RumbleRose
2005
This game gave me anxiety. 9/10
The developers were like "man i wish there was a new paper mario game that was good" and they created the change they wanted to see in the world.
Colorful, exciting world that is deeper than it seems, populated by equally colorful characters that are equally as deep. The combat is really fun and I love exploring the world.
Colorful, exciting world that is deeper than it seems, populated by equally colorful characters that are equally as deep. The combat is really fun and I love exploring the world.
Most of this should have been in the base game. The stuff that is actually extra are the postgame data battles and digital greeting sections.
Certainly the best of the Persona dancing games
A fantastic Kingdom Hearts collection. Huge bang for your buck. My only complaint is that you can't play Days.
Also the final mix palette swaps for monsters is super weird for me but thats personal taste.
Also the final mix palette swaps for monsters is super weird for me but thats personal taste.
2012
An immensely joyful, moving, and inventive minimalist platformer. Made me tear up a few times <3.
It barely runs on the PSP :(
Look it's not good but I do think it's fun amd has some good story beats and neat gameplay ideas.
Highly recommend playing this version rather than the 3d remake. The game doesn't transfer super well from 2d to 3d in terms of playability.
One of my favorite stories period. Sadly it's hidden behind some truly janky card game mechanics. I have a lot of affection for this game, and the pixel art is super cute, but actually playing the game is a pain.
One of my favorite stories period. Sadly it's hidden behind some truly janky card game mechanics. I have a lot of affection for this game, and the pixel art is super cute, but actually playing the game is a pain.
2020
A love letter to vaporwave, and a fascinating murder mystery. The setting is so well-realized and seeps into every aspect of the gameplay and the narrative, as a good setting should.
Empty beachside town in a transcendent reality among elder gods with satanist trappings is a bonkers place to solve a murder but I wouldn't have it any other way.
The characters are equally bonkers and compelling, and figuring out who is lying and why and what happened makes for engaging gameplay.
The point of the game, even more than solving a murder, is to get to know the characters and to explore the incredibly fleshed out world. And I spent hours and hours doing just that.
Empty beachside town in a transcendent reality among elder gods with satanist trappings is a bonkers place to solve a murder but I wouldn't have it any other way.
The characters are equally bonkers and compelling, and figuring out who is lying and why and what happened makes for engaging gameplay.
The point of the game, even more than solving a murder, is to get to know the characters and to explore the incredibly fleshed out world. And I spent hours and hours doing just that.
2015
This review contains spoilers
This game hit me with a sledgehammer, emotionally. Go into this completely blind, you won't be disappointed. Spoilers below.
A hugely important game about audience interpretation of art, and the insidious parasocial relationship that can form between an artist and their audience. The dangerous entitlement and transgression of boundaries that can occur between these groups is uh. Upsetting to realize, after a creeping sense of "this is kind of weird." The lamp post........
This game influenced the way I think about art, artists, and the audience.
A hugely important game about audience interpretation of art, and the insidious parasocial relationship that can form between an artist and their audience. The dangerous entitlement and transgression of boundaries that can occur between these groups is uh. Upsetting to realize, after a creeping sense of "this is kind of weird." The lamp post........
This game influenced the way I think about art, artists, and the audience.
Telltale's absolute best game. Incredibly captivating story and A+ character writing all around.
I'm ashamed how into Handsome Jack I am in this game.....
I'm ashamed how into Handsome Jack I am in this game.....
This was a game made for me personally
2016
Fantastic atmospheric action and exploration game that I will probably never finish bc of my crippling Bad at Video Games disease.
Why did we never get this gimmick again? My favorite mario kart