TheBored23
2017
2017
2019
As someone who has never played another Metal Gear game, I found myself hooked by the systemic stealth on offer. Infiltrating bases, taking out guards one by one, that stuff is catnip to me. There's also a busy story and boss fights which don't seem bad, but are not why I came to this game. I was more than willing to put up with those interruptions in a very satisfying loop.
2018
This is a game with really fun ideas, and a poor implementation of them. The sheer scale of the map is impressive, and I enjoyed driving around, exploring it, and creating photos and videos. Switching between vehicles on the fly is great fun. But all of that gets put towards a progression system that needlessly takes the form of an RPG style grind, endlessly repeating the game's limited selection of race events over and over. It deserves better.
2019
2016
2019
2019
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair borrows many of its best ideas from famous platformers of the past, but the combination of mechanics works out pretty well on the whole. The overworld and the remixing of each level are very cleverly done. Wish the titular Lair was a bit more flexible in its challenge, in line with the rest of the game.