NoelleTGS
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2009
2019
2017
One of the most fun platformers I've played, felt super nice to play and control. It was kinda short but I expected that from the beginning so it didn't bother me. Plus, the game has plenty of replayability cause of achievements, unlockable modes, all that jazz. More of a story would have been nice, I didn't realize there were supposed to be different endings until it said "TRY AGAIN" at the end, so it would have been nice to know wtf I did to get that ending and how to get the good one.
2013
1996
A fantastic side-story on Persona 4, it went way more in-depth than I ever expected. Written just as well as the original game. That said, the gameplay is definitely lacking. With the only gameplay being the dancing games, they should have gone a lot further than they did. As someone into rhythm games, there's a lot of basic features that should be here that simply aren't. That said, it still works perfectly, is fun, and the story is super engaging, so it's forgivable. All the characters, costumes, accessories, this game definitely has enough content to keep me coming back long after I've beaten it.
1993
This review contains spoilers
What mainly stood out to me is how the plot twists in each chapter were done, they all were really surprising without ruining the rest of the game. The final trial sequence was awesome, reminded me a lot of the "SAVE the World" segment of Undertale in how it used the games mechanics in a really unique way. Music near the end being more intense versions of previous tracks was also super cool.
1988
1990
I gotta say, this game still holds up really well. I played this on the Switch but I'm going to assume the game's original manual explained a bit more, since I got frustrated at a couple areas not knowing what to do. It's clear why this game became so iconic, it's got so much style and creativity to it that I honestly don't really see in the New Super Mario Bros series. Come back to your roots Nintendo :)
2018
2011
Although there's not really much reason to play this game anymore, I'd say it's the first game where they truly got the Mario Kart gameplay formula down for good. Mario Kart Wii was incredible, but this just feels so perfect to play that it even outclasses the feeling of it. However, I feel like it misses that charm that Mario Kart Wii had. The game felt like it had so much personality, whereas this game just feels kinda... empty. Soulless. It feels unfinished. Thankfully we got Mario Kart 8, which is essentially an improvement of this game in every way. So while there really isn't any reason to play it, it did well in setting up the gameplay for 8 to be perfect.