YoshiyaKJ
1997
This review contains spoilers
This is gonna make people mad
I love Final Fantasy VII... 's first disc
The game up until about Aerith's Death feels like the masterpiece I expected going into the game. Even though I kinda knew a lot of the major stuff going into the game, I was still intrigued by the mystery of Sephiroth and the background behind all of these characters, and there were moments in the game that were genuinely emotional. But after disc 1 I felt like the story just really fell apart. The answers to those mysteries I got were unnecessarily confusing and weird which didn't really leave me satisfied at all. Also, there were so many incredible and emotional moments in disc 1, but there was maybe like 1 in the entire rest of the game. When I finished the game I just felt really disappointed by the story. And then aside from that, the random encounters are the worst and I constantly had to use the x3 speed increase in the switch version because of how slow everything feels. The amount of dumb gimmicky minigames is also incredible infuriating because most of them are just super clunky and dated. I will say the turn based combat itself is pretty much fun for the whole game and the soundtrack is actually a masterpiece, maybe even one of the greatest in video gaming history. I definitely will not say this game is "overrated" or that people that like it are just "blinded by nostalgia" because I think it's honestly great that people love this game so much, so I'll just go ahead and leave it at "not for me."
I love Final Fantasy VII... 's first disc
The game up until about Aerith's Death feels like the masterpiece I expected going into the game. Even though I kinda knew a lot of the major stuff going into the game, I was still intrigued by the mystery of Sephiroth and the background behind all of these characters, and there were moments in the game that were genuinely emotional. But after disc 1 I felt like the story just really fell apart. The answers to those mysteries I got were unnecessarily confusing and weird which didn't really leave me satisfied at all. Also, there were so many incredible and emotional moments in disc 1, but there was maybe like 1 in the entire rest of the game. When I finished the game I just felt really disappointed by the story. And then aside from that, the random encounters are the worst and I constantly had to use the x3 speed increase in the switch version because of how slow everything feels. The amount of dumb gimmicky minigames is also incredible infuriating because most of them are just super clunky and dated. I will say the turn based combat itself is pretty much fun for the whole game and the soundtrack is actually a masterpiece, maybe even one of the greatest in video gaming history. I definitely will not say this game is "overrated" or that people that like it are just "blinded by nostalgia" because I think it's honestly great that people love this game so much, so I'll just go ahead and leave it at "not for me."
Despite it's flaws, like its disappointing story and numerous technical issues, I still absolutely adore this game. The BOTW style is fantastically replicated here and there wasn't a moment where this felt like it was made by a different developer. The combat is super incredible as well with a variety of fun characters to play as. Oh and the soundtrack is fantastic and SUPER underrated
2017
Sonic Mania is the greatest Sonic game ever made and it's not even close. There is nothing more to say.
2017
Mario is the king of video games and Odyssey honestly just reinforces this completely. Nintendo has to pull of some insane wizardry to create a sequel that can capture even half the magic of this game.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is the perfect 2D platformer. It has smooth gameplay, an incredibly emotional story that follows up on the first game masterfully, an art style that makes any individual frame look like a painting in a museum, and enchanting music.
If I had to choose a favorite game behind the first Xenoblade, it would be this. I loved the first game but this game just improved on it in nearly every way. The combat is far more engaging and the story feels so much more relatable to me as a person. This game is not going to be for everyone and "objEctiVely" speaking it's not the greatest game ever, but this game truly is something special.
The greatest video game ever created. Perfect story, characters, music, world, combat, everything. I will never play a game greater than this
Not a massive fighting game fan or anything but this game is REALLY great, the sprites are incredible and the gameplay is simple enough for my dumb fighting game brain to have fun