1998
Dated as hell in terms of gameplay while at the same time being insanely far ahead of the game in storytelling through the medium. Kojima you are a master. I hope to play Twin Snakes or potentially an even better remake someday (I wouldn't have enjoyed the game as much if it wasn't for cheats in the last hour or 2).
This is genuine cinema right here, and some of the best i've ever witnessed.
This is genuine cinema right here, and some of the best i've ever witnessed.
2018
2023
I really wish they committed to the final fantasy from the beginning. This is among the best of the ones I've played, the scale is so mindblowingly massive that it felt absurd when you remember it takes place in a medieval setting. That is my only complaint (side quest quantity as well but im not gonna complain about more game).
The gameplay is immaculate, the cast is one of the best in the series, the story is brilliant in so many moments and I shed genuine tears to a game for the first time in years once it was all done.
Another certified Square Enix masterpiece 10/10
The gameplay is immaculate, the cast is one of the best in the series, the story is brilliant in so many moments and I shed genuine tears to a game for the first time in years once it was all done.
Another certified Square Enix masterpiece 10/10
2017
This review contains spoilers
Speaking in terms of gamplay, perfection to almost every degree, the ultimate game of player expression and freedom and I fucking loved it. Too much game being there is also a problem, I got fatigued and overwhelmed by the amount of content a lot but still enjoyed it regardless.
The story goes into territory that I never thought a zelda game would, it was great but the method they told it was very poor. All the while, many of the characters end up getting put to the side and underdeveloped. The ancient sages have no character whatsoever and all of the new sages have copy pasted dialog, which is a massive shame. The complete lack of explanation for the erasure of botw characters and monuments was very strange too, I have no idea why they did this and it really needed to go into more detail with it. To top it all off, when you think about it too hard, the story is the EXACT same as botw's but on a larger scale. It's very much a second breath of the wild over a sequel to breath of the wild.
All that aside, when you have this much to nitpick about a game, it means you're looking for things to dislike about it. I fucking loved this game (please do not make a sequel to this one nintendo and if you do please change it up a lot more next time).
The story goes into territory that I never thought a zelda game would, it was great but the method they told it was very poor. All the while, many of the characters end up getting put to the side and underdeveloped. The ancient sages have no character whatsoever and all of the new sages have copy pasted dialog, which is a massive shame. The complete lack of explanation for the erasure of botw characters and monuments was very strange too, I have no idea why they did this and it really needed to go into more detail with it. To top it all off, when you think about it too hard, the story is the EXACT same as botw's but on a larger scale. It's very much a second breath of the wild over a sequel to breath of the wild.
All that aside, when you have this much to nitpick about a game, it means you're looking for things to dislike about it. I fucking loved this game (please do not make a sequel to this one nintendo and if you do please change it up a lot more next time).