HaroKid
2001
A near timeless masterpiece, Combat Evolved is a symphony of compelling atmosphere, exceptional music, and combat bliss. Re-used campaign assets don't get in the way of the perfection that is the sandbox - Every enemy, gun, grenade, and vehicle serves a distinct purpose in tightly designed arenas where impeccable A.I. create an always dynamic fight.
Multiplayer combat quickly becomes second nature and very apparently one of the most skill demanding console FPS multiplayer games after overcoming an admittedly tough-to-master learning curve.
It's too bad they never made a Halo: Combat Evolved Two.
Multiplayer combat quickly becomes second nature and very apparently one of the most skill demanding console FPS multiplayer games after overcoming an admittedly tough-to-master learning curve.
It's too bad they never made a Halo: Combat Evolved Two.
This is the greatest fighting game of all time.
1989
Tetris is a perfect video game.
2011
An everchanging game with intensely satisfying gameplay loops and limitless creative potential. From the wonders of space.
2012
One of the greatest and influential tactical RPGS in gaming - Satisfying combat, eerie atmosphere, and simple presentation make XCOM: Enemy Unknown a must-try, even for those with no experience in the genre.
2017
Excruciatingly intricate world-building, A highly engrossing plot, Unusually open-ended, and with a surprising soundtrack. Thanks to Impactful, on-the-fly, and emotionally charged decision making through gameplay, Prey simply deserves your attention, perhaps through more than a single playthrough.
Personal Accolades: 🥉 Golden Haro 2k19 3rd Place Winner
Personal Accolades: 🥉 Golden Haro 2k19 3rd Place Winner
I wish this game had some more depth here and there, some better writing here and there, but ultimately everything comes together to paint an interactive and highly immersive world, worts and all.
2016
Doom is pure, distilled, fun. Fueled by video game composer Mick Gordon, this reboot takes queues from the original game, Quake, and Halo to whip up one of the best, if not the best, first person shooter campaigns, period.
Long load times, and a handful of unfun enemy types sully an otherwise near perfect experience. Played on Ultra-Violence.
Personal Accolades - Golden Haro 2k18 4th Place Winner
Long load times, and a handful of unfun enemy types sully an otherwise near perfect experience. Played on Ultra-Violence.
Personal Accolades - Golden Haro 2k18 4th Place Winner
2018
The Messenger is the most masterfully crafted throwback platformer-action I've ever played. If I was Yoda, I could still count all of my gripes with the game on one hand. There are so many cool moments, so many fantastic twists and turns, that playing this game blind is the absolute best way to experience it. Completed to 100% on single playthrough.
Personal Accolades - Golden Haro GOTY 2k18
Personal Accolades - Golden Haro GOTY 2k18
2010
Mass Effect 2 manages to be both a meathead stupid hollywood action movie, while also being a perfect sequel.
2017
Cuphead is a masterpiece on all levels: Art, Animation, Sound, and Design. Studio MDHR's debut is unparalleled, unforgettable, and unlikely to ever be matched by further genre entries; An achievement that you'll have to play to believe.
A considered yet unrelently intense depiction of Psycosis, the production value and restraint of Hellblade given the developer behind it is incredibly impressive - An achievement in the medium, it's almost unfortunate in some way that Hellblade is unique.
Puzzle-solving and combat are only as in depth as they need to be, a restraint i'm glad for - DMC, Arkham, or Souls-like combat would only lessen the efficacy of the whole point of this game.
Puzzle-solving and combat are only as in depth as they need to be, a restraint i'm glad for - DMC, Arkham, or Souls-like combat would only lessen the efficacy of the whole point of this game.
1997
CUBE
Personal Accolades - Golden Haro 2k19 3rd Place Winner
Personal Accolades - Golden Haro 2k19 3rd Place Winner
This game is probably the best thing to come out of The Oregon Trail.
Personal Accolades - Golden Haro 2k18 5th Place Winner
Personal Accolades - Golden Haro 2k18 5th Place Winner
2015
Life is Strange suffers from some unevenly paced episodes, awkward dialogue to begin, and a handful of puzzles that overstay their welcome - Impressively, this does little to diminish it's excellent presentation and moments of brilliance in effective story telling in ways truly unique to the medium of video games. Life is Strange is not perfect, but it is absolutely an achievement. Hella shitballs cereal
Personal Accolades - Golden Haro 2k19 2nd Place Winner
Personal Accolades - Golden Haro 2k19 2nd Place Winner