valgardkvlt
1997
great game except for the final boss fuck that piece of shit
Doom II is easily the weakest in the series imo. Nothing is really improved from the first entry and often it's actually made worse. The level design goes from interesting and sometimes clever to absolute dogshit (I don't think there's a single Petersen level I enjoyed). The final boss is a complete joke in that regard.
Music still bangs tho and the super shotgun is by far the best weapon in the franchise.
Music still bangs tho and the super shotgun is by far the best weapon in the franchise.
2020
Games order from worst to best.
Another Late Night
The most pretentious piece of garbage I have ever seen.
0.5/5
The Thing in the Lake
I couldn't bother to finish it, game's extremely annoying and I'm not a fan of the unreadable artstyle. Not the mention the earrape audio you can't lower by any means.
1/5
The Toy Shop
It had a good base idea but the execution is just plain terrible. It plays very bad: enemies make no sound so you always get caught off guard, dark areas are pitch black so you can't see an inch from your nose, shooting feels unresponsive and most of all the game tries a bunch of genres but fails miserably in all of them. This is not a game you want to make in 10 days.
1/5
Arcadletra
This game tries to go psychological but never really nails it. The jumpscares feel unearned and most of the time laughable, gameplay is down to the bone and the story is so badly told that you never really get a grasp of it.
1.5/5
To The End of Days
Plays ok, story feels like your average B-movie. It's really nothing special.
2.5/5
Undiscovered
Interesting use of a 2nd person point of view, gameplay is extremely basic but gets the job done. The dialogue writing was waaaay to cheesy but overall a not so bad experience.
3/5
Charlotte's Exile
Nice puzzle game, it doesn't do much but it's well constructed and it has a clear direction.
3/5
Touched by an Outer God
One of the most "games" of the bunch. It has a clear structure and direction, story is nice even though nothing special, enemies can be pretty damn annoying as they track your movement and shoot where you're going and not where you are. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was having to redo everything from the beginning if I died. It also has a pacifist route which is very nice addition.
3.5/5
Sucker for Love
Funny little visual novel, the voice actress nailed it. The ritual mechanic was nice and the few scares we're very good.
3.5/5
Squirrel Stapler
This seems to be everyone's favorite and I can see why. David Szymanski is really good at what it does. However the games gets very repetitive very soon, at least for me. Also, if you play this after Iron Lung it's basically the same core idea, but the latter is much more well executed.
3.5/5
Solipsis
Really short game but it absolutely nails the tension, narrative and sound design. One of the best of the bunch.
4/5
The Diving Bell
Probably the game I liked the most. The atmosphere is masterfully built through small gameplay actions and voice acting, the story nailed the lovecraftian vibes and the overall experience was fantastic.
4.5/5
About the house experience: it was fine. The puzzles were entertaining but I couldn't care less about the "story", the writing was very annoying.
Another Late Night
The most pretentious piece of garbage I have ever seen.
0.5/5
The Thing in the Lake
I couldn't bother to finish it, game's extremely annoying and I'm not a fan of the unreadable artstyle. Not the mention the earrape audio you can't lower by any means.
1/5
The Toy Shop
It had a good base idea but the execution is just plain terrible. It plays very bad: enemies make no sound so you always get caught off guard, dark areas are pitch black so you can't see an inch from your nose, shooting feels unresponsive and most of all the game tries a bunch of genres but fails miserably in all of them. This is not a game you want to make in 10 days.
1/5
Arcadletra
This game tries to go psychological but never really nails it. The jumpscares feel unearned and most of the time laughable, gameplay is down to the bone and the story is so badly told that you never really get a grasp of it.
1.5/5
To The End of Days
Plays ok, story feels like your average B-movie. It's really nothing special.
2.5/5
Undiscovered
Interesting use of a 2nd person point of view, gameplay is extremely basic but gets the job done. The dialogue writing was waaaay to cheesy but overall a not so bad experience.
3/5
Charlotte's Exile
Nice puzzle game, it doesn't do much but it's well constructed and it has a clear direction.
3/5
Touched by an Outer God
One of the most "games" of the bunch. It has a clear structure and direction, story is nice even though nothing special, enemies can be pretty damn annoying as they track your movement and shoot where you're going and not where you are. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was having to redo everything from the beginning if I died. It also has a pacifist route which is very nice addition.
3.5/5
Sucker for Love
Funny little visual novel, the voice actress nailed it. The ritual mechanic was nice and the few scares we're very good.
3.5/5
Squirrel Stapler
This seems to be everyone's favorite and I can see why. David Szymanski is really good at what it does. However the games gets very repetitive very soon, at least for me. Also, if you play this after Iron Lung it's basically the same core idea, but the latter is much more well executed.
3.5/5
Solipsis
Really short game but it absolutely nails the tension, narrative and sound design. One of the best of the bunch.
4/5
The Diving Bell
Probably the game I liked the most. The atmosphere is masterfully built through small gameplay actions and voice acting, the story nailed the lovecraftian vibes and the overall experience was fantastic.
4.5/5
About the house experience: it was fine. The puzzles were entertaining but I couldn't care less about the "story", the writing was very annoying.
thanks I hate it
Swinging is very very good in this one, unfortunately not much else is improved. The combat in particular feels way less good and the villains are a big resident sleeper. It serves the purpose of being an origin story tho and I'm excited to see what they have in store for the next one. Don't buy it full price.
2022
Gameplay is extremely solid but unfortunately it lacks variety in enemies and level design, luckily it's short enough to compensate for it. Probably the best soundtrack of this year.
2018
Customizing the boat is incredibly addicting and satisfying, I could do that for hours. I just wish there was a good story to go along with it, the one we got really drags the game down.
2002
I absolutely despise this game. It has the most annoying bosses imaginable and the most boring progression system possible. It completely removes freedom of exploration. I can't believe this is the direction they chose after the incredible Super Metroid.
2022
Portal but it runs like shit lol
cool LIGHTS!!!
cool LIGHTS!!!
2022
game is really really good I just wish the characters would shut the fuck up
Everything in this game is good except the gameplay, which varies from tedious to extremely frustrating. Shit checkpoints and unskippable cutscenes are the greatest sin of all.
2022
Very fun to play, gameplay is similar to God of War 2018 but expanded in every way. Unfortunately the story is a cluttered mess, carried only by the actors' performances. Sindri also has an incredible Sasuke moment where I could not help but laugh the whole time, it was so stupid. Overall a fun experience but still far from the greatness of the older games.
I like the part where the story goes full schizo and goofy tries to kill you
This is the best work simulator ever made. I hate it. I played it for 600 hours.
2019
indescribable experience