As someone who doesn't typically click with puzzle games (see Cocoon) Chants of Sennaar really gripped me the entire way. Figuring out what words meant through context clues alone, making up sentences with glyphs I didn't know was very satisfying and made me feel smart, and the drive of the game being essentially the thirst for knowledge was really unique. The narrative wasn't exactly mind blowing but it engaged me enough that I found myself pushing through to the conclusion and completing as much of the game as possible (22/25 achievements). Highly recommend this one.

Good game! The constant drive (hehe) to make my car better definitely pushed me through this one. Funnily it took me right to the end of the game to finally upgrade my engine and realise how handicapped I had been for the 19 hours prior. But still I loved the journey of every trip, coming back and adding a new gadget or piece of bodywork to my car which eventually made it into an acceptable vehicle. I will say it definitely felt like it dragged towards the end, the gameplay loop of going on longer and longer routes was getting tiresome and I felt myself just speeding through later routes to get to the objective but overall still a very fun game that I recommend.

I am truly perplexed. Everything I have ever read about this game is that it is the peak of the genre, one of the best combat systems to experience in a game and truly a benchmark. And yet, it bored me, the combat didn't excite me and the story was a bit nonsensical. I don't want to trash DMC 5, I am probably hurt by entering the franchise on its 5th entry and I haven't engaged in many games of this type. But for me, this was not the experience I expected and it never truly gripped me over 10 hours.