There are many "rave reviews" games on the Steam platform (500+ reviews, 95% +), which is the highest recognition of a game by players. However, most of them are small-scale independent works, and 3A/quasi-3A masterpieces can rarely be "well received"; and there are very few masterpieces that can achieve "rave reviews" in both "all reviews" and "recent reviews", and they are all fine works. Today, Xiaobian will take stock of 10 steam blockbusters in the whole period of "double praise" (Note: the game's praise rate may change in the future).
Resident Evil: The Village
Overall positive rate: 95%
Recent positive rating: 96%
Capcom Resident Evil 8 was created using the increasingly sophisticated game engine "RE ENGINE" to bring the latest survival action horror game experience. It does not have much innovative content, but polishes all kinds of details to the extreme, scene graphics, horror atmosphere, level design, plot rhythm, model texture, puzzle solving and combat gameplay are well done, there is no shortcoming, can well substitute the player into a complete and vivid story. As a result, it has been unanimously appreciated by Steam players.
Resident Evil 2: Remake
Overall positive rate: 97%
Recent positive rating: 98%
It's also Capcom's Resident Evil series of games, but it's a remake of the game, and it's received a different reason than 8 generations. First of all, this is a completely remake version of the game, the game screen, scenes, gameplay, physical effects, etc. are made from scratch like the new game, the quality level is higher than many other "remake" and "replica" games on the market; and "Resident Evil 2" itself is an excellent horror game, laying the main story of the entire series, the remake version is also perfectly preserved in this regard, and also modified and added a lot of content, so that old players can also get a sense of freshness.
The game is also very good for the "zombies", which have been rotten, and it is very realistic, which greatly increases the sense of substitution of players in the game. BioShock 2RE is arguably one of the best remastered games of recent years. However, the later "Resident Evil 3RE" failed to reach the Steam "rave reviews" level because of the short process and high pricing.
Tomb Raider 9
Overall positive rate: 96%
Recent positive rating: 95%
Laura Crawford's image has little room to develop in the old Tomb Raider series, so the official reboot of the series in 2013 explored Laura's thrilling origin story and her growth from a young woman to a strong survivor. From the gameplay style, level design, companion characters, to Lara's abilities are integrated into a lot of fresh elements, more suitable for the tastes of the new generation of players; old players are impressed by Laura's changes, and new players also recognize a more realistic image of Laura.
However, although its sequel, Tomb Raider: Rise, has gone further in terms of picture quality and content, it has not been able to achieve "rave reviews" on Steam, and the latest work, Shadow, is a bit downhill.
"Humiliation"
Recent positive rating: 97%
2021's "Death Cycle" received a number of media reviews, and many of its mechanisms were actually inherited from 2012's "Dishonored". "Humiliation" creates an incomparably immersive first-person stealth game experience, with a very good level design, each level allows players to freely choose the course and way of action, with a variety of magic skills, can play a lot of different tricks, and different ways of playing also have a certain impact on the game itself, so that players can feel that their choices are more meaningful.
The two subsequent sequels, Humiliation 2 and Humiliation: Death of an Outsider, are also excellent games, but unfortunately they are only "particularly well received" on Steam, and have not reached "rave reviews".
Half-Life: Alex
Overall positive rate: 98%
VR games are niche, and no big player has long been willing to invest too much in it. And "Half-Life: Alex" is the top masterpiece developed by V Society specifically for VR, which gives us the first real glimpse of the strength of VR games. All the objects in this game can all reach out and interact, they all abide by very realistic physical laws, the player's every move of the arm can be directly presented in the game; the game's graphics are very clear, the details are very in place; and the game does not sacrifice its gameplay for VR, even compared with some non-VR games, "Alex" Level, atmosphere, gameplay design is not inferior. It is the strongest VR masterpiece deservedly.
In addition to "Alex", the previous works of the series, Half-Life 1 and 2, are also "double praise" on Steam, and due to the age, they are not listed separately.
Portal 2
After talking about "Half-Life", it is necessary to talk about "Portal 2", although this is a pure puzzle type of game, but in 2011 it was also a high-specification masterpiece, its graphics performance, physical system, scene effects, etc. were all next-generation at the time; its puzzle content was not only creative, but also with the blessing of an excellent physics engine, players did not need too much explanation, and could understand the principle of the puzzle very intuitively. In terms of plot, this game is equally exciting; in addition, it also has a complete two-person cooperation mode, providing puzzles and stories specially created for two people, and overall this is an extremely perfect puzzle game masterpiece.
It is worth mentioning that not only "Portal 2", "Portal 1" is also "double praise" on Steam, in fact, V Society's "Road to Survival 1 &2", "Counter-Strike", "Counter-Strike Origins", and the aforementioned "Half-Life" series are all "double praise". This is not because V has secretly modified the Steam background data, but they are indeed very good, and the pricing is very conscientious.
Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy
Many players may not think that 2021's "Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy" is also a Steam "double praise" game. Despite the poor reputation of the previous Marvel Avengers, Marvel Silver Guardian is a completely single-player game with a very exciting effect, completely different from Marvel Avengers.
"Marvel Silver Guardian" is good in terms of plot and character building, and it is also a first-class level in terms of graphics. The 5 protagonists all have their own characteristics, and the scene of the Silver Guardian Squad arguing with each other is also very restored, the combat experience is also very refreshing, and the gorgeous combination of different skills is very happy to play. Overall, although this is not a masterpiece, the quality is definitely high enough, coupled with the IP effect of "Marvel", it has also reached the level of "double praise" on Steam. If you're a Marvel fan, this game is definitely not to be missed.
Batman: Arkham Asylum
This is the first part of the "Batman Trilogy" game developed by Rocksteady, it has a very good melee action gameplay, with only 2 keys to make a fist to flesh thrill; its stealth mechanism is also unique, the enemy can always find the companion knocked down by the player for the first time, forcing the player to constantly shift positions, using a variety of strategies; in addition, it is also a good restoration of Batman's detective ability, and the shaping of various villains, various side quests are equally wonderful, in addition to the puzzle of the riddle man is too difficult, There are almost no urine spots the whole time.
Since then, Batman: Arkham City in the trilogy has carried forward the strengths of the generation and provided a broader, open area for players to explore, and it is also "double praise". However, the third "Arkham Knight" was only "recently reviewed" as a rave reviews, while Warner Montreal's "Arkham Origins" was only "particularly well received".
Doom 2016
The classic FPS series Doom was rebooted in 2016, bringing a more modern shooting experience. This game highlights one word: cool. It has super shocking light and shadow vision, lively action gameplay, flesh and blood kill effects, and no troublesome elements such as cover evasion and recoil, allowing players to get the purest shooting experience. However, the first-person fast-moving gameplay may make some players feel 3D dizzy.
The later sequel, Doom: Eternity, was slightly inferior in terms of Steam praise and failed to reach "rave reviews".
"Fallout New Vegas"
Fallout New Vegas is a post-apocalyptic RPG developed by Obsidian Studios, which vividly constructs a very real wasteland world, where people and monsters of different forces are constantly fighting for resources and trying to build a new order according to different ideas. The most commendable thing about this game is its non-linear narrative approach, in which a variety of different characters, places and events are connected through many details to form a huge network of relationships, and the player can freely choose and freely promote the development of the plot, and the choices made will often have a profound impact on many subsequent events.
It is worth mentioning that the Steam version of "Fallout New Vegas" has always had many serious bug problems, and so far it can only be solved by mods, but this still can't stop players from loving and praising it; although its picture quality and gameplay mechanics are now outdated, in terms of plot and world design, "Fallout New Vegas" is still a first-class level.
As of January 1, 2022, steam's "double praise" game masterpieces may only have the above so much (Xiaobian has not found others for a long time); if you do not consider "double praise", you only need to achieve "praise" in the "all reviews" and "recent reviews", then there are many such game masterpieces, such as:
Dragon 7 (96% total)
Dragon 0 (recently 97% positive rating)
Resident Evil: Infinity (95% total)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (97% total)
Sopranos 3 (95% positive rating)
Age of Empires 2 Decision Edition (95% recently)
Metal Gear Solid Rise: Revenge (97% recently)
Devil May Cry 5 (96% recently)
Resident Evil 7 (95% recently)
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In addition, although there are many Steam games that are also "double praise", they are all small and medium-sized independent games, such as "Ori and the Will of the Ghost fire", "Happiness Factory", "Hollow Knight", "Evil Underworld", "European Truck Simulator 2", "Circle of the World", "Deep Sea Trek", "Dyson Ball Project" and so on, such examples are too numerous to mention, and will not be described in detail here.