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Return of the Obra Dinn is one of the greatest puzzle games ever created. It oozes a rich atmosphere with its outstanding art direction, brief yet memorable soundtrack, captivating mystery, and its puzzle solving systems that admirably respect the intelligence of the player.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is, frankly, a legendary video game that does practically everything right. Not only is the narrative excellent, written with incredible subtleties and nuance, and handles powerful philosophical themes remarkably, but I simply have to give a fervent applause to the game for its outstanding art direction, impeccable soundtrack, and intricately designed gameplay systems that are mechanically rich and complex all the while being easy to learn. This game is, without a doubt, a masterpiece that will certainly be lauded for years to come, and is a 40 hour fraction of my life that I will look back upon fondly.

Death Stranding 2 is a sequel that is louder, grander in scope, and more quickly paced than its predecessor, with numerous quality of life enhancements making the experience less clunky and tedious. However, after rolling credits on the game, my mind started to wander: does being louder, bigger and faster necessarily mean better, when it comes to Death Stranding? Death Stranding 2 doesn't understand what makes the first game such a unique, meditative and special experience, instead refining it to become a frictionless, meaningless and shallow game, both narratively and mechanically. It is too similar to its predecessor where it shouldn't be, and too distant where it should be, making for an uncanny, and frankly, disappointing, experience.

Great game, falls a bit flat after the first game in the series but thats the way it is.

Classic horror game. Ambience, atmosphere and environment is downright horrifying.