you're not a real one if you don't make drinks with your keyboard instead of dragging all the ingredients

PHENOMENAL sountrack composed entirely by ONE DUDE
Well made characters
Story is enjoyable and dwells with some slightly generic themes but does it well
Great humor
Stella please kiss me on the lips
Visuals are VERY pretty
Overall feels very distant due to the cyberpunk theme but somehow so close to home still

Might not be everyone's cup of tea but damn is it good

wheres n1rv ann-a

fast paced gameplay that literally does not let you stop

GOOD ass music

schizo visuals which i love

i'm so glad i have never had a seizure in my life

Probably one of the best roguelikes I've seen out there.

For context, i have quite a gripe with roguelikes that value playtime more than anything else, which ends up making the game feel like a grindfest to me.
Hades was one of those games, despite being a well made one it just didn't really feel as fun to me.

From the very very early game you can already unlock a good amount of characters, items, and etc.
There IS progression but it's nowhere near the main focus of the game.

It's one of those roguelikes that forces you to abuse and break the game before it abuses and breaks you. And that is something i love.

The game is a grindfest, but a well made one

Everything in the game is polished and fun to play with

The only issue that drove me away was the grinding up until i got to the harder difficulty settings, when i got to that point i was already too bored of the game.

Here's hoping the second game isn't as grindy and focuses on the challenge rather than playtime

sisyphus has the best keepsake btw

This game can turn even the most casual player into a sweaty speedrunner.
I finished the game and went to see some content about it.
There was a red medal time ranking which i didn't even know existed.

The highlight of the game to me is definitely the level design, i loved every single bit of it, really.

Plays (mostly) well, good characters, even better music.
Story is nothing to write home about, but it gets the job done.

The only peeve i have with it is that it's a game about shooting but there's no gun models on your screen, which kind of turned me off at first.
As dumb as that might sound it makes quite the difference to me, though the game is still super enjoyable.

And White is just Persona 5 Joker for lonely gay nerds which is a plus.

My GOTY for 2022

I could say a lot about the game but to keep it simpler:

It's hard, rewarding, and fast paced.
The story is shockingly well written.
The gut-wrenching difficulty might not have been intentional but it adds a whole new layer to the game's symbolism.

If you're up for the challenge of completing Hotline Miami both 1 and 2 i DEFINITELY recommend it.

It's good, don't get me wrong, but it's not anything more than that.

There's some love put into it as well as lots of neon and bullets and killing which i like but that's about it.

Early access though so i'll give it a pass

It's MORE of the same, really.

If you enjoyed the endless mode you'll enjoy this game for sure.

Only thing that keeps the game from being a 10/10 is the balance, there's some temporary upgrades that are unbalanced and MILES better than others.

It's the most innovative shooter I've played in years, and the story of a man going places where he shouldn't go.

You can get stuck on some levels due to difficulty spikes but other than that it's a good game.

I enjoyed the game's endless system (way too much)

Simple short and sweet.

10/10 games don't have to do a lot, they just have to succeed at doing what they WANT to do, not what they CAN do.

10/10 games always bite off exactly what they can chew.