Bio
CS major with ASD. I love collecting physical copies, and I'll play whatever garbage Nintendo puts out.
I replay games a lot, so my log is kind of a mess of one-off sessions :P
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2 n' under - Not enjoyable
2.5 stars - Average / meh
3 stars - Enjoyable
4 stars - Very enjoyable
5 stars - Impacted me in a personal way
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Personal Ratings
1★
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Journaled games at least 15 days a month over a year

1 Years of Service

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GOTY '23

Participated in the 2023 Game of the Year Event

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Played 500+ games

Loved

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Journaled games once a day for a month straight

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Journaled 5+ games in a single day

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Found the secret ogre page

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Journaled games once a day for a week straight

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Become mutual friends with at least 3 others

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Voted for at least 3 features on the roadmap

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Played 250+ games

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Participated in the 2022 Game of the Year Event

N00b

Played 100+ games

Favorite Games

Rhythm Heaven Fever
Rhythm Heaven Fever
A Hat in Time
A Hat in Time
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy
Mother 3
Mother 3
Beat Saber
Beat Saber

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Total Games Played

083

Played in 2024

055

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Muse Dash
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May 14

Beat Saber
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May 14

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Splatoon, but singleplayer, and you're a cute Pomeranian instead of a squid!
Doronko Wanko was a really fun but short game, good way to blow off steam. You get mud all over your owner's house and destroy stuff, and as the house gets dirtier you unlock more items to increase your efficiency. It's a blast! There are basic achievements too, and they are pretty easy to get while still being fun to hunt for.

Oh, and you can get a mud machine gun for maximum destruction.
Enough said. Go play this. It's free.

Someone is four-widing in your lobby and they are super annoying but you just wanna get the limited edition theme: The Game ™️

I'm having a hard time writing the review for this, so I'll keep it brief.
Coming from the high of Metal Gear Solid, I expected more of the same and that's largely what I got, plot twists and all. My favorite aspect of the game was the story, it was super engaging! It sucked me in just like MGS1 and I ended up beating MGS2 in under a week. I loved how modern it felt, with all the AI discussion and internet censoring. Still very relevant today, perhaps even more so. Please play it blind! You'll be pleasantly surprised.

Moving on, The controls were disappointing. MGS2 is my first experience with the PS2 despite having grown up in the 2000's, and I really do not like the pressure sensitive buttons. I got used to it by the end (sorta) but for most of my 12 hour playthrough, the buttons felt unresponsive and made snake/ raiden feel sluggish in return.
Putting the controller aside, the controls feel largely unchanged from mgs1 and I don't mean that in a good way. Oftentimes I would stick to a wall when I didn't mean to, or I would accidentally crawl while trying to shoot and then I would be a sitting duck, even climbing ledges felt clunky. There are some platforming sections mid game that were super frustrating because of this. I get that's kinda how stealth games should work but it still felt inopportune in certain moments. Swimming was clunky, there is still a tricky button mashing section like MGS1, I could go on.

The graphics and sound are impressive though. MGS2 has aged very well on that front, and I liked how footage from MGS1 was in some of the codec calls. I'm a sucker for fan service, I know. I need to find the score for this and put it into my vgm playlist asap! One could say the vibes are immaculate.

I'm not really sure how to word my feelings towards Metal Gear Solid's sequel. It was more of the same, which was both good and bad for me. I didn't enjoy it as much as the first game, but it was still quite memorable and I'll probably stick around to play the third game!