TheApplebane
2016
This game frequently puts me in the annoying position of having to defend a game I don't like that much because I think most of the criticisms people have of it are stupid. Oh well.
The Big the Cat story singlehandedly knocks an entire star off the score here
This review contains spoilers
Now, Takuji Mamiya may be what one might call a "deranged cult leader" but he's a good person at heart, I swear!
...Why are you looking at me like that?
...Why are you looking at me like that?
2012
A game with a lot of charm but also a lot of bullshit. The bullshit reaches critical mass in Fight or Flight, a level in the third and final chapter of the game, and the reason why I have not and likely will not ever actually beat this game. Of course, plenty of good games have bad levels in them, and this is a good game. I just really enjoy moving around in this game, more than in most games I've played, even if it can be janky at times. And the soundtrack is obviously amazing. So, I do like this game, despite its flaws.
1996
This game is fun! Sure, it has a lot of the jank you'd expect of a game that basically created an entire genre, but I can definitely forgive it for that. A classic, through and through.
2002
I spent two years of my life on this game
2016
Much better as a platform for mods than it is as an actual game