Admittedly, despite loving these types of games, I have a hard time with it. The slow pace (as in, using IRL hours to pass time) is a huge killer for me and I'm not that much of a fan time travelling (I still do it though just to pass time).

I took a year break from the game and recently picked it up again, I haven't even decided a theme/ fully decorated my island yet but I want to. The DLC is super fun though.

Last time I played this game was years and years ago, I don't really remember much from it. I remember feeling both overwhelmed and feeling relaxed though. It feels hard to fully get into the game from me, but I eventually want to try to get back into it again.

This game was my first introduction into the Fire Emblem franchise and I've always wanted to check out the games from it. I am no longer interested in checking the other Fire Emblem games.

I loved the music and some of the art/ designs in the game. The voice acting was fun and some of the character interactions were fun too. It was my first time seeing the classic FE strategy gameplay in action and was pretty fun. It's not my cup of tea but I can definitely see the appeal of it.

Unfortunately, majority of my issue with this game is the writing and the direction. It's one of the most, incredibly, unsatisfying writing I've ever read and I am genuinely baffled as to how people can accept this terrible writing. There is something I can nitpick with almost every (major) scene but I don't want to bother putting up a spoiler warning.

The writing is so, so bad it ruined the entire game and interest to a franchise for me.

I honestly really wanted to like this game. The only positive thing I can think of to say is the art/ design being nice while some of the music is nice to listen to. Some of the lore/ story is good but eh.

Now for the negatives, it's... a lot. I'm a person that loves adventure and exploring and this game is called an open world but it's so? Boring, empty, and there's nothing actually rewarding to do. It's cool to have it as a "road trip with the boys" angle but it really is road trip simulator where you look out the window as the car automatically drives itself for you. I WOULD'VE walked is there was anything I can actually DO other than fight monsters and find 1-2 NPCs to interact with.

The caves are absolutely awful to be in. I already hate underground levels because of how cramped and dark I feel, but this takes it to a different level. The design of these caves are so boring and ugly to look at and be in, it felt like I was in an incomplete Unity level because they forgot to import models to decorate the place more. The map design is terrible and confusing to read, and it doesn't help when your camera won't cooperate with you.

I'm a huge fan of Shadow of the Colossus so I know when cameras work against the player. The difference with SotC and FFXV is that I love everything else with one of the games so I'm more forgiving. SotC is also satisfying to play because it's like a puzzle platformer while fighting a giant boss. This game has NO satisfying moments other than when I finally finished it since I don't have to play it anymore.

The only fun I had was when I spent 8 hours fighting That Mountain Boss and hanging out with my sister the whole time.

It's a puzzle game so it's best enjoyed when you play it yourself. The story, characters, art and music are all great across the board and you'll find yourself wanting to play more and more.
It takes a bit of time getting used to but it's a very satisfying feeling once you solve each puzzle.

I remember seeing a let's play of this game and really wanted to play it. After finally getting the chance to own and play the game, it's definitely worth to play it yourself instead.

I love adventure/ exploring type of games the most and the game is just one big sandbox to explore and do various activities and quest. The style and world is super charming and the music is so nice to listen to.

I don't care what anyone says, this game is sick part 2

I don't care what anyone says, this game is sick

Would you believe me that I didn't know (almost) any of the twists this game had since it released. All I knew that the game was good so I had pretty high expectations and well, it pretty much cleared it.

I spent hours talking and exploring the first world then when I finally got my rocket, I immediately died because I forgot to put on my spacesuit.

I got so embarrassed at my death that I haven't picked it back up.

Eventually I will but that's how it went for me in the first few hours so.

I always found myself struggling at platformers and knew I'd struggle with it. And yeah, I struggled the fuck out of this, I don't know why I did that to myself.

But it's such a satisfying and fun game to play once you finally, FINALLY get it right. And the art, world, and music are all so incredibly charming.

it's undertale man idk what else to tell you

2018

I never actually finished playing Hades all the way to the "ending" but I do remember enjoying the hell out of slowly improving my runs each time and getting farther and farther.

I'm not sure why I've been putting it off but I'm for sure going to continue it when my mood lets me.

I'm still trying to complete the game as much as I can before I fight Ganon but it's seriously such a fun game.
It's hard to compare this to BotW as it feels like two completely different games but not really? But since I really enjoy open world exploration to feed my curiosity and looking at everything it really made me feel that same same enjoyment back when I played BotW again, it's refreshing.