Gaht
at least the music's nice
2023
good fire emblem is so back and it feels so great
neat little sidestory for that bit extra of midgar
really enjoyable, just bogged down by the usual AAA stuff, but its not enough to impact the experience
2022
I'm not a fan of the series and haven't really played a game since Unleashed, but I liked that and heard good things about this one, alongside it being open world which I enjoy, so I gave it a try
unfortunately, what awaited was a complete bore of a game. the exploration is bland, the puzzles for collectables are mind-numbingly easy (some of them are even forced to progress the story too), the tone I could never take seriously since its sonic characters in a realistic-looking world that has random grindrails scattered around its sky, combat feels like ass when all you're doing is spamming the same moves over and over again and the boss fight at the end of each island which everyone hyped up turned out to just be a glorified cutscene
at the very least the song that plays whilst fighting the titan is really good but that's about the only positive I can give the game after completing the first island
unfortunately, what awaited was a complete bore of a game. the exploration is bland, the puzzles for collectables are mind-numbingly easy (some of them are even forced to progress the story too), the tone I could never take seriously since its sonic characters in a realistic-looking world that has random grindrails scattered around its sky, combat feels like ass when all you're doing is spamming the same moves over and over again and the boss fight at the end of each island which everyone hyped up turned out to just be a glorified cutscene
at the very least the song that plays whilst fighting the titan is really good but that's about the only positive I can give the game after completing the first island
enjoyable, but not nearly as good as the first. the somniums were much less of a pain this time around too, for the most part
I love this game. From start to finish it lived up every good thing I'd heard over the years and more. The only complaint I have is the somnium sections being irritatingly designed at times, but it was never enough to detract or spoil my mood whilst playing since they were thankfully short
The characters were fun and the plot was masterfully crafted with unexpected twists and turns at every corner to create a mystery that gets bigger and bigger the longer you play, until all coming together at the end for a super satisfying conclusion. Absolutely incredible
The characters were fun and the plot was masterfully crafted with unexpected twists and turns at every corner to create a mystery that gets bigger and bigger the longer you play, until all coming together at the end for a super satisfying conclusion. Absolutely incredible
2022
performance and graphical issues aside, it's really fun game with some really cool new mons and ideas for the series
Not really feeling this one. It plays fine but practically everything it does a past game(s) has done better. Weapons weren't all that great either and they gave you way too many to use at a time that it felt overwhelming (had a full wheel by the third planet).
Ratchet and Rivet sharing guns also feels weird and like there's no real difference between the two, which would be fine, but then what's the point of having a second character. It'd be neat if they had separate abilities and guns to actually differentiate the two. Still a decent game but not one I'd replay unlike 2 & 3
some flaws:
dashing messes with weapon switching a lot. not sure if its intentional but sometimes it takes the game a second to realise you want to fire and that one second of wait time is crucial when the enemy is right in front of or nearing you. It also doesn't recognise you switching weapons mid-dash and takes a while before it lets you switch
arena camera is too zoomed in so enemies sneak up on you easily for potshots. this is especially annoying on the mangler challenge (which lies about how big its range it in the first place)
a lot of the weapons feel useless or that they don't do enough damage (name buzz blades, lightning strike, negatron collider, bombarder to name a few) or require too much set up (cold snap) and just generally not all that much fun to use or innovative. Lack of an upgrade animation when you reach level 5 also is unfortunate since it's supposed to be a big celebration for getting there and letting you know of the change. Instead in this game it's just a name change that you might not even realise unless you're actively looking for it, and some of them don't even change name to begin with
maybe playing on hard mode for a first time through wasn't smart but usually these games are pretty easy so I gave it a shot. unfortunately, this game's idea of difficulty is to just swarm you with enemies randomly so its almost impossible to avoid damage, and then you die because of it. So many times this happened and it didn't feel like I myself made a mistake because I literally couldn't do a thing to prevent what happened, and the reason I got through the encounter was because I either lucked out of played lame and used a weapon that was already upgraded instead of one I wanted to upgrade
allinall, I don't know where I stand on this game. At times I was enjoying it, and at others it felt like a complete disappointment. I wish I liked it more, I really do
Ratchet and Rivet sharing guns also feels weird and like there's no real difference between the two, which would be fine, but then what's the point of having a second character. It'd be neat if they had separate abilities and guns to actually differentiate the two. Still a decent game but not one I'd replay unlike 2 & 3
some flaws:
dashing messes with weapon switching a lot. not sure if its intentional but sometimes it takes the game a second to realise you want to fire and that one second of wait time is crucial when the enemy is right in front of or nearing you. It also doesn't recognise you switching weapons mid-dash and takes a while before it lets you switch
arena camera is too zoomed in so enemies sneak up on you easily for potshots. this is especially annoying on the mangler challenge (which lies about how big its range it in the first place)
a lot of the weapons feel useless or that they don't do enough damage (name buzz blades, lightning strike, negatron collider, bombarder to name a few) or require too much set up (cold snap) and just generally not all that much fun to use or innovative. Lack of an upgrade animation when you reach level 5 also is unfortunate since it's supposed to be a big celebration for getting there and letting you know of the change. Instead in this game it's just a name change that you might not even realise unless you're actively looking for it, and some of them don't even change name to begin with
maybe playing on hard mode for a first time through wasn't smart but usually these games are pretty easy so I gave it a shot. unfortunately, this game's idea of difficulty is to just swarm you with enemies randomly so its almost impossible to avoid damage, and then you die because of it. So many times this happened and it didn't feel like I myself made a mistake because I literally couldn't do a thing to prevent what happened, and the reason I got through the encounter was because I either lucked out of played lame and used a weapon that was already upgraded instead of one I wanted to upgrade
allinall, I don't know where I stand on this game. At times I was enjoying it, and at others it felt like a complete disappointment. I wish I liked it more, I really do
Really great game. Takes aspects from RE4 (like inventory, the merchant and even some of the setting) which fit really well with the already established gameplay in RE7. The characters (mostly the villains) were also really fun. It's not quite as scary as RE7 was (dollhouse aside), but the atmosphere still gives you chills when needed
Overall, great game, and I'm glad the RE franchise is continuing to be great once again
Overall, great game, and I'm glad the RE franchise is continuing to be great once again
Good game. Got me a couple times with its excellent atmosphere. Not much else to say, it was just a fun time
Incredible fucking game. I loved it from start to finish and never wanted it to end even when it did. Van is an amazing protagonist and honestly one of my favourites in anything ever, and the cast overall is great. The gameplay shift from real-time to turn-based is also excellently implemented, taking advantage of both while not feeling overwhelming or confusing at all
With another amazing OST to accompany it, the game feels like such a breath of fresh air for the series, whilst still upholding it's main value of continuity, and it helped me fall in love with it all over again like I did with Sky. Absolutely can't wait to play the sequel when I can
With another amazing OST to accompany it, the game feels like such a breath of fresh air for the series, whilst still upholding it's main value of continuity, and it helped me fall in love with it all over again like I did with Sky. Absolutely can't wait to play the sequel when I can
2002
pretty good game but I played the gc version so the controls Weren't The Best, and I didn't really like how much backtracking the game made you do. I know it's a standard in the genre but here it felt like way more of a slog than it did in the 2D titles. Still like the game, but can't see myself replaying it anytime soon over the 2D ones
pretty great game. it didn't beat Azure for me so it's not my favourite in the series, but it's definitely up there. I loved C and Lloyd's routes; Lloyd's felt like I was right back in the Crossbell arc again it was that good
Great follow-up to the previous game. Pretty much carries on what the first game did well and more. A liiiiittle short and I don't think the story is as compelling as the 2018's Spider-Man, but still fine. Can't wait for the next game next year