theres something so human about helldivers 2 that makes you keep playing, and im not just talking about the community and PEOPLE behind this game. the real reason you keep playing is because you saw you can unlock a jetpack, a war machine, and a fucking nuke. this unlocks the little monkey inside all our brains that wants to see cool shit happening, and it just works! the games sense of humor and the world it builds, almost forces you to just want to be the stupidest looking badass you can be. and, the best part? you can do it with your friends!
the only problems i would say the game has right now is that, well first clean up the glitches and bugs, but MAINLY? keep getting silly! keep getting weird! i really think this game should promote having fun by making stupid silly perks and guns! Its in the early stages right now so I'll let it slide, but i REALLY want to see what this team can cook up in a couple months... anyway go play so you yourself can spread democracy via annihilation of several bug species and robot people!

this games VIBE is what everyone praises it for. i generally agree that this game has the sauce.
the problem?
the rest of the actual game.

the combat is very repetitive and annoying.
this game expects you to go in complete free flow and not get hit at all and it is stupid.
enemies do not die EVER.

every stealth section in this game is absurdly difficult because if you get caught, it is essentially over for you.
somehow batman does not know what the fuck bullet proof armor is? because bro dies so fast to bullets its a miracle hes managed to beat ANYBODY.

every single boss (up to the point i stopped playing which was right before poison ivy's boss fight) is repetitive and boring.

its just batman fightin a big guy.

every single part of this game feels like ive done it before and i feel like a schizophrenic guy going insane.
maybe thats the point? it IS an asylum after all.
genuinely if all of this trash ass combat stuff is to service the vibes then maybe im in the wrong. but even still i cant accept it because it doesnt make the combat better, i just understand WHY they did it that way.

overall, i really hated PLAYING this, but i liked WATCHING what was happening.

Bloodborne DOES have some issues, I will probably say that about any game. The difference is that any type of remaster or remake would absolutely kill any and all problems with this game.

The problems this game has are very small and nitpicky, 30 fps, some deaths not feeling earned in any way, blood vials and bullets becoming scarce and having to grind for them, chalice dungeons feeling a bit samey the more and more you do them, and hunters dream being a bit tedious to fast travel to places

Any update to Bloodborne would kill these problems, which is why I now realize why people want it so badly.

This game gets EVERYTHING right, the combat alone would give it five stars because it is some of the most engaging combat i will ever play in my life, and the bosses compliment the combat by making them faster, more aggressive, and harder hitting, urging you to do the same. The rally system is one of the best mechanics ever made and is a stroke of absolute genius.
The vibe and environments in this game are absolutely breathtaking and have just BARELY started to show their age.

This game would be the best game ever made with some small tweaks, but even as it stands right now it is one of the best games of all time. A must play for anyone who even remotely likes videogames.

Perfection.

Upon further inspection, this game is not perfect....but fuck man its CLOSE.
One thing i realized on this run trough is just how vague the game is about where you're meant to go next. I already knew the route this time around but i remembered being so lost last time, and while i think thats probably the point since its a metroidvania, i feel like they couldve put a couple little nuggets of information to help players know where to go next. I also think there shouldve been a couple more questlines with npcs to keep up the worldbuilding that this game has. But this game is nearly perfect. I fell in love AGAIN!!! I noticed so many more little details and the environments i was in and the characters are still amazing, the art style, the story of a failed knight who takes back what was meant for them, from a knight who failed because they FELT something. How the hell do you come up with that??? Anyways, the wait for silksong continues....

I got into this series with the RE4 remake that came out last year , and something i noticed while i was playing THIS game was just how limited i felt.
RE4 gave me an insane amount of freedom, which i IMMEDIATELY took for granted when i started playing RE2.
But then I realized its all in service of creating this absolute sense of helplessness and absolutely is an intentional game design choice by Capcom.
RE2 makes you feel so useless in everything you do. You cower in fear as the horde of unkillable monsters break down your doors as your left with three bullets that are made of puddy, tremble at the thought of not being able to make it out of the shit hole that is Racoon City, and HAUL ASS WHEN YOU HEAR THOSE BIG ASS FOOTSTEPS.
All of it is in service of creating this haunting aura that I dont think a video game has ever made me feel.
The story isn't pulling any punches either. RE4 wasn't looking to make any type of an "engaging" story,l. It has one, but it is certainly not its strong suit. This one is all about the story, and what makes you keep pushing throughout your playthrough. Its still a bit basic with the overarching message of " the government is pretty fucked up we should do something guys" but its characters really help make it feel real.
I think its safe to say that im becoming a fan of this series!

Pikmin was a game series I really knew nothing about before playing it these last couple of months. To be completely honest I thought it looked a bit cute, but had seemingly boring gameplay....

HOLY SHIT I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG.

This game is possibly the scariest cutest game I've ever played and each mission you do feels like it could be your last.
I could not tell you how many times I shit my pants when I was 10 seconds away from leaving the area and the game told me i was missing pikmin.
And if you dont save them? You get to watch as your mistakes are played right infront of you!
The gameplay is so calm, yet can easily get complicated. Shit happens, and its your job to master your dandori skills to save all these people! Otherwise, who will?
The sound design in this game really makes you appreciate those quiet times though, the simplest task going right will make you smile .
This game will make you smile, but it will also probably scare and scar you for life!
PLEASE PLAY IT!!!!!!!
(oh and you KNOW im playing that post game stuff too..)

Alright, ill say it, i dont like fortnite anymore.

To say that epic games had achieved success with Fortnite back in 2017-2018 wouldve been an complete understatement. This shit took over the world, and for a while it felt like it wasn't trying to be anything it wasn't, it was a bit bare bones sure, but it was an endearing game with a beating heart.

it doesnt feel like that anymore.

It feels like an extension of the fucking Epic Games Store. Where i can purchase random bullshit IP# 55678 and make them shoot other random IP#67431. Originally i was ok with this just being how fortnite was at this point. It wasn't about the gunplay or the building, it was about having a gigantic game with a bunch of different IP running in to each other. Its kinda like smash ultimate, but with the running cohesive thread being simply "they can all shoot each other and dance"

Epic decided that this was not enough, it was time to expand Fortnite into different genres of games! And the response has been! "uhhh.... ok?"

The battle royale mode was originally made to sell people on the co-op PVE mode Save the World, but that clearly didn't end up working out. So why do they think that these will work out any better? People hop onto fortnite to shoot ryu, build battle spiderman, and gangnam style after killing jack skellington, not play a mediocre game that meets the BARE MINIMUM to be considered in the realm of a racing game.

My point being is that epic just needs to understand what they are at this point. They shouldn't be the new fucking roblox, they should just be the funny silly gun game with all your favorite characters!
Lest you worry about how that feeds into capitalistic mindset of video game companies to look at this and see dollar signs waiting to be put in their bank accounts as long as they add peter griffin to their game!

atleast fortnite is one of the better companies doing the whole "grab as much IP as we possibly can!" in terms of how mostly consumer friendly they are and good at listening to their community.
( unlike some companies....AHEM..blizzard....)