Euro Truck Simulator 2: German Flag Paint Job DLC
Das DLC is Wunderbar!!!
In my Euro Truck Simulator 2 lore, my character Diesel Cecil who was born in the USA returns to the Fatherland to drive truck. Big Daddy Diesel Cecil is so proud of his German heritage that he paints his entire truck in the colors of the German flag, he is beloved by Germany and people from all over the world, and you can't put a price tag on that.
IMMERSION
The sights, the sounds, the shaking of your truck when you start her up or accidently run over a curb are all great. For maximum immersion I’d recommend turning off the lights in your home, making sure your controller’s rumble feature is on, and plugging in a good headset.
I cleared all of the extra pop ups off of the screen, hitting your F1, F2, F3, ect, ect buttons a time or two usually does the trick. So this way if I wanted to look at the GPS or side mirrors, I’d have to make sure they were in the eyesight of my driver, instead of just always being in a pop up window no matter where I was looking. This makes the game a bit more difficult, but it’s all about that immersion.
CONTROLS
It will take a few minutes to get the hang of the controls, but they are pretty easy once you figure them out. I played using a XBOX Series X controller and found it to be a fairly precise and comfortable way to truck across Europe. The default controller layout worked just fine for me, except I unassigned the horn from clicking in the left thumb stick and moved it to the XBOX share button. I kept accidentally hitting the horn when trying to park, and by moving it to the center of the controller, it’s closer to where an actual horn would be placed. If I had a sturdier desk and felt like burning some cash, I’d imagine the steering wheel/pedal controller set up is the way to go.
QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS
While I would recommend playing the game with no music for a trip or two for the immersion, you are going to want some sweet jams sooner or later.
File Explorer > Documents > EuroTruck Simulator 2 > Music > Drag In Your Favorite Podcast & Music MP3 Files
OVERALL THOUGHTS
If you’re curious about it, get it on a deep discount, it is exactly what the game title says, a “Truck Simulator”. It is a very well made game, but I think the key to making the game go from boring to relaxing is to have a really good podcast on in the background.
NOSTALGIA FEELS
I’ve never been a big 3D Sonic guy, to be honest I think this is the only 3D Sonic game I’ve ever played. I still have a pretty good memory of seeing Sonic 2 for the first time on my cousin’s SEGA Genesis back in the day, and I still have a pretty good memory of seeing Sonic Adventure for the first time at a video game kiosk in Toys R’ Us. So I’m no stranger to Sonic, it’s just I mostly lost interest in the little blue hedgehog after he left the 2D realm.
I did own this game on the SEGA Dreamcast when the Dreamcast was the current console. Although I was more likely to be caught playing Worms Armageddon, Gauntlet Legends, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, Spider-Man, Hydro Thunder, or ECW Hardcore Revolution. Even back then I thought “man, this Sonic in 3D is kind of the drizzling shits lmao.”
MODERN DAY FEELS
So surprisingly, I’ve had a really good time revisiting the 3D hedgehog. The open world layout between stages still confuses me and I get lost constantly the same as I did years ago, and the 3D gameplay still makes me wish I was playing a 2D Sonic instead.
Despite the 3D mess, I found myself feeling very happy revisiting this game, and paying 2 bucks for alcohol free happiness was worth it to me.
QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS
Install the SADX Mod Installer.
When I first played Sonic Adventure DX on Steam, the game felt so choppy and “off” that I ended up losing all of my lives on the very first level (the BB level where the killer whale chases you) Sonic kept falling off of this one loop lol, and I felt like I might want my 2 dollars refunded.
After that I ended up installing the SADX Mod Installer off of the Steam Guides page, and all of my problems were solved. The game ran silky smooth (most important), the graphics were improved, the sound was improved, there was now an icon of the SEGA Dreamcast controller in the controls menu, and you even have the option to freely control the camera with the right thumb stick. The set up was really easy too, it’s one of those mods where you basically just click a couple of buttons and don’t have to even go into the game files, 10/10 would recommend this mod.
OVERALL THOUGHTS
If you played it on the Dreamcast back in the day, you should be able to get something out of this game. If you are a Zoomer who isn’t a furry (VERY RARE) then the aged gameplay might be a turn off. If you do decide to purchase the game, wait until it is on a deep discount, and install the SADX Mod before you fire up the game.
THERE ARE LIKE 40 OF THESE GAMES
When it comes to Assassin's Creed, so far I’ve really only played through the first game in the series way back in 2008 on the PS Triple. The gameplay was pretty average, a lot of runny, jumpy, stabby actions. I remember hating that storywise everything ended up just being inside some sort of simulation, instead of you actually being in whatever world your adventure takes place in. I was also disappointed that Assassin's Creed Man looked so cool in his assassin gear, but when you returned to the real world you just looked like Adam Sandler in a hoodie.
XBOX Live Games With Gold has thrown several more Assassin’s Creed games my way over the years, but I could only ever bring myself to play any of them for 20 minutes before flaking out. The gameplay appeared to be the exact same in every game, however the 2D Assassin’s Creed games played differently and those games were pretty decent.
I honestly am not sure who is buying these yearly Assassin’s Creed releases. I imagine they are the type of people who’s idea of a good time is watching Late Night with Seth Meyers with a large glass of lukewarm fluoride filled tap water, and laughing at every single punchline. In fact, if you are a woman visiting your date’s house for the first time, and they have a bookshelf with every single Assassin’s Creed game on it, RUN……run for your life, your odds of being turned into a skin suit are great.
I JUST WANT TO BE A PIRATE
The reason I got this game wasn’t for the standard Assassin’s Creed runny, jumpy, stabby gameplay, but it was to get lost inside of a world where I get to be a pirate, and it does a pretty good job of that. Graphically the game looks great, the world is very beautiful to look at as you sail your ship through the crystal blue seas from island to island. It sounds great too, your crew will play instruments and sing sea shanties which help even more to make it feel like you’re a real pirate. I also had a blast (pun intended) exchanging cannon fire with enemy ships, and then when the time was right, boarding and taking it over.
PROS
-Atmosphere.
-Graphics.
-Sound.
-Sea battles.
CONS
-Have to log into a Ubisoft account every time you start up the game.
-The Assassin’s Creedness of it all can be tiresome at times.
OVERALL THOUGHTS
You get to be a pirate, I liked it.
You’re not looking so hot right now Steam, I crunched some numbers down below and….
GOG
Freedom Of Speech: Yes 🔳 No ☑️
Actually Owning Your (Digital) Video Games: Yes ☑️ No 🔳
Free Triple-A Game Giveaways: Yes ☑️ No 🔳
XBOX
Freedom Of Speech: Yes 🔳 No ☑️
Actually Owning Your (Physical) Video Games: Yes ☑️ No 🔳
Free Triple-A Game Giveaways (With Games With Gold): Yes ☑️ No 🔳
EPIC
Freedom Of Speech: Yes 🔳 No ☑️
Actually Owning Your (Digital) Video Games: Yes 🔳 No ☑️
Free Triple-A Game Giveaways: Yes ☑️ No 🔳
STEAM
Freedom Of Speech: Yes 🔳 No ☑️
Actually Owning Your (Digital) Video Games: Yes 🔳 No ☑️
Free Triple-A Game Giveaways:Yes 🔳 No ☑️
…..a triple NO, oh no Steam bros, I don’t feel so good.
REVIEW
It is a game made by Rockstar before they had their cock and balls surgically removed and were left with a gaping hole of wildly unusable disappointment left in its place (see Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks) and for that, I give it a solid 100 out of 10.
QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS
Manhunt Store Page > Community Hub > Guides > Install the ManhuntFixer mod.
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In case you find the mouse and keyboard to be a painful chore to play video games like myself, here is a JoyToKey controller setup that I made to get you started, adjust accordingly.
Stick 1 Left: A
Stick 1 Right: D
Stick 1 Up: W
Stick1 Down: S
Stick 2 Left: Mouse Left
Stick 2 Right: Mouse Right
POV Up: 1, Up Arrow
POV Right: 2, Right Arrow
POV Down: 3, Down Arrow
POV Left: 4, Left Arrow
Button 1: Enter
Button 2: R
Button 3: Q
Button 4: E
Button 5: Ctrl
Button 6: R-Crtl
Button 8: Escape
Button 9: Tab
Button 10: F
Button 11: R-Click
Button 12: L-Click
GRAPHICS
I am a sucker for bright neon colors. I first came into existence during the sweltering summer of 83’ so a lot of my childhood was surrounded by neon colors. There is a reason why I still think the WWF’s Ultimate Warrior was the coolest looking pro wrestler look of all time, the dude was draped in neon from head to toe. The 1980’s was all brown furniture and neon t-shirts back then, and it was based as fuck.
GAMEPLAY
Gameplay wise it is okay, it plays similar to Rad Racer. You earn money from each race which is then put into upgrading your car parts, repairing damage to your car, adding fuel to your car, and being able to enter new races. I think the money system in the game is a bit overkill and becomes very tedious. I just want to race and upgrade my car parts every so often, and not have to spend 2 grand on repairs every few races.
SOUND
I realize not every racing soundtrack will have GOD TIER tunes like Burnout Revenge to get your blood pumping, but the “electronic 80’s music”or whatever the fuck it’s called, was just kind of okay.
OVERALL THOUGHTS
The game is a solid 3 out of 5. It took me a while to warm up to it because of the money grinding, but once your car isn’t a total piece of shit, you can start to have some fun. The neon colors are a true feast for the eyes, but wait until it’s on a deep discount.
I've been on a quest to play every free WEG (Western Erotic Game) on Steam. I've already come to terms that this Steam account is completely ruined, and can never be revealed to anyone that I have to make eye contact with in real life, so why not right?
For the most part these games provide some form of entertainment, but not this one. The story manages to be both bland and unsettling. I did get a couple of chuckles out of the game, but I honestly think they were unintentionally funny scenes as I don’t trust the creator to understand how entertainment works.
The MC (Main Character) that you are supposed to relate with has this giant Easter Island statue looking head with a Fabio style hair. He also always has this expression on his face like he is about to explain some “Bro Science” to you, like “yeah BRO, just take cold showers in the morning to raise your T levels BRO” or “BRO just put a stick of butter in your coffee for maximum GAINS!!” I honestly think all of these games should avoid ever showing the MC’s face, but that’s just me.
Finally, and the worst thing yet are animations. These are by far the worst animations I’ve come across in one of these types of games. This would be okay if the story was interesting in some way, but it’s not. At 2 and a half hours, I had to throw in the towel brothers.
Best Girl: I dunno, probably that Asian bitch who pees on you in an airplane, I forget her name, Bulma San or Shinsuke Nakamura or something?
