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"Yeah, I've been in love. Yeah, I've been in love... I've been in love, I mean.. that's what... yeah."
- The Hulk
This is one of these 10/10s where like, speaking as a game entirely, dunno if I'd give it a 10 but objectivity is for posers. I loved this shit for all its quirks and all, kind of like the rough headed dumbo boy at the core of this game. Game's got heart like our boy on his love quest as he grows into a young man from helping out the people in his town to prove he's a suitable boy for the girl of his dreams.
Real shit tho I would've gotten turbo filtered if I didn't fuckin use a guide so, shouts out GameFAQS.
Being young's about a lot of things y'know? Love being one of em, finding your happiness in the world and maturing into a headstrong individual in spite of all the unhappiness around you.
Also, lots and lots of hardships, especially when you're livin' in poverty like our lil guy up front. Shows up to town and just cause he's poor everyone thinks he's up to no good when he's just tryna make it. Accurate as fuck to the real world, but our main boy is idealistic in a frankly cynical world, going up and beyond to show his people that they deserve help, making bonds along the way with peeps of all walks of life.
The fact that all the Underground Residents are outsiders who are only allowed to be out at certain times despite keeping the entire infrastructure of the city going really hits home. Which is why doing the kisses is real sweet, like you’re indulging in someone else’s interest and showing them that it’s chill and people can actually like ‘em.
Game's got some heavy hittin' emotional beats too, I ended up kissing everyone (which was a cute lil way of showing the boy's solidarity with the people of his town) and for a lot of the important NPCs, their plots had lots of pretty resonant moments, shouts out to Leo and Zombie Mika especially. Bonding with the Girl's parents was cute too, also shouts out the Funny Bone City/Batayan's arc.
Other than that though, this game got vibes and chill moments for days, paying attention to everyone's schedules and catching them at different moments, bondin' over shit while you do their individual questlines. Discovering all the other weirdos living underground in squalor, reminded me of moments when I was younger having to figure out shit to do with my friends all while realizing we might've only had like 8 bucks between us, some real class solidarity goin on. Also a whole lotta real ass moments occurred like me setting my alarm an hour late and missing the bus multiple times which was a minor frustration but it totally made the goofy kid simulator even more realistic.
Totally cute talking with the Girl as the game went on, stargazing with her all while playing coy about how you gotta prove yourself to not be some dumb punk and actually a good guy, makes that ending sweet as fuck, pure lovey dovey cuteness. Would def make me cry on the right day.
Loved this lil game, all about having nothing in your life but the love in your heart as you keep goin' til you can finally find happiness.
- The Hulk
This is one of these 10/10s where like, speaking as a game entirely, dunno if I'd give it a 10 but objectivity is for posers. I loved this shit for all its quirks and all, kind of like the rough headed dumbo boy at the core of this game. Game's got heart like our boy on his love quest as he grows into a young man from helping out the people in his town to prove he's a suitable boy for the girl of his dreams.
Real shit tho I would've gotten turbo filtered if I didn't fuckin use a guide so, shouts out GameFAQS.
Being young's about a lot of things y'know? Love being one of em, finding your happiness in the world and maturing into a headstrong individual in spite of all the unhappiness around you.
Also, lots and lots of hardships, especially when you're livin' in poverty like our lil guy up front. Shows up to town and just cause he's poor everyone thinks he's up to no good when he's just tryna make it. Accurate as fuck to the real world, but our main boy is idealistic in a frankly cynical world, going up and beyond to show his people that they deserve help, making bonds along the way with peeps of all walks of life.
The fact that all the Underground Residents are outsiders who are only allowed to be out at certain times despite keeping the entire infrastructure of the city going really hits home. Which is why doing the kisses is real sweet, like you’re indulging in someone else’s interest and showing them that it’s chill and people can actually like ‘em.
Game's got some heavy hittin' emotional beats too, I ended up kissing everyone (which was a cute lil way of showing the boy's solidarity with the people of his town) and for a lot of the important NPCs, their plots had lots of pretty resonant moments, shouts out to Leo and Zombie Mika especially. Bonding with the Girl's parents was cute too, also shouts out the Funny Bone City/Batayan's arc.
Other than that though, this game got vibes and chill moments for days, paying attention to everyone's schedules and catching them at different moments, bondin' over shit while you do their individual questlines. Discovering all the other weirdos living underground in squalor, reminded me of moments when I was younger having to figure out shit to do with my friends all while realizing we might've only had like 8 bucks between us, some real class solidarity goin on. Also a whole lotta real ass moments occurred like me setting my alarm an hour late and missing the bus multiple times which was a minor frustration but it totally made the goofy kid simulator even more realistic.
Totally cute talking with the Girl as the game went on, stargazing with her all while playing coy about how you gotta prove yourself to not be some dumb punk and actually a good guy, makes that ending sweet as fuck, pure lovey dovey cuteness. Would def make me cry on the right day.
Loved this lil game, all about having nothing in your life but the love in your heart as you keep goin' til you can finally find happiness.
I went into this quite excited, really dug Gen 1 in just about every regard, even if AC1 was the peak.
However, I feel like this game fell kinda flat. The arena and gameplay is a total improvement, music's pretty nice too. Although from an aesthetic/story perspective I can't really consider AC2 better than Project Phantasma or Master of Arena, I found most of the missions to be unmemorable save for a key few. Leos Klein is kind of neat from a conceptual standpoint, but could've used a bit more fleshing out, then again you're not gonna top Nine-Ball.
The ending genuinely goes hard though.
Raven? Where will you? What will you do?
Uhhh I'm going to play Another Age
However, I feel like this game fell kinda flat. The arena and gameplay is a total improvement, music's pretty nice too. Although from an aesthetic/story perspective I can't really consider AC2 better than Project Phantasma or Master of Arena, I found most of the missions to be unmemorable save for a key few. Leos Klein is kind of neat from a conceptual standpoint, but could've used a bit more fleshing out, then again you're not gonna top Nine-Ball.
The ending genuinely goes hard though.
Raven? Where will you? What will you do?
Uhhh I'm going to play Another Age
This review contains spoilers
Finally, a standard 10/10, like yup, this game's perfect.
Being honest, I almost had nothing to write for this, but not in a way where I took nothing from/having nothing to say about the game, but rather, Silent Hill 2's over 20 years old, what am I gonna add onto it y'know? However, now having beaten it and gotten "In Water", I can definitely add just a bit to the pile, I hope.
Because, wow, if I had played this at say, 16, without going through what I've gone through now, I probably would've just said the game is a wonderfully written sad time. When now, the game certainly feels like something very personal to me.
Man that letter hits like a bus huh? Mary's voice actress's delivery of that might be one of the best performances I've heard in a hot minute, and that's considering other performances in this like James or Angela. Regardless, saying that the letter was effective isn't what I'm here to say, but more how it, and the entirety of James's and her relationship are scarily accurate to reality.
Yes, you can have your good moments, blooming as it does normally, yet, SH2 is certainly more fixated on the bleak aspects, the days where help isn't wanted, where the only thing that can be fixated on is the unfairness of the world. How sometimes, the only thing you look at is the ceiling, cause you're still just in bed at the end of the day, and not getting better.
It's also worth saying that the game clearly shows that Mary had her bad days too, I usually feel like stories like this can lead to the one suffering being angelic, even though going through something like that can lead people to lashing out, and actual strain on a relationship.
That being said, certainly not taking the James approach, he's lowkey a bitch.
Being honest, I almost had nothing to write for this, but not in a way where I took nothing from/having nothing to say about the game, but rather, Silent Hill 2's over 20 years old, what am I gonna add onto it y'know? However, now having beaten it and gotten "In Water", I can definitely add just a bit to the pile, I hope.
Because, wow, if I had played this at say, 16, without going through what I've gone through now, I probably would've just said the game is a wonderfully written sad time. When now, the game certainly feels like something very personal to me.
Man that letter hits like a bus huh? Mary's voice actress's delivery of that might be one of the best performances I've heard in a hot minute, and that's considering other performances in this like James or Angela. Regardless, saying that the letter was effective isn't what I'm here to say, but more how it, and the entirety of James's and her relationship are scarily accurate to reality.
Yes, you can have your good moments, blooming as it does normally, yet, SH2 is certainly more fixated on the bleak aspects, the days where help isn't wanted, where the only thing that can be fixated on is the unfairness of the world. How sometimes, the only thing you look at is the ceiling, cause you're still just in bed at the end of the day, and not getting better.
It's also worth saying that the game clearly shows that Mary had her bad days too, I usually feel like stories like this can lead to the one suffering being angelic, even though going through something like that can lead people to lashing out, and actual strain on a relationship.
That being said, certainly not taking the James approach, he's lowkey a bitch.