mothcub
I would do anything for Barry.
2002
As a kid who, 1. was obsessed with a little Goofy doll as a small child, and 2. became rapidly enamoured with the Final Fantasy series after I got my hands on FF7 as a 6 year old, the hotly anticipated release of Kingdom Hearts felt as if God had looked inside my mind and decided to grant me a wish for being so epic. To this day I love the feeling of bashing people with a big key (in Kingdom Hearts). The combat still feels fluid and extremely satisfying even with the retroactive comparison to more polished later games, which is really nice. The collecting and unlocking (heh) is perfect (I love reuniting an endless sequence of puppies and being given gummies for doing so). Also I love that Clayton from Tarzan is absolutely ready to shoot a young boy at any moment. Other people might have magical or fantasy-infused weapons, but Clayton has shotgun. Good for him.
I never really thought that the plot of this game was all that weird growing up, but to be honest, hearing Donald Duck go "BWTWTUIWTUIWTYWTYTAUHagJAGH" during emotionally heavier scenes is deeply funny, and Mickey Mouse showing up for one second at the end to go "yeah idk close this door on me I guess, see ya" is undeniably a shocking moment. Too much for my little heart.
Anyway this game is iconic and perfect. Thank you.
I never really thought that the plot of this game was all that weird growing up, but to be honest, hearing Donald Duck go "BWTWTUIWTUIWTYWTYTAUHagJAGH" during emotionally heavier scenes is deeply funny, and Mickey Mouse showing up for one second at the end to go "yeah idk close this door on me I guess, see ya" is undeniably a shocking moment. Too much for my little heart.
Anyway this game is iconic and perfect. Thank you.
2005
The combat and controls still feel so fresh and nice on a current revisit. Also Goofy gets hit by a big rock. Perfect game.
2021
Really fun, unique, endlessly inventive and bizarre game. I loved playing it but imo Cody and May should get divorced. Sexy book tho.
I love the fact that Peach can blast everyone in her vicinity with a big OP gun. That's feminism.
I came out on top of this agonising game and collected every last gem, but the photo-taking missions killed me dead. The game is punishing me at every moment for going along with stalking those two teen lifeguards. Help me.
So this is what Limp Bizkit were talking about.
2019
I showed those filthy dogs what's what.
Kirby can suck up literally anything in this filthy universe and I love every second of it. Also the absolute narrative curve ball the game throws out in the last level is iconic. Love u Kirby 🥰
I've been hearing about how amazing this game is for five years and it still exceeded my expectations. Nothing beats finally heading up to the castle and slam dunking 12 guardians with my big glowing sword. Wonderful.
I love this, a really fun bullet hell that I couldn't stop playing until it was done! Also there was a little cow at one point, and a cute elephant in the credits (nice).
It's kinda weird that this was developed by Japanese people for a US perspective fighting Japan, but the game rocks.
It's kinda weird that this was developed by Japanese people for a US perspective fighting Japan, but the game rocks.
1998
A perfect game that always feels as tasty and fluid and fun as the first time I played it. I love collecting gems >:-)
This game does carry some of the vibes that made the first Spyro great, but ultimately it's such a frustrating mess that every moment I spend playing it feels deeply regretful.
Why make the main goal a relatively chill one for most of the game until you suddenly gotta agonisingly collect 40 orbs to face Ripto? Hate.
Why make the main goal a relatively chill one for most of the game until you suddenly gotta agonisingly collect 40 orbs to face Ripto? Hate.
The third Spyro instalment is a huge improvement on the hyper frustrating Spyro 2, and although I do think this game lacks some of the charm and craft of the first, a lot of the stuff in here is really fun. It's a nice bridging of the gaps between the first and second games.
Also: eggs are good.
Also: eggs are good.
2009
I had a pretty good time playing through this game. The plot leaves a lot to be desired and the game feels aggressively linear, but the combat is pretty interesting and fun, and I particularly loved a lot of the enemy designs. The summons can become motorbikes and stuff. That's cool and good. I really love the way Orphan looks, and the goth gibberish it spouts before battle.
The missions feel kinda tacked on to me - do I like running around the Gran Pulse plains over and over? Not really. But it is nice to have ONE thing to do other than progress the story. I just wish, more than anything, that the crystarium wasn't locked off and you could just do as much of it as you wanted from the beginning. That alone would make the game ten times better.
My ultimate conclusion is: it's ok.
The missions feel kinda tacked on to me - do I like running around the Gran Pulse plains over and over? Not really. But it is nice to have ONE thing to do other than progress the story. I just wish, more than anything, that the crystarium wasn't locked off and you could just do as much of it as you wanted from the beginning. That alone would make the game ten times better.
My ultimate conclusion is: it's ok.