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2022
A great step forward for the Pokemon franchise in terms of design principles, from the openness of the world, variety of quest lines, and aesthetics. Shame about the performance and lack of customization.
2018
When the funny homestuck boy go dash hehe
While having some major issues, the unmitigated joy of exploration and discovery this game evoked makes it an all timer. Never knew I could be so captured by an open world.
God giving you a cellphone then nearly dying frequently is funny. Love to get horribly maimed but not really
2017
God I wish I could play games
2021
A delightful romp that advances the tone set by Undertale from the child demographic squarely into the teen area. Toby captures the essence of small town drama alongside the uncanny sense of something being not-quite-right. As much as I enjoy the meta elements it would be nice to eventually see a purely diagetic tale at some point. Homestuck habits die hard though.
2021
This review contains spoilers
It is impressive to design 3 compelling card games, a captivating story with FMV elements, or a first person adventure game. All 3 in the same game is crazy. A delightfully unnerving experience.
2011
The epitome of a "download, play for 48 hours, uninstall, revisit next year" game
Queers Be Winning. A great time to finally let some bitches be gay alongside one of the more ambitious and successful stories in an FE game.
2012
Look. The game is a solid shooter with the most competently executed story gearbox has managed. But like. Its also like that.
2021
An adorable and touching little zen game, very effective at everything it sets out to do. It did feel a touch short, but this would lend itself well to an anthology series so further unpackings would be welcome!
2012
Very formative to my understanding of the potential of games and experiencing the aesthetic. A classic, if rendered a bit simple as the art of the walking sim evolved.
2012
Great immersive sim with excellent world building that suffers from age and comparison. The non lethal options get tiresome in comparison to the lethal or mixed routes.
As always there are exception to rules of taste and VA-11 is that for me. I'm not one for visual novels but between the atmosphere created and the little game-ified elements such as drink mixing and tending to Jill's needs, it kept my attention enough to really enjoy the vibrant cast in their washed out neon dystopia. A great ride that makes me excited for whatever Sukeban puts out next.
The fact that I couldn't fuck Chrom as M!Robin or pair the OBVIOUS lesbian Tharja with Cordelia or Muriel? Cmon.