TheGamerGirl

Wow! I expect this to be good because I was a huge fan of the first one, but this exceeded all expectations. I have nothing bad to say about this, it easily became one of my favorite games ever. I was shocked many times, I cried many times, but this game is just so emotional and raw! The graphics are the best currently out there (the facial mo-cap was simply amazing!) the voice acting is spot on, the story and characters are better than expected. Truly a masterpiece!

Final Fantasy 7 has been my favorite game of all time for over 20 years now. I grew up with it, fell in love, and replayed and enjoyed it multiple times over the years. Sadly, playing the Remake quickly shows that SquareEnix is doing their own thing, and doesn't really care to follow the original too closely. There are some scenes that are 1:1, some are made better with additional elements, and generally everything looks amazing with great graphics, voice acting, and orchestra music. But everything is ruined by an ending that is a slap in the faces of the original fans, practically telling us that the future FF7 Remake games will not follow the original storyline and there's freedom ahead. Oh and let us revive a character who is, or was, otherwise dead in 2 games and 1 movie. Because alternative timelines make everything possible! Next thing we know, some random, unlikable character will become a new main party member, and major story events from the original will not even happen to make a completely different game. Go into this knowing this is NOT a remake, maybe a reimagining. As someone who thinks the original story was very close to perfect the way it was, this is utterly disappointing.

This game was intriguing since the very first teaser: great graphics, great music, Norman Reedus, and a dark, supernatural setting of some sort. Now, 3 years later, I can finally say that Death Stranding is everything I had expected and wanted, and more. The game's story starts out a bit slow if you've seen the trailers, as most info is just from those, but it doesn't take long until we dive deeper into the world and story and characters of DS. I've come to love all characters. Not only Sam, but also Fragile, Deadman, Die-Hardman, Heartman, even Higgs, etc. They are so well designed and thought out, it was easy to be immersed and laugh and cry with them. The world is absolutely beautiful, and terrifying. The graphics are off the charts, and some of the cutscenes have better facial animation than even Detroit had (which is still top class in facial graphics). The gameplay is rather unique - and I can see that people who prefer fast paced action games, or games that are easy where you can shut off your brain and relax might not enjoy it. However, I personally am a fan of gameplay that isn't too easy, but is detailed and requires you to think or else you face consequences. It's an absolute joy to fulfil orders and travel through the world, building ladders, bridges, and more, to connect this beautiful world. The multiplayer aspect reminds me of Dark Souls, but is even more strictly positive. You share other players' structures and can receive their help during fights, and more. I've played around 100 hours until I reached the ending, and I still have many more side missions to do before I am done with this game. Kojima outdid himself with Death Stranding. The story is amazing and made me cry so much. The characters are lovable and smart. The gameplay is fun and relaxing at times, almost horror-game-like at others. I absolutely loved this game. Is it perfect? No, but there are no perfect games out there. My main critique would be that I'd have liked the side characters like Heartman to have a deeper and longer story. I'd give it an 8/10 objectively, but since I personally loved it, it gets a 10/10 from me. I'd still recommend this, if you like games that make you think and that feel, and if you are someone who enjoys dark, detailed supernatural stories, then definitely give it a try! PS: Please ignore the vast amount of negative reviews that just say the game is boring or a "walking simulator" - there is a big group of people who blindly hate everything Kojima just cause, they never even played the game.

After having spent over 500 hours on the base game, I was super excited to play Iceborne. I certainly wasn't disappointed: the expansion has so much new stuff to do, it's almost like you get a MHW 2! There's a lot of brand new monsters, a story that's about as long as the original one, and with the new hunter rank, you get to kill even all the old monsters again in a stronger version. Definitely worth the money - this is how all expansions should be.