RequiemXternam
People tend to not like this one, but usually for the wrong reasons. The 4.0 stuff is Fine honestly (I have some Opinions on how it handled the Au'ra), one of the best depictions of a conquered people suffering from colonialism out there. It's when you start getting into the 4.x story that it comes at you with some Very Questionable Takes, like "giving refugees financial support is bad and will make them lazy, you gotta give 'em Jobs", and "Selling your daughter to Vaguely Implied Sexual Slavery is fine, actually."
I'mma be real with you, even post-patch the ARR story is kind of a slog.
2007
Not afraid to admit that Arbiter saying "were it so easy." at the end of the game puts me in my feelings.
2008
Media Molecule continues to be one of the most charming developers around. Soundtrack also influenced my taste in music a lot.
I think Shiki is very pretty :)
2014
Awful game where you have to play as the least likable man on the planet who does nothing but cause misery for everyone around him. Literally the only good thing here is the Kid Cudi song on the soundtrack.
2016
Nowhere near as good as people say it is, especially when it starts thinking that The Lore matters at all and it locks you in rooms while you're forced to get monologued at.
2009
This game saved my life.
My personal favourite.
2001
Honestly not being contrarian when I say that I think people tend to overrate this one. (I still think it's really, really good.)
2020
Incredibly mediocre DDR clone made by a shithead.
2013
I find all of Cage's games entertaining on some level (usually not for the reasons he intends) but this one was the biggest slog. Calling it "bloated" is an understatement and I genuinely don't think the nonlinear structure of the narrative serves any purpose other than to feel artsier than it really is.
2010
I cannot tell you why I find this one more compelling than the rest of the Cage Crew, I just do. Another one of my favourite bad games.
2017
I'm not smart enough to know why this game is bad, I just like 1v1ing my friends and going "heehoo sord".
I have a crush on Ash