BelleClover
@belleclover.bsky.social
(She/They) A place where I shout aloud my silly little thoughts entirely for myself. Unofficial stan account for my wol
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Donkey Kong Bananza feels much like Mario Odyssey for me, where it's not necessarily my favourite structure for a 3D platformer, but it's still very solid for what it is and a bunch of fun to play around with mechanically
February 13, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Donkey Kong Bananza feels much like Mario Odyssey for me, where it's not necessarily my favourite structure for a 3D platformer, but it's still very solid for what it is and a bunch of fun to play around with mechanically
I'm sure I didn't get the proper experience with the original Legend of Zelda by following along a guide the whole time, but it's a bit of a pleasant surprise just how well this still ends up holding up, despite its sequels evolving upon it
January 30, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I'm sure I didn't get the proper experience with the original Legend of Zelda by following along a guide the whole time, but it's a bit of a pleasant surprise just how well this still ends up holding up, despite its sequels evolving upon it
(Wow I've finished a game this year)
Mother 3 is a game that feels impossible to live up to its mythical reputation, but I can respect just how it came to have it within its character writing and its themes, the clash of its quirks and joy in life with the feeling of loss and artificiality
Mother 3 is a game that feels impossible to live up to its mythical reputation, but I can respect just how it came to have it within its character writing and its themes, the clash of its quirks and joy in life with the feeling of loss and artificiality
January 26, 2026 at 7:03 AM
(Wow I've finished a game this year)
Mother 3 is a game that feels impossible to live up to its mythical reputation, but I can respect just how it came to have it within its character writing and its themes, the clash of its quirks and joy in life with the feeling of loss and artificiality
Mother 3 is a game that feels impossible to live up to its mythical reputation, but I can respect just how it came to have it within its character writing and its themes, the clash of its quirks and joy in life with the feeling of loss and artificiality
Overall that makes 50 game clears for 2025 www.backloggery.com/BelleClover/..., with my top 10 and honourable mentions as followed
January 1, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Overall that makes 50 game clears for 2025 www.backloggery.com/BelleClover/..., with my top 10 and honourable mentions as followed
Lumines Arise is pretty much Tetris Effect 2, so it's automatically fantastic and other games wish it could be it. The marriage of soundtrack, artistic direction and gameplay is as incredibly solid as ever, even if the game did kinda kick my ass a fair bit
January 1, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Lumines Arise is pretty much Tetris Effect 2, so it's automatically fantastic and other games wish it could be it. The marriage of soundtrack, artistic direction and gameplay is as incredibly solid as ever, even if the game did kinda kick my ass a fair bit
Skate Story can feel a bit pretentious at times, but the vibes with the soundtrack just make for such an immaculate and ethereal experience that makes it stand out compared to other skating games
January 1, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Skate Story can feel a bit pretentious at times, but the vibes with the soundtrack just make for such an immaculate and ethereal experience that makes it stand out compared to other skating games
Disney Illusion Island is pretty simplistic for a metroidvania, but I think that gets balanced out by just how charming the game is, and how good it looks in motion as you explore the world
January 1, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Disney Illusion Island is pretty simplistic for a metroidvania, but I think that gets balanced out by just how charming the game is, and how good it looks in motion as you explore the world
Keeper is a very pretty game with its art direction, but I think that's largely the highlight of an experience that's fine (heh), and doesn't feel like it fully escaped the intial impression I had on it
December 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Keeper is a very pretty game with its art direction, but I think that's largely the highlight of an experience that's fine (heh), and doesn't feel like it fully escaped the intial impression I had on it
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond just doesn't have enough good in it to outweigh all the bad for me. Those elements I did like get taken down by some poor, aimless direction creating a game unsure of what it wants to be and leaves the rest worse off because of it
December 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond just doesn't have enough good in it to outweigh all the bad for me. Those elements I did like get taken down by some poor, aimless direction creating a game unsure of what it wants to be and leaves the rest worse off because of it
I think going for the plat in Ghost of Tsushima kinda lead to the game feeling a bit overstuffed for me, but going through the main story missions definitely had me feeling like it was a pretty solid experience at its core
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I think going for the plat in Ghost of Tsushima kinda lead to the game feeling a bit overstuffed for me, but going through the main story missions definitely had me feeling like it was a pretty solid experience at its core
Trails of Cold Steel II had a bunch of great payoffs from what Cold Steel 1 had setup, from the various character arcs to all the worldbuilding aspects, and I definitely appreciated the various different changes to how the game is structured (aside from the true final dungeon)
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Trails of Cold Steel II had a bunch of great payoffs from what Cold Steel 1 had setup, from the various character arcs to all the worldbuilding aspects, and I definitely appreciated the various different changes to how the game is structured (aside from the true final dungeon)
Ninja Gaiden 4 felt like a hella fun and satisfying evolution to the Ninja Gaiden combat formula, with some boss fights I absolutely loved fighting (and hated to see the other side of if I got them down quick). Makes me real happy to see Platinum has still got it in them
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Ninja Gaiden 4 felt like a hella fun and satisfying evolution to the Ninja Gaiden combat formula, with some boss fights I absolutely loved fighting (and hated to see the other side of if I got them down quick). Makes me real happy to see Platinum has still got it in them
In direct contrast to the predecessors, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge left me flabbergasted by how terrible I found it. Throwing out a number of aspects from the prior games and throwing in a wide range of cheap difficulty spikes, as well as a laughable narrative taking itself too seriously
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
In direct contrast to the predecessors, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge left me flabbergasted by how terrible I found it. Throwing out a number of aspects from the prior games and throwing in a wide range of cheap difficulty spikes, as well as a laughable narrative taking itself too seriously
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black was some pure bloody fun. Having been eased into this gameplay with the first game, I cruised through this and had such a great time bringing down everything it wanted to throw at me. Appreciated the greater environmental variety here too
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black was some pure bloody fun. Having been eased into this gameplay with the first game, I cruised through this and had such a great time bringing down everything it wanted to throw at me. Appreciated the greater environmental variety here too
Sword of the Sea is a great vibes game, the haptic feedback through the dualsense alongside the general audiovisual experience made it fun to just zone out and mess around with the little combo system they've got going with it
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Sword of the Sea is a great vibes game, the haptic feedback through the dualsense alongside the general audiovisual experience made it fun to just zone out and mess around with the little combo system they've got going with it
Took me a few attempts to make my way through Aladdin Genesis since I messed up some of the tricky platforming sections within it, but it's nice to get through an iconic game from the Genesis. I can see where the love for it comes from with what it does for the hardware
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Took me a few attempts to make my way through Aladdin Genesis since I messed up some of the tricky platforming sections within it, but it's nice to get through an iconic game from the Genesis. I can see where the love for it comes from with what it does for the hardware
Still need to go back to Hades 2 with the new ending update, but even with imperfect original ending, I still enjoyed it simply as it being more Hades, which I liked. Would be nice to see Supergiant do another game altogether at this point though
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Still need to go back to Hades 2 with the new ending update, but even with imperfect original ending, I still enjoyed it simply as it being more Hades, which I liked. Would be nice to see Supergiant do another game altogether at this point though
Typing of the Dead was pretty dang fun once I got the setup all done. As much as I was messing up typing in the only language I know, it was still a blast to experience, alongside the goofy charm of House of the Dead 2 being great as always
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Typing of the Dead was pretty dang fun once I got the setup all done. As much as I was messing up typing in the only language I know, it was still a blast to experience, alongside the goofy charm of House of the Dead 2 being great as always
Viewfinder is a really cool sell, and it contains a bunch of satisfying execution with perspective and environmental manipulation. Unfortunately, the puzzles don't fully live to the potential, largely falling into either ones I'd solve instantly or ones I'd be dumbfounded at
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Viewfinder is a really cool sell, and it contains a bunch of satisfying execution with perspective and environmental manipulation. Unfortunately, the puzzles don't fully live to the potential, largely falling into either ones I'd solve instantly or ones I'd be dumbfounded at
I wasn't expecting to end up so lukewarm on Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, since I've enjoyed prior Borderlands games more, but I ended up on the other side feeling more relieved to be done. Bit of a shame
November 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I wasn't expecting to end up so lukewarm on Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, since I've enjoyed prior Borderlands games more, but I ended up on the other side feeling more relieved to be done. Bit of a shame
I have no clue how I managed to get through the later half of Ninja Gaiden Sigma with such relative ease after it kicked my ass hard when I started it. I guess, I can take it as me doing a great job of learning how this game works?
September 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I have no clue how I managed to get through the later half of Ninja Gaiden Sigma with such relative ease after it kicked my ass hard when I started it. I guess, I can take it as me doing a great job of learning how this game works?
It was interesting to go back to the first WarioWare game, things really haven't changed a lot since these days, but hey, no need to fix what isn't broken
September 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It was interesting to go back to the first WarioWare game, things really haven't changed a lot since these days, but hey, no need to fix what isn't broken