MHiggins97
2010
2008
Absolutely INCREDIBLE world-building, atmosphere and main story. Fucking dire side quests and dungeons, Oblivion and Skyrim are weaker overrall but even they win in this regard. I'm also tired of people defending the combat system, it's completely functional and balanced sure but it looks visually jarring and has every reason to be criticised because of it.
2015
Had a really weird realisation the other day that this is my game of the year. Really enjoy how weighty the combat feels and how tense stealth is when you're encountering Seraphites or Clickers. Didn't think the plot was all too bad either despite the very vocal criticism it got, by the end I actually preferred Abbie to Ellie.
2005
2002
2016
2013
This is a review for Runescape circa 07/08 since that's when I was mostly playing. What a great MMO, nearly every quest is a great mixture of puzzles, various skills and combat compared to other MMO's where the quests are mostly just checklists. Also takes an obvious inspiration from Monkey Island for its humour which is always a plus. My HOTTEST gaming take is that the Wilderness worked best as an incredibly dangerous PvE area rather than a full PvP one.
2015