sturdyserpent
2017
generally a big fan of difficult platformers but I simply did not ✨ vibe ✨ with this one. the karma system really turned me off given that it punishes you harshly for dying in a game that's already extremely unforgiving. the world, artstyle, and enemies are all great, and I really wanted to like this one but just couldn't get over the grind nesessary to progress further.
1991
honestly kind of dogshit
1993
Honestly not that great, but it has enough charm and humor that I loved this game as a kid. There's plenty of nonsensical puzzles and the combat is not good, so use a guide if you're playing through this one.
1992
whose idea was it to make you fight the final boss with no rings
1994
Presumably there's some greatness hiding just out of reach but holy shit are the controls atrocious. I just couldn't bring myself to play through it
Gameplay absolutely does not hold up, but the characters and music are top tier. Play on an emulator with a fast-forward button if possible, the combat can get tedious
2003
Adored this as a kid but it has really aged poorly (except for the OST which still bangs). Floaty controls, cringe dialogue, and repetitive gameplay especially if you want to get the true ending. I still listen to the theme song sometimes though
2004
Better than the travesty that was X7, but still doesn't quite reach the high points of the first four games. At there's there's no flame hyena in this one
the original sigma male game
Best game on the GameCube and improves on the original Paper Mario in every way. Shame they never made any sequels :')
5 stars for devils never cry
Low point of the GBA Castlevanias. The movement feels better than CotM, but that's largely because it's identical to Alucard's from Symphony. The two castle gimmick gets tedious fast with no real differences between the two other than enemy placement.
When I was playing through the handheld games the first time I skipped this one originally, and honestly it wasn't really worth a revisit. The art and especially backgrounds still slap though
When I was playing through the handheld games the first time I skipped this one originally, and honestly it wasn't really worth a revisit. The art and especially backgrounds still slap though
2005
This review contains spoilers
body horror pigma gave me nightmares as a kid but otherwise decent game. the multiplayer was a high point
2002
It was ok, but the small screen size made it hard to actually go fast. Decent platformer if somewhat frustrating
Maybe I just have anime brainrot but I honestly love how insane and over the top the trauma center games are. The first few missions are standard surgery stuff, fixing broken bones etc, and by the end you're stopping time to kill a flaming spider inside someone's heart.
The plot follows Derek Stiles, the most generically designed man in the world on his quest to cure all disease. Pretty soon we learn he's actually the descendent of the god of healing or something and can slow down time. This comes in handy when bio-terrorists release genetically modified disease called GUILT to the general population and only YOU can stop them. Standard anime stuff.
Super challenging gameplay, you WILL need to master the mechanics and learn to juggle attacking the guilt, managing vitals, healing wounds, and watching the time limit to beat this game. The DS screen is the size of a postit note so this can get frustrating at times, be warned. (high point for me was doing the first optional post-game mission and almost immediately getting so many cuts on screen the game lagged to a standstill. This actually made it easier to manage vitals since the game was so much slower!)
I love how bizarre the guilt are, each one looks like some kind of alien organism and it's actually horrifying to think about these things crawling around inside your patients. Each one requires a different strategy and it keeps the game fresh: triti is setup like a puzzle, requiring precise removal or else you'll trigger new growth, pempti requires you to play a game of Galaga in someone's lungs before you can attack it's core, etc. It's super weird and otherworldly and I loved each one (except triti. fuck triangles). Definitely the main draw of the game, and each time you discover a new one is an anxiety-inducing race to figure out the strategy before it kills the patient.
Overall if you can handle anime nonsense and like challenging arcady gameplay? This is the game for you. If you're looking for a more realistic surgery sim you probably won't enjoy this, the normal operations quickly take a backseat to the guilt missions.
Also you defuse a bomb
The plot follows Derek Stiles, the most generically designed man in the world on his quest to cure all disease. Pretty soon we learn he's actually the descendent of the god of healing or something and can slow down time. This comes in handy when bio-terrorists release genetically modified disease called GUILT to the general population and only YOU can stop them. Standard anime stuff.
Super challenging gameplay, you WILL need to master the mechanics and learn to juggle attacking the guilt, managing vitals, healing wounds, and watching the time limit to beat this game. The DS screen is the size of a postit note so this can get frustrating at times, be warned. (high point for me was doing the first optional post-game mission and almost immediately getting so many cuts on screen the game lagged to a standstill. This actually made it easier to manage vitals since the game was so much slower!)
I love how bizarre the guilt are, each one looks like some kind of alien organism and it's actually horrifying to think about these things crawling around inside your patients. Each one requires a different strategy and it keeps the game fresh: triti is setup like a puzzle, requiring precise removal or else you'll trigger new growth, pempti requires you to play a game of Galaga in someone's lungs before you can attack it's core, etc. It's super weird and otherworldly and I loved each one (except triti. fuck triangles). Definitely the main draw of the game, and each time you discover a new one is an anxiety-inducing race to figure out the strategy before it kills the patient.
Overall if you can handle anime nonsense and like challenging arcady gameplay? This is the game for you. If you're looking for a more realistic surgery sim you probably won't enjoy this, the normal operations quickly take a backseat to the guilt missions.
Also you defuse a bomb