2009
2024
2022
2022
2004
2018
A shockingly amazing phone game. The monotonous idle gameplay exists to pace out the psychological tests and its worth it. Perhaps another person wouldn't have the same experience, but I found the results of Es's psychological analyses to be incredibly accurate to myself. I even replayed the game a bit later to test this and I found that when I answered differently they were completely inaccurate. Could it be confirmation bias? Maybe. But it was thought provoking nontheless.
This review contains spoilers
Arkham Batman: "Oh I'm so badass I'm about to fuck up all these villains in one single night and also collect a bunch of fucking goofy ass question marks"
Telltale Batman: "OH GOD OH FUCK EVERYTHING IS FALLING APART ALFRED HELP OH SHIT WARN GORDON OH FUCK COME GET ME OUT OF ARKHAM THIS CLOWN GUY IS A FREAK OH JESUS OH MY GOD OSWALD IS STEALING MY COMPANY AND HARVEY IS KICKING ME OUT OF MY HOME OH MY FUCKING GOD"
Telltale Batman: "OH GOD OH FUCK EVERYTHING IS FALLING APART ALFRED HELP OH SHIT WARN GORDON OH FUCK COME GET ME OUT OF ARKHAM THIS CLOWN GUY IS A FREAK OH JESUS OH MY GOD OSWALD IS STEALING MY COMPANY AND HARVEY IS KICKING ME OUT OF MY HOME OH MY FUCKING GOD"
2013
This entire game is an ache that emanates throughout the entire body, it's source lying somewhere deep in the back of the mind, the soul. There's only one other world I can think of that makes me feel that way. The real one. More than any other video game I've played, any fictional world I have interacted with, Revachol feels like a real place. Not because of fancy AI or beautiful graphics, but through atmosphere and dialogue. My only gripe is that the developers didn't go far enough. They didn't do more. So many view this game as a masterpiece and I understand. Really, I do. But it doesn't feel complete. It feels like a demo for something truly transcendent.
2016
2012
Jacket doesn't speak a single word in this game and yet he's my favorite character in fiction. A man who goes from vomiting after his first hit to wiping out an entire police station and killing the leader of the fucking Russian Mafia. The final levels bring me to such an extreme high every time. But once I watch that bullet go through that old mans face, I just feel empty. I bet Jacket feels the same way. Masterpiece.
2015
"Despite everything, it's still you."
This game is legendary for a reason. A total emotional rollercoaster. A game that's so funny on the surface, but in the blink of an eye, can take a tragic turn. But it never feels unnatural. The score perfectly reflects these moments, helping bring a smile to my face or a tear to my eye. An absolute fucking masterpiece.
This game is legendary for a reason. A total emotional rollercoaster. A game that's so funny on the surface, but in the blink of an eye, can take a tragic turn. But it never feels unnatural. The score perfectly reflects these moments, helping bring a smile to my face or a tear to my eye. An absolute fucking masterpiece.