Aziro
Super silly, not that that’s a bad thing. I liked some stuff like the game playing a bit smoother and Mr Scratch being decent, but it wasn’t until the second loop that I started to get more into it, and by then the game was basically half over. I kinda see what they were going for but it definitely didn’t hit the same way the first game did. Balance Slays the Demon is peak though.
2021
2014
2004
A game with lovable characters, some great story sections and all around improved combat from the first remake, unfortunately dragged down by repetitive and uninspired open-world bloat and padding which bored me to tears, and a bit of a messy ending. Maybe I’ll look back more kindly when the next one comes out, or maybe the opposite will be true. Only the third one will tell how the full story will shake out.
2012
2022
2018
2022
2020
Definitely my favourite paradox game and the most polished by far, while it’s not my most played yet I imagine it will be in time. It lacks a lot that it’s predecessor had, but over time the updates are starting to trend in a direction that makes me excited for the future of the game and I hope it only gets better, and what it lacks is made up for in the clean presentation and some more fleshed out systems
2016
2024
2009