Without a doubt the best FPS BR out there. But with that being said still has many issues.

I'll start with the good. Best movement in any BR, it's easy to learn and takes time to master and doesn't take forever to get from point A to B (especially with movement characters). Gun play is top notch, it's smooth and there is good weapon variety, sure some weapons are better than others and they mess up the balancing every now and then but rarely the point to where is ruins the game (at least in the past 4-5 seasons). Legend balance as of this review is pretty healthy, most are viable in any squad in an average players hands and none are blatantly OP. Maps, are overall are really good, some are better for ranked like Worlds Edge and some are better for casual like Kings Canyon. Ranked, as always needs tweaking, but when it works as it should (more on that later) it is the best competitive mode in any BR.

Now the bad. The best way I can phrase this is lack of quality content. Other than new seasons and mid season heirloom event drop there is virtually nothing. Respawn has made great game modes like snipers and shotguns or bringing back the original Kings Canyon or Worlds Edge but does it once a year maybe. A rotation of limited time modes to play every other week when a map you don't like is in rotation or for a change of pace would be amazing, doesn't always have to be new stuff either. Again with lack of quality content, cross progression has been mentioned to be on the way for what feels like years and there's been no timeline. They released the next gen version of the game with virtually no marketing, I had no idea and then I found out why, it's almost the same as the last gen version (on PS5 any way) just a bit clearer, still locked at 60fps. Questionable changes or inaction is another, why doesn't Pathfinder have a passive yet? Something like moving faster on ziplines makes sense and isn't OP. Why was Revenant nerfed because he was OP with Octane, doesn't make more sense to nerf Octane in that situation rather than Rev who just buffed to be viable for when his heirloom was release? Why is Lifeline who is described a combat medic out classed by New Castle and Gibraltar, reviving is her thing, she should at least be the best at it. Why lock plain weapons behind the crafter? Rarely ever seen in game afterwards. Why nerf weapons that were in good places like L-Star and Flatline (which is still viable)? I easily have over 500 hours in the game, played since day 1, was max level, and have bought and completed multiple battle passes and have never gotten heirloom shards, there are over a dozen including the heirloom skins and still not 1? Paying $70+ during the event for it is absurd but and the hell with buying supply drops, calculated how many I'm away from a guaranteed one and I'm around 3/5 of the way, to each there own but I feel I should have at least gotten 1 or 2 through just playing the game by now.

Anyway, I could rant about Apex Legends forever, but the core of the game is what makes it arguably the best BR out there. All Respawn needs is more support from EA to make some ranked tuning so people aren't fighting 3 stack masters squads in gold and platinum lobbies as well as some changes in RP distribution (been getting better the past couple seasons). More constant updates with fixes and content. And a timeline for things like character reworks, cross progression, actual next gen features. They are a talented team and should be given more support like the other top BRs because nothing beats an intense game of Apex Legends.

When Pokemon X and Y were announced I was extremely excited, 3D pokemon models, cool cover legendaries that didn't look like Fakemon, and mega pokemon looked amazing. Unfortunately, almost everything else fell flat.

Kalos is a smaller region with few interesting places, a bad evil team, weak post game, low number of new pokemon, and an annoying friend group. The worst of it was how easy the game was, pokemon is a game aimed towards kids so it was never really ever to difficult but gym leaders only have 3-4 pokemon, the new exp share is great idea in concept but horribly balanced, and mega pokemon in game wipe the floor with almost everything. If I was 8-10 years old playing this I would feel that my intelligence has been insulted.

The saving graces of X and Y that save it from being an awful game is mega evolution and the competitive scene. Megas is the best battle gimmick in any pokemon game, a select pokemon had the ability to do it and not only were they cool but it made more pokemon viable in battling. The comp scene at the was the accessible its been which made easy and fun just to jump into. A few other positives are most of the 3D pokemon models (some still need work), the legendaries are designed well and are the life and death pokemon which is really cool (and the games story doesn't utilize that whatsoever..), and of course the PSS which made connecting with friends fast simple and easy (and they abandoned it after words).

Like pokemon Black and White I hope this game gets remade sometime in the future (not BDSP way), mainly because megas would come back and hopefully there will be new ones (megas Flygon pls).

Just finished my second playthrough to prepare for Ragnarök and I'm still amazed at this game. The gameplay, customization, lore, story, and some of the boss fights are phenomenal and a must play if you haven't already. Also playing with 60fps on PS5 was so much better than the 30fps on PS4.

The only negatives about God of War seem to be being improved on in Ragnarök which is enemy and boss variety. Liked the idea of fighting Valkyries but they all felt way to similar, plus to many trolls/ogres as bosses. I also hope they change their approach to difficulty as seemingly its only changes are that enemies have more health and do a bit more damage.

Overall probably in my Top 10 games of all time and I cannot wait for Ragnarök and whatever Kratos and Atreus' story holds after it.

I was so curious going into God Of War Ragnarök. Could the narrative live up to its 2018 predecessor? How much will the gameplay and graphical fidelity improve with the PS5 version? Who lives and who dies? Can you FINALLY kick down a chain without immediately hopping on it?

All my expectations were either met, surpassed, or subverted (in good a way). Weeks after playing it and I'm still thinking about the game. Loved how they handled the returning characters in the game as well as all the new. The realms feel so much more alive. You no longer fight just draugr and trolls, the enemy and boss variety is good. The music is so much more impactful. And side quests are more than just spirts asking you to do things.

This game is absolutely amazing, a must play for any PlayStation user (and PC when it's eventually ported). If I was forced to say something negative about the game it would be Mimir and Atreus sometimes give the player to much "advice" at times in combat, and that the game is still held back by last gen in world design ways (long rock climbing/crouching walking under small areas so new areas can load). But at this time I can't call those minor annoyances negatives, maybe it'll bother me during a replay but it wasn't during the first.

Can't believe a game would beat Elden Ring as my game of the year but God Of War Ragnarök did. What a great year for games.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are the best Pokémon games yet. But I can't help imagine how much better the game would be if it was good.

Constant frame drops, really bad pop in, bad environment textures, game crashes, bad camera placements, and overall graphical fidelity are just not good. There are times where the game runs smooth and I'm so happy to play an open world Pokémon game, but then the poor performance kicks in and hinders the experience. Even though Pokémon Legends Arceus wasn't a good looking game graphically either, at least it ran relatively well.

With that being said the story and characters are the best written in the series and the game really benefits from the open world setting (wonderfully when it works). Being able to have 3 different stories that are for the most part separate from each other helps so much. Get bored of battling gyms? well you have 2 other stories plus a world to explore, loved it so much it's the first time I wished they actually put voice acting in the game. Competitive battling is interesting (so far in a good way) with terastalizing, hoping to do more of that now that I finished the Pokédex. I love the music in Pokémon, I think the franchise is somewhat underrated when it comes to OSTs in games, when people talk about the greats because I believe it should be near the top. Scarlet and Violet do a pretty good job in the battle music department and some of the character music but in overworld music not so much, there was no route (or area in this case) or city theme that really stuck out except for the post game area. Gen 7 and 8 OSTs really knocked it out of the park right away and I felt they also got better with time, and I hope Scarlet and Violets does too.

Scarlet and Violet should've had another year of development to smooth things out and maybe add a battle frontier (I can dream) or at least a battle mansion/tower. But being adamant on keeping a "smaller" team in todays age is really hurting Game Freak as well as still being the ones to push the entire franchise forward, and of course the other big roadblock, working for the Pokémon company.

The reason why I'm still giving it 4/5 stars is because it's a great Pokémon game at its core that just doesn't work right yet, and if the issues are fixed then 85% of the issues I had are solved. Doesn't change the inexcusable release, but its not the creatives at Game Freaks fault.

Basically OW1 with some updates and a monetization change. I never owned OW1, only played during free trials but I really enjoyed what I played so consider OW2 my first OW experience, basically all new to me. Would've bought but don't want to play a comp focused FPS solo. Now that it's free to play I have some friends who actively play now so been trying out ranked and really learning the ins and outs of all the Hero's has been great.

Game has issues still. Hero balance, the amount of content for a "sequel", NO clarity on how ranked works, ridiculous prices for legacy and new skins, etc. But that aside it's still a really fun hero comp shooter. Probably because it's "new" to me still but if I were a legacy player I'd probably not have a as favorable review .

In a time where the past few CODs decided to reinvent the wheel and change things for the sake of change and called it "innovation" Cold War did a great job keeping lots of what was great about COD games while also implementing the good aspects of the new.

Sure Cold War wasn't on the MW2019 engine with the nice rendering and all that but given the development of this game Treyarch really came through. They did gunfight and gunsmith better (which also showed the correct stats of attachments), they had good maps (compared to modern CODs), a mini map THAT WORKED, didn't implement tac sprint (it's stupid if you want faster movement just make running faster and give players more control over mobility), and a decent TTK.

Cold War isn't without it's issues. Excluding all the Activision monetization BS that's in every COD Cold War had a buggy launch, the score streak system was whack, and was lacking content for the first few months of its launch. While I had a great time with zombies and I'm looking forward to the future of zombies it not having a set crew and the lack of content at launch was not good. As was focusing on Outbreak, fun side mode but round based is the bread and butter of COD zombies. While making easter eggs easier for casuals is probably ultimately a good thing for the sake of the mode as a legacy player I hope they up the difficulty in a healthy way next time.

To wrap up this longer than anticipated review, Cold War is a overall good COD game especially considering how Treyarch was made to come in and make a game with bits and pieces with about a year before launch (they the GOAT COD devs). Oh and campaign was fun, nothing special, had some cool moments with in game choices.

Dark Souls III was my third souls game (fitting right?). I played Dark Souls 1 and Bloodborne and much preferred the faster pace of Bloodborne so I hoped that DS3 would fix some of the issues I had with DS1 (great game just a little dated). And boy was I right.

DS3 improves upon DS1 and DS2 gameplay wise in every way (except maybe power stancing from DS2). Enemy variety, boss design, DLC, weapons, magic, and level design. Does DS3 have areas and enemies that make you want to pull your hair out? Yes, but that's part of the souls experience and compared to other souls games is one of the kinder ones.

Only real criticism I can think of is the lack of location variety. While the cathedrals and tall castles are beautiful there are a lot of them and would've loved something like Mejula or another stunning location that's different to look at.

If Elden Ring is the only souls game you've played and want more DS3 is something that will scratch that itch. Has some of the best designed bosses in the series and the melee combat feels better than Elden Ring sometimes (to me anyway). Plus it's on sale often with the DLC which might be some of the best DLC in gaming.

As a massive Star Wars fan who loves the Old Republic era this game was right up my ally, and is probably why it's my favourite MMO. I should also add that I don't play MMOs. So in terms MMO mechanics like finding a clan/group to play with and how things are balanced whether PvE or PvP I have no idea. I very much see this as a single player Star Wars game that other that other people are also playing at the same time.

What I love about SWTOR is all the various stories with all the classes and all the companions you meet. Some aren't the most in intriguing characters in gaming but most are fun and have there own quests. Some are even romanceable too. And although it's not officially "cannon" It's great to go deep into the lore and see other planets and what's happening on them and old force users and other force mysteries.

Sure the game is a large download and looks dated but if you're a Star Wars fan I highly recommend it. SWTOR seems pretty good to free and new players too. Sure paying the subscription gives better benefits but I've been a free player for the 70+ hours I've played and haven't ran into any major annoyances.

I got Ep1 one for free via PS Plus years ago and started playing with absolutely no expectations whatsoever and fell in love with the music, setting, atmosphere, premise and characters and then immediately purchased the other 4 episodes.

Sure Life Is Strange has some pacing issues and the power Max has gets a little whacky for my taste but the overall journey was a great experience.

The menu music remains stuck in my head to this day. And although I'm not a fan of how the end narrows down to 2 choices, whatever you pick gives a impactful and memorable ending.

My favourite and possibly the best Battlefield? Great weapon variety, maps, and vehicles with the wonderful 32v32 combat that people like Battlefield for.

Sure BF1 and BF5 are better mechanically (they're newer they should be) but those games are held back by there setting with the lack of weapon variety/customization. (although BF1 exceeded my expectations for a WWI game).

Didn't play this at launch but apparently was very buggy? Must've been fixed rather quickly as by Christmas time I remember very few issues. There's also the chance I'm mixing memories with BF3 as well but regardless both are great games. Wish I could play it in its prime again.

The first 1/3 of Inscryption is absolutely amazing. Was so curious to what was going on and it was creepy as hell. It also managed to take someone like me who usually loathes card games to get invested in it's gameplay.

Once you're out of the "what the hell is going on" part from end of Act 1 and beginning of Act 2 the game losses momentum (for me anyway). It picks up again in Act 3 and has an awesome final battle (IYKYK) but doesn't capture the creepy magic of Act 1.

By no means is Inscryption a bad game. Even though I was somewhat disappointed with Acts 2-3 overall compared to Act 1 the mystery of the game was still fun to unravel and gameplay is really good. If they make a sequel or spin off that is all like Act 1 I'll be there day 1.