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League of Legends
2009
if you see anyone you know and love start playing this game, stop them.
Started out neat, then got frustrating as the game went on, culminating in the same boss fight SIX TIMES IN A ROW.
wouldve been a 10/10 if the game was exclusively about rikis family dynamics
This review contains spoilers
this game is ass
in all seriousness it had incredibly high potential with a really good setup from the previous game, but it just fumbled. the "war" has what, 2 on screen casualties? despite multiple important NPCs and party members being directly involved in it. it also feels like the main party has a strange lack of agency, in that everything they do is pretty much at the behest of the imperial army (ur neutral tho). Also the amount of filler is appalling, I know SC had some too but the amount of unnecessarily long dungeons, or even dungeons that didn't need to exist at all, in this game is insane, especially when you get into side quests.
The cast is getting very bloated and few characters have really good moments in this game that don't feel like a forced "ah shit we gotta put ___ in the limelight once before the game ends" type deal. Crow and the soundtrack are the only real reasons this game isn't a 1
in all seriousness it had incredibly high potential with a really good setup from the previous game, but it just fumbled. the "war" has what, 2 on screen casualties? despite multiple important NPCs and party members being directly involved in it. it also feels like the main party has a strange lack of agency, in that everything they do is pretty much at the behest of the imperial army (ur neutral tho). Also the amount of filler is appalling, I know SC had some too but the amount of unnecessarily long dungeons, or even dungeons that didn't need to exist at all, in this game is insane, especially when you get into side quests.
The cast is getting very bloated and few characters have really good moments in this game that don't feel like a forced "ah shit we gotta put ___ in the limelight once before the game ends" type deal. Crow and the soundtrack are the only real reasons this game isn't a 1
Metroid: Other M
2010
This game is great it teaches you how to use power bombs within the first 5 minutes and then you don't get to do it again until the end of the game
a love letter filled with anthrax
Metroid: Other M
2010
This game isn't nearly as terrible as a lot of people make it out to be, but that doesn't mean it's a good game. I almost wonder if this would have been more well received if it was reskinned as some random alien game rather than a Metroid game.
Loved this game, and hated this game. Everything on the surface is fantastic. The world is incredibly detailed and easily the most impressive looking game I've ever played, from a technical standpoint. There's lots to customize and deck yourself out with, like guns, outfits, horses, etcetera. The world feels incredibly alive, and it always feels like every character and NPC has a place. There are never robotic ones, which is also really impressive. The gunplay is also really snappy, with top notch sound effects and feedback behind it. I played with gyro aim on PC and it made it that much more fun.
Buuuuuuuut, this has the WORST, THE FUCKING WORST mission design and pacing of any game I have ever played. I ended up dropping it for years because it got so boring. Sometimes I can be so moved by amazing writing and characters and not have the motivation to see what happens next. Go to person, talk, ride on horse for 5 minutes, run into a problem, shoot your way out, rinse and repeat. Sprinkle 1 or two wholesome missions in there every 10 hours and you've got your video game. It's genuinely infuriating, and Rockstar needs to shake things up next time.
I love this game and I hate it at the same time. I'm glad I experienced this story, but It's one I'll never come back to.
Buuuuuuuut, this has the WORST, THE FUCKING WORST mission design and pacing of any game I have ever played. I ended up dropping it for years because it got so boring. Sometimes I can be so moved by amazing writing and characters and not have the motivation to see what happens next. Go to person, talk, ride on horse for 5 minutes, run into a problem, shoot your way out, rinse and repeat. Sprinkle 1 or two wholesome missions in there every 10 hours and you've got your video game. It's genuinely infuriating, and Rockstar needs to shake things up next time.
I love this game and I hate it at the same time. I'm glad I experienced this story, but It's one I'll never come back to.
Virtual-On
1996
Thanks Yakuza Kiwami 2.
Now I can fully say after having spent hours in game playing this in your arcades that this game AI cheats harder than my ex girlfriend.
Now I can fully say after having spent hours in game playing this in your arcades that this game AI cheats harder than my ex girlfriend.