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2017
This review contains spoilers
This is my favorite game ever and the only game I cared enough about to get the platinum trophy in. I might be biased here but the game has a lot of things I loved going in like the post apocalyptic setting. The game isn’t perfect and while things like the 9s hacking and route b pushed a lot of people away I still thoroughly enjoyed it. Getting ending s and the final shut em up section in the credits ending with me giving up my save file to protect a fellow player is one of the most beautiful moments I’ve seen in fiction as a whole
1987
A very flawed game but the jank makes this weirdly charming for me. This was my first souls game so I may be biased but the felt like a truly unique experience , the tough but fair difficulty and the suffocating atmosphere of the world left a very huge impression on me and I still reminisce about my first play through to this day
2019
The more mature story (by recent Pokémon standards) , lore ramifications for sinnoh , and the amazing real time catch mechanics make this game one of the best Pokémon games ever easily ;though a good Pokémon is still far from being a good video game generally speaking . The textures are muddy , the levels especially alabaster Icelands and cobalt coastlands feel janky and overly linear despite the game encouraging more mobile movement and freedom , and of course the lack of meaningful presentation through stiff character animations and lack of voice acting hurt this game alot. I still feel like Pokémon gameplay has peaked here but they just don’t let these games cook long enough and only get away with it because Pokémon fans only play Pokémon and don’t branch out to know what’s actually good
This review contains spoilers
I think In terms of story presentation this is where the mainline smt games peaked. Descending from mikado tower just to find out it’s a post apocalyptic Tokyo is such an intriguing and mystifying feeling. The music and art direction in this game is near perfect and I love constantly fusing new demons. My only real complaints are how broken smirk is and how bland the dungeon exploration feels but I still enjoyed every second of this