The Year I Decided To Game Again
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5/10 Very fun idea, randomly running into a strange cast of characters while you make your way to the border to escape... war-torn America? It loses sight on it's own gimmick, introducing interesting people but failing to cash out on them in any meaningful way on top of zero world building, despite news channels and propaganda everywhere, it doesn't go to any lengths to explain what's going on, who the two competing political parties are... or much of anything besides one bomb that went off 10 years ago or something. Fun moments, awkward game but also pretty original,
8/10 This shoot man game is good but not the best.
8/10 I like this shoot man game the most but every second person is a hacker.
7/10 Great concept and I like how "realistic" this game can be. Whatever that means. But this game also requires a lot of time, a lot of luck and endless runs for resources. I've had some really fun moments in this game and I think back when I had endless amounts of time on my hands, this would've been awesome. But I don't so.
8/10 Similar situation where this is a game that needs a lot of time and I guess I'm an adult so that's a tall order, combined with online-coop-have-to-coordinate-with-my-friends type shit it just makes games like this less approachable. Despite all that Valheim is really fun and rewarding. It's endlessly entertaining to slowly reach out and explore new continents, sailing across the ocean singing shanties and fighting giant mosquitoes. At some point the game starts looking samey and resource gathering is annoying (can't teleport iron...?? why?) but before all that is a really special game that can be really cozy and calm at one moment and OH GOd there are GIANTS crushing my base with their bare feet I'll be right back.
10/10 Hang in there, cutie.
8/10 Hey, I love this game and I love the series but it's definitely dated. Awkward animations, visual glitches and awkward combat sequence do not hold up, especially given how leaps-and-bounds better the sequel is on all accounts.
7/10 Idk I gave God of War an 8/10 and I definitely feel as if this one is the lesser of the two in many ways. Going from Big Bad Kratos to GOW1 was a huge leap and a completely different take on the IP. The sequel I feel maintains the level of quality, improves on actual story and character development but loses much of the magic the first game encapsulated. I feel as if the sequel didn't push the envelope as much as I would have liked. While compelling, I feel as if the gameplay loop is exactly the same as the first with the added bonus of one new weapon. Getting fun combos off feels solid, parrying is satisfying and the game is well balanced; you will die and bosses will fuck you up for at least a few attempts. But it's nothing you haven't seen before and I'm glad I didn't play the original in preparation for this one, I feel like it would have been even more underwhelming if I was practised with the combat system. One new weapon (underwhelming) and a few new, mostly gimmicky, abilities wasn't enough to breathe much needed life/inspiration into the continuation. I heard during the development that everyone realized the game wasn't really fun and had to make major changes. Hearing that doesn't surprise me much. But all that to say, I like Kratos and I like seeing Arteus grow and develop, I like seeing my fun friends from the OG game and I like the new people, good and bad, who we meet in this installment. You go to some cool places and do some cool things and I cried and laughed and was impressed with the attention to detail the team chooses to spend on little things you could miss. It's well crafted, the score is amazing and the cutscenes are shot like a theatre play where spotlights come out of nowhere and people step away during monologues. It's absolutely a labour of love and it shows in the detail of the world and the care for which each character as the story progresses. GoW1 awoke something in me, I did every side quest and then immediately starting playing the OG ones. I almost wanted to go back and play it again as soon as it was done. I beat the hardest boss and put a GoW background on my phone for a while. The sequel is very good, but it doesn't inspire that same feeling. I had more fun mainlining it aside from the important looking quests. Worth the price of admission to see this story continue.
4/10 Kinda fun to play a game that wouldn't be out place in a run down arcade. Definitely not enough meat and potatoes to warrant paying anything more than $5.
7/10 I don't know what it is about Heavy Rain that makes it so fucking "shareable". Where anyone is like hey lets pop in a game together and play through it, haha, couch coop! for some reason Heavy Rain spawns in the room and there's no other choice. It's similar enough to a movie to get a free pass I guess, it also helps that it was written by a madman and voiced by people being held at gunpoint. It's also really endearing and original (at the time) despite the "gameplay" being what it is. It also makes it's own memes for you.