finished both claire and leon's first runs. it's good to finally know claire as a character, and there's a lot of characterization for leon and ada that i enjoyed as well, as well as a better understanding of the umbrella corp and bioweaponry lore. as far as the strength of this game in the series, i'd say there are others that are stronger, but perhaps it's just personal preference. there's still a lot of the games i haven't seen yet, including RE0, RE1, RE3, RE5 (i think?), RE6 (i think). i've now seen RE2, RE4 remake, RE7: biohazard, RE8 aka village, and DLCS for RE7. so good progress and enjoyed playing with my friends. unfortunately there's no "great" villain here like there are in RE4, for example. but still an enjoyable experience and i think at some point we'll do the second runs of both characters.

good by itself, but not as good when compared to its prequel - fran bow. little misfortune has a lot of good comedy, but to me it was obvious who the villain was; the characters didn't have any ambiguity or much dimension, especially the villain (won't say who it is due to not wanting to give spoilers). there also were no puzzles, or if they were they were rudimentary at best, which was a shame and a disappointment because fran bow was so entirely based around puzzles, and they were very challenging, which i really loved. still, little misfortune is a good game and has some fun easter eggs from its predecessor. it also explains more of what comes to pass within the realms. excited for the benjamin game that focuses on the fox :)

finished this today. what an incredible game. unique concept reminiscent of alice in wonderland (but much, much bloodier - and much more disturbing), but with so much unique storytelling & lore with it. the art style is amazing, and for a "point & click" type of game (which i usually don't enjoy), it's exceptional. the score is also noteworthy, with world-building notes of doom & dread making up the soundscape. the concept of realms and ultrareality is so creative and original, i have to applaud all the artistry. the humor is also great, my friend & i laughed a lot throughout this game. i can without a doubt say that it's a journey that became one of my favorite experiences with a video game. the puzzles are pretty challenging, and i'm someone who is really good at puzzle solving, so being stumped is something i usually don't have to work through so much. 10/10 amazing video game. if you can handle the gore & the disturbing aspects of it, then you definitely won't be disappointed with the quality level fran bow achieves. highly recommend.