KarrotaKun
2024
It's still one of my favorite games of all time. The original shaped me in a way I'm not fully comfortable admitting on a public platform, but that's besides the point. It's all top notch here. The visuals, the performances (i still miss some of the OG cast), remixed soundtrack, and QOL changes all add up to make a faithful remake of one of the most iconic RPGs of all time. I still think people are way to overly negative on the OG, but at least now people will try the game. Shame about The Answer being locked behind a 35 dollar season pass though. Thanks, Atlus.
2013
Controversially I don't care for this game much. The mechanics are a downgrade from 4 and RDR. The physics feels floaty and the guns feel weak. I like the characters but man the story is hit or miss.
2008
Rockstar knocked it out of the park narratively with GTA4. Easily in the top three for their best narratives. Driving is a little wonky from the physics but it's also one the game's best qualities. They everything reacts from collision is amazing. Niko is possibly Rockstar's best character hands down.
It's definitely the best of the PS2 games. Solid narrative, great characters, and fairly fun gameplay. Still shows some of the jank from previous titles, but I think they really found their footing here.
It's a classic and an improvement over 3 in some places, but still rough around the edges. They really got people to pay $50 for a game that consists of two roads and a back alley. Bravo, Rockstar.
2001
Nostalgia is a bitch and so is this game. It has it's place in history, but the cracks are very noticeable.
1999
A bit of an improvement over the first, but still lackluster.
1997
It's not so great.
Arguably a better GTA game than most actual GTA games.
2006
One of the best movie based games of all time. Crazy how this is the only licensed game of it's kind that really succeeded aside from Scarface. For a better experience play the Don's edition on PS3. New mechanics and other QoL changes.
2004
Game is solid if repetitive. Thomas Jane's performance carries here. He's Frank Castle in the same way Kevin Conroy was Batman to me. Perfect. Do yourself a favor though and try to get the PC version functioning. The uncensored version is the way to go.
1994
"If god had a favorite video game, it'd probably be EarthBound." - some angry gamer probably
I genuinely feel that this is the best game in the series. Combat is snappy and responsive. The roster is insane. One big love letter to gaming industry as a whole. I only wish Sakurai loved Little Mac as much as I do.
It's about on Brawl level for me. Maybe a little worse. It's just bland.
A milestone in the franchise, being the first to introduce 3rd party characters to the roster. Still fun on occasion even if I don't care for the art direction all that much. Online was also a fucking nightmare. Hopefully that's not a problem going forward. Haha.