jacobsgord
2021
Just wish they wrote a story for this one
This is like the mario game I think of when someone says mario
2021
cool idk
I loved PSO2 and this was on track to be a huge step up but between the absolute GRIND it requires just to access simple parts of the "open world" and progress and the lack of real repeatable enjoyable content I just can't bother to keep up with it anymore.
I did not like this very much, the added tower defence segments really bring this down for me they just arn't very fun.
I played this as a child and one of my pokemon got poisoned and I didn't know that's what the screen glitching out when I walked meant so I threw my copy out because I thought it was broken.
SMT IV was my first title in mainline after getting into the franchise through persona 4g+5, I picked it up at gamestop for like 17$ knowing it was supposedly related to persona and expecting it to at least be alright and if it wasn't at least it was cheap so no big loss but holy fucking shit this game rewired my brain chemistry I love this game it's one of my favourite video games of all time now, thanks to purely this game I own every game in the entire franchise now.
First I'll talk about the combat, it's exceptional I didn't know it was basically the standard at the time for SMT but the concept of rewarding more turns for exploiting weaknesses and landing crits is just incredible I experienced this with persona but the one more system just doesn't compare how it feels to pass half turns onto the rest of the party and maximize the amount of of skills you can fire off in SMT IV there's just nothing else like it and smirking was a genius way to to add onto the press turn system and further reward exploitation and punish playing recklessly.
Second the ATMOSPHERE OH MY GOD I have never been as sucked into a games atmosphere as I was this game the exploration once you get past the long but imo enjoyable opening makes you really feel like you're exploring a myriad of real places that people once used to go about their business in. A high attention to detail really makes the locations in this game feel real and lived in. The music compliments this game extremely well it's creative and interesting and Atlus went all out giving this game an extremely robust soundtrack that adds to the atmosphere of each area insanely well this soundtrack got in my head so hard there were areas I'd walk into and freeze in place only to retreat back to the previous area and look else wear because the song playing in that area was so immediately intimidating and oppressive and idk how many times or for how long I've just sat on the world map paused just to listen to the over world theme on loop.
Thirdly the characters and writing which are just also great, SMT is big on exploring different ideologies and the extremes ideals can take us to as people. I still have to play some of the older games in the series but I don't think any other game in the franchise has displayed this as well as IV does travelling with your companions and seeing how the world effects them and changes them with their pre existing bias is just amazing I love all the characters to death and they feel so real and the way the change and things they believe in are just so natural for a game like this. This is going to sound very reddit but genuinely I think this was one of the first games/piece of media that really made me start thinking about my own world view and helped me start to deconstruct a lot of preconceived biases about people and religion and the world, this game genuinely helped me grow as a person and I am definitely bias towards this game as a result lol.
In conclusion, this is just the best one almost no other game has done or ever will accomplish what SMT IV sets out to do.
First I'll talk about the combat, it's exceptional I didn't know it was basically the standard at the time for SMT but the concept of rewarding more turns for exploiting weaknesses and landing crits is just incredible I experienced this with persona but the one more system just doesn't compare how it feels to pass half turns onto the rest of the party and maximize the amount of of skills you can fire off in SMT IV there's just nothing else like it and smirking was a genius way to to add onto the press turn system and further reward exploitation and punish playing recklessly.
Second the ATMOSPHERE OH MY GOD I have never been as sucked into a games atmosphere as I was this game the exploration once you get past the long but imo enjoyable opening makes you really feel like you're exploring a myriad of real places that people once used to go about their business in. A high attention to detail really makes the locations in this game feel real and lived in. The music compliments this game extremely well it's creative and interesting and Atlus went all out giving this game an extremely robust soundtrack that adds to the atmosphere of each area insanely well this soundtrack got in my head so hard there were areas I'd walk into and freeze in place only to retreat back to the previous area and look else wear because the song playing in that area was so immediately intimidating and oppressive and idk how many times or for how long I've just sat on the world map paused just to listen to the over world theme on loop.
Thirdly the characters and writing which are just also great, SMT is big on exploring different ideologies and the extremes ideals can take us to as people. I still have to play some of the older games in the series but I don't think any other game in the franchise has displayed this as well as IV does travelling with your companions and seeing how the world effects them and changes them with their pre existing bias is just amazing I love all the characters to death and they feel so real and the way the change and things they believe in are just so natural for a game like this. This is going to sound very reddit but genuinely I think this was one of the first games/piece of media that really made me start thinking about my own world view and helped me start to deconstruct a lot of preconceived biases about people and religion and the world, this game genuinely helped me grow as a person and I am definitely bias towards this game as a result lol.
In conclusion, this is just the best one almost no other game has done or ever will accomplish what SMT IV sets out to do.
2017
Truly awful but if you can somehow convince a group of friends to play with you watching everyone else suffer is really entertaining
2021
I LOVE the movement in this entry, it's so snappy and fun but at the same time that movement can get you across the map in under a minute sometimes, and that + just knowing where the monster is at all times really feels like it removes the "hunt" from Monster Hunter, still a lot of fun but almost feels like a glorified boss simulator with nothing else to offer.
2022
love this game for its aesthetics wish there was a bit more too it though, hopefully this will be addressed as it's still being developed but it's def a fun ride for a while.
2022
I love RPGs and this is hands down one of the best RPGs I have ever played, a literal masterclass of it's genre. The fact that this was originally on the SNES is kind of insane.
1988
Mario
1985
Mario
2020
I got to AR 36 and I just can't stand this game man. only got into it to play with some friends but multiplayer with people you actually know blows chuncks cause if theyre higher level then you you cant join their world and they fucking insta kill anything in yours, the gameplay feels so flaccid combat just feels really sluggish, and this is a more personal thing but I hate most of the character design.
Just not for me ig
Just not for me ig
2018
The vibes on this game are immaculate, also foudn this game and played it while I was inebriated and it was a great time.