dynamiczer0

Really good tactical RPG. As a fan of the previous Fire Emblem games, I think the added "Persona-like" stuff of upgrading you and your units' stats through social and time-management mechanics works great. The story isn't really the main driver, it's pretty typical for what FE games tend to be, and most characters are very one dimensional or have a 180 twist, but it's enjoyable if you aren't looking for actually smart political drama (this is definitely not FFT or Vagrant Story). And if you find RNG to be a major issue, you need to learn how these games are played. Playing around RNG is the main way this games challenge you, knowing when to take each action and how much of the enemy's attack will you be able to withstand. Also learning that losing units every now and then is fine.

From Arkane, the company who brought you Dishonored 1, 2, Prey, and its DLC Mooncrash, all of them games with exquisitely designed quests, environments, and mechanics, while also innovating or pushing forward the immersive sim genre and creating believable worlds with a plethora of options and playstyles for the player, comes Redfall. An empty game, devoid of any significant story, amateurishly designed, barely working, full of bugs, with a focus on multiplayer when their coop technology is so old even 2010 games are better (how the hell do you make a coop game where the progress only saves in the host's save file), and just soulless. Bring back the old Arkane. Maybe the games weren't bestsellers, but they had a soul and we cared for them. This ain't it.

Forgotten Land is the best Kirby game to date. It won't blow your mind as Breath of the Wild or Mario Odyssey did, but it's certainly a very good game if you expect to have mindless fun with a simple platformer. It's one of the prettiest games on the Switch and while it is very simple, the few mechanics it has play perfectly, and the game keeps surprising you with fun new set pieces and moments. A spectacular game for a Kirby fan, and a very good game regardless. Kirby is the video game equivalent of mac and cheese: nothing revolutionary, but stupidly good.