sharp character writing, the adult humor that actually lands, and the excellent pixel art direction, is worth your time and the very modest asking price. Recommended, but go in knowing it is a brief experience with an abrupt ending, and you will likely have a good time

Probably one of the most addictive strategy games I have ever played, and it happens to be my first entry in the series. The variety of leaders, victory types, and playstyles keeps the game fresh for hundreds of hours, and the art direction has way more charm than people give it credit for. The Deity AI is a frustrating mess, and the diplomacy system is more annoying than engaging, but for the sheer "one more turn" pull this game has, I have to recommend it (if you can also get past the pure BS that is that EULA they added). However, I took some points off for how horrible this was to achievement hunt.

This is the definitive game for playing board games, tabletop games, and more. There are a lot of mods across many different types of games, with near-limitless options. This makes playing these games more accessible for my friends and me, and I greatly appreciate that something like this exists. Getting all of the achievements was a pain, but the game itself is wonderful. Highly recommended, but keep in mind you have annoying achievements like playing the game for 1000hrs or getting eight people together to cross lines over one another. Took off some points for this reason.