andrew_mc
I've played entirely too much Smash Ultimate, and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. It's a lot of fun when it works, but the online matchmaking is appalling and I find myself extremely frustrated with a lot of the newer characters.
2020
Really enjoyed it, but never went back to it after the 'twist'. Maybe resource management just stresses me out too much.
2019
Only played for a couple of hours. I recall really appreciating it but it was intense.
Played a ton of this in co-op mode. Loved the depth, the environments, the intense battles with wild outcomes (oops we set everything on fire again), but found the story and the choices getting a bit muddy (if that makes sense). I reckon we set this down because as we approached Arx the loading times got incredibly long (up to 5 minutes), and so dying or restarting or the game crashing became a very frustrating experience.
2020
Cute little puzzle game. Not a ton of depth, but an intriguing core mechanic and some characters and conundrums.
2014
I mean it's an idle game. I enjoyed it to an extent, appreacited the aesthetic and little puzzles, but it got dull after a while and it was sucking up a ton of my brain power.
2020
Fun little mobile puzzler, very cute. Started to feel quite samey and ocassionally abitrarily difficult. IIRC they're bringing out a big overhaul soon so maybe I'll check it out again.
2018
Very pretty, lovely soundtrack, but beyond that a fairly straightforward platformer with #indiegamedepressionmetaphor vibes.
2019
😍😍😍
The port is a bit janky, but I had a ton of fun with this. Easy to see why it's a classic with such an instrinsically joyful core mechanic and a tremendous soundtrack. (warning: playing this literally melted the thumbsticks on my gamepad... I mean it was on the way out anyway but the left one is no longer circular)
2021
I'm ambivalent about this one. I loved the vibe and exploring, the cooking minigames were neat and I did enjoy the fishing and writing, but by ~6 hours in I'd gotten to grips with it all and it started getting a bit repetitive. The final straw was when I hit a bug (stuck in the shop UI) that meant I'd lose like an hour of gameplay and I just gave up and watched the rest on a Let's Play. Also, shout out for including pronoun selection for you and your partner (even if some NPC dialogue doesn't seem to account for it)
2021
I really loved Sable. It captures everything I love in open world exploration games -- lonesome treks across the map, meeting new people, exploring new areas. The environments were stellar, I loved the ships and the lightning village and the giant bridge.
It was only marred by a few quirks with the controls and graphics, and the fact that I didn't realise there were stamina upgrades until I was almost done lol. And also that I only found the hidden temple right at the very end, and had to leave the game running for about an hour before I could finish it.
It was only marred by a few quirks with the controls and graphics, and the fact that I didn't realise there were stamina upgrades until I was almost done lol. And also that I only found the hidden temple right at the very end, and had to leave the game running for about an hour before I could finish it.
2021
Minus points for very awkward controls, feeling a bit 'on rails' at times, and not doing more with the EMMIs, but otherwise an incredible and atmospheric game with some unbelievably good boss fights.
2021
A really neat core concept with a lot of variability in the different weapons. The beast designs were great and the levels very satisfying, but I'd have preferred the game to focus on that and be a bit more arcade-y. I didn't love the characters, and every time I had to talk to someone or search the map it felt like a chore. I just wanted to smash some blocks.
2017
Beautiful art, lovely music. Interesting and initially mind-blowing core mechanic which could have been played with a bit more, but for the short length of the game held its own. Rather bland story that felt like it was getting in the way a bit.