romdocitizen
1999
The only Smash game actually accessible to a non-fighting game audience (in the skillset or lack thereof sense rather than abled/disabled sense), as great a party game as has ever been done (as to all appearances was Sakurai &co.'s original intention), and thus still the best and only Smash game of actual merit, and will continue to be so until Smash games (and fighting games in general) actually start to meaningfully teach players how to play them (no I have not played Under-Night's tutorial mode and I'm not going to unless you buy it for me go away lol).
2019
Granted this is the only DMC I've ever finished but the only thing stopping this from being the best in the series is lack of playable Vergil, Trish, and Lady imho (and that the latter two only show up to job to the former and Be Nude which, hey, I'm gay as shit and here for it but c'mon lol).
2010
Worth playing for the "matte painting"/skybox work alone. By a considerable margin the best and most refined execution of the Halo formula I've played to date, kind of amiracle this series produced an Actually Good game considering the others I've played were garbo (CE and ODST) and Just Fine At Best (Halo 2).
Sub-sub-makoto shinkai ass leering at naked teenagers tedium, no thank you
1991
One of the more memorably unsettling final bosses and endings to an arcade shooter I've played thus far, but having to earn your screen clear attack by collecting newalones is a motherfucker lol
Almost 1cc'd Super Easy Mode while my gf was watching but had to continue once at Evacaneer Doom lol. Anyway game fucks and is basically perfect, def gonna get that SEM 1cc next time.
It's just the first one again with minor tweaks and therefore insufferable and vapid in the exact same ways lol.
2002
Played co-op with a friend on a cabinet at my local arcade, fucking loved it.
2003
barely scratched the surface of this but it's really fucking cool and deserves to be pulled from obscurity - bit finicky to play with a controller but there might be a way to tweak that [bgm selection - "pure (energy)" by g.t.o.]
1999
Game fucks but also I'm pretty sure some of these bullet patterns are Actually kinda bullshit, like with e.g. CAVE I can p much always immediately tell how I've fucked up and what I could/should have done instead but here I genuinely cannot discern what actual strategy could possibly be developed in response to some of the shit they throw at you in the later stages. Still fun tho!
2009
It's the best one, no contest.
2021
(S01E02: FRIDAY)
I don't think I've ever been moved by a game as deeply as this moved me, save maybe KR0 and Nier. Opening section captures that overwhelming feeling of gratitude and relief upon meeting a friend in a dream, like seeing a friendly familiar face in a city you've never visited before, like no other piece of art I can recall. I'm all the way the fuck in on this even if it's likely to break my heart in half.
I don't think I've ever been moved by a game as deeply as this moved me, save maybe KR0 and Nier. Opening section captures that overwhelming feeling of gratitude and relief upon meeting a friend in a dream, like seeing a friendly familiar face in a city you've never visited before, like no other piece of art I can recall. I'm all the way the fuck in on this even if it's likely to break my heart in half.
2017
A shmup/bullet hell-cum-arena fighter is a helluva pitch and G.rev delivers - this is a blast and after running through arcade mode I'm v pumped to try out the rest of the cast. Popping off your special to turn into a shmup boss and rain hell on your opponent is terrifically satisfying, though actually dodging attacks in that mode is a motherfucker when the placement of fire being thrown at you is not consistent by design. Still, you're never entirely without the means to dodge around and the options for regular combat (main shot and subweapon, with different effects depending on whether you're attacking while guarding or dashing) are streamlined enough to be fairly easy to get a handle on while still offering decent variety, at least at first blush. This is such a rad idea for a game and I'm glad it exists!
Pure fabulous id-scratching meathead spectacle. Rewards the same bullheaded daredevil style of play of a Ketsui with a significantly lower skill ceiling overall. Not one for those who come to shmups for strategy or "challenge" per se, but balancing how much of your regenerating life bar to use for your souped-up laser sword in any given situation is still thrilling enough to make up for it. Great entry-level title and definitely recommended for the curious.
EDIT: Echoing BeachEpisode's observation that this desperately needs an epilepsy warning up front btw
EDIT: Echoing BeachEpisode's observation that this desperately needs an epilepsy warning up front btw