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STRAFTAT*

live service and its consequences

so true breastie

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Needs a bit of economy and early game damage tuning, and some frustrating game design (maggots), but otherwise a fantastic sequel that improves on HK as expected

(IF YOU LIKE HOLLOW KNIGHT, PLAY NINE SOLS, I BEG OF YOU)

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate 🎮

Campaign: Story is a 9/10, gameplay is a 5/10
The metroidvania-esque mechanics are just don't flow very well with the core gameplay
The core progression and looting changes, as well as the bugs are a bit too frustrating to deal with tho

My firm stance on RPG turn-based combat is that it fucking sucks if you don't get to do anything during the enemy's turn, it's just plain frustrating
This game actually lets you take no damage and do extremely satisfying counters if you play well enough against attacks

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 🎮

Phenomenal RPG with actually fun and dynamic turn-based combat
The worldbuilding and visual style is just so unique and cool, with top-tier character designs and VA (Esquie and Monoco my beloved)

Also it's french, cocorico and all that

Donkey Kong Bananza 🎮

A game that excels at tapping into the primal need to break shit
Incredibly fun movement and destruction mechanics within a very charming world, and surprisingly banging music to go MONKE MODE to

Mario Kart World 🎮

Definitely an improvement in terms of style and core gameplay
The open world is pretty neat but comes at the cost of having the tracks being more creatively restricted to fit into that world, and also being forced into boring transitions a whole lot

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End S1 📺

There's very few anime series that spark my interest, but Frieren is just uniquely phenomenal. Incredibly well animated, compelling world, story and characters, and also the MUSIC HOLY SHIT, everything about it is so good