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This game kinda rules.
This is really where metal gear got its stride going. So much of this game sets the tone and trajectory of the series going forward. The level design in this was solid with good pacing, and it’s insane how many segments from metal gear solid are just ripped out of this game exactly.
I also played the msx version/translation that came with the mgs collection volume and 1 and I much prefer the art and sprites here. I fucking hate the Sean Connery big boss and shit. gross ew.
You better make it in time for Christmas dinner snake, gotta be tired of those rations.
This is really where metal gear got its stride going. So much of this game sets the tone and trajectory of the series going forward. The level design in this was solid with good pacing, and it’s insane how many segments from metal gear solid are just ripped out of this game exactly.
I also played the msx version/translation that came with the mgs collection volume and 1 and I much prefer the art and sprites here. I fucking hate the Sean Connery big boss and shit. gross ew.
You better make it in time for Christmas dinner snake, gotta be tired of those rations.
The true Metal Gear starts here.
Metal Gear 1 had the basics down ofc but this is where things really take off, the narrative becomes more complex while leaning on the political trappings the series is known for, the gameplay is better (it’s very much 2D MGS1, just less refined) and so on and so on
The worst i can say about is it can have some really obtuse puzzles & progression, lots of difficulty spikes too iirc
Metal Gear 1 had the basics down ofc but this is where things really take off, the narrative becomes more complex while leaning on the political trappings the series is known for, the gameplay is better (it’s very much 2D MGS1, just less refined) and so on and so on
The worst i can say about is it can have some really obtuse puzzles & progression, lots of difficulty spikes too iirc
Sonic the Hedgehog
2006
this game sucks
Sonic the Hedgehog
2006
Peak trash.
Sonic the Hedgehog
2006
I really thought the game wasn’t that bad huh.
Sonic the Hedgehog
2006
I have finally. Finally finished Sonic The Hedgehog (2006). Thank god. The characterization is amazing. The soundtrack is top tier and one of my favorites in the entire series AND overall. Shadow's Story is well written. The CGI cutscenes are just gorgeous.
The loading screens. Yeah my god they are bad. I'm sure they aren't as bad as on Xbox, but man on Playstation can they be long as hell and annoying. When you talk to an NPC, they gave you a side quest and you said yes and loading screen. Then give you information that's obvious or that you already know and... loading screen. It's crazy that you need a loading screen just for a single piece of dialogue to get into ANOTHER loading screen. The story as a whole though? Is garbage. Awful. Convoluted. Filled with plot holes. Sonic's story is god awful. Silver's story is bad. Elise is such a boring and bland character that I can't find anything great about her. Nothing special about her like with Blaze, Amy, and Rouge. Just.... nothing. They hardly used Blaze AT ALL until the ending of Silver's story. Which is disappointing. The gameplay.... My god it is... such a awful experience. The level design is god awful. The stages don't seem finished. The gameplay is glitchy and buggy. For example, in Wave Ocean when you're being chase by killer whales, you could miss a dash pad through no fault of your own yet the game is supposed to push you to the next dash pad. The mach speed sections are badly designed and terrible. It seems like a good idea, but the execution is bad.Besides Sonic, Blaze, and Shadow. I hated how each character plays. Knuckles and Rouge get stuck on walls and can't even get off until the game demands it. Tails, Amy, and Silver is slow as hell. The enemy AI is garbage. The boss designs are awful. Silver's gameplay is the worst out of everyone's. I hate how we have to go through the blue side quests in order to go through the story because it just feels like they are trying to pad out the game. The physics are god awful. The game looks ugly. The models are the humans characters look so ugly. Its graphics are just awful. I mean.... how is it that Beyond Good and Evil (a game released on Gamecube) looks better than this game. Uncharted Drake's Fortune on PS3 looks better than this. Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2. Hell Sly 3 looks better than this game. How is that possible that this game looks worse than a PS2 game?
Overall, one of the worst Sonic games I have experience. From its gameplay to its story. Although there are things to praise, the huge amount of flaws outweighs all of the good. It's clear that this game had potential, but Sega of course got way too involved and rushed Sonic Team from the product to be at its full potential. Just an extremely bad game that got rushed and unfinished and is a complete broken product.
The loading screens. Yeah my god they are bad. I'm sure they aren't as bad as on Xbox, but man on Playstation can they be long as hell and annoying. When you talk to an NPC, they gave you a side quest and you said yes and loading screen. Then give you information that's obvious or that you already know and... loading screen. It's crazy that you need a loading screen just for a single piece of dialogue to get into ANOTHER loading screen. The story as a whole though? Is garbage. Awful. Convoluted. Filled with plot holes. Sonic's story is god awful. Silver's story is bad. Elise is such a boring and bland character that I can't find anything great about her. Nothing special about her like with Blaze, Amy, and Rouge. Just.... nothing. They hardly used Blaze AT ALL until the ending of Silver's story. Which is disappointing. The gameplay.... My god it is... such a awful experience. The level design is god awful. The stages don't seem finished. The gameplay is glitchy and buggy. For example, in Wave Ocean when you're being chase by killer whales, you could miss a dash pad through no fault of your own yet the game is supposed to push you to the next dash pad. The mach speed sections are badly designed and terrible. It seems like a good idea, but the execution is bad.Besides Sonic, Blaze, and Shadow. I hated how each character plays. Knuckles and Rouge get stuck on walls and can't even get off until the game demands it. Tails, Amy, and Silver is slow as hell. The enemy AI is garbage. The boss designs are awful. Silver's gameplay is the worst out of everyone's. I hate how we have to go through the blue side quests in order to go through the story because it just feels like they are trying to pad out the game. The physics are god awful. The game looks ugly. The models are the humans characters look so ugly. Its graphics are just awful. I mean.... how is it that Beyond Good and Evil (a game released on Gamecube) looks better than this game. Uncharted Drake's Fortune on PS3 looks better than this. Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2. Hell Sly 3 looks better than this game. How is that possible that this game looks worse than a PS2 game?
Overall, one of the worst Sonic games I have experience. From its gameplay to its story. Although there are things to praise, the huge amount of flaws outweighs all of the good. It's clear that this game had potential, but Sega of course got way too involved and rushed Sonic Team from the product to be at its full potential. Just an extremely bad game that got rushed and unfinished and is a complete broken product.
Haunting Ground
2005
hewie you'll always be famous
Haunting Ground
2005
literally the most misunderstood game ever
If you had told me Bloober team made this, I would have believed you. I just have no more patience for the first person, walking sim, run away from any threat horror games ignoring the fumbling of the writing and content warning that ruined any atmosphere for the next 5 minutes after they appeared. The game looks fine visually, the monster design I'd put on the lower end of "good" for the series and getting Yamaoka back for the music are the good things I can say about it
absolutely awful and the chases are bugged as hell. i won’t finish this game and i wouldn’t even say it’s worth it to do so because the story is just as bad as the walking sim bullshit they pull. genuinely sick of these types of games and i now understand why people dislike this so much
Alan Wake II
2023
In no way do I feel well-spoken or intelligent enough to add anything of value to the meta-narrative and events of this game, but all I'll say is you need to play this game. It's an insane undertaking that entirely pays off, I genuinely haven't been this enamoured by a game in a long, LONG time.
Initiation 4 alone makes this game a 10/10
I will end this with a bit of a warning though, as I have a decently powerful PC but had so much trouble with audio stuttering and frame drops, so if possible I'd avoid playing on PC for a perfect experience.
Initiation 4 alone makes this game a 10/10
I will end this with a bit of a warning though, as I have a decently powerful PC but had so much trouble with audio stuttering and frame drops, so if possible I'd avoid playing on PC for a perfect experience.