Ryan
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Xenoblade Chronicles has been very good thus far!
Happy to feel this way about it after not really enjoying XC3 much at all when I played it a while back. Feels like each entry in the series has a lot of differences. Not just in gameplay, but also in look and feel.
Happy to feel this way about it after not really enjoying XC3 much at all when I played it a while back. Feels like each entry in the series has a lot of differences. Not just in gameplay, but also in look and feel.
November 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Xenoblade Chronicles has been very good thus far!
Happy to feel this way about it after not really enjoying XC3 much at all when I played it a while back. Feels like each entry in the series has a lot of differences. Not just in gameplay, but also in look and feel.
Happy to feel this way about it after not really enjoying XC3 much at all when I played it a while back. Feels like each entry in the series has a lot of differences. Not just in gameplay, but also in look and feel.
Gravity Circuit
✅ OST fuckin bangs
✅ Great stage design with well-placed hidden upgrades
✅ Gorgeous pixel art
✅ Well-crafted precision platforming & combat
❌ Booster / Burst chips throw off simple difficulty that makes this type of game thrive
❌ No rewards for completing specific stages
8.5 / 10
✅ OST fuckin bangs
✅ Great stage design with well-placed hidden upgrades
✅ Gorgeous pixel art
✅ Well-crafted precision platforming & combat
❌ Booster / Burst chips throw off simple difficulty that makes this type of game thrive
❌ No rewards for completing specific stages
8.5 / 10
October 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Gravity Circuit
✅ OST fuckin bangs
✅ Great stage design with well-placed hidden upgrades
✅ Gorgeous pixel art
✅ Well-crafted precision platforming & combat
❌ Booster / Burst chips throw off simple difficulty that makes this type of game thrive
❌ No rewards for completing specific stages
8.5 / 10
✅ OST fuckin bangs
✅ Great stage design with well-placed hidden upgrades
✅ Gorgeous pixel art
✅ Well-crafted precision platforming & combat
❌ Booster / Burst chips throw off simple difficulty that makes this type of game thrive
❌ No rewards for completing specific stages
8.5 / 10
Needing a Mega Man fix, so I’m trying out a Mega Man inspired game next with Gravity Circuit!
October 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Needing a Mega Man fix, so I’m trying out a Mega Man inspired game next with Gravity Circuit!
Cocoon
✅ Great sound & visual design
✅ Intuitive puzzle progression
✅ A couple of mind-blowing moments
❌ Some tedious back and forth to retrieve orbs
9 / 10
✅ Great sound & visual design
✅ Intuitive puzzle progression
✅ A couple of mind-blowing moments
❌ Some tedious back and forth to retrieve orbs
9 / 10
October 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Cocoon
✅ Great sound & visual design
✅ Intuitive puzzle progression
✅ A couple of mind-blowing moments
❌ Some tedious back and forth to retrieve orbs
9 / 10
✅ Great sound & visual design
✅ Intuitive puzzle progression
✅ A couple of mind-blowing moments
❌ Some tedious back and forth to retrieve orbs
9 / 10
Think Cocoon might be my next game 👀
October 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Think Cocoon might be my next game 👀
Pyre
✅ Weird fantasy NBA Jam gameplay
✅ The world & aesthetic
✅ Enjoyable cast of characters
✅ Beautiful, hand-drawn art
✅ Difficult decision dilemmas
❌ Uneven pacing & balancing all-around
❌ Finale is lackluster
8 / 10
✅ Weird fantasy NBA Jam gameplay
✅ The world & aesthetic
✅ Enjoyable cast of characters
✅ Beautiful, hand-drawn art
✅ Difficult decision dilemmas
❌ Uneven pacing & balancing all-around
❌ Finale is lackluster
8 / 10
October 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Pyre
✅ Weird fantasy NBA Jam gameplay
✅ The world & aesthetic
✅ Enjoyable cast of characters
✅ Beautiful, hand-drawn art
✅ Difficult decision dilemmas
❌ Uneven pacing & balancing all-around
❌ Finale is lackluster
8 / 10
✅ Weird fantasy NBA Jam gameplay
✅ The world & aesthetic
✅ Enjoyable cast of characters
✅ Beautiful, hand-drawn art
✅ Difficult decision dilemmas
❌ Uneven pacing & balancing all-around
❌ Finale is lackluster
8 / 10
I loved this game as a kid, despite it constantly being talked about as one of the worst video games ever crafted nowadays. 😭
October 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I loved this game as a kid, despite it constantly being talked about as one of the worst video games ever crafted nowadays. 😭
Four RPG’s to get to know me!
October 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Four RPG’s to get to know me!
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair!
Lots of people assumed it was a DLC or add-on for the original Yooka-Laylee, but it’s not. It’s a legitimate Donkey Kong Country type of platformer with a really great, top-down Zelda-like overworld.
It’s such a great game.
Lots of people assumed it was a DLC or add-on for the original Yooka-Laylee, but it’s not. It’s a legitimate Donkey Kong Country type of platformer with a really great, top-down Zelda-like overworld.
It’s such a great game.
September 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair!
Lots of people assumed it was a DLC or add-on for the original Yooka-Laylee, but it’s not. It’s a legitimate Donkey Kong Country type of platformer with a really great, top-down Zelda-like overworld.
It’s such a great game.
Lots of people assumed it was a DLC or add-on for the original Yooka-Laylee, but it’s not. It’s a legitimate Donkey Kong Country type of platformer with a really great, top-down Zelda-like overworld.
It’s such a great game.
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar
✅ Massive step up in polish & quality
✅ Wonderful new art direction
✅ Character portraits & voice acting
✅ Bazaar is genuinely fun
✅ Great cast
❌ Lacking in some upgradable progression & customization
❌ Pacing slows a bit too much near the endgame
8.5 / 10
✅ Massive step up in polish & quality
✅ Wonderful new art direction
✅ Character portraits & voice acting
✅ Bazaar is genuinely fun
✅ Great cast
❌ Lacking in some upgradable progression & customization
❌ Pacing slows a bit too much near the endgame
8.5 / 10
September 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar
✅ Massive step up in polish & quality
✅ Wonderful new art direction
✅ Character portraits & voice acting
✅ Bazaar is genuinely fun
✅ Great cast
❌ Lacking in some upgradable progression & customization
❌ Pacing slows a bit too much near the endgame
8.5 / 10
✅ Massive step up in polish & quality
✅ Wonderful new art direction
✅ Character portraits & voice acting
✅ Bazaar is genuinely fun
✅ Great cast
❌ Lacking in some upgradable progression & customization
❌ Pacing slows a bit too much near the endgame
8.5 / 10
Hollow Knight: Silksong
✅ Fantastic platforming & controls
✅ Great pacing & progression
✅ Intense combat encounters
✅ Beautiful art direction
✅ Meaningful & thoughtful exploration
❌ Two currencies without good reason
❌ Formulaic side quest design
9 / 10
✅ Fantastic platforming & controls
✅ Great pacing & progression
✅ Intense combat encounters
✅ Beautiful art direction
✅ Meaningful & thoughtful exploration
❌ Two currencies without good reason
❌ Formulaic side quest design
9 / 10
September 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Hollow Knight: Silksong
✅ Fantastic platforming & controls
✅ Great pacing & progression
✅ Intense combat encounters
✅ Beautiful art direction
✅ Meaningful & thoughtful exploration
❌ Two currencies without good reason
❌ Formulaic side quest design
9 / 10
✅ Fantastic platforming & controls
✅ Great pacing & progression
✅ Intense combat encounters
✅ Beautiful art direction
✅ Meaningful & thoughtful exploration
❌ Two currencies without good reason
❌ Formulaic side quest design
9 / 10
QTP with an album you’d rate a perfect 10/10
Björk - Vespertine 🦢
Björk - Vespertine 🦢
September 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
QTP with an album you’d rate a perfect 10/10
Björk - Vespertine 🦢
Björk - Vespertine 🦢
Thoroughly enjoying Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar!
Feels like the evolution this series has needed for a long time in terms of polish, art direction, and general quality!
Feels like the evolution this series has needed for a long time in terms of polish, art direction, and general quality!
August 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Thoroughly enjoying Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar!
Feels like the evolution this series has needed for a long time in terms of polish, art direction, and general quality!
Feels like the evolution this series has needed for a long time in terms of polish, art direction, and general quality!
Starting Octopath Traveler!
August 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Starting Octopath Traveler!
Attactics: D-Tier
I have no idea wtf is going on in this one lol. I won a lot of the time, but didn’t really understand how I was implementing much of a strategy. I didn’t enjoy it much, but it *feels* like there’s game in there that I’m just not clicking with.
I have no idea wtf is going on in this one lol. I won a lot of the time, but didn’t really understand how I was implementing much of a strategy. I didn’t enjoy it much, but it *feels* like there’s game in there that I’m just not clicking with.
August 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Attactics: D-Tier
I have no idea wtf is going on in this one lol. I won a lot of the time, but didn’t really understand how I was implementing much of a strategy. I didn’t enjoy it much, but it *feels* like there’s game in there that I’m just not clicking with.
I have no idea wtf is going on in this one lol. I won a lot of the time, but didn’t really understand how I was implementing much of a strategy. I didn’t enjoy it much, but it *feels* like there’s game in there that I’m just not clicking with.
Elfazar’s Hat: A-Tier
The most charming entry of UFO 50 that I’ve played thus far. It’s a well-made twin stick shooter with a lot of personality. I only have one major qualm, and that’s the shortness of the game. It ends waaay too soon.
The most charming entry of UFO 50 that I’ve played thus far. It’s a well-made twin stick shooter with a lot of personality. I only have one major qualm, and that’s the shortness of the game. It ends waaay too soon.
August 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Elfazar’s Hat: A-Tier
The most charming entry of UFO 50 that I’ve played thus far. It’s a well-made twin stick shooter with a lot of personality. I only have one major qualm, and that’s the shortness of the game. It ends waaay too soon.
The most charming entry of UFO 50 that I’ve played thus far. It’s a well-made twin stick shooter with a lot of personality. I only have one major qualm, and that’s the shortness of the game. It ends waaay too soon.
Vainger: A-Tier
A solid Metroidvania that controls well and has interesting traversal puzzles to explore. There really isn’t anything that makes this standout, though. And the lack of a map outside of save points is bothersome. Still, it’s a substantial package.
A solid Metroidvania that controls well and has interesting traversal puzzles to explore. There really isn’t anything that makes this standout, though. And the lack of a map outside of save points is bothersome. Still, it’s a substantial package.
August 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Vainger: A-Tier
A solid Metroidvania that controls well and has interesting traversal puzzles to explore. There really isn’t anything that makes this standout, though. And the lack of a map outside of save points is bothersome. Still, it’s a substantial package.
A solid Metroidvania that controls well and has interesting traversal puzzles to explore. There really isn’t anything that makes this standout, though. And the lack of a map outside of save points is bothersome. Still, it’s a substantial package.
Valbrace: B-Tier
Extremely cool game design and aesthetic. The combat is surprisingly great as well. My main issue with Valbrace is how easy it is to get lost since everything looks the same and dying on a floor can feel *brutal* because of this. It gets a bit repetitive due to its length too.
Extremely cool game design and aesthetic. The combat is surprisingly great as well. My main issue with Valbrace is how easy it is to get lost since everything looks the same and dying on a floor can feel *brutal* because of this. It gets a bit repetitive due to its length too.
August 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Valbrace: B-Tier
Extremely cool game design and aesthetic. The combat is surprisingly great as well. My main issue with Valbrace is how easy it is to get lost since everything looks the same and dying on a floor can feel *brutal* because of this. It gets a bit repetitive due to its length too.
Extremely cool game design and aesthetic. The combat is surprisingly great as well. My main issue with Valbrace is how easy it is to get lost since everything looks the same and dying on a floor can feel *brutal* because of this. It gets a bit repetitive due to its length too.
Hyper Contender: B-Tier
Solid platform fighter. It’s a little on the easy side for single-player. And it’s not super deep either. But every match is fun and has a pretty high skill ceiling. I like obtaining rings to win as it discourages passive play. And the characters are all interesting to play.
Solid platform fighter. It’s a little on the easy side for single-player. And it’s not super deep either. But every match is fun and has a pretty high skill ceiling. I like obtaining rings to win as it discourages passive play. And the characters are all interesting to play.
August 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Hyper Contender: B-Tier
Solid platform fighter. It’s a little on the easy side for single-player. And it’s not super deep either. But every match is fun and has a pretty high skill ceiling. I like obtaining rings to win as it discourages passive play. And the characters are all interesting to play.
Solid platform fighter. It’s a little on the easy side for single-player. And it’s not super deep either. But every match is fun and has a pretty high skill ceiling. I like obtaining rings to win as it discourages passive play. And the characters are all interesting to play.
Bushido Ball: S-Tier
Pong, but with fighting game characters. It’s so peak. Maybe the best feeling game I’ve played yet, control-wise. Each character’s build has so much potential for combos and deceptive tricks. Very easily one of UFO 50’s top games.
Pong, but with fighting game characters. It’s so peak. Maybe the best feeling game I’ve played yet, control-wise. Each character’s build has so much potential for combos and deceptive tricks. Very easily one of UFO 50’s top games.
August 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Bushido Ball: S-Tier
Pong, but with fighting game characters. It’s so peak. Maybe the best feeling game I’ve played yet, control-wise. Each character’s build has so much potential for combos and deceptive tricks. Very easily one of UFO 50’s top games.
Pong, but with fighting game characters. It’s so peak. Maybe the best feeling game I’ve played yet, control-wise. Each character’s build has so much potential for combos and deceptive tricks. Very easily one of UFO 50’s top games.
Mortol: A-Tier
Fantastically silly concept with some smart level design and puzzles. It’s a good length as well. I think maybe the save system was a bit too forgiving, but that’s maybe not even a real issue since it encouraged me to experiment with the mechanics more freely. This is a good one.
Fantastically silly concept with some smart level design and puzzles. It’s a good length as well. I think maybe the save system was a bit too forgiving, but that’s maybe not even a real issue since it encouraged me to experiment with the mechanics more freely. This is a good one.
August 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Mortol: A-Tier
Fantastically silly concept with some smart level design and puzzles. It’s a good length as well. I think maybe the save system was a bit too forgiving, but that’s maybe not even a real issue since it encouraged me to experiment with the mechanics more freely. This is a good one.
Fantastically silly concept with some smart level design and puzzles. It’s a good length as well. I think maybe the save system was a bit too forgiving, but that’s maybe not even a real issue since it encouraged me to experiment with the mechanics more freely. This is a good one.
Bug Hunter: D-Tier
An unremarkable puzzle strategy game. It relies somewhat heavily on rng and didn’t hold much entertainment value for me. Nothing abhorrently wrong with it. It’s just a bit boring and bland all-around.
An unremarkable puzzle strategy game. It relies somewhat heavily on rng and didn’t hold much entertainment value for me. Nothing abhorrently wrong with it. It’s just a bit boring and bland all-around.
August 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Bug Hunter: D-Tier
An unremarkable puzzle strategy game. It relies somewhat heavily on rng and didn’t hold much entertainment value for me. Nothing abhorrently wrong with it. It’s just a bit boring and bland all-around.
An unremarkable puzzle strategy game. It relies somewhat heavily on rng and didn’t hold much entertainment value for me. Nothing abhorrently wrong with it. It’s just a bit boring and bland all-around.
Onion Delivery: A-Tier
Would be S-Tier if not for the storm hazard making things so luck dependent. The driving controls feel pretty good once you learn them. The punishing difficulty could put some people off, but I found it fun to master. It’s really only the luck factor that hurts it at times.
Would be S-Tier if not for the storm hazard making things so luck dependent. The driving controls feel pretty good once you learn them. The punishing difficulty could put some people off, but I found it fun to master. It’s really only the luck factor that hurts it at times.
August 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Onion Delivery: A-Tier
Would be S-Tier if not for the storm hazard making things so luck dependent. The driving controls feel pretty good once you learn them. The punishing difficulty could put some people off, but I found it fun to master. It’s really only the luck factor that hurts it at times.
Would be S-Tier if not for the storm hazard making things so luck dependent. The driving controls feel pretty good once you learn them. The punishing difficulty could put some people off, but I found it fun to master. It’s really only the luck factor that hurts it at times.