legendofretro
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SW-5221-8873-8513
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GOTY '22
Participated in the 2022 Game of the Year Event
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2 Years of Service
Being part of the Backloggd community for 2 years
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Journaled 5+ games in a single day
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Played 250+ games
GOTY '21
Participated in the 2021 Game of the Year Event
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Played 100+ games
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Total Games Played
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Played in 2024
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Unfortunately, for all its innovation, this game sits right between the point where I could appreciate it as a rhythm gamer, and the point where I could appreciate it as a musician. The freestyle drumming is high in concept but flawed in its execution as it never felt as if points were awarded for musicality but rather arbitrarily chaining patterns to rack up combos. Apart from that, the story is fun and original. I sincerely hope this concept gets revisited.
Whereas Half-Life (1998) pushed the envelope in terms of environmental story-telling, something many games tend towards and have done better since, Metal Gear Solid represents the medium at its most cinematic. A benchmark that has yet to be surpassed, and that's a shame as this was infinitely more engaging than the vast majority of "show don't tell" slogs that are professed by capital-g gamers.