JoeSchmoe
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2023
Absolutely stellar - one of the most creatively exciting games I've played in some time
2023
Way more comedically successful than I expected, given its cited influences. Doesn't feel like its punching down and instead just revels in its toilet-driven gonzo humor
2021
The best Horizon's ever been. Though as the series goes on, and it's been longer and longer since the last proper Motorsport, I've started to grow increasingly bored of the flatness of the driving experience, with too-little variance in driving style on and off road. Wish it was more punishing, but I recognize that this isn't what Horizon is designed for.
2023
A delightfully cute little roguelite with a novel rotary playspace. Sometimes feels a little clunky.
2021
Pretty neat Into-the-Breach-but-worse, with an awesome artstyle and theme. I'm a sucker for these sports RPGs, especially with the fantasy themes
2023
Genuinely might be my favorite modern boomer shooter. Everything in the game is there in service of making the core verb - SHOOT - feel as good as possible. I think Herald of Havoc understands catharsis in a way that few shooters - and even fewer games in general - understand. So often you're presented with a new powerhouse mack-daddy of a gun, and the very next room you enter is brimming with squishy grunts supplicating themselves to the gib throne.
Level design is top-tier throughout, the enemies are varied but each serve a distinct purpose, and your arsenal is genuinely one of the best-feeling of any other FPS I’ve played.
Level design is top-tier throughout, the enemies are varied but each serve a distinct purpose, and your arsenal is genuinely one of the best-feeling of any other FPS I’ve played.
2023
Very focused small stealth game with an awesome style and some cool implicit exposition.
2019
Really incredible level design so far
2022
Kind of a bummer that the difficulty can't be changed mid-run.
2023
Just a real bummer of a game. LOVE the look of it, but the movement feels too slow and the enemies are too tanky with extremely simple AI. They're patching this again and again, and it's starting to feel better, but it's a bummer that it was so disappointing at release.
2021
Absolutely delightful 3D platformer with a uniquely cute style and some incredible music. Just a real warm blanket of a game
2022
Pretty wild racing game with CRAZY upgrade system. It's a novelty more than anything else, but it's a cool novelty.
2023
Played the prologue. Worse-than-mediocre. Don't really like how it plays at all - EXTREMELY rough
2022
Not particularly scary, and the narrative isn't great. Cool PSX style though
2019
Really need to get back to this one. Seems remarkably strong, but other games just knocked this one off my now-playing list