I feel I should talk about some of the games ive rated 5/5 and why. For me Gregory Horror Show is a peak of Ps2 creativity and really represents the gaming era where companies like Capcom were firing on all creative cylinders, putting out all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff and throwing caution to the wind, something you cant get as much anymore in the main AA/AAA sphere.

Also you know, its a pretty damn fun game. Hunting down and solving the various puzzles in the hotel in order to steal the soul bottles feels really on point and having the difficulty crank up through having more and more guests in the way generates a really addictive sneak, spy and solve cycle where you're rummaging through everyone's rooms, trading trash for treasure in the shop and meeting the incredibly memorable cast. The hyper-stylised graphics and spooky, haunting and jet jaunty music set everything up perfectly. I adore this game so much and its one I would love to see get a re-release at some point, if only so I could gift it out to friends to go 'LOOK. This is why I am the way I am'.