ElectroSpark22
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I play games way too often to log every instance, so I'll just be keeping track of when I first and when I last played a certain game ^-^
If I labeled a game as "mastered," it means I've collected all the achievements for it and not at all a measure of how good I actually am at it.
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I play games way too often to log every instance, so I'll just be keeping track of when I first and when I last played a certain game ^-^
If I labeled a game as "mastered," it means I've collected all the achievements for it and not at all a measure of how good I actually am at it.
Links to socials and gaming accounts are on my carrd website!
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This was an absolute joy to play through and actually the first VN I've played through other than DDLC (which honestly could fit into its own genre lol). Hands down, some of the best writing I've ever seen in a video game, not necessarily in terms of grandiose stories, but in terms of dialogue. Each character felt completely unique, and 100% real. Ironic, given the premise of magical girls, I know, but the "jaded, young adult" part mentioned in the game's description is astonishingly accurate. And even the magical girl aspect could be seen as a metaphor for those who excelled early in life and possibly feel as though they peaked in high school. Everyone was so down-to-earth and relatable. Even for any character who I maybe personally didn't relate with, I absolutely could point out someone in my life who would.
My favorite aspect is probably that the "romancing" options for each character focuses more on building a true friendship, rather than immediately jumping to actual romance. You start to genuinely care for each one of them and want to help out the relationships between each of them. You want to actually be friends with all them. And the only downside is now that I've 100%ed the game, I'm gonna miss them all.
100%ing the game wasn't too tough either. I got many achievements naturally, choosing whichever options I wanted throughout my playthrough, and like most VN's you can skip text you've already read to help speed through subsequent playthroughs when you're working on getting each of the different endings. The DLC storyline was also very cute. I haven't quite reached that point in my life yet where the girls are at in the DLC, but it was very entertaining nevertheless.
Taking all of that, and then adding LGBTQIA+ themes into the mix was just a delight. I can't explain how often I felt like I was blushing after spending time with any of them. I love women 😊❤ (and NB's!!!)
My favorite aspect is probably that the "romancing" options for each character focuses more on building a true friendship, rather than immediately jumping to actual romance. You start to genuinely care for each one of them and want to help out the relationships between each of them. You want to actually be friends with all them. And the only downside is now that I've 100%ed the game, I'm gonna miss them all.
100%ing the game wasn't too tough either. I got many achievements naturally, choosing whichever options I wanted throughout my playthrough, and like most VN's you can skip text you've already read to help speed through subsequent playthroughs when you're working on getting each of the different endings. The DLC storyline was also very cute. I haven't quite reached that point in my life yet where the girls are at in the DLC, but it was very entertaining nevertheless.
Taking all of that, and then adding LGBTQIA+ themes into the mix was just a delight. I can't explain how often I felt like I was blushing after spending time with any of them. I love women 😊❤ (and NB's!!!)
Currently have 215 hours on this game, including Overwatch 1, and at least 80 of them since the shift to Steam alone.
Like most people, I was really disappointed to hear what Blizzard had promised in terms of story mode wasn't what we ended up with. But imo, rating a game based on a meta aspect like that doesn't give justice to the actual quality of what we have. There are plenty of game developers, musicians, character and setting designers, etc who worked hard on this game and are still at it. So completely forgetting about "what could have been," would I recommend this game?
Yes. Absolutely. It's still lots of fun and even the few story missions we did end up with were enjoyable. I think it's a well balanced game that is constantly being updated to give more content and more balancing changes as needed. Yeah the community maybe isn't the best either, but as long as you don't join team chat, getting flamed once in a while isn't the end of the world. The abilities are very fun to play with, and the characters are very endearing. I genuinely think this game is underrated.
Like most people, I was really disappointed to hear what Blizzard had promised in terms of story mode wasn't what we ended up with. But imo, rating a game based on a meta aspect like that doesn't give justice to the actual quality of what we have. There are plenty of game developers, musicians, character and setting designers, etc who worked hard on this game and are still at it. So completely forgetting about "what could have been," would I recommend this game?
Yes. Absolutely. It's still lots of fun and even the few story missions we did end up with were enjoyable. I think it's a well balanced game that is constantly being updated to give more content and more balancing changes as needed. Yeah the community maybe isn't the best either, but as long as you don't join team chat, getting flamed once in a while isn't the end of the world. The abilities are very fun to play with, and the characters are very endearing. I genuinely think this game is underrated.
There is one specific level in the campaign for this game that really made the entire experience worth it to me. The mechanics used in that level were exactly what I look for in gaming, and it was the first time I smiled and laughed just playing a single-player game because of how much fun I was having. There were some puzzles involved too which I always really enjoy. If the whole game were like these levels, it would be one of my favorite games of all time.
Unfortunately, I'm not the biggest fan of shooters, and I'd say that's a solid 80% of the game. I can't criticize it for that reason, because I knew it was a shooter going into it, but I personally didn't find a lot of enjoyment out of the parts that didn't involve special non-gun related mechanics. That being said, I've played Apex Legends for a while, and so I was able to get through these shooter-heavy levels by recognizing things from having played Apex and piecing together its lore (yes, yes, I know Titanfall 2 was first). I think it's a bit unfortunate that if not for having recognized things from having played Apex, I might have not even made it to the levels I really did enjoy.
Aside from the individual levels, I did really enjoy learning the mechanics of each titan and fighting the different boss titans throughout the game. It felt very classic in that way (level, boss, level, boss, etc) and I appreciated it. I played on regular mode and only died maybe around five times throughout the whole campaign. Definitely easy if you've played other shooters (like Apex), and Hard might be a better challenge that's still feels beatable, but possibly more fun. Regular was definitely the move for me, personally, so that I could speed through most of the shooting sections.
Finally, there's the online multiplayer mode, and I'm definitely a fan. Apex Legends has a Team Deathmatch mode, which I've never liked too much, but only because I always figured (why not just play the normal Battle Royale mode instead?). Titanfall 2 multiplayer mode is basically Apex's Team Deathmatch, but more involved as you go back and forth between your pilot and your titan. I'd recommend playing through the campaign first to learn the abilities of all your titans available to you, and then customizing your multiplayer loadout accordingly. I still plan on playing Apex as I usually do, but Team Deathmatch pretty much seems obsolete to me, now that Titanfall 2 multiplayer is an option available to me.
Achievement Hunting seems annoying and I don't plan on 100%ing this game. Two achievements are based on just beating the game at different difficulty modes, which seems redundant imo. Meanwhile there are also achievements that are multiplayer-specific which brings the difficulty up another notch. I like achievements that feel like challenges, but aren't tedious, and unfortunately, I don't think this game quite captures that.
Overall, if you like shooters, both the campaign and multiplayer will seem top-tier to you. If you don't like shooters, I think it's still worth it for one of the best levels in any game I've ever played, but it WILL take a big amount of willpower to get through some of the boring military gun stuff first.
Unfortunately, I'm not the biggest fan of shooters, and I'd say that's a solid 80% of the game. I can't criticize it for that reason, because I knew it was a shooter going into it, but I personally didn't find a lot of enjoyment out of the parts that didn't involve special non-gun related mechanics. That being said, I've played Apex Legends for a while, and so I was able to get through these shooter-heavy levels by recognizing things from having played Apex and piecing together its lore (yes, yes, I know Titanfall 2 was first). I think it's a bit unfortunate that if not for having recognized things from having played Apex, I might have not even made it to the levels I really did enjoy.
Aside from the individual levels, I did really enjoy learning the mechanics of each titan and fighting the different boss titans throughout the game. It felt very classic in that way (level, boss, level, boss, etc) and I appreciated it. I played on regular mode and only died maybe around five times throughout the whole campaign. Definitely easy if you've played other shooters (like Apex), and Hard might be a better challenge that's still feels beatable, but possibly more fun. Regular was definitely the move for me, personally, so that I could speed through most of the shooting sections.
Finally, there's the online multiplayer mode, and I'm definitely a fan. Apex Legends has a Team Deathmatch mode, which I've never liked too much, but only because I always figured (why not just play the normal Battle Royale mode instead?). Titanfall 2 multiplayer mode is basically Apex's Team Deathmatch, but more involved as you go back and forth between your pilot and your titan. I'd recommend playing through the campaign first to learn the abilities of all your titans available to you, and then customizing your multiplayer loadout accordingly. I still plan on playing Apex as I usually do, but Team Deathmatch pretty much seems obsolete to me, now that Titanfall 2 multiplayer is an option available to me.
Achievement Hunting seems annoying and I don't plan on 100%ing this game. Two achievements are based on just beating the game at different difficulty modes, which seems redundant imo. Meanwhile there are also achievements that are multiplayer-specific which brings the difficulty up another notch. I like achievements that feel like challenges, but aren't tedious, and unfortunately, I don't think this game quite captures that.
Overall, if you like shooters, both the campaign and multiplayer will seem top-tier to you. If you don't like shooters, I think it's still worth it for one of the best levels in any game I've ever played, but it WILL take a big amount of willpower to get through some of the boring military gun stuff first.