rosawatts
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2024
god what a remake... i'm absolutely beyond ecstatic that so many people are going to be able to experience this game for the first time!! persona 3 is definitely odd to recommend to people (despite being by far my favorite entry in the series) because it has such a vague & difficult concept to sell without getting too into spoilery territory. not to mention an extremely slow start, which unfortunately this version does still have :-(
but until you get to the meat of the plot (& for anyone reading this who is thinking of buying this or is stuck in the opening, it's so worth it just hang in there!!) this version improves on tartarus SO much i absolutely loved every second of it!! there's so many new random events & with the inclusion of p5 style mementos dialogue it was just perfection.
theurgy is such a cool addition too, it felt so good playing to each character's personality & being rewarded for doing so!! i can't even believe it took so long for a system like that in this series omfg
the new linked episodes are great too!! they definitely made the lack of male party member s. links hurt less, especially with the news that we'll never be getting a femc dlc :-( the new story bits are spectacular and i loved seeing the new little hints throughout tartarus & especially with strega!!
overall this improved so SO much on the original, and i'm ecstatic to see how they tackle the answer in the future!!
but until you get to the meat of the plot (& for anyone reading this who is thinking of buying this or is stuck in the opening, it's so worth it just hang in there!!) this version improves on tartarus SO much i absolutely loved every second of it!! there's so many new random events & with the inclusion of p5 style mementos dialogue it was just perfection.
theurgy is such a cool addition too, it felt so good playing to each character's personality & being rewarded for doing so!! i can't even believe it took so long for a system like that in this series omfg
the new linked episodes are great too!! they definitely made the lack of male party member s. links hurt less, especially with the news that we'll never be getting a femc dlc :-( the new story bits are spectacular and i loved seeing the new little hints throughout tartarus & especially with strega!!
overall this improved so SO much on the original, and i'm ecstatic to see how they tackle the answer in the future!!
god i wish i liked this game more ... i get what they were going for with chap5 being the true ending but it's so ridiculously out of the way 😭😭 i put the game down 2 years ago after chap4 and it took me hyping myself up while replaying the whole series to finally stomach the rest ... god don't even get me started on how huge segments of the plot going forward are hidden behind tapes you have to farm bosses to even get
2021
guys will get stuck in eternal loops of simulated life & death and be fine with that ig
i first got into this series through kingdom when it first released, which i played religiously! until i burnt myself out horribly because i forgot i hate mobile city builder games. it took me a couple years to give the series a try again, but i saw my friend playing ovenbreak and thought i'd take another chance. unfortunately i now play this one religiously and i want to hate it so badly but i willingly play it for at least an hour a day... funny cookie guys always win out
2013
cookie 👍
2020
nothing too crazy but it's relaxing and i like using it to touch up on color relations when i'm too lazy to actually do art
probably the best expansion we've had since legion!!! seriously, i haven't been this excited about wow in a long time
as always the sound and art teams carried, but the leveling is probably the most fun i've had in any expansion, dragonriding feels absolutely incredible too. honest to god i want to be able to ride my dragon isles dragons everywhere else.
it's too early to say how the story's gonna be, but so far i have hope! i'm really liking how they're handling wrathion so far in particular. there's clearly tons of thought put into the worldbuilding, you can ask just about every named npc questions about their own personal history, like the meaning of their name and whatnot!
overall this expansion just feels like blizz is finally listening? sorry, this is just one big word vomit, but my patch 10.0 takeaway is that it's so refreshing.
as always the sound and art teams carried, but the leveling is probably the most fun i've had in any expansion, dragonriding feels absolutely incredible too. honest to god i want to be able to ride my dragon isles dragons everywhere else.
it's too early to say how the story's gonna be, but so far i have hope! i'm really liking how they're handling wrathion so far in particular. there's clearly tons of thought put into the worldbuilding, you can ask just about every named npc questions about their own personal history, like the meaning of their name and whatnot!
overall this expansion just feels like blizz is finally listening? sorry, this is just one big word vomit, but my patch 10.0 takeaway is that it's so refreshing.
2004
broke free from my addiction for about a year and a half but no matter how fast you run wow always runs faster :-(
2004
i reaaally wish i liked this game more :-( it's basically everything i love in a game (psychological horror walking sim? yes please!) but idk, maybe my expectations were too high.
i'll give credit where credit is due, the atmosphere of this game is absolutely harrowing, without using any jumpscares...mostly. i felt complete and utter dread while going through some of the zones in this game, even though i knew nothing could kill me or jump out at me.
but i don't know. maybe i need to think on this game some more, or maybe i went through it too quickly. i might look into some of the secret stuff too. i just hate this feeling that i missed something.
i'll give credit where credit is due, the atmosphere of this game is absolutely harrowing, without using any jumpscares...mostly. i felt complete and utter dread while going through some of the zones in this game, even though i knew nothing could kill me or jump out at me.
but i don't know. maybe i need to think on this game some more, or maybe i went through it too quickly. i might look into some of the secret stuff too. i just hate this feeling that i missed something.
1977
it's nothing crazy, but it's still super cool playing through such a huge part of gaming history. the devs clearly put thought into just about everything you could do within the game, which i appreciate
this is one of three games i've beaten, and then immediately went back to replay. it's been 2 weeks since the day i originally completed it and i still can't find the words for what this game means to me.
going into it...i knew it was going to be one of those games that would change me forever. but god i wasn't prepared for it (i don't think i ever would have been prepared tbqh). it's....a lot, but in a weirdly refreshing sort of way?
what i can say is that i urge anyone reading this to play this game. i've already bought it for two friends (twice! at full price!) and i'm seriously considering buying it for more. there's just so much love poured into the world and its narrative that i can gush about for hours without end.
the art direction is stunning, the music is stunning, the only complaint i really even have is that sometimes the player pathing and camera movement can get a little buggy, but it didn't detract from any of my enjoyment. please god play this game
going into it...i knew it was going to be one of those games that would change me forever. but god i wasn't prepared for it (i don't think i ever would have been prepared tbqh). it's....a lot, but in a weirdly refreshing sort of way?
what i can say is that i urge anyone reading this to play this game. i've already bought it for two friends (twice! at full price!) and i'm seriously considering buying it for more. there's just so much love poured into the world and its narrative that i can gush about for hours without end.
the art direction is stunning, the music is stunning, the only complaint i really even have is that sometimes the player pathing and camera movement can get a little buggy, but it didn't detract from any of my enjoyment. please god play this game
i made an australian apple id just to see how bad this game was, and somehow it was even worse than what i expected
2022
i was honestly hyped for this game simply because it was the game where you played as a cat. i went in pretty much blind, so i was very pleasantly surprised about how deep the lore and worldbuilding went!
the gameplay is a blast, the graphics are stunning, the music is perfect for the atmosphere, and most importantly you play as a little kitty. game of the year honestly
the gameplay is a blast, the graphics are stunning, the music is perfect for the atmosphere, and most importantly you play as a little kitty. game of the year honestly
2021
an adorable game that doubles as a masterclass in environmental storytelling. there's only a few sentences in this entire game, and yet it tells you so much about the character you're following. it hit me especially hard because i just graduated high school (days before playing this), and am currently having that "oh gosh i'm gonna be on my own soon. where'd all the time go" crisis
the price is a bit steep for the amount of actual game, even on sale. so i can't help but feel a bit underwhelmed by the whole experience. at the same time, it's not something that really bothers me, because the effort and love crammed into every corner of the game makes up for it, at least in my opinion. still, i'd advise waiting for a sale
the price is a bit steep for the amount of actual game, even on sale. so i can't help but feel a bit underwhelmed by the whole experience. at the same time, it's not something that really bothers me, because the effort and love crammed into every corner of the game makes up for it, at least in my opinion. still, i'd advise waiting for a sale
This review contains spoilers
i've thought a lot about this game since beating it. i don't know, i just have such mixed feelings on it after having seen every ending.
don't get me wrong, this is an excellent game! especially as a study on how badly the internet can fuck someone up, in ways no one really likes to talk about. it's a showcase on microcelebrity culture and how anyone can fall victim to it.
except...some of the endings feel like they're there just to be less good than the actual "good" ending. one example would be the bomber girl ending. i dunno the ending text just really threw me off. "be careful of overdosing on emotions" like...this is a perfectly happy ending. the only "bad" thing about it is the high mental darkness requirement to even get it in the first place (which, the game establishes mental darkness isn't necessarily a bad thing if kept in check). honestly i wouldn't even have a problem with this ending if the true good ending didn't feel so cheap.
the actual good ending is just ame unplugging from the internet. as funny as it is to say the moral of this game is to touch grass, it just feels so hasty? not only is her unplugging implied to be the solution to all her issues, but also the issues of most, if not all her fans. on one hand, yes, i agree with the message; the internet is incredibly dangerous, especially if you're predisposed to any sort of mental condition, and we'd all benefit from taking breaks here and there. but, on the other, i don't think the solution to should be just unplugging from it entirely.
hell, i'd go as far as saying i don't think this is the sort of game that needs a "good" ending. i feel like the message would be so much stronger if every ending was a mixed bag. maybe if the true good ending was just the best and secret ending of a bunch of bad endings
spinning this review away from things that threw me off, i have to say, i was very impressed by the religious horror spin some of the endings took. it's definitely not something i went into the game expecting, but in retrospect, it makes perfect sense to take it that route. i don't have anything else to say about it, except for the fact that my jaw dropped the moment i realized what was going on
this game also has a super interesting meta-story! i've seen some people complain about it being kind of cringey/a rip from DDLC, but i couldn't disagree more. if anything, i think it's a fascinating reversal of what DDLC does. since this is a spoilery review, i'll just spit it out. p-chan, the player, is implied to be ame's creation. i don't know, i just think that's a super cool late-game reveal.
but anyways, even though i have some reservations about a few of the endings, i think this game is more than worth playing. just know it's dark in a way that the content warning at the start doesn't express. and also, don't make the mistake i did and 100% it in two sittings
don't get me wrong, this is an excellent game! especially as a study on how badly the internet can fuck someone up, in ways no one really likes to talk about. it's a showcase on microcelebrity culture and how anyone can fall victim to it.
except...some of the endings feel like they're there just to be less good than the actual "good" ending. one example would be the bomber girl ending. i dunno the ending text just really threw me off. "be careful of overdosing on emotions" like...this is a perfectly happy ending. the only "bad" thing about it is the high mental darkness requirement to even get it in the first place (which, the game establishes mental darkness isn't necessarily a bad thing if kept in check). honestly i wouldn't even have a problem with this ending if the true good ending didn't feel so cheap.
the actual good ending is just ame unplugging from the internet. as funny as it is to say the moral of this game is to touch grass, it just feels so hasty? not only is her unplugging implied to be the solution to all her issues, but also the issues of most, if not all her fans. on one hand, yes, i agree with the message; the internet is incredibly dangerous, especially if you're predisposed to any sort of mental condition, and we'd all benefit from taking breaks here and there. but, on the other, i don't think the solution to should be just unplugging from it entirely.
hell, i'd go as far as saying i don't think this is the sort of game that needs a "good" ending. i feel like the message would be so much stronger if every ending was a mixed bag. maybe if the true good ending was just the best and secret ending of a bunch of bad endings
spinning this review away from things that threw me off, i have to say, i was very impressed by the religious horror spin some of the endings took. it's definitely not something i went into the game expecting, but in retrospect, it makes perfect sense to take it that route. i don't have anything else to say about it, except for the fact that my jaw dropped the moment i realized what was going on
this game also has a super interesting meta-story! i've seen some people complain about it being kind of cringey/a rip from DDLC, but i couldn't disagree more. if anything, i think it's a fascinating reversal of what DDLC does. since this is a spoilery review, i'll just spit it out. p-chan, the player, is implied to be ame's creation. i don't know, i just think that's a super cool late-game reveal.
but anyways, even though i have some reservations about a few of the endings, i think this game is more than worth playing. just know it's dark in a way that the content warning at the start doesn't express. and also, don't make the mistake i did and 100% it in two sittings