played this on the Nintendo DS and I'm intrigued that the DS version might've been one of the better iterations? For some reason my mum really loved this game and we helped each other out through some of the difficult puzzle sections. Fond memories

Totally tubular bro, wanna come round my place to play some Zortch and listen to some P.O.D? I got some Dew in the fridge

when the media literacy hits and it turns out the genocidal robots and man-eating bugs are the good guys

Go to place
Shoot people
Trevor say some Redditor shit
Go back home

Somehow the biggest game of all time.

Absolutely astonishing. IDK how I stomached this when I was younger (perhaps lack of income and better games) but this really wore thin quickly.

Could possibly be the best horror game ever tbh

I really truly adore these micro-games David Szymanski makes. Squirrel Stapler is still his apex but this is fun. Incredibly well thought out for a game made in a week.

As always, check out the Local Files for some fun surprises

1993

THIS IS A BANGER, AND I KNOW BANGERS

Creating a new log to track my progress of my new Legendary Edition run & also feeling cheeky.

I think the black sheep of the trilogy may secretly be the best one? Possibly. I think the sheer saturation of colour and raw creativity gel well to make an enthralling galaxy to engage with and shoot things in. The interrelationships with various species across the galaxy and the radical positions within them make the politics one of the developed of any game of this calibre.

Paragon is popular but playing Renegade doesn't feel awful, I think the latter two entries play a little too far into being evil and cruel rather than just having a certain attitude about getting the task done efficientl.

The only noticeably bad thing is the samey planets, the Mako being either amazing or awful to drive, and the interiors of most non-main quest areas being quite obviously reused. I get it though, the concessions made were worth it but made getting Completionist a bit duller than it needed to be.

I really like that you gain XP for talking to people and exploring dialogue options. I love the exploration and the music. Mass Effect 2 might be the favourite but this one still feels really special to me.

I remember reading Xbox Magazine gushing about how awesome this game was gonna be and being overjoyed to play it back then. The emotion has mellowed to a deep understanding and appreciation of this iconic entry.

Saren and Sovereign are great too.

Short (like a goblin) to the point (like the knives the goblins have) and all around great fun (goblins enjoy the concept also)

Varied levels, varied enemies, great soundtrack. It's been a while since a joke game has been this good

half star on principle. this game caters to annoying Twitterites who've burned out their brains with porn

Unfortunately gets boring quite quickly due to not being that scary.

Replayability is less about having an interesting experience and more about optimising your runs. Personally I don't find that kind of gameplay very fun unless it's more action oriented.

Technically out of EA but still feels like it's lacking.

intensely dislike the level structure, lack of hub area.

the antithesis of everything good about game design, gaming, gaming communities.

so mediocre it's astonishing this wasn't a weird dream I had. bizarre