jensen
I went into this game expecting it to be absolute ass, but turns out, it was only moderately ass! Shame it's so buggy it's almost literally unplayable :,)
I'm not joking when I say that I had to conduct a six-step ritual in order to start this game up. You had to open origin, start game, end process, restart game, DO NOT IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE TOUCH A BUTTON, sit through a 30 min loading screen and then- voila. And it's not much of a voila either, considering how pouring half-an-hour into getting past the start screen wasn't a guarantee the game wouldn't crash once running. Oh and if I left the game unattended for more then ~7 minutes it just... froze? Which is pretty bad, considering the game is not good enough to bother EXORCISING BACK TO LIFE.
In all seriousness, it really wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be. It has a touch of the soullessness I find plagues many modern triple-A releases with far-too-large open worlds (DA:I, Fallout 5, etc etc.), but it's not incoherent or unenjoyable- it's just meh. Story is meh. Ryder is meh. Companions are meh. Mechanics are meh. I like the concept itself well enough- in the beginning I was even enjoying myself- but the further the game went the more I just wanted it to end and to punch the shit out of Ryder and that dumb AI and the companions whose personality can be boiled down into one singular character trait that they kept nagging to you about over and over (Vetra and her sister, that engine guy's desire to have a child, Cora and THE ASARI YES WE GET IT- and so on).
On the plus side, this game really turned me off gaming, which is perfect in time for summer!
I'm not joking when I say that I had to conduct a six-step ritual in order to start this game up. You had to open origin, start game, end process, restart game, DO NOT IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE TOUCH A BUTTON, sit through a 30 min loading screen and then- voila. And it's not much of a voila either, considering how pouring half-an-hour into getting past the start screen wasn't a guarantee the game wouldn't crash once running. Oh and if I left the game unattended for more then ~7 minutes it just... froze? Which is pretty bad, considering the game is not good enough to bother EXORCISING BACK TO LIFE.
In all seriousness, it really wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be. It has a touch of the soullessness I find plagues many modern triple-A releases with far-too-large open worlds (DA:I, Fallout 5, etc etc.), but it's not incoherent or unenjoyable- it's just meh. Story is meh. Ryder is meh. Companions are meh. Mechanics are meh. I like the concept itself well enough- in the beginning I was even enjoying myself- but the further the game went the more I just wanted it to end and to punch the shit out of Ryder and that dumb AI and the companions whose personality can be boiled down into one singular character trait that they kept nagging to you about over and over (Vetra and her sister, that engine guy's desire to have a child, Cora and THE ASARI YES WE GET IT- and so on).
On the plus side, this game really turned me off gaming, which is perfect in time for summer!
*slaps divinity original sin 2* this bad boy can fit so much fucking gameplay in it
this game absolutely rocks and I don't think I will ever shut up about it. not only is it a close-to-flawless RPGs on its own, it also features a multiplayer implementation(!!!!) that is absolutely stellar. there is so much I adore about this game and I don't think anything is ever going to come close to it in terms of personal attachment anytime soon. I could spend hours praising the combat or the writing or the music, but what really made this game for me was the insane attention to details. I was constantly amazed by call-backs to what at the time seemed like minor interactions and choices, even if just mentioned off-handedly. everything in this game is just brimming with /love/, from the carefully crafted companion storylines to details such as allowing the player to choose a personal instrument to carry the soundtrack. I don't usually like to replay games but I don't think I will be able to keep away from this for too long!
this game absolutely rocks and I don't think I will ever shut up about it. not only is it a close-to-flawless RPGs on its own, it also features a multiplayer implementation(!!!!) that is absolutely stellar. there is so much I adore about this game and I don't think anything is ever going to come close to it in terms of personal attachment anytime soon. I could spend hours praising the combat or the writing or the music, but what really made this game for me was the insane attention to details. I was constantly amazed by call-backs to what at the time seemed like minor interactions and choices, even if just mentioned off-handedly. everything in this game is just brimming with /love/, from the carefully crafted companion storylines to details such as allowing the player to choose a personal instrument to carry the soundtrack. I don't usually like to replay games but I don't think I will be able to keep away from this for too long!
i feel like I don't have the words necessary to review this game- like it requires an analysis with fancy words that i lack. it's just as close to perfect I think a crpg will be able to come.
WotR is everything Kingmaker wishes it was, and a little bit more. it is not perfect by any means, many of the storylines (main quests, side quests and companion quests alike) fall flat and the mythic paths are very unbalanced in terms of content and narrative. that said, it was consistently engaging and the crusade management rocks soooo hard in comparison to the Kingmaker kingdom management system. art and graphics are beautiful and the 360 camera has been integrated fantastically, allowing for amazing map designs with depth and interaction on another level. the story is pretty standard stuff, but the mythic path system gives it great flair and replayability, though I found it hard to deviate from my first one (azata main 4life <3), which still remains my favorite. all in all a great game!
in the mood for some thalassophobia? do I have the DLC for you!
just like From Ashes, Leviathan should have been part of the base game but I suspect that might be preaching to the choir.
just like From Ashes, Leviathan should have been part of the base game but I suspect that might be preaching to the choir.
2012
This review contains spoilers
local crimelord girlbosses gaslights gatekeeps a bit too close to the sun, ends up having her gays buried
more at 11
more at 11
2004
back in my childhood years i played this and i recreated a guy that i had a crush on as a sim. his character later went on to become abducted and impregnated by aliens and i was so horrified by the whole ordeal i married my sim to bella goth in what in hindsight was probably an early sign of my budding bisexuality
cool game!
cool game!
2018
well, you are certainly on a raft!
2007
best of the trilogy story-wise, worst of the trilogy gameplay-wise, first of the absolute best video game series of all time
2012
This review contains spoilers
"had to be me. someone else might have gotten it wrong."
i was inconsolable. still am!
this game was absolute dread. and by that i don't mean because of the mega-robo-aliens invading earth, but because i had to sit through it knowing that this was the last time i'd ever get to experience a mass effect trilogy game for the first time.
ME3 was brilliant. i laughed, i cried, and i enjoyed every second of it.
well, except the ending. I really hated that.
(and I can't wait to hate it just as much the next time <3)
i was inconsolable. still am!
this game was absolute dread. and by that i don't mean because of the mega-robo-aliens invading earth, but because i had to sit through it knowing that this was the last time i'd ever get to experience a mass effect trilogy game for the first time.
ME3 was brilliant. i laughed, i cried, and i enjoyed every second of it.
well, except the ending. I really hated that.
(and I can't wait to hate it just as much the next time <3)
2010
played through the entire trilogy a few weeks ago and felt hollow for days after. wanted to write down my thoughts on it but it still felt too raw.
yesterday i was cramming for finals, listening to someone's playlist of video game soundtracks, when a song from this game came on- you know, the one that plays when you're viewing the galaxy map. i'm not being melodramatic when I tell you that my heart physically /ached/.
i don't think a proper review will be coming any time soon, this one will remain raw for quite some while <3
yesterday i was cramming for finals, listening to someone's playlist of video game soundtracks, when a song from this game came on- you know, the one that plays when you're viewing the galaxy map. i'm not being melodramatic when I tell you that my heart physically /ached/.
i don't think a proper review will be coming any time soon, this one will remain raw for quite some while <3
So good I had to rate it separately from the base game! Amazing map designs, beautiful writing and flawless comedic timing- a perfect send off to the series and the characters. As mentioned by another reviewer, it's only downside is that it's available far too early on and struggles to really find a fitting place and pace in regards to the rest of the narrative- but otherwise flawless <3
I wish I could rate this game lower but Todd Howard is in my house and he is holding a gun to my head and he fuz'roh'dahd my family please send help
2015
Another day, another settlement needs your help
2007
Bad game! Unfortunately a favorite of mine