it's hard not to feel bad for Babylon's Fall. like many people, i have a certain fondness for Platinum Games and want to see them succeed. but MAN is this not it. originally, i had the impression this was a Souls-like linear action game but it turned out to be this off-putting 'live service' slop (this game has a fuckin battlepass lmao) produced on a budget of peanuts with the visual appeal of one of those 60fps ai anime edits. it's a scummy feeling game, but i still can't help but feel bad since i loved Platinum. this game was also released at quite possibly the worst time there could ever be for any game, a week after Elden Ring - one of the most anticipated and highly critically acclaimed games ever released in the history of the medium. this is game would be lucky to even reach Balan Wonderworld levels of infamy, but i doubt anyone'll remember its name in the years to come.