I had confused feelings after completing Scarlet Nexus. The game has excellent graphics that give the impression you are watching an anime at all times. The art style and atmosphere in the game are great featuring a futuristic urban/metropolis feel. Gameplay is solid featuring ranged combat (beat the game in the Kasane route) with interesting telekinesis mechanics where you use the environment to hurt enemies. Interesting mechanic with party members to active different skills and attacks that have different effects and need to be strategized with different types of enemies and bosses. I prefer action based combat systems so this was a plus.

With all that being said, the game had great ingredients to make an excellent jRPG but I ended up feeling that it was simply "good" and not excellent. Something about the story didn't fulfill me and especially the characters felt somewhat dull despite good voice acting and scripting. The bond between characters and world-building was simply not up to par and ended up affecting my overall enjoyment.

Overall a solid jRPG but I was anticipating for a greater and better experience.

The Forgotten City has a wonderful blend of characters, story, and setting that combined with solid gameplay and presentation created one of the best games of 2021.

It's crazy to think that this is based on a mod for Skyrim but you can definitely tell the creator(s) have put a lot of thought and effort in the story and setting while maintaining a balance and sense that are challenged by the time loop mechanic of the game.

It's hard reviewing narrative-heavy games like this one while avoiding spoilers but all that needs to be known is that the Forgotten City is a beautiful story that respects your time (can be beaten in 10 hours or less) and is most definitely worth checking out.

Cruisn Blast follows the over-the-top arcade racing gameplay style that has been a characteristic of the series since the first game in the 90s but increases it to a different level. Levels have all sorts of dynamic changes in the environments that include explosions, earthquakes and crazy jumps; while vehicles range from normal racing cars to helicopters, dinosaurs, etc. I always loved the insane over the top presentation of the previous games so naturally love how this game takes this to the umpteenth level.

The performance is pretty good in the Nintendo Switch and the game does a good job encouraging players to replay different levels and circuits several times in order to get upgrades and new vehicles. It would have been nice to have more levels available.

Another great entry in the modern Tomb Raider trilogy. This game adds a few improvements versus the 2013 first entry.

Story is solid but not great. Gameplay is where the game shines featuring a solid 3rd person gunplay combat system, puzzle solving in different tombs, exploration in semi open world areas, crafting of items and materials, as well as unlocking skills. This game definitely takes a page out of the Uncharted games and it's not a bad thing at all. The cinematic presentation combined with solid gameplay makes this for a very fun adventure action game. Also, "mature" Lara rocks.

RE3 remake was an enjoyable game despite some shortcomings. Graphics are excellent thanks to the new RE engine from Capcom and exploring the streets of Raccoon City in more detail was great.

Gameplay is similar to the RE2 remake with a 3rd person camera angle and with the addition of dodge mechanics that can be very handy if you have good timing.

Unfortunately, some content from the original game such as the clock tower was cut, and the Nemesis fights are fairly scripted but overall I think RE3 introduces some new improvements in terms of graphics and gameplay. The game is fairly short but so was the original. I think true RE fans should play both and enjoy each game for what they are.

Battlefield 3 is my most played game of all time with 2,000+ hours (and counting thanks to EA Pass via Game Pass). While BF3 might not be as 'fun' as Bad Company 2 was in terms of multiplayer and single player campaigns, it still provides excellent modern warfare themed stages, vehicles and weapons that combined with a tactful level design make up a great package for competitive online gaming.

As a side note, the single player campaign is fairly terrible for the most part but then again, the meat and potatoes of BF games have been and always be the multiplayer modes (Conquest and Rush specifically).

It took a few tries for me to get into Celeste but my third time was the charm and I'm glad I stuck around. Celeste is truly one of the best modern side-scrolling platforming games out there due to its addicting yet punishing level and overall setup. Controls are very precise and easy to learn but the gameplay and the way levels are prepared will test every single ounce of platforming skills and experience you have. Thankfully this game features a screen by screen checkpoint system similar to Super Meat Boy that encourages quick repetition and helps reduce (somewhat) the frustration of dying over and over. It is precisely this "try again" mechanic that will keep you hooked to the game and keep you coming back for more.

To boot, soundtrack is very good, the story is simple and doesn't get much in the way of interrupting and taking away time from the game, and the replay value is high due to post-game content and unlockables/collectables that you will have to go back for.

Having only played the original on the PS1 for a couple hours, this was the perfect excuse to play one of the highest acclaimed and most influential jRPGs of all time.

It's hard to have final thoughts on this game since the story is not complete, but as far as this first part is concerned this is a very solid jRPG with an intriguing story, good characters, good combat system (I actually prefer this more dynamic action-based system) and good soundtrack/voice acting. The only bad thing now is to wait for the other parts to come out...