Super kawai

But it didn't cure my arachnophobia. I couldn't even play with the spider wolf skin.

For the French - https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2023/05/25/webbed/

The companion AI is dreadful and the bomb collecting mission is badly designed.

But I cannot hate this game. The social commentary behind it is amazing. The level design of the mall is great. The characters are charming. And the shopping makes me a slave to capitalism.

For the French - https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/dead-rising/

This isn't as bad as the first Kyrandia game but it is disappointing nonetheless.

The pacing, which was one of the issues the second Kyrandia fixed, went back to being frustrating and tedious. The game is just mean with its riddles, and the very lately introduced RPG elements don't do much.

Nice closing credits though.

For the French I wrote a review - https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2023/02/23/the-legend-of-kyrandia/#kyrandia32023

This was a tremendous improvement over the first game.

I would put this on par with some LucasArts. Zanthia is a great character.

It is geared towards the seasoned adventure game fan though. Some puzzles are quite challenging.

For the French I wrote a review - https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2023/02/23/the-legend-of-kyrandia/#kyrandia22023

This was bad!

The labyrinth was a nightmare. The final area sucked. And some puzzles don't even have clues and just demand a tedious amount of time to get solved.

For the French I wrote a review - https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2023/02/23/the-legend-of-kyrandia/#kyrandia12023

This was a pleasant surprise overall.

Never thought I'd see a sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky. Much less a sequel which surpasses many Broken Sword entries on the technical and puzzle design level.

Animations could have used more work tough

The French review along with Beneath - https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2022/12/15/beneath-beyond-a-steel-sky/

It lives in the shadow of Broken Sword but it is nice nonetheless.

Short and sound is mediocre but it just feels....nice overall

French review with Beyond - https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2022/12/15/beneath-beyond-a-steel-sky/

I haven't played a telltale game since the Walking Dead S1 mainly because it didn't look like I was missing much. Sadly, Tales from the Borderlands didn't change my mind.

Humor was not up my alley.

For the French - https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/tales-from-the-borderlands-et-le-probleme-telltale/

Big disappointment.

This represents everything I hate about the mid-2000s—extremely linear, boring gameplay, two-weapons only system.

The story is consistent with the first Suffering game, but the gameplay keeps pushing it out of the way with its horrible pacing.

Too bad. This had potential.

My review for the French people (along with the first Suffering game)

https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2022/11/10/the-suffering/

I really liked the underlying themes regarding the penitential system in the USA. Story and gameplay were also really satisfying.

My only issue is the lack of official support. Run into a nasty bug that forced me to track down a save file that was not in accordance with my in-game choices. Hopefully/maybe it will get resolved in the future.

My review for the French people (along with its sequel Ties That Bind)

https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2022/11/10/the-suffering/

A great entry in a franchise that never disappointed me so far.

For the French I wrote the following

https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2022/10/29/return-to-monkey-island/

This is a much better new rendering compared to the Special Edition of The Secret of Monkey Island. AND you can play with old graphics with voices.

I would have liked an honest-to-good performance of the Bone Song though.

For the French - I made a kind of retrospective here

https://lacritiquedumoment.wordpress.com/2022/09/29/ron-gilbert-et-monkey-island/