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The actual g-force radiating of this stunningly beautiful and electrifying thing. It gives me literal chills, it feels like I'm holding a weapon of mass destruction in my hands.
Quest design perfected.
People say this is pretentious, which JoBlo absolutely is - I just don't see it that way, if anything because I didn't listen to the boring ass audio logs. Stunningly well designed environmental puzzler, it honestly feels perfect to me.
OK Kiryu Kazuma you have my unwavering attention
Very spellbound by Yakuza 7's early game. Broad shifts for the series that nicely complement the themes of the story - about the difficulty of starting over in a new place, and it never being too late to look to the future. Further complemented by the fact that you are ripped out of not only the familiar Kamurocho, but also the genre. The fact that it unflinchingly touches on topics like homelessness in Japan, the sex work industry, and immigration mindfully... It's really fucking incredible. I won't gush, but I love the cast and their themes. I cried a lot.
The shift to turn-based was the stim injection I needed after growing weary of the mashy brawler combat of 0, K1+2. It's incredible that a combat system that has been iterated on for over a decade has been immediately blown out of the water by something that almost feels like a science experiment. A genuinely informed genre shift that means items and equipment finally matter, as well as meaning you can now operate an entire party of characters while completely maintaining the old original pacing. My vote for personal GOTY.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1lOo-T15I
The shift to turn-based was the stim injection I needed after growing weary of the mashy brawler combat of 0, K1+2. It's incredible that a combat system that has been iterated on for over a decade has been immediately blown out of the water by something that almost feels like a science experiment. A genuinely informed genre shift that means items and equipment finally matter, as well as meaning you can now operate an entire party of characters while completely maintaining the old original pacing. My vote for personal GOTY.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1lOo-T15I
Soul incarnate.
one thing that strikes me every time i boot up yume nikki is how disarmingly intimate it feels. picking up on little thematic throughlines that connect the disparate worlds makes madotsuke feel like a genuine, empathisable person
Inseparable in my mind to Zoe 2. People who skip this game are shooting themselves in the cockpit.
Still the flashiest and most exhilarating character action game in the business. Excellent artstyle and character/mech designs scored by ethereal angelic hums. Has setpieces that wield sheer scale practically unseen for the 6th console generation, and more effectively than the gens that came after. Continuing on from the first game's core, you're now a highly trained mech pilot eager to prove his worth - of COURSE it feels so much better to play, you're no longer that dopey dipshit kid.
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Thanks for writing detailed reasons for the entries in this list. Always appreciate it when people do that in their "my fav games" lists.
Fernabo
7 months ago