‣ 8.5/10 – Biggest gaming comeback in history.

‣ Thoughts: We all know the story of No Man’s Sky and how it became an amazing game. I’m just here to confirm that: game good. I have tried to play this title about 10 times throughout the years and it just never grabbed my attention. But finally, after like 30 free expansions I got hooked.

It is difficult to surmise what I liked from my experience, but something about simply traveling across the galaxies and exploring all the whacky combinations of flora and fauna just scratched that random itch in my gaming brain. What truly surprised me is how well written and interesting the story was. Having all these existential questions get thrown at me really made me think. The journey felt personal and worth the hassle.

Although No Man’s Sky still feels undercooked in some of its aspects and has plenty of bugs and glitches the overall package is still fantastic. I truly think this is one of the best sandbox games I’ve tried in recent years. My only major complaint is the lack of multiplayer (it exists but on a very basic level). There is such a perfect foundation for amazing co-op missions but most of them boil down to people being in the same place, doing their own missions. I guess it matched what the story tried to tell but ruining the online aspect of your game for the sake of breaking a 4th wall is ridiculous.

If you have never tried this title because of its reputation, I strongly suggest you give it a chance. The base building feels odd, but like anything in here once you play around with it, everything comes together and feels rewarding. Units received.

‣ 6/10 – Mom get the camera!

‣ Thoughts: What a chad move is to release a game for free for the first 24 hours and get people hooked so they call up their friends and get them to buy a copy. All around this is a fun twist on the recently developed Lethal Company formula. It is blatant that the inspirations for this game came from there and it clearly shows, but its own spin makes the game feel different and unique.

It is fundamentally difficult to describe what this game is but basically you seek out danger and try to record as much of it as possible to meet the view quota. Once you do a run it becomes pretty straightforward but that also sabotages the overall experience. The first few runs will feel unique and genuinely spooky but the longer you play the more boring the game becomes. Because the levels aren’t procedurally generated, you’ll end up doing the same run looking for different footage which means the enjoyment you get out of Content Warning boils down to how fun you and your group is. There is nothing wrong with that approach but having this massive limitation leaves the player wandering the same hallways looking for a new monster to play around with. The added items give some variation but aren’t that impactful to the overall enjoyment.

All in all, Content Warning is a decent quick fun game that will need drastic updates to keep its players entertained. I don’t think it is a bad game, I simply think it lacks things to do. I’ve personally never seen something like this be done in a video game and the camera footage looks amazing, but the goofy physics and reenactment of jokes you’ve seen isn’t enough to keep me playing.