Prozner
2017
This review contains spoilers
The evil within 2 is a interesting sequal, the progression of this and its prequal remind me almost of the shift from the classic RE games into 4, just on a micro scale. This is not bad, but evil within 2 definitely goes the route of refining its gameplay experience to a polish, it also goes for a much less grimy style than its predecessor, witch I must say evil within 1's style was one of its strongest aspects to me.
The very beggining put me off a bit, Sebastions new voice was very wierd at first but I got used to it, kidmans on the other hand did not bother me nearly as much.
The introduction to the new stem World starts pretty strong, its still very much going for the feverish feel the first game had, and we are intoduced to our first antagonist, who we later learn is named stefano (I will be talking about him later). This opening area before getting into the main town of Union is wonderful, then you get to union.
I did not know how to fully feel about the semi open world areas at first, but the gameplay loop began to really grow on me.
I had to really think of this game in a seperate mindset than I did with the first game, 1 reminds me more of a mix between resident evil and the psychological fuckery of silent hill, while 2 is a much more hollywood feeling survival horror experience ide get out of modern RE, both good but very different.
Evil within 2 really clicked with me when stefano really becomes part of the plot, its a shame he dies hallfway through the game, a psychopathic artist who uses death for his "art" is a character type that is still very engaging, unfortunately you kill him before he really gets the chance to shine.
Now to backtrack, I really enjoyed enjoyed delving back into sebastions past, dealing with the trauma of losing his family (and finding out they are still alive), and dealing with the trauma associated Beacon from the first game.
As to not get too wordy, I find evil within 2 to be a very differnt game, but a great sequal that stands toe to toe with the fever dream that was the first game.
Also Im mad that letterboxing was a bonus for beating the game :(
The very beggining put me off a bit, Sebastions new voice was very wierd at first but I got used to it, kidmans on the other hand did not bother me nearly as much.
The introduction to the new stem World starts pretty strong, its still very much going for the feverish feel the first game had, and we are intoduced to our first antagonist, who we later learn is named stefano (I will be talking about him later). This opening area before getting into the main town of Union is wonderful, then you get to union.
I did not know how to fully feel about the semi open world areas at first, but the gameplay loop began to really grow on me.
I had to really think of this game in a seperate mindset than I did with the first game, 1 reminds me more of a mix between resident evil and the psychological fuckery of silent hill, while 2 is a much more hollywood feeling survival horror experience ide get out of modern RE, both good but very different.
Evil within 2 really clicked with me when stefano really becomes part of the plot, its a shame he dies hallfway through the game, a psychopathic artist who uses death for his "art" is a character type that is still very engaging, unfortunately you kill him before he really gets the chance to shine.
Now to backtrack, I really enjoyed enjoyed delving back into sebastions past, dealing with the trauma of losing his family (and finding out they are still alive), and dealing with the trauma associated Beacon from the first game.
As to not get too wordy, I find evil within 2 to be a very differnt game, but a great sequal that stands toe to toe with the fever dream that was the first game.
Also Im mad that letterboxing was a bonus for beating the game :(
2010
An interesting title that spawned a sequal that became what I would say is remedy's best game. Alan wake 1 is a fun game with horror elements, that is very interesting as the game remedy made coming off of max payne 1 and 2. Alan wake starts some really interesting concepts and ideas that ended up being made even better by its sequal. Alan wake is a game that wears its influences on its sleeve and is in a lot of ways a game where remedy was trying to find thier footing after leaving max payne, while not perfect its memorable.
2020
Builds on the ideas of the first, the 3 captains makes multi tasking great, its more pikmin, fun pikmin. I still like 2 more.
2015
Nintendos 2015 shooter masterpiece, one of the best things to come from Nintendo in the past 10 years. The single player was fun, the multi-player was great, Nintendo knows how to make a great game, even a shooter.
2014
Just finished and I have to say I find this title quite interesting. Over the years I had the idead implanted that this game wasnt very good, but its sequal was solid (have yet to play 2) but I must say I find this game genuinely great. It has an interesting atmosphere, the letterboxed screen that is on by default ended up really growing on me, and the early segments really remind of something ide see from saw (environmentally, not the torture porn).
Its gameplay is a bit clunky for 2014 but even still it has a pretty fun survival horror loop, I was constantly just scraping by with my ammo.
The story while confusing I found very compelling, putting together background information gathered from notes you find throughout the game and trying to piece together what the hell is going on kept me wanting to keep going.
While not perfect I genuinely believe Evil Within is a great horror experience that shares some of that RE DNA that Mikami brought to the table, its trippy, and has genuinely tense gameplay. I cannot give Evil Within enough praise, I had a fantastic time with it.
Edit: Have now played the second one and these 2 games have quickly become touchstones of the survival horror genre for me.
Its gameplay is a bit clunky for 2014 but even still it has a pretty fun survival horror loop, I was constantly just scraping by with my ammo.
The story while confusing I found very compelling, putting together background information gathered from notes you find throughout the game and trying to piece together what the hell is going on kept me wanting to keep going.
While not perfect I genuinely believe Evil Within is a great horror experience that shares some of that RE DNA that Mikami brought to the table, its trippy, and has genuinely tense gameplay. I cannot give Evil Within enough praise, I had a fantastic time with it.
Edit: Have now played the second one and these 2 games have quickly become touchstones of the survival horror genre for me.
Ultimately just feels like a hard level pack of mario 1 where you can play as luigi. That would usually make the game more interesting but I find the level design to just be not as good as the first. Ultimately I feel american mario 2 was a better sequal even if technically it was a reskin of another game.
1988
While it may not be the "real" mario 2, I think it is ultimately a more interesting sequal than lost levels could ever be. Also it has done far more for the mario canon than many "real" mario games ever have. Mario 2 will always be the real mario 2 in my hamburger lovin heart.
Not my first pokemon game, but the first one I really cared about. HG/SS faithfully remakes the original gold and silver in gen 4. Two regions has still never really been explored outside of the johto games making these still a very unique experience, along with the absolutely wonderful sprite work of the pre 3D era of pokemon. While not perfect HG/SS are still for me one of the most memorable games in a series I once loved.
It's COD4 and looks better
Pretty neat little game, enjoyed. Funny additions to RE lore though.
2007
I remember this one being genuinely funny and a lot of fun. That is filtered through nostolgia so may feel different now.
I really hate to be the contrarian here, Breath of the wild is heralded in such a high regard but I just cant get myself to keep with it, the openess just doesnt really do it for me unfortunately. I can see the merit and maybe one day i'll come around, but for now it's gonna sit here until I give it another shot.
Disco is one of the most exhausting games i've ever played, the denseness of conversations leads you to talking to the same person for so long, but despite that it's unbeleivably engaging. The game for being fairly small feels so big with the worldbuilding and fleshed out characters, and being a amnesiac cop is way more fun than you would think. Disco is funny, sad, and everything in between, its world will suck you in and you will fall in love with the characters, especially kim who is the best partner in the world. Also getting called the worlds most laughable centrist by the achievements was hilarious.
Wario ware is so unique, and they nailed the style right out the gate.
Its a solid lego game eh.