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Metal Gear was cool. It has similar appeal to Zelda 1. It's all about exploring, finding tools and solving the "world puzzle". It expects you to take notes and remember important info which I really like. Sadly a few of the items are a bit too hidden imo which can be frustrating.
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Metal Gear was cool. It has similar appeal to Zelda 1. It's all about exploring, finding tools and solving the "world puzzle". It expects you to take notes and remember important info which I really like. Sadly a few of the items are a bit too hidden imo which can be frustrating.
Castlevania IV is like a better version of Castlevania in lots of ways. Better controls, you can whip in 8 directions, the levels are more interesting, etc. But it's a shame that planning has been deemphasized. Your subweapon or level of upgrade is not that relevant.
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Castlevania IV is like a better version of Castlevania in lots of ways. Better controls, you can whip in 8 directions, the levels are more interesting, etc. But it's a shame that planning has been deemphasized. Your subweapon or level of upgrade is not that relevant.
Took me a bit to get used to it but ultimately it was fun. The delay on the whip, the lack of air control and some of the enemies did had me frustrated for some time but eventually I figured it out. It's not only a game of skill but also about correctly planning each stage.
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Took me a bit to get used to it but ultimately it was fun. The delay on the whip, the lack of air control and some of the enemies did had me frustrated for some time but eventually I figured it out. It's not only a game of skill but also about correctly planning each stage.
Colors it's one of the most no nonsense just fun Sonic games out there. Pretty visuals, great music and set of fun levels with almost nothing interrupting you. Gameplay is not improved over its prequel tho. In fact, it leans into some of the least appealing aspects of that game.
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Colors it's one of the most no nonsense just fun Sonic games out there. Pretty visuals, great music and set of fun levels with almost nothing interrupting you. Gameplay is not improved over its prequel tho. In fact, it leans into some of the least appealing aspects of that game.
Sonic 4 is disappointing as a follow up to Sonic 3. More than a sequel it feels like a weird remake with almost all the level themes coming from the classic games. The gameplay and levels are fine but didn't interest me much. It's not bad, just unremarkable. It offers little new.
October 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Sonic 4 is disappointing as a follow up to Sonic 3. More than a sequel it feels like a weird remake with almost all the level themes coming from the classic games. The gameplay and levels are fine but didn't interest me much. It's not bad, just unremarkable. It offers little new.
All Star Racing is a karting game. Drfiting feels nice. Tracks are good. But it basically does nothing to differentiate itself. It a functional but bare bones karting game. Don't see a reason to play it unless you like Sega characters.
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
All Star Racing is a karting game. Drfiting feels nice. Tracks are good. But it basically does nothing to differentiate itself. It a functional but bare bones karting game. Don't see a reason to play it unless you like Sega characters.
Black Knight is alright. Fun to slash things around. Has a great soundtrack and one of the better stories in the series. Gameplay is nothing amazing tho. Fairly limited and semi automated stuff. Fun enough for an afternoon but not much more. Glad it doesn't overstay its welcome.
October 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Black Knight is alright. Fun to slash things around. Has a great soundtrack and one of the better stories in the series. Gameplay is nothing amazing tho. Fairly limited and semi automated stuff. Fun enough for an afternoon but not much more. Glad it doesn't overstay its welcome.
Wii Unleashed is a pretty fun game too. It has a bigger focus on more precise steering which does differentiate it. You are gonna be drifting a lot more. That said I still prefer the level design and control of the HD version.
October 19, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Wii Unleashed is a pretty fun game too. It has a bigger focus on more precise steering which does differentiate it. You are gonna be drifting a lot more. That said I still prefer the level design and control of the HD version.
Unleashed is the most polished mainline game so far. All stages are fun to learn, full of split second decisions and have challeging S ranks. Game's much less buggy too. Even the werehog ended up being a fun brawler. Yet, as great as it is, it's also a more restrictive game.
October 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Unleashed is the most polished mainline game so far. All stages are fun to learn, full of split second decisions and have challeging S ranks. Game's much less buggy too. Even the werehog ended up being a fun brawler. Yet, as great as it is, it's also a more restrictive game.
Cool game. Probably the best movement and combat in the series. Good conclusion for the story imo. However, a bit limiting for my taste at times. It feels like it blocks you from backtracking too much when I would rather explore at will and have more optional fun stuff to find.
October 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Cool game. Probably the best movement and combat in the series. Good conclusion for the story imo. However, a bit limiting for my taste at times. It feels like it blocks you from backtracking too much when I would rather explore at will and have more optional fun stuff to find.
Takopi was amazing. Pretty macabre and sad yet also has a fair amount of dark humour. It's fucked up in the exact ways that appeal to me. It's also beautiful. The animation and character design is outstanding, the type stuff that is great at pulling at your heartstrings.
August 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Takopi was amazing. Pretty macabre and sad yet also has a fair amount of dark humour. It's fucked up in the exact ways that appeal to me. It's also beautiful. The animation and character design is outstanding, the type stuff that is great at pulling at your heartstrings.
Some of the most creative, heartfelt and funniest games I've experienced. The music, the writing, the unique gameplay situations. Everything about them works so well together. There's always something funny, charming, surprising or intriguing happening. It's great great great.
July 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Some of the most creative, heartfelt and funniest games I've experienced. The music, the writing, the unique gameplay situations. Everything about them works so well together. There's always something funny, charming, surprising or intriguing happening. It's great great great.
Finally got around to watch Stone Ocean and that was really fun. Super creative fights, hype moments, aura and the most insane ending ever lol. Loved the characters. Probably my fav part after 4.
July 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Finally got around to watch Stone Ocean and that was really fun. Super creative fights, hype moments, aura and the most insane ending ever lol. Loved the characters. Probably my fav part after 4.
After Eternal perfected the systems of DOOM, the series had to reinvent itself and they did something awesome. The new combat is fresh, super fun and it has a respectable amount of depth even if it's simpler. Great game.
May 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
After Eternal perfected the systems of DOOM, the series had to reinvent itself and they did something awesome. The new combat is fresh, super fun and it has a respectable amount of depth even if it's simpler. Great game.
Idk if this reveals my ignorance of turn based rpgs but I did like Sonic Chronicles quite a bit. The opportunity to rol play as "my Sonic" is just cool. You need to strategize like other rpgs but you also have to do minigames which, for me, is more fun than just selecting a move.
May 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Idk if this reveals my ignorance of turn based rpgs but I did like Sonic Chronicles quite a bit. The opportunity to rol play as "my Sonic" is just cool. You need to strategize like other rpgs but you also have to do minigames which, for me, is more fun than just selecting a move.
Zero Gravity is worse than Riders. it massively simplified the systems, making a game that is much less interesting. And yet, I still love it. Stages look awesome, the animations are full of personality and the soundtrack is amazing even by Sonic standards. I just can't hate it.
May 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Zero Gravity is worse than Riders. it massively simplified the systems, making a game that is much less interesting. And yet, I still love it. Stages look awesome, the animations are full of personality and the soundtrack is amazing even by Sonic standards. I just can't hate it.
Rivals 2 is pretty much just more Rivals. You can charge your ability with rings now which is a nice change and having more characters is cool. Level design is still good, controls are still not the best and bosses are more annoying this time.
May 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Rivals 2 is pretty much just more Rivals. You can charge your ability with rings now which is a nice change and having more characters is cool. Level design is still good, controls are still not the best and bosses are more annoying this time.
Sonic Rush Adventure is more Sonic Rush Awesomeness. Everything that made the first game so good is on this one too and it's so fun. However, it's a bit disappointing how it doesn't even try to evolve or switch up the core gameplay in any way.
May 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Sonic Rush Adventure is more Sonic Rush Awesomeness. Everything that made the first game so good is on this one too and it's so fun. However, it's a bit disappointing how it doesn't even try to evolve or switch up the core gameplay in any way.
Secret Rings' most appealing feature is also its biggest flaw: the motion controls. They're novel, it's interesting to have to move more of your body to control Sonic. But the novelty wears out quickly. Motion controls are awkward and unprecise which hampers the whole experience.
April 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Secret Rings' most appealing feature is also its biggest flaw: the motion controls. They're novel, it's interesting to have to move more of your body to control Sonic. But the novelty wears out quickly. Motion controls are awkward and unprecise which hampers the whole experience.
That was fun. Controls kinda stiff. Rubberbanding is insane. But core gameplay is entertaining. Stages are cool enough and fun to learn. Bosses suck but that's always. Little to say about the nothing plot except I don't like how they characterized Shadow.
April 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
That was fun. Controls kinda stiff. Rubberbanding is insane. But core gameplay is entertaining. Stages are cool enough and fun to learn. Bosses suck but that's always. Little to say about the nothing plot except I don't like how they characterized Shadow.
What curious experience. It just throws into the world. It's easy to feel aimless but that's where manual comes in. It's part of the fun of the game. Like if you were checking the notes Impa left you. It's really fun to solve the game "by yourself" just using the hints you get.
April 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
What curious experience. It just throws into the world. It's easy to feel aimless but that's where manual comes in. It's part of the fun of the game. Like if you were checking the notes Impa left you. It's really fun to solve the game "by yourself" just using the hints you get.
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Forgotten Past, Fake Future, Uncertain Present
April 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Forgotten Past, Fake Future, Uncertain Present
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The beginning of Mahoyo has always been one of the most mysterious parts. I'd like to talk about it a bit.
I'm not a lore master or anything, it's just my view on a work of art.
[Witch on the Holt Night spoiler alert]
I'm not a lore master or anything, it's just my view on a work of art.
[Witch on the Holt Night spoiler alert]
April 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The beginning of Mahoyo has always been one of the most mysterious parts. I'd like to talk about it a bit.
I'm not a lore master or anything, it's just my view on a work of art.
[Witch on the Holt Night spoiler alert]
I'm not a lore master or anything, it's just my view on a work of art.
[Witch on the Holt Night spoiler alert]
I know how infamous Sonic 06 is but I still hoped to find the fun in it. Sadly most of my time with this game was boring or annoying. The clunky mechanics, the bugs, the repetitive combat, the boring hub world, etc. There's so much getting in the way of what fun there is.
April 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I know how infamous Sonic 06 is but I still hoped to find the fun in it. Sadly most of my time with this game was boring or annoying. The clunky mechanics, the bugs, the repetitive combat, the boring hub world, etc. There's so much getting in the way of what fun there is.
I have thoughts... First I want to say I did like this version of Dante (sue me). He's fun and I loved seeing him fight. He is, dare I say, stylish. I also liked Lady even with her not so great outfit. That said there's some questionable decisions about the story. SPOILERS AHEAD.
April 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I have thoughts... First I want to say I did like this version of Dante (sue me). He's fun and I loved seeing him fight. He is, dare I say, stylish. I also liked Lady even with her not so great outfit. That said there's some questionable decisions about the story. SPOILERS AHEAD.