tuskoub
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(He/Him) Game Developer. Trying to clear my backlog of games because it’s fun and I like finding new things that I enjoy and can find dev inspiration from.
(He/Him) Game Developer. Trying to clear my backlog of games because it’s fun and I like finding new things that I enjoy and can find dev inspiration from.
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Everyone says whatever GameCube Mario Party entry they grew up with is the best one. While I haven’t played the others nearly as much to say concretely myself, I can confidently say this is my favorite unique Mario Party game.
Every map is a hit, and all have fun twists, nothing about the mechanics here feels too unbalanced, unfair, or unfun in any way. Mario Party 6 feels very refined, it’s got the core Mario Party experience on lock, especially with one of the best batches of Minigames around in my opinion. Plus, the main mechanic of switching night and day adds a fun layer of strategy to your planning.
Even as a single player experience, I remember having fun unlocking everything myself here. This is such a fun and perfect game for a friend hangout. Mario Party 6 forever!!
Every map is a hit, and all have fun twists, nothing about the mechanics here feels too unbalanced, unfair, or unfun in any way. Mario Party 6 feels very refined, it’s got the core Mario Party experience on lock, especially with one of the best batches of Minigames around in my opinion. Plus, the main mechanic of switching night and day adds a fun layer of strategy to your planning.
Even as a single player experience, I remember having fun unlocking everything myself here. This is such a fun and perfect game for a friend hangout. Mario Party 6 forever!!
A great 2D Zelda! The spritework is so masterful and pretty to look at, each animation is so lively and translates the cartoony art style from Wind Waker to more limited hardware so expertly.
The items and abilities you get here are really fun to use and all have varied use cases (my favorite as a kid were the Mole Mitts). The music is all so chill and enjoyable. I love all the main dungeons, their theming, and especially the shrinking mechanic making for new puzzles. Plus, Vaati is a really neat semi-recurring villain that I wish came back in his emo Picori form more often!
My only gripe here is the side content. Kinstones locking all of it never felt fun since your engagement with the game would only result in those, with the true rewards behind them varying WILDLY in usefulness. Plus it feels kinda tedious to test out every stone you’ve got with every NPC.
Overall, a great Zelda game! A definite must play if you like 2D adventure games. I even like this one more than A Link to the Past
The items and abilities you get here are really fun to use and all have varied use cases (my favorite as a kid were the Mole Mitts). The music is all so chill and enjoyable. I love all the main dungeons, their theming, and especially the shrinking mechanic making for new puzzles. Plus, Vaati is a really neat semi-recurring villain that I wish came back in his emo Picori form more often!
My only gripe here is the side content. Kinstones locking all of it never felt fun since your engagement with the game would only result in those, with the true rewards behind them varying WILDLY in usefulness. Plus it feels kinda tedious to test out every stone you’ve got with every NPC.
Overall, a great Zelda game! A definite must play if you like 2D adventure games. I even like this one more than A Link to the Past
Here it is, the very first Fire Emblem game I ever played, as someone who’s favorite franchise of all time is Fire Emblem.
I like Sacred Stones, not exclusively because I have a lot of nostalgia for this entry. It’s a shorter Fire Emblem game than most, its roster of units is pretty small, but its maps are pretty varied and fun for the most part. This factor is definitely childhood bias but, I love unit and balance discussion with Sacred Stones’s roster, since it’s been around forever online.
The Eirika and Ephraim routes are both fun but I enjoy playing Ephraim’s route just a bit more. The maps there are more engaging and challenging to me. This is also a great looking and sounding game, the new sprites they added for this entry DO stick out like a sore thumb, however, compared to sprites being brought back from The Binding Blade, the new ones are so buttery smooth.
The story is fine! I don’t have any problems with it (no, the Eirika thing is not a problem, any person would’ve done what she did), but it’s not the most intriguing or compelling tale out there.
I mentioned in my review of The Blazing Blade that it’s the ideal “first Fire Emblem” but you can’t go wrong with this one either. It’s a very solid entry, but not the most standout, in my opinion, just like Blazing Blade. It’s pretty straightforward, but has some depth with its maps (even if one of the “easier” Fire Emblem games for veterans). Alternatively, if you’ve only played the newer games and want to try the older ones (but are intimidated), this is the perfect bridge to get into them! (I’ve never played the Creature Campaign but it looks fun and is such a cool idea for postgame)
Good game. Seth is the GOAT.
I like Sacred Stones, not exclusively because I have a lot of nostalgia for this entry. It’s a shorter Fire Emblem game than most, its roster of units is pretty small, but its maps are pretty varied and fun for the most part. This factor is definitely childhood bias but, I love unit and balance discussion with Sacred Stones’s roster, since it’s been around forever online.
The Eirika and Ephraim routes are both fun but I enjoy playing Ephraim’s route just a bit more. The maps there are more engaging and challenging to me. This is also a great looking and sounding game, the new sprites they added for this entry DO stick out like a sore thumb, however, compared to sprites being brought back from The Binding Blade, the new ones are so buttery smooth.
The story is fine! I don’t have any problems with it (no, the Eirika thing is not a problem, any person would’ve done what she did), but it’s not the most intriguing or compelling tale out there.
I mentioned in my review of The Blazing Blade that it’s the ideal “first Fire Emblem” but you can’t go wrong with this one either. It’s a very solid entry, but not the most standout, in my opinion, just like Blazing Blade. It’s pretty straightforward, but has some depth with its maps (even if one of the “easier” Fire Emblem games for veterans). Alternatively, if you’ve only played the newer games and want to try the older ones (but are intimidated), this is the perfect bridge to get into them! (I’ve never played the Creature Campaign but it looks fun and is such a cool idea for postgame)
Good game. Seth is the GOAT.