crow_witch
2011
Honestly, this game is a mess mechanically, and the environments and combat encounters are a mess. But. The characters and narrative are the strongest of the dragon age series. Origins is best overall, but DA2, in all its mess, has my heart.
I have friends who consider dragon quest "too simple" for their elite gamer brains. Well, they're just missing out on one of the loveliest rpgs. This was my first dragon quest, and I fell in love with its simple excellence. The highly detailed towns, the auto option for random encounters, the twists and turns of the story, and the characters made this game a favorite. And I just haven't stopped thinking about it.
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I found myself caring about the NPCs and setting in Majora's Mask so deeply. The palpable melancholy, the memorable settings, the knowledge that no matter how many times you reset, you can't save everyone... Yeah, I love this one a lot, and personally enjoyed it much more than Ocarina of Time.
A game that has some mess (what is the affinity system. why is it like that.), but which stole my heart anyway.
I'm excited to see what this team puts out next. This was messy, but interesting. Could've cut down on the "quirky always online" jokes. Honestly, the "Walk to the Sky" DLC was the best part of the game, the part where I actually felt deeply. Still though, this dev team shows so much talent, and I am excited to see what they do next!
Possibly the cutest Zelda game with some of the best storytelling in the whole series. I had some issues with it, but those final moments in the game more than made up for them.
2020
Loved, loved, loved this game. Needed some refining in the final boss fights, but I was so impressed with how much this game made me feel.
2018
This game expects a lot from its players/readers. The text is dense, heavily metaphorical. But as a sapphic who loves mech stories and lyrical New Weird science fiction (like the Annhilation trilogy) this was absolutely my shit. Not for most people probably, but great for me! I still prefer We Know the Devil for personal reasons, but damn I did enjoy this.
2021
I enjoyed this! Personally I found the controls on the switch to be a little tedious, so I would recommend a mouse for this game, otherwise the dragging over of items to organize gets a little tired. Still a relaxing, enjoyable experience, with a lovely ending.
I played Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Ocarina of Time, AND Majora's Mask last year, so I was happy to finally get around to beating Skyward Sword.
Not my favorite of the 3d Zeldas. I missed towns, though Skyloft was so memorable, and I wish the overworld had a little more variety than three areas.
Lanayru was the standout dungeon and area of the overworld, just so fun. And this game does have an amazing establishment of Zelda and Link's relationship. I also loved the collectibles and all the side quests.
But compared to the other 3d Zeldas? I wasn't quite as invested. Definitely worth playing, I had a lot of fun, just not personally as meaningful as the others for me.
Not my favorite of the 3d Zeldas. I missed towns, though Skyloft was so memorable, and I wish the overworld had a little more variety than three areas.
Lanayru was the standout dungeon and area of the overworld, just so fun. And this game does have an amazing establishment of Zelda and Link's relationship. I also loved the collectibles and all the side quests.
But compared to the other 3d Zeldas? I wasn't quite as invested. Definitely worth playing, I had a lot of fun, just not personally as meaningful as the others for me.
2012
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Ended up abandoning this game because I just couldn't take the constant homophobia aimed at Kanji and pervasive misogyny. No shade at anyone who loves this game, but I do wish those who loved it and reviewed it with such enthusiasm talked about these problems, cause as a queer gamer whose experienced so much homophobia personally...it was too painful to keep playing.
My first rhythm game! Turns out, I really like them. I had a lot of fun with this one, just playing a song or two at a time during breaks from studying during grad school.
The songs are vocaloid classics. As a rhythm game beginner, I found the mechanics straightforward and easy to learn, hard to master. I used button controls and found that better than touchscreen controls.
I didn't mess with the life sim stuff as much, I don't feel like it was very fleshed out. But the rhythm stuff was so so fun!
The songs are vocaloid classics. As a rhythm game beginner, I found the mechanics straightforward and easy to learn, hard to master. I used button controls and found that better than touchscreen controls.
I didn't mess with the life sim stuff as much, I don't feel like it was very fleshed out. But the rhythm stuff was so so fun!
Knights of the Old Republic was my high school game. The Dragon Age Series were my college games. It feels good to be back on my Bioware bullshit, and I'm so glad I waited until the Legendary Edition to do it.
2020
So impressed with how the minimalist UI and simple topographic maps could feel so immersive, like I was truly uncovering alien life on another planet. Amos Roddy's score and sound design are absolutely incredible, and add so much to the ambience of the experience.
I will be thinking about the oceans of Gliese 667 for a long time.
I will be thinking about the oceans of Gliese 667 for a long time.
2021
Honestly, it was fine. I personally didn't think the writing was strong enough to make this a truly emotional story (especially with the romantic dialogue), but it's pretty and relaxing!