2020
2019
Essentially New Super Mario Bros Wii 1.5 (How they got away with recycling 90% of its soundtrack is insane) and almost easier than the original but has some fun charm at times. The Coin Rush levels add to replayability.
I feel if this came out in 2016 (instead of them porting mario maker 3ds) it wouldn't have made the series too saturated imo and would give it its own identity.
I feel if this came out in 2016 (instead of them porting mario maker 3ds) it wouldn't have made the series too saturated imo and would give it its own identity.
Forgot to give an entry for this one. It's... fine. The combat is fast at first but gets really repetitive later on, and feels like it's missing some charm to me. The plot feels too fan fiction like and I wish it didn't go the way that it did. Hope it at least has some ties to botw 2.
update 20/6/23- since hardly any of the content ties into tears of the kingdom I am lowering my score by half a star.
update 20/6/23- since hardly any of the content ties into tears of the kingdom I am lowering my score by half a star.
Didn't find it as engaging as Episode 1, though part of that might be due to playing both back to back. Again the Antlion parts get a little repetitive but the story parts were decent. I wish we got to see more of Eli and Dog (though the followup to Alyx could fix that). Also the last mission is literally the same as the one for Simpsons Hit and Run. All together a great package.
Can't imagine the agony of waiting over 10 years for the continuation (both official and Epistle 3).
Can't imagine the agony of waiting over 10 years for the continuation (both official and Epistle 3).
2004
As soon as I got an achievement for throwing a can back at that soldier I knew I was in for something special.
I think this might be a contender for being among my top favorites. The visuals are still really impressive for 2004. The first 5 Chapters were the most I felt immersed in a game since Red Dead 1 back in 2019.
I will say some chapters do drag a bit (8 and 9a) and combat feels off early on, But almost everything else is a great experience that I wish I got to experience it sooner.
I think this might be a contender for being among my top favorites. The visuals are still really impressive for 2004. The first 5 Chapters were the most I felt immersed in a game since Red Dead 1 back in 2019.
I will say some chapters do drag a bit (8 and 9a) and combat feels off early on, But almost everything else is a great experience that I wish I got to experience it sooner.
1998
2009