Bullet_Monkey321
2020
A very fun game especially if you're into this genre but, even if you're not, you'll have a great time with it. Combat feels a little slow and complicated at times and the game is certainly not without its bugs, however, Baldur's Gate 3 is a great time with lots of choices, stories to discover, and an eclectic cast of characters with an incredible amount of dialogue.
My wife and I played this game together, completing it in around 90 hours, we've also finished Divinity Original Sin 2 in the past as well and had a lot of fun with that as well, I would probably say I preferred DOS2 in fact, I think I just vibed with the mechanics a bit more than BG3.
We had a bit of a horrible time in the final battle, so much so that I turned the difficulty down to 'Story' and proceeded to beat it in our next attempt - I would argue it was probably TOO easy at that point, the victory felt quite hollow, if I'm honest.
In any case, we had a good time with this game and look forward to the next installment (Or, hopefully, Divinity Original Sin 3) even though we weren't necessarily the target audience. I look forward to having a bit more free time now.
My wife and I played this game together, completing it in around 90 hours, we've also finished Divinity Original Sin 2 in the past as well and had a lot of fun with that as well, I would probably say I preferred DOS2 in fact, I think I just vibed with the mechanics a bit more than BG3.
We had a bit of a horrible time in the final battle, so much so that I turned the difficulty down to 'Story' and proceeded to beat it in our next attempt - I would argue it was probably TOO easy at that point, the victory felt quite hollow, if I'm honest.
In any case, we had a good time with this game and look forward to the next installment (Or, hopefully, Divinity Original Sin 3) even though we weren't necessarily the target audience. I look forward to having a bit more free time now.
2020
This game has taken years off my life, especially that final boss fight. My 7-year-old daughter wanted me to play this game so I obliged, however, my stance on Pikmin games remains the same - They are stressful and I don't enjoy them. I get such a feeling of anxiety at the thought of losing even a single Pikmin so imagine my distress when I took to the final battle and lost so... so many Pikmin... But I'm happy to report that I finished the game and with my sanity still in tact - Let's see if this is still true after we inevitably face the 4th installment in the franchise. Wish my luck.
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This game is hot garbage. I played it with my 7-year-old daughter (Who, frankly, could have written a better story and better dialogue) and the whole experience was painful. The combat is awful, the platforming is janky, the co-op is a nightmare because if you get even a little bit too far away from your partner, you just despawn - often for no reason at all - and then you have to press a button to spawn back in again. We sped-run through the story and even that was too much for me, there's no chance in hell that I'm going back to get all the collectibles, I don't care how cool the unlockable outfits are. Also, I waited the entire game to find out when this so-called 'Sphinx' was going to 'rise'... How is a butterfly a sphinx anyway?!
2023
A fun little climbing sim that adds new mechanics as you progress that keep it fresh but never makes it too challenging. The art style is cute and colourful and the story is inspired. I wasn't sure how much fun I was going to have climbing up a mountain but it was actually very enjoyable.
2023
A fun game but I felt the combat quite repetitive and didn't enjoy that the battles took place in spaced out arenas, I would have preferred the enemies were just spread out throughout the levels. I also found most of the music to be boring and repetitive, haven't managed to finish this one but may come back to it at some point. The levels and the game in general were a lot longer than I had imagined and it began to felt quite monotonous.
2023
This game is an absolute masterpiece. The puzzles are unlike anything I've ever played before, so creative and well thought-out, the game does a great job of guiding you through it, I didn't feel lost at any point. There was certainly a few times towards the end of the game where I felt like I didn't know how to complete a puzzle but I eventually worked out how to do it and would constantly be blown away by how smart the puzzles were, as well as feeling a sense of satisfaction for working it out myself. The game was a short but perfect experience, I was surprised that the quality of the puzzles stayed consistent all the way through. Would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys puzzle games, this is a must play.
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I played this with my wife, it took us roughly 5 hours to roll credits. We found that the characters were kind of dull and the story was uninspired, once you work out that all of the scary things you're seeing are all a result of the hallucinogenic gas your characters are inhaling, it makes the game a lot less scary and makes the choices a lot easier to make - Oh, there's something attacking me, it's obviously not real so it's probably just one of my other characters attacking me and acting could result in that character dying, I'll just do nothing. In the end, we escaped with all of our characters alive and well and feeling dissatisfied.
A fantastic game, I expected no less from Insomniac after playing through the first Spider-Man. I noticed a few more bugs with this title over the other one, for some reason. I also wish it could have been a bit longer but I loved my time with Miles Morales and his unique set of skills, very much looking forward to Spider-Man 2.
2017
As a beginner jumping in to Destiny 2, I found the combat very impressive and a lot of fun. I enjoyed the few intro missions that I played until I was suddenly overwhelmed by things to do and found the whole thing very daunting, not really knowing where I was supposed to go or what I was supposed to do. As a beginner, the learning curve is very steep. Great gun play though, I can't fault the combat.
An absolutely fantastic game and a solid remake. I had a great time playing this game, I didn't play much of the original so it was nice to be able to finally roll credits on Link's Awakening. Unfortunately, I did experience some stuttering issues while moving between some areas but I generally loved the art style of the game and the way it felt to play. I didn't think that I would find this game too challenging to complete, with the inclusion of the phone booths, however, I found myself having to research stuff constantly throughout my playthrough, which was a bit frustrating at times but I still appreciated how the game doesn't hold your hand, a real testament to how difficult the games of old were. All in all, I had a lot of fun playing this game and would definitely recommend it to any Zelda fans, especially if you never got around to touching the original.
2016
Can be a lot of fun if played with friends but the learning curve for new players is extremely tough, the tutorials tell you the lowest form of basics so if you don't do any further research at all, you're going to have a horrible time.
A good remake of the 3 titles, felt good to go back to the classic game and relive my childhood for a while
2022
Escape Academy is a mostly great time full of decent puzzles and an interesting, quirky story to tie it all together. The levels are well planned out with a range of challenging puzzles to work your way through, an eclectic cast of characters and a fun amount of humour throughout the whole game.
The only place where this game fell short for me and my wife was how stuttery the camera is when you look around. At first, it didn't bother us too much but after having done a few levels in a row, we found ourselves having to stop because, either our eyes were going funny, or we had headaches.
In moderation, this game is excellent. We haven't yet played the DLC but will definitely get it and play through it in the future, probably when it's on sale.
The only place where this game fell short for me and my wife was how stuttery the camera is when you look around. At first, it didn't bother us too much but after having done a few levels in a row, we found ourselves having to stop because, either our eyes were going funny, or we had headaches.
In moderation, this game is excellent. We haven't yet played the DLC but will definitely get it and play through it in the future, probably when it's on sale.
2018
Preferred the first game to this, there seemed to be a lot more irritating enemies this time around as well as platforming that is impossible to do cooperatively. I also found the story to be less gripping than the first, I didn't care much about the plot and it just kind of made running around collecting all of the same skills from the first game a bit tedious.
2022
An absolutely fantastic game full of twists and turns and incredible gameplay, taking what they learned from God of War 2018 and doubling down on it to create a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Unfortunately, I encountered a few bugs, one of which saw me having to turn off the game to progress, which is something I can't say I experienced with the first game. In any case, we knew what we were getting into with this game, more God of War, and we got exactly that, the combat still feels great, the worlds are the same, beautiful worlds we've grown accustomed to and the characters are more-or-less the same, follow that up with a continuation of the story and you're in for a great time.