I want to preface this by saying that I'm so glad I continued playing the series and specifically this entry. Even though I got the Master Collection, I was a little disappointed by the first entry and became reluctant to play the next game. Furthermore, when I began playing this game, it was a little boring, and I took a break from it midway through. There didn’t seem to be any sense of direction in the first part of the game, however, halfway in, the story gripped me. The way the theme of misinformation is explored by embracing the medium of video games to the fullest captivated me. I felt at times that the story was held back by the aged gameplay, but as the story progressed, so did its levels of awareness, going beyond its gameplay and becoming a story and experience about the subjectivity of truth and purpose. For me, the Metal Gear franchise started off on the wrong footing, but the latter half of Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty was a beautiful adventure about love and espionage. Without spoiling anything, the more surreal approach this entry took profoundly resonated with me. The continued relevance of the story proves its ingenuity as a prophetic work ahead of its time. I look forward to playing the next one.

This review is strictly on the campaign as I'm not a multiplayer person. All I knew before getting into this game was that it's considered one of the best FPS campaigns out there and is quick to beat; naturally, I was sold. I did not expect to love this game as much as I did. I'm not a huge shooter gamer and suck at the ones I do play. I also had never played an FPS campaign before (Splatoon 2 & 3 being the closest). This game managed to grip me on its straightforward (in a great way) story with its detailed world and lovable characters. I did not expect to love a robot as much as I did. Did I mention the wallrunning? The platforming kept the game fresh from the monotony I hear of other not as good FPS campaigns, although I must clarify the game was never monotonous. Besides being a finely tuned masterpiece, my favorite part had to be: THE MECHS! Using the tracking missile gun was so satisfying and fun and keeping my health up made the final fights very tense. I played this game on regular as that was the recommended difficulty, and as a less experienced FPS player, I'm glad I went with the easier route to have fun instead of getting angry. After playing, I genuinely considered replaying the game, and I think eventually I absolutely will. Although I have heard of the “cinematic experience” in gaming, this was my first truly cinematic experience. I thought Marvel’s Spider-Man was my first cinematic experience in gaming, but Titanfall 2 manages to engross the player with so many delicious mechanics and colorful characters, I believe this to be first time I resonated and enjoyed a campaign so much. If you're not already sold, then I would sell this as the Portal 3 that never came out.

I went into this game expecting absolute perfection, which I think effected my overall experience. I also played on hard mode, which in my case I think also negatively impacted my experience. I'll begin with a positive, which was the sound design/music. The parts where you were underground and heard the machinery in the background felt so eerie and realistic. The sound design was perfect as it added another layer of dread while sneaking around the facility. All the music was great and fit the mood the entire time, with the end credits song being my favorite. The fact that this is videogame music from a 90's game also adds to the impressiveness. I really wanted to enjoy this game, but so much of it was either a drag or difficult to a broken degree. The third boss fight really made me reconsider my thoughts on this game for its unbalanced difficulty. Throughout the game, I felt that so many of the bosses were unnecessarily challenging, (specifically the eighth boss ((´д｀)) ). I assume I'm really at fault for this for choosing hard mode as my first time playing the MGS series. Even when looking past the gameplay, I felt that the cutscenes were a lot. I knew this before playing the game, but actually experiencing it was different. Although the writing has resonated with so many people, I think it is probably one of the weaker parts of the game. The writing is, objectively speaking, not the best. What at first I viewed as a charming feature of an older game, soon became some what of a nuisance. It was not until I beat the game that I realized the importance and meaning of the game. The ways that it attempts to tackle the themes of war, nuclear threat, destiny, and more is, although not perfect, greatly commendable. When I beat the game and listened to the music as the credits rolled by, I realized that this game was made with a genuine passion for videogames as a medium of expression. The emphasis on the importance of life by the end made the game a worthwhile experience. In a world where games are usually enjoyed to escape from reality, Hideo Kojima and the team behind the game used videogames as a form of spreading awareness about nuclear weapons and personal values. In an interview with Guillermo del Toro about his involvement in Death Stranding, he mentioned how he feels that the cheesiness in the writing of Death Stranding is not cheesy to Kojima, and that he's genuine about it. I felt that about this game too. Even with my critiques, I understand why this game has won the hearts of many, and respect the genuine passion put into a video game in a time when technology was still so limited.

This is my favorite game of all time. Admittedly, I haven't played every masterpiece videogame, but this game is (almost) perfect to me. Everything I loved about the first game was significantly improved. New moves in combat and stealth, awesome graphics, great story, and my favorite part: the suits. Collecting the suits in the last two games were probably my favorite part besides the combat, and the new selection of suits alongside the ones from the previous games were awesome. My favorite suit was probably the Classic Black Suit because of how sleek it is. I don't want to spoil anything, but everything venom was so awesome. Before I got the game, I was a bit on edge with all the drama about the woke content in the game, and when I started playing I even felt scammed. There is some woke stuff in the game, but it's pretty early on. I get the vibe that they were told to put those topics in the game, so they just put them early on to get them out of the way. The beginning is really slow, until about two hours in when the symbiote appears. After that, the games gets better and better. Yeah the gay stuff was pretty annoying, but I think people were overexaggerating, because it didn't ruin the game like what other people were saying. I loved getting all the collectibles, and platinuming the game was great all around. If you get the chance to play this game, please do, it really is awesome.

Of course, you can't expect Half-Life 3 from a free game made to show off the capabilities of the PS5, but it was still a pretty fun game. I really enjoyed seeing all the references to PlayStation games and seeing the history of old hardware. With this being the first next-gen game I played coming from PS4, the graphics in this game were great. The graphics were just as well complemented with the incredible use of the haptic feedback on the DualSense controller. After beating Spider-Man on PS4, I wanted to get another platinum, and this one made for a fun and easy one to get. Overall, I enjoyed my time with this game, and am happy to have this game platinumed.

As you may have already seen from other reviews, this is the ultimate Batman game. It's the cleanest, largest, and most detailed and immersive interpretation of the Caped Crusader in video game format. Ever since the first game in the trilogy, driving the Batmobile has always been an elusive dream of mine, so when I saw the Batmobile for the first time and got to drive it and blow up enemies, it was absolutely amazing. I really felt like Batman from Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. The combat was it's smoothest yet, and blowing up enemy tanks with the Batmobile was super fun. I played the game on hard, and the final tank fight was actually quite difficult, but other than that no extreme difficulty spikes. The gameplay did admittedly get somewhat repetitive near the end, but the story and smooth combat made me push through. The story was also the most interesting of the Rocksteady trilogy, starting off with the death of the Joker, and its effects on Batman's mental state throughout the game. The theme of fear throughout the whole game, from Batman's fear of killing, to Scarecrow's ideologies of fear, made for a very compelling story. The character of the Arkham Knight is my favorite villain and character in all of the Batman games. The unanticipated ending was wonderfully unique, unexpected, and memorable. I played this game on the base PS4, and the graphics were still amazing. There were some considerable drops in refresh rates at times, but I made do with them. The only thing that doesn't make this a perfect game was the redundancy in gameplay around the end. If you don't care at all about Batman (which I find hard to believe) it might not be the game for you, but as a fan of the Dark Knight trilogy and The Batman (2022), it was an incredible game, with awesome graphics, a compelling story, and great gameplay.

Everything about the first game, polished to a scientific perfection. For the theme of the game, everything has so much life, from the animations, to the voice acting. Wheatly is such a great addition to the game, and the added lore to the series was genuine and really added to the extra life that was given to the game. The puzzles were great, the improved graphics were awesome, and overall this amazing game somehow was able to make the first game (which was also an amazing game) look like a baby game. I must repeat, everything about the first game was perfected down to a science. You can feel that the developers were so invested genuinely cared about this game. This game is an amazing model of a great game in all aspects.

REFRESHED REVIEW! Beat the main game and the DLC. Great quality of life improvements from the last game and enhanced graphics. Main gripe about the PS4 release of this version was the frame drops. When I would use the grappling gun to go through the city, there would always be frame drops. The rest of the game was awesome, being able to fight and meet even more of the villains from the series, with an unexpected ending. Combat is heavily improved and made smoother. The Catwoman parts are kinda lame, but they aren't that long, so it's ok. This game was a lot easier and more satisfying to chain combos, as the fighting was smoother and more complex than the last game. I haven't done any of the sidequests other than the Catwoman ones. I tried to, but they felt too menial and unimportant. I may change my mind on this, but for now I'm not doing them. I wish the sidequests were more interesting, as they include more of the lesser known villains from the Batman universe, but I don't want to waste my time when Batman Arkham Knight is waiting for me. As with the DLC, it's just more Batman. I had anticipated a lot more Robin, but it was really just some extra content for Batman. DLC was fun, but but not extremely interesting.

I love Tetris, and it's so awesome to be able to play what is basically Tetris 99 or Tetris Friends on a more accessible version. Although I haven't really indulged in this area, I still think it's super cool that you can change your controls and the sensitivities of different actions. This game is somewhat the forefront of competitive modern Tetris. The soundtrack is surprisingly amazing for a Tetris game. I haven't tried Tetris Effect yet, but this is actually one of my favorite game soundtracks. It's amazing that this is an indie game, and I support any future endeavors of the developers.

Since you can legally pirate this game now because Sony dropped the license, I decide to play this game after watching a video on the game(Tamago2474 anyone?). Although the game is simple, its really fun to play through this what is basically an episode of the Simpsons, but lengthened out enough for a game. The idea of playing as the different members of the family and causing chaos throughout all the memorable spots in the show as you race Krusty the Clown to Krusty Burger is executed so well that it's absoluty worth playing. It's not a long game to beat, and it's really super fun to play an original episode from the good days of the Simpsons in videogame format.