Years ago, Persona 3 opened my eyes.
It was possibly one of my highest peaks of gaming, the game showed me what a truly amazing story is and made me cry for the first time.

On launch day, I woke up so early that the sun hadn't even come up yet. I drove down to pick up my Aigis Edition as soon as the store opened and holding it in my hands, I knew this game would change my life once more.

As soon as the opening began to play, I smiled.. One thing I love is music, and Persona 3 means so much to me. I knew immediately what to expect, peak.

I continued through the game, my favourite social links were now voiced and moments that hit me as a kid hit me even more now as a young adult/adult.

Before I knew it, it was over. The wonderfully remade Kimi No Kioku flooded my ears, my eyes immediately began to well up.

This is art, not just a game. This story is NECESSARY to experience by my standards.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 builds on what made the first game so great, the combat has been refined so it's not so repetitive and feels like you can really express yourself with the ability to pick and choose your special moves. However, what holds this game back is the post-game content that feels a lot less enjoyable. My biggest gripe with the first game was having to do 5 crimes in each district, which could lead to swinging around for ages before a crime would pop up. This has been removed from the sequel, but has been replaced with excessive spider-bot collectables and repetitive nests.