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1986
This was a game I had on my actual NES as a kid and for years could never beat. Finally beat it without save states, and it surprised me how actually well thought out and ingenious the design of this game is for the time of release. A lot of levels that were excruciatingly hard actually had solutions built into the item drops and level design that took me a while to figure out, which made it a lot more satisfying to complete. In my opinion, its better than any of the classic NES MegaMan games including MegaMan 2.
2023
One of the best remakes I have ever seen of a video game, if not THE best. The original is one of my favorite games of all time, and the remake respects the original game while also adding its own personality to it that makes it stand on its own. I will absolutely continue to play this game for years to come, just like the original.
2021
This honestly felt like an old-school creepypasta game, but at the same time was still actually a really fun and energetic platformer. I 100%'d it and I actually really enjoyed getting the best times in levels, which is something I normally dont really like doing in games.
2019
There is honestly a lot to love about this game, and it really does have some excellent pacing and level design. The art is also absolutely phenomenal and is a real standout for the genre. My issues mainly boil down to a lack of polish in certain areas, and a very tedious and unintuitive mess when going for 100%, which I ultimately abandoned.
I'm still glad I played it, but I just wish I loved it is as much as other people. I guess I am just not the biggest fan of how Souls inspired games handle their sidequests in design, which is honestly what held it back for me.
I'm still glad I played it, but I just wish I loved it is as much as other people. I guess I am just not the biggest fan of how Souls inspired games handle their sidequests in design, which is honestly what held it back for me.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a modern Nintendo masterpiece. Legit the best platformer I have played since A Hat in Time and Mario Odyssey, while also having THE best boss battles of any 3D platformer I've played. Top that off with a genuinely interesting story and an amazing post game, and you have some of the best Kirby has to offer.
2018
TimeSpinner is a modern Metroidvania classic (more Igavania than Metroid) and is some of the most pure joy I’ve had playing a game in a while. Only real issue to some may be it's length and also not really doing anything new, however what it does set out to do it handles really well. It is also EXTREMELY gay, while also being handled in a very tasteful way. Would recommend everyone nostalgic for SNES era RPGs to give this game a go.