lemonlimebeats
I ADORE the pixel art and music! Playing as Kim gave me gender euphoria :3. But unfortunately the levels fall off in quality and creativity extremely fast after the first one. I know it's because of the development history and the fact a second development team had to come in and rush the game in a few months, but still.
If Blather Round was replaced with an ACTUALLY FUN GAME this would be an absolutely essential multiplayer game for anyone to own but alas
1999
OBVIOUSLY the best idea for a parappa follow-up would be to recreate the experience of taking LSD, right?
Roomerang and Quixort literally carry the entire pack. Too bad the other 3 games are the definition of "mid" π
decently fun splitscreen but how the HELL was this the game that my roommate bought an Xbox Series S specifically for? Like I swear there's a million other shooters that are identical to this
Bracketeering sucks but otherwise some really fun selections
I've always wanted to play a diet version of Persona 5 that runs at 20fps and looks like garbage! But the character writing is excellent and the combat is satisfying so I guess I'd put it around here. 30 hours in and I still wasn't interested in the story AND didn't even hit the timeskip, so I'm moving on to greener pastures.
Fun for about 10 minutes, but the lack of any "compete in random minigames on loop with a friend" options is REALLY missing. Plus the characters' differences mean the minigames range from unfairly difficult to insanely easy. Charging $50 for this is insane, so good thing I just played this at a friend's house. π
2003
I GOT MAD SKILLS I GOT MAD SKILLS I GOT- I GOT MAD SKILLS I WILL GET WILD sexy bass riff starts playing
there is no greater feeling than realizing one of your childhood favorite games was actually even better than you remembered and is ALSO the greatest sports game of all time
there is no greater feeling than realizing one of your childhood favorite games was actually even better than you remembered and is ALSO the greatest sports game of all time
somehow the first game in existence to be made actively WORSE through the addition of co-op
Happy Pride Month π«Άπ³οΈβπ
lowkey kinda fire
EDIT: i don't really love this game as i haven't thought about it once after beating it, but i'm going to leave my old review up for preservation i guess.
Didn't expect this to be a last-minute addition to my sleeper hits of the year but it was so much fun that I couldn't leave it out!
It's as if the formula of Sonic Mania was applied to the Turtles' beat-em-ups from the 80s/90s. I DID NOT LIKE the original arcade game, it felt very restrictive and unfair. This may have been extremely easy (we got our first game over on the final boss) but it's varied, has a ton of fun characters, is absolutely packed full of charm and appeal, and is overall a perfect Game Pass multiplayer time - just hop in and out with your friends! I was only able to play this with my brother, but I can imagine a 6-player playthrough would be incredible.
Didn't expect this to be a last-minute addition to my sleeper hits of the year but it was so much fun that I couldn't leave it out!
It's as if the formula of Sonic Mania was applied to the Turtles' beat-em-ups from the 80s/90s. I DID NOT LIKE the original arcade game, it felt very restrictive and unfair. This may have been extremely easy (we got our first game over on the final boss) but it's varied, has a ton of fun characters, is absolutely packed full of charm and appeal, and is overall a perfect Game Pass multiplayer time - just hop in and out with your friends! I was only able to play this with my brother, but I can imagine a 6-player playthrough would be incredible.
Because Pack 7 exists and is ultimately a better version of Pack 3 (Quiplash 3 over 2, Champ'd Up over Tee K.O.) with more complex and "stragetic" games, I thought there's not any real reason to play this one instead. But when I played the packs with my young cousins the simpler titles in here were probably their favorites! So I'd argue it's just about as good.
Quiplash is excellent as always, Trivia Murder Party did the impossible and made trivia actually fun for once, Guesspionage is REALLY BORING AND LAME, Tee K.O. is kinda flawed but the fact that you can buy the t-shirts you make means that it's goated, and Fakin' It seems really fun with the right group (bad liers kinda kill it).
I might prefer some games from 4, 9 (emphasis on SOME), and especially 7, but the simple nature of these makes this pack still one of the best in terms of what you're gonna get.
Quiplash is excellent as always, Trivia Murder Party did the impossible and made trivia actually fun for once, Guesspionage is REALLY BORING AND LAME, Tee K.O. is kinda flawed but the fact that you can buy the t-shirts you make means that it's goated, and Fakin' It seems really fun with the right group (bad liers kinda kill it).
I might prefer some games from 4, 9 (emphasis on SOME), and especially 7, but the simple nature of these makes this pack still one of the best in terms of what you're gonna get.
2012
Try all you want, game composers. You'll never be able to top Subway Surfers. Soundtrack - Main Theme (1 Hour).