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Resident Evil 2
2019
improbably stellar remake of an already great game. the morning star of the capcom comeback. play it now.
OTXO
2023
A disappointingly shallow Hotline Miami-like experience. After about an hour or so the core gameplay begins to feel samey and it goes from being angry at the game but having fun, to being angry at how genuinely poorly designed it is. Enemies who clump up together in very small rooms in the later levels with little variations in tactics or core gameplay other than maybe 2 new enemies types and the levels being much larger, but unlike Hotline Miami, no shift-look feature to look around and zoom out of the level to see them from offscreen. It also doesn't help that the hotline miami styled trial and error gameplay doesn't work here since it's a one-life game. The smash-tv like formula hotline has just doesn't work for a rogue like.
Code Vein
2019
a decent soulslike marred by the worst level design known to man. boring characters and world. bad atmosphere. play it ONLY if you've beaten every fromsoft game and lies of p and you MUST play another one.
Lies of P
2023
the best soulslike not made by from software. ridiculously fun combat and weapon mechanics. great atmosphere. decent soundtrack. we can only hope this dev releases more copycat titles.
Battlefield 1
2016
the last great battlefield game. well designed maps, good art direction, exhilarating gameplay. may be remembered as the best in the series in years to come.
Super Seducer 2
2018
troll project by performance artist richard la ruina. never enlightening, often hysterical. get it for $10 or less.
a decent jrpg with a wonderful crafting system and fun, easy to break combat. dumb characters, dumber plot. you can skip the original release in favor of this remake.
very pretty game visually.
very pretty game visually.
Quake Live
2010
quake 3 arena for modern machines. evergreen gameplay. if you don't know quake, i can't help you.
killer point and click adventure title. wonderful story, compelling characters, and sensible puzzle solutions. great to play in bed or on the go.
immensely overrated. occasionally fun, mostly tedious. only for fans of old school JRPGs or the broader SMT series. may return at some point but i think ive tapped out all the fun i can from this one.