Stewie
2023
I enjoyed the game for about the first 2/3rds; however, the last third I became pretty bored with the game since I did not care about the characters. The combat is great, but I think I should have played the game on normal, because hard had a bit too much grinding which might have caused myself to become bored with the game quicker.
1997
Final fantasy VII may be the most surprising game I have played in a long time. While some of the famous plot points were spoiled well before I played through them, I still found that many of them hit incredibly hard when seeing them in the context of the entire game. While the game has not aged perfectly in terms of presentation, the writing(even with translation issues) has to be up there for some of my all time favorite dialogue. I appreciate this the most in an age where most dialogue in JRPGs are delivered by anime trope filled characters(looking at you FE engage and Tales of Arise).
2021
2023
The game lacks polish in many areas whether its combat, story, or its generic dungeons. However, the game exudes passion in all of its dialogue from tons of jrpg references to some really good osts especially at the end of the game. That passion will always win me over even if the game could be improved in specific areas.
2020
2017
Difficulty in video games is one of the hardest balances to strike. I have played too many games where it feels like the simple answer to beating a boss fight is leveling up. That's not an option in Cuphead. In a game where you die a lot the greatest feat Cuphead achieves is making most deaths feel like user error. I knew my deaths were attributed to my lack of skill which in turn made my come crawling back to each boss fight. I look forward to getting through the dlc in the future.
2013
2021
There are legitimately some things I loved about the game. I loved the soundtrack, and I also really enjoyed the world which looked beautiful everywhere. That being said, I found the characters motives to flip flop all over the place. Towards the end some twists happen that characters motives wildly swing which I was not a big fan of. I recognize the game has some great strengths, but it was just not for me
2022
I really was impressed by the sheer amount of kingdom heart’s songs in the game. While I would say those looking for significant story development will be disappointed. In addition as the story from the games retold from Kairi’s story does not really add much to her character. The music aspect is actually pretty good, but due to the notes being enemies, they can be distracting and hard to tell what the actual rhythm is. While I can’t deny that nostalgia is what carries my review, the music from these games is just absolutely fantastic