GuyFriday
A must have for any Yakuza fan. Some games are rougher than others, but they are all an absolute treat to play.
2019
While a bit of a departure from the series' RPG roots, it's a delightful entry point into the series that really wraps you in with its strong character writing and hack and slash combat. It feels like an interactive anime at points!
This game made me realize just exactly how much I take for granted in Fire Emblem. One universal upgrade for all classes, free trade, seeing how far the enemy can move, not healing people who are already fully healed, all the fun shit. Play this if you love Fire Emblem and want a real restrictive handicap challenge.
Maybe people here have just think that Origami King's good in comparison to Sticker Star and Color Splash, but as a guy whose last Paper Mario game was Super Paper Mario, this was god awful.
Character design is bland with little personality to it, the writing was just insufferable, with Olivia being on the level of Fi and Navi for just stating the most obvious thing and feeling like 5-6 steps behind my own thought process. She's genuinely stupid and I couldn't stop myself from groaning or rolling my eyes when she would flap her little origami mouth.
The partners were tolerable, but felt more like a bone being thrown to fans who want the partners that were in the first trilogy, with Bobby being useless as all shit. No, it wasn't sad when he died, shut up.
The combat system was gimmicky and rather worthless, seeing as how running felt like a much better alternative. And between time extensions and Toads literally solving the puzzles for you, why were there so many ways to make the combat system something to easily avoid? Did the team know it stinks, but it was too late to fundamentally change? Either go all in or don't do it.
This game feels like it wants to harken back to the old days of Paper Mario, but either doesn't know how to or doesn't want to fully commit. And when you try and make something for everyone, you end up just making crap that nobody can really enjoy.
tl;dr Leave Paper Mario in the shredder where it belongs. You're not gonna get the good stuff ever again. Just play Bug Fables instead.
Character design is bland with little personality to it, the writing was just insufferable, with Olivia being on the level of Fi and Navi for just stating the most obvious thing and feeling like 5-6 steps behind my own thought process. She's genuinely stupid and I couldn't stop myself from groaning or rolling my eyes when she would flap her little origami mouth.
The partners were tolerable, but felt more like a bone being thrown to fans who want the partners that were in the first trilogy, with Bobby being useless as all shit. No, it wasn't sad when he died, shut up.
The combat system was gimmicky and rather worthless, seeing as how running felt like a much better alternative. And between time extensions and Toads literally solving the puzzles for you, why were there so many ways to make the combat system something to easily avoid? Did the team know it stinks, but it was too late to fundamentally change? Either go all in or don't do it.
This game feels like it wants to harken back to the old days of Paper Mario, but either doesn't know how to or doesn't want to fully commit. And when you try and make something for everyone, you end up just making crap that nobody can really enjoy.
tl;dr Leave Paper Mario in the shredder where it belongs. You're not gonna get the good stuff ever again. Just play Bug Fables instead.
Abashedly a Paper Mario spiritual successor. And while it's absolutely better than the first Paper Mario, I'd say it does not surpass Thousand Year Door, but absolutely matches it. If you're thinking twice on this game, don't hesitate. It's absolutely worth it. I hope that Bug Fables gets a sequel, because there's so much that can be done with this concept.
I love that Nintendo has been making definitive versions of their Wii U games. The addition of Bowser's Fury, while short, was absolutely fantastic. I hope that Nintendo plays around with a big open world formula like this more in the future.
2020
Not as great as 2, but I adored it. The extra mechanics of gathering tile, plus the use of the flying Pikmin made it a more than welcome addition to the Pikmin series. I did appreciating having Olimar and Louie be part of the story, instead of them being completely removed. Plus having the Plasm Wraith stalk you and hunt you down during the final boss made for an incredibly tense and scary experience. What I did find odd is that this game has achievements. Is that something Nintendo doesn't normally do with their games? It's got me curious.
I hope we keep these little prey at the top of the food chain once again. And considering this is the best selling Pikmin game, I hope that that future isn't too far away.
I hope we keep these little prey at the top of the food chain once again. And considering this is the best selling Pikmin game, I hope that that future isn't too far away.
A wonderful title full of personality, iconic characters, great gun play, and pure horror from many different subgenres. My only gripe is that the inventory was absurdly generous, and there are a few plot holes here and there, more noticeable than Resident Evil's usual plot holes. An absolute recommend from beginning to end.
A breath of incredible fresh air to the Resident Evil series, while also keeping the mainstays of the series that made it great to begin with. I am in full support of the new Ethan Winters trilogy, and I hope that Capcom continues this gameplay style for years to come.
Also, I want Joe Baker in more things, because any dude who can punch a monster's head clean off his body is someone you should keep around.
Also, I want Joe Baker in more things, because any dude who can punch a monster's head clean off his body is someone you should keep around.
This is a duology of 2 incredible games. Pure, classic Resident Evil is an absolute delight, mixing horror, action, camp, and oddly enough; adventure games. It's an wonderful start to an amazing series.
Also, Rebecca Chambers is best girl. We need more Rebecca in Resident Evil in general.
Also, Rebecca Chambers is best girl. We need more Rebecca in Resident Evil in general.
This was a pretty great RE game, but from me working backwards, the classic tank controls took a lot of getting used to. The soundtrack on this game has been the best I've heard from Resident Evil so far. The twins had me very interested and keep me wanting to see more of them.
I do have to say that some puzzles are rather cryptic, but from what I've heard that's more standard to classic RE than anything. And is it maybe my TV, but is the PS4 version just darker and harder to see things in? I checked other playthroughs to see if it was the game itself, but they were much brighter. Either way, I did enjoy my time with the game, albeit I was frustrated near the end because of instant death traps.
I do have to say that some puzzles are rather cryptic, but from what I've heard that's more standard to classic RE than anything. And is it maybe my TV, but is the PS4 version just darker and harder to see things in? I checked other playthroughs to see if it was the game itself, but they were much brighter. Either way, I did enjoy my time with the game, albeit I was frustrated near the end because of instant death traps.
This game blows Revelations 1 out of the water. I actually enjoy the new characters, and Barry Burton is probably one of my favorite characters to play as next to Leon and Jill. Everything's improved, even with the partner character serving a unique purpose that couldn't have just been added to the main character. Plus Raid mode is a major improvement and no longer feels like the tedious grind it was in Revelations 1. I hope to see Barry again and his family of zombie busters, they were a welcome addition to the franchise.
If you're just getting into Resident Evil just as I was, Resident Evil Revelations 2 is definitely up there on what games you should be playing.
If you're just getting into Resident Evil just as I was, Resident Evil Revelations 2 is definitely up there on what games you should be playing.
The biggest "meh" Resident Evil game. It doesn't do much to move the overall plot along, but it does the job competently, despite a lot of the inventory management that the series is known for being very absent along with any solid saving system.
Pure schlock in every sense. While I commend it for having paths with a unique playstyle to all of them, they don't blend together into anything fun or cohesive. And considering how much time, effort, and money went into it for it to just come out like a lukewarm fart, I'd be lying if I didn't say it was bad. Like, very bad. Although I will end this review on a positive note, mostly because the zombie president had me laughing all throughout the game.
2021
An absolute delight from beginning to end. I love Pokemon games that really just let the animals be animals, and this does that in spades. For 22 years I've just wanted another Pokemon Snap with more Pokemon in it, and this is exactly what I got. I usually wait a while before getting a game when it comes out, but this was a minute 1 buy for me. If you love Pokemon as just wild animals, you're gonna be so engrossed in this honestly addicting game. Half a point off because I wanted a mansion or some kinda steel plant as a course and that wasn't there.