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My first Souls-like game. Really enjoyed the story and character interactions and the gameplay was slower paced and challenging; I played on the second highest difficulty, but I had to turn it down to normal during the arena fight; I could not for the life of me dodge any attacks cause the enemies were too aggressive.
1991
Iconic soundtrack (even when the songs aren’t from the film score), but everything else is so bad.
Nostalgia over load! Had such a good time with this when I was in 1st or 2nd grade. Charming animations and a lot of interactivity with the story.
1996
Ugly graphics and awful play control. Play the Genesis or SNES version instead.
Ton of nostalgia for this one! Printed out so many custom comic books using the toolset in this game.
Fun activity center with great graphics at the time and a lot of charm.
Lots of nostalgia for this one; got a bonus edition from Target or Walmart that had a few extra tower defense missions included which was this version’s main gimmick. Very simple and handhold level design make this a bit shallow to replay, but I enjoyed my time with it enough.
1995
A great but challenging licensed platformer! Great and fluid sprite work with an underrated yet GODTIER soundtrack that’s honestly one of my favorites from the 16-Bit era (so much variety and cool melodies). Played every version of this game more times than I can count (not the game boy version 😂), but the Sega Genesis version is the best as it has a wider screen radius making it easier to control and has a few bonus levels and mission objectives compared to the Super NES version. PC port is trash with awful physics despite improved graphics. The GameBoy version is so barren and dull it’s not even worth playing. Even though it’s not perfect it’s still one of my most favorite games to replay.
1999
It’s not very clear how anything in this game is supposed to function. Awful controls and very glitchy to boot, filled with ugly sprite work and horrid repetitive music.
Fun if simple story mode, but the ToyBox mode is something I spent hours on. Tons of charm and care for the Toy Story IP.
2007
Impressive for the time, but a port of the inferior PS2/WII version of the game. AWFUL loading times that stretch on forever make this almost unplayable.
As a kid this was super fun! Just too simple to play as an adult without inducing boredom.
TBD
Interesting if simple beta for the unreleased Spider-Man 4. Basic gameplay and not much to do, but it’s fun to see what could’ve been.
Imo the modern day story is uninteresting after the events of AC3, but the expanded naval combat is so fun as it’s own game that it doesn’t matter. Edward is a fun protagonist and it was shocking to see the AC3 connection once I beat the story as I completely forgot about it. Just don’t go into this game expecting the typical Assassin’s Creed gameplay experience as the tailing / stealth missions are almost an afterthought compared to the pirating / sailing mechanics.
Played on PS4 via the Ezio Collection. The weakest of the Trilogy, but the conclusion of Ezio’s story/life is so satisfying that it makes it worth playing till the end. The tower defense sections here are ok, but are far too numerous and become tiring toward the end of the game. Also the dynamic in the present day story between Desmond and Clay is interesting, but drags.