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Ape Escape
1999
stylish but illegal monkey found roaming triassic period
Persona 4
2008
cant think of a more concise way to summarise this games writing philosophy and themes (without mentioning the absurd levels of homophobia) than the fact that its most recurring phrase is a shopping mall commercial jingle and it's said exclusively by a six year old
Alan Wake II
2023
(sam lake in full max payne outfit doing the max payne face while james mccaffrey's voice comes out of his mouth) hello its me alex casey. im legally distinct
Outer Wilds
2019
this whips, an entire game of lore checkpoints??? 22 minutes until the sun explodes?????? a GOOD, MEANINGFUL ENDING???? incredible game, wonderful game, i love it
geralt of snoozeria. hate looking at this guy, hate hearing him talk
Signalis
2022
if i was a robot i wouldnt be doing all that
Teardown
2020
downloaded a scale model of london and a mecha-godzilla so needless to say i had the time of my life
once again i simply hate the little elf and do not care about his horrible little world, in fact i hope it gets destroyed
This game is such a flawed mess as soon as you start looking under the hood and it devolves into scout rushing everything and then the game responds with gimmick missions that end up more aggravating than anything
None of which reduces my love for this deeply weird thing with all its incredibly genuine sincerity and surprising nuance masked by all its energetic anime cliche stuff and some often weirdly confused morality and aesthetics that end up just amplifying the feeling of wanting to put it up on the fridge and just be proud of it
It's fweakin beautiful still and everything its going for just was and still is so creative and unique that even when it's missing all I can do is appreciate that it took the shot anyway
Plus you know a game has to earn some points for having a full screen cut in of a character going I'M GAY and their stats increasing
None of which reduces my love for this deeply weird thing with all its incredibly genuine sincerity and surprising nuance masked by all its energetic anime cliche stuff and some often weirdly confused morality and aesthetics that end up just amplifying the feeling of wanting to put it up on the fridge and just be proud of it
It's fweakin beautiful still and everything its going for just was and still is so creative and unique that even when it's missing all I can do is appreciate that it took the shot anyway
Plus you know a game has to earn some points for having a full screen cut in of a character going I'M GAY and their stats increasing
Basically perfects the promise of the original game, loved it a lot, loved all my characters, loved the story about our commanding officer jacking off on my poster and then returning it to me