SamWise
2017
A near perfect immersive sim dream, other then a lackluster conclusion. Prey is one of the most captivating experiences the medium has to offer. Absolutely superb.
2023
The most fun and thrills I've had playing a multiplayer game in ages. I think that's worth praising given the bleak landscape of online gaming these days. Early access is this good now I hope to see it continue to grow.
2023
A fantastic Soulslike, and a stunningly exceptional debut from a new studio. But I'm more impressed that a piece of media ever made me invested or gave two shits about the most annoying character in fiction that is Pinocchio. Strange times were living in.
2022
"When the dreamer awakens, what happens to the inhabitants of the dream, and the world that was traveled?"
KIRA's labor of love to the games of Fromsoft's Kings Field & Shadow Tower is more then just an homage. It is a beautifully haunting dream I didn't want to wake up from. One of the years very best and underappreciated works of art.
KIRA's labor of love to the games of Fromsoft's Kings Field & Shadow Tower is more then just an homage. It is a beautifully haunting dream I didn't want to wake up from. One of the years very best and underappreciated works of art.
2023
Probably the most satisfying game shotgun I've used in awhile. Come for the F.E.A.R. inspired atmosphere , bullet time gameplay. Stay for the balls to wall, MW2 spec ops action schlock insanity that will have your ears ringing.
2022
Its Doom Eternal meets Vanquish, and you have chainsaws for legs of course I was gonna enjoy this.
2023
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2020
3 hours of chasing around a monster with boring encounters, and ending it with that teaser really reminds me that paid dlc like this sucks. The teaser itself was neat, and the added Alan Wake lore was cool too but why wasn't this just included at launch as a side quest in the game for players to find I'll never understand.
Inspite of some questionable design choices, & poor enemy AI. Remedy's SciFi horror thriller still remains a surreal captivating experience of thrilling storytelling, rich lore, shifting realities & supernatural oddities. Hope AW2 is as good as their claiming it to be.
2012
Only place worse a man can be condemned to then New Jersey...... Brazil
Women am I right? Thank you Remedy for accurately portraying my autobiography so well
2022
The Order 1886 if it had soul
"All things end, all things burn to ash. But you, my friend, burn bright."
A genuinely fun stealth action adventure with some immersive sim elements in Arkane's gothic city assassin sandbox of crooked politicians, rotten rich folk, dirty police, thugs and one plague rapturing the streets of Dunwell still makes for some thoughtful level design, beautiful art direction and one wronged man's mission of revenge still a joy to surf through even if it wasn't as difficult (even on the highest setting) that I was hoping for.
Edit: yet another game I started on PC recently that corrupted my save and thus I had to settle for a inferior version thanks to PC versions just never letting me enjoy games in peace without some technical hitch.
A genuinely fun stealth action adventure with some immersive sim elements in Arkane's gothic city assassin sandbox of crooked politicians, rotten rich folk, dirty police, thugs and one plague rapturing the streets of Dunwell still makes for some thoughtful level design, beautiful art direction and one wronged man's mission of revenge still a joy to surf through even if it wasn't as difficult (even on the highest setting) that I was hoping for.
Edit: yet another game I started on PC recently that corrupted my save and thus I had to settle for a inferior version thanks to PC versions just never letting me enjoy games in peace without some technical hitch.
2016
"I'll come back for you"
I still greatly admire and respect Sam Lake & Remedy's ambitious multi media experiment, race against time, 12 monkeys/primer inspired blockbuster adventure. Even if it falls short of those ambitions with the cheaply made CW live action episodes that feel more like homework and a chore to work through then substantial. A story that almost try's too hard to be convoluted but feels too stuffed with countless files, emails and collectibles that tie into the web series that amount to really nothing and almost wished I got just a couple of shorter cutscenes in there place just to learn more about important character motivations and goals and not hit the brakes between each act to watch a subpar web series. Despite in all of its story woes and weirdly placed moments where interactivity is taken away the gameplay is a blast even if it borders on surface level with stagnant AI that even on the hardest difficulty didn't make for much of a challenge. The narrative hits a couple of fun satisfying payoffs and concepts that make up for a lot of its paper thin characters, and boring worldbuilding. In the end Quantum Break mostly is a mixed bag of fun campy action thrills, middling cheaply written sci-fi melodrama, a weird web series, and beautifully impressive visuals that never really amount to any of Remedy's highest points or into an expierence I love or hate but find rather puzzling and inconclusive.
Sidenote: PC Gamepass/MS store version has a broken graphical glitch you should avoid this version as theres no fix.
I still greatly admire and respect Sam Lake & Remedy's ambitious multi media experiment, race against time, 12 monkeys/primer inspired blockbuster adventure. Even if it falls short of those ambitions with the cheaply made CW live action episodes that feel more like homework and a chore to work through then substantial. A story that almost try's too hard to be convoluted but feels too stuffed with countless files, emails and collectibles that tie into the web series that amount to really nothing and almost wished I got just a couple of shorter cutscenes in there place just to learn more about important character motivations and goals and not hit the brakes between each act to watch a subpar web series. Despite in all of its story woes and weirdly placed moments where interactivity is taken away the gameplay is a blast even if it borders on surface level with stagnant AI that even on the hardest difficulty didn't make for much of a challenge. The narrative hits a couple of fun satisfying payoffs and concepts that make up for a lot of its paper thin characters, and boring worldbuilding. In the end Quantum Break mostly is a mixed bag of fun campy action thrills, middling cheaply written sci-fi melodrama, a weird web series, and beautifully impressive visuals that never really amount to any of Remedy's highest points or into an expierence I love or hate but find rather puzzling and inconclusive.
Sidenote: PC Gamepass/MS store version has a broken graphical glitch you should avoid this version as theres no fix.
Gabe Newell and Valve might just be the kings of cucking