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I was never a huge fan of Tlou, but I WAS a big fan of Joel and Ellie. This game does NOTHING to fill that void. The gameplay is a improvement overall and the visuals are stunning, so I can see myself recommending this game at the very least. But if you're looking for a coherent story, there is NOTHING for you here.

It's just sad how much potential this game had, and what a piece of **** it turned out to be.

I don't think this game is NEARLY as smart and subversive as it thinks it is, but it's still pretty smart and subversive. The game is incredibly ham-fisted about its message and I feel like the game tries to guilt you a bit too much, but it's nice to see bigger games attempt something like this. It's decent, nothing more, nothing less. Not some masterpiece, as some would imply, but anyone giving this under a 4 is probably lying.

Eh. The entire game just feels so different from what we were promised. The gameplay is average at best, and the story is just... In the words of Matthewmatosis, "If you want a full-length escort mission, play Ico. If you want a interactive narrative can explore the many worlds theory to its fullest, play Virtue's Last Reward. If you want a game where you can shoot people in the head, play Bioshock Infinite."

A very passionate indie project by the developer, who's clearly very talented. Great story, solid soundtrack and neat visuals. The game does feel very dated gameplay-wise though. It's not like the gameplay is poor, just that it fails to stand out in any real way when compared to some of its contemporaries (ESA, Hollow Knight, Guacamele). Overall a good game which I'd recommend to anyone who's a fan of the genre.

Please do not entertain the idea of actually paying money for this. Just don't.

This is one of the most interesting indie games I've played. It uses the medium of games to tell a rather unsettling story that probably won't sit well with many people. I'm reminded of the Yakuza games, which have absurd humour and lighthearted moments between a serious story. As the title suggests, the game is quite painful. I'm reminded of Rain World a lot, where the game will just blow you up or poison you without giving you any real chance to avoid it. Your choices REALLY matter here. You're constantly losing party members, items and your ARMS, believe it or not. And they have real consequences, and can get you killed very easily, even on normal difficulty. The game is a RPG with turn based combat, and the gameplay is solid enough, even though I don't enjoy turn based combat very much. You have a party of characters with you, each one of them colourful and unique. As I said, the best thing about the gameplay is how much your choices can affect actual, real gameplay and not just story beats. I'm not going to talk about the story very much. It's rather messy and disturbing, which is fine if you're into that sort of thing, I guess. I'd much rather talk about the presentation and atmosphere. The soundtrack is ... weird. In good way for sure, but I highly doubt everyone will like it as much as I did. That fits more or less with the general tone and atmosphere of the game. Weird, sort of messy, quite dark, but endearing if you can manage to get into it. My thoughts on Lisa mirror those on Rain World. A rather dark, brutal and weird game, but if you can get into it, you'll love it. If ANY of what I've said sounds appealing to you, if you're tired of conventional games and want to take a risk, I'd recommend this game in an instant.

Just like the previous games (and, by extension, the Uncharted games), Shadow of the Tomb Raider has some great setpieces, nice visual, and some fun but shallow gameplay. Unfortunately, these games have always had mediocre stories, and this one is no exception. Lara Croft is unbearably shallow. Somehow, the writers thought that making her get hurt a lot would add some depth to her character, which is honestly a stupid idea. And unlike Uncharted, you can't argue that the story being shallow is the point. The writers clearly tried here, and failed miserably. As she is now, Lara Croft is whiny, unsympathetic and overall just unlikable. If you've enjoyed the Uncharted games or the previous Tome Raider games, you'll probably like this one. If not, avoid it like the plague.

As many have said, I can't find any LIFE in this game. Some passion, some originality or some sincerity. Anything. Nope. Just bland, lifeless characters in bland, lifeless missions taking place in bland, lifeless levels. Also, it's got more bugs than a 3rd world country bathroom.

Nope. I don't understand, Konami. Why do you only have such bad ideas? Can you make something even HALF decent again?

Katana Zero's core gameplay loop is great, the soundtrack is incredible, and the story is at the very least interesting enough to carry the rest of the game. I just wish there were more of it. Most of all, I wish there was more gameplay. The one shot kills are incredibly satisfying, and I wish there were more levels to use them in. Many of the bosses are also too easy and get over too fast. In fact, some bosses have final phases that don't even trigger sometimes because you've dealt too much damage. I'm not kidding when I say that I would have given Katana Zero a 10 if it was pure gameplay. As it is, it's still a pretty good game though. If you want a game with a satisfying core gameplay loop and a killer soundtrack, play Katana Zero. I can't say you'll like the rest of the game, though.

Fair warning: This game is addicting. I just realised that I've put 120+ hours into the game. It starts off slow, but when you get into it, you really can't stop. Also, as an edit, I've upgraded the score to a 10. I'm nearly 200 hours in somehow.

What a great game. The player controls a girl called Madeline. Madeline's moveset is very simple: She has a jump, a climb move to grab on and climb onto vertical surfaces, and a 8 way dash. The entire game is built around just those 3 mechanics. It's easy to learn, but mastering it is one of the most satisfying things I've ever done in a game. The game's difficulty curve is PERFECT. After beating the main game, you unlock B-side levels of the main levels, and they are INCREDIBLY hard. I never thought I would be able to beat them, but I got better. And that's what makes Celeste such a fantastic game. It's genuinely great at getting you to overcome obstacles that seem impossible, which fits greatly with the game's themes. Celeste is about the difficulty of The End is Nigh, but is far less frustrating than that game. I attribute this to the game's music, which is INCREDIBLE. It's funny how much of a difference such a small thing makes. When you keep hearing the same track over and over again, it had better be a good track. I'd recommend playing with a D-Pad for an ideal experience. The sticks work, but they can be a bit annoying with the 8-way dashing.

This game is really bad. It had so much potential. The ideas it has sound great on paper, but the servers are horrible, the framerate must be seen to be believed, it's constantly pestering you for money, and it's hardly any better on pc. Avoid at all costs.

An incredible game which I will never get tired of replaying, and probably my favourite Mario game. I do think that Galaxy 2 has the better levels, but this one has better atmosphere, music and overall presentation. I think that this is one of the few games I'd call a must play, and I'd recommend it to ANYONE.

This is NOT a game for everyone. The solutions for some of puzzles can feel insane to do without looking them up, but almost every puzzle has meticulous detail, subtle hints, and cleverly hidden environmental details. Almost every puzzle feels satisfying to solve, and many left me feeling "how did they program that?" That being said, I do feel that making all the puzzles grid based limits the game's potential a bit. The amount of reused/filler puzzles isn't insignificant either, which is disappointing for a 40$ game (more on that in a bit). The game has NO respect for the player's time. A simple raft takes 2 minutes to reach its destination. This is annoying to me because the game claims to respect player's intelligence and time in the description, when it does no such thing. I think The Witness is pretty good game, but costs 20$ too much. The game isn't too long, and it reuses so many puzzles that it simply does nothing to earn the 40$ price tag. If you've enjoyed games like Riven, Myst, Outer Wilds and the lot, I recommend waiting for a good deal, and grabbing it then.

The bulk of Death Stranding's gameplay is walking across an empty terrain, and it's surprisingly engrossing. The walking is a very meditative experience, and quite unique in it's own way. Some missteps were made here in regards to the balance of the goods you carry, but the walking is a fairly engaging and calming core gameplay loop. Almost everything else in the game is subpar, though. The biggest offenders are the driving sections. You don't have to do anything during those sections. Nothing is happening, and nothing will ever happen. There is no threat, no rules to follow, nothing. It's repetitive, boring and I wish they just weren't part of the game. Setting up zip-lines to skip bits of walking was a very satisfying experience, but they break the game. I'm amazed how much the game lets you skip through zip-lines. The story and characters were a bit of a letdown. The game has been shrouded in this air of intrigue and mystery, but it turns out that despite everything, Death Stranding is a pretty conventional game. Please don't go in expecting any great writing or characters or anything. I'd recommend the game if any of what I said sounds interesting to you. Keep in mind that the walking is quite repetitive, and if lots and lots of walking doesn't sound very fun, I don't think you should play it.

An impressive Zelda-like experience well worth playing. The story is very well written and the controls are tight. The platforming and puzzles are fairly challenging and satisfying, but can be a bit confusing due to the isometric level design. The game also has an interesting New Game Plus which is further enhanced by achievements, making the game a lot more replayable as well. For the cheap price, the game offers 20+ hours of content and lots of replayability, which makes it nearly a must buy. I do wish the performance issues were fixed though.

I've played 2 good Pokemon games, neither of which were part of the main series. It's no secret that the Pokemon franchise has been stagnating for years, but this game feels like Gamefreak are just trying to see how little effort they need to put in to keep the fans happy. I think that this game is so disappointing to me because this SHOULD have been a great game. There was so much potential and they blew it. I really wish people would stop giving Gamefreak a free pass in these matters. As for the franchise, I'm probably never touching a Pokemon game again.

The shooting is okay, but everything else about this game is just insultingly boring. I will now describe what you do for 80% of the game's runtime: You move across the map monotonously to tick off a checklist. After that, you move across again to tick off another new checklist. You sit through some bland dialogue from some bland characters, and proceed to tick off yet ANOTHER checklist. I'm playing a game here! I don't want to do some chores, I want to PLAY a GAME. I have plenty of tedious tasks to do in my real life, without having some to do in my spare time. I really need to stop playing AAA games, and I'd recommend you do the same.

At its best, the game is terrifying. And for most of its 15 hour runtime, this game IS at its best. It does fall apart a bit at the end though. If you like survival horror games, or are disappointed by modern horror games, you really owe it to yourself to play Darkwood. It messes with you in so many ways that I can't spoil here, and I'm glad the game is getting some of the attention it deserves.

An incredibly bland and lifeless Breath of The Wild clone. It's functional, and plays much like BoTW, so it isn't bad, but it feels so dispassionate and without heart. There is absolutely no point in playing this game when Breath of The Wild exists. Like, none.

There is really nothing quite like this game. I can't 100% recommend it in good faith, as the game's unfair nature can put a lot of people off. The game is unfair because nature isn't fair. The game's enemies aren't enemies, they're creatures, trying to survive just like you. It can be hard to get into, but if you do, this game can reach something approaching perfection. This is one of the few games I love with all my heart. If you're used to conventional games, Rain World is a risk. But it's a risk that can really pay off.

Still the 2nd best game in the souls series, and one of the best games ever made. I haven't been able to get my hands on a PS5 to play the new remake, but I hope that it stays faithful to the original. The souls series have been relying on their action elements more and more recently, and it's refreshing to revisit the series before it found its identity in action, because the souls games have NEVER been good at that. Your choices really matter in this game. NPCs don't just sit around waiting for you, you really have to be careful. The game isn't difficult when compared to more recent entries into the genre (Hollow Knight, Nioh), but it's far more unforgiving than any of those games, and it's that that makes the game so special. This game is still fantastic 10 years later. The recent souls games and all the "souls-likes" have just helped me appreciate the game more, not less. A must play for anyone who likes difficult games, and I hope the PS5 remake helps more people experience this game.

I, like many others, didn't like 3d World when it first came out, but in retrospect, this game is great! It's rather linear and restrictive when compared to the more open ended nature of the previous games, but that's not really a bad thing, because the game is filled to the brim with creative ideas and it's linearity allows it to channel it in a focused manner. Maybe it isn't as great as some of its predecessors, but it's never bad either. It's a consistent flow of inspired and creative platforming through a series of linear obstacle courses, and is almost 100% perfect in this regard. If you didn't like this game at first, I'd encourage you to play Mario Odyssey first, and play this one after that. It helped me appreciate the game much more, and maybe it'll help you do the same.

I really don't know what to feel about this game. It's been marketed as a kid friendly wholesome bug-snacking simulator, but that's a stinking lie. There's something so unnerving about this game. It feels more like a horror game at times than anything, and honestly I think it's 100% intentional. I won't spoil anything here. Play this game, I guess. It really freaks me out, but I don't think I've ever had my expectations subverted as much as in here.

This game is ABYSMAL. It's unfinished, padded with horrible mini-games and terrible combat, but all that doesn't matter in the face of the dialogue. The dialogue is SO bad it hurts. The "jokes" are so unbearably cringeworthy that I uninstalled the game and walked out of the room. It's that bad. Please don't spend any real money on this.

Nah, this game isn't great. It isn't all bad like some will make it out to be, but the game really isn't worth a purchase in any sense. The story and the writing are the worst offenders. They tried to make Dante more "human" or something for some reason, but all they really did was make him mopey and sulky which is NOT the Dante I know and love. The script is laughable, and the voice acting is abysmal. The great combat is still here (somewhat), but the platforming is INCREDIBLY boring and the levels are useless from a gameplay standpoint. It's also can run as low as 15 fps during combat, so that's a huge turn off. The game is 7 hours long, but replaying it is impossible given the terrible story and framerate. You probably should be fine missing this one, even as a die-hard DmC fan.

Lucas Pope has struck Papers Please gold again. Obra Dinn is a detective game (dare I say the best one I've played) in which you, an insurance investigator, must figure out how everyone on a ship (The Obra Dinn) disappeared. It's a very clever game, although some of the assumptions you have to make may seem a bit far fetched. It has virtually no replay value, so try to savour the game as you play it. I honestly don't want to spoil anything, so I'll leave the review as it is here. I'd recommend this to anyone who wants a clever detective game that makes you feel smart.

And yet another series I loved died painfully. Why, Konami? Why do I have to pay for save slots? Why is the game this repetitive? Why is the game THIS much of a bugfest? Why couldn't you be bothered to make some semi-functional AI in a AAA game released in 2018? I hope you're happy, Konami. You've successfully ruined Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Contra and your reputation. Conrats.

The game is simple and enjoyable, and also almost made me cry. Only one other game has ever done that. I really have no choice but to recommend this game, even if it is a bit buggy.

I'm really conflicted about this game. It's one of many games which translates the souls formula to 2d, and one thing the game excels in is its themes and atmosphere. It's a lot darker than many similarly inspired games, and there's a lot more blood too. However, gameplay-wise, the game is quite imbalanced and messy, and hardly a stand-out for the genre. The game isn't very hard, especially when compared to the similarly inspired Hollow Knight, but the game is so incredibly inconsistent that it becomes a lot more frustrating than the latter. Magic builds break the game, and the difficulty steadily decreases as you progress, but some enemies will still one shot you out of nowhere. Sometimes. When they feel like it. The game is VERY poorly balanced, but these are things than can be fixed in patches, so maybe this criticism will be redundant soon. The game feels great to play, but I doubt I'll be replaying it anytime soon. Overall I recommend it if you're a fan of the souls series. I commend the team of two people for their impressive work, but I didn't like it nearly as much as I wanted to.

A great game with a wonderful soundtrack and atmosphere. Subnautica is a survival game, and probably the second best one I've played (after Rain World). The game is best experienced blind, so I won't spoil much. Suffice to say that the game has some incredible moments, and should be experienced by anyone who appreciates great atmosphere and storytelling. The game is terrifying at times. It's not the typical type of fear in horror games, it's more the feeling that you could be caught anytime and killed any second, while giving you the feeling that you escaped by the skin of your teeth. It's really something that must be experienced, and it's one of many great sensations the game gives you. The game has some ****, the biggest of which is the game's barriers in certain spots which can glitch out and trap you forever. It's not a huge issue, but worth mentioning. The game also has some performance hiccups, especially if you go very deep, but it's hardly a deal breaker. If you have ever enjoyed a survival game in your life, play Subnautica. If you enjoy horror games or games with scary atmospheres, play Subnautica. This game is far from perfect, but it's a very special and unique experience, one I wish I could have again. One of the best games of the decade.

Love it or hate it, it's Undertale. It's worth picking up for the price even if the game's fanbase is so toxic. You can like a game without liking its fanbase. Why doesn't the internet understand this simple concept?

85% cutscenes, 15% actual gameplay. A huge letdown for me. If you liked SMB and wanted more, play The End is Nigh instead. For some reason, they decided to make this an auto runner, and it makes the game that much worse. It feels more like a mobile game than anything.

The End is Nigh is the spiritual successor to Super Meat Boy, but is a LOT harder. This game is really challenging in a way SMB never was, and I think that will put a lot of people off. The soundtrack and presentation is top-notch, and the game is only $15. In the end, this game is for people like me, who liked SMB and were left wanting more of a challenge.

This game is just so ehhh. I would like to go in-depth, but this game isn't getting a recommendation from me.

Prey is a great game overall, though it does have a few technical hiccups. It's a bit sad to see the same people who called Bioshock Infinite a masterpiece pretend that this game doesn't exist. If you want a great immersive sim with nice art, play Prey. Just be aware that the game is NOT a horror game, and will not deliver in that regard.

The game is enjoyable, but the devs seem to have minimal interest in improving it, with each update making the game worse than before. The hit detection is horrible. The matchmaking is horrible. The game is riddled with latency issues, and only half the roster is actually playable in any real sense. I could go on, but the game's fast pace is a redeeming factor. It's average in its current state, but the game will no doubt get worse as time goes on. Can't really recommend it.

It's not that Hatred goes too far, it's that the game is sold on being edgy or violent, but the "violence" is so dull that I can't really believe the game is rated AO. Why is the game less violent than your average Assassins Creed game, but is being sold as this senseless violence simulator? A game like this really shouldn't be pulling its punches, and it's led to a disappointing end result. Honestly, just play Postal 2 instead.

I'd give this game a 8 solely for how varied and replayable it is. The drawing is a bit annoying, but I've grown used to it, and honestly the game's story, characters and overall presentation is incredible. Overall a very solid and fun action game.

This game really could have been good. The game is so poorly optimised that it's pretty much unplayable in its current state. You really can't play this game.

I had fun with this game playing with friends, but that's not much of a compliment. Apex Legends is competent at what it does, nothing more. As a result, the game is as good as your friends. It's free, so you might as well play it with someone if you have the time. Just don't try it by yourself.

Shadow of The Colossus is probably my favourite game of all time. The Last Guardian is a bit different in the sense that it requires a very different mindset. Shadow of The Colossus could be enjoyed as a fun boss rush with giant stone behemoths to defeat, but this game requires a LOT of patience. That's what makes it worth it in the end, of course, and as usual Team Ico delivers on a special and heartwarming experience, but it's one that can really try you, perhaps to the breaking point. The Last Guardian is a game I'd recommend to fans of Ico more than fans of Shadow of The Colossus, because there is nothing "epic" about this game. It's a game about a boy bonding with a beast 5 times his size, and it delivers in this regard. Don't go in expecting perfection, but do expect a Team Ico game. It's genuinely charming, heartwarming, and a good game overall.

A pretty hard game for sure, but a very rewarding one. The combat itself is a bit lacklustre when compared to the entries action games have had over the years (Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, God Hand), but the bosses are fantastic, and the soundtrack is INCREDIBLE. I really do mean it when I say that Furi has some of the best music I've heard in a game in a long time. That's going to be subjective of course, but I thought I would mention it. The combat is strictly 2-D, but that's not a bad thing because it solves the biggest issue with most action games: the camera. Where the combat does fall apart is the parrying. There's a green flash, you parry it, you get some health back. You never have to really register the attack animations, you just reflexively hit the parry button. It's not a bad thing really, but I thought it dragged down the combat at least a bit. There are some other issues with hitboxes and your dash length, but those are minor and don't occur very often. Again, the combat itself is quite simple when compared to many other action titles, but the bosses more than make up for it. The story is pretty much a non-element, so I wish they had got rid of the stupid walking sections between bosses. Yeah, downtime is important, but I wish you could skip them somehow. This won't annoy a lot of people, but it hurts the game replay value a lot. Furi is a boss rush with great bosses. That's pretty much all that matters. The other issues exist, but Furi is a 5 hour game, and I enjoyed each one of them. If you want a solid action game with hard bosses, get Furi.

For the price, this game is unbelievably good. The platforming is challenging, the music and story are great, but the game's humour is what sells it. It's much more light-hearted than I expected, but it was a welcome surprise. The indie market is rather oversaturated with retro styled platformers, but this one really stands out. I don't think it's a 10/10, but I'll give it one anyway. The game's up there with Dead Cells and Shovel Knight. What else can I say?

Night in The Woods is a well written piece of semi-interactive fiction, and mostly delivers in this regard. The walking is painfully slow, as is the overall pacing. If you can deal with that, the game's story is quite relatable and touching. It deals with the theme of displacement, but the story takes an abrupt turn after 8 hours which may not sit well with some. The ending was also rather weak, but the writing and mini-games more or less make up for it. As I said, if you can deal with the pacing, there are some great moments here, and I think this game means a lot to a lot of people for good reason.

I see why people love this game. I don't like JRPGs, or RPGs in general, but this game is something special. I think what's really impressive is how well this game holds up even in 2018. I don't want to spoil ANYTHING, so I'll just recommend this game if you can even remotely stand turn based combat.

Why do games like this get so much mainstream attention? Yeah, it's bad, we all know it's bad, Jim Sterling. In that case, support some great indie titles instead. Don't just whine about the same thing over and over again. Destiny 2 is quite bad, and deserves most of the hate it gets. But instead of focusing on games like this, I think it's a lot better to move on and play some good games instead. I hope someone who's reading this user section for laughs sees this. We need to focus on the good, now more than ever.

The game looks fantastic, but I don't think that graphics should be the defining factor in deciding a game's quality. The rest of the game is surprisingly a lot more like your David Cage-Telltale Games interactive movie type of the thing than a shooter, which is a let down (for me at least). The cutscenes are endless, but the thing that irks me most are QTEs. QTEs are NOT interactivity. This would be acceptable in one of David Cage's games, but this is a SHOOTER. I wish that the game had been more clear about this. I wouldn't have purchased it in that case, and I wouldn't be writing this review. If you like interactive movies with pretty visuals, sure, you'll like this. But don't expect an actual game out of this.