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I wish there was just a little more Hot Spring Stories because I enjoyed it so much. Sure its a budget title and well worth the asking price but if it were a little more fleshed out I'd be really addicted.
3/5
«Just one more turn»
Capcom reinvented the beat em up genre with Devil May Cry and Devil May Cry 5 ushers that invention into a new generation perfectly. Beating demon ass looks good, sounds good and feels real good.
4.5/5
«OST on repeat»
With fun combat and charming Disney characters galore it’s hard not to have a blast playing Kingdom Hearts 3. The only things keeping it from being a perfect entry in the serious is a bloated 3rd act and the complete, baffling absence of any Final Fantasy characters.
4/5
«That ending!»
Not exactly the follow up to the great Wii games we were all hoping for. The pitch of playing multiple games within games sounded great on paper but somehow managed to be very dry and repetitive. I found the story to be a little fun but sadly had little fun actually playing the game.
2/5
Both modern and nostalgic, Resident Evil 2 Remake is the perfect example of how to do a remake. This game captures everything that made RE2 amazing in the 90’s with updated sensibilities and visuals. Doesn't over stay its welcome and offers a fun reason to take it for a second spin.
5/5
«Beaten more than once»
This game is pure Star Wars, there’s no denying that. It pushes the franchise to its limits with personality. Combat is deliberate but not without its frustrations. Exploration is engaging and rewarding. If I never slide down another ice ramp in a game again, I’d be more than okay with that. The game could have benefited from a few more months in the oven for polish. 4/5
Square Enix's call back RPG is nostalgic and fun. Sadly the fat back end and a little slow burning keeps in from being mind blowing but does not stop it from being a good time worth your time. Also the music is damn good.
3.5/5
Sound Track
5/5
«OST on repeat»
There is no denying the beauty and charm of Celeste, visually and audibility stunning all around. And while the platforming is solid it leaves a lot to be desired personally. Thankfully the developers included resources needed to see the story through to the end no matter your skill level.
3/5
«OST on repeat»
Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu! is so much more than just a Pokémon Yellow remake. It is a re-imagining that gives you all those warm and fuzzing feelings Pokémon is known for while still offering up some fresh twists on the formula. The game defines comfy gaming.
4/5
«Sit back and relax»
Making a Spider-Man video game comes with a hefty load of expectations. I want to move like Spider-Man, I want to fight like Spider-Man. I also want action, heart and quips a plenty. But even that’s not enough, I want multiple iconic suits and fun Marvel Easter eggs. It’s a very tall order that Insomniac manages to fill with gorgeous ease. This game is everything I have ever wanted in a Spider-Man video game.
5/5
«Blew my mind»
A noticeable improvement in every way from previous entries in the series but sadly nothing new or remarkable. Quality of moment to moment game play doesn’t keep this sequel from truly being more than just another Far Cry. Fun but predictable.
3/5
Both the source martial and game play take me back in all the right ways. This is a JRPG through and through and it has enough meat to keep you chewing for a long time. This game comes as as strong recommendation for Digimon and or JRPG fans. A solid maybe for all others.
4/5«Sit back and relax»
A great realization of the 8-bit games of yore that we use to throw our heads at until the rentals were pass due. From visuals, to music, to game play (yeah I played on causal cause eff that knock back) Curse of the Moon achieves everything it’s going for. It costs a mere 10 dollars at release and doesn’t overstay it’s welcome making it an absolutely must buy for anyone who grew up with a Nintendo Entertainment System.
4/5
«Constantly dying and enjoy it»
Detroit is a narrative driven David Cage joint that plays out exactly like we have come to expect a narrative driven David Cage joint would.
The controls fluctuate between sharply responsive and not really giving a damn what you pressed.
The story doesn’t escape these mood swings either. Peaking and dipping in quality so hard and so fast it would make a roller coaster blush.
Still with all these flaws I would say I had a moderately fun time in the Motor City. I would even go so far as to say I rather like the character Connor and would be curious to see what other sorts of outcomes I could achieve with him.
Tragically though an additional play through also means another rump around with Kara which I have below zero interest in. But that’s the beauty of Quantum Dreams games. I can run through going totally nuts on a additional play through which could prove entertaining even with robot mom.
2.5/5
Fun moment to moment game play is rarely joined by both stunning visuals and a beautifully realized narrative to this level. God of War is one of those exceptions. Battling monsters from realm to realm starts off fun and just gets better and better as time goes on.
Just as much positive can be said for the story as well. The tale of father and son has enough twists and turns to keep you dying to see more and each pay off is better than the last. God of War has some incredible gaming moments that will be talked about for years.
If my only complaint is I want more, then I just played a very good game.
5/5
«Blew my mind»
Dragon Ball Fighterz is a 2D fighting game that seeks out to capture the visuals and style of the popular animated series and it absolutely sticks the landing. Though there are aspects of the game that do fall flat.
The need to be online even if you’re not playing online is annoying, the lobby while a fun idea just slows you down and the story mode has a solid plot but it never rises above just doing basic fights over and over again.
That being said, none of this stops Dragon Ball FighterZ from being a very good fighting game and the best Dragon Ball Z game ever.
4/5
«Can’t stop playing»
Great game
Everspace is not what I expected. Coming from a long-time player of space-sim games like Elite Dangerous and Freelancer, I thoroughly enjoyed the more arcade-like experience that Everspace provides.
The controls are, perhaps, the most important thing to discuss when it comes to a dogfight focused spaceship game. The game is designed for mouse and keyboard, and it is surprisingly easy to control with that scheme. You have complete 6-axis control if that's what you want, which allows for some surprisingly technical maneuvers. You technically can configure it with a HOTAS setup, but I found that experience more frustrating than rewarding.
The game is centered around clearing 7 sectors of space without dying. You manage your fuel and resources and get through zones and repair/upgrade your ship. Every time you die, you get a chance to get permanent upgrades to your ship and pilot using the currency you've collected. Then, you start again. There's a crafting system and resource system that, in my opinion, was overdeveloped. There's more types of resources than there needs to be. They could've executed it more cleanly had they used 4 or 5 types of resources instead of 14.
The story is pretty bare bones. The visuals are pretty amazing. Not much else to say here.
Overall, this is a refreshing sidetrack from my Elite Dangerous adventures. I finished the game after 7 attempts and probably won't be returning to it to do the additional challenges and "endgame" content, but if you thoroughly enjoy the gameplay then there's plenty to do beyond that.
The controls are, perhaps, the most important thing to discuss when it comes to a dogfight focused spaceship game. The game is designed for mouse and keyboard, and it is surprisingly easy to control with that scheme. You have complete 6-axis control if that's what you want, which allows for some surprisingly technical maneuvers. You technically can configure it with a HOTAS setup, but I found that experience more frustrating than rewarding.
The game is centered around clearing 7 sectors of space without dying. You manage your fuel and resources and get through zones and repair/upgrade your ship. Every time you die, you get a chance to get permanent upgrades to your ship and pilot using the currency you've collected. Then, you start again. There's a crafting system and resource system that, in my opinion, was overdeveloped. There's more types of resources than there needs to be. They could've executed it more cleanly had they used 4 or 5 types of resources instead of 14.
The story is pretty bare bones. The visuals are pretty amazing. Not much else to say here.
Overall, this is a refreshing sidetrack from my Elite Dangerous adventures. I finished the game after 7 attempts and probably won't be returning to it to do the additional challenges and "endgame" content, but if you thoroughly enjoy the gameplay then there's plenty to do beyond that.
I wanted to enjoy this game. I played over 100 hours before I called it quits. In the end, this is just another WoW clone with some good dungeon and boss design. Everything else is a slog.
Story
This story is an insult to Square Enix's past storytelling ability. Never have I experienced a more bland, drawn out story. To give you reference, there are 300+ Main Story Quests, maybe 20 of which actually have any sort of voice or mocap work done. After a certain point, I just skipped every cutscene and all dialogue, and it still took me 100 hours to complete.
Gameplay
Bland. You will have several hotbars full of skills. Once you know your rotation, you've mastered the gameplay. You character will play identically to any other of the same class, to the point that having two of you in the same party is a detriment. The only redeeming value is dungeons and boss fights, but good luck finding a good group for anything other than the most up to date content (which I never even reached in my time playing). Groups for older content are often jaded about getting queued into them, and half the time people would leave.
The loot system is all based on ilvl, with no unique modifiers.
World
You would expect Square Enix's fantastic world building and world design, right? Nope. World falls flat, and that's to say nothing of the fact that it's entirely too big and disconnected. You will walk (or ride a mount) for the vast majority of your playtime. The idea of playing in an MMO world that was devastated by a massive meteor strike was kinda cool at first, but that's kind of their entire premise.
Pay Model, other Meta qualities
The pay model sucks. End of story. It's an archaic relic from the WoW era where you pay for the game, then pay monthly to play it, then pay an additional $40 a year to play the DLC. There's exp boosts, Main Story Quest skips, and cosmetics available on the shop as well for near the full price of the game ($30-$40). The game is separated into servers. If you're not on the same server as your bud, tough luck. You can't play with them. The game is also so underpopulated that it can take 30-40 minutes to complete a queue that searches across ~15 different servers.
Closing Thoughts
The common "praise" of this game says "Oh, base game is shit, just keep playing until you get to the new content." I was constantly told by those who recommended this to me to just push forward. Well, 100 hours later I'm done pushing forward, which is a shame because the dungeons and trials really are pretty great. The game doesn't get better. If you hated WoW for the grind, you're going to hate this. It's a WoW clone, short and sweet.
Story
This story is an insult to Square Enix's past storytelling ability. Never have I experienced a more bland, drawn out story. To give you reference, there are 300+ Main Story Quests, maybe 20 of which actually have any sort of voice or mocap work done. After a certain point, I just skipped every cutscene and all dialogue, and it still took me 100 hours to complete.
Gameplay
Bland. You will have several hotbars full of skills. Once you know your rotation, you've mastered the gameplay. You character will play identically to any other of the same class, to the point that having two of you in the same party is a detriment. The only redeeming value is dungeons and boss fights, but good luck finding a good group for anything other than the most up to date content (which I never even reached in my time playing). Groups for older content are often jaded about getting queued into them, and half the time people would leave.
The loot system is all based on ilvl, with no unique modifiers.
World
You would expect Square Enix's fantastic world building and world design, right? Nope. World falls flat, and that's to say nothing of the fact that it's entirely too big and disconnected. You will walk (or ride a mount) for the vast majority of your playtime. The idea of playing in an MMO world that was devastated by a massive meteor strike was kinda cool at first, but that's kind of their entire premise.
Pay Model, other Meta qualities
The pay model sucks. End of story. It's an archaic relic from the WoW era where you pay for the game, then pay monthly to play it, then pay an additional $40 a year to play the DLC. There's exp boosts, Main Story Quest skips, and cosmetics available on the shop as well for near the full price of the game ($30-$40). The game is separated into servers. If you're not on the same server as your bud, tough luck. You can't play with them. The game is also so underpopulated that it can take 30-40 minutes to complete a queue that searches across ~15 different servers.
Closing Thoughts
The common "praise" of this game says "Oh, base game is shit, just keep playing until you get to the new content." I was constantly told by those who recommended this to me to just push forward. Well, 100 hours later I'm done pushing forward, which is a shame because the dungeons and trials really are pretty great. The game doesn't get better. If you hated WoW for the grind, you're going to hate this. It's a WoW clone, short and sweet.
For its price, it's a great time killer. If you're looking for deep gameplay, look elsewhere. This is nothing more than a rogue-like arcade game to kill a few minutes with every now and then. The gameplay is smooth, and the concept is pretty neat with a single button used for jumping and for shooting, but the novelty wears off fast.