I think in hindsight, this game really did a lot of good. At the time, the disappointment around it in the gaming community was palpable, but despite that, I think Watch Dogs is a great open world action game. The story is solid and does a lot of cool things, Aiden as a protagonist is honestly really interesting and compelling, and the gameplay being a mix of stealth, hacking and gunplay is really responsive, satisfying, and offers that wish fulfillment of being a John Wick kinda character just wrecking goons. It's great fun. Give it a shot.

This game is just crunchy, bloody, over the top FPS fun. It may have gotten me on a list due to how much fun it was to just kill the fuck out of mutant grunts, and the game's points system encourages creative ways to obliterate enemies. The story and characters are kinda over the top stupid in what I think is a great way. It's got some uh, unique, ways to curse, but I think that adds to the charm. Honestly the background worldbuilding and ideas here could really be expanded much more in a great sequel, but this game is still the full Bulletstorm package. Tons of fun here.

"Tell me. Why is it that birds fly?"

Tales games have always been treated as RPG comfort food. That isn't necessarily an incorrect way to describe them. A fun, deep combat system, wonderful characters and rich settings have made Tales games so popular. Berseria is no different, yet, it offers characters who are morally ambiguous, but you can't help but love, a story of revenge and trauma that you have to keep going through. And once it was all done for me, I had to let out a breath of relief and resignation. For so long these characters were in my head, and now their story is over, and what a story it was. Play this one. It's fantastic.

Note: Despite being the inferior game, Tales of Zestiria is connected to Berseria, both take place in the same world 1000 years apart. I recommend playing Zestiria first, it's not the greatest, but still pretty good, and then play Berseria. You get to see so many cool implications and connections between the two by playing them in this order. I recommend doing so.

This game is so fucking fun. Juliet is a wonderful character and the entire game is so charming and so demented. It's grindhouse inspirations are apparent but very welcome, making it stand out in a great way. Combat is hella fun, though a tad clunky, but still stylized and satisfying. The soundtrack fucks too. I also surprisingly like the story, which deals with much more than zombies summoned by a jilted emo nerd, but actually having a lot to do with body positivity and acceptance of one's flaws, and the power of love. Yeah. Play this thing.