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BTS World
2019
It's a brutally monetised fanfic AU. Content sits behind prohibitive lvl walls and progression is dependent on cards that can only be obtained with premium currency, which is rarely gifted to free players. Bizarrely, the Android version doesn't let you take screenshots.
Side story content is cute, with stylish, well-produced videos. There's also hilarious variation in tone: most stories are like "Hoseok wants to be a vet" or "Taehyung learns farming is hard", but then RM's is "Namjoon investigates a corrupt police force and saves a small girl from a child murderer".
The Mystic Messenger-like element where the boys can text and call you is fine, though the scripts are uninspired. Even if you're ARMY you should go play that game instead.
Side story content is cute, with stylish, well-produced videos. There's also hilarious variation in tone: most stories are like "Hoseok wants to be a vet" or "Taehyung learns farming is hard", but then RM's is "Namjoon investigates a corrupt police force and saves a small girl from a child murderer".
The Mystic Messenger-like element where the boys can text and call you is fine, though the scripts are uninspired. Even if you're ARMY you should go play that game instead.
EarthBound
1994
EarthBound
1994
Note: played on Nintendo Switch Online.
Cold take but Earthbound might be one of the best JRPGs ever made. There isn't really a dull moment and every setpiece felt deliberate and handcrafted. NPC dialogue actually makes you care about the townsfolk you are trying to protect. Porky is a suprisingingly complex villian being a victim of child abuse. The music and sound design don't miss a beat. Out of all the JRPGs that try to have an anti-nihilism/anti-misanthropic worldview stance this is the only one to really earn the emotional moments that are centered around paying off these things.
Cold take but Earthbound might be one of the best JRPGs ever made. There isn't really a dull moment and every setpiece felt deliberate and handcrafted. NPC dialogue actually makes you care about the townsfolk you are trying to protect. Porky is a suprisingingly complex villian being a victim of child abuse. The music and sound design don't miss a beat. Out of all the JRPGs that try to have an anti-nihilism/anti-misanthropic worldview stance this is the only one to really earn the emotional moments that are centered around paying off these things.
WolfQuest
2016
Pokémon Ranger
2006
Catz
2006
All you can do in this game is watch your cat run around in your really ugly living room. The most exciting thing in this whole shitshow is the very rare moment your fleabag takes a shit in the litterbox that you can clean off in 2 seconds. I legitly know no person that ever played this game and liked it. Save your money and your sanity, because it will shatter the moment you hear the really terrible theme song that plays once you start the game and will haunt you for the rest of your life.