hollow_01
2019
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I love Metroidvanias, and this game is definitely one. Its artstyle is amazing, and the world it builds is really memorable. I think it lacks more bosses though, I would love to see something like a boss per area; a boss in the Jondo area for instance would have been awesome. My first playthrough wasn't amazing either, I got a bit lost and having only three bosses in like eight hours of gameplay didn't help me to feel like I was progressing in the game.
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Amazing game for sure. FromSoftware developed a world that awakens so much interest in me. Definitely the moments that marked my playthrough were playing hours in order to reach Undead Parish just to be back at Firelink with an elevator in one minute. And if that kind of world building and verticality was not enough, literally you play way more hours in order to reach Blighttown, and then the same thing happens. That is just amazing. Sadly the second half of this game is obviously way less polished and kinda ruins my will to replay this game, cause of course I don't wanna struggle through Izalith and Tomb of the Giants again. That's sad.
That plot twist at the end, when everything in this game makes sense, is one of the best gaming moments I've probably lived. Even so, I gotta say I have some issues with this game. First of all, the Somnium mechanic sucks. Beating a Somnium isn't something intuitive at all, and even if they are a good narrative mechanic, playing through them is pure pain. I also got a couple complaints about things like the controls being not intuitive, and also some details in the game's UI that could have been way better. Even so, the plot of this game makes everything worth it, for real.
This game ruined the Zelda franchise to me. Everything that made the Zelda games magical and amazing was scrapped out of the formula of this game. There's probably no game that I hate as much as this one, but even so I can't say it's a bad game, in fact I put like 150 hours into this. But yeah I can't put more stars in my rating cause I genuinely hate this game, but can't put less cause I don't know dude what can I say. I'm probably releasing a full Youtube video addressing everything I hate about this game and Tears of the Kingdom some day, cause that would be hours long.
EDIT: Who am I kidding I hate this game I can't give it two stars.
EDIT: Who am I kidding I hate this game I can't give it two stars.
2010
Looking back at the times where I played this game for the first time, Xenoblade Chronicles was the first game I played where its story, characters, world building and everything related to that was so important. I used to only play Mario and Zelda games, and probably something more mainstream from the PS3 and stuff, and when I played this game I was so blown away that I can't really describe it. It is just my favorite game ever and probably nothing will ever top it.
2020
Out of the three main Persona games I've ever played, this is the best one in the majority of aspects. Its characters are the most memorable, including every social link I was able to complete, its soundtrack is the most consistent and amazing, and it probably has the best story out of the three games I've played. I also enjoyed it like no other game of the series I've played so far. Sadly, I can't give it 5 stars cause I still think the fifth game is just mindblowing and man I played it at prime 2021 quarantine vibes and I love the 5th game a bit more than this one.
2017
This is like basically the perfect Metroidvania game, everything really is flawless, and I'm such a sucker for Metroidvania games, sooo...
Literally the first game I ever played. I remember being so happy after my parents got me a GameCube for Christmas. Sadly after the release of such incredible titles like Mario Kart Wii and 8 Deluxe I just can't really enjoy this game anymore.
2002
In retrospective this game is just so weird. Nostalgia hits hard cause this is like the second game I ever played and I really love it, but at this point I just gotta admit that Nintendo kinda was on drugs with a game like this. Up to this day listening the dialogs in this game is kinda cursed. But yeah I really love the hell out of this game, it's just one of the weakest Mario 3D entries for sure.
I loved watching my older cousin play this game all day in his GameCube, so one day somehow I got the game borrowed and it blew my 7-year-old mind so much that this is still probably my 2nd favorite game ever. I just love the Zelda saga so freaking much. This game means everything to me and playing it always feels like going back home. I've played its entirety like 15 times.
2006
Goofy ahhhh game bro. The boxing game was goated but the rest was boring even when I was a kid.
2015
One of those games everyone has to play. So creative.
I love how this game felt to me like playing Breath of the Wild a second time. As I said in that review, that game and this one killed the Zelda franchise to me. There's no turning back for this.
The Xenoblade Chronicles saga has made some of my favorite games ever and has never ever disappointed me. I lived almost a year super excited after the announcement of this game, and it did not disappoint at all for sure. It's pretty much a perfect game in my opinion. It means so much to me, even if it's only been out for a year and a half.
Monolith Soft has made the best DLC content ever in my opinion. This thing is so deep, I had a blast playing it and every aspect of it is pretty much perfect. I love Xenoblade man.