+ Nemesis system is great in concept
+ Animations are smooth, from movement to combat, every action feels great to execute
+ Still a very good looking game on PC ten years later

- Game gets very repetitive after the first couple of hours, offers barely any challenge
- Nemesis system offers a lot of possible scenarios but none of them are particularly unique
- LotR lore and references don't really show up in meaningful ways throughout the game

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a pretty fun game, but the novelty can wear off rather quickly depending on how much you enjoy the core gameplay loop. Nemesis system doesn't work anywhere near as well as it feels like it should, and the challenge offered really isn't particularly interesting once you are past a certain point of strength. The world looks great, and the interactions between orcs are rather fun to witness.

+ Boss fights are all very good, a significant improvement over what was seen in Arkham Asylum
+ Side-quests related to specific villains were pretty interesting for the most part
+ Presentation remains very good, mods on PC are great

- Story was too ludicrous for my taste, required a lot of suspension of desbelief just to not be completely turned off by it
- "Open world" is completely pointless, traversing it isn't fun when all you want it to proceed to the next mission
- Catwoman's inclusion was just bizarre, served no real purpose in the overall experience

Arkham City is definitely a worse experience than Arkham Asylum in almost every aspect, save for its bosses which were all very fun. Not sure what they were going for with the inclusion of Catwoman as a playable character, nor do I think the "open world" was necessary in any way. This should definitely be a skip if you didn't like Asylum.

+ Significant step up in presentation from Kiwami, visuals look much better on every single front
+ Combat is a lot tighter, physics are much better this time around, bosses are much better as well
+ Kiryu remains a supremely interesting character in spite of everyone's occasional nonsense

- Plot ends up feeling very silly due to how dumb some character motivations are
- Majima's campaign was way too short
- Man in Black enemy type feels completely out of place from the rest of the enemies in the game

Yakuza Kiwami 2 is definitely a better experience than its predecessor, especially when it comes to its actual gameplay and presentation, making it much closer to Zero in this regard. Narrative feels a bit weak as none of the main antagonists hold a candle to the characters in Kiwami. The more romantic portions of the story, albeit not many, also a bit feel out of place this time around.